They Gather Here

Yukinoshita is using a water heater to make black tea. Due to its heating and humidifying effects, the room temperature seems to be a little higher.

Fortunately, there is a fan, so it won't be too hot.

Want to go in?

Luo Zhen and Ying Lili stood at the door, as if they were being raped, and no one dared to take the first step.

However, the two people in the store didn't seem to notice them either.

Kato Megumi stretched her waist, and said in a dazed voice, "Xiaoxue, it's really hot today."

This girl is sitting by the window, where she will be exposed to the sun.

Yukinoshita drank black tea while reading a book: "Yes."

"..."

"..."

No more text! ?

Luo Zhen and Ying Lili looked at each other in a daze.

Megumin Kato supported his chin with his hand, maintained a thinking posture, looked around, and looked for places where the sun could not shine.

Then, she happily moved the chair to Yukinoshita's side, and the two huddled together.

In the past, Yukinoshita would definitely distance herself from the other party while complaining that this kind of behavior was "uncomfortably hot" and "out of breath".

Team building, team building, team optimization behaviors such as a series of structural design and personnel incentives in order to maximize team performance and output.

The team the two belonged to was called the "Temporary Punishment of Luo Xunying Team", which had just been established.

At this moment, Kato Megumi noticed the person standing at the door.

She glanced at the shadow cast by Luo Zhen on the ground because of the direct sunlight, and said, "Luo Jun and Ying Lili are back, isn't it hot standing there?"

Luo Zhen was taken aback by the sudden question.

He nodded subconsciously and replied, "It's quite hot."

This is true.

After being asked that question, he once again clearly felt that he was surrounded by heat, and cold sweat was streaming from his armpits.

As for why it is cold sweat, men who long for the ending of Wings should understand.

Even if it is a girl, Megumi Kato feels the same way: "It really is."

The girl glanced at the place where she and Yukinoshita occupied where the sun couldn't shine, hesitated for a while, and sighed softly.

Then, with the courage to make up her mind to say something, she hesitated to speak: "Then, in this case..."

Take a deep breath.

"You and Ying Lili blow each other's hair?"

As soon as these words came out, Xue Xia's Gao Leng Fan'er couldn't pretend any longer, covered his waist and ribs, and laughed out loud "Puff!"

Kato Hui took the opportunity to say: "Luo Jun, Ying Lili, are you still in the house?"

It turned out to be a rescue.

Only then did the two come to their senses, hid in the shop, and sat down beside the fan.

"How is the source material for the fan?" Yukinoshita asked, "Is there any progress?"

"I have an idea." Ying Lili replied.

"Where's the photo?"

"Well……"

Ying Lili was honest and handed over her phone.

Kato Megumi immediately leaned over and squeezed Yukinoshita into a very restrained posture again. The latter reluctantly poked his head and looked at the phone screen.

Megumi Kato: "I've been to this coffee shop before."

Yukinoshita: "The kitten toys by the counter seem to be pretty good."

……

All kinds of girly conversations came from my ears.

To be honest, Luo Zhen didn't know when Ying Lili took those photos. He thought that the opening scene was a public execution of the two wearing Hanfu and eating dessert.

However, what should come will always come——

The conversation stopped abruptly.

I saw Ying Lili with a messed-up expression, while Kato Megumi and Yukinoshita looked at Luo Zhen with strange eyes.

Megumi Kato: "I also want to go with Luo Jun."

Yukinoshita: "Even though I watched it just now, I still can't help but think 'you look very happy'."

The "#" on the forehead is almost protruding, hey!

Luo Zhen suddenly felt that even without air-conditioning, the temperature in the izakaya is low enough.

Megumi Kato looked left and right, suppressed her smile, and touched Yukinoshita's shoulder: "Xiaoyuki, be good~"

Immediately, Yukinoshita was discouraged.

Ying Lili hit the nail on the head: "The fan I drew this time is going to let the male and female protagonists participate in the competition together, and then the two will overcome difficulties together. After victory, they will hug each other and meet..."

Before she finished speaking, she saw Yukinoshita's expression, and instantly changed her tone: "Just kissing."

The desire to survive can be said to be very strong.

However, one thing on the surface and another on the back, no one knows how this girl plans to paint.

The girl looked at Luo Zhen: "Do you have any good suggestions?"

"If you compete in a similar way to eating halberds, starting from the dishes, you have to pay attention to the color, aroma, and taste." Luo Zhen fell into deep thought. "If it is a skill competition, the most basic of Chinese cuisine is knife skills and heat."

"A combination of both."

"Considering the characteristics of comics, the most impactful one should be Knife Cooking."

"There have to be twists and turns in the plot."

This is a bit difficult.

Luo Zhen lowered his head and couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Whether it's a novel or a comic, half of the men's progress in the plot of the work is linked to the heroine, and some even go too far. For example, "They Gathered Here" is 90% linked to the heroine.

In other words, contradictions can be conceived from the heroine.

"The heroine is so pretty, the staff who distributed the ingredients just looked at her, but didn't pay attention to their feet, accidentally fell down, and broke the ingredients." Luo Zhen scratched his head, "How about the plot?"

Yukinoshita: "Did you just say 'the heroine is too pretty'?"

Kato Megumi: "It feels a bit vulgar."

Ying Lili: "Not bad."

……

The three reacted differently.

Luo Zhen thought that what Yukino said was in line with his character, and the evaluation of the other two returned.

Ying Lili explained: "It's too clever to work. Routine is a creation method selected by countless readers and caters to market demand. As long as it is used well, it will not appear boring."

Kato Megumi didn't understand: "???"

"There are many ways to achieve it. For example, breaking the ingredients was a competitor's conspiracy, but it was deftly resolved by the hero."

"Forget it, I don't understand anyway, as long as I can eat Luo Jun's food."

This makes sense.

The three girls looked over curiously.

So, Luo Zhen immediately used his brain, and slowly, a formula came to mind——

Fragile ingredients + Knife dishes = Wensi tofu

Moreover, this dish is also in line with the background of the comics, because the earliest document that mentions Wensi tofu is the "Tea Fragrance Room Congchao" of the Qing Dynasty. Porridge. Those who follow the method so far are called Wensi tofu."

In other words, Wensi Tofu is a dish named after the chef, which can be described as the highest honor of this profession.

The issue is……

"Insufficient ingredients." Luo Zhen glanced at the refrigerator and said, "The dish I'm going to make is Wensi Tofu. The ingredients are very strictly selected, and winter bamboo shoots will be used."

"There is no other way?" Ying Lili asked.

"If it was a few weeks ago, we could still use the spring bamboo shoots sent by Chitanda, but it's definitely not possible now."

"Does it have to be fresh bamboo shoots? Dried bamboo shoots..."

"It's okay, but it's a bit less flavorful after all."

"Chinese cuisine is really strict."

"Modern times are considered good. Tofu with lactone, that is, tofu made of gluconolactone, is extremely tender. In the Qing Dynasty, only marinated tofu could be used, which was even more difficult."

The three girls couldn't help being speechless.

Ying Lili took out her mobile phone and searched for pictures on the Internet, her jaw almost dropped from shock.

Can tofu be cut that fine?

Were all ancient Chinese chefs perverted?

Neither imagination nor skills can be compared with Neon Chef.

Ying Lili complained subconsciously: "Luo Jun, even if you can cook this kind of dish, it's hard for me to show it in the comics!"

Luo Zhen scratched his head: "Then what should we do?"

"Is there an alternative?"

"Um……"