Cao Guixiang glanced at Qin Huai's little movements and smiled without saying a word.

Qin Huai started slicing yam, which was obviously more challenging than the basic task of slicing radish. However, slicing the yam into pieces created a certain difficulty that made Qin Huai feel it was manageable.

Without hesitation, Qin Huai's knife moved swiftly, and soon the kitchen was filled with the rhythmic sound of chopping vegetables.

Cao Guixiang watched with a smile as Qin Huai finished slicing the yam. When he was done, she said, "A bit thick; it'd be better if you could slice it thinner."

Qin Huai gave a learner's smile and arranged the yam slices on a plate, handing it to Cao Guixiang.

Cao Guixiang heated the oil in the wok.

Added the yam.

Sizzling, she stirred fry.

What seemed like casual stir-frying.

But it only seemed casual. Qin Huai's carefree stir-frying was genuinely careless, while Cao Guixiang's seemingly casual stir-fry was because she didn't devote all her attention to the yam. She even had the skill to adjust the fire control and mixed a bowl of starch water while stir-frying the yam.

"Actually, fire control isn't as difficult as you might think," Cao Guixiang said. "The purpose of fire control is to heat the food evenly. Stir-frying itself doesn't follow any standardized movements. As long as you can ensure the food is evenly heated and achieve the desired effect, even if you swing the spatula sky high, it would count as adequate fire control."

"Of course, don't let the food fly out of the wok."

"So, don't stress about your actions being right or wrong when stir-frying. What you should consider is if the food is right."

Just as Cao Guixiang finished speaking, she picked up the small bowl of starch water, and with a graceful sweeping motion in a circle, the starch water drizzled down the bowl's edge with a momentary suspension, as Qin Huai noticed from close up.

Watching Cao Guixiang skillfully thicken the sauce once again, Qin Huai couldn't help but internally appreciate that he had only grasped the superficial movements of Cao Guixiang's thickening technique, at most learning thirty percent of its essence.

Quick stir, the sautéed yam came out of the wok.

The yam looked stunning, the light coating glistening on its surface, making it shine brilliantly as the kitchen's incandescent light reflected off it, even giving it a translucent impression.

"Stir-frying yam is indeed perfect for practicing thickening because it's inherently sticky and naturally thickens." Cao Guixiang turned with the plate in hand, and Qin Huai quickly helped her push open the kitchen door.

"I know you use thickening with Crab Yellow Sauce to change its taste and texture, but in meat cooking, thickening also serves to make the dish more aesthetically pleasing," Cao Guixiang said as she placed the sautéed yam on the dining table and sat down.

"All the dishes are ready. Let's eat."

Qin Huai obediently sat down, looked around, and noticed Zhang Zhiyun and Chang Qingqing weren't there and asked, "Just... the three of us?"

"It's just the three of us today. Yunyun and Qingqing didn't do well in their monthly exams, and they have class tomorrow, so let's leave them out today. We'll have a big feast tomorrow and invite them over, so they don't make a fuss at home," Cao Guixiang said, placing a piece of Plum Vegetable Pork on Qin Huai's plate. "Xiao Qin, try my Plum Vegetable Pork cooking skills."

"You haven't tasted my Plum Vegetable Pork before, have you? Don't worry, it's not salty at all."

"This kind of dish is what Grandpa Zhang loves the most, and I usually don't make it for him."

Zhang Chu nodded repeatedly, his mouth full of Plum Vegetable Pork silently affirming Cao Guixiang's statement.

Qin Huai picked up a piece of Plum Vegetable Pork and popped it into his mouth.

Mmm.

Rich and not greasy, the thick soy sauce was red but not salty, with the perfect balance of flavors. The fatty part melted with just a press; the lean part didn't feel dry. Dipped in the sauce combined with the plum vegetables wrapped around the pork, the taste...

Only missing a bite of rice!

Qin Huai quickly added another large spoonful of rice into his mouth.

Mmm!

Delicious!

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