Chapter 613: Chapter 597: Isn’t This Reward a Bit Too Generous...?
"..."
Huang Tao’s steps forward involuntarily paused for a moment.
As he searched for it in vain, the system echoed in his mind.
Oh!
It perfectly aligned with the saying "The system task completion alert may be late, but it will never be absent."
Wait a second.
What if... this guy is here to issue another task?
Wouldn’t that mean... his happiness would be for nothing!
"Daddy..."
Just at that moment, seeing Huang Tao stunned, Xuanxuan gently shook his arm.
The crisp sound of her questioning voice pulled Huang Tao back from his daze.
"Hmm?"
Huang Tao lowered his head in confusion to look at Xuanxuan at his side. Seeing the little one looking up with her pretty big eyes fluttering at him, he smiled and reached out to touch her little head.
"Daddy, what happened just now? Are you tired? How about I give you a massage and a shoulder rub?"
Without waiting for Huang Tao to reply, eager to fulfill her promise, Xuanxuan quickly pulled Huang Tao’s hand over to the special dining chair, patting the small seat to signal: "Daddy, sit down quickly so I can massage your back."
With such a dutiful daughter, of course, Huang Tao felt very touched.
He wished that in this life, Xuanxuan could always be by his side, giving him shoulder rubs, massages, and cheering him up.
But he also knew clearly that this was unrealistic.
So then!
He could only double the value of every moment now.
Xuanxuan was slowly growing up; these days weren’t many.
"Sure~"
He smiled dotingly and obediently sat down on the stool.
Xuanxuan stood behind him, her small hands made into fists, rhythmically tapping his back.
The strength was just right!
It was really comfortable!
Xuanxuan’s little fists tapped on Huang Tao’s back, but the comfort was in his heart.
"Hmm, that’s the way to do it, it feels great..."
Huang Tao simply lay on the dining table, making it easy for Xuanxuan to continue her massage. He also praised: "Xuanxuan, you’re doing great, even better than a professional masseuse~"
"Hee hee~"
Encouraged by the praise, Xuanxuan put even more effort into her massage!
At this point.
Li Chengzhan, watching from the side, looked with envy.
He rubbed his shoulder, intentionally putting on a pitiful face as he looked at Xuanxuan, saying pitiably, "Xuanxuan, Uncle Chengzhan’s back is also really sore, can you give me a massage too?"
"Hmm..."
Upon hearing this, Xuanxuan’s hands kept moving but she blinked her beautiful big eyes, instinctively rejecting Li Chengzhan’s request: "Uncle Chengzhan, I’m busy massaging my daddy right now! If your back is sore, why not let your daughter help you?"
Ouch, that hurts, old pal!
Speaking of which.
Doesn’t Li Chengzhan have a daughter? Little Xuanxuan, don’t you know?
Could it be... in a child’s eyes, Li Chengzhan was already old? Old enough to belong to the family-with-kids club?
Oh my gosh!
Huang Tao laughed and dealt the final blow: "My beloved daughter can only massage my back. If you’re capable, you should also have a daughter to give you a massage."
Li Chengzhan: "..."
Boss, life is already so hard; don’t arrogantly rub salt into my wound.
Besides!
If I could have a daughter right now, I wouldn’t have to ask Xuanxuan for help...
Alright~
That’s someone else’s daughter; he couldn’t envy that.
Self-aware, Li Chengzhan quickly moved over to Ding Suqin, helping her process the mung beans.
Huang Tao continued to enjoy Xuanxuan’s massage delightedly, and soon a task completion notification sounded in his mind as well.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the task of "Opening another shop of no less than 100 square meters within two months," and earning one lottery draw chance. Please click the task panel for the draw.]
Wow~
It’s here; it’s here; it’s finally here with a reward.
Upon hearing that, a little excitement arose in Huang Tao’s heart.
However, he didn’t draw the lottery right away.
It’s not because he was afraid of Xuanxuan discovering it that he didn’t do it right away.
He just wanted to savor the anticipation a little longer, preventing a lousy reward that could be a headache.
After all, the task was completed, and the lottery draw was inevitable.
No rush at the moment.
"Tired?"
Afraid that Xuanxuan would be tired, Huang Tao sat up and tenderly touched Xuanxuan’s delicate little face: "Take a break; you don’t have to massage anymore."
"Okay."
Xuanxuan nodded, lowered her little fists, and said, "I’m really tired!"
With a chuckle, Huang Tao hugged her, gently massaging her little hands to ease her fatigue.
"Thank you, Daddy~"
Xuanxuan skillfully turned around and sat in Huang Tao’s lap, giving him a kiss on the cheek: "Papa, you’re the best!"
Huang Tao smiled and reached out to ruffle her little head.
[Ding Dong!]
At this moment, a notification sound from the system echoed in his mind once more.
[Since the host has completed this task more than a month in advance, you are awarded with Perfect Level signature dishes—Boiled Cabbage, Longjing Shrimp, Braised Turtle. Please check your rewards.]
Wow~
Receiving three Perfect Level signature dishes at once.
Isn’t this reward a bit too generous...
Huang Tao’s eyes widened, filled with surprise and joy.
He’s not surprised about getting extra rewards, but the fact that these extra rewards are super impressive and greatly exceeded his expectations.
However...
Why are these three dishes not from the same cuisine?
Could it be that these dish rewards were picked randomly by the system?
Fortunately, these three reward dishes are all ones Huang Tao likes, and with the Longjing Shrimp he was hoping for, he decided not to dwell on it.
As soon as he thought about it, the three rewards were immediately unlocked.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Boiled Cabbage.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Longjing Shrimp.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Braised Turtle.]
[Boiled Cabbage]: It is a famous Sichuan dish, clear and delicate, with a rich aroma and thick broth, yet it remains fragrant and refreshing, neither oily nor greasy. Preparation...
[Longjing Shrimp]: It is a renowned Zhejiang dish. Longjing Shrimp combines tea and shrimp, the overall dish is fresh and tender, the shrimp is jade-like and tender, with the aroma of tea leaves, elegant in color, with shrimp carrying the scent of tea, and tea with the freshness of shrimp, leaving a refreshing and lingering aftertaste. Preparation...
[Braised Turtle]: It is a traditional famous dish from Shandong Weifang area, with turtle and fat hen as the main ingredients, the taste is fresh and aromatic, rich in nutrition, both a delicacy and a superior tonic. Preparation...
Alright!
When the new shop opens, there won’t be any worry about not having new dishes on the menu!
He lightly tapped on the recipe book, and instantly, the three recipe books turned into streams of light which merged into his mind.
He immediately felt that he had completely mastered all the preparation processes and all the experience for these three dishes.
Considering this time’s extra reward is super impressive,
Huang Tao couldn’t help but look forward to the next lottery draw.
Entering the system, he clicked on the task panel, and the lottery page automatically popped up.
However, this time’s prize wasn’t related to dishes.
Stir-fry, stew, braise, roast, simmer, deep fry, bake, boil, fry, sugarcoat, steam, grill, sauce, mix, oil soak, scald, glaze with honey, smoke, slippery, roll, quick-fry, freeze, deep-fry, stew, explode.
All of it’s about cooking techniques.
Always looking forward to drawing a signature dish, Huang Tao found himself a bit uninterested seeing the content displayed on the lottery panel.
But a draw is a draw, having more skills can only be helpful, after all, another one can’t hurt.
Just don’t draw a skill he already knows!
After clicking the draw button, the pointer began to spin quickly.
Previously, he would look forward and be a little nervous about draws, but now he only felt like the pointer was stopping a bit slowly, and he wasn’t too excited no matter what it landed on.
The pointer finally stopped on boiled.
[Congratulations to the host for drawing the Sichuan cuisine cooking technique—boiled!]
Upon hearing this notification, Huang Tao felt a little disappointed inside.
Uh~
Isn’t the boiled technique a bit of a letdown!
He thought the boiled technique was no different from just boiling water.
But after looking at the system’s introduction, he realized how wrong he was.
It’s indeed a comprehensive series of boiled dishes!
Besides the common boiled beef, boiled pork slices, and boiled fish fillets.
There are also boiled bullfrog, boiled tofu, boiled bean curd sheet, boiled grouper, boiled offal, boiled potatoes, boiled pig intestines, and other new-style boiled dishes...
This doggone system is getting more and more generous!
Huang Tao beamed with joy, excitement filling his heart.
"Papa, what’s up? Why are you so happy?"
Xuanxuan scratched her little head and asked curiously.
Huang Tao laughed and said, "Daddy is happy because he’s figured out what new dishes to launch when the new shop opens."
"Oh~"
Thinking about having new dishes to try, Xuanxuan was overjoyed and curiously asked, "Papa, what new dishes are they?"
"Well..." Huang Tao pretended to be mysterious, hesitating to speak.
Xuanxuan got anxious and quickly said, "Papa, if you tell me secretly, I promise I won’t tell anyone."
Huang Tao was amused by her little look and cooperated by whispering a few dish names into her ear.
Even though she didn’t know what these dishes looked like, just hearing their names made Xuanxuan’s mouth water, and she subconsciously stuck out her tender little tongue and licked her lip’s corner.
Wanna eat~
Really, really want to!
Huang Tao patted her little head: "When Daddy’s free another day, I’ll make them for you to eat, alright?"
"Okay!"
Xuanxuan nodded obediently.
"Alright, Xuanxuan, Papa needs to get busy, go play with Mimi."
"Okay~"
