Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 161 - 156: Tsundere Son

After returning to Safe City, Wu Tian specifically drove Tang Yiyi to the Tang Family. Since Tang Yiyi had helped them a lot, the four of them declined her invitation for a meal, repeatedly promising as they left that after dealing with the Poisonous Sting, they would give her the portion she deserved.

Tang Yiyi noticed that the four of them seemed a bit uncomfortable, so she did not refuse their kind intentions and agreed straightforwardly. Indeed, she had helped the four of them quite a bit this time, and if she refused again, they might not sleep well at night.

Once the four left, she hurried back home. It was already noon, and she’d been gone for half a day. Tang Yuan would surely cause a fuss if he woke up and didn’t see her.

Sure enough, just as she reached the door, Zhang Xue came rushing over like she was seeing a lifesaver and immediately said, "Yiyi, you’d better go check on Tang Yuan. He’s been throwing a tantrum and won’t even drink his milk."

Tang Yiyi became anxious as soon as she heard this. She had guessed Tang Yuan might be cranky, but hadn’t expected such a big tantrum! Even when Tang Yuan was in her belly, he was a little foodie. After being born, he ate a lot, whether it was breast milk or nutritional formula, and never had indigestion or food accumulation—a real oddity!

Usually, Tang Yuan was particularly fond of eating. He was still so young that he didn’t know much, and eating was an instinct. But now, he was refusing even his favorite milk because of a tantrum!

Tang Yiyi felt this was a big deal.

She hurriedly walked into the bedroom, and although she didn’t hear Tang Yuan crying along the way, just as she approached the crib, she locked eyes with his big eyes. It seemed that Tang Yuan had heard the footsteps and was eagerly looking.

Upon seeing Tang Yiyi, Tang Yuan pursed his tiny lips, instinctively gave a smile, then suddenly remembered something, and his expression changed instantly. His upward-curling lips turned downward, his big eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Tang Yiyi with disdain!

Tang Yiyi bent down to get closer. Tang Yuan, seeing her approach, turned his head to the side, refusing to pay any attention to her. Tang Yiyi, feeling a bit upset, squinted her eyes and scooped him up!

"Ah!" Tang Yuan was clearly startled, even letting out a small cry. After calling out, he seemed embarrassed, wrinkling his little brows and tightly pursing his lips, refusing to make any more sounds. However, his hands and feet moved restlessly, and his little paws clutched Tang Yiyi’s clothes tightly, nestling into her embrace, only then feeling at ease.

Tang Yiyi deliberately lifted him high, seeing his apparent tension, and then smiled and kissed his cheek, asking, "Baby son, I heard you haven’t eaten anything all morning. Are you very hungry?"

Young Tang Yuan wanted to act tough and ignore Tang Yiyi, but he couldn’t control his body’s instincts. His big eyes glared at Tang Yiyi as if voicing his dissatisfaction, yet his little face wouldn’t stop nuzzling against Tang Yiyi’s chest, clearly famished.

Tang Yiyi fed him milk, and this time Tang Yuan didn’t throw a tantrum, obediently nestling in her arms, filling his stomach. Then, continuing to cling tightly to her clothes, he stared at her with wide eyes, refusing to close them, afraid Tang Yiyi would disappear again. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

But after all, he was too young, and after having a tantrum, waking up without going back to sleep, he was soon exhausted after eating. His little body couldn’t hold out any longer, and shortly he started to feel sleepy, with his eyes opening and closing.

Tang Yiyi finally coaxed him to sleep, then carefully placed him in the cradle and quietly left the bedroom.

By now, it was already one in the afternoon. Fortunately, she had eaten on the way and wasn’t hungry. But the store was busy, and she had to get into the kitchen to cook.

Tang Yiyi first prepared all the orders from the guests. After finishing, she went to the adjoining workspace and retrieved the Red Fire Scorpions and Blue Scale Grass from her System Backpack.

The Red Fire Scorpions were mutant beasts and emitted a strong odor before processing. Tang Yiyi dared not handle them in the main kitchen, fearing their scent would taint other dishes and ingredients, ruining everything.

This workspace was enclosed, specially equipped with an air purification system. The machine would absorb the odors, so there was no worry about them spreading outside.

She opened the system, found the Red Fire Scorpions, exchanged for handling instructions, and then picked up her chef’s knife, skillfully beginning to dismantle them, extracting all the edible parts without wasting any, while letting the system absorb all the waste.

With 5 First Level Red Fire Scorpions and 6 Second Level Red Fire Scorpions, Tang Yiyi had quite a haul this time. Although the Red Fire Scorpions weren’t as big as the Mutated Black Ants, once all were dismantled, the edible portions still amounted to over 80 pounds.

Tang Yiyi stored the First Level and Second Level Red Fire Scorpions in separate airtight containers before retrieving the Blue Scale Grass from the system and carefully processing it after exchanging for the method.

Not only did the Blue Scale Grass resemble fish, but the processing method was similar; the scale-like leaves on the stems had to be scraped off, leaving only the fleshy stems.

The Blue Scale Grass was slippery, but the leaves were quite hard, with a texture similar to fish scales, though even tougher. Although the chef’s knife wasn’t specifically for descaling, it was quite effective, scraping precisely every time. Tang Yiyi laid the Blue Scale Grass horizontally on the board, the knife scraping and the other hand wiping, letting the scraped off leaves mixed with the slippery mucus fall into the waste bin while leaving the stems still slippery.

This mucus actually had a slight toxicity; direct skin contact would cause itching—an unbearable itch that made one want to scratch until the skin broke. However, Tang Yiyi wore protective gloves provided by the system, invisible yet highly effective, keeping all the poisonous mucus out. Even after Tang Yiyi finished processing all the Blue Scale Grass, nothing had happened.

The waste was again absorbed by the system, and Tang Yiyi stored the processed Blue Scale Grass in a fresh-keeping box, placing it together with the scorpion meat into the System Backpack, letting out a sigh of relief, and activated the ventilating function.

The intense odor within the enclosed workspace was quickly absorbed by the machine, replaced with the purifying air carrying a green tea fragrance. Only then did Tang Yiyi leave the workspace to check on Tang Yuan.

A child’s sleep never lasts long. When she arrived, Tang Yuan had just woken up, sulking on the crib because he couldn’t see her, ignoring Pudding’s playful attempts.

As soon as Tang Yiyi reached the door, Tang Yuan recognized her footsteps, his eyes lighting up instantly, trying hard to look towards the doorway. Unfortunately, the crib had barriers blocking his view, so he couldn’t actually see Tang Yiyi.

Of course, at his current age, his field of vision was small, and the distance he could see was quite limited.

Pudding, on the other hand, became anxious, yelling at Tang Yiyi, "Host, hurry up! Tang Yuan is eagerly looking for you!" (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it with recommendations and monthly tickets on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)