Rags to Riches: The Rise of a Dual-Talent Prodigy-Chapter 563 - 555: Purely an Amateur

"Isn’t this like hell?" Qian Qi rubbed his still itchy nose, puzzled, "Can you really withstand it?"

Sheng Qing nodded expressionlessly.

Qian Qi: "I don’t believe it."

Sheng Qing handed over a strand of hair.

Qian Qi immediately took it with a grin, and reached towards Sheng Qing’s nose to scratch.

The cold-faced girl didn’t flinch, not even a change in expression. No matter how Qian Qi scratched, she didn’t sneeze once.

Qian Qi retrieved the hair strand with a shocked look, "System, she’s amazing!"

System: [Yeah, compared to her, you are indeed pure amateur.]

"Besides this, you must control your breathing; breathing causes your body to move, which affects the aiming point." Sheng Qing said casually, "At the end of exhale, before inhale, for 2~3 seconds, your body is most stable, perfect for aiming and pulling the trigger."

Qian Qi nodded repeatedly, "Anything else?"

"For basics, just lightly press the trigger when shooting to effectively reduce tension and prevent aim deviation."

"What about non-basics?" Qian Qi asked curiously.

"That involves basic ballistics and data calculation." Sheng Qing thought for a moment, "With my gun, unless it’s extreme weather, you don’t need a budget. Under normal conditions, rely on the aim point and feel."

Qian Qi nodded, picked up the Black Sniper in hand.

Then let’s start real combat.

...

Then let’s start real combat.

Su Ang watched Xu Jinghong fry dishes and add seasoning attentively, replicating each step, then serving the dish on a tablecloth on the ground next to it.

Xu Jinghong looked at the dish he cooked; it was almost identical to his own, smelling similarly aromatic, couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction, very much approving of this disciple.

After Sheng Qing and Qian Qi finished practicing shooting, Xu Jinghong handed two identical dishes to them, "Taste them! Guess which one I made and which one Senior Su made!"

Looking at the two identical dishes, Qian Qi was quite suspicious if this was a trick by Xu Jinghong and Su Ang, with the real answer being Xu Jinghong deliberately split the dish after cooking.

She symbolically tasted the one on the left, savoring it thoroughly; then, pretending to be serious, tasted the one on the right.

Qian Qi: ...

Qian Qi: Hmm?

Strange, is it a misconception?

Why does the right one taste so — ordinary!

No way, these two dishes look exactly the same! And surely because the taste is similar, Xu Jinghong asked this question!

While Qian Qi was storming in her head, she heard Sheng Qing point to the dish on the left, "This one, yours."

Then pointed to the dish on the right, "This one, Senior Su’s."

Xu Jinghong was surprised, eyes wide open, "Amazing! Seems like we’ve teamed up for so long, you’ve completely familiarized yourself with the taste of my dishes!"

Qian Qi: ... Probably nothing to do with that.

"Qiqi, did you taste it?" Su Ang looked anxiously at the girl who remained silent.

With his expectant look, Qian Qi really couldn’t bear to expose him directly, so she picked up a chopstick’s worth and handed it to him, "Taste it."

This was the chopstick Qiqi had just used...

The silver-haired young man’s cheeks suspiciously reddened, bowing his head to bite into the leafy vegetable on the chopsticks.

Soon, he froze: "..."

Xu Jinghong noticed something unusual, "What’s going on here."

Su Ang silently chewed the leaf in his mouth, and seeing him not speak, Xu Jinghong picked up with the chopsticks to taste.

Xu Jinghong: ...

"Gee, Senior Su, how did you follow my cooking steps exactly, yet the taste is so ordinary?"

It shouldn’t be! His cooking always contained some secret techniques, even if he lacked fire mastery, the seasoning should at least cover up the flaws.

But why did Su Ang’s dish taste extremely standardly "ordinary!"

Not calling it delicious, nor difficult to eat, just barely palatable!

"I followed you step by step, is that the taste?" Qian Qi didn’t believe it, "Did you hold back?"

"Definitely not!" Xu Jinghong roared, "Don’t believe me, follow me to learn; my siblings at home can’t make such an ordinary taste!"

The silver-haired youth slightly turned away, sighed, "Perhaps my skill isn’t good enough." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Hey, let me try!"

Qian Qi, eager to try, picked up the pan, "I’ve never made a delicious dish before, I’ll try today!"

"Sure." Xu Jinghong reignited the fire, showing his secret sauce, "I assure you, it’s not my teaching problem!"

Qian Qi followed Xu Jinghong, imitating him to cook, and once the dish was served, indeed the two portions looked colorfully indistinguishable; she confidently put down the chopsticks.

Qian Qi: ...

Emmm... Qian Qi chewed them up half-heartedly, then picked up Xu Jinghong’s plate.

Qian Qi: !!!

No, how is this possible!

Why is Xu Jinghong’s dish so delicious, yet hers so — ordinary!

"It’s your teaching problem." Qian Qi asserted, "Not an issue with us."

"How can it be?" Xu Jinghong, unconvinced, picked up and chopsticked, "This time I specifically watched your cooking process and helped you adjust the heat, absolutely nothing wrong... Damn!"

Xu Jinghong, incredulous, chewed the taste in his mouth, "How can it taste so ordinary!"

Where’s his cinnamon flavor, his star anise aroma, his oyster sauce richness, how have they all disappeared?

How did they fry the dish only to taste like salt and soy sauce? Even for a novice, reaching this exaggerated level isn’t possible!

"We probably haven’t practiced enough." Su Ang whispered, "Maybe it’ll improve with more practice."

"Right, right!" Qian Qi nodded in agreement, "More practice will definitely make it better!"

"No way." Xu Jinghong quickly stuffed his bag with the seasoning packages he brought, "This stuff is not enough for you guys to experiment with! You better just keep eating the meals I cook!"

Heard that some people’s cooking skills seem cursed, no matter how they cook, it tastes the same — turns out it’s true!

Qian Qi regretfully watched the bag full of seasoning packages moving away, then turned to see Su Ang’s disappointed face, couldn’t help but pat his shoulder, "No worries, I’m not picky. Even if your cooking is ordinary, I’d still love it."

"But when eating Xu Jinghong’s meals, your face was full of satisfaction." Su Ang gloomingly said, "The drama says to win a girl’s heart, you must win her stomach. If I can’t win your stomach, what if you run off with Xu Jinghong?"

"?" Qian Qi twitched, "Do you have some misunderstanding about me? I’m not a foodie, I’m a money lover. If you run out of money, I might run away; your cooking being bad isn’t worth running for."

The silver-haired youth’s eyes turned red instantly, "If I run out of money, you would run?"

Qian Qi: "..."

Aah! Said the wrong thing!