Chapter 840 - 593: Loving How You Hate Me Yet Can’t Get Rid of Me (Part 2)

Chapter 840: Chapter 593: Loving How You Hate Me Yet Can’t Get Rid of Me (Part 2)

Even Xie Jianing couldn’t help but purse her red lips, full of anticipation—the red sugar glutinous rice cake must be incredibly delicious!

"Got it, Daddy, you go ahead and get busy, we’ll behave like good kids." Regaining their senses, Qingqing and Weiwei waved obediently to Huang Jun as he left.

"Such good kids!"

Huang Jun reached out and patted their little heads, his eyes full of affection, then rather reluctantly turned towards the classroom door.

Yang Yuxi quietly watched Huang Jun’s figure gradually fade away, inadvertently revealing a hint of reluctance in her gaze.

Xie Jianing keenly caught this subtle emotional shift and whispered softly in her ear, "Oh dear, look at someone here, her soul’s about to fly away with him."

Yang Yuxi’s cheeks instantly flushed with a touch of crimson, and she hurriedly defended herself, "It’s not that exaggerated..."

Xie Jianing laughed even brighter, continuing to tease, "Don’t say it’s not, look at you, your eyes are almost turning into trackers, never letting go of his back."

Yang Yuxi grew more embarrassed by Xie Jianing’s teasing, shyly giving her a gentle push, and scolding, "Jianing, stop joking with me. I just think Huang Jun is really attentive and particularly good with the children, so I feel a bit moved."

Xie Jianing blinked her eyes, a playful smile curling at the corner of her mouth, "You, you, are just a little woman who says one thing but means another."

Yang Yuxi, instantly rendered speechless by Jianing’s pinpointing her thoughts, couldn’t help but show a playful smile on her face, "Alright, I admit it, I am indeed a little woman who likes to say one thing but mean another, what can you do about it? If you’re not convinced... then bite me!"

Xie Jianing looked at Yang Yuxi’s "enjoy having you look displeased but unable to do anything about it" expression, thinking it was a blatant provocation...

Humph humph~

Without showing a bit of color, would anyone truly mistake her for Hello Kitty?

She silently reached out her hand and gently pinched Yang Yuxi’s sensitive spot, causing Yang Yuxi to dodge repeatedly, her laughter crisp like a bell, "Ah, how could you do this!"

Qingqing and Weiwei, witnessing the scene from the side, blinked rapidly. Although they didn’t quite understand why the two teachers were playing around like this, they found it extraordinarily amusing, filled with yearning.

Weiwei asked curiously, "Miss Xie, Miss Yang, what are you doing?"

Xie Jianing laughed, "Your Miss Yang feels ticklish, I’m helping her by scratching her itch, you come over quickly and help too..."

"Oh, then I’ll help Miss Yang scratch too!"

Saying so, the two little ones mimicked Xie Jianing’s actions, reaching out with their pudgy little hands to grab Yang Yuxi.

"Hahaha, no, stop!"

Yang Yuxi laughed while dodging Xie Jianing and the two little ones’ "attacks," but helplessly caught between the left and right, she ultimately couldn’t escape, leaving herself to their "torment."

Wang Wenxia stood aside, quietly watching them frolic with Qingqing and Weiwei, a hint of a helpless smile hanging on her lips, gently shaking her head.

It’s said that time will make people mature and stable, but look at these two teachers, how come they’re increasingly like children?

However, this sort of youth and vitality, isn’t it also a kind of rare beauty...

...

Unaware of everything happening in the classroom, Huang Jun had already arrived in the kitchen.

After politely greeting Aunt Li and the kitchen staff, he swiftly changed into a tidy chef outfit, followed the complete disinfection process, and entered the operation room to start preparing the red sugar glutinous rice cake.

Red sugar glutinous rice cake is a popular sweet snack in the Sichuan-Chongqing region. Its main ingredients are glutinous rice and red sugar; to enhance the texture, a small amount of soybean powder may be sprinkled.

This dessert isn’t overwhelmingly sweet but offers a rich texture.

The crispy exterior and soft interior of the glutinous rice cake sticks perfectly meld with the slightly thickened red sugar syrup, complemented by the rich aroma of soybean powder, making red sugar glutinous rice cake a delicacy that leaves people longing for more.

Huang Jun once had the pleasure of trying this dessert, and he found the taste indeed quite good!

Qian Guoxiang saw him come in and reported with a smile, "Chef Huang, you’re here. The glutinous rice needed for the red sugar glutinous rice cake has been soaked overnight; as per your instructions, we got Aunt Li and her team to wash it twice, and now it’s been steaming in the basket for about 20 minutes. It should be ready soon..."

When making red sugar glutinous rice cake, the soaking of glutinous rice is crucial. Only thoroughly soaked glutinous rice steamed out will be tender and sticky, neither hard-hearted nor too soft, and retain an appropriate amount of moisture.

If the glutinous rice is steamed directly without soaking, it’s challenging to fully cook through since, during steaming, the glutinous rice needs to absorb a significant amount of water, and just relying on steam isn’t sufficient.

If you choose to boil the glutinous rice in water, although ensuring it’s fully cooked, the overly watery texture isn’t conducive to the subsequent frying process.

Therefore, to create delicious red sugar glutinous rice cake, the glutinous rice must be adequately soaked.

"Alright, I got it, thanks for your hard work!"

Huang Jun slowly walked to the steaming basket, carefully smelling the fragrance of the glutinous rice. Feeling the timing was just right, he extinguished the heat.

He didn’t immediately remove the basket but let the steaming basket remain covered for a while.

The purpose of this is to allow the steam to permeate the glutinous rice more fully, preventing hard hearts from forming, and also letting the excess steam drip naturally through the gaps in the basket to preserve the pure taste of the glutinous rice.