Today is a special day, because today Buddha Jumps Over the Wall will be officially cooked.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, Liu Ming woke up.
And Tadokoro Megumi also woke up at this time.
"Alas, if I had known this, I shouldn't have agreed to her in the first place."
Liu Ming rubbed his sleepy eyes, his tone full of displeasure.
He had forgotten how long it had been since he had gotten up so early. Suddenly doing it once was simply killing him.
Unfortunately, no matter how helpless he was, he had to get up.
He had to fulfill the pretense he had put on in the first place, even if he had to do it on his knees.
After he slowly finished washing up and came to the kitchen, he found that Tadokoro Megumi was already waiting there.
Compared to Liu Ming's bitter look, Tadokoro Megumi was much more energetic. She was quite looking forward to today.
This was Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. It was a good opportunity to learn.
The disciple was so energetic, how could the master still be a salted fish?
Liu Ming stopped being lazy and cheered up.
Seeing that the utensils on the stove had been washed, he directly started cooking.
He gave Tadokoro Megumi, who was on the side, an order,
Tadokoro Megumi immediately ran to the side to handle live animals such as native chickens and native ducks,
And he himself secretly took out the spare ribs, pig trotters, lamb knuckles, duck gizzards and other ingredients that he had prepared from the backpack bar.
This was another benefit he found in the backpack bar, which was the state of suspended time.
As long as items are placed inside, no matter how much time passes, when they are taken out again, they will be exactly the same as when they were put in.
Of course, only inanimate objects can be stored.
By preparing these ingredients in advance, there's no need to specially do it today, saving a lot of time.
He would never admit that he was just afraid of trouble.
....
Only after Tadokoro Megumi finished her tasks did Liu Ming begin preparing the ingredients.
He blanched some of the ingredients after dicing them,
then stir-fried them individually with hot oil, adding a little soy sauce, aged rice wine, rock sugar, and other seasonings during the process.
An enticing aroma immediately filled the kitchen.
Finally, he poured in the bone broth, simmering it slowly for a period, while also carefully skimming off any foam.
Liu Ming explained the details to Tadokoro Megumi as he worked,
including some crucial steps that required special attention.
Tadokoro Megumi stood by, diligently taking notes.
Liu Ming found a wine jar and layered the specific ingredients into it in order.
He then poured in more bone broth and added aged rice wine.
Afterward, he covered the mouth of the jar with a fresh, tender lotus leaf,
and let it simmer over low heat for a while.
Approximately three hours later, the sky gradually began to lighten.
Liu Ming uncovered the jar and added the pre-processed sea cucumber, fish maw, and pork tendons.
After seasoning it appropriately,
he continued to simmer it over low heat for another period.
The series of complex operations almost overwhelmed Tadokoro Megumi.
It was nearly 10 AM when they finally finished the preparation.
Now, they just needed to continue simmering it for another eight hours, and this exquisite Buddha Jumps Over the Wall would be complete.
Aside from some initial aroma when the ingredients were first processed, this Buddha Jumps Over the Wall emitted no scent during the subsequent simmering, which was truly unique.
Tadokoro Megumi thought to herself.
Now that she had some free time, she finally wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Even though she was just an assistant, working for so long had left her exhausted.
Liu Ming, however, was much better off, as his attributes far surpassed those of ordinary people.
Initially, he thought he might get restless, but once he truly focused on cooking,
time passed without him noticing, and he didn't feel bored at all.
.....
Sora had already woken up around seven o'clock.
Perhaps it was due to the new environment, or maybe she was just used to waking up early.
When she came downstairs, she found Liu Ming and Tadokoro Megumi busy at work.
She intended to go in and help, but Liu Ming refused, even chasing her out of the kitchen.
What a joke! With her skill level, he'd be lucky if she didn't just mess things up.
Sora glared at Liu Ming, annoyed, and returned to the living room to sit.
Two hours later, everyone else in the house had also woken up, sitting idly in the downstairs living room.
Their gazes, however, kept drifting towards the kitchen.
They were really curious about what Liu Ming and Tadokoro Megumi were doing in the kitchen, as it was taking so long.
Another hour passed before the two finally emerged.
"Senior, do you wake up this early every day?" Yuta asked, seeing that the two had finally left the kitchen, hesitant to speak up.
"Today we have a special dish that requires a lot of preparation time; otherwise, I wouldn't wake up early," Liu Ming said with a mysterious expression, "But speaking of which, you all arrived just in time. You'll be in for a treat tonight."
This piqued the curiosity of Sora, Miyu, and the other girls.
"Really?" Yuta looked puzzled.
"This dish alone costs over ten million in ingredients," Liu Ming said, with an expression that implied they were lucky.
"No way, over ten million for one dish?" Hearing this, Sora felt completely overwhelmed.
"Is this eating food or eating money?" Miyu also exclaimed.
Even as a ten-year-old girl, she understood how extravagant this dish was.
"That's why I said you're in for a treat! Oh, and we need to call Grandma Doma too."
Around ten o'clock, the clothes Sora and the others had ordered online last night arrived.
The girls immediately excitedly ran back to their rooms on the second floor to change.
Even Xiao Hina, the little child, looked delighted.
It seemed that beautiful clothes truly held a fatal attraction for women, even for a three-year-old.
Thirty minutes later, the girls finally came downstairs in their new clothes.
To Liu Ming's surprise, they had ordered cheongsams.
However, due to their youthful shyness, they had chosen more conservative cheongsams, unlike Hojo Miyoko's more exaggerated style.
"Hmm, very good. Who chose these? To think of cheongsams!"
Looking at the uniform line of red cheongsam-clad beautiful young waitresses before him, Liu Ming couldn't help but praise them.
His restaurant was truly becoming more elegant; it seemed it was time to refine it a bit.
"Thank you! Sister suggested all of this. She said since this is a Chinese Cuisine restaurant, the waitresses should wear cheongsams," Miyu quickly spoke up.
"Sora is really thoughtful and considerate," Liu Ming gently ruffled Sora's head.
"No, not at all," Sora shyly lowered her head; her introverted nature made it difficult for her to openly accept praise.
"Xiao Ming, what about me?" Kanna came in front of Liu Ming, looking up at him expectantly.
"Little Kanna is also very cute, with an exotic charm," Liu Ming also gently ruffled her little head.
Kanna immediately became happy, pulling Xiao Hina, and the two went off to play games.
"Sister Toru is also very good; it suits you well," Seeing Sister Toru looking steadily at him, Liu Ming had no choice but to praise her again.
"Haha, I really am the best!" Sister Toru said proudly.
Liu Ming clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention, "Opening time has arrived. Let's open the restaurant with a brand new attitude!"
"Oh~~~" Everyone raised their hands and cheered.