Chapter 126 New Year is here—Why don’t you know how to cook?
"That's enough, Chianti!" Gin stopped his men's nonsense indifferently, "Don't forget our purpose tonight, the mission is more important than anything else."
Chianti turned away unwillingly, but still did not dare to resist Gin's authority head-on.
In this way, the menacing Gin Special Operations Team, led by big brother Gin, quietly left without taking away a single cloud.
The Papert Special Operations Team behind them soon began to discuss happily——
"After cleaning, do I have to hang up my rope?"
"Have you made the mirror cake? This is a must-have food for the New Year."
"There are also soba noodles. I deliberately skipped dinner to wait for the New Year's Eve soba noodles."
The members of the Gin Special Operations Team looked at each other and suddenly felt hungry.
How can it be repaired!
Why do they have to continue working when they are all part-time workers in an organization and others can take a break during the Chinese New Year?!
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The so-called shurien rope is actually a kind of straw rope used for sacrifices. It is a sign to welcome the "New Year God". It is often found under the eaves of shrines and is usually hung together with shurien ornaments.
They are designed to mark sacred places to welcome gods and are "boundaries" connecting the divine world and the human world, just like torii gates. It is said that they can prevent impurities from entering.
No matter how ingenious the whiskey team is, they can't make such a thing, so Toru Amuro bought all the New Year decorations from a shopping website - of course he would not dare to write the address as the organization's base.
After hanging up the decorations, it’s time for the New Year’s banquet.
Qingchuan Yu first placed the decorated round mirror cake like a snowman in front of the shrine.
The mirror cake is very particular. It must be placed on a small wooden platform called a three-sided table, with a piece of paper called "square red" placed underneath, and a yellow lime placed on the head of the mirror cake.
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The mirror cake should be affixed with red and white paper strips symbolizing the festival, called "royal coin", and decorated with two green fern leaves "inside white".
When Qingchuan Yu was setting up mirror cakes, other onlookers who didn’t know anything were looking up information nearby.
"Eh." Reina Minami said in surprise, "Did you know that Kagami Mochi is a transformation of the Yata Mirror, one of Japan's "Three Divine Weapons"? It sounds very sacred. And the decorations on Kagami Mochi have special meanings, such as sour
Orange is often used to bless many children and grandchildren because its pronunciation is similar to 'children and grandchildren generation'."
Whiskey group: "..."
Ah, this is really a very auspicious meaning!
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When the topic of having more children and grandchildren is brought up, everyone unconsciously talks about their love life and plans for the future.
Everyone cast the same gaze on Zhu Xingda at the same time.
Zhu Xingda touched his nose: "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? You are the only one among us who has a family." Toru Amuro patted his shoulder impatiently, "Tell me, what are you and Miss Miyano going to do in the future?" p>
In the future...
Zhu Xingda rarely showed confused expressions, but at this time, although the dim lighting and the narrow angle obscured most of his expressions, everyone could still be keenly aware that Zhu Xingda was not in high spirits.
He picked up a can of black coffee from the table, opened the can with one hand, and a cold and calm voice sounded at the same time: "Let's talk about the future."
"What's your tone? Could it be that you have been dumped by Miss Miyano?" Toru Amuro mocked without shame, "But yes, for a guy like you who only has work in mind, it is natural for you to be dumped.
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Zhu Xingda didn't respond. He still pretended to be serious, as if this way he could avoid questions that even he himself didn't have answers to.
The future between him and Miyano Akemi... Akai Shuichi has never thought about this issue before.
Initially, I approached Miyano Akemi for an undercover mission, but later this false relationship seemed to slowly deteriorate.
In the past three years, Shuichi Akai actually had many opportunities to break up with Akemi Miyano.
No one can say for sure about feelings, and they may fade away over time.
Breaking up is good for everyone. He has one less person to lie to, and Miyano Akemi can stop her losses early and find her true love.
But after every hard-won date, Akai Shuichi would subconsciously postpone the breakup a little bit. Gradually, he began to forget about it intentionally.
That's fine...
"Hey!" Toru Amuro bumped Moro Hoshida with his elbow, "Everyone has gone to the kitchen to prepare New Year's dishes. Why don't you go and help?"
Zhu Xingda was still struggling with how to answer the above questions. When he came to his senses, he found that his colleagues had already changed the topic.
Maybe only those who care will take it to heart.
Morohoshi drank the almost black coffee in the can in one gulp, and the bitter coffee entered his throat, but his mood was still not relieved.
But fortunately, Morohoshi Omoto is the most expressionless person in the whiskey group, and no one noticed his emotionally hurt face at this time.
The semi-open kitchen is very lively. Qingchuan Yu is the chef and is directing two helpers, a man and a woman, to prepare the side dishes.
"Can you bring the black beans and kelp rolls?" Qingchuan Yu said, pointing to the things Yu Jiang had on hand.
Yu Jiang looked sideways and asked humbly: "Which one is the black bean? This one? Or that one?"
Qingchuan Yu was speechless: "...don't you even know what black beans are?"
"Why should I know?" Yu Jiang answered confidently, "Do you have to know the name of the target when you kill someone?"
"I'll do it." Mizuno Reina quickly took the black beans and kombu rolls from Yujiang, and handed them to Qingchuan Yu along with the side dishes she prepared, "This is fish cakes and bamboo shoots cooked in Tosa."
Japanese people love cold food, and New Year’s Day is no exception.
The seemingly abundant New Year dishes are actually mostly cold, and you don’t know if you will shiver from the cold if you eat them in the middle of winter.
Although most of the ingredients were bought from the supermarket, the whiskey set still needs some brief processing.
At this time, the differences between people become more obvious.
Qingchuan Yu is undoubtedly the best cook among the five, just look at his skillful knife skills and control of the "appropriate amount" of seasonings.
Reina Mizuna and Dai Morohoshi are the next best. They are used to living alone. They often cook instant noodles and can only do the most basic work.
Unexpectedly, the two people with the worst cooking skills in the Whiskey Team are Ikue and Toru Amuro!!
Forget about Yujiang, no one expects him to cook well, but Bourbon, why don’t you know how to cook??
"How did you come here in the past twenty-seven years? Did you drink the northwest wind?" Shui Wulian couldn't hide his shock.
Toru Amuro said a little embarrassedly: "My parents knew how to cook when I was a child, but when I got a little older... I just kept eating."
When he said this, he glanced at Qingchuan Yu subconsciously. Qingchuan Yu smiled lightly, with a hint of nostalgia in his expression.