Chapter 56
Chapter 56: This Bite, Super Sweet
In the end, Wen Yu was completely covered in cream and escaped from the living room.
After a quick cleanup, he set up a barbecue grill in the courtyard and shouted inside, “I’m grilling meat! Whoever wants to eat, come out and eat, and wear more clothes!”
Fu Chengque responded from inside, “Got it!”
But no one came out.
He didn’t care either, so he lit the charcoal, laid out the grill, and then placed the vegetables and meats that had been prepared and marinated earlier in the afternoon. Crackling sounds began as he started grilling.
Along the way, he squatted in a inconspicuous corner, observing carefully.
A pebble had once lain here, but now, the stone was nowhere to be found, and there was nothing around.
Did he misremember the location?
Wen Yu recalled it and felt it was unlikely.
Did a cat or dog take it away? Run off with it? Cats and dogs weren’t interested, and the small stone wasn’t round, so there was no reason it would roll on its own…
Did it really fly up to the sky?
Wen Yu looked up, only to see Fu Chengque’s upside-down smiling face.
“Wen Yu, what are you doing?”
Fu Chengque bent down, hands behind her back, curious as she followed Wen Yu’s gaze upward. There was nothing in the night sky except for a few clouds.
However, this action allowed Wen Yu to see her fair neck and the somewhat sexy collarbone under her round-neck sweater.
“Is the collar of your sweater too big?” Wen Yu stood up and asked, “Aren’t you cold?”
“Why are you saying the same thing as my mom? Is this collar too big?” Fu Chengque tugged at the neckline, indicating that it wouldn’t budge, “Look, it’s choking me.”
Wen Yu quickly leaned in for a closer look.
Fu Chengque pulled her hand back, and the sweater covered even her collarbone. She even tightened her windbreaker, so now her bottom couldn’t be seen.
Wen Yu let out a regretful “Oh.”
“Why are you wearing Lu Min’s gift?”
“It’s so comfortable, no smell, and super warm! Want to try?”
“I just finished grilling meat, and I smell like smoke.”
“Oh, I’ll eat the barbecue!”
Fu Chengque pushed Wen Yu back to the barbecue grill and quickly started giving orders.
“Chicken wings, sausage too, and some tofu!”
“Eggplant, I love eggplant, corn, and some chives too.”
“What’s this? Oh—lamb, no, no, it’s too strong.”
Wen Yu put the previously grilled items on a plate and then arranged them one by one according to her requests.
Then she said, “You eat the beef tripe, but not the lamb. You eat leeks and celery, but not the Empress’s vegetable.”
“What’s wrong? They’re all delicious. The strong flavors are the best.”
“Leeks have a strong grassy taste, how can you say they’re not strong?”
“Why are you so talkative as a barbecue chef!”
Wen Yu immediately picked up the tongs, which startled Fu Chengque, “Don’t use that! Don’t use that! It’s because I talk too much!”
Only after the tongs fell to the ground did Fu Chengque dare to sit back down.
She looked up and counted the few bright stars in the sky, then said, “There are 16 very bright stars in the sky, representing my mood.”
“What mood are you in?”
“I’m happy!”
“What does that have to do with the stars?” Wen Yu asked curiously.
“I count the stars when I’m happy. Who has the mood to count stars when they’re not feeling good?”
Wen Yu had no response.
He handed her a bunch of leeks. “Leeks. Aren’t they coming out to eat?”
“They’re eating cake. I had some, too sweet for me. Hurry up and eat some savory barbecue. Pass them over.”
Fu Chengque lowered her head, held down the collar of her shirt, and started eating from the end closest to her hand, moving from right to left, directly putting all the leeks into her mouth.
Then she slurped and slurped, until all the leeks were in her mouth, then she chewed with her cheeks bulging, making “mmhmm” sounds as she ate.
Wen Yu patiently waited for her to finish, then handed her two tissues.
“Wipe your mouth, you’re so messy.”
“It’s delicious. Since no one else is here, eating like this is the best.”
“Aren’t you the Empress? Does the Empress eat like this?”
“Can’t an Empress eat like this? Don’t give me stereotypes. Let me tell you, in the future, if I eat like this, everyone in the world will eat like this!”
“Okay.”
Wen Yu said, then he also started eating a bunch of leeks, munching away.
After the snack, Fu Chengque rested, holding her stomach.
Wen Yu continued grilling meat and prepared some for others.
“Wen Yu,” Fu Chengque suddenly called out.
“Yes?”
“I really like today’s birthday party.”
“Good that you like it, otherwise, I’d have been busy for nothing.”
“Hehe. I really like it.” Fu Chengque stood up and stretched lazily. “It’s so wonderful, a happy birthday party, and there was even a meteor! A meteor on my birthday! Thank you, Wen Yu.”
Before Wen Yu could say anything, she interrupted:
“I know! Words alone aren’t enough, right?”
“What’s wrong? You still want to do the ‘a woman’s gratitude is endless’ routine?”
“What gratitude? I won’t do that. Instead, I have prepared a gift for you, wait for me.”
The girl finished speaking and flashed a sly smile, then bounced back into the living room. In the blink of an eye, she returned with a sizable box in her hand. She hid the box behind her back and, upon reaching Wen Yu, handed it over joyfully.
“This is for you!”
“What is it?”
“Open it and see!”
Wen Yu nervously took the box.
It was quite large in size, not heavy at all, and even a bit light.
He placed the box on the table and opened it. Inside were two huge dark yellow balls, covered in cracks, and looked very familiar. At the same time, a scent of bread permeated the air.
Wen Yu leaned in to examine it, chin in hand, and lifted his head with a doubtful guess, “Cream puffs?”
“Wow! You’re amazing, you guessed it right away!!”
Fu Chengque jumped up excitedly. “Yes, cream puffs! Super cream puffs made by me, how about that! Surprised, right? Hahaha.”
Fu Chengque called something as big as half a soccer ball “cream puffs.”
“For me to eat?”
“Yes!”
“How did you know I like cream puffs?”
“Hehe, it’s a secret.”
Fu Chengque’s eyes curved. She was so happy today, and now she had one more thing to be happy about.
Wen Yu chuckled twice, “At first glance, I thought they were two collectibles.”
Then he carefully picked one up with both hands and examined it.
It was so big. Cream puffs this big are rare. You definitely can’t buy them at ordinary bakeries.
The color was also beautiful, the scent was rich, and the cracks on the surface were also attractive.
It was a very successful cream puff.
“But how? You rarely go into the kitchen, and making pastries like this isn’t that simple.”
“This Empress can do it in one shot.”
Wen Yu didn’t believe her nonsense at all.
These two cream puffs must have absorbed a lot of Fu Chengque’s efforts.
It’s really nice to be able to taste the dessert she made with her own hands, full of heartfelt intentions. If possible, he would like to send a portion to his past self and say to him:
This was made by Fu Chengque, sent to you by Wen Yu.
I wonder what kind of expression he would see on his own face.
“Aren’t you going to eat?” Fu Chengque’s big eyes sparkled.
“Of course, I love eating cream puffs the most.”
He lowered his head and took a bite, and the cream puff crisply cracked open. The crumbs on the surface fell down with a clatter, but the harder shell stayed on top.
It turns out there’s plenty of cream inside.
Wen Yu chuckled silently. He reached out, broke off a piece of the shell, then embedded it into the pile of cream and scooped up a chunk of cream fiercely before putting it into his mouth.
The dense cream melted in his mouth, with a refreshing icy texture. Chewing the crispy puff pastry, a strong fragrance rushed up—
This bite was super sweet.
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