While Xiao Zhan seemed to pretend not to see Wang Shu and Zhang Zifeng, he continued to eat his bread.
"Zifeng sister, why don't we go to the kitchen and see if there's anything to eat? Teacher Huang and the others will probably be back in a while," Wang Shu asked Zhang Zifeng.
"Mhm!" Zhang Zifeng quickly nodded when she heard Wang Shu.
After all, she was still growing and easily got hungry. Moreover, since she hadn't had breakfast, her stomach was rumbling.
Seeing that they had reached a consensus, Wang Shu got up and walked into the kitchen of Mushroom House.
Zifeng also trotted after him.
"Brother Wang Shu, can you cook?"
They looked around the kitchen but found nothing edible to fill their stomachs. However, there were some ingredients for cooking, so Zhang Zifeng curiously asked Wang Shu.
"A little. How about we cook a bowl of porridge? I see there's some flour, and I can fry some youtiao." Wang Shu suggested, looking at the meager ingredients left in the kitchen.
"Okay! I'll wash the rice!" Zhang Zifeng eagerly scooped rice from the rice bin and began washing it.
Even though she couldn't cook, she tried her best to do what she could. Meanwhile, Wang Shu had already started kneading dough to fry the youtiao.
"Are these two making breakfast? I thought these celebrities wouldn't know how to cook!"
"Looking at Wang Shu's practiced movements, his cooking skills should be good!"
"I can't believe these two are preparing breakfast for themselves at Mushroom House. How unlucky!"
Many viewers watched the busy figures of Wang Shu and Zhang Zifeng in the kitchen and started discussing with curiosity.
On the other side, Xiao Zhan, who had finished his bread, still felt a bit hungry. However, he had no intention of helping in the kitchen. After all, as the most senior celebrity in the yard, cooking was something for the younger generation to do.
"They look like they know what they're doing while cooking. I wonder how their skills are?" Xiao Zhan thought to himself, glancing at the two busy figures in the kitchen.
"Wow, Brother Wang Shu, I didn't expect you to be so amazing! These youtiao look delicious!" In the kitchen, Wang Shu was showcasing his superb cooking skills, expertly frying the youtiao.
Soon, golden and crispy youtiao were fished out of the pot, making Zhang Zifeng, who was beside him, drool.
"Eat one to satisfy your hunger. I'll finish frying these, and then make a small dish, and we can eat!" Wang Shu took out a hot, golden, and crispy youtiao and handed it to Zhang Zifeng.
Although Zhang Zifeng was a bit shy, she took the youtiao. The freshly fried youtiao was still warm. Zhang Zifeng gently took a small bite.
"So crispy! So fragrant!" This was Zhang Zifeng's most direct feeling after eating the youtiao.
"Brother Wang Shu, your youtiao is truly amazing, a thousand times better than any I've eaten before!" Zhang Zifeng gave Wang Shu a thumbs-up, stating her honest opinion. In her view, the youtiao fried by Wang Shu was indeed delicious, even surpassing all the youtiao she had ever eaten. Moreover, the youtiao fried by Wang Shu had a golden color, with each piece looking like a golden bar. When this youtiao entered her mouth, it was incredibly crispy and delicious, especially the aroma of flour and oil mixed together, which was intoxicating.
Outside the kitchen, Xiao Zhan, who was leaning back in his chair catching up on sleep, couldn't help but sniff the air.
"So fragrant!" Xiao Zhan's eyes immediately opened, and he looked towards the kitchen again.
"I didn't expect this kid to have some skills. The smell of these youtiao is quite enticing!" Xiao Zhan thought to himself, watching Wang Shu fry the youtiao.
"Damn, I really need to buy a phone that can smell things. Are these youtiao really that fragrant?"
"Don't even get me started. I've already gone to the breakfast stall downstairs to buy youtiao. If I hadn't watched this livestream, I wouldn't even have breakfast!"
"You guys are pathetic. I've already started kneading dough and plan to fry them myself. Fried youtiao are healthier! Sigh, why is this dough so sticky?" The viewers also started discussing.
"Zifeng, we can get ready to eat. The porridge is cooked. You take the youtiao to the yard, and I'll serve the porridge," Wang Shu said to Zhang Zifeng while serving the porridge.
"Got it!" Seeing that breakfast was ready, Zifeng happily took the freshly fried youtiao and placed them on the table in the yard. Wang Shu followed closely, bringing out two large bowls of porridge. Then, the two of them began to eat heartily.
Xiao Zhan, who had been pretending to sleep, intending to wait for the younger artists to invite him to eat, found himself waiting for a long time without anyone calling him, which made him quite uncomfortable. The delicious aroma wafting from the food kept entering his nose, and his stomach started rumbling uncontrollably.
Zhang Zifeng, who was eating, heard Xiao Zhan's stomach growl and looked up at Wang Shu, who was eating. Wang Shu pretended not to hear and continued to eat his youtiao heartily.
"They're eating! Why didn't you call me!" At this moment, Peng Yuchang, wearing slippers and with messy hair, walked out of the room, rubbing his eyes and speaking. However, when he finished rubbing his eyes and saw three unfamiliar faces in the yard, he was stunned.
"Where are Teacher Huang and Teacher He? Am I still half asleep?" Peng Yuchang even thought he was mistaken and closed his eyes and opened them again several times to confirm.
"Are you guys today's guests?" Peng Yuchang realized belatedly and asked Wang Shu and the others.
"Peng Peng, you don't even recognize me?" Zhang Zifeng turned to Peng Yuchang and asked. She knew Peng Yuchang; they had played siblings in a movie before.
"Zifeng sister? You're here on this show too?" Peng Yuchang was slightly surprised and asked.
"What? You don't welcome me?" Zhang Zifeng asked with a teasing smile.
"Welcome, welcome! I've wanted to invite you to visit Mushroom House for a long time, but I've been busy and forgot. Your breakfast smells really good!" Peng Yuchang quickly explained, swallowing as he looked at the breakfast on the table.
"If you're hungry, join us. There's still porridge in the pot!" Wang Shu said with a smile, seeing Peng Yuchang's greedy look.
"Really? Hmm, you look so familiar!" Peng Yuchang was overjoyed when Wang Shu invited him to eat breakfast. But when he saw Wang Shu's face, he immediately felt it was very familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
"Are you the one who sang 'I once crossed mountains and rivers, seas and oceans'?" After thinking for a while, Peng Peng suddenly realized and excitedly pointed at Wang Shu.
"It's me," Wang Shu replied.
"Wow, I love that song! I practiced it for a long time and can sing it now. Shall I show you?" Peng Yuchang said excitedly to Wang Shu.
"Are you going to eat or not?" Zhang Zifeng couldn't stand Peng Yuchang's silliness and said to him with a frown.
"Then I'll go get some rice..." Reminded by Zhang Zifeng, Peng Yuchang knew he had been too abrupt and went to the kitchen to get porridge with his head down.
"Peng Peng is making me laugh so hard! He looks like a silly fawn!"
"Upstairs, be more confident, remove 'looks like'! Peng Yuchang *is* a silly fawn!"
"I'm dying of laughter. Peng Peng must have the lowest status in Mushroom House; anyone can scold him!"
"The siblings are reunited! This time we'll see Zifeng sister continue to scold this unreliable brother!" The viewers were all amused by the comical Peng Yuchang.
Meanwhile, inside Mushroom House, the three people were happily eating breakfast. Only Xiao Zhan was still pretending to sleep, feeling like an invisible person being ignored. But if these people didn't call him, and he woke up himself, wouldn't it be awkward? However, these young artists seemed to have no intention of calling him. Xiao Zhan was very displeased, and he began to criticize these young artists for being inconsiderate. With his immense popularity, they were ignoring him. When had Xiao Zhan ever been treated like this? In other shows, he was always the center of attention, enjoying the feeling of being adored by everyone. But in this shoddy show, he was being marginalized by a bunch of kids, and he couldn't swallow his pride.
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"Oh dear, the guests have arrived! Teacher Huang, look quickly!" As He Jiong opened the courtyard gate upon returning from outside, he saw the three people eating breakfast in the yard and quickly said to Huang Lei behind him.
"Let me see. How did they arrive so early?" Huang Lei asked with a confused expression. Guests usually arrived at noon or in the afternoon. Why were they here so early today? Huang Lei and He Jiong then walked into the yard and saw the people eating breakfast.
"Children, hello!" As the two entered the yard and saw that today's guests were all young people, they greeted them.
"Teacher He, Teacher Huang, you're back!" Seeing Huang Lei and He Jiong return, Peng Peng quickly got up.
"It smells so good! Who made this food?" He Jiong asked as he entered the yard and smelled the aroma. Seeing the youtiao and porridge on the table, he realized someone had made breakfast and asked curiously. After all, he knew Peng Peng definitely wouldn't make breakfast, nor did he have such good cooking skills.
"Brother Wang Shu made it. His youtiao are so fragrant! Teacher He, would you like to try some?" Zifeng said directly to He Jiong.