Ever since she witnessed the death of her best friend when she was young, Jean began to "fall ill".
Even though the Greys now knew that Jean was a mutant, and she was no longer tormented by her inability to control her ability like before, the couple could never forget the pain of Jean being ravaged by the 'disease'.
Later, Jean entered Academy X, and her situation gradually improved. However, because of her previous experience, she had developed a solitary personality and did not have many friends that she could hang out with.
So now that Jean was willing to take the initiative to make new friends, how could Gray and her husband not be happy?
When they arrived at Gray's house, Mrs. Gray took the initiative to say, "Issou, you're carrying too many things. Let Jean help you carry some home."
"Uh, there's no need to trouble you, right?" Issou was a little dizzy when he heard Jean's name. Jean Grey? If she remembered correctly, this was the name of the Phoenix Girl in "XMen", right?
Was it a coincidence?
Or was this red-haired girl really the Phoenix Girl?
"It's no trouble at all," Jean answered.
Hearing this, Issou did not refuse. He smiled at Jean, "Well, thank you."
#
Issou felt that Jean Grey was beautiful, and it was also true that she looked a little cold. However, he did not expect to find out that she only "looked" a little cold after interacting with her.
When the two were alone, Jean was the one who took the initiative to start a conversation. She asked, "Are you used to living here?"
"Not bad. Mrs. Gray and her husband have helped me a lot." Issou had a good impression of Gray and her husband, who had been kind to him in the beginning, so he smiled when he heard this. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get used to it so quickly."
"They like you very much," Jean said. "When they came to pick me up today, they kept talking about you. I heard that you're planning to open a Chinese restaurant, right?"
"Yes," Issou nodded, and then said with certainty, "Mr. Gray must have told you, right?"
"Yep, I can't help it. After all, my father is completely captivated by your food."
The seemingly cold Jean was, in fact, not as unapproachable as she looked. The helpless expression on her face made her look more playful for her age. "Just now, on the way back, my mother told me that a Chinese girl just moved into our neighborhood. My father said that the Chinese snacks she makes are super delicious …"
Jean repeated a few words to Issou. Generally speaking, Mrs. Gray's main point was that Issou, who had just moved in, was good-looking and polite, a super cute little girl, while Mr. Gray's main point was that Issou's cooking was super delicious.
Hearing this, Issou laughed. "Hearing you say that, I finally understand how satisfied Mr. Gray is with my cooking."
Although Issou was curious about whether Jean was the Phoenix Girl, it was not a particularly important matter, so after the initial surprise, she put it to the back of her mind. The two chatted and laughed along the way, and soon, they arrived at her home.
"By the way," Issou asked Jean when he opened the door, "Jean, are you in a hurry?"
After receiving a "no" answer, Issou continued, "Then come in first. I made a pot of braised sirloin today, and it's almost finished. I'll get some for you to take home."
With that, Issou did not wait for Jean to speak. "Also, since you're here, help me give Old Stan's share to him. I won't make another trip."
After Issou finished speaking, Jean glanced at him. "Issou, you don't give me a chance to refuse."
"Trust me." Issou gave her a mischievous smile. "If Mr. Gray knows that you refuse, I'm afraid you won't be able to enter the house."
Jean was speechless.
Well, it was not impossible.
Seeing that Jean had followed him in, Issou asked her to put the things on the table and went straight into the kitchen.
Jean nodded. She put the things in her hand on the table while looking around. Probably because she had just moved in, there were not many traces of life in the house.
Before Jean finished looking around, she suddenly smelled a fragrance coming from the kitchen. Before she could react, she had already walked to the kitchen door.
In the kitchen, Issou was covering the lid of a casserole pot. This pot of braised sirloin was made by Jean in the morning. The sirloin was soaked in water and cut into pieces for later use. After the chopped ginger, onion, star anise, and other ingredients were poured into the pot that had been boiled with sugar and oil until it was caramelized and fragrant, the spare sirloin was added.
After the sirloin was evenly cooked, the sirloin was put into the casserole pot. Then, she added the secret seasoning and rice wine and let it simmer over low heat.
Now, Issou was going to do the last step. She took out the carrots and potatoes, peeled them, and cut them into pieces. To make them more fragrant, she even put them into the pot first and fried them until they were slightly yellowish. Then, she put them into the casserole pot and simmered them with the sirloin.
After that, Issou noticed Jean, who had walked into the kitchen without him noticing. "Wait a little longer. It'll be ready soon."
Jean said, "There's no rush."
"Okay then." Issou suddenly remembered something. "By the way, don't get mixed up later. The smaller box is for Old Stan. He's old, so he can't eat too much."
Issou believed that if she ate too much, Old Stan would not control himself.
Hearing this, Jean nodded and smiled. "Now I finally understand why my father praised your cooking skills so much."
Because just by smelling it, she was so tempted by the aroma that her stomach could not help but sing. She wondered what it would taste like to eat it.
But she soon got the answer to this question. When Jean got home, she could not wait to take a bite.
At that moment, she really had the illusion that she had tasted bliss.
The sirloin Issou had chosen was perfect. It would be too fat if it increased by a bit, and too thin if it decreased by a bit. It was fat but not greasy, thin but soft. She only took a bite, and the outer layer that was fried until it was golden brown and the inner layer that had completely absorbed the essence of the broth exploded in her mouth.
Coupled with the soft potato and the sweet carrot, Jean only felt that the layers of anxiety and unhappiness in her heart were all replaced by a sense of satisfaction.
One piece.
Two pieces.
Three pieces.
…
It was not until she shared all the braised sirloin with her parents that Jean began to seriously consider one thing —
Did Charles make a mistake?
How could Issou not be a mutated human?
The food she made was simply magical!
#
Academy X.
After Jean Grey returned to school after her short vacation, the first thing she did was to report to Professor X, Charles Xavier's office.
"Professor." After Jean knocked on the door and got permission, she opened the door and saw Charles sitting at his desk. He was not surprised to see her, and she was not surprised either.
After all, as long as the professor wanted to, he could know who had entered Academy X at any time.
"You're back?" Charles put down the document in his hand and looked up at Jean with a smile. Noticing the relaxed expression on her face, he was pleasantly surprised. "Jean, it seems that you had a good vacation these past few days."
In Charles's eyes, Jean was strong but also timid. Her superpower had great potential, but in the situation where she could not fully control it, this superpower became the source of her pain.
Because even though they were all mutated humans, her companions still feared her and formed an invisible ostracism. Charles knew that if this situation continued, the sensitive and fragile Jean would easily become more isolated and even more extreme.
Therefore, Charles created a Mind Shield in Jean's mind to prevent her from using her powerful mental sensing ability until she could control it in the future.
Although this could not cure her, it was indeed the most effective method for the time being. Because from then on, Jean gradually integrated into Academy X.
Even so, this was the first time Charles saw Jean so relaxed and not feeling inferior.
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Jean's face. "It was indeed very pleasant."
Because in the past few days, she ate Issou's delicious snacks almost every day. She felt that this was probably the happiest and most relaxed few days she had after awakening her superpower.
"It seems that something happened that we don't know about?" Charles said as he got up to pour a glass of water for Jean. "In any case, welcome back to school, Jean."
"Thank you." Jean took the water handed by Charles and sat down on the sofa with him. Seeing that he was about to have a long talk, he asked, "Can you tell me? Jean? "
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