Food saves the world.
"Uh, there's no need to trouble you, is there?" Issou was a little dizzy from the shock of Jean's name,
Jean Grey? If she remembered correctly,
That 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," Jean answered.
Hearing that,
Issou did not refuse again,
She smiled at Jean and said, "Alright, Jean.
Thank you very much. "
#
Issou felt that Jean Grey was beautiful,
It was also true that she looked a little cold,
But she did not expect to find that she only "looked" a little cold after getting along with her.
Because when the two of them were alone, Jean was the one who took the initiative to talk,
She asked, "Are you used to living here?"
"Not bad,
Mrs. Gray and the others have helped me a lot. " Issou had a good impression of Gray and her husband, who had been kind to her at the beginning, so he smiled when he heard that,
"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 to me about you. I heard that you're planning to open a Chinese restaurant, right?"
"Yes," Issou nodded and said affirmatively,
"Mr. Gray must have told you, right?"
"Yep, I can't help it,
After all, my father is completely captivated by your food now. "
The seemingly cold Jean was actually not as unapproachable as she looked. The helpless expression on her face made her look a little more playful for her age,
"On the way back just now,
My mother said to me, 'A little girl from China just moved into our neighborhood',
My father said, 'Her China snacks are super delicious'... "
Jean repeated a few words to Issou,
In general, Mrs. Gray's main point was that Issou, who had just moved in, was good-looking and polite, a super cute girl, while Mr. Gray's main point was that Issou's food was super delicious.
Issou laughed, "Hearing 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 arrived at her house.
"By the way," Issou asked Jean when he opened the door, "Jean, are you in a hurry?"
After receiving an "I'm not in a hurry" 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."
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, Jean glanced at her, "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 worried that you may not be able to enter the house."
Jean, "..."
That was not impossible.
Seeing Jean follow him in, Issou asked her to put the things on the table and went straight into the kitchen.
Jean responded. She put the things in her hand on the table and looked around. Probably because she had just moved in, there were not many signs of life in the house.
Before Jean finished looking around, she suddenly smelled a delicious aroma 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 the casserole. This pot of braised sirloin was made by her 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 and colored, it was put into the casserole. 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 and washed them, and cut them into pieces. To make it 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 and simmered them with the sirloin.
After doing all this, Issou noticed Jean, who had walked into the kitchen without him noticing. "You have to wait a little longer. It will be ready soon."
Jean said, "There's no rush."
"That's good." Issou suddenly remembered something. "By the way, don't mix it up later. The smaller box is for Old Stan. He's old and can't eat too much."
Issou believed that if she ate too much, Old Stan would never control himself.
Qin nodded and said with a smile, "Now I finally understand why my father praises your cooking skills so much."
Just by smelling it, she was enticed to the point that the gluttonous bug in her stomach couldn't help but sing. She really didn't know how it would taste when she ate 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 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, she immediately reported 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 both strong and timid. Her superpower had great potential, but in a 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 were still afraid of her, forming 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 telepathic power until she could control it in the future.
Although this was not a permanent cure, 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 that Charles saw Jean so relaxed and not at all self-abased.
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. "Regardless, welcome back to school, Jean."
"Thank you." Jean took the water from 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 about it? Jean? "
Hearing this, Jean looked at Charles hesitantly. After a moment, she could not help but ask him, "Professor, do you remember the girl that you suspected to be a mutated human?"
"I forgot to mention..." Issou smiled at Thompson. "I'm the boss."
Thompson, "..."
There was nothing he could say.
Thompson, who could not do anything about Issou, could only glare at Peter fiercely. After Peter learned that the reason why their braised prawns were bigger was not because Issou recognized him, but because Peter thought that his face was particularly likable, Peter breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little embarrassed.
After Issou left, Peter turned his head and was about to say something to Ned when he saw that half of the braised prawns on the table was already in his stomach.
"Hey! Ned! "Peter glared at him." You have no loyalty. "
He reached out and wrapped his arms around his friend's neck and whispered, "Aren't you worried that I'll be exposed?"
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