You said you'd just lie down and relax, how did you become a top influencer?

Chapter 74, Part 1: Washing Together

Two hours ago, in the kitchen.

Xu An brought the picked vegetables into the kitchen, only to see Shen Wanwan standing blankly in front of the stove, her expression very downcast.

"What's wrong, Wanwan? Weren't you cooking just now?"

Shen Wanwan turned her head and looked at him as if she had seen a savior.

The deep sense of loss in her voice was almost impossible to conceal.

"Brother An, I accidentally put too much chili in this dish because my hand was shaking."

"Could it be that I'm simply not suited to cooking?"

After learning to cook from her mother at home for two weeks, she thought she was already quite skilled, so she volunteered to cook a few dishes.

Unexpectedly, problems arose as soon as we started.

Xu An looked at the dish full of red oil, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"Ahem, let's put this dish aside for now."

"You can cook the other dishes first."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wanwan, though still somewhat downcast, nodded slightly.

However, perhaps due to her emotions, Shen Wanwan seemed somewhat absent-minded.

"what!"

Not long after, Xu An heard Shen Wanwan exclaim in surprise.

Xu An, who was chopping vegetables, turned his head and found Shen Wanwan looking at the stir-fried vegetables in the bowl, her bright eyes almost dripping with tears.

"Brother An, I mistakenly put all the shredded ginger I was going to use for seasoning into the pan and stir-fried it, thinking it was potato shreds!"

Xu An's eyelids twitched as he looked at the golden-yellow ginger shreds frying in the oil.

After thinking for a moment, Xu An comforted him in a somewhat strange voice:

"It's alright, Wanwan. The dish you cooked looks, smells, and looks delicious, it's just a little lacking in taste, but it's already very good!"

This time, however, Shen Wanwan was not so easily fooled.

Her voice was choked with sobs, and her bright eyes dimmed, like a misty lake, as if rain was about to fall at any moment.

"Brother An, don't try to comfort me."

"I just don't have a talent for cooking!"

"I'm never doing it again."

Seeing Shen Wanwan's tearful appearance, Xu An was also somewhat troubled, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Chen Zize walking through the courtyard.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He patted Shen Wanwan's lowered head, and seeing the questioning look in the girl's large, misty eyes, Xu An smiled and said:

"Wanwan, you are actually very talented. Even these two dishes are perfect."

"Everyone will definitely be scrambling to eat it later!"

Upon hearing this, even Shen Wanwan, who had always trusted Xu An, showed a hint of doubt in her eyes.

"Brother An, you're not kidding me, are you?"

"Don't worry, they'll not only fight over the food, they'll finish it all!"

The confusion in Shen Wanwan's eyes was almost impossible to hide, and she even forgot her sadness.

Then, as if she had guessed Xu An's thoughts, she...

Shen Wanwan said dejectedly:

"Brother An, are you trying to tell everyone in advance so they'll eat this especially to comfort me?"

"Isn't that just burying your head in the sand?"

Upon hearing this, Xu An shook his head, a mysterious smile on his face.

"Don't worry, I'll say I made both dishes!"

"If everyone still finishes your food under these circumstances, can you still say you lack a talent for cooking?"

"Wanwan, believe in yourself!"

At the sink, Bai Ge heard Shen Wanwan recount the whole story with red eyes, and even his usually gentle and calm eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.

"So, Xiao An did all that silly stuff at the dinner table so everyone would eat your food?"

"Isn't it for the sake of the show?"

Not only was Bai Ge a little stunned, but some viewers in the live stream who didn't know the background also became very excited after the explanation in the chat.

[Oh no, even I, a guy, am getting a little touched by this kind of plot. Will Wanwan fall for it?]

[No way! Wanwan, you can't let yourself get flirted with! /crying!]

[Ahhh, do you even realize how valuable the "Goodnight" combo is?!]

Xu An, unaware that some viewers in the live stream were already going crazy over the show, simply waved his hand when he saw Shen Wanwan's reddened eyes.

"If you give up cooking, Wanwan, then I'll have to do all the cooking for the little house from now on?"

"You might as well kill me, since I didn't eat those two dishes anyway."

As he said this, Xu An revealed a nonchalant smile.

Seeing Xu An's feigned nonchalance, Shen Wanwan's already reddened eyes immediately welled up with tears, especially as her voice trembled slightly as she said:

"Brother An, can I cook with you from now on?"

Upon hearing this, Xu An's face lit up with joy.

"Okay, okay, I'll have a much easier time in the kitchen from now on with your help."

Upon hearing Xu An's words, Bai Ge, who had come to her senses, couldn't help but let a strange look flash across her eyes.

It seems that Wanwan doesn't just want to cook with you on the show.

Thinking of this, Bai Ge inexplicably felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Okay, Xiao An, so you also orchestrated my being forced to wash the dishes?"

The older sister's voice carried a hint of sourness that she herself was unaware of.

Although Xu An felt that Bai Ge's tone was a bit strange, he subconsciously assumed that Bai Ge was a little irritable because she had been dragged into washing dishes due to an undeserved misfortune.

He quickly put on a smile.

"Sister Bai Ge, I was wrong. You don't need to wash the dishes, I'll wash them for you."

Shen Wanwan nodded repeatedly, walked to Xu An's side, and said obediently:

"Sister Bai Ge, you go and rest, I'll do the dishes."

For some reason, seeing Shen Wanwan standing obediently next to Xu An made Bai Ge feel vaguely uncomfortable.

The older sister said calmly:

"Never mind, Xiao An and I will wash the dishes together!"

"After all, he is my assistant. If my assistant causes trouble, I naturally have to take some responsibility as well."

Seeing Bai Ge's smiling yet firm tone, a glint flashed in Shen Wanwan's eyes.

She also said without hesitation:

"Sister Bai Ge, you should go and rest. After all, the reason is because of Brother An."

Bai Ge wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Shen Wanwan's tone was slightly more forceful when she said that Xu An was doing it for her.

She gave Shen Wanwan a deep look.

She had always thought that Shen Wanwan was a girl with a rather gentle personality.

Now it seems that she has her own principles on some things, doesn't she?

Thinking of this, Bai Ge revealed a half-smile in his eyes.

Instead of arguing with Shen Wanwan, she turned her gaze to Xu An.

"Xiao An, tell me, who will wash the dishes with you?"

Upon hearing Bai Ge's words, Shen Wanwan also turned her gaze to Xu An, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Xu An glanced at Bai Ge's ambiguous smile, then turned to meet Shen Wanwan's expectant gaze, remaining remarkably calm.

He touched his chin, a slightly embarrassed expression on his face.

"Since Wanwan and Sister Baige both want to wash the dishes, why don't you wash them together?"