Chapter 96 The First Large Gift Packet from the System

Chapter 96 The First Large Gift Packet from the System/info/1009922190

Gumihou: From here onwards, will use China and Huaxia interchangeably. The author sometimes used homophones to sort of create a different world-ish, but its all China, really.

Warning: Possible minor animal abuse

Ye Fei had not even inserted his key into the keyhole yet when something furry touched his foot. When he looked down, an ugly, wrinkly face looked up at him

[Black Lantern: I wonder, how many people guessed it was Tian Xinlan? I can guarantee that this face absolutely does not belong to Tian Xinlan.

Having no mental preparation, it would be even more surprising if he wasnt shocked by the sight.]

Only, why did he not see this fellow when he got out of the elevator and down the corridor to his door? Just how did this fellow just appear in flash?

Sharpie, are you trying to scare this daddy to death, ah! Ye Fei shouted.

Sharpie licked his lips. Seeing the anger on Ye Feis face, he quickly scooted backwards, a low wuwuwu sound coming from his mouth.

Seeing how pitiful this fellow looked, Ye Fei snorted. He kicked in the little dogs direction, snapping, Go away, dont block the door.

Sharpie was still going wuwuwu. It was obvious that the little fellow was unhappy.

A little surprised by how insistent this fellow was, Ye Fei squatted down to rub Sharpies dog head. You should go find your master, ah. You know, the one that likes to run around sleepwalking at night. Look, its almost dark now

Almost dark?

Wait, he had forgotten until that moment, but could it be that Sharpie was running around here because Tian-Sleepwalker-Xinlan let him out again?

That was totally possible! He was about to get up and knock on her door when Sharpie lowered his head and picked up a piece of paper it had been sitting on.

Ye Fei blinked in confusion. This fellow could also deliver letters?

With the paper in his mouth, Sharpie looked up at Ye Fei with his tail wagging and going wuwuwu again.

For me? Ye Fei pointed to his own nose.

Sharpie had no idea what this fellow was talking about, but he still replied by placing the piece of paper at Ye Feis feet.

Ye Fei picked up the paper and was immediately speechless.

On the paper were very delicately written characters. A girls handwriting.

Dear Gourmet Neighbour,

Hello,

My parents have asked me to accompany them. Its also to treat my illness. I cant bring Sharpie with me. I trouble you to take care of him a little. He is a very cute little fellow. I hope you can take care of him well.

Tian Xinlan

After looking at this paper, Ye Fei looked at Sharpie. He said, Your master is gone.

Sharpie, Wuwu~

Ye Fei touched his head and sighed. He said, Alright, follow me. However, Im going to say this first. You must be obedient, otherwise, you can just get out.

Sharpie stood up, his tail wagging, looking ready to please.

You little thing, do you actually understand human speech?

With that, Ye Fei opened the door to his condo and entered.

Little Sharpie the Shar Pei dog followed after, his butt shaking from the force of his tail wagging.

The fellow immediately headed for the kitchen.

When Ye Fei saw this, he shouted, You come back now!

He was furious, especially when he recalled how this fellow had stolen one of his Potato Shrimp Balls last time. In fact, the more he thought about it, the more he wanted to turn this fellow into a dog stew.

Sharpie had been bouncing towards the kitchen when he heard Ye Fei yell. This fellow shrank his neck in fright, frozen in place.

Ye Fei took three steps forward and picked the dog up. Then, he began to pinch and knead the wrinkly face, stretching it out as far as it would go and said sternly, That place is forbidden to you. If you dare to even run towards that place, Ill throw you out.

Hanging in mid-air, suspended by his wrinkly cheek skin, Sharpie paddled his four paws on nothing, his whip-like tail wagging desperately. It was obvious that this fellow was quite miserable.

[Gumihou: This is animal abuse]

Ye Fei finally put the dog down. The little fellow ran away, slipping hurriedly under the table.

Sorry China.

[1] Cuisines Mentioned Most of the videos are from Chef Wang Gangs channel, because hes the best!

Yuxiang Shredded /watch?v=TpR9-9CNxAY

Spicy Chicken /watch?v=NqHI1CJU-Rg

Kung Pao /watch?v=jArsVnwbLmc

Mabo Tofu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USoC8AqirVA

Madam Caos Rice Tofu

Cant find Madam Caos Rice Tofu, but here are a couple of recipes for Rice Tofu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWEZIPLbBk4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssxwWvjUgKw

Husband and Wife Lung Pieces

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZlNB1XK0WE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuqi_feipian#:~:text=husband%20and%20wife%20lung%20pieces,various%20spices%2C%20including%20Sichuan%20pepper.

Poached Meat Slices

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyiGCNwCMxU

[2] The Eight Major Culinary Cuisines of China

I think the author might have been trying to be clever and used puny or cheeky ways to disguise some of the countries of origin. Like how they use Hua Xia in place of Zhongguo for China.

Below is the list of cuisines along with notes for their weird changes.

Sichuan Cuisine in Xichuan Province (Xichuan is homophone for Sichuan)

Shandong Cuisine in Lushan Province

Cantonese Cuisine in Eastern Guangdong Province

Jiangsu Cuisine in Sujiang Province (Sujiang is really Jiangsu, Jiangsu Cuisine is written as Su Cuisine which Jiangsu Cuisine is also known as)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiangsu

https://www.travelchinaguide.com/jiangsu-cuisine.htm

Zhejiang Cuisine in Jiangsu, Zhejiang Provinces

https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-food/zhe-cuisine.htm

Fujian Cuisine in Southern Fujian Province (Minnan the short term for Southern Fujian is used here)

Anhui Cuisine in Huishan Province (Anhui Cuisine is actually from Shexian County, southeast of Anhui Province. The author probably used Hui shan since there is also a Huangshan or Yellow Hill city.)

https://www.travelchinaguide.com/anhui-cuisine.htm#:~:text=Anhui%20cuisine%2C%20or%20simply%20Hui,and%20the%20flavor%20is%20light.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_County,_Anhui

Hunan Cuisine in Southern Shonan Province (Also known as Xiang Cuisine, from the Xiang River region. Not sure why author used Xiang Nan Province as the origin)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunan_cuisine#:~:text=Hunan%20cuisine%2C%20also%20known%20as,colours.%20Common%20cooking%20techniques%20include

A more detailed overview of the 8 Major Cuisines

https://hakkasan.com/stories/eight-culinary-traditions-china/#:~:text=These%20eight%20culinary%20cuisines%20are,%2C%20Shandong%2C%20Szechuan%20and%20Zhejiang.

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