50: Chapter 50 Barbecue

Everyone felt a sense of novelty eating barbecue in this kind of environment.

Su Ming also enthusiastically picked up a few skewers of meat and placed them on the grill in front of her.

Soon, the oil began to sizzle and pop.

However, it was clear that Su Ming had never tried grilling by herself before.

When she flipped the skewers, oil dripped down the sticks into the charcoal, causing flames to instantly flare up.

"Ah!"

Su Ming cried out in surprise.

Seeing this, Lin Yi quickly reached out and took the skewers off Su Ming's grill.

This prevented the oil on the meat from continuing to drip.

After a moment, the flames died out naturally.

"Thank you."

Su Ming thanked him sincerely.

Although she had outstanding work ability in the Student Union, her privileged family background from a young age meant she had little opportunity to practice other life skills.

So, when it came to something like grilling, she was naturally a bit lacking.

"It's fine, but these skewers of yours are already burnt; they're inedible."

Lin Yi calmly threw the burnt skewers into the trash can.

"Ding! Detected that the host is conversing with a member of the opposite sex."

"The host's current Heartbeat Value is twenty-five points, meeting the binding conditions."

"Binding successful!"

Personal Information

Name: Su Ming

Age: 21

Favorability toward Host: 20 points

Identity: Finance Major Student at Nanling University

Height: 167 cm

Weight: 50 kg

This system is really getting smarter and smarter; it's already learned to automatically open the information panel after binding.

Lin Yi nodded approvingly.

The favorability of the several girls he was bound to had basically all broken through the 50-point mark.

Lin Yi was just worrying about where to find a new target to bind with.

He didn't expect that such a beautiful woman would deliver herself to his door so quickly.

"How can I be so clumsy, I can't even handle a barbecue..."

Su Ming's brow was furrowed, her lips tightly pressed, and her expression was somewhat frustrated.

This was one of the rare times she had experienced the feeling of failure.

There was also a slight look of disappointment in her eyes.

Zhou Zhengyi had been paying close attention to Su Ming's every move from the sidelines.

From the moment Su Ming appeared, Zhou Zhengyi seemed to have temporarily pushed Li Tong to the back of his mind.

Seeing Su Ming's expression, Zhou Zhengyi knew his chance to perform had come.

So he immediately leaned in.

"Don't worry, let me help you!"

After saying that, he brazenly walked over to Su Ming's side, picked up a skewer of chicken wings, and started grilling.

Several boys who saw Zhou Zhengyi's actions gave him a disdainful glance.

Anyone with eyes could tell this kid was going after Su Ming.

Even Li Tong was somewhat speechless.

Zhou Zhengyi had been trying his best to flatter her all morning, and now he had already run off to suck up to Su Ming.

Heh, men!

While Zhou Zhengyi was grilling the chicken wings, his body wasn't behaving either.

He kept pretending to unintentionally lean toward Su Ming.

Su Ming frowned and tactfully stepped aside.

She had seen far too many people with such ulterior motives.

Seeing his plan fail, Zhou Zhengyi could only sullenly focus on grilling the chicken wings.

Zhou Zhengyi kept flipping the chicken wings in his hand and occasionally sprinkled on seasoning.

He looked very confident.

Lin Yi wanted to laugh when he saw his unprofessional manner.

He's putting on seasoning before they're even cooked through?

In a moment, the seasoning on the surface will be burnt while the inside is still raw!

A few minutes later, the surface of the chicken wings had turned a bit charred brown. Zhou Zhengyi full of confidence handed the chicken wings to Su Ming.

"Try what I grilled, it's definitely delicious!"

Su Ming took the chicken wings and looked at them; they did indeed seem much better than what she had just grilled.

So she cautiously took a bite.

But in the next second, Su Ming's face became very unsightly. Her brows locked tightly together, and her eyes were filled with surprise and disappointment.

She struggled to swallow that mouthful, hesitated for a moment, and said awkwardly.

"Inside this chicken wing... there seems to be blood..."

Hearing this, Lin Yi shook his head, revealing an 'as expected' expression.

Zhou Zhengyi's face flushed red as he took back the grilled chicken wing from Su Ming's hand and scratched his head in embarrassment.

"How could it not be cooked... I saw the surface was already done! If I grilled it any longer, it would have been charred..."

Seeing this scene, several boys around them also started laughing and jeering.

"Old Zhou, stop embarrassing yourself."

"Don't go poisoning our Great School Beauty Su!"

"Why don't you go to New Southern Culinary Vocational School to further your cooking skills?"

"This can practically be considered 'dark cuisine'."

At this time, Lin Yi naturally handed several skewers he had grilled to Su Ming.

"Here, try what I grilled!"

Lin Yi had worked in a barbecue shop before, so he was very confident in his grilling skills.

Su Ming was a bit embarrassed at first, but after seeing the sincerity in Lin Yi's eyes, she still accepted them.

When Su Ming took her first bite, her eyes instantly lit up.

"Wow, it's so delicious!"

"Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside!"

"The taste is also just right, not too salty or too bland!"

Lin Yi smiled slightly, not becoming conceited just because he received praise from the school beauty.

Instead, he acted as if everything was within expectations.

"If you like it, eat more."

As Lin Yi spoke, he handed the other few skewers he had finished grilling to Li Tong.

"Here, the birthday girl should also taste my handiwork!"

Li Tong took the skewers, and after taking a bite, she let out the same exclamation as Su Ming just had.

"Lin Yi, your skills are truly amazing!"

"I think this taste is about the same as the barbecue shops outside!"

Originally, everyone gathering for barbecue was just for fun.

Being able to cook it through was already considered quite good.

Unexpectedly, Lin Yi actually grilled it so deliciously!

A man who can cook gets the most bonus points!

Li Tong: Favorability +5 points

Current Favorability: 65 points.

"Ding! Detected that Li Tong's favorability has risen by 5 points. Congratulations to the host for obtaining a 5-point credit reward."

Hearing Li Tong's praise, Lin Yi waved his hand modestly.

"It's nothing."

"I worked in a barbecue shop before, so I learned a trick or two from the master."

Previously, for work-study, Lin Yi had done many different part-time jobs.

He had basically done every part-time job one could think of once.

"I didn't expect you to have done part-time jobs!"

Li Tong's impression of Lin Yi became even better.

Being so rich yet still going to work to experience life.

This was simply too down-to-earth!

Completely different from those other high-and-mighty rich second-generation types.

He was so approachable.

Li Tong: Favorability +5 points

Current Favorability: 70 points.

"Ding! Detected that Li Tong's favorability has risen by 5 points. Congratulations to the host for obtaining a 5-point credit reward."

Lin Yi was stunned; he didn't expect that just because Li Tong ate a few of his grilled meats, her favorability would rise by 10 points.

What, can even knowing how to grill be considered a bonus point now?

Or was he particularly charming while grilling?

In that case, he would grill a few more skewers for them to eat!

Lin Yi skillfully got busy, and other surrounding classmates also crowded over, wanting to taste Lin Yi's handiwork.

Zhou Zhengyi, who was neglected by everyone on the side, snorted indignantly and silently returned to his seat.

"So what if you worked in a barbecue shop, what's so great about it?"

"Just a poor kid."

"I don't believe it; can you really chase girls with just a few skewers of grilled meat?"