Chapter 2240 - 2199: You're After My Sister

Face is very important, but compared to the lives of several senior brothers and sisters, it seems less significant. Especially for Xu Sanpang, who always thinks of him and speaks up on his behalf, even at the risk of offending the Sect Leader's son.

At this moment, Wang Xiaoqiang felt a pang of emotion. One cannot be too heartless. For the sake of a few senior brothers and Senior Sister Xu, he must set aside his pride and make a table of desserts for the Sect Leader's family.

In ancient times, people hadn't tasted desserts; chefs had no concept of them. It was only with the development of times that sweets like cookies and pastries emerged, but there were no such things as bread and cake.

What Wang Xiaoqiang needed to make now was precisely bread and cake. Fortunately, these were relatively easy to make. After all, in the culinary world, desserts are part of pastry work, which emphasizes the making of dough. Bread and cake do not require much effort on the dough itself and can be completed within ten minutes.

As for baking, for an immortal like Wang Xiaoqiang, it was even easier. He himself possessed Fire Element Spiritual Energy, and using it to bake bread and cake was much quicker than using an oven, with heat control always at its best.

Without hesitation, Wang Xiaoqiang immediately started making desserts. To ensure he completed a table of desserts within fifteen minutes, he observed with his Divine Sense and even used the Heaven-Opening Eye to check the interior of the dough, ensuring there were no holes or uneven areas, thus maximizing the appearance and taste of the bread and cake.

During the preparation of the bread and cake, several senior brothers and Senior Sister Xu lent a hand. However, they were still delayed by a few minutes.

Fifteen minutes later, the Sect Leader's daughter Jiangh Churan walked into the kitchen. Just as she was about to speak, she smelled the sweet aroma of bread and cake, immediately making her mouth water. For the Sect Leader's daughter, a beauty renowned throughout the sect, drooling in public would be absolutely unseemly.

She quickly made a swallowing gesture, forcing the saliva threatening to flow from her throat down, then donned a stern expression, shouting, "Time's up, are the dishes ready?"

Before she finished speaking, Jiangh Hongtao also entered. He knew that in fifteen minutes it was impossible for Zhang Dapang and the others in the kitchen room to present a high-standard meal, so he came to witness their embarrassment, and of course, to lay blame on behalf of his father.

Wang Xiaoqiang noticed the time was up, and the bread and cake were only seventy percent done. He had a thought—well, if they aren't fully cooked, so be it. Anyway, the Sect Leader's family had never eaten these things; how would they know if they were underbaked? If they did find out, he could just claim they don't taste good fully baked.

So he said, "Alright, it's ready."

Then he gave Zhang Dapang a look, signaling them to serve all the baked goods.

Without a care, Zhang Dapang and the other stout helpers immediately set the table, quickly presenting an array of breads, cakes, pastries, cookies—a table full of desserts.

The Sect Leader's family was invited into the small dining room. Upon seeing the table of desserts, the Sect Leader's family wore odd expressions, and then Sect Leader Jiangh Zifang's face turned cold. Pointing at the desserts on the table, he said, "What is this stuff? Daring!"

The word "daring" was shouted by Jiangh Zifang, like an explosion, frightening Zhang Dapang and the others to their knees, except Wang Xiaoqiang who did not kneel.

Jiangh Hongtao chimed in, "Trickery, pure trickery... What kind of nonsense is this, daring to serve it?"

The Jiangh family, although attracted by the enticing sweet scent, had never seen bread or cake before. Faced with such unfamiliar "food," they couldn't help but have doubts, naturally leading to outrage.

"This isn't trickery. These are my own creations. Everyone, please try them before commenting…" Wang Xiaoqiang said,

Earlier, upon hearing from Xu Sanpang that the Sect Leader's daughter Jiangh Churan liked sweets, Wang Xiaoqiang waved his hand, summoning a power that lifted a round little cake from the table, bringing it to Jiangh Churan. The sweet fragrance grew stronger, and combined with its golden hue, it was even more tempting.

Jiangh Churan's taste buds were activated, and she felt the saliva threatening to surge from her throat once more, almost uncontrollable, the next moment it seemed ready to overflow from her mouth. She did not want to show such disgrace in front of everyone, so with quick thinking, she decisively grabbed the cake and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing rapidly,

In doing so, she suppressed her saliva, and as she chewed the sweet cake, Jiangh Churan felt an unprecedented taste enjoyment spread throughout her taste nerves, even jolting her entire body. Especially upon swallowing, she felt a deep sense of satisfaction…

"Delicious, truly delicious, so very delicious," Jiangh Churan sincerely praised, turning her gaze to her family, "Father, mother, brother, you must try it, it's really so delicious..."

The Sect Leader Jiangh Zifang remained impassive; as the Sect Leader, he had to maintain his authority. Jiangh Hongtao also stayed unmoved because he just criticized Wang Xiaoqiang's desserts, and trying them now would be too embarrassing.

The Sect Leader's wife Lin Mengchu, as a woman, liked sweets too. The golden hue and sweet aroma from the cakes on the table had long stirred her taste buds. Eyeing the bread and cake's golden color, she was eager to try them. But for the sake of appearance, she maintained her dignity and didn't act. Now seeing her daughter's words, she approached the table, picked up a square piece of bread, sniffed it, and the sweet aroma immediately reached her nose, stimulating her appetite. She almost couldn't resist and stuffed the bread into her mouth, biting off a piece.

Delicious, truly delicious, so very delicious,

She might not have shouted aloud like her daughter, but she definitely thought so. Then she took a second bite, a third...

Quickly, she finished the entire piece of bread. After eating, she nodded towards Jiangh Zifang and her son, "Really good, feels fresh, you should try it too."

The Sect Leader Jiangh Zifang and Jiangh Hongtao, seeing this, also went to the table, each took a dessert and tried it. Before finishing the ones in their hands, they already showed approval. The unparalleled taste and sweet flavor conquered the prideful men, and they couldn't honestly say it was not delicious. Moreover, they hoped to eat such food regularly in the future.

"Hmm, it's passable," Sect Leader Jiangh Zifang nodded at Zhang Dapang and approved, "consider it that you all passed."

Zhang Dapang and the others breathed a long sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Jiangh Hongtao said, "Hey, Zhang Dapang, are these desserts made by you?"

Zhang Dapang naturally didn't dare to take the credit and immediately pulled Wang Xiaoqiang forward, pointing at him and said, "These desserts are Wang Xiaoqiang's unique creations. We just helped out."

"Yes, yes, it's Wang Xiaoqiang's craftsmanship." Xu Sanpang quickly echoed, sincerely hoping Wang Xiaoqiang could stand out from this.

"Didn't he not know how to cook? How come he can make them now?" Jiangh Hongtao started picking at it, glaring at Wang Xiaoqiang with malice.

Wang Xiaoqiang responded with an icy gaze, "I indeed don't know how to cook, but this table is not food; these belong to pastries..."

Indeed, there wasn't a single dish on the table, all were kinds of pasta. Jiangh Hongtao was choked by Wang Xiaoqiang's words and rolled his eyes, "Since you can make it so well, become my personal chef then."

Before he could finish, Jiangh Churan's eyes brightened, staring at Wang Xiaoqiang and eagerly saying to Jiangh Zifang, "Father, in two days, it's my coming-of-age ceremony; I've decided to complete it with a hunt. During the hunt, I hope to take Wang Xiaoqiang along..."

Although Jiangh Churan didn't say what she wanted Wang Xiaoqiang for, everyone could tell she wanted to take this chef to make her such desserts along the way.

Originally, when Jiangh Hongtao suggested having Wang Xiaoqiang as his personal chef, Wang Xiaoqiang's heart sank. Truthfully, he didn't want to be a personal chef for this detestable guy even if it killed him,

but if the Sect Leader agreed, he wouldn't be able to refuse or resist. Because he wasn't strong enough yet,

but now that Jiangh Churan said she wanted to take him hunting, his heart eased, and he already made his decision.

"Little Ran, brother had just spoken, and you're already fighting for people with me, isn't it out of line?" Jiangh Hongtao unhappily glanced at his sister. "You should know about first come, first served."

"You're the brother, you should give in to your little sister, humph," Jiangh Churan pouted.

"This time, I absolutely refuse. I like this Wang Xiaoqiang and insist on making him my personal chef." Jiangh Hongtao gave Wang Xiaoqiang a teasing glance as if to say, "Humph, kid, aren't you capable, aren't you skilled in cooking? Fine then, you'll not only become my servant but also dedicate all your cooking skills to me..."

Jiangh Churan's ample chest heaved with anger, she glared at Jiangh Hongtao, then turned her gaze to Jiangh Zifang and Lin Mengchu, saying, "Father, Mother, look at this, does this look like how a brother should behave? Disputing over such a small matter with me."

Lin Mengchu smiled and shook her head, Jiangh Zifang stroked his beard and said, "Alright, since both of you siblings want this Wang Xiaoqiang, then let's listen to his opinion. Whoever he wants to follow, he'll belong to."

Upon hearing this, the Jiangh siblings both fixed their gaze on Wang Xiaoqiang. Jiangh Hongtao's eyes were full of threats as if saying, "Kid, choose wisely. If you don't choose me, I'll kill you."

Jiangh Churan, however, clasped her hands to her heart, eagerly watching Wang Xiaoqiang, but her gaze also harbored a faint threat, seemingly saying imperiously, "You must choose me, otherwise, I won't let you off."

Wang Xiaoqiang, without any hesitation, looked at Jiangh Churan and said, "Hunting is hard work. Dining might be poorly served, but if sweets can be supplied anytime, it would be much better..."

As soon as Wang Xiaoqiang mentioned this, Jiangh Churan cheerfully raised her hand in celebration, "Ah, wonderful. Wonderful, he's mine."

Jiangh Hongtao's face suddenly darkened, and he shot a murderous glare at Wang Xiaoqiang, "Kid, you harbor ill intentions, are you after my sister?"

Wang Xiaoqiang truly had ulterior motives towards Jiangh Churan because he felt extremely aversive towards the Jiangh family. When Jiangh Churan looked at him earlier, her eyes were also filled with threats,

Wang Xiaoqiang utterly hated being threatened by others, not even with a glance,

he decided to take revenge,

he decided to start with Jiangh Churan and seize her during the hunt. Once he got Jiangh Churan, Jiangh Zifang, Lin Mengchu, and Jiangh Hongtao would all go mad. They would all regret it, all feel heartache.

"You're just meddling in others' business," Jiangh Churan coldly retorted to Jiangh Hongtao, "No need to imagine things out of nothing. Wang Xiaoqiang's mine, you lost."

(This is a major chapter, costs are high, but the price is not set by the author, don't blame Old Chu.)