Chapter 515 – Hidden Skills
Ai Mi was extremely unhappy after being forced to wear different outfits even after she changed back to her own clothes. She threatened multiple times she would call Peng TouSi and tell him to kill us all with submachine gun. She calmed down reluctantly after Xiong YaoYue did her utmost to apologize on behalf of the cla.s.s leader.
It was a weird situation because it was usually Xiong YaoYue who caused trouble and the cla.s.s leader dealing with the aftermath, but it was reversed today.
Ai Mi puckered her lips as she sat on the sofa and sulked. She scared Gong CaiCai who came to pour drinks, it was like Ai Mi the was the interviewer for a job and Gong CaiCai was the interviewee.
The cla.s.s leader treated Ai Mi like a small animal, after she had her fun, she went back to the kitchen to prepare tonight’s banquet. Gong CaiCai’s aunt originally wanted to order from a restaurant, but the girls led by the cla.s.s clear, decided to cook their own meal. They could also improve their relationships through cooking and the aunt thought it was interesting, so she agreed.
“Youngsters have their own way of having fun, so I won’t stay here to spoil the fun.” After telling everyone to be safe, Gong CaiCai’s aunt made sure there was enough food and left.
“You didn’t even hire a chef for a birthday dinner?” Ai Mi mocked while eating the pistachios Xiong YaoYue peeled for her, “If Katyusha kneels down and begs me, I can lend my chef to you guys.”
Loud Mouth was cutting onions loudly on the chopping board, and Ai Mi’s voice was completely smothered.
“My eyes hurt.” Loud Mouth couldn’t stand it after a few chops, “I’ll be washing my face with my tears if I keep on cutting. I’ll have to rest a while first.”
“I’ll cut it.” Gong CaiCai felt apologetic about being excluded from the kitchen, so she enthusiastically asked to help Loud Mouth.
“No, it’s okay.” Loud Mouth waved her hand in a hurry, “The birthday girl herself doesn’t need to do any work, and there aren’t many plates left…”
Everyone knew Gong CaiCai was clumsy and would often trip and fall for no reason at school, but it was the first time I’ve heard about her destructive power in the kitchen.
She was weak and had poor balance, plus the fact that her ample b.r.e.a.s.t.s may have partially obscured her view, it caused her to frequently break dishes.
Especially the large plates that were used to hold the food, they are all bound to break as soon as they pa.s.s through Gong CaiCai’s hands.
After Gong CaiCai broke seven plates, the cla.s.s leader realized that she can’t let Gong CaiCai enter the kitchen anymore. If she kept on breaking plates, other than the fact they wouldn’t have enough plates for dinner, the cla.s.s leader’s heart wouldn’t be able to handle it anymore either.
“In the future, Cai Cai has to marry a rich man.” Loud Mouth teased, “Otherwise, just the money he has to spend on plates will make him bankrupt.”
“I, I don’t break this much every day…” Gong Cai Cai blushed, “I’m just a bit more nervous today…”
In addition, Ai Mi gave Gong CaiCai her birthday gift right when she entered and broke the usual routine of giving birthday gifts after blowing out the candles. So Xiong YaoYue suggested everyone should give their gifts to Gong CaiCai in advance.
The cla.s.s leader gave a very beautiful DIY gift. You might not believe it, but it was a lampshade made with a few hundred cola can pull tabs plus old lighting to make a lamp. Even Ai Mi was impressed with the cla.s.s leader.
Loud Mouth gave a crystal ball bedside ornament, with the sleeping beauty inside it; Little Smart gave a peace bracelet, but no matter what it looked like prayer beads to me.
Xiong YaoYue prepared a pair of jeans for Gong CaiCai.
“I’ve never seen Cai Cai wear jeans, so I bought her a pair. What do you think, the material is very strong and wouldn’t get damaged even if you craw or roll.”
I think that’s your own standard, Gong CaiCai doesn’t need that strong jeans, it’s not like she’s going to partic.i.p.ate in a triathlon. Gong CaiCai’s life would already be in danger before the jeans gets damaged.
“Thanks, thanks…” For some reason, Gong CaiCai face turned red, “I love everyone’s gifts, but there’s a reason why I don’t wear jeans…”
“Is it because you’re afraid of your curves being seen by boys?” Xiong YaoYue blurted out, making me, the only boy present, very embarra.s.sed.
“What’s there to be afraid of?” Ai Mi interjected, “Being watched means you’re attractive, although they do get annoying…”
After Ai Mi found a bottle of cola in the fridge and half a bag of chips, she sat on the sofa lazily enjoying it and no longer said she wanted to leave.
Gong CaiCai’s face reddened even more and said hesitantly, “Its, actually not just jeans, I have difficulty wearing any clothing that requires a belt because it’s hard to see the holes and takes a lot of effort to put on…”
“How?” Xiong YaoYue patted her own belt, “I could wear my belt in less than ten seconds every morning, Cai Cai you just need to get used to it.”
Ai Mi had a chip between her fingers as she stared at Xiong YaoYue’s chest for a moment, then stared at Gong CaiCai’s chest for a moment, and suddenly realized:
“It’s because her chest is too big. Her line of sight is blocked by her chest, that’s why it’s inconvenient when putting on a belt, no wonder she’s a dairy cow.”
Gong CaiCai was so ashamed she wanted to crawl somewhere and hide. Xiong YaoYue and cla.s.s leader couldn’t really think of any words to comfort Gong CaiCai.
It reminds me of that joke: men with big beer bellies can’t see their p.e.n.i.s. It turns out that women with too large b.r.e.a.s.t.s also have a lot of unspoken troubles.
“Eh, Ye Lin, what gifts did you bring?”
Xiong YaoYue just had to bring it up. I was suddenly called out by Ai Mi to act as a bodyguard, so I didn’t even know I was going to Gong CaiCai’s birthday party, otherwise I definitely would have prepared one beforehand. That’s not good, I was the only who didn’t bring a gift, it’s so embarra.s.sing. Gong CaiCai if you found a place to hide, we could go in together.
“I brought the manservant, so he’s like my carry-on luggage. Have you ever seen luggage give people gifts?”
Ai Mi defended me.
Although it was true, it would be even more perfect if the luggage didn’t need to eat.
“Ye, Ye Lin cla.s.smate actually already gave me a gift…” Gong CaiCai whispered as she twiddled her thumbs, “The little rabbit is living very well at my aunt’s house, I still go visit it often…”
“What, the rabbit was a gift from Ye Lin?”
The cla.s.s leader, who hadn’t spoken, was surprised and she frowned slightly as if she wanted to ask when I was on gift giving terms with Gong CaiCai, but swallowed her words after thinking carefully.
“Let’s go and cut onions.” The cla.s.s leader said to Loud Mouth, “It won’t irritate your eyes if you freeze the onion in the freezer for a while.”
“It’s true.” After trying it, Loud Mouth admired the cla.s.s leader’s housewife experience.
The common saying was “three women are enough for a drama”. Now that there were six girls in the room, including the two gossip masters Loud Mouth and Little Smart, it was incessant chatting and I wasn’t interested in any of the topics.
Clothes, beauty, dieting… relationships, enemies, who got married, who got divorced… even Ai Mi perked her ears up and would say a few lines once in a while about how even American gossip is better than China’s.
I was bored, so I strolled to the study and found a book to read. I put a copy of the Cla.s.sical Chinese Tales of the Supernatural on the ground to read while doing push ups.
“101, 102 ……” right when I was reading the shower scene, I suddenly had a tingly feeling on my scalp like someone was watching me.
I looked up at the window, but there was nothing there. However, it felt like I saw a black shadow disappear from my peripherals.
I went to the window and looked outside carefully, but I couldn’t find any clues. Ai Mi called me loudly at the same time, so I returned to the living room.
It turns out that Xiong YaoYue, under Ai Mi’s orders, managed to mess up the sweet and sour fish dish the cla.s.s leader had almost finished cooking (does anyone even want to eat spicy and salty sweet and sour fish). The cla.s.s leader chased those two food destroyers out of the kitchen. They couldn’t stay, but they found a violin in Gong CaiCai’s bedroom.
“Eh, Cai Cai, do you play the violin?” Xiong YaoYue’s eyes widened, “How come I’ve never heard you mention it before? If I knew, I would have let you perform on stage at last year’s New Year’s party.”
Ai Mi muttered on the side, “I hate the violin…” Ai Mi, who was forced to practice various instruments as a child, had a good reason to not like instruments.
“I, I don’t play it well…” Gong CaiCai squirmed and tugged at her skirt, “I can’t perform in front of people at all…”
“What are you afraid of?” Xiong YaoYue stuffed the violin into Gong CaiCai’s hands, “Play a song for us. Ai Mi is an expert and she can give you some guidance.”
“Really, can I really play it? My skills really aren’t up to par…”
The more modest Gong CaiCai was, the more curious Xiong YaoYue got. Loud Mouth and Little Smart also came over to join in on the fun, finally allowing Gong CaiCai to pluck up the courage to pick up the violin and start playing.
She had a serene expression with a slight smile. She had elegant movements and it was clear Gong CaiCai has worked hard on this aspect of the violin. She probably hired a tutor and she really likes this instrument.
But… liking is not the same as being good at it. What is this terrible sound? It sounds like a cat beating up a baby.
Xiong YaoYue was shocked and Loud Mouth and Little Smart were both petrified. Ai Mi covered her ears in horror and even the cla.s.s leader who was busy in the kitchen, had flames erupt from her frying pan.
The most frightening part was that Gong CaiCai wasn’t aware of it at all. She was still intoxicated in playing the dream violin melody that existed only in her own mind.
A bang was accompanied with the ‘homicide serenade’ and a short-haired girl fell through the balcony window and laid on the balcony without moving.