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Chapter 47 - "Splendid" Rice with Pickled Vegetables and Pork (6)

"Come a little closer..." Lisa used her eyes to indicate to him to move closer to herself.

Jungkook lowered his head.

She was struck with a brilliant idea and suddenly asked, "That dish, splendid rice with pickled vegetables and pork that you mentioned last time, how do you make it?"

"Splendid rice with pickled vegetables and pork?" Jungkook seemed to see through her intention but he was in no hurry to call her out on it. "That dish is a little complicated. You take pork belly with the rind still on it and cook it until it's medium well. Then you wipe away the moisture on the rind and while it's still hot, brush some soy sauce onto it. Afterwards, you pour some oil into the pan to heat, then take the pork belly and place it rind down on the pan. Let it fry in the oil until it turns a deep red color before you remove it and let it rest and air. After, place it rind down again on a cutting board and cut it into slices that are about five millimetres thick."

She absentmindedly gave an "mm."

What should I do? What excuse can I use?...

What can I do so that I can still go travel and have fun without having to meet the parents?

Jungkook seemed to be amused and continued to observe her face, which looked as if her spirit was out roaming somewhere beyond the skies, while carrying on without really focusing on what he was saying. "Then you take some lotus seeds that have been presoaked already, roll them up into the pork slices, and stand up all the rolls neatly in a bowl. Chop some pickled vegetables up finely, add to them chicken bouillon, sugar, soy sauce, and some cooked glutinous rice, and then mix them all together while the rice is still hot."

"And then?" Lisa pretended to ask interestedly.

Keep talking a bit more...

I haven't come up with a plan yet, ah...

"And then? You take the pickled vegetables mixed with rice and spread it evenly over the rolled meat. Put everything into the steamer and steam for about thirty minutes, until the meat is extremely soft and tender, before taking it out. Then, you flip the whole bowl with the rice inside it upside down over a plate so that the meat rolled with lotus seeds inside is now on top."

Lisa was not paying attention in the least.

"The steps are complicated so it is easy to mess up." Jungkook observed her for a little while before chuckling, "Have you thought of a plan yet?"

......

Seeing that she had been found out, she finally gave in meekly and looked up pitiably at him. "Let me think a little bit more, okay?"

In that moment, he was suddenly reminded of how he had felt the very first time he heard her humming. Such a familiar feeling.

In fact, right at the beginning, when he entered the entertainment circle and heard for the first time his own voice that he had recorded into his computer, he did not think there was anything special about it and even thought it was a little weird. At the time, he had only felt that it did not sound like his voice, and as for whether it sounded nice or not, he had no real concept. How could anyone have any feelings for their own voice?

And then, he heard her voice.

A little languid-sounding, a little husky.

So wondrously exquisite it soon caused his heart to soften.

"Okay." For the first time, Jungkook gave in, but what followed was an even more tenderly and intimately spoken murmur. "Hurry and decide so I can make arrangements."