Peach-Orange! – Chapter 571 – Drugging

At noon, the sun was blazing hot. After lazily spending the morning and finishing the lunch break, Chi Xiaocheng went to the kitchen.

Su Tao was patiently explaining to her how to make a good pot of soup, including the differences between stewing and boiling, and so on.

She even dug out a book from somewhere that taught how to cook, explaining it to Chi Xiaocheng while flipping through it.

After spending over half an hour, Su Tao asked, “Xiaocheng, do you understand?”

Chi Xiaocheng nodded with a serious expression, “I completely understand.”

She reached out and pointed to the large pile of seasonings Su Tao had laid out, whose names she couldn’t even remember.

“This, this, and this. I just need to throw all these things in together, then stew it for three or four hours, and it’ll be a good pot of soup, right?”

Su Tao fell silent, “So, did you remember the names of these seasonings?”

“Uh… I know berries, does that count? For the others, I can’t remember most of the names, but it’s okay, I remember what they look like.”

Cooking and making soup, how simple.

Throw the relevant stuff in, then wait.

Done!

Su Tao sighed, “Forget it, I’ll teach you step by step once. I’ll explain as we go, that should be much better.”

“Okay~”

Su Tao turned around to handle those seasonings again, but didn’t notice the slight meaningfulness in Chi Xiaocheng’s curved smile.

Wasn’t this exactly what she was looking forward to?

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As long as she added a little “Sleeping Black Tea” while making the soup, then when Tao Tao fell asleep tonight, she could lock her up and go out to save her brother.

Even if there really was danger, as long as Tao Tao didn’t leave this room, she wouldn’t be in danger.

At the same time, she also couldn’t stop herself.

If she didn’t come back after a day or two, she could have Special Envoy Qiu’s people release Tao Tao.

After that…

It wasn’t something she could confirm now. If she found her brother quickly, she would just go home directly.

If she couldn’t find him, that would prove something had happened.

To be honest, there should be an outcome in two days no matter what. It’s not like she would need Special Envoy Qiu’s people to release Su Tao.

And so, after making up her mind, Chi Xiaocheng began to follow Su Tao step by step to learn how to make soup.

They used small pots, the kind that was just enough for one person.

They added a little bit of ingredients and seasonings, then clear water. The final step was to put the small lid on the pot and place it into the large pot.

At this step, Chi Xiaocheng stopped and asked instead, “So, that means after this point, a good soup is completed?”

“Xiaocheng is following me, right? The soup made this way will definitely be delicious. Now we just need to wait.”

“Then… can Tao Tao and I swap and drink each other’s later? I’ll drink the one Tao Tao made, and Tao Tao drinks the one I made, so Tao Tao can also experience the soup I stewed.”

“Of course, no problem.”

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Having gotten Su Tao’s confirmation, Chi Xiaocheng immediately turned around, pretending to put the lid on.

In reality, with her back to Su Tao and out of the girl’s sight, a small packet of powder appeared in her previously empty hand.

This was something Chi Xiaocheng had drawn as a prize before, a powder that could make people sleep deeply, but due to the World Will, previous items couldn’t be used anymore.

But she could directly exchange for it from the shop, and it required even less than 30 points of emotional value.

She had tried it once herself; the effect was very strong. Basically, once you entered deep sleep, it was hard to wake up.

Later, as long as Tao Tao drank this soup and fell asleep, she would no longer be able to stop her from going out.

Tao Tao, I’m really sorry.

This whole day of learning to cook and make soup was all for this moment.

I really can’t let go of my brother.

But I also don’t want you to get hurt or have an accident.

So, I have no choice but to resort to this last resort!

The powder was poured into the clear water, and she quickly put the lid on.

Considering Su Tao’s War God bloodline, Chi Xiaocheng specially increased the dosage.

Even if a pig drank this, it would have to sleep for three to five hours.

And once truly fast asleep…

Hehe.

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After putting the lid on properly and placing the soup pot into the same large pot, Chi Xiaocheng watched Su Tao press the start button and specifically emphasized, “Then Tao Tao, you have to remember, the one on the left is mine, the one on the right is yours. Later we’ll compare whose tastes better.”

“No problem~”

Su Tao reached out and rubbed Chi Xiaocheng’s head again, showing a doting smile, “Then, Xiaocheng, you go rest first. I’ll clean up the kitchen waste here.”

“Mm-hmm, okay, Tao Tao, thank you for your hard work!”

Chi Xiaocheng stood on her tiptoes, raised her head, and gently pecked Su Tao’s cheek with her pink lips.

“Hehe~”

With a shy laugh, she quickly escaped the kitchen.

And Su Tao, after watching Chi Xiaocheng leave, her eyes suddenly turned much colder.

She turned and looked at the two soup pots, one on the left and one on the right, falling into silence for a long time without speaking.

In the evening, to make it look more convincing, Chi Xiaocheng was in the kitchen again, cooking with Su Tao, assisting her.

Actually, she could cook too, but her skills weren’t as good as Su Tao’s; occasionally, some ordinary home-style dishes would turn out too salty or too bland.

After finishing a wonderful meal, Chi Xiaocheng proactively said, “I’ll bring the soup out.”

“Be careful, it’s hot.”

“No problem.”

She brought the soup out herself, of course, to distinguish which one was drugged and which one wasn’t.

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If she drank the wrong one, that would be disastrous.

The drugged soup on the left was placed in front of Su Tao’s seat.

The normal soup on the right was placed in front of herself.

Done!

The dishes were all served, the rice was ready, and the sunset hadn’t completely set yet. The two of them began to enjoy this delicious meal by the sunlight.

Chi Xiaocheng opened the lid of the soup, a fragrant aroma drifting into her nose, and her acting immediately kicked in, “Tao Tao’s smells so good. Tao Tao, take a look at mine, how is it? Is it fragrant, is it good? Hurry up and taste it.”

Su Tao’s tone was helpless, “Xiaocheng, don’t be so impatient. It’s just off the stove and very hot, you can’t drink it yet.”

As she spoke, Su Tao deliberately took a deep look at Chi Xiaocheng, “Speaking of which, why is Xiaocheng so eager for me to drink the soup?”

Chi Xiaocheng’s expression didn’t change at all; instead, she said sheepishly, “It’s my first time making soup so seriously, of course I want to know how it turned out. If Tao Tao likes it, I’ll make it for you every day from now on.”

“Really, what am I going to do with you.”

Su Tao also showed a helpless smile. She first put the soup aside. After eating halfway through the meal and when it had cooled down considerably, Su Tao then placed this pot of soup in front of herself.

Then she said to Chi Xiaocheng, “Okay, Xiaocheng, you can drink too. If it gets any cooler, it won’t taste as good. It’s best to drink it while it’s hot but not scalding.”

“Okay~”

Chi Xiaocheng also lowered her head to start drinking the soup, and watched as Su Tao little by little finished the entire pot of soup. Only then did she squint her eyes with a satisfied smile.

It seemed the plan was successful.