Chapter 1631: Chapter 1625: Careless and Negligent

Qin Jiale wondered if she should ask her if she’s interested in this, then they could learn together, right? That way, she’d have a companion, wouldn’t she?

“Got it, please guide me, master,” Ye Zishu teased.

“Okay, then, apprentice, you start by washing the pot. Remember to scrub it clean, alright? Today I want you all to try cooking yourselves. Then, take home what you make and let your families taste your skills.” Qin Jiale remembered her sister’s words when she was teaching her to cook. If you don’t let your family taste it, then eat it yourself, that’s how you identify the shortcomings. Only by knowing what went wrong can you improve next time.

“Is that so? Alright, I hope what I make is edible.” Guan Xiaojun had never cooked before and was truly worried that what she made wouldn’t be edible. That would be a disaster, causing her whole family to suffer.

“Can you have a bit more confidence in yourself? I started from knowing nothing to now being able to cook. You think I could cook from the start? Then you’re wrong.” Qin Jiale glanced at them. She was a latecomer in learning how to cook too.

“Lele, is there some inside story about how you learned to cook?” Xu Shaoqin was curious too. Didn’t Qin Jiale start learning to cook from a young age?

“Of course, it was last summer when I went to my sister’s place. She taught me, and she was pregnant at the time.

I saw how hard it was for her to cook, so I offered to help her. In the end, she said she’d teach me to cook. I thought I wouldn’t be able to do it.

Who knew, from burning it to being too salty, up to today, I lost count of how many attempts I’ve made. But look, haven’t I learned it?

So, honestly, nothing in this world is difficult if you have the heart. This saying is absolutely correct. As long as you’re truly determined to do something, you’ll do it well and succeed.

Although the process is quite difficult, and you’ll face a lot of failures and setbacks, isn’t the result good?”

Qin Jiale came through repeated failures. When she was ready to give up, she’d think of what her sister said, and that’s how she persisted until now. She can cook, and quite well too.

“Yes, Lele is right. We can do it. We have to have confidence in ourselves.” Among them, Xu Shaoqin could make simple dishes. Cai Wenzhao could cook, leaving only Guan Xiaojun and Ye Zishu who couldn’t.

However, after hearing Qin Jiale’s words, they realized that there’s indeed nothing that can stump someone with confidence in this world. Although it might take numerous trials, they’re not afraid.

Ye Li and Pang Chao were outside the kitchen cutting whelks, listening to the passionate words of the girls inside. A warm feeling surged inside him, yes, nothing in the world is difficult if you’re determined. He would work hard, he would strive.

Over at the Qins, life was harmonious, but over in Zhongzhai, Qin Xue and the others were still at their wits’ end.

Qin Xue looked at the mountains in front of her. What mystery is there here? They’ve checked the bodies of the people here. They get sick just like people outside, with similar problems, but why is their lifespan limited to only forty years?

There must be something she’s overlooked, but what could it be? Qin Xue walked and thought, her mind not focused, and ended up in a miserable state.

“Oh dear, how could I be so careless.” Qin Xue looked at the bloodstains on her palm and knee, scraped by stones, bleeding quite a bit.

“Sigh, really, you can’t walk without paying attention, can you?” Qin Xue muttered to herself, walked to the river, and reached out to wash the blood off, only to get a shock.

“Why is it like this?” Qin Xue said, but her words could not answer her.