Owe a Wife
Episode 15's
...Chapters 15...
...Cuisine of a Man...
“Time for Yuya-kun cooking! Teng teng teng teng teng!”
By the time we got home after shopping, it was just before 21:00. It's a little late for dinner, but yeah how else. I was worried about Hitotsuba-san's spirit being higher than when shopping, but let's start cooking right now.
“Chef Yuya's. What is today's menu?”
“I think I'll make a Peperoncino today. I like tomato sauce or meat sauce, but it takes time to make it, so it's something to look forward to next time.”
First, put the water and salt in the pan to be used to make the paste and simmer. In the meantime, proceed to preparing the ingredients. Peel two cloves of garlic, separate the chili, then remove the seeds, slice the parsley leaves, then puree.
Put the paste on boiling water. Set the boiling time to about a minute shorter than the recipe. This way, the pasta will heat up when combined with the sauce, so it will have the right hardness after completion.
If it is almost boiling, put the freshly cut garlic and chili into a frying pan with olive oil and fry slowly with a small flame. The technique is to keep stirring the pan so as not to burn. When the fragrant aroma of garlic comes out, add parsley to add flavor.
From now on it must be quick. Put a bowl of boiling water into the pan with a large flame and mix well with olive oil, then add the paste and continue stirring.
“Yap, it feels right.”
The taste is perfect too. I put it on a newly purchased plate, and added a little chili and pepper, finished.
“Wow. It's amazing, Yuya-kun. You are good at what you do and prepare for it. I'm jealous because I can't do it like this. Or rather, aren't you a better cook than me?”
“...Well, my mom is good at cooking, and I don't hate cooking, so I've been doing it from time to time. I'll look forward to your next meal.”
We sat at tables facing each other and had dinner even though it was a bit late. The aroma of olive oil and garlic stimulates appetite. It's a simple spice, but it's not too salty and tasteless, so I'm relieved. Pepper sprinkles at the end are also a good highlight.
“Mmmmm---! So yummy! The strong aroma of garlic and the freshness of parsley make it easy to eat. The taste of the pepper is also appetizing! Is this Yuya-kun actually a genius!?”
“...If this is called genius, then all the chefs in the world will be gods, and the award-winner will be a creator or something.”
“It's okay. To me Yuya-kun is a chef. No matter what others say, to me your cooking is delicious.”
“Fuf. I guess I can't lose this either. I will also cook tomorrow, so please look forward to it. I'll make something you like!”
“Do you know what I like?”
“Of course. What you like most is hamburgers! You usually eat sweet bread, but in the days when the school cafeteria serves a hamburger, you will always eat it. Hows it? Am I wrong?”
“...Is correct. Great also yes you can know that I will never miss a hamburger in the school cafeteria.”
Sorry to say it, but it's a bit scary to know, Hitotsuba-san. Where do you get information like that? If a famous person like you were to find out about me, it would be a rumor in no time.
“Fufufu. You are naive, Yuya-kun. Information is not limited to students/students only. The person who told me this information was—people from the school cafeteria!”
What are you doing aunt canteen? Wait, is it possible..the fact that he knows that I am usually hungry after club activities, and sometimes gives unsold food as well because he talks to Hitotsuba-san!?
“Of course. From what you like the most and what you don't like, he tells me a lot of things, including what things you like to talk about with your friends. What's booming among Yuya-kun right now is a newly released fantasy game right? He said that you often babble about the charm of heroin which is a childhood friend and big breasts.”.
Why are you showing our conversation so accurately, Auntie?? Is there a hidden camera or eavesdropping device somewhere!? I was afraid to eat in the school cafeteria!?
“That canteen aunt has special abilities. And I was the one who asked him to give the unsold food in the school cafeteria to Yuya-kun. You want to know why I can do that? That can't be asked.”
I was surprised by her putting her index finger in her mouth and blinking her eyes, making my heart melt. Well, although the story is not new, but the belief is the same. Big-breasted and clumsy characters are indeed the best.
“Looks like you know that story well, Hitotsuba-san.”
“Fufufu. The work is famous to know. I read it too. But I'd rather a quiet character in the literature club than a clumsy big-breasted character.”
I was surprised to learn that Hitotsuba-san also read light novels. And strangely, I also liked the quieter characters more than the main characters. Why so? Because isn't that the best moment when a normally reserved child brings out his emotions?
We enjoyed a late dinner while talking about trivial but pleasant things.
Notes: Ukh, what a romantic couple, cave do'ain so that you get along well and stay harmonious... Latom🙏
