Stars In His Eyes

"Auntie He, won’t you give it a try? The chili oil my mom made is really aromatic," said Chen Ya’nan as she went straight to add some chili oil into He Zhilan’s bowl, with this single action nearly shocking He Zhilan out of her wits.

"Auntie He can’t handle that much chili!" the political commissar’s wife was too late to shout, Chen Ya’nan had already poured a spoonful into He Zhilan’s bowl.

At this moment, He Zhilan was truly stunned. While she did crave spicy food, she couldn’t really handle food that was too spicy. It was probably the climate, even in her hometown, she couldn’t handle spicy food as it would easily cause an imbalanced internal body heat.

"I only added a little, Auntie He, give it a go! It’s really super flavorful!" Chen Ya’nan was eagerly looking at He Zhilan. To verify that her words were compelling, she added chili to her own bowl, started eating it heartily in front of He Zhilan, only then did she continue to coax He Zhilan into having a taste.

Seeing that even a child like Chen Ya’nan could happily eat it, He Zhilan thought to give it a try. Maybe, while the chili smelled strong, it was just aromatic and not as spicy as she imagined.

With this mentality, He Zhilan first bowed her head to drink some dumpling soup, but just one sip nearly brought tears to her eyes due to the spiciness.

"Chen Ya’nan, you little trickster," He Zhilan fanned her mouth intensely as she exclaimed, "It’s so spicy!"

Seeing He Zhilan in this state, Chen Ya’nan was laughing heartily, "I don’t think it’s spicy! Auntie He, you really can’t handle spicy food!"