Jelly day 16

[stardustofdawn]

Who: Xingchen and you!
Where: Kitchen, dining car
When: Jelly 16, on platform day, today
What: Helping assemble a belated birthday party!

[With his vision and sight returned, Xingchen discover a simple joy of learning to cook again. To see food, working with food and utensils in the kitchen, he can feel being more useful. Wearing an apron, the kitchen is starting to smell really good, but he realized he needed help]

Hello? Hi, everyone. You know, I not good at aligning the days with the calendar, but I realized my birthday is actually last week on the 25th. While it was belated, I was exhausted from the last mission. I don't celebrate my birthday for years from where I'm from, considering I lived in poverty, so there wasn't much to eat.

I would like to assemble a lunch and dinner, a birthday party today. I haven't baked a cake yet, but this is where you can help. You can meet me in the kitchen. I'm looking to assemble ice cream as well.

If you like to eat, come a little later today to join me. It's on me and my treat.

Comments

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[ayao]

[Meng Yao has made a choice - a choice that is easier to bear now that he isn't faced with Nie Mingjue daily. Lan Xichen too has aided him in finding his strength and so he is no longer moving about like a mouse, filled with guilt.]

Daozhang Xingchen... [He bows to the man and smiles.] I can help you with the ice cream if you like? And the cake?

[stardustofdawn]

[He looks up. The man is no longer blind. He sees perfectly. He smiles cheerfully, sharing the joy. Sure, he works on preparing meals for his belated birthday, but most of the food he cooks by hand looks rather delicious]

Do you want to help? The cakes are done, so maybe you can slice up the cake into pieces and put it on paper plates. The children like to take more than seconds.

[ayao]

I can. [Picking up a knife, Meng Yao sets to work, slicing the cakes into equal pieces and placing each piece onto a plate. He keeps an eye on Xingchen as he works, holding out a sizable slice for the man when he is done.]

Since it is your birthday, Daozhang.

[stardustofdawn]

[He takes the plate of the sizeable slice from him]

Thank you for the help. Do you know what would be good with the cake? A cup of tea.

[ayao]

[Xingchen is sweetness personified! Meng Yao reaches for a teapot, chuckling.]

Tea with honey? Or is that too much sugar?

[stardustofdawn]

[He finds Meng Yao good company. Xingchen has been busy, so he tries to slow down to spend time with colleagues and friends]

Tea with honey sounds good. You know, I learned from Roland, the barista that you can add milk to it, similar to coffee, and it will taste better.