Soon, it was time for lunch.
Originally, Makoto planned to go to the kitchen to cook, but Little Ayaka held his hand.
The Little One's big eyes were innocent, and she said in a childish voice, "Makoto Gege, may I help you?"
Perhaps the Little One felt that Makoto had worked very hard making breakfast today.
Or perhaps she felt embarrassed to keep freeloading food and drinks here.
So, she proactively offered to be Makoto's assistant.
Makoto remembered that Little Ayaka liked making desserts, and to some extent, she should also like cooking, right?
It was just that due to the Kamisto Family's restrictions, she could only sneak into the kitchen.
Now that the Kamisto Family's restrictions were gone, she could openly do what she liked.
In response, Makoto chuckled and said, "Of course you can, Little One, come to the kitchen with me."
Makoto also considered that Ayaka was too young at the moment.
So, he only arranged for her to do some simple chores, such as washing vegetables and lighting the fire.
However, although Little Ayaka was not old, she really wanted to prove her cooking skills.
"Makoto Gege, may I use that bag of Flour to make desserts?"
"You probably haven't tasted Inazuma's desserts, right? Please let me make them for you!"
She looked up at Makoto, while also pointing at a bag of Flour on the table.
Perhaps having tasted Liyue's delicacies,
the Little One also wanted to reciprocate by making Inazuma's unique desserts for everyone to enjoy.
Makoto thought about it and felt that it was not quite appropriate for a child to make desserts.
But she was so polite.
Makoto could not refuse.
Moreover, making desserts was not dangerous, so he agreed.
"Yes, from now on, that bag of Flour is entirely yours to use."
"Little One, I'm really looking forward to the desserts you make."
Hearing Makoto agree, Little Ayaka's eyes curved into a smile: "Mm-hmm, I definitely won't let Makoto Gege down!"
Immediately after, a young man and a white-haired loli began to get busy in the kitchen.
Before long,
steaming hot dishes were placed on the dining table, and the aroma filled the entire house.
"Ningguang, stop studying the chessboard and come eat first."
"Qiqi, put down the Little Sparrows. Their feathers are almost plucked bald by you. Rest for a bit and have some fresh coconut milk."
"Beidou, you've already cleaned the house very well. Thank you for your hard work. Come eat quickly to replenish your energy."
Makoto called the Little Ones to eat.
Since Ganyu was teaching Shenhe meditation, Makoto did not deliberately disturb them but left food for them.
At once, Ningguang, Beidou, and Qiqi also came upon hearing the call.
Their short legs made pattering sounds on the wooden floor.
Ningguang noticed that there was a plate of never-before-seen desserts on the dining table today.
She subconsciously asked, "Did Makoto Gege make desserts today?"
Those desserts were colorful and shaped like animals, such as little white rabbits and Little Turtle, extremely cute.
As soon as they were placed on the table, they immediately attracted the attention of Qiqi and Beidou.
Beidou also stared at the desserts without blinking and then exclaimed, "These desserts look so delicious!"
Qiqi nodded along: "Desserts... cute..."
Seeing that the Little One all liked desserts, Makoto smiled and said, "This dessert wasn't made by me, but by Ayaka."
"She said she tasted Liyue's delicacies, so she also invited us to try some of Inazuma's specialties."
Little Ayaka nodded and smiled, pushing the desserts forward, inviting everyone to taste them.
Qiqi was the first to take a dessert and taste it, then slowly said, "Qiqi can't taste anything... but... it should be delicious..."
Makoto also casually picked up a piece of dessert and ate it.
With that bite, his expression almost broke.
With that bite,
it was incredibly salty!
So salty that Makoto's tears were about to come out.
The Little One must have been careless and mistaken salt for sugar.
Qiqi had no sense of taste and couldn't taste food, which was why he was so calm.
And at this moment, Makoto couldn't show anything.
Because this dessert was made by Little Ayaka with a lot of time and effort.
At this moment, she was looking at Makoto with anticipation, hoping to get his approval.
Naturally, Makoto didn't want to make the Little One sad.
He forced a smile and said with difficulty, "This dessert tastes very good, it's really too delicious."
"I have never eaten such a delicious dessert."
As Makoto spoke, he stuffed the desserts from the plate into his mouth.
Because he was afraid that Ningguang and Beidou would pick up the desserts and find them unpalatable, then show it too obviously.
That would hurt Little Turtle's heart.
In response, Makoto also had a look of 'If I don't go to hell, who will?' and ate all the desserts on the plate.
Because it was too salty, tears silently streamed down his cheeks.
Ningguang and Beidou next to him were stunned.
Why did Makoto Gege eat all the desserts directly?
He didn't even leave two for them.
They hadn't even tasted Ayaka's cooking yet!
Makoto Gege was too greedy.
But, was it really that delicious?
Makoto Gege even shed tears of happiness.
Kamisato Ayaka also did not expect Makoto to like her desserts so much.
Little Ayaka was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "Makoto Gege, since you like it so much, I'll go make some more!"
"The Flour in the kitchen hasn't been used up yet."
"And I was a bit nervous just now, I put in too little sugar, so the sweetness of the dessert isn't enough."
"I'll add more sugar, this time the dessert will definitely be even more delicious!"
The Little One didn't even bother eating and immediately stood up, planning to make desserts for Makoto.
Upon hearing this, Makoto immediately shook his head: "No, no..."
Seeing Kamisato Ayaka tilt her head, her big eyes full of confusion,
Makoto paused and continued, "What I mean is, let's eat first, let's eat first."
"Let's talk about the desserts tonight, what do you think?"
Ayaka also thought it made sense upon hearing this and nodded, obediently sitting down.
She noticed Makoto's abnormality and couldn't help but ask, "Makoto Gege, why aren't you eating, and just drinking water?"
"Oh, I'm a bit thirsty."
"Makoto Gege, why are you crying?"
"Oh, because I suddenly remembered my dog, and I don't know if it's eating well at home."
"It would definitely love such delicious desserts."
After lunch, Makoto didn't eat much, only drank water.
The desserts Little Ayaka made were really too salty.
That feeling was like pouring a bag of salt into one's mouth.
No way.
Such a cute loli, even if she cried, she had to be pampered.
Kamisato Ayaka felt that Makoto was not right, he had drunk so much water.
Was he really that thirsty?
She always felt that something was off, but couldn't quite pinpoint it.
The Little One noticed that there was still a piece of dessert in the kitchen that hadn't been placed on the plate.
It was probably accidentally left behind due to rushing during plating.
Adhering to the principle of not wasting, Kamisato Ayaka also planned to finish the dessert.
The next second, her face changed dramatically, and she hurriedly spit out the dessert in her mouth.
Because it was really too salty, she couldn't eat it at all.
At once, Little Ayaka froze in place.
She understood why Makoto rushed to eat all the desserts and why he kept chugging water.
Because the dessert failed, it wasn't sweet but salty.
Makoto hid this secret to prevent her from being sad.
It turned out that Makoto Gege had silently sacrificed so much...
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