CHAPTER 104: CHAPTER 37: BAMBOO SHOOTS_2

"This is truly my honor." Du Xixi covered her chest and nodded to the Iron-eating Beast, "The reason I came to you this time is actually to give you a gift."

Du Xixi believed that if she bluntly said she found food for the Iron-eating Beasts, the Iron-eating Beast might think she was crazy. So, after thinking it over for a while, she decided to find another excuse to gradually reveal her intentions.

Aren’t these the bamboo shoots brought by Rob? How about making a few bamboo shoot dishes first and sending them to let the Iron-eating Beast try? If he really likes them, it would be more natural to speak up then.

The Iron-eating Beast thought Du Xixi was looking for him about something related to the Blue Star Empire. After all, given Du Xixi’s status, it couldn’t possibly be a trivial matter if she came to see an emperor.

But he never expected that Du Xixi actually wanted to give him a gift! A gift he had never received since he was a child!

The Iron-eating Beast seemed to have his lips tremble for a while, not even caring about the black and white little furballs hanging on him and in his hands. He suddenly leaned forward toward the video screen and said to Du Xixi, "Madam... thank you."

"You are the emperor of the Iron-eating Beast Empire, there’s no need to be so polite with me," Du Xixi quickly waved her hand, feeling that the Iron-eating Beast was being excessively courteous, but the Iron-eating Beast didn’t think so.

Even though the Iron-eating Beast was the emperor of the Iron-eating Beast Empire, which was not a low status, the difference between a small empire’s emperor and a large empire’s emperor was vast.

Let alone facing Chen Yin, he might need to be respectful, even when facing Ke Lian and Du Xixi, he couldn’t put on airs as an emperor.

This was the result of the Iron-eating Beast Empire and him being oppressed for many years.

Seeing that the Iron-eating Beast was about to cry in front of her, Du Xixi quickly said, "In a while, I’ll send someone to deliver the gift to you."

She definitely didn’t want to see the cute Iron-eating Beast crying in front of her. In Du Xixi’s view, such adorable big and small Iron-eating Beasts should smile innocently and then happily munch on bamboo!

"Mm! I will be waiting for your gift!"

The video communication was soon turned off, and Du Xixi thought of the Iron-eating Beast’s reluctant and sad expression, clutching her chest with a deep sigh, feeling genuinely sorry for such a pitiful sight of the Iron-eating Beast.

The next moment, with this heartfelt and slightly sorrowful feeling, Du Xixi suddenly stood up, scaring Rob and 2569 into stretching out their hands, worrying that Du Xixi might fall, only to see her walking steadily from the ground, picking up the bamboo shoots, and heading for the kitchen.

Of course, 2569 and Rob had to follow. 2569 whispered to Rob, "Sir Rob, why does it feel like Madam’s health has improved a lot since coming to CD-0329 Star?"

Rob nodded and also lowered his voice, "Indeed, Miss’s physical condition has indeed improved a lot since coming to CD-0329 Star."

2569, being a butler robot, didn’t seem to have any medical programs installed, so it could only judge Du Xixi’s health based on her daily behavior, while Rob, being an all-purpose mecha with medical programs as a basic function, could scan Du Xixi’s body anytime to ensure her safety.

Du Xixi didn’t hear what the two behind her were discussing. She entered the kitchen with the bamboo shoots, swiftly slicing them, effortlessly peeling off the layers of outer shells.

As they say, "A home is incomplete without bamboo, and food is incomplete without bamboo shoots." As the "king of vegetarian food," bamboo shoots have benefits such as stimulating the appetite, improving digestion, clearing phlegm, expanding the chest, and easing bowel movements, not to mention their fresh and sweet flavor. Even when boiled in plain water, they possess a unique taste.

Considering that the Iron-eating Beasts were animals, Du Xixi didn’t plan to do anything special with the bamboo shoots, and intended to make a few simple dishes: braised bamboo shoots, cold bamboo shoot salad, and stir-fried bamboo shoots with sliced meat.

Du Xixi picked up a bamboo shoot with close joints, seeing its white and plump flesh, she smiled with satisfaction, washed it clean, placed it on the cutting board, and cut it into segments as thick as her forefinger.

The method for braised bamboo shoots is quite simple, and the first step is to caramelize the bamboo shoot segments.

White sugar was poured into a preheated electronic pan and after stirring for a bit, it turned into a transparent syrup. At this point, Du Xixi added the washed and drained bamboo shoot segments, and after a quick stir-fry, the snow-white segments turned into a beautiful light red color.