Not long after, Dan Feng walked out of the bathroom with light steps.
He stood at the living room doorway and called to Roxy, who was still lost in her thoughts, "Roxy, I'm going out to buy ingredients now. Please go to the tavern later and call Galdaruf and the others for me. Tonight we're going to hold a banquet."
Dan Feng's voice was very gentle, his tone having returned to its usual calm. There was no trace at all of the shyness he had shown earlier.
"Okay~" Roxy's reply was simple and soft. She seemed unaffected by Dan Feng's words and remained in her own state.
However, only after Dan Feng turned and walked out the door did Roxy suddenly snap back to reality. She quickly poked her head out from the living room doorway, her gaze fixed on the direction Dan Feng had gone.
Only after confirming that Dan Feng had truly walked far away did she set off with light steps toward the second floor.
Roxy had a small plan in mind: she intended to tidy up her and Dan Feng's room first so they could go straight to sleep that night.
As for when they would truly be able to sleep together?
Roxy felt there was no need to rush such things. Everything should happen naturally, when the time was right.
Thinking of this, Roxy couldn't help but recall Dan Feng's shy appearance again. The corners of her mouth lifted slightly. "Even Dan Feng's shy look is so handsome."
With these thoughts, Roxy's mood became exceptionally cheerful. She walked lightly into the master bedroom and took out some clean bedsheets and quilt covers from her storage scroll.
Then she began earnestly making the bed for Dan Feng. Every movement was so practiced and natural.
As she made the bed, she imagined scenes of living together with Dan Feng in the future, her heart filled with anticipation and happiness.
The bedsheets and quilt were cyan in color—this was the color she had strongly insisted on buying, because it matched Dan Feng's other form perfectly.
"Finally done!" Roxy looked at the neatly made bed with full delight, a sense of indescribable accomplishment welling up inside her.
After all, making the bed for the person she loved was such a happy thing!
Roxy walked lightly to the bedside, then pounced onto the soft bedding like a light butterfly.
The first feeling the bed gave her was softness, as if it were a gentle cloud gently enveloping her.
Then that same comforting sensation as the downstairs sofa surged into her heart like a tide, leaving her utterly intoxicated.
Roxy thought: since she had already left her mark on Dan Feng's bed, why not go all the way?
So she rolled back and forth on the bed like a child, fully enjoying the soft touch.
She hoped that in this way, her unique scent would be deeply imprinted on this brand-new set of sheets and bedding, so that Dan Feng could feel her presence every night.
After a round of "tossing," the originally flat sheets had been wrinkled by Roxy, but she didn't mind at all—because her goal had been achieved.
She had successfully left her own scent on Dan Feng's bed.
"All right! Now time to make my own bed!" Roxy nodded in satisfaction, then hopped off Dan Feng's bed and headed lightly toward the next room.
Once in her own room, Roxy quickly tidied her bed, put on her shoes, and prepared to head out.
She was going to the tavern to tell the landlady and the others that tonight they would be holding a banquet at home and inviting everyone to join.
...
Meanwhile, Dan Feng strolled along the streets of Millishion, beginning to select ingredients for tonight's cooking.
He was full of confidence in his culinary skills. In his previous life, to save money, he had cooked for himself every day all the way until university.
Back then, he worked part-time while eating at the school cafeteria, but starting from junior high, he had already grown accustomed to the lifestyle of cooking and eating by himself.
This time, he specially selected some vegetables and meats unique to this other world, preparing to show off his skills tonight.
These ingredients were still somewhat novel to him, and he couldn't wait to try cooking delicious dishes with them.
After buying the ingredients, Dan Feng continued wandering the streets and soon arrived at a small stall selling seasonings.
He stood in front of the stall, carefully examining the various spices and mentally calculating which seasonings he would need for tonight's dishes.
He noticed that although salt was quite rare here, it was still one of the more common seasonings.
The price of this salt was relatively high, but ordinary households would still buy some to keep at home for cooking, to add saltiness to their food.
Dan Feng decided to buy some salt, then look elsewhere to see if there was soy sauce.
He believed that with these seasonings, he could definitely make explosively delicious food.
When Dan Feng returned home, he realized something.
"It seems... I still need to make bowls."
Immediately, Dan Feng began using the power of Permansor Terrae combined with earth magic, adjusting the proportions to create bowls.
In just a few short minutes, many bowls were easily produced by Dan Feng using earth magic. At this moment, one couldn't help but marvel at how convenient magic was.
After finishing the bowls, Dan Feng skillfully began preparing to wash and cut the vegetables.
"Cloud Chant Water Control!"
He lightly raised his hands and chanted silently. Water from the Cloud Chant technique instantly flowed from his fingertips, gently enveloping the vegetables.
This water not only cleaned the vegetables but also cleverly sliced them into suitable shapes, truly achieving washing and cutting at the same time and greatly saving Dan Feng's cooking time.
After washing the vegetables, he gently waved the water away, then poured out some golden oil. The oil gave off a faint fragrance—it was clearly a rather rare type.
Dan Feng poured the oil into the heated pan. As the temperature rose, the oil began to smoke slightly.
He quickly added the chopped unknown vegetables and meat slices. A series of crackling sounds rang out as the vegetables and meat tumbled in the hot oil.
Dan Feng held a self-made spatula and swiftly stir-fried the ingredients in the pan, ensuring they heated evenly.
Before long, a rich aroma wafted up. Just smelling it was enough to make one imagine how delicious the dish would be.
Stir-fried unknown vegetables with meat! Though the name was simple, judging from the enticing color and fragrance, it was absolutely a delicacy that would make anyone's mouth water in this world.
As Dan Feng continued stir-frying, the ingredients gradually cooked through. He added some seasonings to make the flavor even richer.
Finally, he plated the finished dish in one of the exquisite plates he had made not long ago.
After completing the first dish, Dan Feng didn't stop. He immediately began preparing the staple food.
In this world, white rice was extremely rare—especially in a place like Millishion, where it was hardly ever seen.
So Dan Feng chose commonly used mixed-grain rice as the staple.
While the rice cooked, Dan Feng started preparing the other dishes. The entire kitchen filled with waves of enticing aromas, greatly stimulating the appetite.