Chapter 143: Meaty! Yummy

To start, there were three types of dumplings: steamed, boiled, and pan-fried. The boiled ones were by far the most numerous, followed by the pan-fried, with steamed dumplings being the rarest.

Naturally, the most anticipated and popular dumplings were the pan-fried ones, which had been drawing everyone’s attention from the moment the cooking began. The least popular were the boiled dumplings with the chive and egg filling.

That strange combination of egg and leafy greens... even if Juju made them—

’They might be good! But they definitely won’t be as delicious as my beloved Gugu meat or Bibi Meat!’

Bowl after bowl of dumplings was uploaded to Jiang Qiuqiu’s food platform. Everyone was eagle-eyed, scanning through the listings and quickly picking their ’Mr. Right’ bowl based on the color of the dumpling skins.

Of course, this ’window shopping’ was a fleeting affair. You had half a second, tops. Any longer, and you’d be lucky to even get a dumpling wrapper.

Terry had just returned from a mission today, and he was dying for some meat to replenish his massively depleted energy!

While others didn’t dare take too long to look, he was confident in his reflexes. After observing a few rounds, he finally spotted a ’dumpling bowl’ that was almost entirely free of green.

Soon, a bowl of steaming hot dumplings appeared before him.

He even took a moment to count them—only seven.

...Hmph. ’Barely a snack, but I’ll make it last.’

Initially, Terry only ate his dumplings with chili sauce. Ever since trying spicy food for the first time, he felt he had fallen in love with the stimulating flavor.

The intense sensation would bloom on the tip of his tongue, and steam would seem to rise from his forehead. If he ate enough in one go, that boundless heat would spread across his cheeks, even to his jaws!

It was just like the feeling of his spiritual power surging—an exhilarating sensation that left him wanting more.

The first one seemed to be filled with Bibi Meat. Dipped in the red chili oil, the spiciness was still the dominant flavor the moment it entered his mouth. But as his teeth broke through the wrapper, the soupy juices of the Bibi Meat and onion burst out!

The Bibi Meat still had the texture of real meat, but it was incredibly tender. With a gentle bite, the filling practically slid down his throat. Terry couldn’t help but close his eyes, savoring the sublime moment.

Time for the second one.

...Mmm.

It was the cabbage and Gugu meat filling. Before he started watching Jiang Qiuqiu’s stream, Terry had rarely eaten leafy green vegetables. This was despite the Agronomy Research Institute’s announcement that consuming natural vegetables was very beneficial for Spiritual Power Users and those with Beast Clan Genes, as it helped soothe their spiritual power and stabilize their Genes.

Eating a huge pile of leafy greens was just too much to ask of a wolf like him!

He could howl AWOO AWOO AWOO all day long and still not finish a single vegetable.

But after joining Qiuqiu’s stream, Terry felt the whole affair had become much simpler!

The cabbage and Gugu meat were both minced into fine pieces, mixed together, and wrapped inside the dumpling as filling. The combination was absolutely divine. With one bite, the once-strange cabbage was completely infused with the flavor of Gugu meat, soaked in its savory juices. It was fragrant and soft, and when he occasionally bit into a piece of the stalk, there was even a satisfying crunch!

’Now this is something a wolf can totally accept!’

Terry blissfully ate the third and fourth dumplings. His eyes really were sharp—he’d eaten five dumplings in a row, and all of them were meaty!

After five meat dumplings, he felt he should switch things up and picked up the shrimp and corn dumpling in his bowl.

’Juju said this one was sweet?’

’Meh.’

’I’m not a fan of sweet things.’

He closed his eyes, tossed the dumpling into the air, tilted his head back with a flick, opened his mouth wide, and caught it perfectly. Terry took a bite—

It really was sweet.

The texture was completely different from meat—chewy and bouncy. When he bit down, it wasn’t the savory aroma of meat, but the unique, clean sweetness of seafood.

’Why was there only one? I feel like I didn’t even get a proper taste.’

Terry’s long tail thumped restlessly against the bowl.

’How could there be only one! This is an outrage!’

’You need at least two of each flavor to really be able to taste it!’

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’Nope, I’m going to have to abuse my authority!’