Master Brian’s maid

Jane found a place and sat down, her mood dropped, her heart suddenly heavier than ever. And just like that, tears welled up in her eyes. Yes, Jane cried. For the first time, she felt sad and down like this. That’s it, nothing new. Just a fleeting sadness. So Jane lost, there was nothing left to save. Because in the first place, she inherently lost when she had absolutely no idea how to cook those dishes.

But Jane was also quite happy and proud of herself. Because she did not give up, Jane cooked them with all she knew, with all her little heart, regardless of whether they were correct in the way or not? She just kept doing them as she thought. Jane did all she could and she had a little fun with it. She thought to herself:

“It’s okay, I did it very well. I’m just unlucky in this contest. I tried to complete it with all my might. All is fine, it’s okay. It’s just a loss, I hope master will understand without blaming me.”

Jane encouraged herself to do so, but inside she was still sad. Jane sat down, clutching her knees, hunched over in a corner, and looked down at the ground, letting sadness overwhelm her for a moment. And then, when she saw the wheels of an approaching wheelchair, Jane curiously looked up and saw Brian. Surprised, she asked:Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

“Why are you here?”

Brian had a questioning look on his face, pushed the wheelchair towards her and replied:

“If I wasn’t here, would I be able to see your weakness now?”

Jane avoided Brian’s gaze, she said sadly:

“You just like to bully me and this time too. I’ve never made the dishes on your list before and I really don’t know how to cook them. So that’s why I cooked them my way.”

Brian heard Jane as he moved to the table, where the three dishes she had made. He used a knife to cut some and pinned the food with a fork to his mouth, tasted it and commented:

“Although they are completely different from the official way of cooking, they are edible. Not bad. There is a certain amount of effort.”

As he ate, he continued:

“Of the three dishes, I find Bubble and Squeak better than the other two so I will choose it. What about the fourth dish you haven’t cooked yet?”

Jane sighed and replied:

“If I knew how to cook it, I would have cooked it before.”

Brian smiled and asked again:

“Are you blaming me?”

Jane hastily replied:

“No, I just spoke my mind.”

He thought for a moment, looked at his watch, and added:

“Okay, you get up, don’t sit there sad. We have a little time left and I will show you how to cook the fourth dish.”

When Jane heard Brian say that, she looked at him with wide eyes and said:

“According to the contest’s tacit rules, no one can help the player with the cooking.”

Brian hastily interrupted Jane and replied:

“Nobody? Totally not like that. It only applies to the servants participating in the contest. And I am the exception. Not count for. And I feel like that rule of Chesa seems to be largely directed at you. Because it was issued after she received the list of dishes that we submitted.”

He paused for a moment and continued:

“I don’t know what her purpose is after doing such a ridiculous act. But I won’t let my servant lose so easily.”

Jane looked at him curiously while he took Jane’s hand and pulled her to her feet, Brian sat her on his lap, stroked her hair gently and said:

“So you can’t be weak anymore, okay?”

She nodded slightly and replied.

“Yes.”

Brian smiled softly, praising:

“Very well, my girl.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he motioned for Jane to get up and accompany him to the kitchen area. Brian tells Jane the ingredients he needs to put them on the table. He then proceeded to teach Jane how to do it. Brian says:

“Tikka Masala aka Chicken Tikka Masala curry, is a chicken dish originating from South Asia and it is popular in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. This dish is often marinated with yogurt, using a lot of spices to create a characteristic aroma. As for color, they take on an orange hue from tomatoes, paprika or turmeric.”

He looked at Jane and continued:

“And how to cook Chicken Tikka Masala curry consists of four steps, they include making curry sauce, preparing and marinating the chicken, saluting the chicken, and cooking the curry. And first, I’ll show you how to make the curry sauce, so you have to listen carefully to what I say from now on.”

Jane replied obediently:

“Yes, I will.”

Brian showed a slight smile on his lips, he slowly guided Jane how to make curry sauce, he said while gesturing for her to practice. Brian watched Jane intently, pausing if she felt it was too fast. Just like that, she succeeded in making chicken curry as he said.

But things are still pretty slow, Brian wants the dish to be done quickly because now time does not allow when there are only about thirty minutes until seven o’clock in the evening. Therefore, Brian made a decision of his own. That is, he will help Jane make this dish.

He pushed his wheelchair over to the table while Jane was sautéing the chicken. Brian is going to cook curry, and it’s been a while since he’s cooked so Brian is a little confused. When Jane saw this, she stopped him and said:

“You don’t have to, I can finish it just fine.”

Brian looked at Jane sternly.

“Don’t care what I’m doing right now, focus on doing your job. Time is tight, this is the only way to achieve high efficiency, two people working together will be much better than one person.”

He reassured Jane, motioning her to continue her work, and so did he. Brian takes the ingredients and cooks it as quickly as possible. While Brian was cooking, Jane looked at his tactful handling of the dish, and thought with delight, she thought:

“You know how to cook too? It was such a surprise for me, I never thought of it.”

Then, about ten minutes and fifteen minutes passed, Brian was the last to finish the chicken curry following the steps he mentioned above. He poured the food out onto plates and presented them in the best possible way. Then Brian motioned for Jane to put all four dishes on the tray and left the kitchen with him. As he walked to the main hall, Brian said as he walked:

“According to the regulations, it is necessary to complete four dishes, so even though I did not choose the first two dishes, you still had to put them on the table as usual. That was for Chesa to acknowledge that you had fully cooked all four dishes. Next, when Chesa asked you what two dishes she could choose, you would put dishes three and four on top. The rest is that woman’s business, you don’t have to mind.”

Jane gently replied:

“Yes, I understand and will follow.”

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