Manbao also took over the stove in Imperial Doctor Liu's office. With two stoves going, she lit the charcoal and carefully placed the steamed meat and meatballs on the rack. She closed the lid and waited.
She hadn't had lunch and was starving, so she simply squatted in front of the stove, enjoying the warmth.
The water started boiling, and you could hear the bubbling sounds from the pot. Slowly, a whiff of fragrance wafted lazily out from the pot...
After steaming for a quarter of an hour, the aroma filled the entire room. The medical assistants were already sitting by the side waiting, and even Imperial Doctor Liu, who had been drinking tea and waiting for the meal in his own office, couldn't hold back. He came out, took a couple of turns around the room, then decisively dragged a chair over to sit beside Zhou Man.
He asked, "Is this made by your family's cook, using a southern recipe?"
