Reborn as the Darling of the Delta

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After playing around with Mai Xiaowen on the bed for a while, it was almost 5 o'clock. Zhang Hao remembered that he had promised Luo Yi in the car that he would cook him something delicious tonight. Now that it was almost time, he got out of bed, told Mai Xiaowen that there would be something delicious tonight, and went downstairs to the kitchen.

Zhang Hao looked left and right and found a basin of washed pig's feet on the table.

"Huh? Are they planning to serve braised pig's feet tonight? Then I'll make braised pig's feet for everyone!"

Knowing that stewing pig's trotters would take time, Zhang Hao hurriedly started cooking.

Zhang Hao filled the large pot with water, put the pig's trotters in, added a spoonful of white vinegar, and started heating it. After boiling and scumming, he scooped them out and rinsed them with warm water.

Next comes the classic step of heating oil in a wok over high heat and stir-frying. When the skin is slightly browned, add familiar spices such as scallions, ginger, star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves. Add light and dark soy sauce, a little oyster sauce, salt, and chicken bouillon to enhance the overall flavor. Finally, add two pieces of rock sugar to enhance the freshness.

Take out the beer that Uluru contributed from the cabinet, pour in a little, add water, then cover it and let it steep.

After finishing all that, Zhang Hao also prepared dinner and put it in the rice cooker, then went outside to stretch.

"Xiao Hao? You're back?"

Zhang Hao looked in the direction of the sound and saw Luna sitting on the sofa, looking at him in surprise.

"Yes! Sister Luna, we came back at noon today. Everyone was asleep at that time."

Zhang Hao walked over and sat down next to Luna, briefly explaining the whole story.

"It seems that it won't be long before our little Hao joins us on missions. I'm really looking forward to it."

Luna smiled and patted Zhang Hao's head. After listening to Zhang Hao recount his performance last night, Luna mentally assessed the situation and realized that Zhang Hao was not far from completing his apprenticeship.

"Hehehe, that's good, that's good. I don't need to go to class anymore, I'll do whatever you want, hehe."

Luna was amused by Zhang Hao's appearance. This little warrior, who could be described as a pentagon, always looked worried in Mai Xiaowen's class, which made Mai Xiaowen ask Shenlan to switch teaching roles with her many times.

Luna didn't waste any words and directly challenged her to a shooting contest. Whoever won would teach her. In the best-of-three match, Mai Xiaowen lost by one point and, like a defeated dog, slunk back to her room with Zhang Hao.

"Hey, what are you chatting about that makes you so happy? Come tell me, that old man from Deep Blue is really something. He's getting old and his memory is declining. He left such a big shield at my door, and it was so heavy. Oh, Xiao Hao, come and massage my shoulders, okay? I'm exhausted."

Zoya suddenly appeared behind the two of them. When she tried to open the door, she found that it was blocked by something. At first, she thought that an enemy had sneaked in. After preparing in the room, she finally managed to push the door open with great effort. When she saw it, a familiar large shield was blocking her doorway. She ran to the next room, Deep Blue, and opened the door. She heard loud snoring.

This made Zoya furious, but she was no match for Deep Blue. Zoya decided to continue writing down Deep Blue's actions in her little notebook, so that she could take revenge on Xiao Hao when he grew up.

Zoya reached out and couldn't resist rubbing Zhang Hao's face, enjoying the soft and bouncy texture in her hand. Zoya was also very fond of it, selectively ignoring Luna's "resentful" gaze from the side.

"Hmm~ Sister Zoya got rubbed. I'll tell you guys about what happened last night when we have dinner tonight. I took down four bad guys all by myself yesterday!"

Zhang Hao's face was being rubbed, and he could only mumble incoherently, "Why do all these adults like to rub me? They're either rubbing my hair or my face. Sigh, I'm a sophomore in college, so I should be a little ashamed!"

9527: Your blissful expression betrayed you.

Just then, Shen Lan, who had been woken up by her biological clock, came downstairs dressed and saw the group of people getting along "harmoniously." She came over and asked what they wanted to eat for dinner.

Upon learning that Zhang Hao was stewing pig's trotters, Shen Lan said she would make some vegetables to balance it out. So she put on her pink apron and went back into the kitchen to get to work.

Gradually, everyone came down from the second floor. They were all a little surprised to see Zhang Hao and the others return. Zhang Hao then kept everyone in suspense, saying he would tell them later during dinner.

When it was time for dinner, Zhang Hao noticed that Luo Yi hadn't gotten up yet, so he prepared to go upstairs to call him, but was stopped by Red Wolf.

"Don't worry, Xiao Hao. Believe it or not, as long as you put the pig's feet on the table, Roy will wake up just by smelling the aroma."

Zhang Hao looked at the distance between the two places in disbelief, somewhat unsure of the situation.

"Yes, yes, Roy's nose is sharper than a dog's. I was eating instant noodles in my room one night, and guess what? I had just opened the lid and taken two bites when he came over and knocked on my door, asking me to leave him some."

Wei Long, who was standing nearby, also agreed, so the group put the pig's trotters in a huge bowl and placed it on the dining table, and the aroma immediately filled the entire GTI.

While sleeping, Roy suddenly smelled a rich fragrance, which instantly pulled him back to reality. Still feeling dizzy, Roy sat up straight and walked outside like a robot programmed to do so.

"Xiao Hao, look, look! I told you, Roy's nose is really sharp. We won't even need a dog to find someone anymore."

Red Wolf grinned and pointed at Roy, whose brain was slowly starting to boot up.

"Mmm! It smells so good, Xiao Hao! Did you get me some pig's trotters?! Oh my god, it smells so good, I love you so much, Xiao Hao, come and catch my loving kiss!"

After the machine was turned on, Roy got so excited when he saw the big bowl of pig's trotters that he "flew" down and pouted, ready to punish Zhang Hao. Fortunately, the three women stood in front of Zhang Hao like bodyguards.

Without further ado, Zoya kicked Roy away as he lunged at her, then called the two girls over to "teach" him a lesson.

Roy: I'm suffering inside, but I won't say it. If I did, I'd probably get beaten even worse.

Uluru: It smells so good, but nothing can stop me from drinking the new wine now. It's almost finished, oh yeah!

Chapter 73 Fat Dragon

After the village attack, Zhang Hao returned to a relatively peaceful life. During this period, because Wei Long and Mai Xiaowen's injuries had not yet healed, Hong Lang and Luna had a lot more tasks.

As usual, Wei Long was lying in a chair supervising Zhang Hao's weighted run. Hong Lang, who rarely gets a break, also came out of the Special Operations Department to take a look. He immediately saw Wei Long lying in a recliner like an old man and Zhang Hao running with a big backpack on his back, looking miserable.

Seeing Wei Long so relaxed that he was even shaking his leg, Red Wolf was furious. He knew that during this time, he not only had to complete his own missions, but also take on Wei Long's patrol missions and some small tasks. Today, he finally got a day off and saw this infuriating scene.

At this moment, Zhang Hao also finished his last lap. After returning panting, he threw his backpack aside, grabbed the thermos next to Wei Long, and drank heartily.

"Xiao Hao is amazing! He's even surpassed Wei Long! His future is limitless!"

Red Wolf's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of a great way to get revenge on Wei Long.

Wei Long: ? ? ?

"You don't have any tasks today, so why are you coming here? Your classes are in the afternoon, aren't they?"

Considering that Red Wolf had completed many missions for him, Wei Long only glanced at him and didn't make a move.

"Where is that, Uncle Red Wolf? Brother Weilong is much stronger than me. I still have a lot to learn."

After finishing his water, Zhang Hao humbly said that although Uncle Red Wolf was telling the truth, he still had to give Brother Weilong some face, otherwise his leg might not be saved in the next class.

"Hehe, Red Wolf, you're probably getting old now. You can't even see things that Xiao Hao knows."

Wei Long also forced a "sunny" smile at Red Wolf. This Red Wolf, so what if he's just a little bit faster than him? What's he so smug about? If he's so capable, let's have a 20-meter race and see who's faster.

"Oh? Xiao Hao, don't be modest. Look at your brother Wei Long's belly, tsk tsk tsk, how many months pregnant is he?"

Red Wolf crossed his arms, craned his neck to glance at Dragon's belly, and clicked his tongue in disdain.

Dragon: (╬▔皿▔)╯

He realized that this Red Wolf was just looking for trouble. It seemed that Red Wolf envied him for being able to relax at the Special Operations Department every day, and now he was resorting to personal attacks.

But what hurt him the most was that his beloved Xiao Hao betrayed him at this time.

"Huh? Oh, right, Brother Weilong, your belly is showing. Maybe you really can't go on now."

This won't work!

These three words kept repeating in Wei Long's mind, successfully igniting his competitive spirit.

"Come on, Silva, what do you mean? Do you want to have a go at me?"

In fact, Wei Long's injuries had almost healed, but Deep Blue, seeing that Wei Long was always on the front line when he was injured, decided to let him fully recover before he went on a mission. As a result, Wei Long, who ate and slept all day, naturally developed a small belly.

Weilong: These are my future abs, you know? I'm going to build muscle. You have to believe me, it's definitely not because Xiaohao's cooking was too delicious that I couldn't control my eating.

Seeing that Wei Long had also taken the bait, Red Wolf gave him a "philosophical" smile.

"Hmph, I'm not like you, just sparring every day. I'm a civilized person, and besides, you couldn't beat me in a real fight."

Dragon: (σ｀д′)σ

"Since you supervise Xiaohao's running every day, then let's have a running competition. Run 10 laps and see who gets there first."

This was an open scheme, a trap set for fools. Wei Long instantly realized that he hadn't expected this big-eyed red wolf to be playing tricks on him, trying to embarrass him in front of Xiao Hao.

Just as Wei Long was about to refuse righteously, Zhang Hao, the perfect wingman, stepped in.

"Okay, okay, Brother Weilong, you've definitely gotten fat. Why don't you go and have a contest with Uncle Red Wolf? I also want to know if you can really out-stretch Uncle Red Wolf?"

Upon hearing this, Red Wolf looked at Wei Long. He hadn't expected that the usually honest and unassuming Wei Long would use him to establish his authority in front of Xiao Hao, and even dare to choose him, the fastest runner in the Special Operations Division.

"Wow~ You can even pull me off, Dragon? That's impressive. Shall we have a contest?"

Looking at Zhang Hao, who had stabbed him in the back, and then at the smiling Red Wolf, Wei Long felt a layer of sweat gradually appear on his forehead. He was also a little annoyed. He had been bragging too much. Even if Red Wolf didn't have an exoskeleton, as someone who liked to play football, his physical strength was still better than his own, who played basketball.

But now Zhang Hao was looking at him with longing eyes, and Wei Long was in a dilemma. After thinking for a long time with his eyes closed about how to lose without being too humiliated, he said to Red Wolf:

"Okay, come on then. First, take off your exoskeleton. That's pure cheating."

"Oh? I never planned to use it anyway. Since you want me to uninstall it, I guess I'll just have to go into battle with nothing to lose."

Red Wolf shrugged helplessly, then quickly removed the exoskeleton power acceleration module from his body.

Weilong: No, it feels like every step I take is a trap. Is this what Xiaowen told me about as a nemesis? Damn it, I'm experiencing it today too.

"Hmph, that's right. I, Weilong, would never take advantage of someone's misfortune. A competition must be fair and just. Of course, if you want to go back, I have no objection."

Seeing that the two were ready, Zhang Hao volunteered and raised his hand:

"Me! I want to be the referee."

So Zhang Hao took the stopwatch that Wei Long usually used to time himself, looked at the two people waiting outside, and asked:

"Are you all ready? I'm about to start the countdown."

"Come on, Xiao Hao, your Uncle Red Wolf will show you the difference between genuine and half-baked products."

"Hmph, Xiao Hao, just watch out. Your brother Wei Long's speed in chasing and blowing up tanks back in the day was no joke."

Seeing that the two of them were ready, Zhang Hao also started the countdown.

"3! 2! 1! Bang!"

As the gunshot rang out, the two quickly started their match.

At the start, Red Wolf sped ahead of Dragon, taunting:

"You think you can outperform me? That's hilarious. You're probably just lying around doing nothing these days, praying you don't get ratted by me. I'm off!"

It then accelerated continuously and soon pulled away from the Veyron.

Wei Long, unwilling to be outdone, gave it his all and chased after him. Had he been underestimated? It was time to show him what the most beloved sport of Chinese soldiers was all about!

At this moment, Wei Long felt full of power, and past scenes kept playing out in his mind. Wei Long shouted in a childish way, "This is the bond!" and quickly chased after Red Wolf.

Whether the shout had any effect is unknown, but it certainly startled Red Wolf. He frowned, glanced at the increasingly distant Mighty Dragon, shook his head, and continued to accelerate.

. . . . . . . .

"Damn it, I still lost? My bonds!"

After 10 laps, Wei Long, thanks to the power of "bond," managed to avoid being lapped by Red Wolf. He sat on the ground in despair, realizing that he was indeed slowing down and that he kept thinking about using his jetpack while running.

"Xiao Hao, did you see that? I told you it's no use training with him. Next time, your Uncle Red Wolf will take you on a run."

Red Wolf chuckled and ruffled Zhang Hao's hair. After glancing at Wei Long lying on the ground, he turned and went back to take a shower.

"Brother Weilong, are you...are you alright?!"

Seeing Wei Long's dejected state, Zhang Hao worried that his Dao heart was damaged, so he quickly went over to check on him.

"Xiao Hao, starting tomorrow, I'll make you get up early for morning exercises. I'm determined to surpass that bastard Red Wolf."

Zhang Hao: I was wrong. I won't meddle in other people's business again next time. I've been given extra tasks for no reason. ╥﹏╥...

Chapter 74 Daily life

At lunch today, Mai Xiaowen stared in horror at Weilong, who had just finished a bowl of rice and said he was full, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Xiao Hao Hao, is this still Wei Long? Isn't this guy usually the kind who can't leave the table without eating three bowls of rice? What's wrong with him today? Is he not having an appetite? But he used to eat two bowls of rice even when he said he wasn't having an appetite."

Zhang Hao and the others were all extremely surprised to see Wei Long head straight to the gym after finishing his meal.

"Hmph, he's probably realized his clothes can't hide his little belly anymore. Besides, he lost to me in a running race against Xiao Hao today. Looks like he needs to start being more disciplined."

Red Wolf slowly picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, recounting an insignificant little matter.

Luna, who had been helping Mai Xiaowen with her tasks, couldn't help but look at Mai Xiaowen next to Zhang Hao after hearing this.

Mai Xiaowen: Meow meow meow, I have a bad feeling, I feel like someone is watching me.

"Xiaowen, it's been a long time since we've had a sparring match, hasn't it? How about we go to the shooting range after dinner and practice?"

Zhang Hao: I feel like I've heard this line somewhere before.

Mai Xiaowen stated that she is not a fool like Wei Long, who would fight to the death knowing he is no match; that would be foolish.

"Oh dear, it's a pity, Sister Luna. My stomach is still a little sore. Let's spar another day. Sister Xiaohao is sleepy. Come with me for a nap."

How could Luna let her get away so easily? So, just like Red Wolf had done before, she mocked Mai Xiaowen in front of Zhang Hao. But to her surprise, Mai Xiaowen actually swallowed her anger and grabbed Zhang Hao, who was still eating, and took him upstairs.