In the ordinary life of Crayon Shin-chan

Chapter 1391 Mom vs. Nini

Inside the kindergarten, Nini excitedly found everyone and exclaimed, "Listen to me! I'm really good at baking soft, fluffy pancakes now!"

"Oh, okay. And then?" Mingxu looked calmly at Nini.

"Wow~ pancakes, I really want to eat them." Zheng Nan said excitedly, as if he was attracted by Nini.

"You really want to eat it?" Nini asked smugly. "Zhengnan, you really want to eat the pancakes I made, right? Want to come to my house? Let's eat some sesame cakes at my house!"

"Can I eat it?" Zheng Nan seemed very excited.

The little ones standing to the side had a strange feeling about Zheng Nan's appearance.

"I always felt that this scene was like him being caught by an insect by a carnivorous plant."

"They'll be caught soon."

"Forced to play house again in an ultra-realistic way."

“Yes, that’s right.” Mingxu nodded, deeply agreeing with their words.

Zheng Nan was still excited: "In that case, I'll go after school!"

"I'll wait for you to come," Nini readily agreed.

"Hehe~" Suddenly a voice came, and then Little Leopard slid down and knelt down in front of Mingxu.

"? So, what are you pretending for?" Mingxu looked at the little leopard speechlessly. Even Hua Lei didn't understand.

"Uh, ignore what just happened." Little Leopard waved his hands repeatedly, then looked at everyone: "Soft and fluffy pancakes? Humph! They must be at the level of a 5-year-old kindergarten student."

Judging from his expression, he seemed quite disdainful.

"What, what did you say!" Nini's eyes widened in shock. Someone actually said that about her!

"Ah! A motorcycle!" Shin-chan suddenly pointed at the little leopard and shouted.

"Hmph~" The little leopard subconsciously imitated the sound, then realized what it meant and shouted indignantly, "I'm not a motorcycle! I'm a cheetah!"

"What?! The pancakes I baked are really delicious, okay?!" Nini was even more dissatisfied with the little leopard's attitude.

"Hmph! Such presumptuous talk can wait until you've tasted the pancakes made by our master!" the little leopard said smugly.

"Huh?" Mingxu and the others were dumbfounded again. No, where did this master come from? Looking around, well, this time it seemed like no one was there.

Nini rushed up to the little leopard and shouted, "My champagne is definitely better than that master you're talking about!"

"Then let's have a competition after school!" Little Leopard looked at them smugly.

"Don't run away!" Shin-chan shouted at the little leopard.

"That's what I wanted to say!" Little Leopard shouted at Shin-chan in dissatisfaction. Then, after school, he went to the classroom door and led everyone to the master's house: "The stage for the competition is right here!"

"This... is Xiaoxu and Xiaoxin's home..."

"Is the master over here?" Mingxu looked at the children's puzzled expressions, and his face reflected the same.

"Why?" Kazama looked at the little leopard, who smiled mysteriously and offered no explanation. After leading everyone into the house by knocking on the door, the little leopard excitedly exclaimed, "Master, thank you for your help!"

"Mother.."

"aunt.."

"This is Master Misae Nohara, she's been baking pancakes for 50 years!" Little Leopard proudly introduced from the side.

"?" Mingxu scratched his head. "Mom's getting older?"

"I'm only 29 years old!" Misae looked at the little leopard with dissatisfaction upon hearing this.

"Uh, I'm sorry..." Little Leopard quickly apologized as well.

"Mom, how did you become Little Leopard's master assistant?" Mingxu asked, looking at Meiya with some confusion.

"Well, because the last time I took Shin-chan to kindergarten, Leopard ran over with a flyer, shouting: 'Seeking a Master!' When he saw me, he said, 'Welcome to join!' It felt great to be called a master, so I became one," Misae said with a grin.

"...What's that...?" The little ones all looked speechless.

"How childish," Shin-chan remarked, looking at Misae.

"Hehe~ I heard my opponent is Nini, well then, I'll open my heart and give you proper guidance." Misae looked at Nini, her face full of smugness.

"Mom, are you really okay?" Mingxu asked with some worry. Although she was good at making pancakes, this kind of competition... well, she really didn't know who to support for right now. Little Leopard, that guy!

Thinking this, Mingxu glared at the little leopard, and the little leopard immediately felt a chill run down its spine. Oh no, it seemed it had offended Mingxu. With that thought, the little leopard looked at Mingxu ingratiatingly, its face full of fawning.

"Can you really teach people? You're so narrow-minded." Shin-chan complained to Misae. After Shin-chan said that, Nene subconsciously glanced at herself and glared at Shin-chan. Misae then went up and used her magic punch to knock Shin-chan down.

After finishing disciplining Shin-chan, the group went to the kitchen, where Misae and Nene stood facing each other: "Let the pancake baking competition begin!"

So the two of them started stirring the ingredients vigorously. After they had almost finished making the pancakes, Misae nodded in satisfaction. "As expected of me, it tastes great!"

Nini, on the other hand, was having some trouble. Seeing Nini's expression, Misae smiled and said, "Hehe, Nini, just keep trying your best."

Looking at Misae's smile, the little leopard was filled with admiration: "No wonder she's a master, her smile is so relaxed!"

Kazama watched the little leopard speechlessly. "You're really being obsequious," he thought. "But Asahi is in a real bind..."

After making the paste, Misae and Nene went to the living room to start making pancakes.

With a frying pan in front of each of them, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

After melting the butter in the frying pan, Misae pondered: the secret to baking delicious pancakes depends entirely on the baking method!

"Start baking pancakes!" Little Leopard gave the order, and the two immediately got to work. Nini held the batter high, and Misae was taken aback: "Hey, Nini, why are you holding it so high? What are you going to do with it?"

"Huh? Because if you slowly climb up from this height, the pancake will become round and flat, that's what the book says." Nini looked at Misae with some confusion and explained.

"Ah, I see." Misae said in realization.

"Ah, um, um, Master!" Little Leopard became a little nervous.

"What's wrong?" Misae asked the little leopard.

"You seem to know nothing about the technique Nini just mentioned," I, Little Leopard, asked Misae uncertainly.

"No, I didn't!" Misae shook her head and argued. Mingxu silently came to Xiaokui's side, looking at the sleeping Xiaokui. Oh no, Mom is going to lose face today.

"Uh, yes..." Little Leopard felt a little uneasy. This master didn't seem very reliable.

Watching Nini's movements, Misae imitated her: "Let me see, hmm, is it like this? Oh, it really is, it unfolds smoothly."

"That, that master..." Little Leopard became even more uneasy and called out to Misae again.

"What is it?" Misae asked the little leopard.

"You were serious just now, it's like you've never done this before..." Little Leopard asked Misae cautiously.

"I didn't say that!" Misae denied.

"Hey, but you just clearly..."

“I told you, I didn’t say that!” Misae looked at him seriously.

"Uh, yes..." Little Leopard felt like his heart was about to die.

After pouring the batter on, all that was left was to wait for the time to be right before flipping it over. The two of them nervously watched the pancakes in front of them.

"The timing of flipping the pie is the key to victory in this game!" Kazama said immediately, noticing the atmosphere. He could tell that Asahi wasn't very keen on participating today.

Zheng Nan was taken aback: "Huh? What do you mean?"

Kazama explained, "If you flip it too early, the top part will fall apart because it's still soft."

Ah-Dai asked, "What if we translate it later?"

"They'll overcook and become very hard, causing the pancakes to burn," Kazama continued, explaining.

Nini stared nervously at the pancakes in front of her: "Flipping them is my worst skill." Thinking about how she often failed at flipping pancakes at home, Nini sighed.

Seeing Nini's expression, Misae couldn't help but chuckle: She's under too much pressure and frozen, but I won't go easy on her because I have the experience of being a housewife, and I'm proud!

"Wow, the master's face is full of confidence!" Little Leopard looked at Misae, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was relieved.

At this moment, bubbles appeared on the pancake, and Nini immediately became excited: "It's here! Bubbles have appeared, which means it's time to flip it! Five bubbles mean it's time to flip it! If the bubbles keep increasing, the pancake will harden! Ah! No way?!" Nini looked at the rapidly increasing bubbles on the pancake, hurriedly used a spatula to scrape them off, then flipped it forcefully. The pancake flew up, spun in the air, and then successfully flipped over, landing on the frying pan.

"Wow!" everyone exclaimed in surprise.

"Huh? What? What kind of special move is that?" Misae was stunned when she saw Nini's technique.

"Mom, it's going to burn if you don't flip it soon," Mingxu said helplessly, looking at Meiya's pancake.

"Huh? Almost!" Misae was startled and quickly flipped it over. Luckily, it wasn't burnt.

After placing their creations side by side, looking at the younger cousin's, it seemed that the difference wasn't significant, but there were still subtle differences. Misae's creation had been fried for a little too long, and the color of the crust was darker than Nini's.

Looking at their work, the little ones were also unsure.

Little Leopard looked around and scratched his head: "How do I judge? They both look alright." Zheng Nan nodded in agreement, his eyes darting back and forth between the two pancakes.

Kazama said in a serious tone, "Judging from the color, Aunt Misae's pancakes are darker, so they might have been cooked a little too long; Nene's pancakes are lighter in color and look softer."

Ah-Dai still had that dazed look on his face, but he said seriously, "However, a dark color doesn't necessarily mean it's not tasty."

Shin-chan suddenly jumped out, pointed at the two pancakes and shouted, "I don't care, I want to try them first!" He reached out to take them, but Mingxu stopped him, looked at everyone, and divided the two pancakes into several portions and placed them in front of everyone.

"Alright, everyone, try them yourselves. The final result will be decided by vote," Mingxu said, looking at everyone after distributing the food.

Misae looked at her pancakes and said somewhat unconvinced, "Mine are just a little darker in color, but they definitely taste just as good." Nene, on the other hand, put her hands on her hips and said with a smug look, "I definitely win! My pancakes are definitely tastier."

Little Leopard looked at this and that, muttering to himself, "Who will win? The master won't lose, will he?"

Shin-chan didn't care about anything else. He picked up a pancake made by Misae and stuffed it into his mouth. After chewing a few times, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he mumbled, "Hmm... this one is a little crunchy, not bad." Then he picked up a pancake made by Nene, took a bite, and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Hmm, this one is so soft, but I prefer the crunchy one."

"Add one." What could Mingxu do? He decided to vote for his mother.

Masao quickly took a bite, nodding as he chewed, "Mmm, Nini's pancakes are so soft, while Aunt Misae's are a bit hard." Kazama elegantly picked up a small piece, tasted it carefully, and said, "Auntie's pancakes were a little overcooked, so the texture was slightly off; Nini's pancakes were cooked just right, soft and tender."

Ah-Dai was still as leisurely as ever. After eating two pieces, he said, "They're all delicious, but Nini's seems to be a little more fragrant."

After finishing his meal, the little leopard looked at Misae with some disappointment.

Kazama observed everyone's reactions after tasting the food and had a good idea of ​​what was going on. He looked at Misae and Nene and said, "It seems the result is obvious. Nene wins."

Upon hearing this, Nini jumped up excitedly: "Yay, I won! I won!"

Misae was a little disappointed, but she still said generously, "Nene did a really good job, I lost."

Shin-chan stubbornly insisted, "Mom's pancakes are really delicious!"

"How is that possible? Impossible!" Kazama exclaimed, puzzled.

"That's Shin-chan being considerate of his mother," Nini whispered to Kazama.

“That’s right! Mom’s is delicious!” Mingxu had the same expression.

"Hey~"

"Xiao Xu, Xiao Xin..."

"It has a firm texture and a crunchy feel, like a pancake," Xiaoxin continued to comment.

"No, it's because I overcooked it." Misae said somewhat embarrassedly.

"It tastes like an adult's."

"Oh, don't say that anymore. Mom will try her best to bake even better pancakes in the future," Misae said helplessly, hugging the two little ones.

Little Leopard left quietly, taking out his notebook before he left: "This master is eliminated."

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