Okay, so the first thing about recipes is that you should try to follow them at first. Once you've cooked it a few times and gained some confidence, that's when you can experiment a bit.

So I have most, but not everything I need.

[Zhao might look like a shady bastard but he did know how to cook and he was reasonable in teaching.]

I'll write this all down for you, but as long as you help me, we should make something decent.

[With the combined effort, Zhao's cooked up some lily flower soup. He offers Daqiang the first taste.]