Chapter 348: Want to Learn Cooking?
Upon hearing Xia Yu’s words, Jiang Kekai suddenly remembered the nonsense Xia Yu babbled last night while she was unconscious. What a worrywart little fool! With a pampering pinch to Xia Yu’s cheek, Jiang Kekai stood up and said, “Alright then, you can play games or watch TV. I’ll head back to my room and get some work done.”
Xia Yu knew that Sister Little Ning was usually super busy. She must be holding off on her work just to avoid disturbing Xia Yu’s sleep. Now that Xia Yu was awake, she would have to squeeze in some time to work, which was tough for her.
Of course, Xia Yu was very understanding: “Sister Little Ning, don’t tire yourself out.” “Okay.”
With a smile and a reassuring pat on Xia Yu’s little head, Jiang Kekai left, her energy levels now through the roof thanks to her little cutie’s concern.
Watching his little son Xia Yu interact with Jiang Kekai, Xia Hong couldn’t help but feel a twinge of jealousy. Xia Yu never cared for him in that way! If only he could be as motivated as Jiang Kekai!
Ultimately, Xia Hong could only sigh helplessly. They say girls grow up and leave, but in his case, it seemed to have reversed!
After sending Sister Little Ning back to her room, Xia Yu pulled out his phone and opened a game, but after hesitating a bit, he closed it again.
That’s right! Sister Little Ning was working hard; how could he just slack off? He needed to grow up quickly so he could help his Sister Little Ning out. So, Xia Yu opened his phone browser…
Seeing Xia Yu actually starting to conscientiously study, Jiang Hanhang comfortably leaned against Xia Ling. As long as Xia Yu wasn’t dragging her down, she could do whatever she pleased.
Jiang Hanhang was being audacious, and Xia Ling didn’t call her out on it—after all, she was used to it by now.
After putting away her luggage, Wang Wenjuan was the first to plop down on the sofa where the girls were sitting, snuggling up between Xia Yu and Xia Ling: “Daughters, have you missed Mommy?”
Just messing around, but Xia Ling eagerly played along with her mom: “Definitely, I’ve missed you the most, Mom.”
“And what about you, Xia Yu?”
As she said this, Wang Wenjuan leaned towards Xia Yu, wanting to interact and nurture their mother-son bond. Xia Yu stammered, “Uh… missed you.”
Wang Wenjuan was very satisfied with this response, and since impervious Wife Protector Jiang Kekai wasn’t around, she could finally get close to Xia Yu: “So just how much did you miss me?”
Xia Yu: “Uh…”
During dinner, Jiang Kekai didn’t do her usual routine of having someone deliver prepared food or taking everyone out to eat. Instead, she brought in fresh ingredients.
That’s right! To prevent any potential poisoning again, Jiang Kekai decided it was time to change up the meal prep. After all, her future wife, Xia Yu, would eventually cook as well, so it would be a good opportunity to cultivate that skill!
As Xia Yu stared at the towering pile of ingredients, he faltered: “Sister Little Ning… I don’t know how to cook.”
“Yes, yes, Xia Yu usually only makes simple home-cooked dishes. It would be a waste to have her cook these materials.”
Even though Wang Wenjuan was also trying to help, it didn’t work—Jiang Kekai kept looking at Xia Yu with determination, “I know that, which is why I’ll have someone come teach you. He’ll teach you for a day, and then you can cook by yourself. Your teacher should be here shortly.”
“Uh…”
Xia Yu suddenly didn’t know what to say. And with a teacher to guide her… she became interested in the whole thing. Not long after, an elderly man wearing a tall chef’s hat appeared.
He glanced at Jiang Kekai and Xia Yu, then simply introduced himself: “I’m Chen, and you can call me Master Chen. You’re my second disciple. You are not allowed to say you studied under me until you’ve completed your training and received my permission, understood?”
“Yes, understood.”
This old man looked so fierce! Xia Yu felt a bit intimidated.
This old man was brought in by Jiang Kekai, so she knew his rules and didn’t interrupt their interaction: “You two carry on; Xia Yu, make sure to study hard, got it? We’ll step out for a bit.”
With that, Jiang Kekai led the way out of the kitchen, and Wang Wenjuan and the others followed suit, not wanting to intrude.
Once they closed the door and returned to the living room, Wang Wenjuan couldn’t hold back her curiosity any longer: “Little Ning, where did you find that chef? Is it really okay for Xia Yu to learn from him?”
Jiang Kekai replied calmly, “No problem. He’s the champion of the World Culinary Championship from five years ago. He should be more than qualified to teach Xia Yu.”
Hearing this, Wang Wenjuan and the others who had been eavesdropping gasped in shock. They thought Jiang Kekai had brought in just some star chef, but it turned out she got the world champion! Who knows how much that cost!
Seemingly reading their thoughts, Jiang Kekai added, “He had an incident before the competition, and the Jiang Family provided him with necessary resources. So, he promised to repay the favor, and all I’m doing is cashing in on that debt.”
“So there’s no charge?”
Jiang Kekai shook her head. “Nope.”
In the kitchen, Master Chen looked at Xia Yu’s fair face and thin arms: “Are you really planning to learn cooking?” “Yeah.”
Having a chance to learn culinary skills was not something Xia Yu would pass up. Besides, being able to make delicious food for someone special would be immensely satisfying, right? Noticing the determination in Xia Yu’s eyes, Master Chen turned to organize the ingredients: “Alright then, can you spare two hours every day to learn at my hotel?”
“Ah? I have to go to your place to learn?”
“What’s wrong?” Master Chen suddenly stopped and looked seriously at Xia Yu: “Did you think learning to cook is easy? You think you can master it with just this little time? If you really think that, you’ll never learn the real skills.”
Seeing Master Chen getting all serious again, Xia Yu felt a bit nervous: “Well… if I have to, I can come over to learn, right?” “Are you just trying to appease me? Do you… really want to learn cooking? Because it’s a tough job, don’t doubt my words.”
Things were escalating, and with the pressure mounting, Xia Yu’s small temper flared up as she firmly replied: “I do!” The conversation was audible outside, and everyone was stunned that Master Chen was so serious about this.
