Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
While the two were busy stealing furtive glances at each other, the middle-aged lady quickly finished cooking three more dishes.
“Ge Ge, quickly serve the food.” Zhang Manhua asked for her daughter to assist her.
“Oh, coming!”
Pei Ge promptly answered her mother’s call.
Ji Ziming also followed suit.
“What are you doing?” She eyed him questioningly.
“Helping you serve the dishes,” he replied softly.
She shook her head in amusement but had to reject his offer. “Forget it. You should just sit down. You, as a young master, have never served dishes before. This is to avoid you accidentally spilling the food later.”
The great CEO Ji was greatly displeased upon hearing that!
Who said that?! I’ve been studying cooking under Old He these days; I, of course, have lots of experience holding plates and woks now!
How stupid and careless do you think I am?!
Hence, after giving her a withering look, he brushed past her and headed straight to the kitchen.
She exasperatedly nudged her lips and quickly trailed after him.
“I say, young master, we really don’t need the help of a person born with silver spoon in his mouth to serve the dishes.”
The man completely ignored her, though, and just entered the kitchen in huge strides.
The small kitchen could usually only hold two people; hence, after the man entered it, the area felt even more cramped.
“Xiao Ji, why are you in here?” Zhang Manhua froze for a bit when she saw him, and then she hastily chased him out.
“Mom, this Young Master Ji said that he is here to help you serve the dishes.” Pei Ge, who followed the man into the kitchen, told her mother this in a voice filled with amusement.
He frowned at the way she addressed him.
Expectedly, Zhang Manhua laughed aloud once she heard that from her daughter.
She turned to look at the man affectionately. “Let Ge Ge do it. Just wait in the living room for the food to be served.”
“I can do it,” he coldly declared, pursing his lips after.
Why can I not serve the dishes? These people are looking down on me.
The man’s desire to prove his capability surged.
Zhang Manhua could only smile helplessly at his stubbornness. “All right, then.”
She pointed the two plates of food on the side table to him.
The man wordlessly walked toward these plates, picked each up with one hand, and moved to exit the kitchen.
“Ge Ge, move out of the away. Make some space for Xiao Ji to leave.” Zhang Manhua nodded in satisfaction at how stable the man’s footsteps were while carrying the dishes.
This is rare. For a company’s CEO to willingly and humbly assist someone in serving the dishes when he is a guest at their house, this good man is truly someone worth spending a lifetime with!
How would Pei Ge know that her mother had gotten such thoughts just from the man helping serve the dishes?
“Oh.”
Once they were out of the kitchen, her round eyes continued to follow his figure.
He looks experienced in this!
With a smile, she thought to herself, While I don’t get why he insisted on serving the dishes in lieu of me, he at least looks really pleasing to the eye right now.
With the combined effort of the three, the dining table was soon filled with food.
“Xiao Ji, auntie didn’t know that you’re coming over, so I prepared just a few dishes. I hope you don’t mind this food auntie made on a whim.” Zhang Manhua smiled at the pair of man and woman sitting opposite her. As she observed them some more, she could not help thinking that the two looked compatible.
Ji Ziming looked at the three new dishes placed before him, and his expression somewhat softened.
“It’s fine; this is just nice,” he replied politely.
Noting the annoying fellow’s obedient look, Pei Ge realized that he seemed to be extremely obedient when he was in the presence of her mother. He was not his usual bossy self when it was just the two of them.
“Tsk!” What good acting.
She spat inwardly.
“All right. Let’s dig in.” Zhang Manhua happily picked up her chopsticks as she urged the man to help himself with the food.
He nodded at her and picked up his chopsticks, making a beeline for the stir-fried black fungus with herbs.
Pei Ge was a little confused when the man ate with gusto.
Isn’t this annoying fellow supposed to be very picky?
This question was put at the back of her mind soon enough, though, as she, too, happily dug into her food.
“Mom, this sweet potato porridge is really great! It’s sweet and aromatic!” She downed two bowls of it before she started on the other dishes.
The man sitting next to her silently noted her liking for the said dish and gave it a try as well.
Hmm… It tastes pretty good.
Having eaten the dish for the first time, he could not stop himself from getting a few mouthfuls.
By the time dinner ended, he had successfully added a few more dishes into his list of her favorite food.
Of them all, the porridge was something he himself fell in love with.
“Xiao Ji, is the food to your liking?” Zhang Manhua smiled fondly at him until her eyes turned into slits when she saw how much he was enjoying his food.
“Yes, it’s really good.” Although his reply was curt, one could still sense his sincerity.
“He he! Next time, before you come to over, remember to let me know first, okay? Auntie will make you my best dish then.” She told him with a smile.
Witnessing the happy interaction between her mother and the man, Pei Ge could only nudge her lips.
“All right, Mom; it’s getting late, and CEO Ji has work tomorrow. You should stop dragging his time with your stories. He is a busy person, and every minute costs him millions. Let’s not waste his time anymore.”
Her mother quickly shot her a glare. “You child, speak properly.”
Despite reprimanding her daughter, she still noted that the sky had truly turned dark. Hence, she decided to conclude her talk with the man.
“All right, Xiao Ji. It’s pretty late now; you should return home to rest.
“Ge Ge, send Xiao Ji off.”