Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 299 - 290: Where Have You Been Fooling Around?

Chapter 299: Chapter 290: Where Have You Been Fooling Around?

Jiang City.

Guanglan Lake Golf Manor.

Last night, Chen Hongxia learned via WeChat that her son, Jiang Chao, would be coming home today.

She was so happy she couldn’t sleep all night.

Thinking about her son working alone outside, he must not be eating well, not sleeping well, and has likely lost weight.

He needs a good meal to revive him.

So...

After breakfast, she drove straight to the nearest import supermarket.

She went shopping!

Then she brought all good ingredients back home.

At this moment, she was in the kitchen, busy cooking delicious dishes for her son!

The old man, Jiang Shouyi, sat on the living room sofa watching a war movie.

The volume was turned down so low it was almost like watching a silent film.

That’s right.

He deliberately kept the volume low.

He was afraid that his poor hearing would prevent him from hearing his beloved grandson’s footsteps the moment he came home.

He frequently peeked towards the front door and glanced at his watch.

Left and right he looked.

But still no sign of anyone.

He anxiously turned his head towards the kitchen and asked, "Hongxia, did Chao say roughly what time he’d be back?"

Hearing this, Chen Hongxia asked Mrs. Xie to watch the pot and then walked to the kitchen door, peeking out to say, "Dad, around ten o’clock! It’s almost that time. Don’t worry! Have some fruit and wait patiently..."

"I’m not in a hurry, no hurry at all. You just make more delicious food to give Jiang Chao a good nourishing meal. This kid hasn’t been taking care of himself while he’s been away, he might have lost some weight..."

Jiang Shouyi said he wasn’t in a hurry, but he couldn’t help but peek towards the front door.

Seeing him so concerned about his grandson, Chen Hongxia smiled, kept it to herself, and went back to the kitchen to continue her work.

"Vroom~ Vroom~"

At this moment, the roar of an engine drew closer from afar.

And halted suddenly outside the door!

"It must be Chao coming back."

Jiang Shouyi quickly got up and leaned on his cane, heading towards the door.

Hearing this, Chen Hongxia didn’t even bother to wash her hands and hurriedly walked out of the kitchen.

Seeing his grandpa and mom coming out to greet him, Jiang Chao smiled and happily waved as he ran towards them, shouting, "Grandpa, Mom..."

"Is that our Chao?"

Jiang Shouyi looked at Jiang Chao’s rounder face with skepticism.

"It’s Chao, but he seems to have gained some weight."

Chen Hongxia could barely recognize him.

Jiang Chao chuckled, "Grandpa, Mom, you’re coming out here to greet me? This is too grand a reception!"

It wasn’t until Jiang Chao stood before them that Jiang Shouyi accepted the fact that this was indeed his beloved grandson.

"Chao, you’ve gained quite a bit of weight!"

Jiang Shouyi looked at his precious grandson.

Before he left, he was just a tall and thin guy, like a stick.

Now, he seemed to have gained quite a bit of weight.

Rosier too.

Even more vigorous.

It seems he’s been doing quite well on his own outside.

At least the food’s been good!

Chen Hongxia had originally worried her son would have lost weight, but he had gained quite a bit instead.

But that’s great, just great!

Jiang Chao didn’t expect the first comment his grandpa would make upon seeing him would be about his weight gain.

He didn’t notice it before, but now that grandpa mentioned it,

he touched his own face, indeed, he’s gained quite a bit of weight!

He chuckled, "It’s mostly because the food at the restaurant is so good, each meal I accidentally overeat, and then I gained weight..."

Chen Hongxia asked with a puzzled face, "Can your restaurant’s food be better than at home?"

After all, every meal at home is made with the best ingredients.

Yet he never seemed to overeat!

Jiang Chao revealed the main reason: "Mainly because my boss is a good cook and the food tastes great."

Ouch! That hurts!

This was indirectly suggesting Chen Hongxia’s cooking wasn’t good!

Oh well!

After all, he’s a proper chef, while she’s an amateur cook, naturally incomparable.

Moreover, her son went there because of the chef’s skill, to help out in the kitchen.

Jiang Shouyi was already curious about the restaurant where his grandson worked, and now seeing his usually picky grandson has even gained weight,

one can imagine how delicious the food there must be!

He suddenly became interested: "Tao, is your boss really that good at cooking?"

"Of course."

Jiang Chao put his arm around his grandpa’s shoulder and walked toward the living room, saying as he walked, "Grandpa, let me tell you, my boss’s skills are top-notch..."

Listening to his grandson describe the various delicacies at the Delicious Restaurant, Jiang Shouyi grew even more curious.

Curious about how this small restaurant’s food really tastes?

Jiang Shouyi became even more interested and smiled, saying, "Is that so! Then one day grandpa should go and try it too."

"Sure! Why don’t you come back to Wenling with me tomorrow afternoon, stay at my place, and then on Tuesday, I’ll take you to taste the food at the restaurant, I promise you won’t want to leave after you’ve eaten."

Is it really that exaggerated?

Then again, Jiang Shouyi thought how his grandson stayed there as a kitchen assistant after one meal.

But then he thought, at his age, hasn’t he tasted all kinds of delicacies?

Plus, his sense of taste has declined a lot; it’s unlikely he’d want to stay after just one meal.

Of course.

But the fact that his grandson has this thoughtfulness naturally made him agree cheerfully: "Alright! Then I’ll go with you tomorrow afternoon."

"Dad, how’s your health?" Chen Hongxia asked worriedly.

Jiang Shouyi replied casually, full of enthusiasm, "Don’t worry, it’s just a bit of distance. I can handle it."

Jiang Chao laughed and said, "Mom, don’t worry, I’ll just drive slowly."

Seeing the old man insist and her son saying so, she couldn’t say much more.

To avoid upsetting the old man.

...

Heidelberg Villa.

As soon as Li Chengzhan entered the house, he shouted inside while walking, "Dad, grandma, grandpa, I’m back..."

His father, Li Yuanfu, was resting at home today, sitting on the sofa and reading the newspaper!

Seeing his son, who had been "invisible" for a long time, finally appear.

The anger in his heart!

Suddenly flared up.

He held the newspaper in one hand, commanding respect without anger, "You brat, you know to come home now? Tell me, where have you been fooling around these days? Also, a few days ago, you suddenly spent over five million buying a house in Wenling. Tell me, what exactly are you planning to do?"

"I wasn’t planning anything! Just bought it to live in, that’s all."

Li Chengzhan said truthfully with a smile, "Besides, I wasn’t the only one buying a house; Qi Yu and the others also bought theirs."

Buying it to live in?

Could the boy have a girlfriend in Wenling?

And then bought a house to "hide a beauty in a golden house"?

Wait a minute?

Qi Yu and his group also bought houses?

Could they also be buying houses to "hide a beauty in a golden house"?

But on second thought, that’s impossible, right?

This group of lads can’t all have girlfriends at the same time, right?

But here’s the problem.

Did they really buy houses just to live in?

Could it be for something shady?

Given his son’s not-so-good history, his heart wasn’t at ease at all, always feeling there’s something fishy about the house purchase.

He frowned and said, "The home is good, and you don’t stay, yet you go to Wenling to live? Tell me, what exactly do you want to do?"

Li Chengzhan knew his dad didn’t trust him, "I’m not planning anything! I just found a job in Wenling with Qi Yu."

A job?

These words almost made Li Yuanfu’s jaw drop to his shoes.

With a face of disbelief, he looked at his son and asked in astonishment, "You and Qi Yu found a job in Wenling? What kind of job? Where?"

Li Chengzhan replied with utmost seriousness, "At a Delicious Restaurant on West City Old Street, working as a waiter!"

"What? A waiter?"

Li Yuanfu’s jaw almost dropped to his shoes once more.

Throughout the years, he had been earnestly persuading his son to work in his company.

But he just wouldn’t do it!

Even offering him the position of general manager, he wouldn’t take it.

And now, he actually went to a restaurant in another city to work as a waiter!

This was the most shocking gossip he’d heard in years!

His son, Li Yuanfu’s, went to be a waiter.

If word got out, wouldn’t people laugh?

Li Yuanfu was speechless and ordered, "You resign from this job tomorrow and come work at the company. You can choose any position except chairman."

"Dad, I won’t quit my job!"

"Say that again."

"I said I won’t quit."

"So your wings have grown, huh? Believe it or not, I’ll cut off your credit card."

"Even if you cut off my credit card, I won’t quit."

Seeing his son’s stubborn and defiant attitude, he wished he could take a slipper and throw it at him.

"Are you trying to anger me to death..."

"What’s going on, what’s going on?"

Grandma Qin Yumin hurriedly came out of her room upon hearing the argument and, seeing the father and son quarreling, promptly defended her beloved grandson, criticizing her own son, "Xiao Cheng finally comes home, and why are you arguing with him again! If he leaves because of you, I won’t forgive you!"

"Mom, you’re too indulgent with him!"

Seeing the old lady speak up, Li Yuanfu didn’t dare discipline his troublesome son anymore, for fear of angering her, so he could only give up with a look of helplessness.

Let it go for now!

He continued reading the newspaper.

"Grandma, let me help you..."

Li Chengzhan sweetly supported his grandma to sit on the sofa.

Qin Yumin held Li Chengzhan’s hand, her eyes full of love, "Xiao Cheng, tell grandma, where have you been recently?"

Li Chengzhan smiled and said, "Grandma, I went to Wenling and also found a job."

"Oh, you found a job!"

Qin Yumin was surprised and, at the same time, approving his actions, kindly smiled, "My Xiao Cheng has grown up and is sensible, even knows to find a job. So, what kind of work did you find?"

Li Yuanfu replied irritably, "Working as a waiter in a small restaurant!"

"I wasn’t asking you, why are you butting in?"

Qin Yumin glared at Li Yuanfu, then smilingly looked at her big grandson, "Being a waiter is also good, but it’s too hard. You should listen to your dad and join the company."

Li Chengzhan firmly said, "Grandma, I won’t quit, so don’t try persuading me."

Qin Yumin: "..."

Seeing her grandson’s resolute attitude, she didn’t say anything further.

Thinking that once the novelty wore off and he got tired, he’d appreciate home more and would come back obediently.

This similar situation was also happening at Lin Qiuyu’s home.

But the elders in the family couldn’t argue with him, so they let him be.

They also thought he just wanted to experience the novelty, to feel what ordinary life was like, and after having enough, he’d naturally return.

However...

This time, they all underestimated the determination of Li Chengzhan and Lin Qiuyu!