Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 180 Making Lunch

Chapter 180: Chapter 180 Making Lunch

But the lady seems to have already gone to record the show with Xiao Chen, and at this time, it seems a bit difficult to get in touch with her.

Their overseas collaboration looks like it still needs a few days, and Secretary Zhang feels that, difficult as it may be, he should still try to find time to make contact...

Su Xi, listening to Cheng Zheng’s voice on the other end of the phone and sensing something was off, guessed that he must have drunk quite a bit and spoke to soothe him, "Hmm, miss you too, go rest early if you’ve drunk a lot."

It’s the weekend in China today, and Su Xi didn’t go to the office. She had planned to take Cheng Jiaming out for a walk, but after the little guy finished his piano lesson at home in the morning, he grabbed the tablet and watched Song Yuchen’s livestream.

Su Xi, learning that Cheng Zheng and Song Jinze were still on their way back to the hotel, didn’t say much else and hung up after a brief chat.

...

Yangping Village.

Ye Zhenzhen and Xiao Chen cooperated well; Xiao Chen was in charge of washing the vegetables, while she cleaned all the new kitchen utensils and then started to chop the meat and vegetables, ready to start stir-frying.

They made their preparations methodically, while in the room next door, Lin Qianqian and her daughter Fang Xiaoyu took off their shoes and socks to play role-playing games on the bed, with Fang Xiaoyu playing the mother and Lin Qianqian the daughter.

The two recited lines from TV dramas they had appeared in before.

Their lunch was daikon radish stew with meat, simmering in the pot.

Xu Wanjia had only half a jin of pork belly, and not many carrots, so she cooked the remaining cabbage with the pork belly for lunch, thinking of saving the radish to stew with that bone for dinner.

Xiao Yiyi lay on the bed playing with a cup the show’s crew had prepared for the guests; her tiny hands held a pink cup, conversing with the pink Peppa Pig on it:

"Peppa, Peppa, did you have your meal?"

Then Yiyi adorably imitated Peppa’s voice, "Oh~ I’ve already eaten~ for lunch, I ate tomato pasta at Grandma and Grandpa’s house with George, what did Xiao Yiyi have?"

Xiao Yiyi: "My mom made me stewed vegetables and meaty meat for lunch today~"

[These two little girls are really so adorable!]

[I dream of having a daughter, I keep following this livestream because of Fang Xiaoyu! And Xiao Yiyi, so cute!]

[Having a pair of dragon and phoenix twins would also be nice!]

[Daughters are nice, cute, I like daughters. Sons like Xiao Chen or Yibo are also good.]

On Han Jiangxue’s side, she made the same dish as Lin Qianqian, daikon radish stew with meat, and added quite a bit of water to it because Shen Yibo said he wanted to drink soup.

Shen Yibo followed her around the kitchen, staying by Han Jiangxue’s side and kept asking, "Mom, is the soup ready?"

"Not yet, wait a little longer."

As she spoke, Han Jiangxue felt a bit cold, rubbing her hands, and upon a glace at the camera, she squatted down and rubbed Little Yibo’s hands, "Son, are you cold?"

Shen Yibo shook his head, "Not cold, just really hungry!"

Han Jiangxue: ...

She shouldn’t have asked that question!

[Hahaha! Every time I see Little Yibo, I just want to laugh!]

[His chubby little face, always opening with ’I’m so hungry,’ hahaha!]

[This kid is really too adorable]

Out of the five guest groups, the only one who can’t cook is An Xi. She made a mess in the kitchen and still hasn’t even managed to light the stove.

Gu Xiaoran tossed and turned on the bed hungry and kept complaining, "I want to eat! I’m hungry!"

"An Xi, is your cooking done yet? I want to eat!"

An Xi had just finished cleaning all the kitchen utensils, and now she looked at the pile of daikon radishes and that half a jin of pork belly, feeling puzzled.

She didn’t know how to turn the radish and meat into a dish.

Even cutting the radish and meat seemed so difficult to her.

Without anything like a phone, she didn’t even have the means to look up information for reference.

The noise from Gu Xiaoran got louder and louder;

"An Xi! Hurry up, I want to eat something!"

He hadn’t eaten breakfast in the morning, and after a long day of travel, his stomach was already growling with hunger, yet there wasn’t a thing to eat, leaving the little guy extremely irritable.

[Ah, just seeing Gu Xiaoran gives me a headache.]

[Little brat, it’s your own fault for not eating the buns this morning. Now you know what hunger is, don’t you?]

[An Xi really can’t cook, eh? Holding a knife and still not knowing how to cut?]

[Poor Gu Xiaoran! Guess he’ll just have to be hungry.]

Next door, Shen Yibo saw that Han Jiangxue’s meal wasn’t ready and heard Gu Xiaoran’s noisy complaints, so he came over to knock on the door, "Brother Ranran!"

Upon hearing Shen Yibo’s voice, Gu Xiaoran immediately stopped making a fuss, slid off the bed, put on his shoes, and went to open the door for Shen Yibo, "Why are you here?"

After Shen Yibo entered, he felt that the room was so warm. He chuckled and said, "Brother Ranran, don’t be noisy, isn’t your mom cooking in the kitchen? How about I keep you company and we play together?"

Gu Xiaoran pouted, "What can you play with, and what’s the fun in just two people playing without any toys?"

All his toys had been taken away, and now there was nothing to eat either—just thinking about it made him restless.

But grandma said that you shouldn’t lose your temper with outsiders, you need to be restrained and tolerant, so even though Gu Xiaoran was annoyed with Shen Yibo, he didn’t act out against him.

Shen Yibo, thinking that Song Yuchen was also a boy, suggested, "Brother Ranran, let’s go find Xiao Chen to play."

Plus, the food made by Aunt Zhenzhen is so delicious, he also wanted to see what Xiao Chen was having for lunch.

Gu Xiaoran thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, let’s go find Song Yuchen to play!"

With that, Gu Xiaoran took his jacket from the bed, put it on, and followed Shen Yibo out the door.

An Xi was in the kitchen, focused and struggling to cut the radish, oblivious to what was happening in the room.

[I’ve noticed that Gu Xiaoran only gets angry with An Xi, he’s nice to everyone else.]

[If I didn’t know An Xi is Gu Xiaoran’s real mother, from the way they interact, I might have thought they had a stepmother and stepson relationship.]

[Speaking of stepmothers and stepsons, Zhenzhen and Han Jiangxue both get along very well with their stepsons.]

[Ye Zhenzhen is okay, but Han Jiangxue, forget it, such a disappointment!]

[Seeing Shen Yibo having to live in a room without a Kang bed or heating, I feel so heartbroken, all thanks to Han Jiangxue, what a nightmare!]

By the time Shen Yibo and Gu Xiaoran arrived at Song Yuchen’s place, Ye Zhenzhen’s stir-fried carrots and meat were ready and on the table.

The two little guys could smell the rich scent of meat even before they entered the door~

Shen Yibo knocked on the door, and Song Yuchen asked, "Who is it?"

Shen Yibo: "Xiao Chen, it’s me, Yibo."

Song Yuchen opened the door, saw Gu Xiaoran and Shen Yibo, and asked, "What brings you guys here?"

Gu Xiaoran: "We came to find you to play!"

"Then come in," Song Yuchen let the two boys in and then closed the door again.

Shen Yibo asked, "Why is your house so warm too?"