Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 188 Cooking Together

Chapter 188: Chapter 188 Cooking Together

Afternoon.

When Shen Yibo woke up, Han Jiangxue was already fast asleep; after all, she hadn’t really rested the previous night, and had only pretended to read for a while before giving in to sleep.

She had simply taken a towel to cover the camera in the room and then lay down next to Shen Yibo to sleep.

Shen Yibo didn’t wake Han Jiangxue; he tiptoed out of bed, put on his clothes and shoes, and quietly slipped out of the room.

He had been thinking about the barbecue Ye Zhenzhen mentioned, so he wanted to go and play with Xiao Chen and then eat the dinner and barbecue cooked by Aunt Zhenzhen in the evening.

As Shen Yibo passed by Gu Xiaoran’s room, Gu Xiaoran and An Xi were also up and getting ready to go find Ye Zhenzhen and Xiao Chen.

Shen Yibo happily greeted Gu Xiaoran and An Xi, "Aunt Xixi, Brother Ranran."

"Yibo, where are you going?" asked Gu Xiaoran.

"Hehe, I want to go play with Xiao Chen."

"Me too, so let’s go together."

The two little ones crossed the yard together and ran to knock on the door of Ye Zhenzhen’s Room 1.

[Hahaha, these two little rascals just want to eat what Zhenzhen cooks.]

[Little Yibo: How can you say that? I clearly just want to play with Xiao Chen.]

Xiao Chen opened the door and, with a smile, said, "Here you are! Come on in."

An Xi followed them in, only then noticing that Xu Wanjia was also over at Ye Zhenzhen’s place.

Ye Zhenzhen stood up to welcome, "An Xi, come and sit."

An Xi smiled and sat down, also greeting Xu Wanjia, "Sister Jiajia."

Although An Xi’s child was the eldest among the mothers present, she herself was younger than Xu Wanjia.

Xu Wanjia smiled back, "Try this tea."

"Okay."

Before An Xi came in, Xu Wanjia and Ye Zhenzhen were sitting beside the charcoal grill drinking tea; this flower tea was a gift from Xiaowen.

When Ye Zhenzhen woke up, she started preparing the grill and found that the kitchen was out of charcoal. She went out to ask the show’s crew for some, and not only did Xiaowen supply the charcoal, but she also gave her some fruit tea bags.

As she returned to the courtyard, she ran into Xu Wanjia and then invited her and her daughter to join for tea.

It was still early, just past three o’clock, and the three of them sat beside the stove chatting idly while the little ones played happily.

Seeing the boys sitting on the carpet playing, Xiao Yiyi toddled over to join them in their game.

Xiao Chen was very caring towards Xiao Yiyi, "Little sister, come sit next to your brother."

Xiao Yiyi responded in her baby voice, "Okay!"

[The way she calls him brother is so cute and adorable!]

[Speaking of which, if Ye Zhenzhen were to have a little sister too, that would actually be really nice, especially with a warm brother like Xiao Chen.]

[Are you an anti-fan or a true Zhenzhen fan upstairs? Can you not bring up such an upsetting topic?]

[Let’s not talk about this topic, okay? Let’s change it.]

[Hahaha, so funny, do Ye Jianjian’s own fans know that she married an old man and this is why they don’t like this topic?]

[So what if Zhenzhen married an old man? She married a wealthy tycoon with an old man, and has a warm-hearted stepson. Are you jealous?]

"Black fans, get lost! Don’t babble here."

Ye Zhenzhen’s fans seemed to have accepted that Ye Zhenzhen married an old man, so she never liked to mention this matter in public.

The fans felt that supporting Zhenzhen’s career was one thing, but her marriage truly left them at a loss for words...

As for having children, the fans were not too keen on the idea of her having children with an old man. They thought it would be better to let Zhenzhen enjoy her own beauty, and having Xiao Chen around wasn’t bad either, as long as they didn’t bring up her wretched old husband.

After chatting for a while, Lin Qianqian and Fang Xiaoyu came over.

After waking up in her room and feeling a bit bored, Fang Xiaoyu suddenly heard the noise of children playing in the next room, Ye Zhenzhen’s room, so she proposed to Lin Qianqian that they go find Song Yuchen to play.

Now all five little treasures were gathered.

The only mother who hadn’t come over was Han Jiangxue.

Before they had played for long, Shen Yibo suddenly stood up, leaned over to Ye Zhenzhen, and asked in a low voice, "Aunt Zhenzhen, are you going to make barbecue tonight? I really love the food you make. Can I join you for dinner later?"

The little guy had been paying attention to what was going on at Ye Zhenzhen’s side while playing.

He noticed the adults had not discussed when they were having dinner, and Aunt Zhenzhen hadn’t mentioned anything about barbecue, which made him anxious inside.

That’s why he got up to ask Aunt Zhenzhen.

Ye Zhenzhen was amused by Shen Yibo’s question; she found the little guy adorable, softly pinching his chubby cheeks, "You cutie, of course you can have dinner here."

"Yay!" Shen Yibo replied joyfully, "Thank you, Auntie, you’re the best!"

The little guy sat down on the carpet and continued to play games with everyone.

"Hahaha, we still need our Little Fool, eh? Must have starved in his past life; this life he only knows how to eat."

"It’s normal for kids to like eating, and besides, Little Yibo may be chubby, but not to an unacceptable degree. He’s really cute like this."

"I love Little Yibo, the chubby little milk bun too, makes you want to pinch his little cheeks."

"Me too, me too. When Zhenzhen was pinching just now, I really wanted to squeeze Yibo’s little cheeks as well."

Ye Zhenzhen said to the other mothers with a smile, "I am going to make barbecue tonight, and also simmer a soup. How about we all have dinner together? The kids can enjoy the barbecue and soup as well."

An Xi was all for Ye Zhenzhen’s suggestion, as she couldn’t cook and was fine with any arrangement.

Xu Wanjia and Lin Qianqian agreed without hesitation as well.

Xu Wanjia: "I’ve got some marrow bones and vegetables at mine, I’ll go get them, and we can cook together."

"Me too, I’ve got plenty of radishes, as well as some cabbage and meat. I’ll go get them," said Lin Qianqian, already at the doorway as she spoke.

Xu Wanjia followed her out the door.

Their actions were swift, and it only took a few minutes before they brought back the ingredients.

Next was to divide the work and cooperate. Lin Qianqian was good at making soup, so she was in charge of simmering it.

Xu Wanjia and An Xi were responsible for picking cabbage and washing radishes.

Ye Zhenzhen was in charge of slicing pork belly and marinating it to be roasted on the stove at dinner time.

Ye Zhenzhen’s room was very warm, so everyone took off their thick jackets before getting busy, entering the kitchen to start preparing.

During the process, Ye Zhenzhen discussed with Lin Qianqian making more radish since it’s commonly said to eat radish in winter and ginger in summer; it’s good to eat more radishes during this season.

They planned to take out the marrow bones before they became too soft, to later roast them on the grill, which would taste even better.