Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 225 The Third Who Lacks Confidence_1

Chapter 225: 225 The Third Who Lacks Confidence_1

Gu Chen didn’t care and opened the refrigerator to take a look at the vegetables inside.

He reached for some lettuce and matsutake mushrooms, then opened the refrigerator below, where he found sea cucumbers and abalones, and underneath, a wild large yellow croaker.

He examined it closely and estimated that this fish must cost at least ten thousand yuan. You know, in the future, wild large yellow croakers would sell for over thirty thousand yuan per jin.

Indeed, it wasn’t cheap.

He casually said, "It seems quite fresh."

Upon hearing Gu Chen’s comment, Guang Zhuo just felt that this guy hadn’t seen the world at all; he was completely a country bumpkin.

"Of course, the food Mr. Ji eats cannot be taken lightly. These were all flown in this morning!"

There was a tone of showing off in his voice, as if all these things belonged to him.

Gu Chen, however, didn’t mind. He took these items out of the refrigerator and casually placed them on the counter next to the stove.

Uncle Guang was very satisfied with these ingredients, rubbing his hands together, "It’s all up to you today!"

Good ingredients plus a good chef definitely made for a delicious feast.

He was already impatient to taste tonight’s dinner.

Seeing Uncle Guang had such high expectations for Gu Chen, Guang Zhuo’s heart was sour. He was the head chef, after all.

Letting this kid handle these ingredients was a complete waste!

Gu Chen smiled and took a potato out of the refrigerator, tossing it to Uncle Guang, "Peel it."

After spending the day together, he found that Uncle Guang really was a good guy.

He was cheerful and easy-going, making their interaction very relaxing.

"You rascal!" Uncle Guang gave Gu Chen a glare but soon went off smiling to peel the potato.

Guang Zhuo just stood at the doorway.

Honestly, he neither dared to leave nor wanted to, wanting to see how well this person could cook and whether it would affect his job.

After all, a monthly salary of eight thousand yuan for cooking for just a few people was a really relaxed and comfortable job.

Using a gas stove was indeed handier than a clay stove. Gu Chen had lit the fire and started by stir-frying the matsutake mushrooms and then rinsed some millet, making a millet sea cucumber porridge.

Only then did he begin to prepare other dishes. To be honest, the first two dishes were not difficult; the real challenge was in the wild large yellow croaker that came later.

The best way to cook this fish was to steam it.

Gu Chen hesitated for a moment, and while Uncle Guang wasn’t paying attention, he took a basin to the bathroom. He closed the door, entered the space, and scooped out a good amount of Spirit Spring Water.

Steamed large yellow croaker with Spirit Spring Water was definitely an incomparable delicacy!

After leaving the bathroom, Gu Chen carried the basin into the kitchen and then poured the water into the steamer that had already been prepared.

Guang Zhuo was startled and blurted out, "How can you use bathroom water for cooking!"

Before he could stop him, Gu Chen had already poured all the water into the pot.

It wasn’t that the water wasn’t clean, but the bathroom water didn’t have a filtration system installed. Haicheng’s water was alkaline, the hard water affected the taste of the food, and it was necessary to use filtered water for cooking.

Gu Chen turned around and smiled at him, "No problem, isn’t it all just water?"

This was Spirit Spring Water he had, precious indeed!

A helpless look crossed Guang Zhuo’s face as he looked toward Uncle Guang, "Boss, we can’t use unfiltered water for cooking!"

This country bumpkin obviously didn’t know how to cook.

He really couldn’t fathom what Uncle Guang was thinking, actually letting him cook.

Uncle Guang was crouching in front of the trash can, peeling potatoes. He had to admit that someone who rarely did manual work was really not suited to such detailed work.

The knife was too deep and took off a big chunk of potato, too shallow and the peel wouldn’t come clean. Just as he was struggling with the task, he heard Guang Zhuo’s voice and lifted his head to look at him.

"Why don’t you peel the potatoes?"

Guang Zhuo: "..."

He was speechless. This kid clearly didn’t know anything, and he didn’t understand how Uncle Guang could defend him so much.

But there wasn’t much he could do as just a worker. He had to suck it up and walked over, taking the potato from Uncle Guang’s hand and started peeling reluctantly.

His own status as the main chef had been reduced to assisting a clueless youngster.

It was so frustrating.

Once he’d wasted all the ingredients, he wondered if he would still have the nerve to face anyone.

The water was almost boiling. Gu Chen cut some green onion and ginger into thin strips, then calmly placed the big yellow croaker on a dish before transferring it into the steaming pot.

He began to cook the abalone.

Guang Zhuo had just finished peeling the potatoes when he caught the unique aroma of the big yellow croaker.

The scent was fresh and lingered, accompanied by constant steams rising up.

To his surprise, it smelled even more delicious than the fish he usually made.

He sniffed again to confirm it.

The water this kid brought from the bathroom, could it actually make the fish this tasty?

Impossible, that’s just too illogical.

The more Guang Zhuo thought about it, the more incredible it seemed.

Gu Chen’s abalone was ready, and Uncle Guang couldn’t wait to pack everything deliciously into the lunch box, licked his lips, and looked at Gu Chen with a smile.

"Let’s go, time to eat!"

He was so enticed by the various delicious flavors that his mouth was watering.

The two left Guang Zhuo behind feeling so despondent that he was beginning to question his life, and they walked back to the hospital.

...

At that moment, Ji Yuanbai sat on the sofa with mixed feelings. He’d been just fine in Sichuan Province, but his second brother insisted on him coming here.

And now, just great, he was getting dragged into the mess between his elder and second brothers.

He felt like he couldn’t even run away, so what was he to do?

The more Ji Yuanbai thought about it, the more it gave him a headache. He sighed towards Huang Qian, who was applying a facial mask and watching TV.

"What am I supposed to do now?"

With the situation turning out this way, it seemed he had to choose sides between his elder and second brothers. Staying neutral was no longer an option.

But he couldn’t afford to offend either of them.

If he sided with his elder brother, given his current poor health, who knew when he might pass away.

When that happened, the Ji Family business would definitely fall into the hands of his second brother.

With his second brother’s temper, who knew how he’d deal with him.

Yet if he sided with his second brother, he always felt that his second brother was no match for his elder brother.

If his elder brother got angry, he might take it out on him too, which wouldn’t be worth the loss at all.

Ji Yuanbai had been thinking for two hours and still didn’t know what to do.

Hearing this, Huang Qian frowned, her eyes exposed to the air showing helplessness.

Being married into a powerful clan was not easy!

She, as Ji Yuanbai’s wife, had been married to him for nearly ten years. They were both the type to tread carefully, avoiding causing offense to anyone.

But now, being forced to pick a side was as tough as ascending to the heavens.

Ji Yuanbai was already frustrated, and seeing her helpless expression made him even more irritable.

"You’re still worried about facial masks? If this mess isn’t handled well, we won’t even have the money to buy masks!"

Huang Qian felt helpless too. Which member of the Ji Family was easy to provoke?

But having Ji Guangsheng in charge for so many years, his strength was undeniable.

She believed as long as Ji Guangsheng was alive, no matter how capable Ji Changming was, he wouldn’t be able to overthrow Ji Guangsheng.

"In my opinion, why don’t you make a trip to the hospital? Show some concern for your elder brother, and take the initiative to apologize. After all, a gentle hand doesn’t get bitten, and it was your second brother, not you, who encouraged Pian Ran to leave home. You can’t be blamed for that," she suggested.

"If your elder brother is angry, just say that things can’t be changed now. Pretend you only said it in passing, not expecting him to actually go through with it. You didn’t reveal the truth at the time because you wanted to keep the peace, to prevent things from escalating. After all, we’re all family, and though bones may break, the sinew stays connected. You couldn’t bear to see the two brothers fall out!"

The more Huang Qian spoke, the clearer her thinking became. One way or another, it was essential to secure her elder brother-in-law’s confidence.