Chapter 422: Chapter 387: When Mom Is Quiet, She’s Up to No Good! (Part 2)

Hmm!

This is scallion oil braised chicken!

Shu Meiling couldn’t help but mutter, "Uh... Eating so late is one thing, but having such greasy and hard-to-digest food, do you not want your body anymore? What about that diet you promised?"

Once the lid was lifted, the aroma was many times stronger than before.

No exaggeration, it smelled even more delicious than any scallion oil braised chicken she had ever had, making her swallow involuntarily.

"This scallion oil braised chicken smells amazing! Which restaurant did you get this from?" she wondered aloud, filled with questions: "Wait a minute, didn’t Xiaoxi say she was eating at a colleague’s house? Did she take this back from there? But which colleague of hers cooks so well?"

Remembering how Yang Yuxi always praised the kindergarten’s Chef Huang for his delicious cooking, and also recalling how his peony pastries were outstanding and even the family chef’s twice-cooked pork improved by following his recipe, Shu Meiling’s curiosity grew: "Could it be that the colleague Xiaoxi mentioned is that Chef Huang?"

It’s highly likely!

"Wait a minute, since when did Xiaoxi get so close to this Chef Huang? Going to his house to eat on her days off? Could there really be something going on between them?" She started feeling complicated emotions.

Actually, Xiaoxi is at a marriageable age; she should find a boyfriend!

As a mother, she naturally hoped her daughter would find a good partner, enjoy the sweetness of love and the warmth of family.

But...

If she remembered correctly, this Chef Huang was married and had two kids...

And in her list of potential sons-in-law, there was no option for someone married with kids.

Therefore, her feelings became even more tangled.

However,

You can’t jump to conclusions based merely on appearances and speculation.

Maybe Xiaoxi and Chef Huang are just ordinary friends, and since Xiaoxi is the teacher of Chef Huang’s daughter, perhaps he was just being nice by sharing his specialties.

Hmm,

That must be it!

With this thought, her mind eased a little.

Holding the box, the aroma wafted towards her nose, making her thoughts drift and her mouth water once more.

Speaking of which,

If this scallion oil braised chicken was really made by Chef Huang, it must be amazing!

After all, his peony pastries were delicious.

Tonight, because she and Yang Deyi weren’t good at cooking and wanted to eat healthily, they made some sea cucumber porridge.

While nutritious and decent tasting, it still felt a bit bland, so when she smelled that oniony fragrance, she couldn’t resist the urge to take a bite.

She felt for warmth, it was still a bit warm!

"Hmm, with such a big box of scallion oil braised chicken, there’s no way Xiaoxi can finish it all by herself, and even if she could, eating too much isn’t good for her health, so I should help her out a bit, yeah, I’ll help her out to lessen her load, so she doesn’t overeat and get indigestion."

After finding some excuses for herself, she picked up a piece of chicken and put it in her mouth.

The scallion aroma was rich, the meat tender and juicy.

It was delicious enough to lick fingers...

She closed her eyes in enjoyment and couldn’t help but pick up a chicken wing.

Just then.

The door swung open with a bang, and Yang Yuxi’s voice echoed from behind: "Mom, what’s taking you so long? Haven’t you found the face mask yet?"

This shout...

Startled Shu Meiling to the core, with an alarm going off in her head.

Uh oh, this isn’t good, she might get caught...

She inwardly cried out, turned slowly, and looked at Yang Yuxi with a somewhat guilty expression of being caught in the act.

Yang Yuxi’s gaze moved from her mother’s shiny, greasy lips to the chicken piece in her hand and then to the box of scallion oil braised chicken...

As expected.

When Mom is stealthy, she’s up to something!

This is outright stealing food...

She shot her mom a look that said "Weren’t you just looking for a face mask?": "Mom, weren’t you just looking for a face mask? Why would you set your sights on my scallion oil braised chicken? This is my food supply for tomorrow, how could you do this! You really are my mother..."

"Honey, I couldn’t stop her..."

Yang Deyi came in soon after, hurriedly explained, trying to appear innocent.

The next second, he noticed the chicken piece in his wife’s hand, smelled the delicious aroma, and with a look of surprise and accusation as if saying "We agreed to look for it together, but you were secretly eating in the room," curiously asked: "Honey, where did you get this chicken piece?"

"This is the scallion oil chicken Xiaoxi hid in her handbag. I just had a piece when you both came in." Shu Meiling put on an awkward, yet polite smile.

Ah, so that’s it!

Yang Deyi relaxed, then pointed at Yang Yu, questioning: "Xiaoxi, that’s not nice, having delicious food hidden away, not sharing with us, you really are our filial daughter..."

Yang Yuxi: "..."

"Honey, let me have a taste."

Yang Deyi, enticed by the aroma, immediately stepped forward, grabbed a piece of chicken, and tasted it.

Upon tasting it, his eyes lit up with surprise and delight: "Wow, this scallion oil braised chicken is surprisingly delicious!"

Then, he turned to Yang Yuxi, saying: "Xiaoxi, where did you get this scallion oil braised chicken from? Buy me another one tomorrow..."

Yang Yuxi: "..."

Shu Meiling nodded in agreement: "It really is delicious, even better than the one we had at the Lin family’s restaurant last time! Oh, Xiaoxi, was this scallion oil chicken made by that Chef Huang?"

"Chef Huang? Which Chef Huang? Oh, is it that Chef Huang from Xiaoxi’s kindergarten? No wonder it’s so tasty! I’ll have another piece." Yang Deyi reached for more chicken to eat.

At this moment,

The couple had completely forgotten about healthy eating. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Yang Deyi didn’t even think about how his daughter got hold of Huang Jun’s scallion oil braised chicken.

Yang Yuxi watched as her parents happily devoured the chicken, one piece after another, while she was left with her own share of grief.

If this continued any longer...

That box of scallion oil braised chicken would be gone!

To ensure her cravings would be satisfied tomorrow, she had no choice but to quickly step forward and snatch the box from her mother’s hands.

Shu Meiling and Yang Deyi, who were still engrossed in eating: "..."

"Xiaoxi, Dad hasn’t had enough yet! Be good, give Dad some more."

"Yeah, Mom hasn’t had enough either, come on, share a bit more with us."

But Yang Yuxi refused without hesitation: "Dad, Mom, you’ve eaten one-third already, that should be enough. Tomorrow whether I eat well or go hungry, all depends on this box of scallion oil braised chicken. Can you bear to see me go hungry?"

Shu Meiling half-jokingly replied: "Of course we can! Isn’t there a saying online that goes, let the kids suffer but not ourselves!"

Yang Yuxi: "..."

You really are my mother...

"Xiaoxi, don’t worry, Dad won’t let you suffer, Dad will pay. Here, take this money and go have a nice meal at a grand hotel tomorrow." As he said this, he immediately took out his phone and transferred 5,000 to Yang Yuxi.

Hmm~

Just 5,000 yuan to buy my scallion oil braised chicken, aren’t you thinking too simply?

Yang Yuxi swiftly picked up her phone, opened WeChat, and while accepting the payment said: "Dad, you just snuck some of my scallion oil braised chicken!"

"That was Dad’s mistake, Dad apologizes to you!"

With that, Yang Deyi transferred another 10,000.

Yang Yuxi accepted it with a seemingly troubled expression: "Dad, I went through a lot of brainpower to get this, once it’s gone, it’s really gone..."

"My dear Xiaoxi, you’ve worked hard!"

With that, Yang Deyi transferred another 5,000.

Yang Yuxi accepted it gladly.

Haha~

Didn’t expect to earn 20,000 yuan in just a few minutes, Huang Jun, you truly are her lucky star!

Hmm.

She decided, with this money in hand, to find some time and properly treat this lucky star!

Now that the money was received, naturally, the promise had to be kept.

Of course.

There was no way she’d give it all, that was impossible in this lifetime.

Thus...

She cheerfully said: "Alright then! Dad, since you are so sincere, I’ll give you another piece of scallion oil chicken!"

Yang Deyi: "..."

Ha~

So just one piece of scallion oil braised chicken, and you sell it to me for 20,000 huh?

You really are Dad’s "dear little sweetheart"...