Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 324 - 314: That’s It?

West City Police Station.

"Jingyi, Jingyi, your mom’s here..."

A police officer suddenly rushed into the office area, shouting loudly.

In an instant...

The whole station’s atmosphere became tense.

Old Zhang, who was working in the office area, felt an acute headache at those words.

He shouldn’t have been working here; he should have been patrolling outside.

That way, he could have avoided the trouble...

What a pity! What a pity!

Imagination is beautiful, but reality is harsh.

He could only think quickly to come up with an emergency plan.

Station chief Wang Zhiheng, who had just come downstairs and hadn’t reached the stairway, felt an overwhelming sense of dread at Xu Jiaohong’s calls in the past.

His nerves involuntarily tensed up.

His mind began racing.

He pondered if anything related to Ge Jingyi had touched Jingyi’s aunt’s nerve, causing her displeasure.

But no matter how much he thought, he couldn’t figure it out.

Could she be here to settle old scores?

Even if that’s the case, hiding wouldn’t work,

because even if you dodge for now, you can’t dodge forever!

Moreover, if he hid, relentless calls would soon follow.

What else could he do?

He could only bravely face it head-on!

And then try to appease this lady with kind words...

Ge Jingyi, sitting in front of the computer going through the surveillance, frowned slightly, and her heart skipped a beat, feeling something was amiss.

What play is mom putting on now?

Could it be she’s here to talk to the station chief about her job?!

Sigh!

We had discussed things nicely at home, so why the sudden change?

Ge Jingyi felt inexplicably agitated.

Just as she was about to step outside to send her mother off, she saw her mom walking gracefully towards them, one hand carrying a food bag and the other holding a handbag.

"Mom, why did you come over without calling me?"

Ge Jingyi hurried forward, placed her hands on her mother’s shoulders without a word, and tried to turn her around towards the door: "I’m working right now. Could you please go home first? We can talk about whatever it is when I get home!"

"Why are you rushing me away as soon as I arrive? I’m here to..."

Before Xu Jiaohong could finish, her daughter anxiously interrupted: "Okay, okay, you specifically came to see me, and now that you’ve seen me, please just head home, alright? Don’t interrupt my work."

Xu Jiaohong: "..."

She had been considerate of her daughter, buying an extra portion of food and coming to the station to have lunch with her.

But no sooner had she arrived than her daughter was pushing her out.

Her goodwill was really wasted!

"I just came to have lunch with you. Look..."

Xu Jiaohong shook her head speechlessly, lifted the food bag in her hand, and continued: "I queued up at Delicious Restaurant just to get this. If you’re not happy with me coming, I’ll just go home and enjoy it by myself."

At the mention of "Delicious Restaurant," Ge Jingyi paused.

Smelling the faint aroma coming from the bag, and seeing the familiar packaging and the words on the takeout box, she couldn’t help but question herself.

Has mom changed her ways?

But when faced with the food, she couldn’t think too much, fearing that by the time she hesitated, her mom would actually leave with the food.

She quickly smiled widely: "Mom, how could I not welcome you! I’m so happy you’re here! Look, I’m raising both hands to welcome your arrival."

How could Xu Jiaohong not know her daughter’s nature? Welcoming her was false; welcoming the delicious food she brought was true.

She let it slide, took a step further in.

At this moment, Wang Zhiheng and Old Zhang approached apprehensively.

Wang Zhiheng wore a broad smile: "Sister-in-law, why didn’t you give me a call when you came! I could have picked you up!"

"I was buying things nearby, and coincidentally it’s lunchtime, so I bought some food to have with Jingyi. I hope I’m not disturbing your work?" Xu Jiaohong said calmly.

Wang Zhiheng and Old Zhang quickly shook their hands, replying in unison: "Not at all, not at all."

Xu Jiaohong said lightly, "Alright, Zhicheng, then I’ll borrow Jingyi and have her accompany me for a meal."

Wang Zhiheng smiled accommodatingly, "Sister-in-law, look at how you’re saying this. It’s already mealtime, so it’s only right for Jingyi to accompany you for a meal."

Xu Jiaohong didn’t stand on ceremony with him, directly dragging Jingyi by the hand to a long table nearby.

Leaving behind the dazed faces of Wang Zhiheng and Old Zhang.

Uh...

Is that it?

The two of them looked at each other, seeing the incredulity in each other’s eyes.

Indeed!

In the past, when Xu Jiaohong visited the station, she would always sob and complain to them.

This sudden turn of events was something they really weren’t used to!

Looking at Xu Jiaohong, they couldn’t help but think, "Is this still the sister-in-law we know?"

Even though they couldn’t make sense of it!

But fortunately, it was just a false alarm.

Now, they decided not to disturb the mother and daughter anymore and went off to the cafeteria for their meal.

After the meal, Wang Zhiheng still had to make a trip to the bureau!

Ge Jingyi happily sat down at the long table, pushed aside the paperwork and miscellaneous items, opened the food bag, and took out the take-out box.

She opened the box lid.

A waft of soy sauce meat and the gentle fragrance of preserved mustard greens hit her nose.

Seeing seven or eight alluring pieces of pork belly arranged neatly, with a slight stir, one could see the dark and glossy preserved mustard greens underneath.

Her eyes lit up, and she said, "Is this stewed preserved vegetables with pork?!"

"Yes!"

Even though Xu Jiaohong had already seen these appetizing dishes in the store, she was still tempted. She nodded with a smile and said, "I heard it was a new dish launched at noon, and it happened to still be available when it was my turn, so I bought some to bring over for you to try firsthand."

Ge Jingyi beamed, sincerely thanking, "Thanks, Mom!"

"Silly child, why suddenly thank me?"

This sudden gratitude left Xu Jiaohong a bit at a loss. She lowered her head to open the other take-out boxes to cover her emotional stir and said with a smile, "I bought some other dishes too, try them!"

"Okay!"

Ge Jingyi picked up the chopsticks, took a slice of pork belly covered with preserved mustard greens, and tasted it.

If it turned out too greasy, the preserved mustard greens could balance it out.

Though that’s unlikely.

After tasting one slice, Ge Jingyi grabbed another piece of pork belly, put it in her mouth, and then took a bite of rice, savoring the meal.

"Oh wow, what a fragrant aroma! Just finished eating and already feel hungry again. Jingyi, what are you eating?"

A few colleagues returned to the office, drawn by the overwhelming aroma of braised and sauce meats, smiled and asked, seeing that Xu Jiaohong was also present, quickly squeezed out a smile, and greeted, "Auntie is here too!"

Xu Jiaohong nodded, "Yes, I happened to have some errands nearby at noon, so I bought some food to eat here with Jingyi."

"My mom bought me some food, and it tastes really good!"

As they spoke, several female colleagues walked over, naturally drawn to the take-out boxes filled with various visually and aromatically enticing dishes.

"Looks really good, where did you buy it? Can we order take-out? If so, next time I’ll skip the cafeteria and get some to try," one colleague said with a smile.

Another colleague nodded in agreement, "Yeah! It’s been ages since I’ve had stewed preserved vegetables with pork and braised shrimp. The ones outside taste average, and making them at home is troublesome and doesn’t taste as good. Jingyi, your stewed preserved vegetables with pork and braised shrimp smells much better than others!"

Ge Jingyi replied with a smile, "My mom got it from Delicious Restaurant on the corner of West City Old Street. I’m not sure if they do delivery!"

"Oh, it’s from Delicious Restaurant! No wonder it looks so appetizing!"

This morning, they had the good fortune to taste a pan-fried bun from Deputy Director Huang Ziqing.

The taste...

Absolutely the best pan-fried bun they’ve had in decades.

Still craving it even now! 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Those dishes, under their fervent gazes, made Ge Jingyi feel the takeaway box of braised pig’s trotter rice seeming scalding, she smiled and offered, "Want to come over and taste some?"

"No need, we’re already full."

Were it not for Xu Jiaohong being present, the female colleagues would surely have accepted the invitation and sampled some. Now they could only shake their hands to politely decline.

Yet in their hearts, they secretly hoped to visit Delicious Restaurant next time and try everything on the menu.

What?

Too small an appetite to eat so much at once?

No worries!

They could go as a group and try it together.