It’s already very late.

Yao Tao poured out all the mushrooms and then prepared a sumptuous dinner for everyone, featuring all her specialty dishes.

By the time everyone started eating this lavish dinner, it was nearly seven thirty.

During the meal, Yao Tao mentioned: "After all, there are still two people hospitalized, although it’s quite unethical to say this, I must admit that we’re really lucky; otherwise, tonight’s dinner would have been eaten in the hospital."

Sheng Yi shuddered at the thought: "I guess it’s luck."

If not for luck, she would also be hospitalized, or perhaps everyone here would be.

Including Yuanyuan and little Suisui.

The more Sheng Yi thought about it, the more she felt they were incredibly lucky.

Gu Yuan didn’t say much during the entire meal. Although the director approached her personally to discuss appearing as the farmhouse hostess, Gu Yuan neither agreed nor refused, leaving her stance ambiguous and making people anxious.

But the director quickly understood Gu Yuan’s intentions.

For the show, record casually.

In the final edit, she and her daughter Suisui should be cut out, not appearing on TV.

The director looked at the screenwriter beside him and sighed, "...Oh, what a disappointment."

Originally, there was anticipation for when the show aired, featuring President Gu and her daughter, aiming to capture considerable attention. But since President Gu wished not to be on TV, they would have to edit them out in post-production.

It truly ended up being a disappointment.

...

The atmosphere at dinner was quieter than usual.

Without Lin Shi’s constant chatter like a sparrow.

Gu Yuan didn’t eat much, and the food in her bowl was all served by Chi Yu.

Chi Yu was not only serving food to Gu Yuan but also feeding little Suisui beside him, sitting in the middle, attending carefully to both sides.

Smitten, Sheng Yi and Fu Yao felt tears welling up in their mouths, it must be that Sister Yao poured a big bowl of lemon juice into tonight’s most delicious lemon fish.

Chi Yu had his own way of taking care of people.

Gu Yuan had eaten so little that she stopped, so Chi Yu, publicly and with a half-coaxing, half-begging tone, asked Gu Yuan to concede—

"How about eating a little more?"

"Tonight’s lemon fish is the best, even Suisui has eaten quite a bit."

"Add a bit more rice, okay? Just a little more, drizzle it with the lemon fish sauce—it really goes well." He stretched over, took the small plate of spicy cabbage from in front of Sheng Yi, and placed it in front of Gu Yuan: "Try it with this homemade spicy cabbage by Sister Yao, it tastes truly amazing, you won’t believe it until you try."

Gu Yuan: "..."

She wasn’t trying to lose weight or anything.

It’s just that her appetite wasn’t great.

But Chi Yu, feeling sorry for her little eating, half-coaxed and half-begged her to eat more, and besides, his suggested combination did sound nice, so Gu Yuan nodded in agreement.

Chi Yu quickly added a small half-bowl of rice for her.

The portion she could manage.

Then he drizzled the lemon fish sauce over the rice and added a couple of spicy cabbage pieces, finally placing it in front of Gu Yuan: "Try it, if it’s good, have another bowl."

That’s what he said.

He knew Gu Yuan could only eat what he’d just added.

Seeing that she seemed to have some appetite, before starting, Gu Yuan reminded him: "Give Yiyi back the spicy cabbage."

Chi Yu glanced towards Sheng Yi.

Only to see Sheng Yi staring eagerly at the plate of spicy cabbage in front of Gu Yuan, the very portion Chi Yu had taken from her.

As Chi Yu was about to reach out, Sheng Yi quickly waved her hand: "No, no, Yuanyuan, you eat it. I’ve already had a lot."

Chi Yu: "Really?"

Sheng Yi: "Of course."

Chi Yu turned to Gu Yuan, saying: "You heard her, she said she didn’t want it."

Then he placed the spicy cabbage back in front of Gu Yuan.

Sheng Yi: "..." Feeling sour again!

There were plenty of dishes, almost every dish a specialty of Yao Tao.

The flavor Chi Yu created for Gu Yuan was indeed delicious; aside from the tangy spicy lemon fish sauce, Sister Yao’s homemade spicy cabbage was a definite bonus. It was worth learning how it was made if there was time later.

Among the table of delicious dishes, if one had to pick out a few to compete, it would be difficult to choose.

It was also because tonight’s dishes were particularly appetizing that Suisui’s picky eating didn’t come into play. Coupled with Chi Yu’s patient feeding, Suisui ate especially well.

Gu Yuan worried Chi Yu was being too indulgent, she had to remind him: "No more feeding, eating until full is fine, too much is hard to digest, and she might have a tummy ache tonight." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

A child’s digestive system is naturally not as strong as an adult’s.