Chapter 271: Chapter 182 Where Are Mom and Dad, Home Is Where They Are! Reaping the Benefits of Helping Mom! [Vote for Monthly Ticket]_2
Dundun was very cooperative. He first walked over tentatively and then started to play with Lin Hongqi.
Watching his busy mom and his dad playing with Dundun, Lin Xu couldn’t help but feel emotional. The moment his parents arrived, this two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment immediately felt like home.
Indeed, home is wherever your parents are!
After his reflection, he washed his hands and went to the kitchen to start cooking.
Hmm, everyone’s hungry. I’ve got to hurry and make something for Mom and Dad to fill their stomachs.
He took out the beef and green chili peppers from the fridge, and also the Chinese broccoli that had come with the shrimp he’d bought earlier.
He decided on the menu: spicy stir-fried beef, garlic-flavored Chinese broccoli, and Nori Egg Drop Soup, all served with the rice that was already simmering in the pot. Perfect, the meal was settled.
After Lin Xu stir-fried the aromatic and spicy beef, he set a pot of water to boil, adding peanut oil and salt to it.
Once the water boiled, he briefly blanched the neatly prepared and cleaned Chinese broccoli.
After blanching, he removed it from the water, drained it, and arranged it on a plate. While the Chinese broccoli was still hot, he poured some garlic sauce over it and gave it a quick stir. The garlic-flavored Chinese broccoli was ready.
Compared to Boiled Chinese Broccoli, garlic-flavored Chinese broccoli had a stronger taste, more in line with the dietary habits of Northern people.
With the two dishes ready, Lin Xu brought them to the dining table, served two bowls of rice, and then said to his parents, "Let’s eat first. We can continue with the chores after the meal."
After saying that, he returned to the kitchen and made two bowls of Nori Egg Drop Soup.
Lin Hongqi and Chen Meijuan washed their hands and sat at the dining table.
"Hmm, this dish smells really good," Lin Hongqi said. "Meijuan, our son’s cooking skills are even better than yours."
"That’s for sure," Chen Meijuan replied. "If our Xu can work at Fishing Platform, how could his skills be anything but excellent?"
The couple chatted leisurely while they ate.
Lin Xu cleaned up the kitchen and picked up his phone to check the video he had uploaded before leaving the house.
The video had already been approved and garnered a good eighty to ninety thousand views.
The comment section was never short of silly netizens.
I’m a Cosmic Black Hole: Today’s ingredients weren’t chilled in a black hole, I can attest to that!
Member No. 111 of the Meow Meow Sect: Dundun is so lucky, having someone to peel shrimp for him. I’ve never had such treatment in my entire life.
Don’t Argue, If You Do It Means You’re Fat: I’ve counted carefully. Today, Boss Lin used a total of 199 garlic cloves for the garlic sauce. Dare to challenge me?
Lin Daiyu Upends the Willows: Ahhhhh! I actually got a spot at the live event! I want to go watch the match! Can anyone help me?
Hello, My Name is Willow: Leave it to me. I can guarantee you’ll get to go to the event.
Lin Daiyu Upends the Willows: Really?
Hello, My Name is Willow: Not only can I get you to the event, but I can also treat you to a free meal at Fishing Platform.
Lu Zhishen Buries Flowers: It’s just surfing the internet. What’s with the simping?
Hello, My Name is Willow: [Picture] With this level of cuteness, who wouldn’t simp?
Lu Zhishen Buries Flowers: ...
Lu Zhishen Buries Flowers: Yuyu, I’ll figure out a way to get you to the event right now! We have couple-themed nicknames; it’s destiny! You’ve got to give me a chance, Yuyu!!!
Lin Daiyu Upends the Willows: ?
After watching Lin Daiyu, Lu Zhishen, and Willow love and fight in the comment section, Lin Xu liked each of their comments, then opened WeChat to send Shen Baobao a message.
"My parents have arrived and are eating now. What would you like to eat tonight? My mom will cook it for you."
As soon as the message was sent, Shen Jiayue, who was sitting in front of her computer, replied immediately.
"Just your typical Central Plains home cooking is fine. I want to try the food you used to eat, is that okay?"
"Sure, you can come over after work. My dad even prepared a red envelope for you."
When she saw the words "red envelope," Shen Baobao’s eyes lit up.
"Your parents are so kind! I can’t wait to be part of our family."
Our family...
Seeing these words, Lin Xu couldn’t help but chuckle silently.
Mustn’t let her father see this. Otherwise, he’ll start sulking again.
After putting down his phone, Lin Xu said to Chen Meijuan, "Mom, your daughter-in-law says she wants to eat our Central Plains home cooking tonight."
Upon hearing this, Chen Meijuan instantly replied, "No problem. I’ll begin preparations as soon as I’ve tidied up here."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Hongqi turned and asked, "Is there any rice left? These two dishes are really perfect with rice. I wasn’t feeling hungry at first, but after eating, one bowl just wasn’t enough."
Before, they had only read online how good their son’s cooking was and thought it was an exaggeration.
They hadn’t expected it to be truly delicious, even better than what netizens described.
More rice was served.
Lin Hongqi continued eating while discussing with Chen Meijuan what to cook for the evening meal.
"Although our daughter-in-law said she wants home-style dishes, we can’t be too casual about it," he said. "There must be chicken, fish, and meat—both hot and cold dishes, a full spread."
He remembered the photos he’d seen online from his son’s first visit to the Shen Family. There had been at least thirty dishes on the table: king crab, tuna, lobster—everything imaginable. The Shen family had shown their son so much respect; naturally, they had to reciprocate that respect for their future daughter-in-law. Only then would the future family be stable.
After the meal, Lin Xu went to the kitchen to wash pots and dishes.
Once Chen Meijuan had tidied up the house, she and Lin Hongqi headed to the market.
When the two of them returned, each was carrying two big shopping bags filled with ingredients.
Lin Xu saw a large Carp, a freshly slaughtered rooster, crucian carp, Pork Ribs, pork belly, front leg pork, beef, tofu, White Radish, and Carrots, among various other ingredients.