Chapter 93: The Overbearing CEO Can Also Cook
Due to the inconvenience of cooking, she took off the down jacket she was wearing, leaving only the red sweater underneath.
The apron she wore was also red, and her hair, which was originally let down, was casually clipped up, revealing a section of her fair and beautiful neck.
He hesitated for a few seconds, then got up and went into the kitchen.
Su Xingwan was surprised to see Mr. Lu come in.
"Is there anything I can help with?" he asked.
"No need, just go and accompany the children," Su Xingwan said.
After all, he was a guest, and it was his first time visiting her home. It's generally not good to have a guest help in the kitchen.
"The children have Ye Yixing and Xu Xiao with them. It would be quite hard for you to cook for so many people on your own. If I help, the meal will be ready a bit faster."
Hearing this, Su Xingwan thought that the people outside probably couldn't wait that long to eat, so she said, "Well, alright."
"What should I start with?" he asked.
"Can you wash these vegetables first?" There were a lot of vegetables on the table beside them.
She liked to stock up on vegetables, and luckily she bought some yesterday, otherwise, they wouldn't have enough.
Then, Lu Yun took off his black coat, casually tossed it on a chair, and started handling those leafy greens.
Su Xingwan saw him roll up his sleeves halfway and stand there handling the vegetables, wearing a white male sweater.
She had a new apron that she hadn't used yet, so she took it and gave it to him.
"Put it on, Mr. Lu, or your clothes might get dirty."
Lu Yun: "No need, I'll just be careful."
Su Xingwan thought he was probably embarrassed to wear a woman's apron, worried it might damage his image, so she put it back.
Lu Yun finished washing the leafy greens, then peeled potatoes and washed cucumbers and other vegetables.
His speed was fast and steady, and soon he had all the washed vegetables placed on the cutting board.
Before long, the sound of chopping vegetables came from the kitchen.
Su Xingwan couldn't help but look over.
She was somewhat astonished.
His way of chopping was clean and neat, quick and stable, with the potatoes and cucumbers cut even finer and thinner than she could.
This definitely looked like someone who could cook.
Su Xingwan thought to herself.
Who would've thought the domineering CEO could also cook?
Sitting outside, Xu Xiao heard the sound of chopping vegetables coming from the kitchen. He looked up and saw Mr. Lu cooking inside. He quickly walked in, intending to help out.
"It would be a bit crowded with three people in the kitchen. You'd better sit outside," Lu Yun suddenly said.
About to help, Xu Xiao paused upon hearing Mr. Lu's words, then glanced at the kitchen.
Actually, three people could fit; it wasn't crowded.
But hearing what Mr. Lu said, he had no choice but to put down the piece of meat in his hand and go out.
From the living room, there came the cheerful laughter of the three little ones and Ye Yixing.
Half an hour later, the dishes were almost ready.
The people in the living room smelled the aroma, and their mouths began to water.
Ye Yixing stretched lazily: "Finally, we can eat."
He looked up and saw his cousin helping in the kitchen, not surprised at all.
His cousin had a tough time when he was young and learned to be self-reliant early on.
As he grew up, he didn't interact much with the Lu Family, especially having a strained relationship with his father.
Living alone outside, he rarely went back to the old house for meals. When he wasn't busy with work, he'd cook for himself. Ye Yixing had eaten his cooking a few times before, and it was quite good.
Soon, the dishes from the kitchen were served on the table.
Su Xingwan said, "It's just ordinary cooking, don't be too critical."
The three little ones first noticed their favorite corn soup and quickly wanted their aunt to serve it for them.
Su Xingwan, of course, knew they loved this soup and had served it for them early on, just needing to bring it in from the kitchen.
Ever since her first attempt at making corn soup wasn't very tasty, she put a lot of effort into learning to improve it.
Now the three little ones were praising her cooking, saying it was getting tastier.
And since she worried the meal might not be enough, she also cooked some noodles to supplement it.
Lu Yun and Xu Xiao both served themselves a small bowl of noodles. They first sipped the soup and then took a bite of the noodles.
A slight unusual expression appeared on their faces.
Both raised their heads and exchanged glances.
The taste was so familiar.
But it was much better this time than when it was last made.
Lu Yun's gaze fell on Su Xingwan, who was helping the three little ones with the noodles.
He suddenly spoke: "Did you once bring noodles to the three little ones at the hospital?"
Su Xingwan was taken aback: "Yes."
"Could I take a look at the insulated container you used to bring noodles to them?"
Su Xingwan was stunned again, looking up at Mr. Lu and Mr. Xu Xiao, who were staring at her.
"Sure," she said hesitantly.
Soon, she brought out the insulated container she used to bring food when the three little ones were sick.
Upon seeing the familiar insulated container, Xu Xiao's eyes widened instantly.
"It's exactly this kind of insulated container, the same one I mistakenly gave to Mr. Lu at the hospital. Miss Su, did your insulated container get switched, with corn rib soup inside?"
Su Xingwan was surprised, remembering.
"Was that corn rib soup yours?"
Finally, the original owners were found.
"Yes, it was ours. Last time in the restroom, I accidentally took the wrong one," Xu Xiao recalled.
Su Xingwan laughed: "I was looking for you at that time but couldn't find anyone."
Xu Xiao laughed heartily: "What a coincidence it is!"
The little master they had been looking for had unknowingly met several times already.
Already very hungry, Ye Yixing, who was gobbling his food outside, looked up at their excited faces.
After chewing a few mouthfuls of food, he said: "Su Xingwan, your cooking is indeed as ordinary as you humbly said just now."
"But this soup is pretty good; it's quite tasty," he added.
The three little ones: "Our aunt's cooking has really improved, it's getting better and better."
"Yes! Aunt's cooking is very delicious."
Ye Yixing glanced over.
It seemed Su Xingwan's cooking must have been even worse before.
He then asked: "Which dishes did my cousin make? I couldn't tell."
Su Xingwan: "Mr. Lu didn't cook, he only helped out."
"…Oh." Ye Yixing thought it a pity.
But since this was a hard-cooked meal by Su Xingwan, he couldn't really find fault with it.
Moreover, he was indeed hungry, so he polished off three large bowls of rice.
The three little ones, seeing how Uncle Ye could eat so much, were shocked and wide-eyed.
Then they said, "We said Auntie's cooking is really delicious."
"…Yes, it is delicious." He wiped his mouth.
After eating and drinking their fill, they played with the three little ones for a bit before leaving.
After closing the door, Su Xingwan took the three little ones for a bath.
As usual, she sat on the couch editing today's video.
Recently, she noticed her video views seemed to skyrocket inexplicably.
Every time she edited and posted a video, it would get a good amount of views.
The number of followers was increasing rapidly.
She suspected it might be due to the children's clothing advertisement featuring the three little ones that attracted such traffic.