Chapter 1495: Chapter 1499 I’m Not a Loser at All
“I hired a new chef,” Gu Junzhu handed a pair of chopsticks to Senior Master Gu. “Dad, give it a try. If it suits your taste, we’ll keep her.”
Senior Master Gu chuckled, “I can eat anything, but the important thing is whether Beibei enjoys it. Beibei hasn’t been eating well these days—she’s lost quite a bit of weight.”
“Got it,” Gu Junzhu said as he placed a piece of food on Senior Master Gu’s plate, then served Ye Xingbei as well. “Everyone, dig in. Let’s figure out which dishes you like, and we’ll make them again next ti.”
Senior Master Gu was the first to pick up his chopsticks and take a bite, and the others followed suit, starting their al.
The food Gu Junzhu served to Senior Master Gu and Ye Xingbei was fish.
Both Senior Master Gu and Ye Xingbei loved eating fish.
Senior Master Gu carefully tasted the bite of fish, nodding repeatedly, “Not bad! It keeps the fish’s natural freshness and flavors. Tastes excellent.”
Ye Xingbei ate the piece of fish Gu Junzhu had given her as well.
The fish was incredibly fresh and tender.
It was truly delicious.
All the dishes were ones she had never tasted before. The flavors were entirely new to her. Perhaps it was their novelty, or perhaps it was Gu Junzhu’s thoughtfulness that touched her. Either way, she ate noticeably more than usual during this al.
While Ye Xingbei ate a fair bit more, Xiao Shumiao downright stuffed himself until he was full to bursting.
After the al, the little guy sprawled out on the sofa with his belly exposed, grabbing Ye Xingbei’s hand and asking her to give him a tummy rub.
Ye Xingbei couldn’t help but laugh. She rubbed his belly while teasing him, “You little glutton! What will you do if you burst from overeating?”
“I’m not a little glutton!” Xiao Shumiao pouted and argued, “I’m just easy to feed! Mommy doesn’t like eating, and Daddy has to worry. I love eating, so Daddy doesn’t have to worry. I’m way better-behaved than Mommy!”
Gu Junzhu smiled as he ruffled his little head. “That’s right, Xiao Shumiao is better-behaved than Mommy. Daddy doesn’t have to worry about you.”
Senior Master Gu nodded in agreent, “Exactly. Xiao Shu is such a good boy and doesn’t need to be chased around just to eat. Nowadays, most kids need their parents to run after them with a bowl just to get them to eat. How can any other child compare to our Xiao Shu?”
“Exactly, exactly!” The little guy bead at the praise, his face practically glowing. “Xiao Shu is the best and the most well-behaved!”
Ye Xingbei thought to herself, “You’re just like your dad—thick-skinned and overly fond of praising yourself.”
Of course, she could only think it to herself and wouldn’t dare say it aloud in front of Senior Master Gu.
The quality of Guu Bohe’s cooking was evident from Xiao Shumiao’s round, satisfied little tummy.
Ye Xingbei turned to Gu Junzhu and suggested, “I think she’s great. Why don’t we keep her?”
Gu Junzhu nodded and had soone call Guu Bohe over.
“My family is very satisfied with your cooking,” Gu Junzhu said, looking at Guu Bohe. “If you’re willing to stay, I’ll send soone to handle your high-interest debts. Do you have any other requests?”
“N-no, none…” Guu Bohe stamred softly. “I just, um… about the, uh, contract…”
Ye Xingbei observed the girl, blushing as she spoke, and found herself a bit surprised.
Was this girl a stutterer?
Gu Junzhu said, “Fifty years. That’s not negotiable. If you’re willing, you’ll sign my contract. If not, I’ll have soone send you back right now.”
Guu Bohe hesitated for a long while before slowly nodding. “N-no problem.”
This family, from the handso n to the beautiful won, not to ntion the adorable little child with his cherubic face and the dignified elder radiating uprightness—everything about them seed to scream “good people.”
Although signing a fifty-year contract was far too long, she couldn’t think of any other way to save the ancestral mansion her grandfather had left her.
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