’Looks like Chen ngyan was really thorough. These three all et my requirents.’
Su Chen was lounging on a chair in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing out at the Huangpu River in the early morning.
After finishing the profiles, he casually placed his phone on the table.
"Bro~ Why isn’t there any food in the house? Even the fridge is completely empty!" Su Qingya’s head peeked out from the kitchen, her lips pouting so much you could hang a hook on them.
Su Chen was montarily speechless. It seed there really wasn’t any food in the house.
"Er... go buy whatever you want to eat at the community supermarket. If you can’t carry it, have them deliver it."
A hint of delight appeared on Su Qingya’s face. She trotted over to Su Chen’s side and held out her fair, slender right hand. "Money!"
"Just go. Buy whatever you want... Just put it on my tab!"
The community supermarket was exclusively for residents. You could make purchases just by giving your apartnt number, and soone would handle the billing later.
In reality, Su Chen could have arranged it all with a single phone call. Having Su Qingya go herself... was just to give her a bit of a shopping experience.
"Hehe~ So generous!" Su Qingya went back to her room, changed her clothes, and hurried out the door.
Just as she stepped out, she saw Chen ngyan walking out of the elevator with three middle-aged won.
"Miss Su, where are you off to?" Chen ngyan asked curiously, seeing Su Qingya in such a rush.
"There’s no food at ho, so I’m going to the community supermarket for a major haul!" Without waiting for Chen ngyan to respond, she stepped into the elevator.
Watching the elevator doors close, Chen ngyan glanced down at the large bag of groceries she was carrying and cursed herself internally for not having noticed this earlier.
’If I’d noticed earlier that Su Chen’s house was out of food and arranged for a delivery, I would have scored so major points with him.’
’Especially when Su Chen told to prepare ingredients last night, I should have understood.’
’Too bad... it’s a little too late now.’
"Steward Chen, should we go in?"
The nanny’s question snapped the lost-in-thought Chen ngyan back to her senses.
She composed herself and led the three won into the apartnt.
"Young Master Su!" Chen ngyan called out respectfully.
"Mr. Su~" the three nannies said, looking nervously at Su Chen, who was lounging on the sofa.
Su Chen nodded and turned his gaze to the three nannies.
They were all middle-aged won, around forty or so, looking to be about the sa age as Su Chen’s mother, Chen Shufen.
"Since Chen ngyan carefully selected you, I’m sure your character is trustworthy. Now, let’s see about your cooking skills. Just make a simple dish for to try."
"Yes, Mr. Su."
Before they arrived, Chen ngyan had already told them about the cooking test, so they were ntally prepared.
As for the ingredients, they were in the bag Chen ngyan had brought.
Two of the nannies chose their ingredients and quickly walked into the kitchen. Only one, a nanny with a sowhat haggard-looking face, remained standing where she was.
This made Chen ngyan, standing to the side, extrely anxious. If sothing went wrong, what would Su Chen think of her?
"Aunt Tang, what’s going on? Hurry up and pick your ingredients," Chen ngyan whispered as she walked over to her side.
Aunt Tang didn’t answer. Instead, she looked at Su Chen and asked respectfully, "Mr. Su, may I ask where you’re from?"
Hearing this, the corners of Su Chen’s mouth lifted slightly. "I’m from Wudu!"
"Understood, Mr. Su!" Aunt Tang gave Su Chen a bow, then turned and walked toward the ingredients.
Seeing Aunt Tang’s actions, a flash of surprise crossed Su Chen’s eyes, and a decision began to form in his mind.
Aunt Tang had seemingly only asked Su Chen a single question, but it revealed a great deal.
Asking where Su Chen was from was to determine his taste preferences. After all, Shanghai cuisine tends to be on the sweeter side. A competent nanny must first understand her employer’s tastes.
Making food that the master of the house enjoys is what a qualified nanny should do.
Secondly, when Chen ngyan spoke to her, she didn’t answer but looked at Su Chen instead. This was to show that she wasn’t Chen ngyan’s subordinate, and at the sa ti, it was a display of loyalty to Su Chen.
She would only listen to Su Chen’s words and would not reveal household matters to anyone.
It made Su Chen sigh with emotion. To survive in Shanghai, you needed to be more than just diligent and capable; you also needed a brain.
Getting a head start is everything!
"Young Master Su, I’m sorry. I didn’t know Tang Xiaoi would do that..." Chen ngyan said, biting her lip.
"It’s fine." Su Chen waved his hand calmly.
Su Chen’s kitchen was large enough to accommodate all three nannies.
Listening to the SIZZLING and CRACKLING sounds coming from the kitchen from ti to ti, Su Chen felt that, in this mont... the house finally had a touch of life.
The three nannies were all quite fast, but the expressions on the other two’s faces were not very good.
When they saw the plate of Yuxiang Shredded Pork that Tang Xiaoi was holding, they knew they had made a fatal mistake: they hadn’t found out their employer’s taste preferences.
They had both assud Su Chen was a native of Shanghai and had prepared dishes that were on the sweeter side.
Besides the Yuxiang Shredded Pork, the other two dishes were Braised Pork Belly and Pork Rib Rice Cakes!
Su Chen looked at the three dishes before him. To be honest... they all looked quite good just based on presentation.
Although Su Chen was just a dabbler when it ca to cooking, his mother was a master chef, and he’d picked up a thing or two about food just by being around her.
Just as he picked up his chopsticks to take a taste, he heard the sound of the front door opening.
"Take everything into the kitchen. I’ll put it away myself later."
Su Qingya walked in, followed by three or four n in white shirts, each carrying two large bags.
"Bro~ Are you doing a taste test?" Su Qingya walked over curiously.
"You’re back just in ti. Co have a taste and give your opinion."
Hearing this, Su Qingya spun around and headed for the kitchen, returning a mont later with two small bowls and chopsticks.
She handed a bowl to Su Chen and started eating.
"Ooh, so this is Shanghai’s famous Pork Rib Rice Cakes, huh? It’s pretty good."
"This Braised Pork Belly isn’t bad either, just a bit on the sweet side."
"Mmm~ and this Yuxiang Shredded Pork is authentic Wudu style. The flavor is great, too. Delicious!"
Seeing Su Qingya enjoying herself so much, Su Chen also picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
In terms of flavor alone, the three won’s cooking skills were not that different.
After a mont of silence, Su Chen turned to Chen ngyan and said, "Let’s have Tang Xiaoi stay."
Chen ngyan nodded, then walked over to the three won and announced the result. Besides Tang Xiaoi, the other two nodded, a bit dejected, and turned to leave.
"Mr. Su, when can I start working?" Tang Xiaoi asked excitedly, all traces of her previous haggard look gone.
"You can start right now. There’s a pile of things in the kitchen waiting to be put away. By the way, ngyan, ask Qingya how much she spent just now. I’ll transfer the money to you in a bit."
Tang Xiaoi tactfully headed toward the kitchen.
Hearing Su Chen’s question, Chen ngyan quickly took out her phone, made a call, and hung up shortly after.
"Young Master Su, Miss Su spent a total of 21,800!"
"What? How was it so expensive? I only bought so groceries, snacks, and fruit!" Hearing she’d spent over twenty thousand, Su Qingya instantly leaped up from the sofa.
Su Chen glanced at Su Qingya, then at the ten or so bags in the kitchen, and took out his phone to transfer the money to Chen ngyan.
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