Chapter 50
Mother Ye and Ye Xuan exchanged glances.
Mother Ye: What’s with this kid?
Ye Xuan: Different people have different personalities.
Mother Ye led the three of them to the sofa and had them sit down. The sofa was not big, and both Nan Yunzhou and Xia Chenxi were large men, squeezing Ye Xuan in the middle until he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
“You all sit here for a while. I’ll cook for you tonight.”
Ye Xuan asked Mother Ye, “Why isn’t the old man cooking anymore? Trying to slack off?”
Mother Ye said to Ye Xuan, “Your dad caught a cold these past two days and doesn’t feel well. There’s no medicine here, so he can only tough it out.”
Ye Xuan frowned and stood up from the sofa.
“How long has the old man been feeling unwell? Some illnesses can’t be dragged out.”
“It hasn’t been long. Just a small cold.”
Ye Xuan saw that Father Ye only looked a little pale, his complexion not too good and his lips somewhat colorless. Only then did he feel slightly relieved.
“Old man, seriously. Before, I wouldn’t see you get sick even once a year, but now you’re this fragile. I’ll bring you medicine tomorrow. Remember to take it properly. Don’t make my mom worry about you.”
After being lectured by his own son, Father Ye lost face, but Ye Xuan was right, so he could only curse, “Brat.”
After cursing, he covered his chest and coughed softly.
Ye Xuan patted Father Ye’s back to help him breathe.
“Old man, after you get better, you can scold me however you want. For now, just rest properly and talk less.”
Ye Xuan sent Father Ye back to his room.
There were five people eating, so it was not reasonable to leave all the work to Mother Ye alone.
Xia Chenxi stood up from the sofa and rolled up his sleeves. “Auntie, I’ll help you. Ye Xuan has tasted my cooking. I won’t hold you back.”
Mother Ye had not expected that this big guy, who looked like a gangster who only knew how to fight, actually knew how to cook.
It was truly beyond her expectations.
Not willing to be outdone, Nan Yunzhou also stood up.
“Auntie, I’ll help you too.” Although he did not know how to cook, he could at least wash vegetables and things like that.
He could not let Xia Chenxi show off alone.
Mother Ye was pleasantly surprised again. Since they had the heart, she did not refuse and smiled. “Good, good, good. You’re all good children.”
Since one after another had entered the kitchen, Ye Xuan could not sit still either.
“Mom, I’ll help you too.”
Mother Ye’s eyes lit up. Her son, who had never touched housework in his life, was actually saying he wanted to enter the kitchen voluntarily.
“No.”
“Okay.”
Xia Chenxi and Nan Yunzhou spoke at the same time. The two of them looked at each other, sparks flying in midair.
Nan Yunzhou asked Xia Chenxi, “Ye Xuan has the thought to help. Why do you insist on stopping him?”
Xia Chenxi swept Ye Xuan with an unreadable gaze. His eyes revealed distrust. Ye Xuan avoided his gaze.
Yes, even if he had nearly burned down the kitchen before, so what? He just would not touch the pot.
Refusing to give up until he hit a wall. Xia Chenxi smiled faintly and let Ye Xuan do as he wished.
The narrow kitchen was forcibly squeezed full with four people. Mother Ye stood among them, unable to even stretch out her hands.
“Children these days, each one is taller than the last.”
Nan Yunzhou quietly stood on tiptoe and echoed, “Exactly, each one taller than the last.”
He deliberately emphasized the tone.
Childish, Xia Chenxi thought inwardly.
At first, everyone in the kitchen had their own duties, and things were harmonious.
Until Ye Xuan began chopping meat.
No one knew who he was imagining the meat as. His force grew stronger each time, even drowning out the sound of the range hood.
His hand rose, the knife fell, yet the meat stubbornly refused to be chopped apart.
“This must be zombie meat.”
Ye Xuan refused to believe it and chopped down hard again. Still, it did not cut through.
Nan Yunzhou’s eyelids twitched as he watched from the side. He had never cooked before, but his instincts told him that chopping meat was probably not supposed to be done the way Ye Xuan was doing it.
Xia Chenxi had great foresight and moved to the side.
“Uh, Ye Xuan, maybe chopping meat also requires some technique,” Nan Yunzhou said tactfully.
Ye Xuan did not hear clearly. He raised his hand very high, and when it fell, the blade of the kitchen knife reflected a cold silver light that flashed across Nan Yunzhou’s eyes.
A greasy, bloody, wet piece of meat flew straight into Nan Yunzhou’s mouth just like that.
At first, Nan Yunzhou did not react. Then he tasted it, and that fishy, greasy flavor rushed straight to the top of his skull.
“Ugh.”
Nan Yunzhou hugged the trash can and spat it out.
Ye Xuan’s hand slipped, and the knife flew out of his hand, spinning 720 degrees through the air before landing between Nan Yunzhou and the trash can, firmly planted between Nan Yunzhou’s legs.
Nan Yunzhou’s face turned deathly pale from fright. He could not even throw up anymore.
Mother Ye was also badly startled. Only now did she know that her son was a kitchen killer. No wonder Little Chen had not wanted him to enter the kitchen.
Xia Chenxi “kindly” poured a glass of water and handed it to Nan Yunzhou, asking with concern, “Brother, are you okay?”
Anyone with eyes could tell Nan Yunzhou was very much not okay. Half his life had already gone west.
Nan Yunzhou held the wall and stood up, forcing a smile. “I’m very okay. Life needs challenges.”
Ye Xuan picked the kitchen knife up from the floor and silently left the kitchen.
He now understood very clearly that he was not suited for the kitchen. He was born without that kitchen fate.
After this small interlude ended, the efficiency of the three people in the kitchen became extremely high. Nan Yunzhou washed vegetables and chopped meat, while Xia Chenxi and Mother Ye each took charge of one wok.
In less than an hour, a rich home-cooked meal was ready.
Now it was Ye Xuan’s turn to perform. He carried the finished dishes out of the kitchen, arranged the bowls and chopsticks, and called Father Ye out of the room.
The five of them sat happily around the dining table, while an undercurrent surged between Nan Yunzhou and Xia Chenxi.
“Ye Xuan, eat some meat. You’re too thin.” Nan Yunzhou placed a piece of braised pork into Ye Xuan’s bowl.
Xia Chenxi placed some garlic-dressed romaine lettuce into Ye Xuan’s bowl. “Balance meat and vegetables. Don’t be picky.”
Nan Yunzhou placed another piece of meat into Ye Xuan’s bowl. “Don’t listen to him. You should eat meat to nourish your body.”
“Eat vegetables.”
The food in Ye Xuan’s bowl piled higher and higher. He would eat one bite, and these two would add two chopstickfuls to his bowl.
“No, seriously, you two can just eat your own food. Aren’t you hungry after cooking?”
Nan Yunzhou and Xia Chenxi selectively ignored Ye Xuan’s words and kept piling food into his bowl.
Mother Ye smiled happily as she watched the three of them. With such good brothers by Xuan’er’s side, she could finally feel at ease.
Since Ye Xuan could not beat them, he joined them. He began placing food into Father Ye and Mother Ye’s bowls.
“Old man, you’re sick. Eat more.”
“Mom, you worked hard. You eat more too.”
Ye Xuan’s move was brilliant. Nan Yunzhou and Xia Chenxi stopped putting food into Ye Xuan’s bowl. Their targets became Father Ye and Mother Ye instead.
“Uncle, Auntie, you suffered a lot at the mine before. Now you need to take good care of yourselves.”
Father Ye and Mother Ye smiled so widely their mouths could hardly close. “Little Chen, you’re very thoughtful.”
“Uncle, Auntie, eat some ribs. They supplement calcium and strengthen the body.”
Father Ye and Mother Ye smiled even more happily. “Little Zhou is thoughtful too.”
When the food in their bowls piled as high as Ye Xuan’s, they could no longer smile.
The two of them burped and begged for mercy. “Little Chen, Little Zhou, look, it wasn’t easy for you to come over, but you’ve spent the whole time taking care of us. Don’t just put food into our bowls and not eat yourselves.”
Nan Yunzhou and Xia Chenxi then turned their target back to Ye Xuan.
By this time, Ye Xuan had already finished his rice and was leaning comfortably back in his chair.
