In Su Xiaonuan's eyes, Xiao Moran's actions were another matter entirely.

When he touched his cheeks, his movements were gentle and slow, and she misinterpreted his silent demeanor as one of enjoyment. That's why he kept stroking the places she had hit.

"Pervert!" She then waved her hand and left a five-finger print on his other cheek.

At this moment, Xiao Moran was making this stroking motion with both hands.

After hitting the man, Su Xiaonuan frowned repeatedly as she looked at him.

"I'm too ashamed to face anyone now." He finally spoke, moving his hands from his face to his sides. "You beat me up like this, so I need to go home to recover. You need to go back and keep me company, bring me tea and water."

"You scoundrel!" She looked at him with a slight smile. "That means I didn't hit you hard enough. Should I injure your hands and feet too? Only then will you be worthy of my tea-serving and service. You're just shameless. Only when you're crippled will you deserve that kind of treatment."

Seeing that she had indeed raised her fist, Xiao Moran had no choice but to surrender. "No!"

After saying that, he took off running, leaving his double-row seat behind him.

Watching his car drive away, Su Xiaonuan raised her hand to touch her lips. Recalling the scene just now, her face immediately turned red. She touched the waist where he had hugged her and her neck, and her face unconsciously turned red all the way to the roots of her neck.

"Boss lady, someone's looking for you." Chen Lan craned her neck and looked around, searching for Xiao Moran.

After looking for a long time, I still couldn't see Xiao Moran, and the car parked behind me had also driven away.

Disappointment rose in her eyes.

"Okay, coming right up." Su Xiaonuan quickly reached out and covered her burning cheeks, then released them and fanned her face to cool them down.

Otherwise, going in with a red face would make you a laughing stock.

As she passed by the kitchen, she even got some water from the tap and washed her face.

Everyone in the kitchen was busy, and no one paid attention to her actions.

After calming myself down and stepping outside, I saw Yu Yang arriving with Dian Dian.

Dian Dian changed out of her hospital gown and put on a blue dress. Her long hair flowed freely, and she looked as charming as a fairy.

"Sister Xiaonuan." When Diandian saw her, she flew over like a butterfly and hugged her tightly.

"You're discharged from the hospital?" She was being hugged so tightly by Dian Dian that she could hardly breathe. "You didn't even tell me you were going to the hospital this morning?"

Dian Dian looked up. "I wanted to give you a surprise. The doctor said that as long as I can eat, I'm fine. I ate the steamed buns you brought this morning, and I feel really good. Sister Xiao Nuan, I'm going to come here today for some heavy-flavored food."

"No." She placed her hands on Dian Dian's shoulders. "Your stomach still needs to be adjusted. You absolutely cannot have heavy, flavorful meals. It will take at least another week. I regret feeding you xiaolongbao this morning."

"Then I'll listen to Sister Xiaonuan. You can tell me what I'm good at eating and have the chef make it for me."

"That's more like it." Su Xiaonuan gestured for Yu Yang and Dian Dian to sit down. "Wait here, I'll cook for you myself."

People at the next table cast envious glances their way.

Su Xiaonuan cooking herself – how many people dream of that?

If the chefs she taught all cook such delicious food, then her cooking is even better.

Su Xiaonuan went into the kitchen, rolled up her sleeves, and got to work.

"Boss lady, let us cook, the kitchen smells too greasy." The head chef thought to himself, "We can cook all the dishes, why should we do it ourselves?"

"This is for people recovering from a serious illness, so only I can make it." As she spoke, she began to get to work. "Washing and chopping the ingredients is something you can do. You can learn as you go, and you'll be able to do it next time too."

With someone's help, things got quick; everything was done in one go, and three dishes, a soup, and tea were served.

"Wow, it looks so delicious, my mouth is watering!" Dian Dian stared wide-eyed; she hadn't seen food like this in years.

"You're so fast!" Yu Yang gave her a thumbs up. "You're both fast and good."

"Try it!" Su Xiaonuan saw that Dian Dian's eyes were fixed on the plate of beef, so she introduced it. "This is honey-glazed beef, made with fresh yellow beef. First, stir-fry the beef chunks in oil until the moisture evaporates, then add rice wine, rice vinegar, and water and bring to a boil. Then, pour it into a pressure cooker and cook until tender. Add white sugar, soy sauce, and honey, and reduce the sauce over high heat until it thickens. Finally, drizzle with sesame oil and pepper, plate it, and garnish with some cilantro."

Dian Dian couldn't wait any longer. She picked up a piece of beef and started eating, commenting as she ate. "The meat is tender, sweet, and smooth. It instantly whetted my appetite. Xiao Nuan Jie, it's so delicious!"

"Director Yu, I just explained how to make it. Dian Dian likes it. Make this dish for her more often in the future. It's refreshing and appetizing, and it's perfect for Dian Dian."

"You spoke too fast, I didn't remember." Yu Yang's mind was on the food; he had already swallowed his saliva several times.

“Dad, I remember,” Diandian said. “I’ll cook for you from now on.”

"As long as you're healthy and pretty, that's all that matters. Dad doesn't need you to cook for me. I'll learn to cook from your sister Xiaonuan later." Yu Yang felt that this daughter was someone he had lost and then found again, and he would cherish her even more in the future. He couldn't bear to let her cook.

"Sister Xiaonuan, what are the names of these two dishes?"

"This is stir-fried pigeon slices. The dish is bright white, the pigeon slices are tender, nutritious and delicious, with a fresh and fragrant flavor. It's perfect for you. This stir-fried pork intestines is specially made for your dad, so you shouldn't eat it. And this soup is called Eight Delicacies and Eight Tonics Soup. You can drink more of it. It's made with ginseng, dried scallops, cooked ham, winter bamboo shoots, rehydrated sea cucumber, pork, chicken, dried shrimp, etc. It's very nourishing for your weak body. The soup is fresh and delicious, so eat up!"

"How did you know I like this kind of thing?" Yu Yang looked at her in surprise.

"When you were looking at the menu, I saw you looked at our new dish today, which is this braised pork intestines, so I'm sure you like it."

"You're a genius!" Yu Yang exclaimed. "With someone like you around, even bad guys would tremble in fear. Everyone knows about how you caught the human trafficker and rescued the two girls last night. I think it's a waste of your talents to run a restaurant. Come work for our system."

"No way!" she tossed her head. "Being a boss is so much more comfortable and free."

"Dad, I want to learn to cook from Sister Xiaonuan too." Dian Dian's mouth was full of food, and her words were a little unclear.

"You don't need to learn, Dad will just learn a few of your favorite dishes."

"That's not how it is," Dian Dian said anxiously, gesturing with her hands. "I want to be a free and independent small business owner like Sister Xiao Nuan."

"What?" Yu Yang thought he had misheard.

She swallowed the food in her mouth forcefully. "I said I wanted to be a small business owner."

Yu Yang was about to dig into the pork intestines with his chopsticks when he suddenly stopped mid-air. "No, you have to go back to school. I'm going to hire the best teachers to tutor you and make up for all the lessons you've missed over the years."

"No!" Dian Dian put down her chopsticks in a huff, pouting and looking extremely aggrieved. "I don't want tutoring, I don't want to go to university, I just want to learn how to cook from Sister Xiao Nuan, and then I can open a restaurant like this too."