Chapter 43 The feeling of being protected by my mother
Yu Hui was laughing when she heard these words, when she suddenly saw a middle-aged man in a white coat, with a shiny head, a greasy face, and a white and fat appearance, who looked like a cook. He was standing not far away, staring in their direction, looking as if he was so angry that he could hardly breathe.
He quickly suppressed his smile, coughed, and said, "You are used to eating the dishes I cook, so you think mine tastes better."
There is no chef in this world who can accept others saying that the food he cooks is not as delicious as someone else's.
Moreover, in this era, state-owned restaurants are not everywhere, and those who can be chefs in state-owned restaurants must have some skills.
In this world, capable people are more or less arrogant and cannot stand hearing such words.
"No," Gu Xixi retorted, "This dish just isn't as delicious as yours, Mom."
"That's right, this steamed egg has bee eyes and is not tender and smooth at all. The one you made slides down your throat as soon as you put it in your mouth." Gu Nan rarely spoke so much.
"It's expensive and not tasty." Gu Dong pursed his lips.
Yu Hui glanced at the chef's increasingly dark face, with a somewhat stiff expression. Forget it, she decided not to make amends. The more she tried to make amends, the more these children would poke at the chef's lungs.
"Don't talk while eating, don't talk while eating, and don't talk while sleeping."
Gu Dong and the others kept their mouths shut, but the chef came over.
Yu Hui's pupils shrank. She wondered if the chef was coming to settle the score with them.
"Hey kids..." Wang Defu looked at the three Gu Dong brothers with a smile, "Grandpa heard you say these dishes aren't as delicious as your mother's. Can you tell me what's wrong?"
These children are about the same age as his own grandchildren, so Wang Defu calls himself grandfather.
Yu Hui: A smile with a dagger hidden behind it, this is definitely a smile with a dagger hidden behind it.
"Children's sense of taste hasn't developed yet, so they can't tell good from bad. They're just talking nonsense, so don't take it seriously."
"I have a good sense of taste~" Gu Xixi pouted and looked at her stepmother in dissatisfaction.
Xixi likes the food cooked by her mother the most. How can her mother say that Xixi has a bad taste!
Yu Hui: “…”
At this moment, she deeply understood what it meant that her mother tongue was speechless!
"This meat is so hard to chew and sour. It's not tasty at all."
Wang Defu roared inwardly: Fish-flavored shredded pork is supposed to be sour and spicy! Even if it might be a little overcooked, it definitely can't be unpalatable!
The children who come to their store love to eat this fish-flavored shredded pork dish the most.
The six words "not delicious at all" are simply the biggest insult to his twenty-year career as a chef!
Yu Hui raised her head and held her forehead, thinking that the child was too honest and it was not a good thing.
Gu Nan: "This cabbage is too sweet and not crispy at all."
The sweet and sour cabbage made by my stepmother is sweet and sour, delicious and crispy.
"The spareribs are too salty." Gu Dong also expressed his opinion.
Yu Hui looked at the chef's increasingly gloomy face and said hurriedly, "It's not salty, it's not salty. It's just that my children have a light palate, so they think it's a bit salty. They don't like sweet or sour food either."
Wang Defu knew that the child’s mother said this because she was afraid that he would be unhappy and hurt.
But Wang Defu has been a chef for so many years, and he is not immune to other voices.
The people at the next tables were eating while turning their heads to look at the excitement here.
Some children even said to their parents: "Dad, these dishes are obviously delicious, why do my younger brothers say they are not tasty?"
"They are picky, impolite and talk nonsense. Don't learn from them." The child's father glanced at Yu Hui and the others and said to the child.
Yu Hui happened to hear this. Her face changed immediately. She turned sideways to look at the child's father and said, "My child just expressed his true feelings. How can it be considered as being picky and rude? Besides, they don't know that this chef is the one who prepared these dishes."
Children don't know how to read people's expressions. If Gu Dong and the others knew that this kind grandfather was the chef who cooked these dishes, they would definitely not say these words in front of him.
"As the old saying goes, it's hard to satisfy everyone. People definitely have different tastes. Some people think a dish is delicious, while others don't. This is perfectly normal."
Gu Xixi widened her eyes and looked at her grandfather standing next to her. Were these dishes made by her grandfather?
Wouldn’t the grandfather be very sad if he heard him say that the food was not tasty?
Gu Dong and Gu Nan were accused of being picky and impolite in front of so many people. They immediately blushed and lowered their heads. When they heard their stepmother defending them, they raised their heads and looked at her, feeling weird and a little bloated in their hearts.
Mom never protected them like this before.
Even if they hadn't done something, and someone came to complain at home, their mother would look at them with disappointment and say, "How could I have given birth to something like you?"
He didn't listen to their explanations, but he didn't hit them either. He just ignored them and waited for his father to come back and deal with them.
So this is what it feels like to be protected by your mother?
Gu Dong and Gu Nan thought.
The man didn't expect that Yu Hui would say this to him directly after hearing it.
He was stunned for a moment, then put on a lecturing attitude, pointed his chopsticks at Yu Hui and said, "A loving mother often spoils her child. You've spoiled your child so much, making him so picky. Sooner or later, you'll ruin him."
Yu Hui closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "We've never spoiled our children. All of them are smart, sensible, honest, and hardworking. Just keep your eyes peeled. When our children grow up, I guarantee they'll all become successful."
Gu Dong & Gu Nan: Smart and sensible? Honest and hardworking? I don't think we have either.
I heard the stepmother defending and praising them in front of outsiders.
Thinking back to what they had done after their stepmother came into the house, Gu Dong and Gu Nan felt ashamed.
They are very rude to their stepmother.
But when outsiders said they were impolite, the stepmother did not point out what they had done, but instead defended them.
"It's you." Yu Hui glanced at the chopsticks in the man's hand. "Pointing at others with chopsticks is truly rude."
The man took a look at the chopsticks in his hand and quickly put his hand back.
The woman sitting next to him pulled his hand and said, "Why are you meddling in other people's business? Just eat your meal."
After the female comrade finished speaking, she smiled apologetically at Yu Hui.
As a mother herself, she could understand Yu Hui's feelings, as she could talk about her own child but others couldn't.
Her husband is used to being a teacher and he just likes to preach.
"I'm sorry, Grandpa." Gu Xixi apologized with a pout, "I didn't know you made these dishes. These dishes are still a little bit delicious."
As he spoke, he also used his thumb to press against his index finger and made a little gesture.
Just a little bit, no more.
Wang Defu: “…”
This is a little delicious, but it’s not necessary to say it.
"I'm sorry, Grandpa. I didn't know these dishes were made by you." Gu Nan also apologized.
Wang Defu: “…”
I know. Just ask him yourself and he won’t tell me anything.
This apology is not necessary.
"No need to apologize." Gu Dong just opened his mouth when Wang Defu raised his hand to stop him.
"Grandpa isn't the kind of petty person who can't stand the truth."
"Is your mother's cooking better than your grandfather's?"
"Don't be afraid, speak boldly."
The three brothers exchanged glances and nodded at the same time.
"How much is delicious?"
"It's delicious..." Gu Xixi thought for a while, "It's a hundred times more delicious!" He said it with a firm and resounding voice.
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