Chapter 107 Suspected Cause Found
Add one tablespoon of lard and two tablespoons of vegetable oil. When the oil is 70% hot, add scallions, ginger, and chopped fish pieces. Fry for one minute, then carefully flip the fish over to avoid breaking the skin. Fry until both sides are golden brown, then pour in boiling water and simmer over medium heat for half an hour.
While the fish soup was simmering, I stir-fried several side dishes, including shredded celery and pork, bok choy, and sliced winter melon and pork. I also made a refreshing and delicious smashed cucumber.
"Auntie, I've made too much. The thermos can't hold it all. Could you please help me out?"
"Oh, girl, you're too kind!"
"No, please consider this a favor!"
The proprietress, who had been drooling with envy, no longer refused and happily accepted the food. After the girl left, she picked up her chopsticks and stuffed the food into her mouth, making muttered praises.
When Yunxia entered the hospital, Aunt Liu and Aunt Wu were chatting.
"Carrying four insulated buckets, you must be exhausted!"
Wu Lifang originally planned to go and help, but the girl refused, saying that Jiang Chao couldn't be separated from someone. If something happened, would the boy have to hobble around the hospital on crutches and one leg?
"I'm very strong, this is nothing!"
After placing it on the table, I stood directly under the air conditioner and let the cold air blow on me like crazy.
"Yunxia, you've gotten too big for your britches, haven't you? Daring to stand directly under the air conditioner, aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"
With the green juice added, it's not so easy to catch a cold. She rolled her eyes at him, stood still, and when she saw the boy about to get out of bed, Ah Chen hurriedly stopped him. His eyelashes trembled slightly, he gave a wink, and stepped forward to pull the girl away.
Having only met twice, Yunxia found it difficult to refuse in front of strangers, so she could only dejectedly leave the coolest place.
"Wow, this tastes really good, even better than the professional chef we hire at home," Liu Yunjuan exclaimed after taking a few bites of the food.
"Auntie, you flatter me. These are just simple home-cooked dishes; practice makes perfect!"
As he spoke, he ladled out two bowls of milky white blackfish soup and handed them to Ah Chen and Jiang Chao.
"Thanks!"
The soup was smooth and delicious when scooped up with a spoon. As soon as he swallowed, a wave of heat surged through his body, making his pores open and causing him to break out in a light sweat. But Ah Chen felt completely comfortable, as if his illness and depression were being expelled with the sweat.
"It really tastes better than what a home cook makes!" After exclaiming, he picked up his chopsticks and started picking up other dishes.
Judging from the clothes and speech of the Liu family mother and son, they must be people of great wealth and status. The family chef they hired must be a top-notch chef. Yun Xia dared not accept such an honor and quickly waved her hand, saying that it was thanks to the freshness of the blackfish.
Before long, the food on the table was gone. The girl, who was sleepy after eating, squinted and indicated that she wanted to take a nap. Before her son could speak, Wu Lifang took on the task of washing the dishes.
"Ah Chen, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
Today, the boy ate an unusually large amount, which worried Liu Yunjuan, who feared his body might not be able to handle it.
The handsome young boy let out a burp. "Mom, I'm fine, I feel great. It's strange, the same ingredients, the same cooking method, why does it taste and have a different effect?"
The food delivered by the family chef tasted good, but after a few bites it felt greasy, and eating too much would definitely make me vomit. After vomiting, I would lie in bed panting for two hours before I could recover.
"Perhaps it's because the ingredients were exceptionally fresh, just as Xiaxia said."
Jiang Chao, who was peeling an apple with his head down, curled his lips in disdain upon hearing this, thinking to himself that the reason the food had a therapeutic effect was because the girl had added a few drops of green water when she cooked it.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, she was proven wrong. In late July, the weather was exceptionally hot. Yunxia had been cooking for several days in a row. On this day, Wu Lifang refused to let her go out and went to the market to buy groceries and cook by herself.
Inside the ward, Yunxia held a fork and ate the cream cake in small bites. The bread was soft and fluffy, and the cream was sweet but not greasy. It was taro flavored, which made it especially delicious.
"Xiaxia, if you like it, Auntie will bring you more next time."
"Aunt Liu, where did you buy this cake? It's so delicious!"
"Oh, it was made by our own chef!"
Goodness, they really are a wealthy family. They don't need to go out to buy whatever they want to eat; they can just order it directly.
After eating one piece of cake, I wanted to eat a second piece, but suddenly felt an unbearable stomach pain and extreme nausea. I ran to the toilet bent over and vomited violently.
"Xiaxia, are you alright? Auntie will go and call the doctor right away!" Liu Yunjuan instructed Achen to keep an eye on her, and hurriedly went to call the doctor.
"Heh, even the most delicious food shouldn't be eaten in excess. Look at you, you've got a problem now!"
"Jiang Chao, Xia Xia is already vomiting like this, so please don't talk to him."
The boy's deep eyes were filled with worry; he vaguely felt that the girl's vomiting reaction was strangely familiar.
In the bathroom, Yunxia, having vomited everything out of her stomach, flushed the toilet and rinsed her mouth with several glasses of water to get rid of the sour taste. She then drank a capful of green water before she regained her energy.
He opened the door and saw two boys staring at him with concern. He quickly waved his hand and said, "I'm fine. I feel much better after throwing up. Look, I can run and jump again. I'm perfectly fine."
"Heh heh, I don't believe you. The doctor's coming soon, so I'll give you a full checkup."
"Why go through all that trouble? I'm really fine!"
"Xiaxia, just listen to Jiang Chao, otherwise no one will feel at ease."
In the end, Yunxia was forced to undergo the examination. The doctor looked at the results and said that everything was fine. It was probably just an overreaction from eating cream cake for the first time, and she would be fine after a few days of rest.
"Xiaxia, it's all Aunt Liu's fault for bringing a cream cake. Otherwise, you wouldn't have suffered like this!"
Cream, Yunxia's favorite; bread, she ate it as a meal when she came to Rongcheng by train. An overreaction? I would never believe it.
"Aunt Liu, no one could have predicted this. It's not your fault. Oh, by the way, when you asked the family chef to make the cream cake, did you say it was for someone else?"
"No, I don't eat sweets. Ah Chen might have a few bites occasionally!"
"Hiss, so the cream cake is for the young boy." His eyes darted around, and a terrible possibility occurred to him, "Is Ah Chen's diet separate from yours?"
"Yes, ever since he started spitting up milk, we've hired a family chef to cook for him separately."
"So, you've never tasted Ah Chen's food? Has he ever eaten food from outside? Oh, eating what I make doesn't count."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yunjuan's eyes narrowed, and she suddenly grabbed the remaining cream cake and stuffed it into her stomach. Soon after, she experienced unbearable abdominal pain and nausea, and ran to the toilet to vomit violently.
"Mom, what's wrong? Don't scare me!"
Yunxia gave Jiang Chao a look, signaling him to pull Achen out. Then she pushed open the door and went in. The beautiful woman, her face streaked with tears, sat lifelessly slumped beside the toilet.
"Aunt Liu, this matter must not be made public."
"I carried the child for ten months, risked my life to give birth, and then he was abused for more than ten years. I was a terrible mother. I said I took care of him and treated him like a precious gem, but in reality, I didn't even know that his food had been poisoned."
"I'm going to call the police and accuse them of murder."
Thinking of all the suffering Ah Chen had endured over the years, Liu Yunjuan wished she could kill her enemy with her own hands.
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