Smoke curled from the campsite.
Jiang Chi held a towel in both hands, looking at the figure in front of the stove with a complicated expression—Huo Qin's sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, his slender fingers gripped the spatula, and the meat slices flew as he stir-fried, controlling the heat just right.
I thought he'd be the one to hold up half the sky in the Huo family kitchen this episode, but I never expected—
Jiang Chi, whose main tasks throughout the entire process were washing vegetables, pouring water, and handing out towels, experienced a rollercoaster of emotions.
First, I resigned myself to my fate.
—Fine, let him be the head chef if he's the head chef, as long as it's edible.
Secondly, I feel lost.
—Wait, is this really his uncle who always fries up…and renovates kitchens?
Then I was shocked.
—The knife skills, the control of the heat, the fluid movements…
Suddenly, everything became calm.
—Oh right, this is his uncle. It doesn't seem strange.
Finally, I was deeply convinced and convinced.
—As expected of his uncle.
"Uncle."
Jiang Chi, watching him skillfully toss the wok while stir-frying pork, couldn't help but have doubts.
"The one who was throwing firecrackers in the kitchen before was your stand-in, wasn't he?"
Huo Qin coldly said, "Shut up."
Jiang Chi smiled and made a gesture of pulling up a chain near his mouth; smart people know how to take emergency precautions.
It had been a long time since he had acted so recklessly and shamelessly in front of his uncle.
Looking up at the empty camp entrance, Jiang Chi raised an eyebrow and casually remarked, "Why haven't these kids come back yet..."
Huo Qin didn't raise his eyebrows, and said calmly, "I will return when the mission is complete."
Jiang Chi nodded: "Uncle is right."
A moment later.
"Dinner will get cold if prepared in advance."
Huo Qin, who had just put the lid on the pot, suddenly spoke up.
Jiang Chi hummed in agreement, then said, "But the production team has prepared insulated boxes, so it's alright."
The man lifted his eyelids and looked at him coldly and indifferently.
Jiang Chi: "..."
What should he say?
Huo Qin's calm gaze swept silently across the direction of the camp entrance, then turned to look at Zou Shilin, who hadn't moved for more than ten minutes under the shed not far away—his old face, which was staring intently at the screen and looked like a bitter gourd.
"Watch."
He tossed two words to Jiang Chi, put down the spatula, and walked towards the direction of the production crew.
"Mom and Dad! We're back!"
"We brought so much food, enough for everyone to eat for several meals!"
Two small figures suddenly appeared at the camp entrance. Lei Bao and Chang Chang were carrying bulging bamboo baskets on their backs, their little faces flushed.
"Whoa!" Hao Guoli, who was closest to the kitchen staff, quickly told his wife to take over the chopped chili fish head and ran over to take the bamboo basket. "Did you put stones in it?"
It suddenly felt heavy when I held it, and I almost dropped it.
Changchang peeled back the mushroom cover: "Underneath are wild fruits, sweet and sour, even tastier than apples."
Tao Yunxiao frowned and subconsciously asked, "Did you eat wild fruit?"
Changchang's excited expression froze. He pursed his lips, mustered his courage, and said, "The teacher said it's edible... I even wiped it like Chaochao did... Didn't Mom say I can do what I want?"
Tao Yunxiao was taken aback.
After she finished speaking, she realized that her tone of questioning was somewhat inappropriate, but this was the first time her son had clearly refuted her... expressing his own thoughts.
"So many?!" Hao Guoli stared in shock at the basket full of wild fruits.
Lei Bao thought the adults were really ignorant. "Not even half! Chao Chao is amazing!"
"Have the other children not come back?"
Leo's mother peeked in and asked with a hint of worry.
There was only one explorer behind the two children; the rest were staff members.
“This…they…”
"We're back first..."
The two children spoke in unison.
“Oh right! Chaochao, she…” Lei Bao suddenly stopped and turned to look for her.
What happened to Chaochao?
A deep, magnetic male voice sounded above his head, and a dark shadow enveloped Lei Bao from above.
Lei Bao looked up and met Huo Qin's unfathomable black eyes.
"Chao-Chao's dad?" Lei Bao swallowed hard for no reason. Then, thinking of the scene in the grove, his expression suddenly became anxious, but not really anxious, as if he had something he couldn't say. "Chao-Chao's dad... you, you should go and see Chao-Chao quickly."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Qin's expression turned slightly serious, and his aura grew colder.
Jiang Chi was frowning, about to speak, but—
"Turn off the heat in ten seconds."
The expressionless man untied his apron with one hand, uttered those words, and left.
Jiang Chi: "..."
Why don't you just ask Zou Shilin and the truth will come out?
Jiang Chi glanced at Lei Bao, who was sighing with worry beside him. He had felt that the child's lines and expressions seemed familiar...
He raised an eyebrow and clicked his tongue lightly.
Like a servant in ancient times returning home with a heavy heart to plead with his master to persuade the young lady who was indulging in brothels to return home.
——
The production team sent a staff member to guide Huo Qin. The young man was sweating profusely and didn't dare to breathe loudly.
In fact, Huo Qin wasn't very worried. It was just that his extremely sharp features, combined with his innate indifference, were too intimidating.
In case of any emergency, Zou Shilin will definitely report it immediately.
If we're talking about that one concern, Huo Qin is wondering what shocking thing this little dumpling has done this time.
The answer will be revealed soon.
Huo Qin stood still for a few seconds.
After a long pause, he finally spoke slowly.
"—chaochao".
On the smooth rock directly opposite, a small figure, lying on its side with its head propped up, crunching away at fruit, turned its head at the sound. The moment it saw the person, its contented almond-shaped eyes lit up: "Daddy!"
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