Chapter 263: The Villain’s Tool Aunt (9)
Huo Shichu submitted her work to the organizing committee of the screenwriting competition, but she would not know the result for another month or two, so she continued to enrich herself and earn some money to support her life.
One day, when she was translating a manuscript at home, she suddenly smelled a strong aroma of food coming from downstairs, which made her drool.
Huo Shichu was no exception. She wiped the corner of her mouth, quietly walked to the balcony, stuck her head out, looked downstairs hard, and kept sniffing the fragrance that could make a monk return to secular life.
I don't know who this person is, but his cooking skills are so good, it's really tempting to commit a crime, Huo Shichu thought with admiration, she was very curious about who was cooking downstairs, she wanted to get to know him.
Of course, she didn’t want to eat for free, she just wanted to exchange cooking experiences, really!
Huo Shichu swallowed his saliva and spat on himself for being greedy.
Just as she was sniffing without any effect, a tall man in a gray home suit with gold edges suddenly appeared on the balcony downstairs. The man looked up at her expressionlessly.
Huo Shichu: ...
Huo Shichu's face flushed. She finally understood what "social death" meant. She was seen in such an embarrassing state...
Fortunately, she was thick-skinned and recovered after a while of embarrassment. She waved to the man as if nothing had happened and said, "Hi! Hello, is your family cooking? It smells so good."
The man glanced at her calmly and nodded: "Yeah."
"Did you make this? You're such a great cook! I envy people who can cook delicious food the most!" Huo Shichu's eyes lit up, and he gushed out a string of compliments.
She is so attentive, who wouldn't know that her real intention is not to drink but to eat for free?
Although the man looked cold, he seemed to be a warm-hearted person. He said, "I made a little too much. Do you want to eat?"
"Yes!" Huo Shichu blurted out, smiling so much that his eyes curved into crescents, and nodded continuously, "I just haven't eaten yet, and I'm hungry. Thank you."
"Then come down." said the man.
Huo Shichu happily changed her clothes and wanted to go downstairs, but just as she reached the door, she suddenly remembered that she couldn't go to eat empty-handed, which was very rude.
But there seemed to be nothing at home that could be given as a gift, and the fruits she bought were eaten up early...
Huo Shichu was a little worried.
Finally, she pulled out a basket of fruits from her own space. There were mangoes, pineapples, breadfruits and lychees, all of which were in season. The neighbor downstairs would definitely like one of them, right?
Huo Shichu found a small basket, put various fruits in it, and went downstairs happily.
Fu Bojian brought all the dishes from the kitchen to the living room, and then the doorbell rang. He went to check the door, and Huo Shichu's bright and beautiful face appeared before him.
"I'm your upstairs neighbor, my name is Huo Shichu, this is some fruit I bought, I hope you like it."
Huo Shichu said with a smile as he handed him a basket of fruit.
Fu Baijian took the basket of fruits, looked at her expressionlessly, and said in a tone that seemed a little unhappy: "I am Fu Baijian, don't you remember me?"
"Fo Baijian?" Huo Shichu used her quick mind to think and finally remembered that this Fo Baijian knew the original owner. After all, they were in the same circle and would occasionally meet at banquets.
"It's you! I didn't expect that a young master of the Buddhist family can actually cook. It's really surprising." Huo Shichu exclaimed.
"What's so surprising?" Fu Bojian said calmly, "I studied abroad for several years and I'm not used to the food there. If I don't learn how to cook, I'll just starve."
Huo Shichu asked in surprise: "Families like yours, even when studying abroad, don't they bring their own nanny, driver, and chef? Do you still have to cook by yourself?"
"We don't have such preferential treatment in our family. We have to be independent when we go abroad and can't rely on our family for everything." Fo Baijian shook his head.
Huo Shichu blinked. He didn't expect that the Buddhist family paid much attention to cultivating children's independence. However, perhaps it was precisely because they did not spoil their children that the family was able to continue for so long.
As they were talking, Huo Shichu followed Fu Bojian to the dining table. She saw the braised fish, beef stewed in red wine, steamed spareribs, braised prawns and stir-fried beef with Chinese kale on the table...
The table is almost full, it’s not just a little bit too much.
"Are you going to treat us?" Huo Shichu asked involuntarily.
Fu Baijian paused for a moment before saying, "Yes, but my friend suddenly had something to do and couldn't come. I couldn't finish all the food I cooked, so I can only ask you for help."
"You're welcome! You're welcome! I just like to help with this kind of thing..." Huo Shichu hurriedly expressed her loyalty to Fo Bojian, hoping that he would remember to come to her next time when he cooked too much.
Seeing that her eyes were almost glued to the plate, Fu Bojian couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly and said, "Start eating. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
After getting permission, Huo Shichu sat down immediately. After he picked up his chopsticks, he did not show any courtesy to Fo Bojian and ate very heartily. Although his movements were still elegant, it was obvious that he looked like he had been hungry for several meals and he ate very quickly.
Fu Bojian recalled the information his assistant had found about Huo Shichu. It said that she seldom went out during this period, basically staying at home and ordering takeout for meals.
It seems that she doesn't eat well, otherwise she wouldn't even bother to maintain her image in front of me.
Fu Baijian had thought about how to attract Huo Shichu's attention before. After all, he didn't have Huo Shichu's contact information, and she usually didn't go out, so there was no way he could meet her by chance.
That's why he had a sudden idea and moved in downstairs from Huo Shichu, using the aroma of delicious food to lure her out.
In fact, he didn't have much hope for this idea, but he didn't expect it to give him an unexpected surprise. Huo Shichu was actually attracted by his craftsmanship!
However, his cooking skills had attracted all the students in the entire building to come and eat with him when he was abroad, so it didn't seem strange that he could attract Huo Shichu now?
"Do you like eating shrimp?" Fu Bojian asked when he saw Huo Shichu picking up the braised shrimps several times.
"I like it." Huo Shichu nodded and replied, "I'm not picky about food. I eat everything, but I like seafood and river food the most."
Fu Bojian nodded, secretly took note of her words, picked up a few more prawns, put on disposable gloves, peeled the shrimps skillfully, then put the peeled shrimps into a bowl and handed it to Huo Shichu.
His movements were very natural, and he didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with peeling shrimp for Huo Shichu given their unfamiliar relationship.
Huo Shichu, who was used to being served by others, didn't feel awkward at all and ate the shrimps that Fu Bojian peeled for her neatly.
Upon seeing this, Fo Baijian raised his lips slightly, saying it was really a good idea to feed him.
(End of this chapter)
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