Chapter 44 Chapter 44



Zhou Yexuan arrived very quickly, arriving in just half an hour.

Director Xu Xiang laughed his ass off when he found out that Zhou Yexuan really agreed to come to the program recording site, but he still looked very strict and asked the crew who were following him to carefully check the things Zhou Yexuan was carrying to make sure that he did not bring any food with him before letting him go.

Finally, he borrowed a staff member's cell phone and said to Zhou Yexuan, "Mr. Zhou, it's not that the program team is deliberately making things difficult for you. These are the program team's rules. If you are recording with Miss Shen Qingqing and the others, you also need to abide by the rules. Your family of three can only spend no more than 800 yuan a week, and you can't ask other people for help. Of course, we also know that you are busy with official duties, and we will not interfere during work."

After Zhou Yexuan heard the rules announced by Xu Xiang, he nodded and agreed without thinking for long.

Now that he's here, he can't just leave now because he can't spend the money.

In fact, after Zhou Jiayan's crying, Zhou Yexuan even made worse plans.

For example, he only gave them one or two hundred yuan a week. On the way here, he even thought about how to make rational use of the conditions at hand to make money with Shen Qingqing and others so as to buy necessary daily necessities.

After all, Yanyan is still young. No matter what, he has to ensure Yanyan's nutrition. No matter how hard it is, he can't let the child suffer, right?

But now it seems that the program crew is not that bad and has shown some mercy. 800 yuan is indeed almost the normal expenses of an average family.

After Zhou Yexuan nodded in agreement, he was led by the program staff to the door of Shen Qingqing and their new home, and then he rang the doorbell.

Soon, the sound of footsteps came from far away, and then Zhou Yexuan saw the security door being opened, and a furry curly head poked out from behind the door.

If this person isn’t Zhou Jiayan, then who else could it be?

When Zhou Jiayan saw Zhou Yexuan, his eyes lit up immediately and he became excited. He threw himself into Zhou Yexuan's arms and said loudly, "Woo woo woo, Dad, you are finally here. You finally came to save Yanyan."

Shen Qingqing had guessed that it was Zhou Yexuan who had arrived when she heard the doorbell. After all, it was already late, and they had just moved in, so no other neighbors would come to look for them.

Seeing that a child was so eager to open the door for Zhou Yexuan, Shen Qingqing was naturally not in a hurry and walked slowly to the door.

And she was really hungry and really didn't want to move. I don't know how the child who just cried that she was starving to death now has so much energy!

Zhou Jiayan quickly welcomed Zhou Yexuan into the house. After closing the door, he hugged Zhou Yexuan's thighs and refused to let go. Shen Qingqing, who was standing by, felt her teeth ache.

The good relationship between the father and son also caught the attention of many netizens.

[Boss Zhou really has a good relationship with Yanyan. It's really enviable. ]

[I originally thought that a busy man like Mr. Zhou would not have time to take Yanyan with him, and that we would become estranged, but now it seems that I was just worrying for nothing.]

【Anyone with eyes can see that Yanyan trusts and relies on her father very much.】

[I think whether you have time is one thing, whether you really try to make time to spend with your children and treat them with care is another. Although children are young, they can feel a lot. ]

After watching the father and son being affectionate for three minutes, Shen Qingqing finally

Unable to bear the pain in his teeth, he said, "It's getting late now, it's already past eight o'clock. And aren't you tired of standing? Why don't you sit on the sofa, it can save some energy."

Zhou Yexuan naturally heard the sarcasm in Shen Qingqing's words. He felt amused. Was she jealous?

But what Shen Qingqing said did make sense. It was getting late now, and for the sake of Yanyan's belly, he had to get down to business.

Then he looked at Shen Qingqing, "Qingqing, where is the kitchen? And what ingredients do we have at home now? Tell me everything, and I'll see what I can make."

Shen Qingqing couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she heard this. Zhou Yexuan actually came to cook? With his pampered status, he actually needed to cook? Would he not waste most of his food after entering the kitchen?

Because she was so surprised, Shen Qingqing couldn't help but ask, "Can you cook?"

Zhou Yexuan had already taken off his coat and unbuttoned the sleeves of his shirt, rolling them up his arms. He was not surprised that Shen Qingqing had such a question, and answered slowly, "Not every parent indulges their children. When I was studying abroad, I lived alone and needed to prepare some daily meals by myself. Although I haven't done it for a long time, I still know the basics."

Then he turned around with a smile on his face, "Qingqing, you can trust me a little more. After all, you have no one else to rely on now."

Zhou Jiayan also chimed in, "Dad knows a lot of things, even cooking is something he can do."

Shen Qingqing couldn't help but pout. Does this kid have to be so servile in front of Zhou Yexuan? In his heart, his father is omnipotent.

But now she had no other choice but to trust Zhou Yexuan once, so she resigned herself to opening the refrigerator and introducing Zhou Yexuan, "Well, I bought rice, oil, eggs, tomatoes, and cabbage today. They are all daily foods. You can cook them as you like."

Zhou Yexuan nodded and said, "The ingredients are good, enough." Then he walked towards the kitchen.

Shen Qingqing thought that this would be enough, she could just wait and eat the ready-made food, but she didn't expect that Zhou Yexuan would stand at the kitchen door and stick his head out less than two minutes after he entered, "Qingqing, why don't you come in and help me, it will be faster if we work together."

Hearing this, Shen Qingqing was speechless. What was wrong with this bastard? He actually wanted to trick her into working, and she didn't ask him to come!

She turned her head to look at Zhou Jiayan who was still watching cartoons. Why could this "culprit" who was called here just sit back and wait for the ready-made food while she had to work?

Shen Qingqing pointed at Zhou Jiayan and said reluctantly, "He was the one who asked you to come. Why should you let him watch cartoons and eat ready-made food comfortably while I have to work? This is not fair!"

Zhou Yexuan was prepared for Shen Qingqing's roguery, and immediately said, "Qingqing, do you want to compete with a five-year-old? And logically speaking, this time the task is for you to cook dinner for Yanyan, but you failed to do it, so Yanyan came up with the idea of ​​asking me to help you. I think it shouldn't be too much to ask you to help out or something."

Shen Qingqing has always been eloquent, but she has to admit that Zhou Yexuan's logic is irrefutable.

She glanced at the little kid who looked listless even when watching cartoons, and felt guilty. It was indeed because she cooked poorly tonight that this happened.

Never mind.

In order to cook for Yanyan, she would reluctantly cooperate with Zhou Yexuan.

In the kitchen.

Shen Qingqing was highly skeptical of Zhou Yexuan's claim that he could cook. She felt that Zhou Yexuan must have exaggerated his cooking skills many times just like herself.

But soon she was ruthlessly slapped in the face by reality. From the moment she started cutting the vegetables, Zhou Yexuan's movements were as smooth as flowing water, even comparable to those of a professional chef.

Seeing this, Shen Qingqing couldn't help but stop washing the vegetables and looked at Zhou Yexuan in shock.

Zhou Yexuan also saw Shen Qingqing's shocked expression, and explained with a smile, "I just said that I studied abroad. At that time, my parents wanted to train me, so apart from the tuition for my first year of college, they never gave me any money. So like many students from ordinary families, I worked illegally, and the most common job for us was of course in Chinese restaurants. Of course, I was just a dishwasher at the beginning, but later I felt that washing dishes did not make as much as a chef, so I worked hard to study cooking skills and became a member of the kitchen."

[Oh my god, I didn't expect that the boss had served and washed dishes before. ]

[Does anyone know the name of the restaurant? I'm in country A and want to check in. ]

[The reason why the boss is the boss is that most international students are content to wash dishes, but the boss will study more valuable jobs. ]

[No wonder the Zhou family has developed so fast in recent years, it turns out that it is because of their good education. I really admire Mr. Zhou. ]

Shen Qingqing didn't expect that Zhou Yexuan, from such a family, would have such an experience. Should she sigh that Zhou Qian and his wife were really strict?

She followed up Zhou Yexuan's question and asked, "So, you have been a chef for just a few years?"

Zhou Yexuan raised his eyebrows and smiled, even with a hint of arrogance in his tone, "How could that be? Afterwards, I helped them come up with various plans and even opened a branch store, which was equivalent to investing in the technology. I still have a small amount of shares in that store."

Shen Qingqing: ...I can see that Zhou Yexuan just wants to show off that he is always one step ahead and superior to others.

She laughed and praised perfunctorily, "Not bad, really amazing."

After that, Shen Qingqing stopped talking and just washed her vegetables quietly.

Zhou Yexuan was very puzzled when he saw this. Why was she unhappy again? It was really hard to guess what a woman was thinking.

However, for the audience in the live broadcast room, it was a "warm and peaceful" scene.

[Wow, isn't this the scene of my dream of a young couple going home to cook? ]

[I have brought this scene to many novels. ]

[So good, even their backs are so compatible. 】

[Mr. Zhou is really a good man. He makes so much money, but he is still so virtuous. ]

Because they were all simple dishes, the food was ready and served on the table in less than half an hour.

This time, Zhou Yexuan used the existing ingredients to cook porridge, sweet and sour cabbage, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Yes, he also made scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Shen Qingqing looked at the red and yellow scrambled eggs with tomatoes that looked so much better, and began to wonder if Zhou Yexuan was deliberately taking the opportunity to put her down!

If Zhou

If Ye Xuan knew about this, he would definitely cry out that he was wronged. After all, the most suitable dish to make with the ingredients at home is scrambled eggs with tomatoes. He also felt that the dish was too simple and did not show off his cooking skills!

Zhou Jiayan was the most excited when he saw the food on the table. He cheered, "Woo woo woo, we can finally eat."

After saying that, he climbed onto the chair very nimbly and started serving himself porridge.

[It can be seen that the child is really hungry. ]

[Although Yanyan used to enjoy his meals, I have never seen him be so greedy.]

[After all, after eating the "poisonous" food recipe made by Shen Qingqing, I must be very excited to eat normal food now. ]

[But, do you guys trust Mr. Zhou's craftsmanship so much? Even though it looks normal, who knows, the amount of salt might be as lethal as Shen Qingqing's? ]

Zhou Jiayan seemed to trust Zhou Yexuan very much. As soon as the porridge cooled down, he took a big sip with a very satisfied look on his little face.

Looking at Zhou Jiayan's expression, Shen Qingqing couldn't help but feel choked up. Did this stinky Yanyan have to be so obvious?

It’s just plain porridge, nothing needs to be added, Shen Qingqing thinks she can do it too!

Then little Zhou Jiayan stretched out his chopsticks and picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with tomatoes. He obviously trusted Zhou Yexuan very much. He ate it without any hesitation, then narrowed his eyes, obviously more satisfied.

Shen Qingqing felt even more upset when she saw this. She deeply suspected that Zhou Jiayan was teaming up with Zhou Yexuan to attack her.

With this skeptical attitude, Shen Qingqing picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece, and then carefully observed the scrambled eggs with tomatoes. After making sure that there was nothing unusual, she finally put it into her mouth.

Then she felt her mouth suddenly filled with sour, sweet and fresh taste. Damn, Zhou Yexuan’s cooking skills were actually quite good?

Thinking of this, her chopsticks reached out to the sweet and sour cabbage, which was also very good.

Although the taste of the dishes cannot compare with that of real Michelin chefs, they are already considered very good among home-cooked dishes.

Zhou Yexuan was naturally observing Shen Qingqing's appearance, and couldn't help but laugh at the shocked expression on Shen Qingqing's face.

He coughed and deliberately asked modestly, "Qingqing, what do you think of this dish? I haven't made it for a long time. To be honest, I don't know how to cook it."

Shen Qingqing: ...If this is called unfamiliarity, then what the hell should I call myself?

She laughed "awkwardly" and had to admit, "It's okay."

Zhou Jiayan no longer had so many concerns. He raised his head and gave Zhou Yexuan a thumbs up, "Dad, you are so great. Your craftsmanship has not deteriorated at all."

Zhou Yexuan smiled and patted the child's head, "Yanyan, if it tastes good, eat more."

Zhou Jiayan nodded heavily, then continued to eat, enjoying his meal more than ever.

Seeing this scene, the audience in front of the screen couldn't help but feel hungry.

[I think Yanyan can do a food show or something, the food she eats is so delicious, it really whets your appetite. ]

[Yanyan ate like this, Shen Qingqing also admitted that the taste was indeed not bad, Mr. Zhou's cooking skills are really good? ]

[Mr. Zhou, can this be considered as being able to handle both business and cooking? ]

[What a good man! I envy Shen Qingqing.]

[I envy Mr. Zhou upstairs. It is obvious that a beautiful woman like Sister Shen should be treated with such care. ]

However, Shen Qingqing keenly caught a word, retreat? It turned out that Zhou Yexuan had cooked for Zhou Jiayan before, no wonder this kid didn't doubt it at all.

As if seeing Shen Qingqing's doubts, Zhou Yexuan explained, "I would occasionally bring Yanyan to Country A to live with me during holidays, and I would cook for him when I was free."

No wonder! Shen Qingqing had to admit in her heart that Zhou Yexuan was a very diligent and serious father. He even took the initiative to cook for his children even though there was a chef. To be fair, a lazy person like her could not do that.

Then it was time for the family of three to eat quietly. Of course, Zhou Yexuan mainly watched the mother and son eat. He had already had dinner before coming. In addition, he also had strict management of his figure. Although he did not manage it as strictly as a celebrity, he did not want to go out and be called a nouveau riche.

The meal was quickly finished and then it was time to wash the dishes, something most people didn't want to do.

Shen Qingqing felt that she was in great danger and took the lead in passing on the blame, "I have cooked many times tonight. Although I didn't succeed, I have worked hard even if I didn't contribute. Moreover, I also helped you wash the vegetables."

Zhou Yexuan didn't really care who washed the dishes, but Shen Qingqing was so aggressive that he couldn't help but tease her, "So who does Qingqing think should wash the dishes? You have to know that I cooked all the dishes on this table."

"Then naturally, whoever does less work should wash the dishes." Shen Qingqing said as a matter of course. Although Zhou Yexuan did cook, in her opinion, he was definitely not as hard-working as she was.

However, before Zhou Yexuan could answer, Zhou Jiayan, who was drinking the last mouthful of porridge, raised his head, looked at Shen Qingqing with a hurt face, and said tearfully, "Okay, Yanyan did the least work today, and has been watching cartoons the whole time. Yanyan, go wash the dishes later."

Shen Qingqing: ...Kid, you don't have to be so honest!

The child is only five years old, and he is willing but powerless.

However, Zhou Yexuan thought it would be a good idea to cultivate the child's hands-on ability from now on, so he asked Zhou Jiayan to stand on a small stool and wash first.

Shen Qingqing sighed, "Yanyan, look at your cruel father. He ordered you to wash dishes at such a young age. He is so cruel."

Zhou Jiayan was very happy. In fact, he was very happy playing in the water, and he found that there were bubbles!

At this moment, he opened his eyes wide, looking at the bubbles in his hands, and then blew them all over the sky. He blew and shouted, "Wow, this is really interesting. Look, mom, there are bubbles."

Shen Qingqing looked at the bubbles flying towards her, sighing in her heart that her provocations were fruitless, and at the same time sighing at how silly Yanyan was, even when she was working.

Zhou Yexuan listened to Shen Qingqing's "provocation" and sighed helplessly in his heart. If Yanyan was childish, Shen Qingqing was probably not much worse.

After all, Zhou Jiayan was small, and even though he washed very carefully, he couldn't wash it thoroughly. Zhou Yexuan didn't force him to do so. He picked the child up and after praising him for "Yanyan is so good", he let Zhou Jiayan go out of the kitchen to play by himself.

Then he said to Shen Qingqing, "Qingqing, I know you are

I am not a cruel mother, so how about we help Yanyan wash the dishes together? "

Shen Qingqing: After all I have done, in the end, this job still falls back to her?

[Hahaha, I knew Shen Qingqing would end up in trouble.]

[I found that the Qingqingzhi program crew was always very accurate, but when it came to this father and son duo, they always shot themselves in the foot.]

[Oh, am I the only one who thinks that Mr. Zhou is already very doting on me? Have you observed carefully? Although he always tricks Shen Qingqing into doing the work, it is always done by the two of them together. Mr. Zhou is trying to gain benefits for himself. ]

[Sister upstairs, you are so good, it seems to be true. ]

[Wow, I'm so happy. I knew our Ye Qing CP would not disappoint people. 】

Shen Qingqing naturally had no idea what the audience was imagining. She was still cursing Zhou Yexuan in her heart. This old man really had too many tricks, and the most important thing was that she couldn't even beat him.

However, there were not many bowls to begin with, and even though Shen Qingqing was paddling, it only took her ten minutes to finish cleaning them.

After everything was ready, Shen Qingqing shifted her gaze to Zhou Yexuan again. Was he really here to participate in the show and eat and sleep with them for a week?

Shen Qingqing was suddenly terrified, especially when she found that he was carrying a small suitcase in his hand when he came to visit.

She said carefully, "Yexuan, you are busy with work, why don't you go back and rest early, it's getting late now."

[Hahaha, the cpf above who said he won't be disappointed is coming soon. Shen Qingqing is kicking people out now.]

[Am I the only one who thinks the relationship between these two is a bit awkward? They seem very distant and often try to sabotage each other.]

[I think so too. I think Mr. Zhou came here just for the sake of the children. Some people insist on imagining that he dotes on his wife.]

[The two people above are toxic. Why would they get married if they have no feelings for each other? Hot knowledge, Zhou Jiayan is not Shen Qingqing's biological child. Can Shen Qingqing still rely on the child to get to the top? ]

[Sisters above, don’t pay attention to the sour chicken. If you watch the live broadcast more, you will know that this is the way their family gets along with each other. 】

[Press a grape. Mr. Zhou will definitely trick Shen Qingqing in the end and make her ask him to stay. You don’t understand the little fun between husband and wife. ]

How could Zhou Yexuan not hear the hidden meaning of Shen Qingqing's words? This was the beginning of the cross-river demolition bridge after eating and drinking.

Before Zhou Yexuan could answer, Zhou Jiayan suddenly hugged Zhou Yexuan and said, "Dad won't leave. Dad will stay with us. Yanyan and mom are here. We have everything to eat and drink."

Zhou Yexuan hugged the child who rushed over to him and did not answer, because he still wanted to see what kind of reason Shen Qingqing could come up with.

Seeing Zhou Jiayan like this, Shen Qingqing couldn't help but complain in her heart that this brat was the number one at ruining her career!

But seeing that Zhou Yexuan did not answer, Shen Qingqing felt some hope in her heart, and continued, "The room here is too small, and there is no separate study room. You still have to work at night, and it would be bad to delay you."

Zhou Yexuan turned his head and looked at Shen Qingqing with a scrutinizing look in his eyes. She really could make the matter of crossing a river and destroying the bridge sound so righteous.

The one who refuted faster than Zhou Yexuan was Zhou Jiayan, "

No, Dad can't leave. If he leaves, Yanyan will have nothing to eat and will be hungry!"

Although she was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhou Jiayan's distrust of her, Shen Qingqing had to admit that what Zhou Jiayan said was indeed the truth.

Shen Qingqing was a little confused for a moment. If only Zhou Yexuan was willing to come over after get off work in the evening to cook dinner and then go back home...

Of course Shen Qingqing also knew how much this was going too far, so she finally made up her mind and said, "Forget it, Yanyan, Dad's work is still the most important. Mom will work hard to improve her cooking skills."

But she turned her head and looked at Zhou Yexuan, "Yexuan, of course, if you have time in the evening, you can also come and see Yanyan, and make some loving meals for Yanyan."

Zhou Yexuan didn't expect that Shen Qingqing could actually say such words, and he had a further understanding of how shameless Shen Qingqing was.

He smiled and said, "You have a good plan."

Shen Qingqing smiled a little guilty when she heard this, "Oh, I'm just thinking of a way to have the best of both worlds. Our variety show recording is not as important as your work."

Zhou Yexuan didn't beat around the bush with Shen Qingqing and said directly, "Qingqing, what you said makes sense. It is indeed inconvenient for me to go to work now. Going back is the best choice for me. But my energy is also limited. I will be very busy in the next week, so I won't have time to run back and forth later."

Shen Qingqing was not surprised by Zhou Yexuan's words. She also knew that the probability that Zhou Yexuan would accept running between the two ends was almost zero, so she nodded and said, "I know and I understand. It's really too difficult for you to run between the two ends."

So you'd better go home quickly!

Zhou Yexuan found it even more amusing to see Shen Qingqing being so reasonable, but it was already late and he didn't have the time to argue with Shen Qingqing.

So he used the trump card of "eating" again, "But Qingqing, are you sure you want to let me go? Have you thought about breakfast tomorrow morning? Are you going to make it yourself? Or have you already decided which breakfast shop to go to?"

This really doesn't exist! Shen Qingqing suddenly woke up, and she suddenly remembered that the program team had found a nearby civilian kindergarten for Zhou Jiayan, and she had to send the child to the kindergarten before 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Her eyes widened as she had to give in to reality. Compared to starving, having multiple men in the room was nothing.

Shen Qingqing is a very flexible person. She immediately smiled and said, "Yexuan, you are right. I was distracted just now. Yanyan has to go to kindergarten tomorrow, so of course we have to prepare breakfast. It's great that you can be with us."

[Shen Qingqing's speed of changing her expression is amazing hahaha. ]

[Just now she was righteously saying that work is the most important thing, but when the boss mentioned breakfast, Shen Qingqing fell to her knees. ]

[Boss Zhou has already got Qingqing firmly in his grasp.]

[You are too naive, am I the only one who thinks this is Qingqing's trick? Do you understand the trick of being reluctant but willing? If you say it is Mr. Zhou's trick, has anyone tricked themselves into staying as a nanny? ]

[What you said above makes a lot of sense. I am convinced by you. Shen Qingqing is the master of fishing. ]

Even though he knew Shen Qingqing quite well, Zhou Yexuan was still shocked by how quickly Shen Qingqing changed her expression, but he didn't know what to do with this woman.

Zhou Yexuan could only sigh and say, "In that case, please give me your guidance in the next week."

As he said that, he picked up Zhou Jiayan and said, "Come on, Yanyan, Daddy will give you a bath, okay? It's almost time for you to go to bed."

Zhou Jiayan cheered after his father lifted him above his head, "Great, Dad, we can sleep together again tonight."

Shen Qingqing gritted her teeth as she watched the two of them walk towards the bathroom affectionately. As expected, she was an outsider in this family! The father and son teamed up to bully her!


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