The afterglow of the Glass Greenhouse concert still lingered in the Livestream Room. The barrage of comments flooded the screen, and the topic #SuFamilyDominatesTheWholeShow sat firmly at the top of the trending list.
Right then, the Production Team’s task notification sounded.
[Second Task: A Meal Made by Mom. Each mother must personally prepare lunch for her family, starting from grocery shopping. Time limit: three hours.]
The livestream comments instantly exploded.
【HAHAHAHA cooking segment! Finally!】【Ye Qing’s breakfast this morning was so refined, she’s definitely winning this round】【Su Family’s Mom didn’t even make breakfast—her son did. Can she even cook?】【Calling it now, Su Family is going to crash and burn】【That Tiger Mom from the Zhou Family probably only knows how to force kids to do worksheets】【Mrs. Zhao seems gentle, she probably cooks well?】【Qian Duoduo’s Mom looks pretty capable too】【Waiting for Su Family’s disaster!!!】
Inside the Su Family Glass Greenhouse, Jiang Yao looked at the task notification on her phone and slightly raised a brow.
Cooking?
In her previous life, she had lived for over a thousand years and rarely stepped into a kitchen. She had countless disciples under her command—if she wanted to eat something, she only needed to say the word, and someone would bring it to her. Of course, when she got bored, she occasionally made things herself for fun.
But the original owner of this body had genuinely learned cooking.
Back when she attended B University and rented an apartment alone, she had developed excellent culinary skills. It was only after marrying into the Su Family and being waited on by servants that she stopped cooking altogether.
The memories were still there. So were the skills.
The corner of Jiang Yao’s lips curled upward.
It was time to give this father and son duo a little surprise.
Su Muzhe leaned over to look at the task, and his expression immediately turned strange. He suddenly recalled how Jiang Yao had whimsically decided to cook noodles for him last week, only for the kitchen to nearly catch fire. In the end, he had been the one to clean up the mess and recook the noodles.
“Mom,” the teenager carefully chose his words, “how about… we order takeout?”
Jiang Yao shot him a sideways glance. “The Production Team said we have to start from grocery shopping. You want to order takeout?”
“Then… we can eat out?”
“And how is that related to cooking?”
Su Muzhe was speechless.
Su Jingyang walked over, glanced at the task notification, then looked at Jiang Yao’s expression. A trace of amusement flickered in his eyes.
He lightly cleared his throat and said calmly, yet with unmistakable certainty:
“Let’s go to the supermarket. No matter what you make, I’ll eat it.”
The livestream comments exploded again.
【OH MY GOD! What kind of dream husband is this?!】【“No matter what you make, I’ll eat it” — I’m dying from sweetness!!!】【Dad is too smooth!】【I SHIP THEM SO HARD】【Would Ye Qing’s husband ever say something like this?】【President Lu? President Lu is probably busy. He hasn’t even shown up today】
Jiang Yao froze briefly before giving Su Jingyang a half-smile.
“I’ll remember those words.”
Su Jingyang nodded. “Mm.”
Standing nearby, Su Muzhe rolled his eyes and muttered under his breath, “Who would dare not eat your cooking?”
“What did you say?”
“Nothing. I’m going to change.”
At the supermarket.
Su Jingyang pushed the shopping cart while Su Muzhe walked beside him. Jiang Yao strolled leisurely behind them, phone in hand as though replying to messages.
The comments floated across the screen.
【Mom looks so relaxed hahaha】【Son and Dad push the cart while Mom just plays on her phone—her family status is unbeatable】【Jiang Yao: my job is simply to look pretty】
When they reached the fresh produce section, Jiang Yao finally put away her phone and began selecting ingredients.
She walked to the meat counter and carefully picked out a slab of pork belly, then chose ribs and a cut of beef. Afterward, she moved to the vegetable section and grabbed tomatoes, eggs, leafy greens, Chinese yam, and carrots.
Her movements were clean and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.
Su Jingyang slightly raised a brow.
Su Muzhe stared in disbelief. His mother looked exactly like someone experienced in the kitchen.
“Mom,” he could not help asking, “you… actually know how to cook?”
Without turning around, Jiang Yao replied, “Of course.”
“Then who nearly burned down the kitchen making noodles last time?”
“That was an accident.” Jiang Yao’s face remained perfectly calm. “The fire was too high.”
Su Muzhe: “…”
The comments section had already descended into hysterics.
【HAHAHAHA “the fire was too high,” what a perfect excuse】【Su Muzhe’s face: you think I’d believe that?】【Honestly though, she really does look like she knows what she’s doing】【But the near kitchen fire was also real】【I can’t wait to see whether this becomes a disaster or a miracle!】
Su Jingyang quietly pushed the cart behind her, watching Jiang Yao seriously pick ingredients. The smile in his eyes deepened more and more.
Jiang Yao picked up a Chinese yam.
“This one,” she said, “I’ll use it to make soup for you.”
Su Jingyang paused. “For me?”
“Mm.” Jiang Yao did not turn around. “Your stomach isn’t good. Chinese yam helps nourish the stomach.”
The comments instantly exploded.
【OH MY GOD SHE REMEMBERS HIS STOMACH PROBLEMS】【Chinese yam nourishes the stomach! She picked it specifically for him!】【THIS COUPLE IS TOO SWEET】【Dad’s expression hahaha he totally froze】【Su Jingyang: she actually remembered my stomach condition】【Nine out of ten CEOs have stomach problems lol】【These two are way too shippable】
Su Jingyang truly was stunned.
He had never mentioned his stomach problems to Jiang Yao. It was an old injury left behind from his years in the military, and he had been slowly nursing it ever since.
How did Jiang Yao know?
Jiang Yao turned back to glance at him, as though reading his thoughts.
“The other night you got up to take stomach medicine. I saw it.”
Su Jingyang fell silent for two seconds before quietly saying,
“…Thank you.”
Jiang Yao waved a hand dismissively and continued selecting ingredients.
Watching the scene unfold, Su Muzhe’s little thoughts began spinning again.
The atmosphere between his parents was becoming stranger and stranger.
At the same time, Ye Qing and Lu Sheng also arrived at the supermarket.
Ye Qing pushed the cart while Lu Sheng walked beside her. The two were selecting ingredients in the fresh produce section.
“Shengsheng, do you like shrimp?” Ye Qing picked up a box. “Mom will make braised prawns for you.”
Lu Sheng nodded. “I like them.”
“Then I’ll also make steamed sea bass. You love fish.” Ye Qing picked up a fish and carefully checked its freshness.
Since President Lu was absent, Lu Sheng naturally took over pushing the cart. Ye Qing selected ingredients in front while he followed behind.
As they passed the dried goods aisle, Ye Qing picked up a bag of mushrooms and frowned.
“This brand isn’t good.”
She looked toward a store clerk.
“Do you have something better?”
The clerk pointed to another shelf. “There are imported ones over there.”
Ye Qing walked over and meticulously compared them for quite a while before finally choosing a bag.
The livestream comments floated by again.
【Ye Qing is so meticulous. She’s even this serious about picking mushrooms】【Compared to Su Family, their Mom was also choosing ingredients very carefully】【But Su Family’s Mom even specially chose ingredients to nourish Dad’s stomach. So thoughtful】【Ye Qing’s husband isn’t here, so there’s no chance for couple moments】