Jin Qiao found Yan Yuchen’s expression pretty amusing and tried hard not to laugh.
“I really can cook. Yu Siyi just shook his head because he didn’t know that.”
Only after seeing how serious she looked did Yan Yuchen finally relax.
Then noticing his own mother still standing there at a complete loss, he hurried over to help wash vegetables.
“I’ll be the head chef then. You guys wash the vegetables and leave them there—I’ll handle the chopping.”
Jin Qiao walked over beside Yuan Qingning, took the knife from her hands, and skillfully began slicing vegetables.
Seeing his mother’s unbelievably practiced knife skills, Yu Siyi stared in shock with his mouth hanging open.
【HOLY CRAP, she actually can cook!】
【She seriously fooled all of us. This woman hides her talents deep.】
【That knife technique… I once saw my chef uncle cut vegetables like this during New Year. It was insane too.】
【Damn, just watching her feels impressive.】
Passing by with vegetables in hand, Chen Siyu watched Jin Qiao transform into some kind of possessed master chef and became extremely confused.
She clearly remembered that in her dreams, Jin Qiao couldn’t cook at all during this point in time.
By the time this show became explosively popular, Jin Qiao was already gone.
Though admittedly, during the second season, her treatment toward her son really had added a huge amount of buzz to the program.
No, wait.
Something wasn’t right.
She also remembered that Jin Qiao and her husband never had trending topics like this before.
Had this world changed somehow?
Strange.
Could it be because she herself had altered her own life trajectory, causing everything to shift chaotically?
As Chen Siyu cooked, her thoughts constantly replayed everything that had happened recently.
“I want to eat shrimp.”
Chen Xiao’s voice abruptly dragged her back to reality.
“The ingredients you drew today only include these things. There’s no shrimp. Those belong to someone else.”
“I don’t care! I want shrimp! Figure something out.”
【Just seeing Chen Xiao gives me a headache.】
【Chen Xiaohua probably has an even bigger headache.】
“Can’t figure out any solution. You drew those ingredients yourself.”
Chen Siyu truly felt speechless beyond words.
【She’s completely given up now.】
【Honestly she has no possible solution.】
Originally, she had planned to bring a friend’s nephew onto the program instead.
But somehow her relatives found out, then accused her of being heartless for not helping her own family earn money.
She truly had nothing to say.
Meanwhile, Jin Qiao wielded an enormous wok with incredible ease.
The one adult and two children beside her were completely dumbfounded.
Of course, not just those three—the viewers watching through the screen were equally stunned.
“Xiao Yi, your mom is amazing!”
Yan Yuchen’s eyes widened as he stared at Jin Qiao expertly flipping the wok.
【This group is saved.】
【Jin Qiao’s table isn’t losing to Team Number One at all.】
【Guys, we seriously underestimated this woman.】
【It looks so delicious. You can tell it tastes good just from looking.】
【Maybe she only practiced presentation skills. Who knows if it’s even edible.】
【Why are there contrarians everywhere?】
【Anyway, I’m convinced this meal is definitely delicious.】
Yu Siyi was so excited he nearly exploded.
He desperately wanted to tell Daddy.
But his watch phone had been confiscated.
Still…
Daddy was so pitiful.
Mommy cooked food, yet he couldn’t eat any of it.
“Dinner’s ready.”
Jin Qiao plated the final dish, cleaned the table, and removed her apron.
Yuan Qingning, Yan Yuchen, and Yu Siyi had long been staring at the fragrant dishes on the table, swallowing their saliva who-knew-how-many times already.
Cilantro beef.
Braised pork.
Chopped chili fish head…
The aroma was downright deadly.
“My cooking tends to be pretty spicy. I don’t know whether you guys can handle it.”
Jin Qiao sat beside Yu Siyi and picked several dishes onto his plate that he couldn’t reach himself.
“I can absolutely handle it. I love spicy food.”
The moment Yuan Qingning finished speaking, she eagerly picked up her chopsticks.
Yan Yuchen beside her also ate enthusiastically.
【That looks so delicious.】
【Jin Qiao, can you come cook one meal at my house for free?】
【Not saying anything else. My delivery arrived—I’m eating first, brothers.】
【AHHHH watching this made me instantly order takeout too.】
At home, Ouyang Cheng had been bored, so he casually opened the livestream.
After witnessing Jin Qiao’s absurdly high-level cooking skills, he found it impossible to believe.
He immediately grabbed his phone and spam-tagged Yu An inside their group chat.
Sunny Cheerful Boy:
【@Y Jin Qiao actually has THIS kind of cooking skill? Holy crap. I’m drooling through the screen.】
Y:
【……】
Zhizhi’s Dad:
【@Sunny Cheerful Boy Why don’t you praise our Zhizhi’s good luck instead?】
Sunny Cheerful Boy:
【……】
ZZZZ:
【……】
Zhizhi’s Dad:
【Do you all have problems?】
Sunny Cheerful Boy:
【Nothing at all.】
After dinner ended, it was naturally time to rest.
“That’s the end of today’s livestream. See everyone tomorrow.”
Following the director’s instructions, Jin Qiao said those words toward the camera.
She had been smiling brightly the entire time.
But the instant she finished speaking, her face became completely expressionless.
Meanwhile, Yu Siyi happily waved his little hand toward the camera.
【It’s all work requirements. We understand.】
【She switched expressions instantly HAHAHAHA.】
【Can’t you at least pretend a little, Miss Jin?】
【Our Baby 41 is still the obedient one. Hurry and come let Auntie hug you.】
【Baby is way too cute.】
【Bye-bye baby, see you tomorrow.】
Before bed, the production team distributed phones to every family so they could call home.
Excitedly, Yu Siyi handed the phone to his mother.
“You want to call your dad?”
Mm-hmm!
Jin Qiao opened WeChat, started a video call to Yu An, stuffed the phone back into Yu Siyi’s hands, then went off to wash her face.
Yu An had just returned home when his phone rang.
Picking it up, he discovered it was a video call from Jin Qiao.
A small sense of satisfaction instantly rose in his heart.
At least this woman remembered to call him.
He hurriedly fixed his hair a little and only answered after confirming everything looked fine.
The moment the call connected—
The face appearing on screen wasn’t the woman he’d been yearning for.
Instead, it was his son’s giant close-up face.
“Where’s Mommy?”
Yu Siyi lay sprawled on the bed and pointed toward the doorway.
“Mommy went to wash up?”
Yu Siyi nodded repeatedly.
“Did you have fun? Was Mommy’s cooking delicious?”
Super super SUPER delicious!
Seeing Yu Siyi’s expression alone, Yu An already knew it must’ve tasted incredible.
Especially since the kid wore a very obvious expression that said:
Too bad you didn’t get to eat any.
“Did you miss Daddy?”
That question completely stumped Yu Siyi.
He shook his head, then nodded immediately afterward, creating an extremely comical scene.
Yu An nearly wanted to hang up the call right then—
But suddenly, a woman’s voice drifted over.
“Finished talking yet?”
“Jin Qiao, when you come home, I want to eat your cooking too.”
The man’s voice carried obvious grievance, making Jin Qiao jolt violently.
Him?
Yu An was capable of speaking like this?
Jin Qiao immediately snatched the phone from Yu Siyi’s hands and turned off speaker mode.
“Can’t you speak normally?”
“You can cook, but I’ve never gotten to eat your food. You can’t play favorites, right?”
Jin Qiao instantly remembered that the cameras occasionally turned on at random, so she lowered her voice before speaking.
“Yu An, talk properly. Stop using that spoiled, coquettish tone.”
The man chuckled softly.
“You don’t like it? Then I’ll improve next time.”
“Cough cough… Well, it’s not necessarily that you need to improve.”
“Mhm. Then I understand. I miss you.”
“Y-you-you… shut up! Time’s up! We have to hand the phone back and go to sleep!”
The moment she finished speaking, she hung up immediately without even waiting for his reply.
Yu Siyi had no idea what Mommy and Daddy had been talking about.
All he saw was Mommy blushing furiously before hanging up the phone.
So strange.
But he didn’t get much time to think about it before Mommy pulled him into her arms and tucked him properly beneath the blanket.
That night, both slept wonderfully.
The next morning, 7:30 AM.
Some viewers in the livestream were early risers heading to work or school.
Others had stayed up all night without sleeping at all.
Everyone watched as the director walked down the hallway carrying a loudspeaker that endlessly blasted wake-up audio.
Yu Siyi rubbed his eyes and climbed out of bed.
Meanwhile, Jin Qiao covered her ears and burrowed deeper beneath the blanket.
Annoying to death.
This stupid program even required waking up early.
Overflowing with resentment, Jin Qiao climbed out of bed and carried Yu Siyi off to wash up.
The moment she opened the door—
The camera nearly smashed directly into her face.
【The look Jin Qiao gave the camera just now could pierce the heavens with resentment.】
【This is literally me every day at 7:50 AM. Exactly the same.】
【But her carrying 41 one-handed is insanely cool though.】
【Domineering hot mom who kicked a trafficker flying — refer to Season One.】
【41 still isn’t fully awake either. Him rubbing his eyes is killing me from cuteness.】
【I want to kiss him to death.】