Chapter 328 - Your Brother, I Will Cook Myself

Chapter 328 Your Brother, I Will Cook Myself

When Xia Yu got out of bed in the morning, she took out her mobile phone and browsed the web pages as usual. Something that she saw really shocked her, and she immediately screamed and rushed out in her pajamas while holding her phone.

"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered?" Shen Yan saw that Xia Yu looked like she was being chased by a ghost and then frowned.

"Look at this! This is a photo of us taking Yangyang to the hospital yesterday. Someone put it online." Xia Yu showed the video to him.

Shen Yan took it over and looked at the headline. It said that Young Master Yan brought his beloved son to see a doctor with his girlfriend.

The title was followed by a long report. It said that Shen Yan and Xia Yu had been together for a long time, but they did not get married all the time as Second Madame didn't agree to this marriage. However, their child was getting older and older. They needed a complete home, so Young Master Yan begged his mother to allow this pair of mother and son to come back home.

Shen Yan could not help laughing and gave out a snigger. "Who made up this story?"

"How am I supposed to know?" Xia Yu wanted to cry and laugh as well. Yangyang was already seven or eight years old. How old was she back then? It was outrageous!

Liu Sijie heard them talking and then leaned over to have a look at it. He also laughed, "You guys are hit by this trick as well, aren't you?"

"We don't need to mind those gossips." Shen Yan returned the phone to Xia Yu.

After having breakfast, they went to the company together. When everyone saw Xia Yu, they couldn't help laughing, but they did not dare to be presumptuous as Shen Yan was close by.

Cai Yanyan and others did not pull Xia Yu to their side until Shen Yan got into his office. She laughed first before speaking. "Where is your son?"

Xia Yu also laughed. "I sent him to the orphanage."

"Hey, do you know how to be a mother?" Cai Yanyan looked disdainful. She held the look for a while before bursting out laughing. Then she asked, "What the hell is going on? How did this 'own goal' happen?"

"I went to relieve the people in a disaster with Li Feiran last time, and there was a little boy named Yangyang at that time. He couldn’t speak for some reason, but the doctor said that he would be able to communicate like normal people after the operation. I saw that he only had a grandparent to depend on. So, I contacted a hospital and arranged surgery for him. Things had gone well. But after I left, his grandmother had a car accident and the child was sent to an orphanage. Yesterday I went to the orphanage with Shen Yan and happened to meet the child again before taking him to the hospital for an examination. "Those people probably saw them at that time. Xia Yu had to admire their rich imagination.

"So, that's what's happened. The Second Madame always wants a grandson. Now she's probably disappointed again." Cai Yanyan knew that Xia Yu went to the orphanage yesterday.

She was also shocked at this news in the morning, but she immediately understood it when she remembered where Xia Yu went yesterday.

She sat in the hall and made a few phone calls in order to arrange some colleagues to come over. The business hours were going to start soon here. After she made the arrangement, Zhang Peng called her and asked Xia Yu if Shen Yan was there or not.

Xia Yu asked with doubt, "What's going on today? Why are you calling me to look for Shen Yan?"

In the past, he would first look for Shen Yan before asking for Xia Yu.

Zhang Peng sighed and said, "I just called him, but he didn't pick up the phone. I thought that you two were together. I want to find some buddies to have lunch together. You just come over. Your brother, I , will cook myself, and we can have a drink together."

"Did I hear it right?" Xia Yu asked again. This dear lord would probably burn the kitchen if he cooked himself.

"You didn't get it wrong. I will personally cook. You're lucky to have a gourmet meal today, Sister." Zhang Peng said again.

"I have to go to the orphanage in the afternoon." Xia Yu really had something to do.

"Can you just drink some apple cider vinegar? My mood is so down these days. And what about Young Master Yan? Why didn't he pick up the call again?" He said depressedly.

"He may be busy now. You can call him again later. If this is the case, I'll go over and try your craft!" Xia Yu really looked forward to it now.

"Okay. I will be waiting for you." Zhang Peng hung up after he finished talking.

At noon, Xia Yu drove to Zhang Peng's house after finishing her work. She didn't see Shen Yan there, and only one of his friends was there.

"Young Master Yan is not coming. He said that he was very busy. Let's eat!" Zhang Peng was wearing an apron and took the dishes out of the kitchen. Then he said with a smile.

Several people sat still around the table, and Zhang Peng's friend began to pour wine for himself. He also poured a cup of apple cider vinegar for Xia Yu, and Xia Yu started to ladle soup for everyone. She asked with doubt, "Why do you want to drink at noon? Why don't we drink at night? A lot more people will be available at night."

Zhang Peng did not answer Xia Yu. He untied the apron and introduced his friend to Xia Yu before asking them to eat and drink.

After a few drinks, his friend suddenly said that he had something to do and should leave first. There were only two of them left in the house.

Xia Yu and Zhang Peng could be considered as acquaintances. Although a man was facing a woman under the same roof, they were not quite embarrassed.

However, she felt that something was wrong with Zhang Peng. He looked at Xia Yu hesitantly. It seemed that he wanted to say something but stopped on a second thought. When Xia Yu looked at him and expected him to say something, he lowered his head again and asked Xia Yu to have these dishes.

"What's on your mind? You said that your mood was down these days. What's bothering you?" Xia Yu asked directly.

He equivocated and mumbled for a little while. It was unknown what he was saying. Xia Yu concluded that he was not drunk. He would be fine as usual after having a bottle of red wine, and he only drank two small cups at this time.

"Why are you so fussy as a woman? If you have something to say, just say it. Is there anything that you do not dare to say in front of me?" Xia Yu asked again.

He bottled up for a long time and said with a red face, "Sister Xia, then I will say it directly."

Looking at his flushed face, Xia Yu put down her chopsticks in her hand and looked at him.

He paused for a while and plucked up his courage before saying. "You just know something about me. It is impossible for me to be together with Bai Hong now. But in my family, I don't have many choices. Recently, my parents are forcing me to go on blind dates. I know that I don't have Young Master Yan's daring courage to resist his parents forcedly, but I don't want to make do with my marriage, either."

Xia Yu could understand his mood. "So you have a good match already, right?"

"It can be said that there is one… But I'm not sure if Young Master Yan will be angry at me." Zhang Peng still wished to speak but stopped.

"Yang Ke'er?" Xia Yu knew that they became quite close recently.

"Is it okay?" Zhang Peng asked cautiously. He was really afraid that Shen Yan would get angry with him, so he secretly asked Xia Yu to come over and made discreet inquiries about it first.

"There is nothing wrong with it. As long as Miss Yang has no objection, Shen Yan will agree." Xia Yu smiled. The two people actually made a good match.

"Are you sure that Shen Yan will not object?" Zhang Peng asked again, and his eyes were full of hopeful anticipation.

"I don't think that he will." Xia Yu said, "Moreover, there is nothing between Shen Yan and Yang Ke'er. You just know it."

"If he really loses his temper, you must put in a good word for me." Zhang Peng nodded before feeling relieved. The two people talked about something else, and the atmosphere of the meal was rather relaxed.

After the meal, Xia Yu helped Zhang Peng clean up. It was already difficult for him to attend to the kitchen and cook something himself.

"You just had some wine, so go ahead and take a nap for the rest. I will go back now. Thanks for your dishes. Your cooking skill is wonderful. And thanks for your apple cider vinegar. This is the best drink I have ever tasted." After cleaning up, Xia Yu smiled and waved at him. Then she picked up her purse aside and turned around to walk out.

Looking at the sight of Xia Yu's back, Zhang Peng said in his heart. Xia Yu, did you know why I was afraid that Shen Yan would be angry with me? Because I wanted to tell you that the person who I liked was you and that I wanted to date with you. But I did not dare to say this because I was really afraid that I would lose my friend, Shen Yan. I was even more afraid that you were not interested in me and we wouldn't even be friends anymore.

Now that you knew that I wanted to date with Yang Ke'er now, I would let this secret buried in my heart forever.

Since Xia Yu drove Liu Sijie's car, she drove to the orphanage to visit the children here at the volley before going to the company. As Xia Yu and Shen Yan came over and bought a lot of treats yesterday, the children showed much enthusiasm to her. They sang some songs and performed some plays for her.

After talking with the orphanage's dean about the situation here for a little while, Xia Yu quickly returned to the company.

When she was about to get off work, Li Feiran came over to look for Xia Yu. She said that she moved the house and was going to have a housewarming party tonight. She invited Fang Feifei, Cai Yanyan, and others, so she asked Xia Yu to join as well.

Li Feiran had too many bad memories in the place where she lived before. One must forget the past in order to start again.

Seeing that Xia Yu was driving, Fang Feifei said, "Xia Yu, how come you're driving? Young Master Yan bought it for you, right? It's great to have a rich boyfriend."

"This is Liu Sijie's car. I have to run around outside these days, and it's more convenient to have a car." Xia Yu smiled. She opened the door, and those who didn't drive a car got in.

Soon they arrived at Li Feiran's new home.

They went upstairs after parking the car. Li Feiran went out to do the grocery shopping in the market to cook the dinner.

Li Feiran had gone out for such a long time that everyone thought she was lost. But when they got ready to look for her, she finally came back with plenty of bags.

"Wow! Did you just buy the whole market back?" Cai Yanyan exclaimed.

"There's still something left outside. Help me get them inside. I've only got two hands. It's not too many outside. There are only some pots and pans left." Li Feiran said while carrying things into the kitchen.

Cai Yanyan ran out of the door and shouted in surprise, "Li Feiran! Did you go to a wholesale market to start a wholesale business? Golly! You bought so many things. Are you going to eat them for a year?" She said this while carrying bags of groceries inside with his two hands.

Li Feiran came out of the kitchen and said with a confused yet stern look, "This is not a lot. There are so many of us."

Xia Yu laughed uncontrollably. This was a cultural difference between the north and the south. Even the habits of buying groceries were quite different between the two regions. Taking the way of buying meat as an example, it was said that the northerners would buy a dozen pounds of meat or even an entire sheep in one go. In the south, one usually bought half a pound or even less. Usually, the southerners would only buy more meat after first finishing the last batch.

"The dishes cooked by Xia Yu are delicious. Let Xia Yu cook for us." Fang Feifei opened the bags. "We will assist her."

"How do you know that Xia Yu's cooking is great?" Li Feiran also had the same thought. When Xia Yu was in her house that day, although she only made something as easy as a bowl of porridge, she felt it was better than a normal one.

However, Li Feiran was the hostess after all. And it was the first time she had invited Xia Yu to come over, so she was too ashamed to ask Xia Yu to cook.

"Third Young Master often talks about Xia Yu's cooking in the company. Even a picky person like him said that her cooking was great, so we have to try it today anyway." Fang Feifei’s words were true. Shen Qiang used to mention it often before.

"Okay. You just prepare the ingredients. I am responsible for the actual cooking." All of them were colleagues, so Xia Yu did not show any affected air. She quickly put on the apron.

A few people started work immediately. Li Feiran could not eat the dishes which were too spicy just after her surgery, so Xia Yu planned to cook several relatively light dishes.

Thinking of her surgery, Xia Yu remembered her parents. "Li Feiran, why didn't your parents stay here for a few more days?"

"My mother indeed wanted to stay for a few more days, but my dad missed home. He said that he preferred staying at home, so he went back after I left the hospital." Li Feiran said.