Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Family
The show crew didn’t want to negotiate, and there was a tug-of-war between both sides.
Director Li gritted his teeth, feeling that the guests were beyond control this time.
At this point, a staff member reminded him, "Director Li, the heat is highest when the guests argue with us. Many people want the guests to win."
Director Li was taken aback.
Should he choose face or popularity?
He could only agree to the negotiation.
Tuanzi and several kids cheered, "Prince, you’re amazing!"
Gu Jiujiu smiled with pursed lips.
When he saw Gu Ran approaching, he shyly nestled into his mother’s embrace.
"You did very well, we’ll have bamboo-tube rice to eat today."
Gu Jiujiu whispered, "I want to help."
"Mm, Mom needs your help."
It’s now past four in the afternoon, approaching evening. The guests hadn’t had lunch and were starving.
Guests exchanged mangoes for some rice, a little oil, salt, and soy sauce.
"Main dish is bamboo-tube rice," said Gu Cheng lightly, "one braised fish and one fish soup."
After he finished speaking, he realized he had once again decided the menu on his own. After a few seconds of silence, he asked several parents, "Is this arrangement okay?"
Gu Ran: "No problem, it’s just that I’m not very good at cooking."
Cui Chi also awkwardly admitted that he couldn’t cook.
Seeing this, Xiong Chenfei quickly said, "I can cook, so I’ll take charge of the kitchen."
Youyou whispered, "My dad can cook, his cooking is the best in the world, Mom loves his cooking the most."
Tuanzi was not to be outdone, "Big brother can cook really well too. His stir-fried beef is delicious!"
Xiong Chenfei felt a bit uncomfortable. With so many people who can cook, how could she stand out?
Fu Guoqiang looked around, smiling, "I see the fish is quite big, how about this, divide it into three parts - braised, fish soup, and grilled fish. The three of us will take charge. Bamboo-tube rice will be handled by Mrs. Gu and Cui."
Tuanzi hurriedly asked, "Then what will we do?"
Fu Guoqiang: "The kids will be responsible for picking fruits, our pre-meal fruit depends on you."
Tuanzi was satisfied with this.
She trotted over to Gu Ran, smiling sweetly, "Auntie, can we add luncheon meat to the bamboo-tube rice, luncheon meat~"
Gu Ran was asking about the bamboo-tube rice recipe and nodded at this.
"Sure, when the rice is almost cooked, put some luncheon meat pieces in, right?"
Tuanzi was happy.
Fish to eat, luncheon meat, delicious!
After she made a round, she found her big brother was missing.
"Big brother? Where did Miaomiao’s big brother go?"
Xiong Chenli, who was fretting over pineapples, pointed in the direction of the spring.
"They went to handle the fish and need to bring the fish tank back."
Tuanzi’s eyes lit up, and she dashed over.
Arriving, she found Gu Cheng scaling fish skillfully.
Fu Guoqiang was adding water to a rock aquarium to raise the fish. Xiong Chenfei stood close to Gu Cheng, appearing somewhat harmonious from behind, but she wasn’t helping.
Tuanzi: "!"
I squeeze!
Tuanzi wedged her head into the gap between the two adults, successfully positioning herself between them, wiggling left and right, pushing Xiong Chenfei aside.
Xiong Chenfei: "..."
She laughed in frustration, "Miaomiao, it’s not polite to come over without saying hello and just squeeze in like this. Don’t do this next time."
As Gu Cheng was scaling the fish, he paused, lifted his head to look at her, his gaze cold, "If you have nothing to do, you can help the kids."
Xiong Chenfei chuckled awkwardly, "I still need to help you handle the fish."
Gu Cheng: "You’ve been standing still, not helping."
Xiong Chenfei looked at the fish’s sorry state and felt goosebumps rising, "I usually handle cooking, the fishmonger helps with processing."
Gu Cheng’s gaze grew colder.
Until a chubby little face entered his view.
"Second brother used to sell fish, sold them very well. Look, second brother sells fish, you cook braised fish, and Miaomiao eats fish. We’re really meant to be a family~"
Gu Cheng couldn’t help but laugh.
[Hahaha, our Miaomiao is really a little clever one]
[Selling fish, cooking braised fish, eating fish, it truly is a perfect match]
[But don’t you think Gu Cheng was also quite impolite? His tone was too cold]
[He said the truth, thank you]
[It’s said Gu Cheng only has two states, normal state, very cold. In filming, a furious state, criticizing you until you don’t recognize your parents]
[He’s very gentle in front of Miaomiao]
Xiong Chenfei stood awkwardly aside, feeling unable to blend in with this brother-sister duo.
[I’m embarrassed for you, hurry and leave]
[Exactly, you said you’d help, but ended up saying you wouldn’t process the fish, full of disdain, why did you come]
[Girls are naturally afraid of dirt, and scaling fish and gutting them is scary, why are you blaming her]
[To those before, don’t represent all girls, I’m a girl too and cook frequently, everything you mentioned I can handle]
[Exactly, so many housewives can handle fish; aren’t they women?]
[Every year during New Year, my mom would handle a bunch of fish, frying fish pieces or pickling fish, never disdainful or afraid]
[Simply put, this person just wants to steal the spotlight but has no capability]
Very soon, Fu Guoqiang came over as well.
Noticing Gu Cheng’s skilled actions, he laughed, "Director Gu often cooks?"
"Yes yes," Tuanzi answered on his behalf, grinning, "Big brother cooks often, it’s delicious."
Fu Guoqiang: "But this skill must have been practiced long ago, right?"
A long time ago?
Tuanzi thought, I wasn’t even born then and quickly turned to look at Gu Cheng.
Gu Cheng: "Learned during student days, your second brother ate many times."
Tuanzi widened her eyes, "More times than Miaomiao ate?"
Gu Cheng nodded.
Tuanzi clenched her fist, "No, Miaomiao will eat more times and surpass second brother!"
[Ancient Martial System: Are you sure it’s not just you being greedy and wanting to eat more?]
[Miaomiao: Humph]
Gu Cheng started chopping fish.
He saved the fish head, tail, and some good fish meat for soup. The rest was divided into two, one half to grill whole, the other half cut into pieces for braised fish.
He also handled some wild ginger and green peppercorns.
Everyone soon became busy.
Firewood was enough, and they started three small fires.
Tuanzi just managed to fit a deep-mouth small pot and a shallow small pot together.
Gu Cheng was in charge of braised fish, Fu Guoqiang handled the fish soup.
Xiong Chenli gave up on handling pineapples, thinking about asking Prince to trade pineapples for other ingredients tomorrow.
Things that aren’t tasty or convenient to eat are all given to the show crew.
Thinking his sister was to grill fish, he eagerly sought her out.
"Sister, what are you doing?"
The little boy found her staring blankly at the fire, with oiled fish sprinkled with peppercorns nearby.
"If we don’t grill the fish, we won’t be able to eat it." He stomped his feet impatiently.
Xiong Chenfei awkwardly replied, "There’s nothing to spear the fish with."
The little boy urged, "Then go find something, sitting here won’t make tools drop from the sky."
Xiong Chenfei: "..."
[Her little brother’s words make a lot of sense]
[Honestly, her little brother is more suitable for the show]
[Isn’t there another guardian at her home, let another guardian bring Xiong Chenli to the show]