Chapter 445 - 344: Early Morning Rice Soup and Hot and Sour Shredded Potatoes

Chapter 445: Chapter 344: Early Morning Rice Soup and Hot and Sour Shredded Potatoes

Jun Qingmeng hesitated. She glanced at Jun Xinghe, who was lounging around like a king. ’She wasn’t exactly happy about it,’ but she still obediently went to get what he asked for.

’Her husband was busy enough already; she couldn’t be unreasonable and cause more trouble.’

Jun Qingmeng found a toothbrush in a drawer and handed it to Jun Xinghe. "You stink of alcohol. Go get yourself cleaned up."

Her voice wasn’t harsh, just a little cold and distant.

Jiang Liu shouted from the kitchen, "Uncle, our bathroom is small. Hope you don’t mind!"

"It’s fine, it’s fine."

Jun Xinghe dropped his lofty air and quickly stood up to take the toothbrush. "Sorry to trouble you, Qingmeng."

Jun Qingmeng was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head slightly. "It’s no trouble."

After saying that, she didn’t look at Jun Xinghe again.

She ran to the kitchen to exchange a few sweet nothings with Jiang Liu, who gave her perky butt a light smack, prompting her to pretend to be in a huff and run home to wash up.

Jun Xinghe went into the bathroom and looked around. ’It was no match for his own.’

’His own bathroom was over ten square meters, and every inch of it reeked of money.’

But his son-in-law’s bathroom was only a few square meters. Though small, it had all the essentials and was very clean.

’Not bad. It’s got the right feel to it!’

He didn’t mind at all.

After carefully washing up, he even took a paper towel and wiped down the spots he’d gotten dirty.

Jun Xinghe didn’t bother fixing his hair. He couldn’t be bothered, so he just let it stick up!

The moment he stepped out of the bathroom, he smelled the fragrant aroma of stir-frying.

The scent of potatoes mixed with green peppers hit him right in the face.

"Xiao Jiang, are you done yet?"

"All done, Uncle. Do you eat chili oil?"

"I do."

"On second thought, you shouldn’t. Eating chili oil right after drinking will be bad for you."

Jun Xinghe: ???

’Then why did you even ask me?’

’If this were Secretary Wang and not his son-in-law, he’d have given him a vicious tongue-lashing!’

’But since it was his son-in-law, it was different. This was his son-in-law showing concern for him!’

Hmph!

Jiang Liu dished out the pale yellow and white shredded potatoes, filling two large plates to the brim.

The aroma was intoxicating.

He had even stir-fried some Sichuan peppercorns, bay leaves, and other spices in the oil beforehand.

Jiang Liu sent his mom a WeChat message: "Are you awake? Come out and eat!"

"Daddy, I’m hungry."

Jiang Tongtong was practically drooling as she leaned against the kitchen table. She stared longingly at the shredded potatoes on the plate, wanting to reach out and sneak a few strands, but she held back.

’After all, in her daddy’s eyes, she was his obedient little treasure!’

Seeing his daughter’s drool,

Jiang Liu chuckled to himself and wiped the corner of her mouth with his hand. "Stop drooling, you’ve got slobber all over your face!"

"No I don’t, I don’t!"

Jiang Tongtong quickly covered her mouth, her big eyes twinkling.

As the food was brought to the table, Jun Xinghe’s Adam’s apple bobbed.

His feet shifted restlessly.

Lin Qiu and Jiang Dahai came out of the bedroom.

"It smells so good! Waking up to a meal cooked by my son... I’m truly blessed!" Lin Qiu said happily.

Jiang Dahai looked at Jun Xinghe. "Old Jun, how are you doing? You okay?"

Although they had both sobered up, they had already become fast friends.

Jun Xinghe laughed and said, "I’m fine, doing great. I blacked out yesterday. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I thought I’d been kidnapped, haha."

"Me too. Good thing I felt my wife next to me," Jiang Dahai said, eagerly sitting down at the dining table.

Lin Qiu gave him a sharp pinch.

Jiang Dahai didn’t seem to notice.

"Haha." Jun Xinghe chuckled.

"I’m starving. My stomach feels like it’s full of nothing but alcohol."

Jiang Dahai said, "Old Jun, next time you come to South City, you have to let me know. We can keep drinking, but not too much. Just enough to have a good time."

"You got it, Old Jiang!"

Jun Xinghe was ecstatic. "I bought a house here. Once it’s ready, I might end up staying here often. You should come over when you’re free. It’s just a stone’s throw from your son’s place. When we’ve got nothing to do, we can play games, drink, whatever we want!"

He was thrilled to his very core.

He had lived a plain and ascetic life for many years.

Now that he was liberated, it was like a flood bursting through a dam—unstoppable.

The two men laughed and chatted away.

Jiang Liu finished tidying up and took the gluttonous-looking Jiang Tongtong by the hand. "I’m heading to the shop. You all eat here."

"WAAAH, Daddy, don’t go! Tongtong wants to eat shredded potatoes too!"

"Please, Daddy, can’t we just have a little?"

Jiang Tongtong was so anxious she was on the verge of tears, tugging on Jiang Liu’s hand, desperate to eat the shredded potatoes.

She had been smelling the wonderful aroma for so long. The little cutie had waited and waited, and she wasn’t ready to give up!

The others were amused by her antics.

Jiang Liu quickly said, "When we get to the shop, I’ll make you a huge plate. It’ll all be yours!"

"Daddy, Tongtong will just have one bite. Just one bite is okay."

Jiang Tongtong looked aggrieved, tugging on Jiang Liu’s clothes.

’If Daddy said no, then she wouldn’t eat.’

’A little cutie can be pouty, but she has to listen to her daddy!’

Lin Qiu called out, "Come here, Tongtong. Grandma hasn’t eaten yet. Come over and I’ll feed you some."

"Grandpa hasn’t touched his chopsticks either! Come here, Tongtong, let Grandpa feed you."

"Come let me feed you! Grandpa hasn’t eaten either."

The three elders issued their summons simultaneously.

Summoning the little glutton!

Jiang Tongtong looked up at Jiang Liu.

"Daddyyyy~"

Jiang Liu helplessly patted her head. "Go on, then. Be quick, and don’t eat too much. How about Daddy makes you more when we get back to the shop?"

"Yay!"

Jiang Tongtong leaped into Lin Qiu’s arms, opening her mouth wide for food.

’Can’t eat too much!’

’The little cutie said she’d only have one bite, so she’ll just have ten bites!’

The shredded potatoes were savory, fragrant, and delicious, with a hint of spice and a touch of sourness.

And crispy.

Jiang Tongtong took several bites. "Grandma, I want some soup!"

"Okay~"

Lin Qiu dotingly fed Tongtong a few sips of rice soup.

Jiang Tongtong drank it down. GULP, GULP.

’So yummy!’

’Daddy’s cooking is the best.’

’She could eat it forever and ever and never get tired of it!’

Tongtong then ran over to Jiang Dahai.

"Grandpa, Tongtong just wants one bite!"

"Alright!"

Jiang Dahai picked up his chopsticks and put a huge clump of shredded potatoes into Tongtong’s mouth.

Jiang Tongtong opened her mouth as wide as she could, trying to let her grandpa feed her as much as possible.

But alas, Tongtong’s mouth was small, and her appetite was big.

*PLOP.*

Six or seven strands of potato fell onto the table.

’No!’

’My shredded potatoes!’

Jiang Tongtong looked sadly at the fallen potatoes, then turned a pitiful face to her father, all while not forgetting to chew the potatoes already in her mouth.

Her chubby little cheeks moved up and down.

’Her little heart was crying.’

’Oh, you poor little potato babies, Tongtong didn’t mean to abandon you!’

After finishing her bite from Jiang Dahai,

Tongtong turned her gaze to Jun Xinghe.

"Grandpa~" she called out sweetly in her high-pitched, childish voice.

Jun Xinghe’s heart melted.

He fumbled to pick up his chopsticks and get some shredded potatoes for Tongtong.

This was the first time in his entire life that he had ever fed a child.

When Jun Qingmeng was little, he was busy with work from dawn till dusk.

By the time the company was on the right track and he had more free time, he realized he had already missed his daughter’s childhood, the time she needed his care the most.

Jun Qingmeng had come over at some point without him noticing.

She reminded him in a low voice, "Be careful. Don’t poke Tongtong."

"I know."

Jun Xinghe struggled to keep his hand from shaking, breaking out in a sweat as he finished feeding Tongtong.

’If he accidentally poked her, his daughter would blow up at him on the spot.’

"Is it yummy, Tongtong?"

Jun Xinghe beamed with a doting smile.

"Yummy! The shredded potatoes Daddy made are so yummy!"

Jun Xinghe’s smile froze on his face.

’This child... all she thinks about is her daddy.’

’Sigh.’