I'm the Culinary God

"Yueyue knows how to work the system!"

Chen Yan left a sly comment on social media and then put away her phone, watching Zeng Xiaoqi and Geng Lishan shooting the tasting.

Perhaps because Qi Zhentao was here today, Zeng Xiaoqi dressed very plainly; Chen Yan thought it was to leave a good impression on her future father-in-law.

Hmm, so calculating.

Small-chested people have schemes, big-chested people have thick skins.

Yet as a pure 34D like Snow, Ren Jie surely found a treasure.

Chen Yan thought cheerfully and couldn’t help but glance at Shen Jiayue’s post about the Pork Hock. Rather than waiting here for a morsel that won’t satisfy her craving, she’d better go to the restaurant for a meal.

She could leave an impression of having high standards by not wrestling food from employees.

As for the Tiger Skin Pork Knuckle, she could have her brother-in-law make it some other day.

Yueyue is easily tempted, and once the video is out, this little girl will definitely pester her brother-in-law to cook for her; then she could shamelessly eat along and fulfill her desire.

Moreover, compared to just a taste or two, munching on half a pork hock would be way more satisfying.

With this thought, she quietly said to Xiaowei:

"You all continue, I’m off to the restaurant for lunch."

Xiaowei was taken aback:

"Chen, you’ve waited all morning, aren’t you going to taste it before you leave?"

"No, focus on your meal first."

Xiaowei was indeed touched:

"Thank you, Chen! No wonder everyone loves our Joyful Media, you truly are captivating!"

Chen Yan listened to the flattery gleefully and replied with a smile:

"I’m not as amazing as you say, plus I’m losing weight recently and can’t eat anything too greasy."

With that, she quietly opened the door and headed to her office, grabbed her bag and car keys, and drove to Lin Ji’s Food.

Just as she parked, Shen Guofu parked his Bentley beside her.

"Uncle? You’re here for lunch too?"

Shen Guofu didn’t expect to bump into Chen Yan and chuckled:

"I heard Director Yan is leaving today, so I came to see her off. You were filming Tiger Skin Pork Knuckle this morning, right? Finished already?"

Chen Yan could lie without blinking:

"Not yet, the employees were all waiting to eat, and I didn’t have the heart to vie with them. It was just right to come for lunch, so I headed directly to the restaurant."

The uncle and niece entered Lin Ji through its front door.

As soon as they reached upstairs, they smelled the distinctive fragrance of pork hock.

Thirty pork hocks were cooked today, and the employees were all eating, that jelly-like pork hock meat made Shen Guofu subconsciously swallow his saliva.

"Wow, they’ve already made the Red Stewed Pork Hock?"

Shen Guofu feigned surprise, although he left the company at ten and drove over, almost drooling all the way as he spotted his daughter’s post while waiting at a traffic light.

But now, in front of his niece, he wouldn’t admit that, instead pretending he knew nothing.

Chen Yan was also "astonished":

"I thought they’d finish in the afternoon, brother-in-law’s skill is fast and excellent..."

Approaching Lin Xu and others at their dining table, Shen Jiayue raised her head and cheerfully asked upon seeing the two:

"Did you come because of my post? Quickly, quickly, this pork hock is super delicious, especially the skin, an unimaginable delight."

Chen Yan coughed lightly, sat next to Shu Yun, and accepted the chopsticks handed over by Dou Wenjing, then picked up some pork hock from the table to taste.

"Wow, it’s truly delicious! With just a brush of the tongue, it melts away. This pork hock is cooked to utter perfection!"

Moments ago Chen Yan was restrained, but now she seemed like she hadn’t eaten for days, and after tasting a bite of pork hock, she pulled the tray before her and indulged in several pieces.

Shen Guofu also did the same, picked up a large piece, combining the skin with meat, and sent it into his mouth, his face overflowing with happiness.

For him, the biggest wish in life was to eat meat freely and heartily, and now, the fulfillment of this wish radiated through his soul.

Lin Xu offered two bowls of rice:

"Eating meat alone can be greasy, pair it with rice."

Shen Guofu accepted, smiling as he said:

"Xiao Lin, you’ve perfected this dish. Never had such delicious pork hock! So satisfying, truly satisfying! Can you make more this afternoon? So your mother-in-law can try too."

Lin Xu had just agreed when Shen Jiayue said:

"But mom will discover you secretly came to the restaurant for pork hock. If she berates you, we’ll just watch and not intervene."

This made old Shen’s heart skip a beat.

Right, he promised his wife to have a low-calorie meal at work for lunch and to join her here for pork hock in the evening. If he secretly returned for a bite without informing her...

Recalling the time he deceived his wife over Braised Pork Belly, and ended up worn out on a dance machine.

Shen Guofu opened his mouth, looking at his daughter and asked:

"Daughter, what should I do?"

"How about bringing mom a portion when you leave? Just say you came here to get something and had lunch as well. As long as mom eats the pork hock, she surely won’t bother you much."

Old Shen found this suggestion reasonable.

As he was about to resume eating, Shen Jiayue leaned over:

"Dad, since I gave you such a suggestion, how will you thank me?"

Chen Yan opened her mouth, her cousin was truly impressive, even tapping her own dad for benefits. If it were back at her home... Hey, I could too. Next time I’ll find a way to have dad buy little Jie an SUV, nothing too pricey, just a Wrangler would do.