The pantry room was well-stocked with all necessary items. After taking inventory, Su Zhu called over the kitchen supervisor and asked him to prepare a few more seasonings.
"Chef Su, please wait a moment. I'll prepare them right away!" The kitchen supervisor replied respectfully and hurried off.
No joke — since this chef was personally brought in by Master Cai and given strict instructions to obey Su Zhu unconditionally, he dared not disobey.
While Su Zhu was busy in the kitchen, a black Mercedes pulled up in the open space outside the Cai Family's old residence. A tall, well-built middle-aged man wearing a dark blue T-shirt stepped out of the car.
This man was Ouyang Shan, chairman of Qingfei Jewelry Co., Ltd., whose brand Jade Elegance Pavilion had stores in major cities nationwide.
According to insiders, Ouyang Shan's net worth had reached three billion yuan — a top-tier billionaire.
Ouyang Shan and Cai Wenqing's second son, Cai Dongyou, were business partners with a good relationship. Invited by Cai Dongyou, Ouyang Shan came to attend the Cai patriarch's 70th birthday celebration.
Following the greeter into the front courtyard, Cai Dongyou, who was busy greeting guests, smiled and welcomed him warmly: "Chairman Ouyang Shan, welcome, welcome!"
After exchanging pleasantries with Cai Dongyou, Ouyang Shan began warmly greeting other well-known business and political elites.
Zhonghai wasn't that big. Anyone worth over a billion basically ran in the same circles; if you didn't know them personally, you had at least heard of them.
"Director Xu, long time no see!"
"Oh, Officer Wu! Didn't see you earlier — excuse me!"
"General Manager Wang, it must have been two months since we last met. How's your health?"
...
After the formalities, Ouyang Shan took a seat at an empty spot at a table on the left, arranged by Cai Dongyou. He, too, was not qualified to enter the rear courtyard.
At exactly noon, the banquet began.
Since the longevity noodles were served last, Cai Dongmin personally came to invite Su Zhu to join the rear courtyard seating, but Su Zhu politely declined.
Seeing her insistence, Cai Dongmin gave up trying to persuade her and instructed the kitchen to prepare some good dishes to be sent to the pantry room instead.
Meanwhile, on the eighth floor of Zhonghai Children's Hospital, in the hematology department office, Ouyang Yunjian and Chenchen were eating food delivered from the cafeteria.
There was a steamed sea bass, scrambled eggs with cucumber slices, stir-fried broccoli, and two servings of rice.
Ouyang Yunjian didn't bring Chenchen to eat in the cafeteria because it was crowded, and he worried about Chenchen catching a cold from someone else.
"Here, Chenchen, eat some broccoli. You can't just eat meat — nutrition has to be balanced," Ouyang Yunjian gently urged, picking a broccoli floret for Chenchen.
"Okay, Daddy Ouyang Yunjian!" Chenchen replied playfully.
Ouyang Yunjian glared at her, "Call me Uncle!"
"No!"
"If you keep this up, I won't be friends with you anymore!" Ouyang Yunjian threatened.
Luckily, the office was empty, or else he'd be utterly embarrassed.
"Daddy Ouyang Yunjian," Chenchen leaned closer, "If you let me call you Daddy, I'll tell you a secret about my mom!"
"What secret?" Ouyang Yunjian normally didn't care about others' matters, but for some reason, when it came to Su Zhu, he was unusually curious.
"You have to promise to let me call you Daddy first. I swear I'll only call you that when it's just the two of us." Chenchen laid down her terms.
Ouyang Yunjian thought for a moment but couldn't resist the secret Chenchen held in her little mouth. He compromised, "Only for today. After that, you have to call me Uncle again!"
"Deal!"
"Daddy Ouyang Yunjian, my mom's secret is,"
"She likes you!"
Ouyang Yunjian was taken aback, blushing slightly. "How do you know that?"
"Guessing!"
"Guessing?" Ouyang Yunjian's expression immediately soured. He felt like he had been tricked by this little girl.
"Yep, Daddy Ouyang Yunjian, I'm not just guessing."
"My mom originally wanted to leave me at Aunt Shu Fen's toy store today, but then she decided to send me to you instead. She said she feels more at ease leaving me with you."
"I'm my mom's precious little treasure. Think about it — if she didn't like you, would she be comfortable sending me to you?"
"Also, my mom said you're a really good person!"
"Really?" Ouyang Yunjian looked skeptical but couldn't help feeling happy inside.
He had a strong pride and lately felt nervous about how to face Su Zhu because he didn't know how she felt about him.
Hearing Chenchen say this eased his mind a lot — at least Su Zhu had some affection for him.
"Of course it's true! Kids can't lie. Dear Daddy, can I skip the broccoli now?" Chenchen looked at Ouyang Yunjian and whispered.
"No!" Ouyang Yunjian's eyes narrowed, "You have to eat it all!"
"Fine..." Seeing no room for negotiation, Chenchen reluctantly put the broccoli in her mouth, her face sour like she was taking medicine.
"Pfft..." Ouyang Yunjian, who was helping pick fish bones out for Chenchen, couldn't help but laugh at her little expression. He poked her forehead with a finger,
"You, is it really that bad?"
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