Chapter 84 - Crabs? (1/2)

One morning, Susu received a call from Lily asking her for a favor to teach her how to cook garlic and ginger stir fried crab. Lily knew that Susu was a good cook and compared to hiring chefs, she would rather learn everything by hand with personal guidance in a comfortable environment.

”Happy New Years honey!!! Even though I've texted you that already~”

”Happy New Years to you too. Now, what's up? It's rare for you to call so early in the morning.”

”Can you teach me how to make garlic and ginger stir fried crab? It's Lin Que's favorite dish.”

Susu chuckled on her side when she saw Chen Mu struggling with his own tie, so she walked to him. ”Ummm..” Susu responded unsurely to her request.

”Please, please, please~ I'll buy every ingredient and learn from scratch. I really want to impress Lin Que with my first time cooking!”

”Lily... remember what happened the last time we were making ramen noddles at your place?” Susu shivered when she thought of how little Lily knew about cooking that she almost burned her hand.

”That was different! It's a whole new year, and I'm a new me. I've improved...” She sounded unsure though it was words coming from her mouth.

”I heard uncertainty in your voice. Are you sure you want to learn this dish? You will have to shop for live crabs and choose the fattest one with the most meat. You will have to kill it in your kitchen by yourself...You will..” Susu went through the basics with her to make sure she understood what she will be doing and her responsibilities as the chef.

”No problem! I can even give them scrubbing shower!” She patted her chest reassuring herself that she could do it.

”Well, that part too. You need to make sure the crab is thoroughly cleansed before killing it. Scrubbing them is not necessary, but washing them, yes.” Hearing Susu's words, Lily gulped nervously.

”A..Alright. I'll be over around twelve to pick you up. I never bought any of the ingredients before so you need to give me some pointers in choosing the best ones.”

”Sure. I'll be good to go by then. By the way, why did you suddenly decide that you wanted to cook for him? Didn't you hate oil splashes and preparing the dishes?” Susu wondered what could have changed her mind so quickly. Just the other day Susu was listening to her talk about hiring a chef or something.

”Well...you see..wasn't there a saying that in order to keep a man's heart, you need to get a hold of his stomach? That's exactly the route that I'm taking.”

”But you and Lin Que were all cuddly and over each other the other day we met. Does he need an ass spanking with a ruler? Is he looking at someone else? Do I need to get your secret whip collection and help you tie him up to interrogate his ass?”

”No, no, no. Hun, did you think he would still be in one piece if he dared to cheat on me or look at others? It's just that the other night, we had dinner over at a friend's place and he commented that the hostess cooked very well. He looked pleased and even said that whoever could marry a great cook is very fortunate. Obviously that girl was pleased to hear it with her single status.” Lily scoffed when she recalled the girl's expression.

”Uh huh, so our family's Lily is a little jealous of a rival. Okay, good enough. Don't worry, one session of cooking and I can guarantee that you can win his stomach over as long as you don't skip a step or end up using ingredients that are not washed. He won't have to visit his hospital as a patient, mhmm.” Susu fixed Chen Mu's tie as he held the cellphone to her ears.

”Okayyyy. I'll see you in a bit~ Mwahhh!” Lily hung up and hurriedly got ready while Susu took her sweet time fixing Chen Mu's tie.

”It's rare for Lily to call you this early in the morning.” Chen Mu said as he hugged her waist and watched her skillful fingers straighten up his tie.

”Mhmm. Lin Que is extremely lucky to have her as his fiance. She's willing to step foot in the kitchen and fight oil for him. Hehe, your tie is done~” She patted his tie and tiptoed for a kiss.

”Uh huh, I'm a very lucky man too.” He bent down slightly to meet her soft lips.

”Hmm? You are? Hmm?” she chuckled and rested her head on his chest.