Chapter 987 - The Great Chinese Chef (1/2)

When the old man spoke, the old woman on the bed appeared to be moved as her eyes lit up while she listened on.

“It’s that famous Little Boss Yuan,” said the old man. “No wonder the fried rice was so good. Since it’s Little Boss Yuan, nothing is surprising anymore.”

The old woman muttered softly. The old man understood what she said and replied with a nod, “Yes, we have to remember Little Boss Yuan’s kindness.”

They chatted for a bit while the old man put away the plastic bottles and the Mantous he bought earlier.

Although this old couple had been together for several decades, they still had many topics of conversation.

That was something extremely rare.

The old woman smiled and muttered again. Perhaps because she no longer had all her teeth, or perhaps it was some other reason, others would find it hard to understand what she was saying. However, the old man could understand her.

“Time to eat,” said the old man with a smile as he helped the old woman up and let her rest on a wooden frame.

Naturally, there were some clean rags on the frame to serve as a cushion.

The old man placed the bag on the floor. Then, he went out to wash his hands. Naturally, there was no tap water supply in an abandoned factory. For their daily usage, they used rainwater they gathered.

After washing his hands, the old man entered the room again. Due to the old woman’s unwell body, she was not fit to sit straight for a prolonged period. Thus, the old man would always help her finish the meal before he went on to do other things.

“You have great appetite today. Eat more,” said the old man gently.

The old woman muttered a response. Others wouldn’t be able to understand what she just said, but that was not the case for the old man. She was saying that the sunlight today was very comfortable, therefore she was in a good mood.

“This rice is nice, right? I waited there for the young man today. Little Boss Yuan is in good health and he is a fantastic lad,” said the old man. The old woman ate while listening attentively with a smile on her face.

“He is the talented lad I told you about previously. His restaurant’s business is incredibly good. Every single day there would be a long line outside the restaurant. It’s very lively there,” said the old man while helping the old woman eat.

In a short while, only about half the fried rice was left. This meant that the old woman had finished her portion. Thus, the old man helped her back to bed again before he started eating. He finished eating quickly before helping the old woman to the toilet.

As the old woman couldn’t even turn around, she would basically lie there without moving when the old man was not around.

Of course, the old man himself wasn’t exactly in perfect physical condition. Thus, he still needed to expend great effort to do this.

On the bright side, as the old man once said, they were lucky the old woman still had some of her teeth.

Otherwise, the old man wouldn’t be able to afford a blender for her eating needs.

Meanwhile, the “eccentric genius” Yuan Zhou had returned to his restaurant.

Usually, if there were new ingredients during BBQ, it signified that there would be a new dish in the restaurant.

The reason Ma Zhida could become the number one new dish expert of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant was because he was part of the BBQ squad.

When Ma Zhida saw the sky covered with dense clouds, he knew it was going to rain soon and thus he rushed over for some BBQ.

Unfortunately, as per Murphy, anything that could go wrong would go wrong.

For example, the sky was getting dark and was obviously going to rain soon. But the moment Ma Zhida arrived at the restaurant, the clouds cleared and no rain was in sight.