After learning that Fu Yunzhou didn’t like the company’s food, Yuan Xi added another task to his nightly routine: learning how to cook.

He interpreted Fu Yunzhou’s dislike of the company’s meals as his preference for not eating the communal large-pot meals with everyone.

Watching Yuan Xi diligently practice cooking every day, Fu Yunzhou’s heart skipped a beat.

He was both eager to try the meals he made for him and worried, as he didn’t dare admit he was picky about food!

Yuan Xi said he was learning to cook with Aunt Zhang, and so every evening he would earnestly follow Aunt Zhang’s guidance.

After each lesson, he practiced repeatedly to ensure that he would no forget what he learned.

Fu Yunzhou spent two days finishing all his paperwork, and with no work left, he found himself feeling strangely out of place.

Since Yuan Xi was always around, he couldn’t openly bully his younger brother, so he spent his days in a somewhat bored, stagnant state at the office.

Yuan Xi had an impressive ability to learn, after just one evening, he was already able to prepare several dishes. Of course, his prior experience helped as well.

To ensure Fu Yunzhou would always have hot, fresh meals, Yuan Xi would go to the cafeteria at lunchtime to borrow the kitchen.

However, the kitchen at Xingyao Entertainment wasn’t a place anyone could just walk into. Yuan Xi’s youthful appearance easily made him seem like a trainee.

As a result, the kitchen staff rejected his requests, until the kitchen supervisor reported the issue to Fu Yunzhou who then intervened to resolve the matter.

After that incident, the kitchen staff finally believed that Yuan Xi was an assistant, not a trainee.

Yuan Xi’s sweet and obedient demeanor also worked in his favor. Within just an hour, he had already built a good rapport with the kitchen staff .

And he successfully learned a lot of cooking skills

When Yuan Xi placed the carrots in front of Fu Yunzhou, his expression almost cracked.

“When I was learning to cook with Aunt Zhang, I asked her about your health. You need a balance of meat and vegetables, making sure you’re getting all the necessary nutrients. You didn’t eat the carrots last time, but this time I made them myself. Try them and see if they suit your taste.”

Fu Yunzhou paused, his chopsticks frozen in mid-air. When he met Yuan Xi’s eager gaze, he steeled himself and reached for the carrots in the container.

Carrots were rarely anyone’s favorite.

Most dishes were usually savory with a few sweetened with sugar, but the sweetness of carrots came naturally from the vegetable itself.

The sweetness of carrots was a bit unique, which was why many people, both adults and children, don’t particularly enjoy them.

Fu Yunzhou was one of those people.

But now, seeing the carrots in front of him and knowing they were made by Yuan Xi, he steeled himself and took a bite.

Whether it was due to psychological reasons or because the carrots were made by Yuan Xi, Fu Yunzhou surprisingly didn’t find them particularly unpleasant.

After eating two pieces, Yuan Xi nodded in satisfaction and sat down watching him eat.

Knowing Fu Yunzhou had a sensitive stomach, Yuan Xi had also prepared some millet porridge and digestive soup to help soothe his stomach.

After overcoming the carrot issue, the other dishes didn’t pose any problems for him.

Once they were done eating, Yuan Xi had to take the lunch boxes and chopsticks back.

When the kitchen staff learned that the meal had been made for Fu Yunzhou, they immediately prepared fresh lunch boxes and utensils, even setting aside the cooking tools used for his meal separately.

Afterward, to ensure everything was ready for next time, Yuan Xi needed to wash, disinfect, and organize the items in the kitchen.

Staring at the empty lunch box that had held the carrots, Fu Yunzhou was a little dazed.

He didn’t react when Yuan Xi left, he was still in disbelief shocked that he had actually eaten an entire plate of carrots.

When Yuan Xi went down to the cafeteria, most of the interns had already finished eating with only a few scattered here and there.

Yuan Xi took the lunch box to the kitchen where she began washing the dishes. After cleaning everything, he neatly organized the items and placed them in a separate corner.

By the time he was done and stepped out, there were only a few people left in the cafeteria, though Yuan Xi didn’t notice this.

“Hey, wait up!”

Hearing the voice, Yuan Xi didn’t think it was directed at him, so he kept walking not stopping.

“I’m talking to you, stop right there!”

The voice behind him sounded a bit flustered. Yuan Xi glanced around but saw no one else, finally realizing that the person had been calling him.

He stopped and turned around to face the person who had called out to him.

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