Chapter 577: Chapter 577: Really? What a Coincidence
After Ye Fei gave him the idea, the little guy thought it made a lot of sense.
"Alright then." Xiao Mo thought it still made quite a bit of sense, so he nodded and agreed.
"Xiao Fei, where’s the red velvet cake you made for me?" Xiao Mo immediately asked.
"Here." Ye Fei pointed to the cake on the table, "The cake base just came out of the oven not long ago, it’s still hot. We have to wait for it to cool before we can spread the cream. That’s why I haven’t whipped the cream yet, or else it’ll melt."
"Once we’re done with dinner, I’ll whip the cream and spread it, then add the fruits, and we can eat it." Ye Fei said with a smile.
The little guy’s wonderful wish to eat privately in advance was thus dashed.
However, Ye Fei still prepared cheese sticks for the little guy to eat.
Because even if Zhao Gushen finishes work normally, he comes home around 7 o’clock.
It gets this late, Xiao Mo’s stomach would be hungry.
So he needed something to hold him over.
A little after seven, Zhao Gushen came in through the door.
The moment Xiao Mo heard the sound, he immediately climbed off the sofa, holding the box of cheese sticks Ye Fei gave him, and nibbling on it as he went to the door.
"Daddy, you’re back!" Xiao Mo took a bite of the cheese stick and said, "Because Xiao Fei was afraid I would get hungry, she gave me cheese sticks to eat a bit first."
Xiao Mo raised the half-eaten cheese stick to show Zhao Gushen.
Unexpectedly, as he looked up, he saw Zhao Gushen, just like him, holding a box in his left hand and pinching a cheese stick in his right, eating as well.
"Really? What a coincidence." Zhao Gushen said, "Even though the lunch Xiao Fei made was delicious, she was still afraid I’d get hungry while working, so she prepared cheese sticks for me too."
"While taking the elevator back home, I got a bit hungry." Zhao Gushen said, taking another bite, "I didn’t expect you to be eating too, what a coincidence."
Xiao Mo: "..."
Ye Fei thought if it were a kid with less mental resilience, they’d be crying to show Zhao Gushen right now!
"You two, stop eating." Ye Fei heard their banter and quickly came out of the kitchen.
Seeing both the big and small ones holding the box in their left hand, with cheese sticks in the right hand.
Even their actions were uncannily synchronized.
Upon hearing her, both big and small looked at her simultaneously.
Ye Fei sighed helplessly, "It’s time to prepare dinner, you can’t eat snacks anymore."
"And you, at lunchtime you were clamoring to eat fried pork chop and grilled seafood. If you eat too many snacks and can’t eat dinner, then I won’t listen to you anymore." Ye Fei said to Xiao Mo.
The little guy quickly stuffed the remaining half of the cheese stick into his mouth.
His face was small, and the mouth was small.
Stuff half a cheese stick in, and his cheeks immediately bulged, with his little face full to the brim.
Zhao Gushen also hurriedly stuffed the remaining half into his mouth.
However, Zhao Gushen did it much more easily than Xiao Mo.
Seeing this father and son’s same reaction, Ye Fei found them particularly adorable and charming, amid helplessness.
Even if they were bickering fiercely, their actions were identical.
The deep-rooted father-son bond in their bones couldn’t be erased.
No need for Ye Fei to say; Zhao Gushen automatically went to change his clothes, and Xiao Mo went to wash his hands.
Ye Fei then brought the baking tray to the dining table.
Arranging all the prepared seafood around the tray.
The oysters and scallops were pried open, leaving only half-shells with their meat.
Garlic was stir-fried with oyster sauce until fragrant and put over the oysters and scallops.
Another batch of oysters and scallops was sprinkled with mozzarella cheese.
Once this was all prepared, Zhao Gushen had also finished changing clothes and washing his hands, walking over comfortably.
"Wait a minute, the pork chops are all ready, just to be fried, I was afraid they’d cool and lose taste." Ye Fei said.
"Okay." Zhao Gushen nodded. Looking at the table full of seafood, he asked Ye Fei, "Shall we have some white wine?"
White wine pairs excellently with seafood.
"Sure." Ye Fei nodded.
So, Zhao Gushen went to get the wine.
While pouring wine, he asked Xiao Mo, "What would you like to drink? Don’t even think about alcohol."
To be honest, the little guy really wanted to try it.
Upon hearing this, he puckered his lips, "When can I drink?"
Zhao Gushen thought for a moment and said, "I’m not forcing you to wait until you’re of legal age."
That would be too hard.
He didn’t wait until adulthood either.
"But at least high school. It’s not much different from being of legal age."
The little guy counted on his fingers, "I’m four this year, I’ll start elementary school at six, another two years. Elementary school six years, that’s eight years. Junior high three years, eight, nine, ten, eleven."
Xiao Mo: "..."
So long!
"Stop counting." Zhao Gushen saw he was about to count his toes.
"Tonight, you’ll drink some grape juice." Zhao Gushen said, "In the end, it’s still made from grapes, just non-alcoholic."
Xiao Mo thought about it, felt it could barely be a substitute, and nodded, "Alright."
Zhao Gushen then went to the fridge to get grape juice for Xiao Mo.
Ye Fei also brought out the freshly fried pork chops.
This time, she replaced the curry sauce with fruit vinegar sauce and soy sauce, also using a sauce from grated orange peel, adding some chili pepper to the orange peel sauce.
The fragrance of orange peel cuts the grease; the slight spiciness of the chili pepper is not overwhelming, yet it neutralizes the bitterness of the orange peel, complemented by the fruit vinegar sauce and soy sauce.
Although it was the same fried pork chop, the taste was completely different due to the sauce.
"The seafood takes time to grill, you quickly eat the pork chop while it’s hot." Ye Fei said to Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo quickly picked up a piece of pork chop, taking a bite even though it was hot.
Xiao Mo ate while exhaling "huff huff" from the heat.
Even though Ye Fei told him to slow down, he couldn’t help it.
"It’s so delicious, it needs to be eaten while hot to taste its best!" Xiao Mo said.
Although Zhao Gushen had already eaten it at lunch.
But eating it now felt like a completely different dish, entirely different from the midday flavor.
Zhao Gushen also ate quite a bit.
On the grill, the squid was gradually turning a purplish-red, its meat in the middle becoming firm and white.
Clams were also opening on their own, with the shell functioning like a bowl already releasing a rich broth.
Zhao Gushen picked up a clam, still steaming with heat.
He first drank the broth cooked out from the clam.
No seasoning was added to the clam, just its inherent deliciousness.
It was sweet with a slight hint of savory umami.
The clam meat was tender, silky, and slightly chewy.
Not long after, the garlic on top of the oysters and scallops was roasted to a rich aroma.
Seeing the oil from the garlic starting to bubble, Zhao Gushen gave each of them a garlic oyster and scallop.
Scallop meat could be somewhat greasy, but eaten with roasted garlic, it was exceptionally fresh and fragrant.
