Chapter 49: Cui's Big Stomach, Do You Dare Bet?

  Having settled the household matters, Chen Shao and Yun'er followed behind Xiao Xian like two naughty children who had done something wrong.

  Chen Ning watched the three people walk out of the house, laughing so exaggeratedly; without a hint of guilt in her heart.

  After arriving at the place, Xiaoxian looked back at the two people who were following him with weak breaths; he couldn't help but smile "What's wrong, didn't we agree to drop it? Why are you still like this?"

  "Oh, never mind, I'm just regretting it." Now Chen Shao dared to say that it's a pity about those things. "Alright, let's hurry in, I still have to cook; you guys see if they've all arrived or not"

  "Hmm, then you go yourself, we'll eat what we want, you know; if you can't do it to my satisfaction today, you'll be in trouble later" Yun'er threatened Chen Shao before she left, thinking that if it weren't for him, she wouldn't have been exposed in such an embarrassing situation.

  "Got it, go ahead."

  Chen Shao went to the kitchen and saw his old dad busy there, so he went forward to greet him, then went about his own business.

  "Yoon and the others haven't arrived yet? Won't Chen Shao make an excuse again?"

  "Xiu Ying, do you think Chen Shao is like you? Such a poor character;"

  "It's still early, and there aren't many people here yet; but I didn't expect this to be Chen Shao's place, so we can come here for meals in the future."

  Just as everyone was chatting, Yoon-ah and Soo-young opened the door of the private room and walked in; looking at the sisters' excited faces, they asked

  "What's going on? Why so excited?" Yun'er asked with a tired face. "Hasn't everyone arrived yet? Just the few of you?"

  "Yuner, what's wrong with you? You look so tired." Sunny replied, "We're on our way to Chen Shaoye's restaurant; everyone is coming over, they'll be here soon; Xika went to pick up Little Crystal."

  "It's not you, never mind; let's talk about it later. Xiao Hua didn't come up here, he went straight to the kitchen. I and Xiao Xian just came up to see if you all arrived or not. If not everyone has arrived yet, then Chen Shao doesn't need to rush."

  "It'll probably take about an hour for everyone to arrive, go down and tell Chen Shao not to rush, wait a bit before doing anything" Now in the box just came in Yun'er and Xiao Xian, soon everyone will be here, except for Xi Ka who went to pick up Xiao Jing.

  "En, that's alright; Xiao Xian you go down and tell Xiao Shaozi about it; I won't go down, lest they all sneak a bite later." This Rong'er was still very self-aware, as long as Chen Shao was cooking, Rong'er would always try to distance herself as far as possible, sometimes even locking herself in her room to isolate the aroma that wafted out and tempted her.

  "Isn't that an exaggeration?" Looking at Soo-hyun walking out; Joo-young, the food god, expressed her disbelief; Moreover, she was also very suspicious of Yoon-ah's character.

  "Don't believe me? Alright, if you dare not to eat later on, I, Lin Yun Er, will never fight with you over food from now on. If we're in the same room together, I'll definitely let you finish eating first before I eat; but if you only eat a quarter of it later on, then it's the opposite. How about it? Dare to bet, Choi Big Stomach?" Yun Er knew that Soo Young was easily provoked, so she was afraid she wouldn't agree, and thus provoked her once more.

  As expected "I'll bet if I must, I'm not afraid of you"

  "Haha, all the sisters heard it; if you don't want to admit defeat, that's fine too. From now on, I won't call your name, even outside, I'll just call you Cui Big Stomach." Yun'er's words were quite ruthless; but in order to have one less food god with the same name as herself competing for food in the future, being a bit ruthless was unavoidable.

  "Call it what you will, if I'm willing to bet and not back down, then from now on I'll do things your way;" Xiu Ying was also getting tough this time;

  Just as the two of them finished speaking, three more people walked into the private room.

  "Xika sister, Little Crystal and Sherry are all here!" Seeing today's birthday star has arrived, everyone of course greeted her. "Just now, Yun'er and Xiuying made a bet on Chen Shao's cooking skills..."

  After listening to everyone's words, Xika and Little Crystal looked at Xiuying with a pitiful gaze. "Sister Xiuying, why don't you just admit defeat directly? That way, you can still eat more later; otherwise, you won't have much appetite left later."

  "Yeah, Xiuying, you'd better get to know him quickly, or else Yun'er might go easy on you." The Zheng sisters all said this, so how could anyone not believe it?

  "Really... I've really lost for sure, without a single chance?"

  "For us, there might still be some room for improvement, after all we're not like you who can eat a lot without gaining weight. We need to control our appetite, but that's possible; as for you, forget it, just don't swallow the plate too. Xika had eaten once before, and that was the most enjoyable meal she'd ever had in her life; someone as picky as her ate so much, let alone Xiuying who's a true foodie."

  "Yoon-ah... I was about to say something, but Yoon-ah cut me off and said 'Don't say anything else, I'm in a bad mood today, you don't have a chance; from now on, just let me pass when you see me'"

  "Yoon-ah? What's wrong, you've looked pale since the moment you walked in. Is it uncomfortable there?" Everyone recalled Yoon-ah's situation earlier and asked with concern;

  Sisters are so concerned about themselves, Yun'er's heart is warm "Nothing, just a small thing was discovered by Xiao Xian, Sunny sister, let's chat when you have time" Others may not know what Yun'er said, but Sunny must know;

  As they chatted, an hour later everyone had arrived, and Chen Shao also arranged for dishes to be served; two tables full, Chen Shao hadn't stopped for that entire hour; busy all the time, previously he was reluctant, but that was just a pretense, after all, they were friends, cooking a birthday dinner for friends, he wouldn't really be lazy to that extent.

  "Wow, what is this? Such a big iceberg!" Because they were seated at two separate tables, only Xika's table had this dish.

  "This is made with raw fish slices and shaved ice, isn't Xika called Ice Mountain? So I made this dish; it's also my first time making it, you guys try it to see if it tastes good. This kind of weather is not cold or hot, eating something icy is the most comfortable."

  "Xiù Yīng, for the sake of future happiness, I advise you one last time not to eat it." Yuēr reminded Xiù Yīng once again about their earlier bet, and she wasn't afraid of losing at all. If she won, no one would be able to take it away from her; if she lost, it didn't matter. In her eyes, the food Chen Shǎo made was the real delicacy. Even if they couldn't eat it outside, they could just ask Chen Shǎo to make it at home, and it would be a hundred times better.

  "Xiu Ying Ou Ni, I'm seriously warning you, once you start eating, you definitely can't stop, think thrice!" Little Shui Jing didn't make a bet with her, but was afraid that she would go all out and have a great time eating tonight, so she herself wouldn't be able to enjoy it.

  Two people have their own thoughts, but only Xiuying herself is worried; whether to eat or not is a problem worth considering; looking at the dishes in front of her and smelling the aroma, she knows it's delicious, eating will definitely exceed one quarter, not eating, don't know when to taste next time; struggling...

  Everyone looked at Xiuying's hesitant appearance, and didn't rush to eat with their hands, just wanting to see how she would decide; in the past, when faced with delicious food, they couldn't surpass her, now seeing her hesitating on her favorite aspect, of course, they were happy to watch the joke.

  Others also knew about this bet, Chen Shao also knew; he was smiling at Yun'er with a good face.

  "What's wrong? Xiu Ying, aren't you giving me face? Didn't you ask me to host the birthday banquet before and said I was the most enthusiastic one? Now that it's done, you're looking down on me, right? Fine, I won't bother you then. I'll just call someone to take it away; anyway, you don't appreciate it either. It's true, what delicious food hasn't our Miss Cui had before? How could she possibly appreciate the home-cooked meal I made?" Chen Shao didn't say anything, but as soon as these words came out, everyone burst out laughing.

  Chen Shao is too ruthless, originally they were already hesitant about whether to eat or not, but with your words coming out, how dare they not eat now; you are absolutely pushing them to the end of the road.

  Chen Shao didn't care, she was in a bad mood today and besides, she had made a bet with her girlfriend, so of course she would help out.

  "Eat, eat, why not eat; I'm going to indulge today; anyway, it's a loss, watch me finish all of this; humph" Xiu Ying said gritting her teeth.

  "Alright, not enough for you? I'll give the order to prepare more for you; however, the dishes served later will be charged. What a loss, losing to the extreme; forcing others to lose the bet and still not enough, finally having to pay the bill, really despicable."

  Everyone present also thinks so, Chen Shao's move is too ruthless;

  But we just eat, who cares about these things; since we've all lost out, of course we have to make the most of it this time, but in our hearts we're crying, and as for how we'll survive from now on, that's still an unknown.

  Seeing Xiu Ying start eating, everyone else followed suit.

  "Zheng Bing's face, just because of your mistake last time; I've been busy all day tonight, and there's something that hasn't been expressed yet." Chen Shao looked at Little Water Crystal with a calm expression.

  Everyone present knows who Chen Shao is calling, and only Chen Shao dares to call them Zheng sisters; when they first heard it, everyone was worried about Chen Shao; but after seeing the reaction of the two sisters, they almost dropped their jaws.

  "What's it got to do with me, anyway? It's all because of my sister; dawdling and savoring every bite, if anyone's to blame, it's my sister" Great, completely sold out her own sister!

  "Hey, Xiao Shuijing; can you blame me? I've already eaten quickly, okay? If you're going to blame someone, blame yourself for packing too much food, and besides, Xiuying has long legs and walks fast!" How did she come up with such a powerful excuse?

  Chen Shao also looked at her sister with a ridiculous expression "Sister, what's wrong? I'm calling you Ah Nuo; I said your excuse is too beautiful, right? What do you mean by 'packing more'? Oh, for your own good, doing more for you, it's still my fault, isn't it?"

  "Alright, no big deal little brother; next time just do a bit more and it's fine, at worst I'll lock the door next time and eat slowly; besides, this time Xiuying lost, so in the future we don't have to worry about her competing with us for food." Okay, Chen Shao has finally seen that this iceberg also has such a shameless side.

  "Let's stop here, you're too formidable; us ordinary people can't outtalk you."

  "That means you'll make delicious food for me again in the future?" Xika asked Chen Shao with a surprised face.

  "Never mind, unless Taeyeon and Sunny can grow to 1.6 meters tall; at that time I'll cook for you for the rest of my life." Okay, both shorties got hit.

  "Hey, what's it to me? I'm just eating; don't bring the war here; besides, I've already reached 158.8cm, 160cm is no longer a dream, and Sunny hasn't changed at all, still stuck at 158!" Taeyeon was very excited about her 2mm growth, which was in millimeters, not centimeters; changing the unit made a big difference!

  "Yeah, even so you're still short; wait till you're taller than Pani before talking"

  "That's also taller than you"

  "It's okay, don't think about it anymore, this is just a pipe dream; but I have a way to give you the chance to grow taller" Chen Shao's words not only caught the attention of Taeyeon and Sunny, but also Xika, Hyoyeon, and Pani, who were known as the "short-legged tribe", they all looked over. Not just them, SJ's members also looked over, their official heights generally need to be reduced by at least 5cm;

  "What method? As long as it can make me taller, I'll try any way" Taeyeon couldn't wait to know the method already;

  Everyone's attention was drawn to this side, and Chen Shao's mouth corners slightly rose; while Yoon-ah and Soo-young saw this smile and thought "Hehe, it seems like we're in for a good show" This smile is a sign of Chen Shao's teasing smile; anyone who knows him well would know that, and when Heechul and Hankyung saw this smile, they also sensed something was off, but it was too late, because he was also one of the accomplices, Hankyung was okay with it, but as for Heechul...

  "It really sounds good; okay, I'll tell you then" and intentionally delayed for a bit.

  Seeing this situation, Yun and Xiao Xian, Xi Ze and Han Geng were even more determined; Moreover, Xi Ze had already stood up to stop him, but still couldn't beat Chen Shao's quick mouth.

  "So you can be reborn, and maybe there's still a chance to grow taller" As soon as these words came out, anyone with a brain knew what they meant.

  "Ah, Chen Shao"

  "Ah Xī"

  "Ah, a chill ran down my neck"

  "I knew it, I'm too late!" Xi Che regretfully pounded her thigh and said in a hateful tone.

  "What's the big deal, it's just a fact; at your current age, you still want to grow taller, that's just a pipe dream" Chen Shao added insult to injury with another sentence.

  "Ah, shut up!"

  "Ah, just eat your meal quietly."

  "Crystal, this oppa is so bad!" A cute and lovely little girl said to the small crystal beside her; looking at her age, she's about the same as Little Crystal.

  Chen Shao also heard this, although it was very quiet, but still heard it. He turned his head to look over and saw an unfamiliar little girl who looked like a snowball. He asked Xiao Shuijing, "Ice Face, who is this girl? Why does she look so much like a snowball?"

  "Snowball????" Little Crystal turned her head and looked at the little girl, then continued "It seems so? Sherri really looks like a snowball"

  "Xuělí?" Chen Shao was puzzled, as if he had never seen this person before;

  "Yes, her name is Xue Li, and her real name is Cui Zhenli," said Little Crystal.

  "Oh, Shirley hello, I'm Chen Shao, a reborn artist from our company; nice to meet you"

  "I know you, Rebirth senior's song is very nice to listen to, I'm still in the sky; just now because it was the first time seeing senior, so I would say senior's softly, sorry senior, I didn't mean to" Sherry was still afraid of Chen Shao, from those words earlier, she felt herself.

  "Don't be so scared, I'm not a bad person, I was just joking with them earlier; from now on, I'll call you Xiao Xue Bao"

  "Okay then; although I don't really like this nickname, there's nothing I can do about it, after all they're my senior and I don't dare resist;"

  "Alright, let's eat. Cui Da Wei has already finished all the dishes." Upon hearing Chen Shao's words, it seemed true; just now, they hadn't heard any sound from the Food God.

  Turning his head back, he saw himself alone there devouring food wildly;

  "Ah, Cui Da Wei, leave some for me!"

  "Ah, put down my braised pork belly, spare your life"

  "Hey, where did my fried pork chop go?"

  A birthday dinner was spent in a noisy atmosphere, but everyone was still happy to be able to eat such delicious food. Who wouldn't be happy? However, there was one exception, and she was still staring at Chen Shao with hostile eyes; no need to say who it was.

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