The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

Zhou Zhou was utterly astonished by his grandfather's actions.

The man who just ran past her with great speed was her grandfather.

The person who always complains about being too old and weak to run or having leg pain whenever asked to exercise?

She blinked gently, trying to get an answer from Shen Chen.

Shen Chen smiled and looked at Grand Tutor Zhou, then nodded.

Just as the eldest sister had predicted, Grand Tutor Zhou didn't need anything else; what he needed most was delicious food.

Grand Tutor Zhou's eagerness to devour the food was somewhat reminiscent of a playful old man.

After seeing what he wanted, Grand Tutor Zhou's mood improved somewhat.

He stroked his beard as he walked toward Shen Chen and the others.

When he got closer, he discovered that his granddaughter was also there.

He looked at his granddaughter somewhat awkwardly, "Lili, when did you arrive?"

Zhou Zhou gritted her teeth and forced a smile. "I've always been here."

Grand Tutor Zhou touched his nose. Oh no, his granddaughter had just seen him.

He felt that his future days were going to be difficult.

Sure enough, Zhou Zhou spoke up, his tone slightly threatening, "Your legs hurt, huh? Can't run anymore, huh?"

“Starting tomorrow, I will come to see you every morning, Grandpa.”

Grand Tutor Zhou could only nod. What bad luck! Why did this girl have to come back at this time?

I'll agree to it first, and we'll see if I can get up later.

I really don't know how his granddaughter has so much energy, always wanting to meddle in everything.

We should really find her a good family to marry into, so she can go and take care of her husband.

"Chen'er, look at my granddaughter, she's always meddling in everything. I don't know who can stand her."

"grandfather!"

"How dare you talk nonsense! I'm not talking to you anymore." Zhou Zhou never expected her grandfather to say such things in front of Shen Chen. She was so annoyed with her grandfather.

Zhou Zhou snorted, flicked his sleeves, and stormed off.

Grand Tutor Zhou was unimpressed, watching her departing figure with a smirk. Well, now that she's angry, she might forget about it.

He said to Shen Chen, "See? A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea; she's already angry."

Shen Chen chuckled softly, looking at Zhou Zhou's retreating figure with a hint of doting in his eyes, "Master, Lili is doing all this for your health."

"Tsk tsk, how about I let her keep an eye on you from now on?"

"Okay!" Shen Chen murmured softly.

"what?!"

"What did you just say?" Grand Tutor Zhou did not hear Shen Chen's words.

"What I mean is, Miss Lili was also thinking about Master's health; she wasn't deliberately going against you."

"Of course I know that this girl is doing this for my own good, but I just like to tease her and see her get angry."

"Isn't my granddaughter adorable?" Grand Tutor Zhou patted Shen Chen's arm.

Shen Chen was caught off guard by the question asked by Grand Tutor Zhou and coughed twice.

She spoke softly, "She is quite cute."

If you look closely, you'll see that his ears were already a vibrant, luscious red.

"That's right, don't you know whose granddaughter she is?"

"Alright, you must be tired from the bumpy journey. Go down and rest."

After Shen Chen left, Grand Tutor Zhou summoned his steward, "Steward Zhou, quickly have someone move the boxes from the carriage to my study."

Now that everyone had left, he needed to hurry and see what delicious food Shen Cao had brought him.

When it comes to delicious food, there is no room for family affection.

In the study, the steward called two people to carry in the large trunk from the carriage.

"Be careful, don't bump into anything," Grand Tutor Zhou carefully instructed.

"Okay, all of you, please step aside."

After seeing the person off, Grand Tutor Zhou opened the box.

The box was indeed packed full of all kinds of food.

There were several things he had never seen before.

He took everything out of the box one by one and placed it on the table in the study.

Most of it consisted of ingredients, and several jars of meat sauce.

He chewed on pork jerky while rummaging through the things.

"Mmm, this pork jerky is delicious. Cao'er's cooking skills have improved a lot."

"The pork jerky tastes better than the ones I made before."

When there wasn't enough room on the table, he cleared out his own desk.

Each ingredient was wrapped tightly in parchment paper, with instructions on how to cook it even written on the paper.

He could smell the aroma of the fish balls and fried meatballs even through the oil paper.

There were also some sausages, cured meat, and the like.

These were all foods he had never eaten before.

There seem to be quite a few more varieties of meat sauce now.

He opened the jar of meat sauce, took a deep breath, and said, "This is the taste. I really miss it."

What is rice crust?

He saw that Shen Cao had written that it could be eaten directly, so he immediately opened the oil paper wrapping and saw small square pieces of food that smelled somewhat numbing and spicy.

He tried picking up a piece and putting it in his mouth.

The rice crust, which should have been very crispy, now tastes a bit soggy and isn't as crispy as when it was fresh out of the oven.

But the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes; it's spicy, numbing, and delicious.

He also saw Shen Cao's note that it would taste better if he cooked it over a low flame in the pot for a while.

He put the rice crust away and told the housekeeper to take it to the kitchen and try baking it later.

The study, which was originally filled with books, was now filled with all sorts of delicious food brought by Shen Cao.

The desk and the round table in the study were filled with all sorts of delicious food.

There were still some things in the box that he hadn't taken out.

He was so satisfied that he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Afraid of being discovered, he quickly covered his mouth.

Only after covering it did I realize that there was no one else around.

"Delicious! This pork jerky is really good, especially the non-spicy kind."

He had just seen it; Shen Cao had given him five large bags of pork jerky, enough for him to eat for a while.

And that meat sauce—he really missed the taste of meat sauce mixed with noodles and rice.

He glanced at the recipe for the meatball and thought it would taste better braised or sweet and sour.

Those fish balls, if made into a soup, would definitely be delicious.

And those sausages, steamed or stir-fried with dried bamboo shoots, are a perfect accompaniment to rice.

And then... wait, he thought he just saw braised beef.

He quickly rummaged through the things laid out and, sure enough, found several packets of braised beef.

He couldn't wait to open the oil paper wrapping, took a sniff, and smelled the rich aroma of braised meat.

The piece of braised beef weighed a full two pounds. It was such a big piece that he took a bite without even thinking.

He struggled to bite off the beef, along with its fibers; it was neither too salty nor too bland, and tasted very flavorful.

It tastes good, but it's hard to chew.

He saw the recipe for braised beef and realized that it would indeed be easier to chew if it was sliced ​​and mixed with other ingredients.

He chewed hard for a long time before finally swallowing it.

"It's too hard. Let the cook cut it up and mix it with water."

Just as he was about to continue looking for something else to eat, he heard a knock on the door.

Butler Zhou's voice rang out.

"Grand Tutor Zhou, General Ji has come to pay a visit."