C13 Familiar Taste

Fu Yunchen glanced at the tempting plate of sweet and sour ribs. Without another thought, he plucked a piece and popped it into his mouth. It was delicious!

“These are excellent!”

He was about to reach for another piece when Fu Jingyan hunched over the plate protectively.

“Hey, hey. It’s not good for you to eat too much sweet food. Let me help you with that.”

It was then that Fu Yunjian barged into the room. He had just heard about his son’s accident. He was prepared to raise hell over it, but he didn’t expect to find Little Bun arguing with Fu Yunchen. “What are you guys doing?”

Fu Jingyan grabbed his iPad and tucked it between his armpit. Then, with the plate still in his arms, he jumped off the bed and ran toward his father.

He raised the iPad with one hand, his tiny face filled with indignation. “Dad, Second Uncle is stealing my food!”

“It’s not what you think!” Fu Yunchen waved his hands frantically. “I was just worried he won’t be able to finish it all, so I… offered some assistance.”

Fu Yunjian realized that his son was rather lively today. He was sporting a bright smile, even as he complained about his uncle.

He cast a glance at his brother. “Your punishment is 20 push-ups.”

“Yes, Sir.”

Fu Yunchen tearfully crouched on the floor and began doing push-ups in front of them.

Fu Yunjian walked over to the bed and looked around. “Did the hotel auntie prepare these for you?”

Fu Jingyan nodded. He picked up a piece of ribs and fed it to his father.

It was just the right balance between sweet and sour, and the meat was tender and juicy. Fu Yunjian had a vague feeling that he had eaten them somewhere before.

“It’s very delicious.”

The chefs of this hotel didn’t seem bad at all. Even Little Bun, who suffered from anorexia, had grown fond of their food. He should reward the kitchen staff.

Fu Jingyan happily stuffed his mouth with more of the ribs.

Fu Yunjian remembered Gu Mingyan mentioning over dinner one time that Little Bun needed to interact more with other people. Most of all, he needed a mother figure in his life.

In time, perhaps Little Bun might start talking again.

“Little Bun, Daddy will be having Aunt Gu over for dinner tomorrow, okay?” He ruffled his son’s hair. It was his way of asking the boy’s permission.

He had no interest in Gu Mingyan, but if Fu Jingyan liked her, then he could tolerate her presence.

The boy trembled.

Before he could reply, however, Fu Yunchen spoke up. “You should do it! Gu Mingyan is well-educated and beautiful. She’s more than qualified to be my nephew’s stepmother!”

He shifted his tone and added, “You know, when I found Little Bun, a devious woman was hovering around him. She was definitely up to no good!”

Fu Jingyan scowled when he heard this. He huffed in anger and raised his iPad. “Dad, that auntie is very nice. Second Uncle is the mean one! You should make him do 20 more push-ups!”

Feeling a sense of foreboding, Fu Yunchen called out, “My darling nephew, what are you saying to your Dad?”

“Little Bun said you lack exercise,” Fu Yunjian said casually. “He wants you to do an additional 20 push-ups.”

“No!” Fu Yunchen wailed.

A while later, they were about to go home when Fu Yunjian received a call. He was needed at the company, so he asked his brother to take Little Bun home.

Once there, Fu Jingyan made a beeline for his room and fiddled with his iPad.

He was still thinking about the pretty auntie from the hotel. He liked her very much. She called him “Baby”, and her smile was pretty. But she’d said that she had a daughter, so she must be married already.

That meant that his father had no chance to be with her.

Fu Jingyan expertly downloaded a dating app off the Playstore and filled out a profile for Fu Yunjian. The matter of annual salary stumped him. He had no idea how much his father made, so he entered an average number.

No sooner had the profile gone live than he received a barrage of messages from potential candidates. They were all asking to set up a date.

Fu Jingyan browsed through their profiles to filter out the best.

One woman stood out. She looked very gentle, quite similar to the pretty auntie, in fact. The boy chose her without a second thought.