Chapter 821: Chapter 821: It’s Not Appropriate to Appear in Public

Only now do we realize that he and Zhao Gushen are truly father and son.

The little guy, holding his face, swayed his head and said, "I look so much like Dad, what’s the point of doing a test? Just looking at photos, everyone knows we’re biological father and son."

Hearing the little guy’s words, Zhao Gushen was afraid of being misunderstood by Ye Fei as not trusting her.

He quickly coughed and said, "Back then, didn’t I also have no impression of what I looked like as a kid? Looking in the mirror at my face now, I can’t remember how I looked when I was young."

Ye Fei chuckled, "I never blamed you, why are you so eager to explain?"

"..." Zhao Gushen shook his head and said, "No, I’m not in a hurry."

Ye Fei: "..." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Fine, you’re not in a hurry.

Because Zhao Dingye’s family just arrived, and before they came, Aunt Lin didn’t dare to prepare lunch too early.

If they came late and the lunch got cold, it wouldn’t be good.

But once Zhao Dingye’s family arrived, they brought up the topic of looking at photos again.

After Aunt Lin helped find the photos, she quickly went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Fortunately, all the ingredients were already prepared, so it only needed to be cooked.

The most troublesome part of cooking is preparing the ingredients.

Preparing the ingredients is the most time-consuming part.

Once they are in the pot, it goes fast.

Aunt Lin said it would be ready in an hour, so she rushed to the kitchen to work.

Ye Fei didn’t offer to help.

Because before Zhao Dingye’s family came, the old lady had already told Ye Fei that today was a family banquet.

It was also to let Zhao Dingye and Zhao Dinglian’s family get to know her.

In other words, Ye Fei was the main character today.

If it were only Zhao Dinglian’s family coming, letting Ye Fei cook a couple of dishes to show off to them would be fine.

After all, they are family.

But now with Zhao Dingye’s family here, letting Ye Fei go to the kitchen...

Zhao Dingye might think Ye Fei isn’t presentable and is naturally meant to serve others.

That Ye Fei’s role in the Zhao family was just to cook a few dishes for the family.

No doubt, the old lady knew Zhao Dingye would see others this way.

That kid is snobby and self-righteous.

Of course, the old lady didn’t stop Ye Fei from cooking just because Zhao Dingye is snobby; she genuinely felt Zhao Dingye didn’t deserve to eat dishes personally cooked by Ye Fei.

It’s known that Ye Fei’s cooking is always made with dedication.

This dedication isn’t just about painstaking effort for the cooking.

It includes Ye Fei’s intentions.

For every dish, she has her intention included.

In every dish, there’s the intention she wants to express.

Such cooking is very precious.

Its value isn’t just in the ingredients, not just in the taste.

More so in Ye Fei’s intention.

A dish that includes the creator’s intention.

How many chances are there to taste such sincerely made food?

Ye Fei’s cooking is rare precisely because of this.

But giving it to Zhao Dingye would be a waste.

A waste of Ye Fei’s cooking and her intentions.

So, when the old lady mentioned it, Ye Fei agreed.

Even if it was for preparing food for Zhao Dinglian’s family, there’ll be other opportunities.

It doesn’t have to be today.

Aunt Lin is busy preparing lunch in the kitchen.

Zhao Dingye scrutinized Ye Fei and said, "I heard your performance in the cooking competition was quite good."

"I just did my best," Ye Fei said.

She didn’t know much about Zhao Dingye.

If someone else said this, Ye Fei would just smile and thank them, and that would be it.

But who knows what Zhao Dingye means by this?

So Ye Fei responded more cautiously.

Sure enough, Zhao Dingye wasn’t praising Ye Fei.

He furrowed his brow and said sternly, "But before you married Gu Shen, it was one thing; people didn’t know you had a relationship with Gu Shen."

"But now that you’re married to Gu Shen, it’s not appropriate to show yourself in program competitions, is it?"

Zhao Gushen’s face darkened, about to speak, but Chi Jingsi beat him to it: "Why couldn’t she show herself just because she’s married? This isn’t ancient times, where a married woman couldn’t step out. What era is this that you still think like that?"

According to Zhao Dingye, does that mean she couldn’t go outside and meet people after getting married?

Zhao Dingye shook his head, "That’s not what I mean."

Despite Chi Jingsi’s attitude, Zhao Dingye didn’t look angry.

Instead, he explained, "Going out as a socialite and participating in a competition with ordinary people, are they the same?"

"Ye Fei competing on stage, with so many spectators watching, isn’t that like a monkey show? This cooking competition is essentially like a reality show."

"What is a reality show? It’s a show for the audience to watch and enjoy. But can someone from our Zhao family go out there just to entertain people?"

"They say actors are stars, actors in the nicest sense, but they are really just performers doing shows for audience entertainment."

"Can someone from our Zhao family do something like that? Become entertainers, performers?"

Zhao Dinglian disliked these words: "Second brother, you’re wrong about this. Lu Man is also an actress, and so is Zhiqing. Just because they’re from the Han family and the Yan family, does that mean they can’t be seen? If they’re actors, does that mean they should be looked down upon?"

Zhao Dingye’s face darkened.

This younger brother usually doesn’t help him, but at a time like this, he’s siding with Zhao Dinghuan’s family against him.

Angry, Zhao Dingye retorted, "That’s the Han family and the Yan family’s business. Can it be the same as ours? Just because they’re okay with it, does it mean we have to be?"

"Don’t always compare our family with others; each of our families has different situations. Otherwise, the Eight Great Families might as well merge into one; why separate them into eight?"

The old grandpa said sternly, "Dingye, you’re just being unreasonable. I think Xiao Fei’s capability brings pride to our family."

"Our family is in the food industry. Ye Fei’s excellent culinary skills perfectly align with our family business," the old grandpa said. "Our family runs restaurants, and Ye Fei is a chef. It’s a perfect match for us."

"Plus, Ye Fei is our granddaughter-in-law, Ding Huan and Jing Si’s daughter-in-law, Gu Shen’s wife. Your aunt and I don’t think Ye Fei competing is a disgraceful thing. What’s there to be ashamed of?" The old grandpa turned to ask the old lady, "Don’t you think so?"

"Yes." The old lady nodded.

The old grandpa then asked Zhao Dinghuan and Chi Jingsi, "What about you two?"