Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 184 I'll give you one.

Although Wu Fangyi chose to stay in a guest room, in the end, she still slept with Shen Qingqing at night.

The two chatted casually on the bed, and Wu Fangyi said many things she had never said to anyone before.

This was also her first time staying at a friend's house and chatting with her friend while lying in the same bed.

I don't know when I finally fell asleep. I only saw the clock next to me pointing to ten when I woke up the next morning!
Shen Qingqing suddenly jumped out of bed, waking up Wu Fangyi who was still sleeping next to her.

Wu Fangyi opened her eyes groggily, her voice a little muffled and hoarse from talking too much the night before. She asked, "What time is it?"

"It's almost 10:30." Shen Qingqing put on a down jacket that reached her knees, casually clipped up her long hair, and ran to the master bedroom.

Upon hearing the time, Wu Fangyi jumped out of bed. They had been chatting too late last night!
Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong had already gotten up long ago.

After washing up, Shen Qing came out but couldn't see Li Xunli and Shen Rongzhou anywhere. While drinking water, she asked Shen Yangyang, "Shen Yangyang, where are Mom and Dad?"

"She went for a walk. She said the sun was nice today, so she went downstairs for a stroll." Shen Yangyang watched cartoons with Shen Hong while doing her winter vacation homework.

Shen Qingqing responded and found six small steamed buns in the kitchen. She took them out of the steamer and was about to go find Wu Fangyi when she saw Wu Fangyi come out of the bathroom.

"Here, would you like some more?" Shen Qingqing handed over the plate.

Wu Fangyi picked up one and put it in her mouth: "No need, you eat it. Where are the groceries your aunt and uncle bought today?"

Shen Qingqing pointed to the kitchen: "They're over there, all of them are on the counter."

"I'll wash the rice!" Shen Qingqing took another small steamed bun for herself and casually stuffed one into Wu Fangyi's mouth.

Shen Qingqing watched as Wu Fangyi began preparing the ingredients while she rinsed the rice.

Picking vegetables, washing vegetables, washing meat, marinating, cutting off excess tentacles from seafood, attaching ginger slices and steaming...

The entire movement was very smooth and effortless, without any unnecessary movements.

Shen Qingqing thought about her own dawdling process of preparing the ingredients and couldn't help but laugh. She quickly put the rinsed rice into the rice cooker and started cooking.

Then I went back to the kitchen to continue watching Wu Fangyi prepare the ingredients for the soup.

Blanch the vegetables to remove any fishy smell, then discard the water and reheat them in a pot to stew.

Some of the ingredients that take longer to cook have already been put into the pot. Shen Qingqing noticed that Wu Fangyi's movements had slowed down. She took out her phone from her pocket and saw that only half an hour had passed.

It's only 11:20 now.

Just then, Li Xunli and Shen Rongzhou returned as well.

"You're up already? You've started cooking so quickly?" Li Xunli was quite surprised to see both stoves in use when she walked into the kitchen.

“That’s right! Fangyi came to the kitchen as soon as she woke up. If it weren’t for me, she wouldn’t have eaten the little steamed buns!” Shen Qingqing immediately chimed in.

Wu Fangyi was about to greet her when Shen Qingqing's words stopped her in her tracks.

"Don't take advantage of the fact that she's older than you and will give in to you to talk nonsense!" Li Xunli knew all too well Shen Qingqing's bad habit of spouting nonsense without thinking.

"Hehe." Shen Qingqing snuggled up to Li Xunli, laughing smugly.

Wu Fangyi was also amused by Shen Qingqing's playful antics and added a greeting to Li Xunli. "Is there anything I can help you with?" Li Xunli asked, rolling up her sleeves.

"No need, no need, Auntie! I can handle it all by myself!" Wu Fangyi waved her hands repeatedly.

Shen Qingqing noticed her mother's discomfort and immediately helped her pull down her sleeves: "Mom! You have no idea how amazing Sister Fangyi was at handling things! She didn't need anyone's help at all! I just rinsed some rice and watched!"

"Really?" Li Xunli looked surprised when she heard Shen Qingqing say that.

Wu Fangyi shook her head and waved her hand, "No, Auntie, don't listen to what Qingqing said, it's too exaggerated. It's just that we used to do it a lot, and the things you buy are very fresh, so they don't need much processing, which is why it seems to be done quickly."

Li Xunli: "Yes, isn't this New Year's Eve? Some stalls are closed, so we bought everything we could today. We tried to buy as many of the things Qingqing told us to buy yesterday as possible, but there was nothing we could do about the things that weren't available."

“We didn’t finish all five dishes and one soup last night, so I told Sister Fangyi last night that we could just have four dishes and one soup,” Shen Qingqing explained.

"Let's go, let's go! We shouldn't bother Sister Fangyi here!"

After Shen Qingqing took Li Xunli away, Wu Fangyi quickly got back into the swing of things.

Forty minutes later, a table of four dishes and a soup, each with its own unique color, aroma, and flavor, was freshly prepared.

Shen Qingqing, who had been keeping an eye on the situation in the restaurant kitchen, immediately called everyone to eat.

"Wow! It smells so good!" As soon as Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong arrived at the restaurant, they were glued to the dishes on the table, sniffing around like two little dogs.

Even the food had been served separately and placed on the table.

"Uncle, Aunt, Qingqing, Yangyang, and Xiaohong, please sit down and eat!" Wu Fangyi's face shone with a confident smile.

Shen Qingqing was the first to respond, and couldn't wait to reach for her favorite mantis shrimp with her chopsticks.

The mantis shrimp is first deep-fried before being stir-fried, so the outer shell is not only crispy but also very easy to peel off, while the meat inside remains tender and juicy!
Shen Qingqing has been completely captured.

The same applies to the rest of the Shen family.

However, Li Xunli and Shen Rongzhou, who had already learned about Wu Fangyi's family situation from Shen Qingqing, both felt sorry for Wu Fangyi's excellent cooking skills.

While we can't rule out the possibility that she has a special talent, the difference between cooking often and not often is quite obvious.

If you don't cook often, it's hard to make all these dishes so perfectly.

But despite thinking about these things, Li Xunli didn't say a word. When they were halfway through the meal, she instructed Shen Qingqing: "Qingqing, your dad and I are going to Grandma's this afternoon. Grandma and the others will be coming over for dinner tonight. This afternoon, make sure Yangyang and Xiaohong take a bath. You two too, make sure you take a bath early, okay?"

Shen Qingqing nodded, "But I don't know where you put the new clothes for us."

“I’ll find it for you later,” Li Xunli said.

The mother and daughter didn't notice that Wu Fangyi, who had been eating her meal quite easily, suddenly froze.

It wasn't until Shen Rongzhou and his wife left that Wu Fangyi found Shen Qingqing and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Qingqing, I forgot to buy myself new clothes this year. All the clothes I brought are old. Will your family mind?"

Shen Qingqing blinked. "I don't mind. We only have one new piece of clothing. Mine is a coat, and Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong have sweaters. Do you want to wear it? My coat is a two-piece set that can be separated into two pieces. Can I give you one? I like to wear plus-size styles, so it might be just the right size for you."

See you tomorrow night~