My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Upon hearing her husband say such a thing, Yang's mother suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Take a look for yourself. This is a photo of ONE that was recently posted online."

When Mr. Yang handed the phone to his wife, he immediately saw that her eyes widened in surprise.

"Furthermore, ONE's real name in Japan is Naoto Yamashita. If I'm not mistaken, this ONE is Xiaotian."

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing that ONE's true identity was most likely that of her nephew, Yang's mother's expression began to change.

Although Naoto's father had a conflict with his family and hadn't been home for several years.

However, when Naoto was a child, he did come home to visit more or less.

Moreover, Naoto's father was ultimately just arguing with his own father, and he never lost contact with his siblings.

Upon seeing the photo of Zhiren, Yang's mother immediately recognized that the person in the photo looked remarkably like her second brother.

Although several years had passed, Yang's mother still recognized that the person was her second nephew.

"Could it be that my second brother has already..."

"That might indeed be the case. My second brother and sister-in-law are probably already..."

Upon hearing her husband's words, Yang's mother felt her legs go weak and she almost collapsed to the ground.

Fortunately, Mr. Yang reacted quickly and caught his wife; otherwise, Mrs. Yang might have fainted.

"Honey, are you alright? Come on, sit down."

Seeing his wife suffer such a blow, Mr. Yang felt sorry for her.

If I had known this would happen, I should have found another time to tell her.

Yang's mother sat on the sofa and couldn't help but start sobbing.

Although his second brother was rebellious since childhood and even had a conflict with his father and did not return home for many years, blood is thicker than water. How could he not be saddened after hearing that his loved one had passed away?

However, Yang's mother soon thought of something else.

"Since my second brother and the others have passed away, why doesn't Xiaotian contact his family? This child has been having such a hard time; he could at least say something."

"Well, maybe it's because Xiaotian and his sister don't know how to contact their family."

As for why Naoto didn't contact his family, Yang's father could only guess that it was probably because Naoto's father hadn't left them their contact information, and because they were abroad, they were relatively out of touch with the news, which is why they only found out about it now.

However, the truth is that Naoto didn't contact them simply because his mind went blank at the time and he didn't remember them at all.

Eventually, he remembered, and there was no need to contact them anymore. Gradually, Naoto even forgot that he had other relatives.

This directly resulted in his family back home still not knowing that Naoto's parents had passed away.

"Should we tell Father and the others about this?"

At this moment, Yang's father asked his wife with some concern, as he really didn't know what to do about this situation.

"Don't tell Dad yet. He hasn't been feeling well lately. As for my second brother... he actually feels like he's always wronged him. If he finds out about this now, he might not be able to handle the blow."

Despite suppressing her deep sorrow, Yang's mother ultimately decided to keep it from her father and discuss it with her eldest brother first.

In Yang's mother's mind, given her father's temperament, he would probably force someone to bring Zhiren and the others back to China after finding out about this.

Naoto probably never imagined that his anime would make his family aware of his existence.

All I can say is that life is unpredictable.

Chapter 137: A Treat from Boss Liu

"Really? Then thank you very much, Editor-in-Chief."

At home, Naoto had just finished a phone call from the editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine.

As mentioned above, the broadcast of "Cooking Master Boy" has received a very positive response.

It's not only very popular in Japan, but it has also received a very good response in China and Europe and America. Many people have even fallen in love with Chinese food because of "Cooking Master Boy".

It is said that China even had plans to import it as a special project.

Naoto felt extremely honored about this. At first, he never imagined that Chinese Cooking Master could reach such a level.

What was originally just a comic to appease his editor-in-chief's bet may actually become his most successful work to date, especially since it is an affirmation from his own country.

This is even more exciting than receiving a Nebula Award nomination!

After receiving congratulations from the editor-in-chief, Naoto assured him that the subsequent plot would be written as quickly as possible, and then the editor-in-chief hung up the phone.

Compared to other works with storylines that would drive even straight people crazy, the creation of "Cooking Master Boy" was much easier.

Naoto's current plan is to draw ten chapters' worth of drafts first and then start saving them.

"Jingle Bell."

Just as Naoto was about to leave, his phone suddenly rang.

When Naoto picked up his phone to see who was calling, he discovered that it was Mei Li from Zhu Yue Lou calling.

Speaking of which, Naoto hasn't had time to go to Chikugetsuro lately because he's been too busy this year.

Thinking about it carefully, I do miss the food at Zhuyuelou.

Long before, Naoto had already become friends with Mr. Liu of Zhuyuelou and Meili, so they naturally had each other's contact information.

At this moment, Naoto was more concerned about why Meryl had called him.

"Hello, is this Mary? What's up?"

"Good morning, Naoto-kun. Are you free lately?"

"Are you free? Nothing particularly important has been happening lately."

"That's great! Mr. Liu has been wanting to invite you to dinner recently. I was wondering if you could come?"

"Huh? You're inviting me to dinner?"

"Yes, they said they wanted to thank you."

"Thank me for what? I don't seem to have done anything?"

Zhi Ren was a little confused as to why Boss Liu would thank him.

I don't think I've done anything lately, so why would Boss Liu specifically invite me to dinner?

"Oh dear, Naoto, have you forgotten? Your manga was recently adapted into an anime, which has boosted business at Zhuyuelou. So, Boss Liu would like to invite you and Nanzi to have a meal at Zhuyuelou."

"Oh, I see. Then this weekend should be fine."

"Alright, then we'll be waiting for you at Zhuyue Tower this weekend."

The straight man found it both funny and exasperating that Boss Liu had invited him to dinner because his work was so popular.

However, Naoto couldn't very well refuse their kindness. Thinking back, a large part of the reason he chose to create "Cooking Master Boy" was because Boss Liu and Mei Li gave him inspiration.

"Oh, right, I also need to tell Nanzi about this."

"Are Mei and the others going to treat us to dinner?"

When Nanzi heard that Boss Liu wanted to treat the two of them to dinner, she readily agreed.

To be honest, Nanzi really enjoys the food at Zhuyuelou.

Besides, I haven't seen the two of them for a while now, so there's no harm in going to see them.

Therefore, the two decided to go to Zhuyuelou for a good meal this week.

........................

When the weekend arrived, Naoto and Nanko left early and headed towards the Takegetsu Tower.

When Naoto and his friends learned that they would be coming over the weekend, Zhuyuelou actually closed for half a day, which really flattered Naoto.

It's worth noting that Zhuyuelou has become the most popular Chinese restaurant in the Tokyo area. Given Zhuyuelou's reputation, it would lose a lot of money in just half a day.

As a result, Boss Liu actually closed his business for half a day just for them.

"Oh, Nanko and Naoto are here! Come in quickly! Boss Liu anticipated that you would be here soon and has already started preparing the dishes. You'll be able to eat soon."

As Naoto and Nanako entered, Mei warmly invited them into the restaurant.

At this time, Zhuyue Tower appeared to have a more Chinese style than when Zhiren and his group had come before.

The decorations are also somewhat different from before.

It is clear that Mr. Liu and Mei Li had a renovation done that year.

"Merry, it's been so long! I'm so sorry, I've been too busy this year to visit you."

"Hey, my busy man, I know you're busy. After all, I heard you have a movie to shoot. That's amazing, you've already assembled a crew."

"Haha, not at all, it's just that I invested a portion and was afraid the other party would write something wrong. By the way, what is Mr. Liu doing? It smells so good."

At this moment, Naoto's nose twitched slightly as he felt a strong smell wafting towards him.

Through the transparent glass, Naoto could clearly see that Boss Liu was quickly stirring a pot of fragrant soup, while simultaneously wielding a cleaver to chop up a bunch of ingredients and put them into the pot.

The rich aroma is so enticing that just smelling it makes your mouth water.

I don't know if it's just my perception, but I feel like Mr. Liu's cooking skills have improved even more.

"Hehe, you're in for a treat today. Old Liu has brought out all his best stuff to entertain you. Just look forward to it. To be honest, I've known this guy for so many years, and I've never seen him cook such exquisite dishes. These things are hard to find even in China."

"Really? I'll have to look forward to it."

Hearing that Boss Liu was going all out this time, Naoto couldn't help but look forward to what kind of delicious food awaited him today.

Even Nanzi couldn't help but slightly move her little mouth at this moment.

At this moment, Boss Liu swung his knife again, and Zhi Ren felt a flash of white light before his eyes. Then, a pile of complicated ingredients was all precisely processed by Boss Liu.

In the eyes of straight people, Boss Liu at this moment was as if he had been possessed by the true master chef, his whole body radiating the words "God of Cookery".

Chapter 138: Farewell from a Friend