A Billionaire CEO Brings His Child Home: The Awakening of the Stay-at-Home Dad System

Gifts started floating across the screen again: hearts, roses, lollipops, and sunglasses appeared one after another, while system notifications rang incessantly.

Then Chen Hao started making stir-fried vegetables with garlic.

Boil water in a pot, add a little salt and a few drops of oil after it boils, put the greens in and blanch for thirty seconds, then take them out and drain the water.

This method of blanching vegetables results in a vibrant green color and a crisp, tender texture.

Heat oil in a pan, add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant and golden brown. Add the greens and stir-fry quickly over high heat for about ten seconds. Season with salt and serve.

[Ding! Garlic stir-fried vegetables completed. God-level cooking experience points +108!]

The vegetables were bright green, the minced garlic was golden, and there was a thin layer of broth at the bottom of the plate, making it look refreshing.

At this point, the braised pork had been simmering for about forty minutes.

He lifted the lid of the pot, and a rich aroma of meat wafted out, prompting another barrage of "It smells so good!" comments in the live stream.

The broth in the pot had thickened, turning a bright red color, and coated every piece of meat.

The meat chunks were stewed until tender; you could easily pierce them with a spatula.

He tasted the broth; it was salty and sweet, with a rich and savory flavor, and nodded in satisfaction.

Serve the braised pork belly in a bowl, sprinkle with chopped green onions, and arrange the square pieces of braised pork belly on a plate. The fat is translucent, the lean meat is reddish and tender, and the skin is chewy and bouncy. It looks so delicious that it makes your mouth water.

[Ding! Braised pork belly cooked successfully, God-level cooking skill experience points +223!]

Three dishes were neatly arranged on the stove: the braised pork was red and glossy, the scrambled eggs with tomatoes were sweet and sour and vibrant, and the stir-fried greens with minced garlic were bright green and refreshing.

The colors of each dish were just right. Although the plating wasn't the kind of exquisite presentation you'd find in a restaurant, it was still very pleasing to the eye and made you want to eat.

"My goodness, these three dishes are absolutely gorgeous!"

"The color of this braised pork is amazing! It's clearly caramelized with rock sugar, not the kind colored with dark soy sauce."

"The sauce from the scrambled eggs with tomatoes has just the right consistency; it would be especially delicious with rice."

"The green of this leafy green is so vibrant; the ones I stir-fry always turn yellow."

"Are you even a programmer, streamer? Don't programmers usually just cook instant noodles and sausages?"

"I've already ordered takeout, but seeing these dishes makes my takeout not seem so appealing."

"I need the address! I want to drive to the streamer's house for a free meal!"

Chen Hao was preparing to cook the fourth dish when he heard footsteps at the kitchen door.

Meng Meiling appeared at the door carrying Shen Xiaoting.

Shen Xiaoting had changed her posture. She was no longer timidly nestled in her grandmother's arms as before. Instead, she straightened up, poked her little head out, and curiously peered into the kitchen.

Her nose twitched, and she took a deep breath.

"Wow..." A look of surprise, tinged with a touch of rapture, appeared on her little face.

"It smells so good... Dad, what are you doing?"

Chen Hao turned around, glanced at his daughter, and smiled.

He gestured with his chin towards the three dishes that were already prepared on the stove:

"Tingting, look, Daddy made braised pork, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and stir-fried greens."

"Dad will make one more dish and one soup, then we can eat."

Shen Xiaoting peeked out from her grandmother's arms and saw the three dishes on the stove.

Her eyes widened suddenly, her mouth formed an "O" shape, and her little face was filled with an expression of disbelief.

"Dad's cooking looks so beautiful!" Her voice was filled with a pure, heartfelt exclamation.

"It smells so good! It smells even better than the food my mom hires to make!"

Meng Meiling also saw the three dishes on the stove. Her expression changed from curiosity to surprise, and then from surprise to disbelief.

She carried Shen Xiaoting to the stove and lowered her head to carefully examine the plate of braised pork—

Each piece of meat was square and uniform in size, coated with a bright red broth. The fatty parts were translucent, like a piece of amber, while the lean parts had clear textures, showing that they had been stewed until tender.

She looked at the scrambled eggs with tomatoes again. The golden egg pieces and red tomato pieces were similar in size, the sauce was just the right thickness, and the chopped green onions were sprinkled on just the right amount.

Looking at the green vegetables, they are bright green, the minced garlic is golden yellow, and there is a thin layer of broth at the bottom of the plate, making them look refreshing.

"Ah Hao, this...you did all of this?" Meng Meiling's voice was full of disbelief.

"Hmm." Chen Hao nodded, his tone very calm, as if he were talking about something perfectly normal.

"When did you learn to cook? And you're so good at it!" Meng Meiling's eyes widened.

"When you used to live at home, you could burn even a simple frying egg. But now... this looks even better than what you get in restaurants!"

Chen Hao smiled but offered no explanation.

He turned around and continued making the fourth dish—shredded pork with garlic sauce.

Although he didn't have any wood ear mushrooms or bamboo shoots in the refrigerator, he made a simplified version using the ingredients he had on hand.

Cut the pork tenderloin into strips and marinate it with salt, cooking wine, and starch.

Add oil to the pan and stir-fry the shredded meat until it changes color, then remove it from the pan.

Leave some oil in the pan, add the chopped fermented soybean paste and stir-fry until the oil turns red. Add minced ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.

Then add shredded carrots and green bell peppers and stir-fry. Finally, return the shredded meat to the pan and add the prepared fish-fragrant sauce.

Vinegar, sugar, light soy sauce, starch, water —

Stir-fry over high heat until the sauce thickens, then remove from heat.

[Ding! You have successfully cooked Yu Xiang Rou Si (shredded pork with garlic sauce). Your God-level cooking skill experience points have increased by 178!]

The last soup was tofu soup.

Bring water to a boil in a pot, add chopped tofu and ginger slices, cook for three minutes, season with salt, sprinkle with chopped green onions, drizzle with a few drops of sesame oil, and serve.

The soup was clear and bright, the tofu was white and tender, the scallions were bright green, and the aroma of sesame oil wafted out, mingling with the fragrance of the previous four dishes, filling the entire kitchen with a rich aroma of food.

All four dishes and one soup are ready.

Chen Hao carried the dishes one by one to the square table in the main room.

The main room is small, with an old-fashioned eight-immortal table. The table is made of solid wood and has been used for many years. There is a layer of patina on the tabletop and some wear on the edges.

Four long benches, also made of solid wood, were placed around the table, their surfaces polished smooth and shiny.

He placed the braised pork in the middle of the table, with scrambled eggs with tomatoes and shredded pork with garlic sauce next to it, vegetables on the side, and soup on the far side.

He went back to the kitchen, used the rice cooker's rice scoop to loosen the rice, and scooped out four bowls of rice.

He gave himself a large bowl, his father a large bowl, his mother a large bowl, and a small half bowl to Tingting.

Tingting's bowl was a children's bowl taken out of a pink suitcase. It was pink with a cartoon bunny printed on it, and had a small handle on the rim for easy gripping by children.

The chopsticks are also for children; they are short, pink, and have two little rabbit ears at the top.

He placed four bowls of rice on the table, then walked to the doorway of the main room and called out, "Dad, Mom, dinner's ready! Tingting, dinner's ready!"