star of the peninsula

"Good evening everyone, have you decided what to eat tonight?"

Chen Chen opened the door and went home. As expected, the scene in front of him was Bae Joo-hyun and her sisters lazily lying on the sofa watching TV.

"Hey, why are you back early?!" Pei Zhuxuan stood up in surprise and ran over in slippers. "Didn't you say it would be in the evening? It's only six o'clock now."

"Isn't six o'clock considered evening?" Chen Chen smiled, and then called out to the sisters behind her: "Don't rest, come and get your things!"

"What are they, Oppa?" Jiang Seul-ki asked knowingly, her poor acting was outrageous, "I heard from Ouni that you didn't take anything when you left, but you came back with two big suitcases of stuff."

"Since you heard from your sister that I didn't take anything when I left, you should have also heard that I would bring you something delicious when I come back." Chen Chen squinted and said, "Also, do you really not know why your sister Zhu Xuan called you here today?"

"..."

The series of moves left Jiang Shiqi speechless, and her hand that came to take the things was stunned.

"You went to China to poison your mouth, right?!" Pei Zhuxuan hit him angrily, "Get out of the way! You must be tired from the flight. Go inside and rest for a while. We will deal with it."

"Row."

Chen Chen touched his nose and lay down on the sofa awkwardly.

How could it be tiring to fly from Beijing to Seoul? But if Bae Joo-hyun said he was tired, then let him be tired for a while.

"Oppa, what is this?"

But the sisters had no intention of letting Chen Chen rest. From time to time, they would express surprise at the things they found in the suitcase and come over to ask Chen Chen what they were.

Chen Chen didn't feel annoyed, but explained everything to them seriously.

There is no need to ask Bae Joo-hyun, her Chinese is enough for her to understand most things.

"What kind of durian is this?" Pei Zhuxuan was very interested in the big durian that Chen Chen brought back. "Musang King? Sultan King?"

"You said it's one of the most expensive varieties. Do you have such high confidence in me? Aren't you afraid that I will bring you ordinary varieties?" Chen Chen walked over to her and rubbed her head. "It's a high-quality variety of durian produced in Thailand, called Tomani."

"Hehe, I knew it was a high-quality durian." Pei Zhuxuan smiled contentedly after getting the answer, then raised her face and said, "If you buy an ordinary durian and have it shipped by air, you have to take some time to fix your brain."

"so smart."

Chen Chen nodded lovingly and went back to lie down on the sofa.

……

At about eight o'clock, the five people finally divided up everything Chen Chen brought back except the ingredients.

The cooking process lasted almost two hours, which meant that the group didn't have time to eat until ten o'clock.

"Do you have work tomorrow?" Chen Chen found a nice red wine from the wine cabinet, "If you don't think it will affect you, you can have a couple of drinks with me."

"In fact, it would be better to eat Chinese food made from these precious ingredients with rice wine or white wine, but I guess you won't be used to it the first time, so forget it."

Chen Chen said with a hint of regret.

"How much did this table cost?" Bae Joo-hyun suddenly asked.

"Uh, I didn't count."

Chen Chen didn't react for a moment.

"If you haven't calculated it yet, just calculate it now. You should still have a clear memory of the things you just bought, right?" Bae Joo-hyun insisted.

"Then I'll roughly calculate it." After a simple calculation in his mind, Chen Chen said, "Three million won is enough, no more, no less."

"Oh my god!" "So expensive!"

"Oppa is so generous!"

Different exclamations came from around the dining table. No one expected that a table of dishes that looked so homely could be so valuable.

"Then you have to drink it." Park Xiurong urged actively, "If you really don't drink anything with such expensive food, you will definitely regret it the next day!"

"Okay, let's drink a little." Pei Zhuxuan made the final decision, "Don't drink too much. If anyone doesn't get up at noon, I will be angry."

“Don’t worry, unnie!” Jin Yilin was the first to speak out, “I will definitely not delay the work!”

So everyone decided to have a drink.

Chen Chen went to prepare the cups, Park Soo-young and Kim Ye-ri were busy opening the wine, Bae Joo-hyun sat at the dining table, Son Seung-wan was trying to find a job but couldn't find one and made himself anxious, only a silly bear was drooling at the dining table.

The red wine was ready, and there was a glass of boiled water next to each person to help them get rid of the greasiness and cleanse their mouths. Now there was no reason to stop everyone from eating.

Chen Chen also understood and said directly: "From now on, no one should speak. Eat quietly for five minutes!"

"..."

"Huh~ So cool." Park Sooyoung couldn't help but speak after only three minutes, "But why do I feel so guilty?!"

"Your idol's professional ethics is reminding you. If you keep eating like this, you will definitely get fat." Chen Chen wiped his mouth and raised his head to drink a sip of wine, solving Jiuyi's problem in the process. "But it doesn't matter. Just ignore it. After all, you don't eat like this every day."

"It's also Oppa's fault for cutting the food into small pieces that are just right to eat. If it was made harder to chew, I wouldn't be able to eat it so smoothly." Park Soo-young said coquettishly.

“No, no, no.” Chen Chen waved his hands repeatedly. “If the guests have to cut the food themselves after it’s served, the chef should just throw away the knife. It’s embarrassing!”

"Wow~ Our Oppa doesn't approve of the Western knife and fork." Park Soo-young turned around and started to stir up trouble, "May I ask what our little prince of Toronto thinks?"

"Why should I agree with them in terms of diet?!" Chen Chen didn't give them any face. "Apart from the artificially added Western values, isn't it obvious what the essence of their food is?"

"Oppa is right!"

Sun Shengwan did not accept the provocation, but instead gave Chen Chen a thumbs up.

"Just eat your meal and stop talking about nonsense." Pei Zhuxuan came out and changed the topic. "What did you do in China this time? If you just gave simple instructions for the program, it wouldn't take that long, right?"

"I talked to the chaebols." Chen Chen answered in words that they could easily understand. "The composition of C headquarters is becoming more and more complicated. I have to talk to more people, and then they will feel at ease to hand over their money to me."

"If they don't pay, how will the headquarters building of C be built? Who will cover the expenses when the idols debut in the future? I'm afraid I won't be able to make the movies and TV series you like in the future." Chen Chen finally concluded, "Those who are willing to pay are good people, and those who are willing to give money and return things are great people!"

"There are no chaebols in South Korea that are so generous." Jin Yilin curled her lips, "How could the chaebols in South Korea give Oppa so much money for nothing? They would like to skin you alive."

This topic was a little sensitive, so Chen Chen ignored it.

"The girl group that Oppa will launch in the future should be the most powerful girl group of the same generation, right?" Park Soo-young gently shook the glass, feeling like he couldn't let it go. "Will you write a lot of songs for them in the future?"

"No." Chen Chen shook his head. "They still have to walk the road of growth on their own. I can just escort them for a short distance."

“Like BLACKPINK?” Son Seungwan raised his hand.

Chen Chen thought what she said was right, so he nodded.

"Yes, almost like them."

...(End of chapter)