Divorced Dad's Gourmet Shop

Chapter 378: Chapter 377: An Envious Liu Hong

Secretary Wang came in to announce, "President Jun, President Liu will be here soon. Please don’t forget."

"I know."

Jun Xinghe hesitated for a moment before carrying the gift box into his office’s walk-in closet.

When he came out,

Secretary Wang eyed him with a strange expression.

Jun Xinghe proudly fiddled with his tie and asked, "What do you think? I look good dressed like this, right?"

"Ahem... President Jun, if I may be frank, the tie is nice, but it doesn’t really go with your gray suit..."

"And the leather shoes don’t seem to match, either."

Jun Xinghe was not pleased. He frowned and said, "What if I like it? It’s called having personality!

"Do I have to dress to please everyone else? And it’s not just me. You should really change that rigid mindset of yours!"

Secretary Wang was speechless.

’What is wrong with this guy!’

A gray suit with a silver tie, and blue suit trousers with brown leather shoes.

It was just uncomfortable to look at.

And he got mad when you tried to give him well-intentioned advice.

"President Jun, now that you mention it, I think it actually looks great!" Secretary Wang said, not meaning a word of it.

"Right? My son-in-law, Xiao Jiang, gave them to me."

"Ah? So that’s how it is. No wonder it looks so good..."

Secretary Wang watched Jun Xinghe try and fail to suppress a smile.

He finally understood.

No wonder President Jun looked so peculiar. So, these things were gifts from Boss Jiang...

That explained everything.

It was perfectly normal.

After all, as far as he was concerned, Jun Xinghe had a complete double standard.

No matter how good a gift from someone else was, he couldn’t care less. But when his son-in-law gave him something, even if it was a total mismatch, he couldn’t wait to put it on.

And he’d stubbornly insist it looked good.

Another half hour passed. A bodyguard, panting for breath, rushed over with the meal Jiang Liu had made, thoughtfully delivering it to the company kitchen for Jun Xinghe.

Upon hearing the news, Jun Xinghe hurried to the company kitchen.

He wanted to personally supervise the chef as they reheated the meal.

As it happened, his business partner, Liu Hong, arrived at the company at that very moment.

He was a middle-aged man in a sharp suit, with a very flat nose and an ordinary face.

Jun Xinghe reluctantly went out to greet him. "President Liu," he said with some difficulty, "can we discuss this project a little later? I need to eat something first."

"Ah? You haven’t eaten at this hour?"

Liu Hong’s head was spinning.

’Is the big boss of a publicly traded company really this busy? So busy he doesn’t even have time to eat?’

Jun Xinghe said apologetically, "Not exactly. The company provides meals, but my son-in-law, Boss Jiang, specially sent some food over for me. I can’t let a child’s thoughtful gesture go to waste, right? So I’ve been saving my appetite."

Liu Hong asked uncertainly, "Boss Jiang? Surely you don’t mean *the* Boss Jiang from South City!?"

Jun Xinghe nodded with a faint smile.

"I didn’t expect my son-in-law’s fame had reached even you. That’s right, Boss Jiang of the Second Best Restaurant in the World. My son-in-law."

’It’s really him?’ Liu Hong’s mind went even blanker, and his heart began to race.

He had been to that restaurant in South City with friends. The flavor was impeccable; one visit was enough to get you hooked.

He had just been talking about it with a friend at lunch today. To think that the owner was his business partner’s son-in-law... this... this was fantastic!

Liu Hong was still trying to process it all.

Jun Xinghe’s stomach let out two loud GURGLES. He couldn’t take it anymore; just the thought of Xiao Jiang’s food made his mouth water.

He stood up.

"Well then, President Liu, please wait a little while. I’ll be finished eating shortly."

Liu Hong immediately stood up as well and said shamelessly,

"Ahem, well, President Jun... could I possibly join you? I actually haven’t eaten either."

"Oh? You haven’t eaten either?" Jun Xinghe asked, feigning surprise.

"I left in too much of a hurry and forgot... Ahem, would that be okay?" Liu Hong asked, a little embarrassed.

’Why am I so spineless!’

Jun Xinghe was inwardly gloating. He nodded nonchalantly. "It’s just a meal. Let’s go. If there’s not enough, I’ll just call my son-in-law. He can send more over in a jiffy."

He’d pulled off the perfect flex.

"You... you’re truly a man of incredible means!"

Liu Hong was green with envy.

At the same time, he was secretly astonished.

This was Boss Jiang, after all.

He’d heard from friends that Boss Jiang’s restaurant wasn’t open today, and many big shots even more distinguished than himself had been turned away at the door.

Yet his own business partner could get Boss Jiang to cook a private meal with a single phone call. That was so badass!

The two men walked side by side toward the company dining hall.

Liu Hong was now full of enthusiasm, proactively starting a conversation with Jun Xinghe about the project contract.

Secretary Wang trotted happily behind them.

He was supposed to be working on financial reports, but once he thought of Boss Jiang’s food, he was determined to mooch a meal, no matter what.

「In the dining hall.」

The chef had already reheated the dishes Jiang Liu had sent and arranged them on the table.

Secretary Wang said deliberately, "President Jun, you two go ahead and eat. I’ll just order some takeout and get back to my overtime."

Jun Xinghe hesitated for a moment. "Don’t bother with takeout. Take a bowl, get some congee and grab a bit of food to eat back at your desk."

If it were just him, he would never have been willing to share his son-in-law’s food with anyone. But with Liu Hong watching, he couldn’t afford to look stingy.

"Alright! Thank you, President Jun!"

Without a hint of politeness, Secretary Wang excitedly ladled out a bowl of congee, then grabbed an entire plate of twice-cooked pork and made to leave.

Jun Xinghe was dumbfounded. "??? What are you doing?"

"President Jun, didn’t you tell me to take a plate of food?"

"I said grab *some* food!!"

"Oh!"

Secretary Wang could only obediently put down the twice-cooked pork. "I must have misheard. I just thought, with so much food, you probably couldn’t finish it all, haha."

"If I can’t finish it, can’t I just put it in the fridge and eat it tomorrow?"

"...Fine." Secretary Wang was on the verge of tears.

Under Jun Xinghe’s warning gaze, he miserably picked up a few slices of pork and a few pieces of cumin beef before departing.

Liu Hong had already unwrapped a pair of disposable chopsticks and was fidgeting restlessly. "President Jun, shall we eat?"

The dishes before him were rich in color and aroma.

Even though he had just eaten, he could definitely make some more room!

"What’s the rush? Hold on, I have to take a picture."

Liu Hong was speechless.

Jun Xinghe snapped a few selfies, making a point to capture his company’s setting and Jiang Liu’s food in the same shot. He didn’t even leave out the tie and shoes.

After taking the photos, he sent a message to Secretary Wang: "When you’re done eating, go to my office, take a nice picture of the other tie my son-in-law sent me, and send it to me."

When Secretary Wang received the message, he rolled his eyes.

’Is he ever going to stop?’

’You’ll die if you don’t show off your son-in-law, won’t you!!’

"Ahem, President Jun, are you finished yet?" Liu Hong could wait no longer.

Several times, he’d wanted to reach for the fragrant, sizzling slices of twice-cooked pork, but he had managed to restrain himself.

"All set. Let’s eat... Hey?"

The words had barely left his mouth when Liu Hong immediately snatched several slices of twice-cooked pork, dropped them into his congee, and took a huge SLURP.

Before he had even swallowed what was in his mouth, he reached out again and grabbed several more fragrant pieces of cumin beef.

Jun Xinghe stared, stunned.

"Can you slow down a little? This is very uncivilized..."

The man looked like he hadn’t eaten in days, a reincarnated hungry ghost.

Liu Hong paid him no mind.

Everything else, no matter how important, had to be put aside. Boss Jiang’s food was the top priority!

He never, ever expected to be able to eat Boss Jiang’s cooking here in Jing City.

This was amazing!

Jun Xinghe hurriedly began to eat as well.

At first, he maintained his composure, but then he started eating faster and faster.

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