Mr. Liu praised Zhou Chen's plan and agreed to follow it. So after putting the fish away, they went out together to buy some tofu and other supplementary ingredients.
"Mr. Liu, you can sit down. I'll go slaughter the fish. I'll personally cook for you later to let you taste my culinary skills."
After storing the purchased items, Zhou Chen didn't idle around. He immediately started to work, processing all three fish they caught.
The skillfulness of his movements earned praise from the netizens in the live stream.
"Young man, it seems you often enter the kitchen. How else could you be so skilled at slaughtering fish?" Mr. Liu couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
Indeed, this skill wasn't originally Zhou Chen's. It was a result of his childhood poverty, where he had to do various chores from a young age. This was one of the reasons why he worked tirelessly to earn money in his past life, due to his fear of poverty and obsession with career and money.
Fortunately, he was given a second chance, enabling him to understand that having a certain amount of money was enough; health was the most important.
But he couldn't tell Mr. Liu all this. He just casually made up a reason, saying, "Thank you for the praise, Mr. Liu. Indeed, I've slaughtered fish several times with my mother when I was a child, so I have some experience. But I guess my experience doesn't count for much in your eyes."
"Haha, you're quite eloquent. You handled the fish just now very well and precisely. I've never seen a young person like you who's so skilled at slaughtering fish. Impressive, truly impressive," Mr. Liu praised Zhou Chen once again.
This made the netizens who supported Zhou Chen happy and proud.
"You see, even Mr. Liu can't stop praising Zhou Chen's fish processing skills. I don't know what some people are sour about. Just based on this, Zhou Chen is already much better than other trainees."
"Exactly, look at the other trainees. After buying the ingredients, they basically don't know how to handle them and have to ask the elderly for help."
"No comparison, no harm. Just based on Zhou Chen's proactive attitude, you can see the difference between him and other trainees."
"Based on Zhou Chen's current performance, I will always support him. I hope he won't really be snowed under by Wanhe Entertainment just because he offended Zhang Chuchu, otherwise it would be such a pity."
For Zhou Chen, what he was doing now wasn't for promotion or gaining fans for his debut opportunity. He just wanted to have a pleasant lunch with Mr. Liu.
Moreover, Mr. Liu was quite old, and as a young person, Zhou Chen couldn't let him do the work himself, nor could he bear it in his heart.
So, all the dirty and tiring work naturally fell on him alone.
Considering it, whether it was Zhou Chen or the original owner, it had been a long time since they had cooked a meal in the kitchen. Now, it was a joyous thing to reminisce about the feeling of cooking in the kitchen.
"Young man, can you handle this alone? Do you need me to help?" Mr. Liu walked into the kitchen and asked with concern.
"Of course, I can handle it. But if you're planning to help, then please help me find the ingredients in your kitchen. Because I don't know where your ingredients are stored, so I'll need your help to find them," Zhou Chen said.
"Alright, I'll help you find them. You're really amazing, you can do everything. In this era, there aren't many young people like you," Mr. Liu said, once again giving Zhou Chen a thumbs up.
"Thank you, Mr. Liu. Do you prefer lighter or heavier flavors in your dishes? I'll season the food according to your taste," Zhou Chen asked attentively.
"As I've grown older, I prefer lighter flavors. Let's keep it mild," Mr. Liu replied.
"Alright, got it."
With that, Zhou Chen immediately got to work.
Ten minutes later, the kitchen was filled with the aroma of fish.
Unfortunately, the online audience couldn't smell these fragrances; they could only judge by Mr. Liu's reactions in the live stream.
"Wow, it smells so good! Zhou Chen, you're really talented. I'm getting hungry just from smelling the food you cooked," Mr. Liu said with a mouthwatering expression.
"See, I told you Zhou Chen wouldn't disappoint us. From the moment he knew how to plan and process those three fish, I knew he must be skilled in cooking and life in general."
"Zhou Chen is truly a perfect man, handsome and talented in cooking. With such excellent genes, I really want to have his babies."
"Those who doubted that Zhou Chen could do more than just talk can shut up now, right? Now that Mr. Liu is drooling over Zhou Chen's cooking, it proves that Zhou Chen's cooking is really good."
"I think those haters are fans of other trainees deliberately coming to criticize Zhou Chen. Too bad Zhou Chen has disappointed them."
Seeing Mr. Liu's performance, those who supported Zhou Chen from the beginning were the happiest and most satisfied.
As for those who criticized Zhou Chen, they could only temporarily keep their mouths shut and dare not appear in the live stream again.
Zhou Chen had gained another wave of online support through his culinary skills.
However, Zhou Chen was still unaware of his current online popularity. His focus was still on his lackadaisical behavior. However, he had to make a good lunch now; after all, he needed to eat too, and he didn't want the food to turn out too bad.
"Thank you for your praise, Mr. Liu. We can eat soon. You sit down first, and I'll bring the food to the table in a moment," Zhou Chen said happily.
"Alright, it looks like I'm going to have a good meal today."
At this moment, Mr. Liu was like a child craving for food. After sitting down, he set up the bowls and chopsticks, waiting for Zhou Chen to bring the cooked dishes to the table.
When the time came, Zhou Chen immediately brought out the steamed local pond crucian carp, followed by the big plate of fish, and then the crucian carp tofu soup.
"Mr. Liu, today's lunch is all about fish, huh?" Zhou Chen joked.
"Yeah! I haven't eaten fish in a long time, so I can have my fill at lunch today. Thank you so much for doing all the work," Mr. Liu said gratefully.
"You're too polite. It's not just for your sake that I'm doing this, but also for mine, and more importantly, for participating in this program," Zhou Chen replied.
"Haha, you're quite eloquent. Then I won't be polite with you. Let me try your steamed pond crucian carp first."
After saying that, Mr. Liu couldn't wait to pick up a piece of pond crucian carp and put it in his mouth.
"Delicious, really delicious! This is the most delicious steamed pond crucian carp I've ever had. Young man, your cooking skills are really good, comparable to chefs in restaurants," Mr. Liu praised Zhou Chen's culinary skills once again after taking a bite.
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