chapter 9

At this moment, I was tending to a small clay pot of free-range chicken soup, slowly adding medicinal herbs.

Old Lady Gu had just undergone surgery not long ago and was in poor health. I told Gu Xiao that I knew how to prepare medicinal meals for nourishment, so he let me try cooking for his mother.

Old Lady Gu, like me, was born in the countryside. The food I made suited her taste, and she kept praising me in front of her son.

At this moment, in the dining room, Old Lady Gu was pulling Gu Xiao aside to nag him.

“Jiang Tingrou isn’t someone suited for daily life. I’ve never really liked her, but you said she was kind to you and insisted on marrying her. As your mother, I understood and never said much.

“But now, her health check has revealed this issue, which might affect her ability to have children.

“My health is poor, and my only wish is to see our Gu Family have descendants. Please don’t let me die with regrets, alright?

“Besides, she did help you back then, but over the years you’ve repaid her many times over. You don’t owe her anything.”

Gu Xiao was silent.

He was raised by a widowed mother, and before receiving Jiang Tingrou’s support, it was Mother Gu who had brought him up through hardship and frugality.

He truly loved Jiang Tingrou, but he couldn’t let down his mother’s wishes either.

That evening, when Gu Xiao was about to leave, he found me in the kitchen making soup.

He rubbed his brow, “If you overheard anything, don’t tell Jiang Tingrou.”

I lowered my eyes obediently, “I’m just here to cook. As long as I do my job well, that’s enough. Manager Gu, don’t worry, I definitely won’t say a word.”

But as soon as Gu Xiao left, I immediately sent the recording of his conversation with Mother Gu to Wu Man.

Then, I picked up my luggage and walked out the Gu Family’s front door, disappearing into the vast night.

The role of nutritionist Su Qingyu had come to an end. In this grand drama, someone like me was nothing but a minor supporting character.

Next, it was time for the main characters to take the stage and bring forth the real climax.