Chapter 2

The next day, Jiang Jiankang and Wang Xiulian got up early to open the store. Originally, Healthy Snacks did not do breakfast business, but under the "huge pressure" of debt, Jiang Jiankang decided to give up his lazy mornings and work hard to earn money, laying a good foundation for his grandson's future catering business.

Although Jiang Feng's cooking skills were not bad, at least he had been taught by his father, the old comrade Jiang Weiguo, when he was young, Jiang Jiankang felt that his son was not suitable to take over the family business just by looking at his slim figure.

A slim young man is indeed pleasing to the eye by today's aesthetic standards, but he is definitely not a good choice for a chef.

In Jiang Jiankang's view, his three nephews were all good candidates for chefs, but unfortunately, their combined talents could not match one Jiang Feng.

Slightly regretting that Jiang Feng, who had inherited the tall and fat genes of the Jiang family, could not become an excellent chef, Jiang Jiankang began the day's business.

...

As Jiang Jiankang's only son, Jiang Feng inherited his good habit of sleeping in.

The alarm clock rang at ten o'clock, and Jiang Feng skillfully turned it off with his eyes closed, but the notification in his mind completely woke him up.

"Ding, a side mission has appeared. Please choose."

Lying in bed, he squinted and opened the panel, and indeed, there was a change in the side mission section.

Side Mission: (Optional)

1. [Father's Wish] Jiang Jiankang is proud of his son's tall and slim figure but is troubled by his lack of robustness. Please complete the father's wish and become a tall, slim, and robust man. [Choose: Yes/No]

2. [Mother's Wish] Wang Xiulian has always hoped to have a gentle, understanding, and slim daughter-in-law. Please complete the mother's wish and find a gentle, understanding, and slim girlfriend. [Choose: Yes/No]

3. [Neighbor's Wish] Chen Duxiu's daughter, Chen Xiuxiu, is obsessed with dieting and weight loss. Please complete the neighbor's wish and help Chen Xiuxiu return to a normal diet. [Choose: Yes/No]

Jiang Feng: ...

Silently clicking "No" on the first mission and "Yes" on the third relatively normal mission, he left the second mission pending. Although he didn't understand why Comrade Wang Xiulian had such strange requirements for her future daughter-in-law, he undoubtedly needed a girlfriend.

If the game could assign a girlfriend, that would be great.

Side Mission: (Optional)

1. [Mother's Wish] Wang Xiulian has always hoped to have a gentle, understanding, and slim daughter-in-law. Please complete the mother's wish and find a gentle, understanding, and slim girlfriend. [Choose: Yes/No]

2. [Neighbor's Wish] Chen Duxiu's daughter, Chen Xiuxiu, is obsessed with dieting and weight loss. Please complete the neighbor's wish and help Chen Xiuxiu return to a normal diet.

Mission Prompt: Chen Xiuxiu has shown signs of anorexia due to excessive dieting and purging. Please act quickly.

Mission Reward: Unknown

Chen Xiuxiu had already shown signs of anorexia due to excessive dieting, and Jiang Feng frowned slightly as he closed the panel.

There were still two buns in the pot, which Wang Xiulian had left for him as breakfast. Jiang Feng sat at the dining table, eating the slightly cool buns while thinking about how to help Chen Xiuxiu return to a normal diet.

In a sense, Chen Xiuxiu could be considered Jiang Feng's childhood friend. Chen Xiuxiu was one year younger than Jiang Feng, and because she came from a single-parent family and her father was busy with work, she often ate lunch and dinner at the small store run by the Jiang family. Under the loving feeding of Comrade Jiang Jiankang, Chen Xiuxiu had grown into a tall and fat person with the characteristics of the Jiang family.

Now, thinking about it, Jiang Feng hadn't seen Chen Xiuxiu for over a year. As long-time neighbors, this was clearly an abnormal situation.

After finishing breakfast and getting dressed, the clock pointed to 10:40. Walking to the store at 11:00 was just when the store was busy and needed help and delivery personnel. It was summer vacation, and it was hard to find cheap student workers, so he could only find free family workers.

Pushing open the door, the first table he saw was occupied by Chen Duxiu and a slightly overweight young woman.

It was Chen Xiuxiu.

As a girl who used to go out with Jiang Feng and his three cousins and was considered Jiang Feng's cousin, Chen Xiuxiu's current figure was a drastic change from her past.

Four dishes were on the table, all of which were Comrade Jiang Jiankang's specialties.

Seeing Jiang Feng come in, Chen Xiuxiu nodded slightly but still frowned.

[A plate of well-seasoned Kung Pao Chicken]

[A plate of perfectly cooked Tiger Skin Peppers]

[A slightly salty plate of Nine-Turns Intestine]

[A plate of refreshing stir-fried lotus root]

Comrade Jiang Jiankang didn't make the Nine-Turns Intestine often, so it was normal for it to have some flaws.

"Xiuxiu, this intestine is specially made for you by Uncle Jiang. Just take one bite, just one bite," Chen Duxiu urged.

"I won't eat it!" Chen Xiuxiu lowered her voice, her face full of impatience. "I told you I'm dieting, and you still brought me to Uncle Chen's store and ordered so many rich dishes! Are you trying to make me fat to death?"

"You drink white porridge at home every day and do yoga. How can your body handle it? You were fine before you went to college, and now you're always talking about dieting. You're already quite slim, you don't need to diet!" Chen Duxiu continued to persuade her gently.

"It's normal to not want to eat greasy food in such hot weather." Seeing the impending father-daughter conflict, Jiang Feng stepped in to mediate. "Eat some lotus root, I'll go get you a cucumber."

When Chen Xiuxiu was young, her dinners always started with a cucumber.

There were only customers at this table, so Jiang Feng didn't need to serve anyone else. He walked straight into the kitchen, where a wave of heat hit him.

Wang Xiulian was washing vegetables and looked up to see Jiang Feng, wanting to shoo him out.

"What are you doing here? It's so hot, and isn't Xiuxiu outside? You should go persuade her father. It's normal for young girls to care about their appearance and diet. Why force her to eat? Besides, did you see the dishes your father cooked? They're so greasy, I can't even eat them."

Superbly performing Jiang Jiankang: ...

"I think Xiuxiu looked good before. She was a bit fat, but she looked so solid," Jiang Jiankang mumbled, expressing his nostalgia for the once tall and fat Chen Xiuxiu.

Jiang Feng skillfully took a cucumber from the vegetables that Comrade Wang Xiulian had washed, peeled it, cut it, and flattened it with the back of a knife.

"I'm making her a cucumber," Jiang Feng explained.

He added vinegar and Jiang Jiankang's secret chili oil, then carried the plate he had washed clean the night before out.

[A neatly arranged plate of cucumber]

Placing the cucumber in front of Chen Xiuxiu, she was still sulking and stubbornly refused to pick up her chopsticks.

"You used to love cucumber so much when you were little," Chen Duxiu said, a bit anxious when Chen Xiuxiu still refused to eat.

Chen Xiuxiu lowered her head and didn't look at him.

The father and daughter continued to stand off, and customers started to come into the store. Jiang Feng began to serve them, constantly sending orders to the kitchen.

"Ding, gained 3 experience points." Hearing the notification, Jiang Feng subconsciously looked at Chen Xiuxiu.

She was eating the cucumber.

"Xiaofeng, please pack it up for us," Chen Duxiu said helplessly.

Jiang Feng went to get the takeout box and saw Chen Xiuxiu pick up another piece of cucumber.

"Ding, gained 3 experience points."

Others eating the food he made would give him experience points.

Jiang Feng had a realization.

Chen Duxiu had to leave early, leaving Chen Xiuxiu sitting in her seat, helping Jiang Feng pack the food into the takeout box.

"I'm not saying Uncle Jiang's food is bad," Chen Xiuxiu said in a low voice. "I'm just afraid that once I take the first bite, I won't be able to control myself."

"Dieting is bad for your health," Jiang Feng said. "Purging is even worse."

Chen Xiuxiu didn't say anything and left with the takeout box.