Uncle Will Teach You to Play with Iron

After leaving the inner room, Tang San leaned close to Jiang Chen's ear and warned him, "Don't hurt my dad, understand?"

Jiang Chen nodded. "Don't worry. I'm a good person."

Tang San shot Jiang Chen another warning look, then went outside.

Jiang Chen felt a little speechless. Your father's a hidden big shot. How reckless would I have to be to dare bite him? I'd be asking for death.

Chapter 9: Uncle Will Teach You to Play with Iron

Tang San was quick. Before long, he came back carrying two fish.

Jiang Chen was a little surprised. So Tang San had gone out to catch fish.

He glanced at the two fish in Tang San's hands and was secretly stunned. Each fish had two tiny holes in its head, as though something had pierced right through them.

Must be a Hidden Weapon, Jiang Chen thought.

Tang San was clumsily gutting the fish, so Jiang Chen curiously stepped closer. Tang San, who had been sweating profusely and concentrating hard, jumped in fright.

Seeing Tang San clutching the kitchen knife, his hands as clumsy as hooves, Jiang Chen burst out laughing.

"Let me do it." He snatched the knife from Tang San and deftly scraped off the scales, slit open the belly and cleaned out the innards, removed the gills, then rinsed the fish.

Under Tang San's astonished gaze, Jiang Chen finished the whole show in just a few minutes.

"Speechless, huh?" Seeing Tang San's dumbfounded expression, Jiang Chen grinned.

Tang San nodded, then quickly shook his head and pursed his lips. What's so impressive about that?

"Leave it to me. Go get me some ingredients: scallions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, cooking wine, and soy sauce."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen picked up the other fish, but Tang San just stood there without moving.

"You need all that? Can't you just boil it in water?" Tang San asked in surprise.

"What do you think? Hurry up and get them." Jiang Chen urged him on. He could tell at a glance that Tang San didn't know how to enjoy good food. If Tang San cooked it, even a dog would have trouble choking it down.

Tang Hao stood to one side, watching the two busy little figures with interest.

Well... he didn't know how to cook either. Otherwise, he would have done it himself.

Tang San gathered the ingredients and looked at Jiang Chen skeptically. "Will it really be edible if you cook it like that?"

Jiang Chen shook his head and smiled without answering.

Half an hour later, Tang San stuffed a big piece of fish into his mouth. The rich aroma and spicy kick of the chili peppers made his eyes light up. "Delicious!"

Tang Hao's eyes lit up too. He looked at Jiang Chen in amazement. "Little Chen, come over and visit your uncle more often. I'll teach you to play with iron."

Play with iron my ass! Jiang Chen grumbled to himself. He knew Tang Hao was craving his cooking.

Still, visiting often was fine. He'd already decided to stay by Tang San's side and share in his luck, so he might as well build a good relationship early.

Just then, Old Jack's voice rang out. "Little Chen, are you there?"

Jiang Chen's ears perked up. He dashed to the door and waved at Old Jack as he approached.