Shen Qing's Shock!

"Hello, you're Shen Qing, right? Come in."

"Xiaoqian, Auntie Qingqing you've been talking about is here."

Lin Chen said with a smile.

Shen Qing sized Lin Chen up. Her first impression of him was fairly good. Though he was dressed simply, he looked clean and neat.

"Auntie Qingqing!"

Lin Xiaoqian ran over.

"Qian Qian, Auntie Qingqing missed you so much."

Shen Qing crouched down, picked Lin Xiaoqian up, and said with a smile.

"Lin Chen, I bought some fruit for my first visit. There are blueberries Qian Qian likes in there. Bring them in yourself."

Shen Qing said.

"Okay, thank you."

Shen Qing carried Lin Xiaoqian into the house.

Her gaze swept over the place. It was quite spacious. Though it could not compare to the villa Xu Mengyao lived in, it was still very nice. It was more than enough for Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian.

The decor also felt very comfortable.

"Auntie Qingqing, some kids say Qian Qian doesn't have a daddy. But I do have a daddy, and my daddy is the best."

Lin Xiaoqian said with a hint of pride.

Shen Qing kissed Lin Xiaoqian. "Qian Qian, don't listen to those kids' nonsense. Of course you have a daddy."

She ignored the part about Lin Xiaoqian saying Lin Chen was the best.

The Xu Family had investigated Lin Chen before. He had been very ordinary, almost completely unnoticed in both high school and college.

Lin Chen's family background was also very ordinary.

His parents were just plain farmers. Though his family was not poor, they certainly were not wealthy either. Compared to the Xu Family, they were worlds apart.

"Lin Chen, can I look around and take a few pictures?"

"Mengyao wants to see."

Shen Qing asked.

Lin Chen nodded. "Sure. Take whatever pictures you want."

The apartment was one hundred and sixty square meters, but it only had three rooms: a Master Bedroom, a Second Bedroom, and a study. Shen Qing went into every room and carefully took several photos.

"Lin Chen, the rent for this place isn't cheap, is it?"

Shen Qing asked.

Lin Chen nodded. "Fifteen thousand a month. Oh, right... help me return this to Xu Mengyao later. Xiaoqian is my daughter. I don't need her to pay for me to take care of Xiaoqian."

Lin Chen opened his suitcase and took out the bag of money.

Shen Qing was a little surprised.

"You don't want it?"

"This is the living expenses Mengyao gave you and Qian Qian."

Lin Chen said, "I can make money myself. During the two years she raised her, I didn't pay child support. Now that I'm raising Xiaoqian, she doesn't need to pay our living expenses either."

"I won't mistreat Xiaoqian."

Shen Qing shook her head. "Give it to her yourself later. She'll definitely come visit Qian Qian in the future."

"Lin Chen, it's almost noon. Let me treat you and Qian Qian to lunch."

Before Lin Chen could speak, Lin Xiaoqian said, "Auntie Qingqing, I don't want to eat out. The food outside isn't as tasty as Daddy's. I like Daddy's cooking."

Lin Chen smiled. "Shen Qing, if you don't mind, stay and eat at home. Play with Xiaoqian for a while, and I'll cook. It'll take forty or fifty minutes."

"Then I'll trouble you."

Shen Qing nodded.

"Qian Qian, how about Auntie Qingqing tells you a story?"

Shen Qing carried Lin Xiaoqian to the balcony. There was a low little table there, with quite a few storybooks on it.

Lin Chen quickly got busy in the kitchen.

Lin Xiaoqian had been with him for five days. Including dishwashing, he spent over two hours in the kitchen every day. Each hour gave him one year of Chef Experience, so he had accumulated more than ten years of Chef Experience.

Those ten-plus years of Chef Experience were not like an ordinary person's ten-plus years, nor were they like a typical restaurant chef's.

His experience was equivalent to being personally taught by a top chef for over ten years.

It was no exaggeration to say that Lin Chen's Cooking Skill had already surpassed most Head Chefs at Five-Star Hotels.

More than twenty minutes passed.

Shen Qing sniffed. The aroma drifting from the kitchen smelled amazing.

More than forty minutes passed. Lin Chen brought the dishes out from the kitchen, and the fragrance Shen Qing had smelled became even richer.

"Shen Qing, Xiaoqian, time to eat."

Lin Chen called out.

"Auntie Qingqing, let's go wash our hands. We can only eat after washing our Little Hands."

Lin Xiaoqian said in her sweet childish voice.

The two of them soon washed their hands and went to the dining room.

Shen Qing stared at the five dishes Lin Chen had prepared in surprise.

Not much time had passed, yet Lin Chen had made five dishes, and every one of them looked excellent.

"Auntie Qingqing, Daddy's food is super yummy."

"Daddy, I want to eat that meat."

Lin Xiaoqian pointed her Little Hands at one of the dishes.

"Alright, Daddy will get some for you."

Lin Chen patted Lin Xiaoqian's Little Head and said fondly.

"Lin Chen, your cooking looks pretty impressive."

Shen Qing praised.

Lin Chen smiled. "It's decent. If you think it tastes good, bring Xu Mengyao over more often in the future."

Shen Qing laughed charmingly. "Mengyao is my Best Friend. If you want me to sell her out, it had better be extremely, extremely delicious."

With that, she picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

The moment the food entered her mouth, Shen Qing froze.

Lin Chen's cooking was not inferior to that of a Five-Star Hotel Head Chef in the slightest.

"This dish is pretty good."

"Let me try this fish—"

Shen Qing tried a second dish. The fish was incomparably fresh and delicious.

After tasting all five dishes, Shen Qing was filled with amazement. Lin Chen's cooking left Xu Mengyao's in the dust.

It was highly possible that he had reached the level of a Five-Star Hotel Head Chef.

There were many chefs in Five-Star Hotels. When ordinary people went there to eat, it was simply impossible for them to enjoy food personally prepared by the Head Chef.

"Auntie Qingqing, Daddy's food is good, right?"

"Qian Qian loves it so much."

Lin Xiaoqian said sweetly.

Shen Qing muttered inwardly, With Lin Chen's cooking being this good, how could it not be delicious? Even a picky eater like Lin Xiaoqian has stopped being picky.

The nanny Xu Mengyao hired cooked decently enough, but it could not compare to this. As for Xu Mengyao's own cooking, it was simply unbearable.

"Qian Qian, your daddy's cooking really is delicious."

Shen Qing praised.

After finishing the meal, Shen Qing was stuffed.

She normally did not eat much in order to maintain her figure, but Lin Chen's food was simply too delicious. She could not hold herself back.

"Xiaoqian, go play by yourself over there for a while."

"Shen Qing, for the sake of this meal, can I ask you a question?"

Lin Chen asked with a smile.

Shen Qing nodded. "Go ahead."

Lin Chen said, "Has Xu Mengyao been with anyone else over the past three years?"

Shen Qing raised a brow. "If she had been with someone else, even if she doesn't have a boyfriend now, you wouldn't consider her?"

Lin Chen smiled faintly. "Three years is a long time. It would be normal if she had been with someone else, but then I wouldn't disturb her."

He was a man with a system, and he had standards too!

Shen Qing said, "For the sake of this meal, I can tell you. She hasn't been with anyone else. After what happened back then, she developed Psychological Trauma and became very resistant to men."

"She can barely even accept shaking hands."

"Even though you're Xiaoqian's father, it'll probably be very difficult if you want to pursue her."

Lin Chen smiled. "Thanks for the information. I was pressed for time today, so I didn't perform very well. Bring Xu Mengyao over more often in the future."

"I guarantee you'll get to eat even better food then."

His Cooking Skill was still improving rapidly. By the time Shen Qing came again, his cooking would no longer be at its current level.

"Lin Chen, this is only average?"

"You're being a little Versailles."

Shen Qing smiled. "With cooking skills like yours, why don't you become a chef? Being a chef would definitely be much better than working your current job."

Lin Chen merely smiled and said nothing.

He had despised even his own cooking before.