Help Xiaoqian Find an Art Teacher?

Xu Mengyao's expression stiffened slightly. She shook her head. "Qian Qian, Mommy was passing by, so I came over to see you."

"Mommy has things to do later and needs to leave."

Lin Xiaoqian looked utterly aggrieved.

"But I really want to sleep with Daddy and Mommy."

Lin Chen said, "Mommy has work to do. Xiaoqian, which dish Mommy made do you think tastes the best?"

Lin Xiaoqian's attention was instantly diverted.

"Daddy, that vegetable dish."

"I like meat."

Lin Xiaoqian pointed at a plate of Beef Cubes.

For this plate of Pan-fried Beef Cubes, Xu Mengyao had used Top Australian Wagyu.

She had brought the Ingredients herself.

If skill wasn't enough, then quality Ingredients had to make up for it.

Lin Chen looked at the plate of Pan-fried Beef Cubes. With his skill, he could instantly spot dozens of problems.

"Xiaoqian, Daddy will pick one for you. Let's taste it together."

Lin Chen picked a Beef Cube for Lin Xiaoqian and one for himself. The two of them ate them together.

Good meat... what a waste.

Lin Chen muttered inwardly.

Xu Mengyao's Cooking Skill was even worse than his had once been. But as an Heiress and now a CEO, it was already commendable that she was willing to cook at all.

"Xiaoqian, how is it?"

Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Xiaoqian expectantly.

Lin Xiaoqian looked at Xu Mengyao and hesitated. "Mommy, it's good."

"Qian Qian, your nose will grow if you lie."

Lin Xiaoqian looked at Lin Chen. "Mommy, this doesn't count as lying. Daddy said it's a White Lie."

Lin Chen: "..."

"Xiaoqian, let's try this dish."

Lin Chen picked some of another dish for Lin Xiaoqian.

It was Steamed Sea Bass. After taking a bite, Lin Xiaoqian's little face turned into a Bitter Gourd Face.

"Qian Qian, is it not tasty?"

Xu Mengyao asked.

The sea bass she had used was not the ordinary kind sold at the market. One fish cost as much as more than a dozen of those.

"Mommy, it's good."

Lin Xiaoqian said it was good, but she barely ate any.

Xu Mengyao tried it herself.

"Uh—"

The fish was bland and had a fishy smell.

Lin Chen took a small bite. It tasted even worse than the Beef Cubes.

"Mommy, I love Vegetables. I want Vegetables."

Lin Xiaoqian said in her childish voice.

She truly couldn't stomach the fish.

Xu Mengyao hurriedly picked some vegetables for Lin Xiaoqian.

Lin Xiaoqian tasted them.

"Mommy, I think my tummy is full."

Xu Mengyao: "..."

She hurriedly tried them herself. They were so salty.

Lin Chen tasted all four dishes. The Beef Cubes were the best, but they still tasted very average.

"Um... Lin Chen, let's go out to eat."

Xu Mengyao said awkwardly.

Lin Chen smiled. "No need to go through that trouble. I'll fix them up. Just wait a little."

Lin Chen quickly carried the dishes into the kitchen.

Saving failed dishes was also a skill that top chefs needed to master.

Many Ingredients were expensive, and wasting them would be a pity.

He lit the stove and swiftly got to work.

His Cooking Skill was still at the Grandmaster level, but compared to the last time Xu Mengyao had seen it, it had improved considerably.

The system had made his Cooking Skill stronger in every aspect. Naturally, his ability to salvage failed dishes was also top-notch.

"Mommy, don't be sad."

Lin Xiaoqian looked at Xu Mengyao.

Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Xiaoqian.

"Even though Mommy's food isn't very tasty, you have a husband who cooks really delicious food."

Lin Xiaoqian said seriously.

Xu Mengyao reached out and tapped Lin Xiaoqian on the forehead. "Your little mouth has been spoiled by your father."

In less than ten minutes, Lin Chen had reworked all four dishes.

He brought the dishes back out.

Surprise appeared in Xu Mengyao's eyes.

The dishes Lin Chen had redone in the wok even looked better than before.

"Mengyao, try them."

Lin Chen smiled.

Xu Mengyao picked up a Beef Cube and put it in her mouth. She froze. Had she really eaten the same thing just now?

Why did it taste so much better after Lin Chen handled it?

Lin Chen fed one to Lin Xiaoqian.

"Daddy, it's so, so good!"

Lin Xiaoqian said happily. After speaking, she looked at Xu Mengyao. "Mommy, your dishes are edible too."

Xu Mengyao: "..."

She could have done without that consolation.

Lin Chen smiled. "Mengyao, if you want to learn, I can teach you. I guarantee you'll learn it, and I won't charge tuition."

"Mommy just needs to give Daddy a kiss."

Lin Xiaoqian giggled.

Xu Mengyao's face reddened slightly. Lin Chen picked more food for Lin Xiaoqian. "Xiaoqian, try the other dishes too."

"Mm-hm."

Lin Xiaoqian began eating in big mouthfuls.

Xu Mengyao said irritably, "Xiaoqian, wasn't your tummy full just now? How can you eat again now?"

Lin Xiaoqian didn't dare look at Xu Mengyao and lowered her head to keep eating.

Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Chen. "Lin Chen, I want to discuss something with you. Qian Qian seems to have some talent for drawing, and I want to find her an art teacher."

"They can come over every day to teach her drawing."

"It might take up quite a bit of your time."

Lin Xiaoqian raised her head and repeatedly shook it.

"Mommy, I don't want someone else teaching me to draw. Daddy is amazing. Daddy can teach me."

Xu Mengyao said, "Qian Qian, Daddy is good at drawing, but the teacher Mommy finds for you will be even better."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow.

He didn't quite agree with that.

His drawing was at the Grandmaster level, among the best in the world. Although Xu Mengyao had money, whether she could find a world-class painter to teach Lin Xiaoqian was another matter.

The Xu Family had considerable assets, but on a global scale, a net worth of tens of billions of yuan really didn't rank that high.

The world's top painters would not be short of money.

"Mengyao, my skill is more than enough to give Qian Qian her foundation."

Lin Chen said.

Xu Mengyao's delicate brows furrowed slightly. "I contacted a painter who has a fair amount of renown across the country."

"The foundational stage is also very important for Qian Qian."

Lin Chen thought for a moment. "I'll paint something, and you can take it to him to look at. Ask whether someone at my level is qualified to teach an Over Two Years Old child the basics."

"It's quite troublesome to keep running back and forth every day."

Xu Mengyao nodded. "Then let's do that."

After dinner, Xu Mengyao said, "I'll clean up. Go draw."

Lin Chen shook his head. "You rarely come over. Go spend time with Xiaoqian. It won't take me long to clean up and finish a painting."

"Then... all right."

Xu Mengyao did indeed want to spend more time with Lin Xiaoqian.

After cleaning up the kitchen, Lin Chen prepared brushes and a large sheet of Drawing Paper.

After thinking it over, Lin Chen painted an Eight Horses Painting.

In the history of modern Chinese painting, Xu Beihong's horses stood alone at the pinnacle, unmatched by anyone. But this time, he had met an opponent.

Lin Chen's horses were not inferior to Xu Beihong's in the slightest.

He had spent more time teaching Lin Xiaoqian to draw. Though both were at the Grandmaster level, he was even better at painting than calligraphy.

Xiaoqian can't learn from someone else.

Lin Chen muttered inwardly.

Once the ink had dried completely, Lin Chen rolled up the painting and placed it into a Drawing Tube he had bought earlier.

Xu Mengyao walked over.

"Finished?"

She had not even gotten a chance to look at it.

Lin Chen nodded. "It's packed in here. Mengyao, don't tell him I painted it. Just ask him whether someone at this level is qualified to teach Xiaoqian."

"Okay."

Xu Mengyao nodded.