Chapter 170
Chapter 170
"How do you want to cook it? Auntie? What do you think?" Chuck Cannon looked at Manny Lowe and asked. This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.
The relatives on the table had long been stunned. How could the Master Chef be invited here? Who actually was Zelda Maine's boyfriend?
They were silent! They were completely shocked by the series of things that had happened today.
Wallace Hanne's face was pale. He was powerless. He thought that he was rich enough. He was capable of getting such a big Wagyu beef steak, too, but he didn't have the means to get a helicopter to send the steak over!
What's more, there were also the black truffles which were worth more than 900 thousand dollars, and the Master Chef had come personally to cook this...
Wallace absolutely couldn't do what Chuck did. At this moment, he smiled bitterly and thought in his heart, "What am I? I can't even do this!"
Manny was flattered. The envious look in the eyes of her relatives made her happy. She said intermittently, "Chuck, you decide."
"Aunties, any ideas?" Chuck looked at the woman in tight jeans and the woman in hot pants.
The two of them were still in disbelief but quickly snapped out of it. They then said, "You, you decide. We'll listen to you."
"Chuck, is it possible to prepare it in a way that it'll help improve our facial complexion? I've never eaten such expensive black truffles before..." The woman with the tight jeans said with expectation.
Chuck smiled and then asked the Master Chef, "Is it possible?"
"Of course," The Master Chef nodded and said.
"Chuck, can you give me some? I would like to give some to my daughter." the young woman in hot pants came over and asked Chuck.
These two women were behaving well today. Chuck nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask the Master Chef to leave some for you later."
The woman in hot pants exclaimed, "Thank you."
The other relatives on the table were envious. Three kilograms of black truffles were worth more than 900 thousand dollars. A small portion of it was probably worth more than 100 thousand dollars.
The Master Chef asked a couple more questions but Chuck had told him it was up to him to decide. Chuck was very confident in his cooking skills.
The Master Chef nodded and said, "Alright, please wait a moment" Then, the four men who were carrying the ingredients followed the Master Chef into the Opulence Retreat kitchen.
"Everyone, please be patient while the chef prepares the dishes," Chuck said.
"No problem. Chuck, you are really amazing! I've heard about black truffles, but I've never eaten it. Thank you,"
"Yeah, I haven't eaten such an expensive thing in my life before. This is all thanks to you!"
The attitude of the relatives sitting the table towards Chuck had changed drastically. No ordinary man could easily send ingredients that were worth millions of dollars and have the Master Chef to cook for them.
The plaza? So what if he was not the owner of the plaza? People who adored him wouldn't even care about the plaza!
Chuck smiled as he shook his head. Zelda looked at the man sitting next to her and felt her heart burst with pride. She seemed to be falling in love with him.
Manny was very happy. The praise of her relatives made her face glow. She felt that her daughter had good taste in men.
Rainie Lowe looked at Chuck in a daze, and then looked at her boyfriend who was next to her. She suddenly felt that the gap between Chuck and her boyfriend was too wide. She sighed and wondered why her boyfriend was not like Chuck. This one million dollar meal really shocked her. After all, even when Wallace took her to eat the most expensive meal, the bill only came up to two thousand dollars. That was nowhere near this meal.
She didn't expect her cousin to be so lucky to find such a wealthy boyfriend. Rainie sighed and looked at Wallace beside her. His unhappy face made her even more upset. She thought to herself, "Hmph, why didn't he bring more than a bottle of red wine with him?"
"By the way, when are the two of you going to get married?" An aunt asked.
"I think it's better to get married earlier. Zelda's boyfriend is pretty impressive, you guys should get married soon." Another aunt added on.
The relatives began to talk about marriage. Zelda blushed, lowered her head, and did not speak. She turned her head to look at Chuck secretly, but when she found that his smile was a little stiff, she suddenly felt a little disappointed and sighed.
Soon, the dishes were served.
The aroma of the dishes made the guests drool. Some even stood up to take pictures of the dishes. After eating for more than an hour, the plates were all empty. The Master Chef had done such a wonderful job preparing all these dishes.
"The dishes today were so delicious that I will never forget this for the rest of my life."
"I agree. The black truffles were so smooth and savory. After eating it, it'll definitely improve our complexion,"
"By the way, Chuck, since your plaza is at Ocean City, I'll drop by when I'm free,"
Several relatives continued to praise Chuck and look at him with eager eyes. It seemed that they wanted to have dinner together...
Manny excused herself and was about to head over to pay the bill. However, the boss of Opulence Retreat came over in person and informed them that the dinner was on the house.
The relatives on the table were even more surprised. Even the boss had come out in person. Chuck's reputation was too great!
Wallace felt that he couldn't raise his head. The boss of Opulence Retreat was very rich, and yet, he had greeted them personally and was very polite to Chuck all the time.
"Young Master, we'll head back first," One of them said.
Chuck nodded. Under the watchful eyes of the other guests, the four of them hopped on the helicopter and left. The Master Chef came over and said a few words to Chuck, asking him how the dishes were just now. Chuck felt that it was particularly delicious. The chef smiled and told Chuck he could always look for him if he needed someone to cook and gave him his business card.
Chuck kept the card away in a safe place. He knew that there was a chance he was going to use it again.
Everyone came out of Opulence Retreat, and the other relatives left enviously.
Manny and her two best friends pulled Chuck and Zelda along.
"We rarely have the chance to come here. Let's stay the night," Manny held Zelda's hand and insisted. Come on! Was she really going to leave right after dinner? Zelda hasn't been home a lot lately and she wasn't even married yet. She's definitely not going to come home after getting married!
"Mom, I still have something to do in my restaurant. Chuck also has something to do in his plaza too. I must go back today," Zelda said. She had promised Chuck that she would go back today. How could she break her promise?
"The both of you are the bosses. What matters is so important that it needs your personal attention? You can't leave today! You must go home!" Manny said with a serious face.
Her two best friends also agreed and chimed in, "Yes, don't go back today. The matter at the plaza and the restaurant can wait. It's not urgent, right!"
Zelda was very helpless. She looked at Chuck and felt very embarrassed. Chuck thought about it and let it go as he knew that Manny and the other two would definitely not let him leave. They would stay for one night and go back to buy a car for Yvette tomorrow morning.
"Okay, Auntie, we'll stay for the night," Chuck said.
Zelda was especially surprised. "We will?" She asked, "Chuck, you..."
She suddenly felt touched. Did Chuck say that because he didn't want to make things difficult for her?
Chuck reassured her, "It's fine, we can stay...."
"Alright," Zelda lowered her head and said happily.
"Well, let's go home!" Manny smiled.
Zelda was the one who drove Chuck home. When they arrived home, Manny said, "Chuck, you can sleep in the room with Zelda tonight."
Chuck was embarrassed, and so was Zelda. How could they sleep? Zelda had thought that her mother would definitely mention this on her way back and she really guessed it right.
Manny urged, "You two can go in now. Zelda, show Chuck around and if there's anything you need, let me know. I'll go out and buy it."
Two of her best friends also said, "Go ahead. You must be tired after driving for such a long time. You should sleep early tonight."
Zelda bit her lip. Chuck didn't really mind though since it was just sleeping in the same room. He had done so before with Yvette since a while ago.
He nodded and said, "Alright."
Zelda's face turned even redder. Did he really agree? Then at night...
The two of them entered the room which had a sweet-smelling fragrance. When the door was closed, the atmosphere in the room was so quiet that they could hear their own heartbeats.
Zelda whispered, "Chuck."
"Sister Zelda, I will sleep on the floor tonight. Don't worry," Chuck said. It was fine to sleep on the floor in this weather. Besides, there was a blanket on the ground, so it was comfortable to sleep.
"No, you can sleep on the bed and I will sleep on the floor," Zelda shook her head. How could she let Chuck sleep on the floor? What if he caught a cold? She would definitely feel that it was her fault.
"Sister Zelda, please allow me to." Chuck laughed and sat on the floor. He wasn't a man who would let a woman sleep on the floor.
Zelda bit her lip and whispered very softly, "Actually, I don't mind you sleeping on the bed at all. It's up to you."