I am a Chef in the Modern Era

He opened his eyes to see that Tao Tao was lying next to his head, dropping damp kisses on his face. Tao Tao was wearing a little tiger onesie with alternating yellow and orange stripes. There was a big ‘king’ character written on the hat on his head, and he was both adorable and cute. Lin ShuYi couldn’t help but smile. When Tao Tao saw him open his eyes, he gurgled with laughter. “Papa~ Papa~”

Xiao Yu walked over from the other side. “Papa, are you awake?”

Lin ShuYi nodded and sat up from his bed, hugging Tao Tao, before he saw Shen Fu walk in from outside.

“You haven’t slept enough, have you? When we get in the car in a bit, you should sleep some more. Everything’s ready, and we can leave as soon as we eat breakfast.”

Lin ShuYi was still a bit muddle-headed. “En? Where are we going?”

Shen Fu burst out laughing before he went over to kiss Lin ShuYi’s cheek. “Are you still dazed from sleep? We’re going home, ah, where else?”

Lin ShuYi was so startled by this kiss that he gathered his wits again and hastily looked at Xiao Yu’s face. He couldn’t even bothered to push aside Shen Fu, but all he saw was Xiao Yu teasing Tao Tao and making him laugh, his head turned away. Only then did Lin ShuYi turn back to Shen Fu and viciously rolled his eyes at him.

Shen Fu licked his lips. All he wanted to do was kiss him again.

They descended slowly down the stairs, one of them holding a little one, the other leading the older child by the hand.

The table was already full of breakfast items downstairs: Chinese-style steamed buns, deep-fried breadsticks, soy milk, and porridge. There were all sorts of food.

Grandfather Shen sat in the very middle. When he saw the four of them come down, he beckoned towards Xiao Yu. “Come sit next to great-grandpa.” Then he lifted his head and said to Lin ShuYi, “How are you? Was it tiring with Tao Tao yesterday?”

Lin ShuYi felt a bit embarrassed. So many people were waiting for just him, but he was truly too tired. He didn’t even know when Xiao Yu and Tao Tao had woken up. Apparently Xiao Yu had woken up when Tao Tao had, and Xiao Yu was the one who had changed Tao Tao’s clothes. Luckily, Tao Tao was fairly well-behaved very early in the morning, and he hadn’t kicked the blankets aside anymore.

Mama Shen smiled as she put the congee ladle in front of Grandfather Shen as she looked at Lin ShuYi. “From what I can see, it’s been a struggle. Xiao Yu has always slept early, so this must be the first time he’s slept so late. It isn’t easy taking care of children.”

Papa Shen nodded, no objections at all to what his wife said.

Actually, it was all because the children weren’t used to the bed. If it was Tao Tao’s own little wooden bed, he probably wouldn’t have been able to flip out even if he wanted to. Lin ShuYi put Tao Tao into his own little high chair, settling him in place with the safety belt, before he wiped Tao Tao’s hands carefully with a wet wipe. He put the feeding bottle that Mama Shen had prepared in front of Tao Tao, who clutched the bottle with shining eyes and started to drink it. After taking a few gulps, he saw that Lin ShuYi was still looking at him, and he reluctantly took the bottle out of his mouth before he held it next to Lin ShuYi’s mouth. “Milk~”

Lin ShuYi was amused. “You can drink it, Papa doesn’t need it.”

Everyone laughed. Aunt Shen truly wanted to go up and hug Tao Tao, but unfortunately the circumstances didn’t allow it. Her heart trembled watching him act cute in such close proximity, and she could only grab Tao Tao’s face and forcefully kiss him a few times. Tao Tao didn’t mind, and he held onto his milk bottle and started to drink from it again.

Xiao Yu sat next to Grandfather Shen, revealing his two little canines with his smile. It was too great, it hadn’t been a dream.

After finishing the milk in his bottle, Tao Tao started to peer at all the different breakfast items on the table. He was already one year and two months old, so he had eight teeth. He had started to add all sorts of supplementary foods at the orphanage already, and his appetite for breakfast was second only to his appetite for milk. Now that the milk was finished, his stomach still felt a bit empty, so he quickly looked at the breakfast food.

He looked with puppy eyes at Xiao Yu. “Big brother~”