The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker

Chapter 469 - 435 Mr. Huo

Yao Mountain IslandWhen Qiao Yuxian arrived, it was just time for a meal.

Mr. Huo sat at the head of the table and asked Qiao Yuxian to sit next to him.

Yuan Wei sat close to Qiao Yuxian.

"Yu Xian, try this," Mr. Huo said, "It’s a new dish I’ve been working on, tomato stirred into banana puree."

Qiao Yuxian looked at the elegantly plated dish with dark tomatoes and banana puree in front of her, hesitant to pick up her chopsticks.

Yuan Wei looked at her sister but didn’t move either.

Mr. Huo saw her hesitate and urged, "Try it, they say it tastes good."

"Who are ’they’?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

"Them," Mr. Huo pointed to the people standing around.

Qiao Yuxian also looked at them.

The people standing around bowed their heads without saying a word.

"Is it tasty?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

A row of people stood there, heads down, under Qiao Yuxian’s gaze, until after a while, some of them shook their heads.

Yuan Wei pressed her lips together, trying not to laugh.

Qiao Yuxian looked at Mr. Huo.

Mr. Huo glanced at the few standing individuals, glared at them, and then looked at Qiao Yuxian with a smile, "Then try this."

"And this is...?" Qiao Yuxian eyed the dark dish in front of her.

Honestly, this dish looked even less appetizing than the last one.

"Pineapple dragon fruit fried with shrimp," Mr. Huo said.

Qiao Yuxian: "........"

"Try it, even though it doesn’t look great, it tastes good," Mr. Huo said.

"You’ve tasted it?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

"Yes, I tasted it myself," Mr. Huo said confidently, "Very delicious."

Qiao Yuxian didn’t pick up her chopsticks.

Mr. Huo looked expectantly.

Under his hopeful gaze, Qiao Yuxian’s fingers touched the chopsticks, hesitated, and then pulled back.

The moment her fingers pulled back, Yuan Wei breathed a sigh of relief beside her.

Because if Qiao Yuxian tried it, he’d have to try a bite too.

"Mr. Jiu, before I came to Yao Mountain Island as a child, my grandmother told me two things," Qiao Yuxian said.

Huo Junyun looked at her.

Qiao Yuxian said, "First thing: never eat Mr. Jiu’s dark cuisine."

"Second thing: if your Mr. Jiu says the dark cuisine tastes good, don’t eat it," Huo Junyun finished the second sentence for her.

Qiao Yuxian nodded, "Exactly."

Before coming to Yao Mountain Island as a child, her grandmother repeatedly advised her of these two things.

And she emphasized them many times.

Because Mr. Huo’s taste is quite peculiar.

Anything he finds tasty, others usually find unappetizing.

Moreover, his favorite hobby is experimenting with dark cuisine.

He once got food poisoning from eating his own dark cuisine.

Yet, he remains undeterred, always experimenting.

Huo Junyun snorted lightly.

But since she brought up her grandmother, he couldn’t voice any dissatisfaction.

"Then have this one," Huo Junyun used communal chopsticks to offer her a crab claw, "This crab claw with the spicy and sour sauce. It’s super tasty."

"Thank you, Mr. Jiu," Qiao Yuxian said with a smile.

Huo Junyun snorted gently again, "You cheeky girl, I give you good food, and all you know is to say thank you."

Qiao Yuxian smiled at him.

Huo Junyun smiled too and then gave one to Yuan Wei, "Here, this one’s for Little Yuan Wei."

"Thank you, Mr. Jiu," Yuan Wei held the bowl with both hands to receive it.

"You’re welcome," said Huo Junyun, "Yu Xian, how’s the taste?"

Qiao Yuxian gave a thumbs up, "Mr. Jiu, whenever you cook normally, it’s definitely delicious."

"Then, Mr. Jiu will cook for you every day," Huo Junyun offered her a piece of steak.

Qiao Yuxian ate directly with the chopsticks, "You’re over eighty, and I’m making you cook every day, isn’t that too much?"

"Do I look eighty?" Huo Junyun asked.

"You look eighteen," Qiao Yuxian replied.

"Looking eighteen is a bit exaggerated," Huo Junyun said.

"Not exaggerated at all," Qiao Yuxian said, "Mr. Jiu is forever young."

Huo Junyun smiled, "I heard from Yan Ting that you got married? To that boy from the Gu Family?"

"Yes," Qiao Yuxian replied.

"Little Yuan Wei, take what you want to eat," Huo Junyun said.

"Okay, Mr. Jiu," Yuan Wei responded.

Huo Junyun then gave Qiao Yuxian a small bowl of blueberry yam, "What about that boy? Is he good to you? I heard he doesn’t have a good reputation."

"What did you hear?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

Huo Junyun replied, "He rules the roost, kills many, cold-blooded and ruthless."

"And what do you think?" Qiao Yuxian queried further.

"I think the Gu grandson is not a good person," Huo Junyun snorted.

Qiao Yuxian also gave Huo Junyun shrimp balls, "You have a lot of opinions about Grandpa Gu."

Huo Junyun snorted fiercely again, "Gu Qing is a heartbreaker. Using his looks to charm Sister Xi. And then deserted Sister Xi. He is the worst. His grandson is no good either."

Qiao Yuxian said, "Mr. Jiu, I’ve already married."

"That’s why I’m angry," Huo Junyun said, "For such an important matter as getting married, you just went and did it yourself."

"Gu Yanjing is very nice," Qiao Yuxian said.

"What’s good about him?" Huo Junyun asked.

Qiao Yuxian said, "He looks good."

Huo Junyun paused his eating, looked at Qiao Yuxian, "Superficial. There are plenty of good-looking people. Just because he’s good-looking, he swept you off your feet."

"He’s the best-looking," Qiao Yuxian said.

Huo Junyun’s face darkened a bit, then asked, "He’s good-looking? Am I good-looking?"

Yuan Wei almost spat out his food.

Qiao Yuxian glanced up at Mr. Huo.

Huo Junyun asked again, "Is he good-looking or am I good-looking?"

Qiao Yuxian looked at him, didn’t say anything, and continued eating.

Seeing her silent, Huo Junyun sucked in a breath, raised his voice slightly, "Is he good-looking or am I good-looking?"

"He’s good-looking," Qiao Yuxian said softly, without looking up.

"Hey!" Mr. Huo slapped the table slightly, stood up and said, "You little girl, what kind of taste do you have? Me! Look at me! I, Huo Junyun, was once the most handsome in M Continent. Even though I’m older now, shouldn’t my physique, my face, be top-tier? Am I not better looking than him? Am I not better looking than Grandpa Gu’s grandson? What kind of joke is this!"

Qiao Yuxian looked at him, listened quietly, then said, "Gu Yanjing is good-looking."

"You!" Mr. Huo pointed at her, "You..."

"Mr. Jiu, you were M Continent’s top back then," Qiao Yuxian said, "But now Gu Yanjing is unmatched worldwide."

"You!" Mr. Huo looked at her, then shouted towards the door, "Someone! Get the car ready! Prepare the plane. I’m going back home! I’m going to see this Gu boy in person and find out how he managed to enchant this girl so thoroughly."

People outside came running.

Qiao Yuxian looked at Mr. Huo, "Mr. Jiu, I just got back. We haven’t finished our meal together yet."

Mr. Huo looked at Qiao Yuxian.

Qiao Yuxian looked up at him too.

After a few seconds, Mr. Huo sat back down, picked up his chopsticks, "Let’s eat. We’ll deal with that boy in a few days."

The people who came in quietly retreated like they were used to it.