Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 78 - 73: Hoodwinked

Pang Zhi earnestly read through the draft contract and was completely taken aback by the future of the Tang Family that Tang Yiyi had laid out in it. Especially the long list of dishes yet to be developed that Tang Yiyi had deliberately included, the sheer number of dish names almost made Pang Zhi drool!

Pang Zhi swallowed his saliva, lifted his head, and looked at Tang Yiyi with eyes full of admiration. For a moment, he even forgot all about the partnership, and eagerly asked the question he was most concerned about: "Can you really cook all the dishes listed here?"

Tang Yiyi straightened her back, her face displaying an enigmatic smile. She deliberately ignored the fact that there were many dishes she had yet to unlock, and boastfully said, "Of course, you haven’t forgotten, have you? The Tang Family introduces a new dish every day. If I didn’t know how to make so many dishes, how could I have such confidence?"

Pang Zhi nodded continuously like a pecking chick: "I remember! Before the incident, I was even predicting online what dish would come next! Who knew such a thing would happen! That Xiong Wei is too much! And those injured parties’ families, and the people from the Sun Family, they’re all awful!"

Tang Yiyi smiled slightly but didn’t continue the topic. She only asked, "Since you’ve read it, do you think there’s anything in the contract that needs to be added? If not, let’s sign it."

Pang Zhi nodded excitedly again: "No, no! This contract is great! Let’s sign it! I’m so eager to open the physical store! It’s so exciting! This is my first time investing in a business!"

"Don’t worry, you won’t be disappointed working with me." Tang Yiyi assured with a smile, reprinted the contract, signed it with Pang Zhi, pressed their thumbprints, and then each kept a copy.

Although Pang Zhi was only 16 and not yet an adult, people today mature early and have the right to make their own decisions after the age of 14, meaning a signed contract is legally binding. So Tang Yiyi didn’t particularly remind Pang Zhi to seek his family’s opinion. Since Pang Zhi was partnering with her on his own behalf, her partner was only Pang Zhi!

Tang Yiyi noticed that Pang Zhi’s space ornament was a ring, designed like a gem, worn on his plump finger, clearly showing he was wealthy. Although one couldn’t see the space’s size from the outside, Tang Yiyi guessed Pang Zhi’s space capacity wasn’t small.

After all, he was from the Pang Family!

However, just as Pang Zhi put away the contract, his personal terminal suddenly rang. He glanced at it, and his face turned pale instantly. Tang Yiyi wasn’t interested in others’ privacy, but considering Pang Zhi was her partner, she couldn’t help but ask, "What happened? Is everything okay?"

Pang Zhi looked like he was about to cry but didn’t dare to tell Tang Yiyi the truth. He had just received a message from his brother, Pang Xiao, asking about the progress and warning him not to do anything foolish. He only remembered he forgot to report to his brother after signing with Tang Yiyi when he saw the message!

Now that the contract was signed, he felt responsible as a man and couldn’t break the contract. Besides, Tang Yiyi had already been harmed enough; if he reneged, it would be like kicking someone when they’re down. After hesitating for a while, he finally gathered his courage and replied to Pang Xiao with seven words — Rest assured, the partnership is going well.

Pang Xiao wondered how he could possibly feel assured reading those seven words? Knowing his foolish brother all too well, he was certain Pang Zhi must have been scammed!

Angry, he quickly dialed Pang Zhi’s number, but as soon as it connected, the call was hung up! Recently, Pang Zhi had set up a new call waiting, which automatically played the message "Sorry, the person you are calling is not in service area" if the call didn’t connect.

Listening to this message, Pang Xiao was almost furious enough to vomit blood, feeling agonized over Pang Zhi’s intelligence! Despite being siblings, how could there be such a difference in intelligence between them! Did Pang Zhi think adding this message would fool him?

Letting out a slow breath, Pang Xiao had only one thought left — hopefully, his foolish brother wouldn’t be scammed too badly! Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so forgiving!

Meanwhile, Tang Yiyi had no idea she was already on a brother’s protection radar. After exchanging contact numbers with Pang Zhi and instructing him on what needed to be done, she gifted a frozen cheesecake before sending him out.

It wasn’t that she was stingy, but the internet furor over the past few days had caused people to regularly throw trash into her yard and at her door. As she couldn’t go out and delivery people couldn’t get in, she was running out of food and couldn’t properly entertain Pang Zhi.

Pang Zhi didn’t mind her seeming frugality and happily accepted the gift, confidently got into his sports car with his guards, and drove off. Of course, what Tang Yiyi didn’t see was as soon as the door closed, the seemingly cheerful Pang Zhi immediately slumped, quickly opening his personal terminal to send a text apologizing to Pang Xiao.

Inside the car, he couldn’t discuss the details regardless of his lack of trust in either the guards or the driver, so he briefly explained via text. To fix his mistake, he praised Tang Yiyi greatly, almost exaggerating her as a superhuman, just to make himself seem less foolish.

Unfortunately, the more he did so, the more Pang Xiao believed his brother was hopelessly gullible! Realizing this, his resentment towards his father and stepmother deepened; if not for their scheming, how could his originally sharp-witted brother have ended up so naive?

Pang Zhi had no idea he was being despised again by his own brother. After praising Tang Yiyi, he excitedly boasted to Pang Xiao: "Brother, you wouldn’t believe it! Sister Yiyi is amazing! She can cook so many dishes! She even said once this trouble resolves, she’s going to open the physical store, and they’ll make lots of money!"

Pang Xiao immediately knew his gullible brother had indeed been fooled and couldn’t help but dampen his enthusiasm: "Make money? Why don’t you think about it? With that small store she runs, setting prices so low? And still thinking about making money? Not losing money would already be good enough!" Saying this, his stomach churned with anger, and he couldn’t help but lecture Pang Zhi again, finally concluding, "I don’t care what contract she has you fooled into signing, it’s null and void! If you want to invest, I’ll figure something out for you!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)