Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 99 - 94: Sinister Mother and Son

Sun Yue felt a sharp pain in her heart whenever she saw the broken cactus on the ground. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, forced herself to look away, and turned to the displeased Pang Xiao: "Speak up, what’s going on with you? Why are you smashing things? Who on earth angered you?"

Seeing the broken buds on the cactus, Pang Xiao felt a twinge of regret, but the moment he remembered the news he had just received, his anger flared right back up: "Who else but that damn bird?"

Sun Yue furrowed her brow at his words, chiding him with displeasure: "Xiao’er! How many times have I told you, that guy is your older brother, and if your father hears you talking about him like a bird this and bird that, what do you think will happen? Even if your father doesn’t hear it, what do you think others will make of it?"

Pang Xiao was dismissive: "Hmph, who else but you would think I’m talking about him? Besides, what kind of big brother is he? His mother has long been dead, and now you’re the hostess of the Pang Family! He’s only a few minutes older than me, didn’t even inherit Dad’s superpower, just awakened his mom’s water ability, and his talent level is only C level! Even Dad doesn’t like him, so what right does he have to be my big brother?"

Sun Yue’s brow furrowed even tighter. She reflexively glanced outside the door, and only when she confirmed no one was around did she speak: "Keep your voice down! Why are you speaking so loudly? Are you afraid others can’t hear you? Let me tell you, regardless of what you think, you absolutely cannot say these things in front of others! Be careful not to let your father hear! Don’t be fooled by how cold he is towards Pang Xiao; no matter what, Pang Xiao is still his biological son. If he knows you’re thinking like this, he won’t let you off the hook!"

Pang Xiao didn’t like hearing this and impatiently responded: "Alright, I know! Mom, just stop it! Help me out here, I just got some incredible news!"

Sun Yue thought for a while, then took him to the adjacent lounging room. Once the door was closed, she asked: "Alright, what’s really going on? What news did you get?"

Pang Xiao scrutinized her expressionlessly. Seeing her serious and slightly nervous demeanor, he knew she wasn’t as magnanimous as she let on. Even though she wouldn’t let him speak those words, she likely shared the same thoughts as him.

He couldn’t help but smile before revealing his newly acquired information: "Mom, here’s the deal. I just heard that the dumb fatso in Qinghe City seems to be getting close to a woman named Tang Xiao, apparently to collaborate in opening a store together! I think something’s fishy. That fatso is as dumb as a pig and knows nothing besides eating. How could he have the idea to partner up and do business?"

Sun Yue furrowed her brows, agreeing with Pang Xiao’s reasoning. She knew Pang Zhi too well, having raised him herself, so this situation was indeed bizarre! However, the idea of Pang Xiao orchestrating it seemed unlikely, since he was all the way in Hope City, Dragon Province — almost a world apart from Business City’s Qinghe City. Was there any reason for Pang Xiao to have Pang Zhi get into business? Wasn’t he worried that this dumb fatso would be conned?

Right! Could it be that dumb fatso got fooled by this person named Tang Xiao?

Convinced she had guessed the truth, Sun Yue asked Pang Xiao: "Have you looked into this woman named Tang Xiao? What kind of person is she? You know Pang Zhi’s personality. Do you really think he could pull off a business partnership? I think it’s more likely that he’s been conned!"

This made Pang Xiao uncertain: "I’ve checked into ’Tang Xiao.’ She runs a store named ’Tang Family’ on Food Empire, dealing mostly in small, cheap goods. Lately, however, she seems to have been set up, involving one of her delivery staff in a traffic accident which stirred quite a commotion! Moreover, she’s just reached adulthood this year, is an orphan without any background, so it’s unclear how that dumb fatso even found her!"

From what she’s learned, Sun Yue is increasingly convinced of her hunch. Tang Xiao is an orphan with no background, selling cheap goods. There’s no way Pang Xiao, unless he’s lost his mind, would use Pang Zhi as a cover to collaborate with her! Clearly, she serendipitously met Pang Zhi and found him easy to manipulate, thus coaxing him into partnering for a store!

Annoyed, she glared at Pang Xiao and sighed: "You! Always imagining the impossible. Pang Xiao awakened the water element ability with a talent level at C, he’s no match for you, and as for Pang Zhi, he’s as dumb as a pig — certainly not a threat. What are you worried about? Instead of worrying, you should focus on training and improving your strength!"

Pang Xiao didn’t want to hear this and quickly said: "Mom, so you mean...we just leave this alone? Allowing that dumb fatso to do business with the woman named Tang?"

Sun Yue smiled and nodded, eyes glinting with significance: "Of course, we can’t just ignore it! No matter what, Pang Zhi is still your brother, my stepson, and now that he’s trying to do business with someone, we have to support him somehow! However, if your dad finds out about this, he’d definitely intervene, so we need to hide it from him for now. Let’s wait until the store officially opens, then let your dad know."

Pang Xiao immediately understood Sun Yue’s plan! Pang De knew Pang Zhi’s character just as well as they did, and if he found out his son was getting mixed up in business, he wouldn’t let it continue! Thus, they needed to keep the information secret from him. Once the store opened and Pang Zhi was swindled by the woman named Tang, they could relay the information to Pang De, discrediting Pang Xiao as well. By then, Pang De would no doubt be extremely disappointed in both Pang Xiao and Pang Zhi!

With that realization, Pang Xiao grinned contentedly. Subsequently, recalling the damaged cactus, he hurriedly apologized to Sun Yue. She treasured him as her only son, doting on him endlessly, how could she ever hold a grudge? Luckily, Zhou Yuxian’s birthday was still a ways off, and being a wood ability user, she could cultivate another budding cactus with a bit more effort!

The mother-son scheme went on unbeknownst to Pang Zhi and Tang Yiyi far away in Qinghe City. If it were not for this "help," Pang De would surely have found out about their business and shut it down before it had a chance to start!

At this moment, Tang Yiyi, oblivious to being labeled a "con-woman," was staring absentmindedly at a heap of bio-fertilizer in front of her. The fertilizer, synthesized by her system, looked like black powder. Despite the assurances from her system Pudding that these were just basic bio-fertilizers yet far more effective than any currently sold, Tang Yiyi remained skeptical! (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it with recommendations and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)