Chapter 577: 577: Really? What a coincidence.

When Cindy gave a clear explanation, Morgan agreed that it made a lot of sense.

“Alright then.” Morgan found her reasoning quite solid, so he nodded in agreement.

“Cindy, where’s the red velvet cake you made for me?” asked Morgan immediately.

“There you go.” Cindy pointed to the cake on the table. “The cake just came out of the oven. It’s still hot. We need to wait for it to cool down before we can add the cream. Otherwise, the cream would melt. That’s why I haven’t whipped it yet.”

“After dinner, I’ll whip the cream. Once it’s spread on and topped with fruits, it will be ready to eat,” said Cindy with a smile.

With that, Morgan’s dream of having his dessert early was shattered.

However, Cindy did prepare some cheese sticks for him to snack on.

Because even on a normal workday, Adrian wouldn’t be home until around 7.

And by that time, Morgan would be hungry.

So she wanted to give him something to tide him over.

It wasn’t until shortly after 7 o’clock that Adrian came home.

As soon as he heard the sound, Morgan jumped off the couch, clutching the box of cheese sticks Cindy had given him. He nibbled on one as he headed for the door.

“Daddy, you’re back!” With a mouthful of cheese stick, he said, “Cindy was afraid I’d be hungry, so she gave me cheese sticks to tide me over.”

Morgan held up the half-eaten cheese stick for Adrian to see.

But to his surprise, he looked up to see Adrian doing exactly the same — holding a box in his left hand, a cheese stick in his right, and munching on it.

“Really? What a coincidence,” said Adrian. “Cindy made a delicious lunch, but she was still worried that I’d be hungry at work and prepared cheese sticks for me.”

“I got hungry while coming up in the elevator.” Adrian took another bite, “Never thought you’d be eating too. Such a coincidence.”

Morgan: “…”

Cindy thought that if it was a child who was not strong enough emotionally, he would now be crying out in front of Adrian!

“The two of you are not allowed to eat anymore.” Hearing their bickering, Cindy rushed out of the kitchen.

Seeing both the big and the small, holding boxes in their left hands, cheese in their right.

Even their movements were surprisingly similar.

At her words, both of them turned to look at her in unison.

Cindy sighed helplessly, “We’re about to have dinner. You can’t snack anymore.”

“Also, you were insisting on eating Fried Pork Cutlet and roasted seafood at noon. If you can’t eat dinner because you’ve had too many snacks, I’m not going to listen to you anymore,” Cindy warned Morgan.

The little guy hurriedly shoved the remaining half of the cheese stick into his mouth.

He had a small mouth on a small face.

As soon as the half of the cheese stick went in, his cheeks puffed up instantly, his little face stuffed to the brim.

Adrian also quickly put the remaining half into his mouth.

But, Adrian was a lot more relaxed than Morgan.

Looking at this father-son pair’s identical reactions, Cindy found it irresistibly cute and adorable in her helplessness.

The two were arguing in haste, but their actions were eerily identical.

The deep-rooted genetic link between father and son truly can’t be erased.

Without Cindy having to tell them, Adrian went off to change his clothes while Morgan went to wash his hands.

Cindy then took out the baking tray and moved it onto the dining table.

She arranged the neatly cleaned seafood around the baking tray.

The oysters and scallops had their shells pried open, leaving behind one half of the shell and the meat on it.

She stir-fried minced garlic in oyster sauce and layered it onto the oysters and scallops.

For the remaining oysters and scallops, she sprinkled them with mozzarella cheese crumbs.

Just as she finished the preparations, Adrian was all cleaned up and came over comfortably.

“Hold on, I have prepared the pork cutlets, they just need to be deep-fried. I was afraid that if I fried them too early and they cools down, the taste wouldn’t be good. “, Cindy said.

“Sure.” Adrian Zhekova nodded, glanced at the abundance of seafood on the table, and asked Cindy Clarke, “Fancy some white wine?”

White wine and seafood compliment each other perfectly.

“Sure.” Cindy replied with a nod.

So, Adrian went to get the wine.

When he came back with the wine, he casually asked Morgan Zhekova, “What would you like to drink? But you can forget about the wine.”

Surprisingly, the little guy was intrigued and keen to have a taste.

Upon hearing this, he pouted, “When will I be allowed to drink, then?”

Adrian pondered for a moment before responding, “I’m not insisting you have to be an adult to have a drink.”

That would be too harsh.

He himself hadn’t been patient enough to wait until adulthood.

“But you have to at least wait until high school.” That’s not too far off from adulthood, anyway.

The little one began to count on his fingers, “I’m four this year, I’ll start primary school at six, so that’s two more years. Primary school lasts for six years, so that’s eight years from now. Then there’s three years of middle school, so that leaves eight years, nine years, ten years, eleven years.”

Morgan: “…”

That’s a long time!

“Stop counting now.” Adrian said, noting that the poor boy was about to start counting on his toes.

“You can have some grape juice tonight.” Adrian suggested, “It’s made from grapes too, just non-alcoholic.”

Morgan thought for a moment before reluctantly nodding in agreement, “That’ll do.”

Adrian then went to the refrigerator to get some grape juice for Morgan.

Cindy came out with the freshly fried pork cutlets.

This time, she replaced the curry paste with fruit vinegar sauce and soy sauce, along with an orange compote seasoned with some chili pepper.

The citrusy fragrance of the orange compote cut through the grease of the pork cutlet, while the mild spiciness of the chili pepper neutralized the bitter taste of the orange. Coupled with the fruit vinegar sauce and soy sauce, it made for an excellent accompaniment.

Even though it’s the same fried pork cutlet, the change in sauce gave it a different flavor.

“It’ll take some time for the seafood to grill. Have the hot pork cutlet first while it’s still fresh.” Cindy told Morgan.

Morgan quickly picked up a piece of pork cutlet and took a bite, although it was still hot.

Even though Cindy told him to slow down, he couldn’t resist.

“This is so delicious, it tastes best when hot!” Morgan exclaimed.

Even though Adrian had already had this for lunch, having it again now felt like eating an altogether different dish. The flavour was completely different from lunch.

Adrian too, ended up eating quite a bit.

On the grill, the squid gradually turned purple-red, with the flesh in the Middle becoming firm and white.

The clams opened up on their own, revealing juicy broth that had been steamed within their shell.

Adrian picked up a clam, which was still steaming hot.

He first savored the juice that was steamed out from the clam.

With no seasoning added, the clam had a naturally delectable taste.

It was refreshingly sweet with a subtle hint of seafood.

The clam meat was smooth, delicate, yet pleasantly chewy.

Not much later, the minced garlic on the oysters and scallops had been roasted to a deep fragrance.

Soon as the oil on the minced garlic began to bubble, Adrian served Cindy and Morgan a Garlic Oyster and scallop each.

Scallop meat can be a bit rich, but when eaten with the roasted minced garlic, it’s exceptionally flavorful.