Free Web NovelChapter 263: Chapter 263: Tasting is Believing
He Hongming finally managed to calm his father, who was ecstatic over the news of their young benefactor. As dinner was ready, it took another round of coaxing before He Hongming could persuade the old man to the dining table.
"Whoa, the food is so good today! Grandpa, you have to try it!"
The speaker was He Hongming’s ten-year-old son, He Chenfeng. Usually, they had to spend ages coaxing him to eat his vegetables, but today, the boy was surprisingly taking extra bites all on his own.
"My, Xiao Feng is being so good today!"
Although He Yixiong was harsh with his son, he was always kind and amiable in front of his grandson. Seeing the little boy behave so well, he gave a rare smile.
"Grandpa, come on, try it! It’s really, really good."
"Alright, I’ll try it."
He Yixiong nodded and ate the vegetable his grandson had placed in his bowl. He chewed once, paused, and then began to chew more quickly.
The moment he swallowed, he quickly grabbed another helping of the vegetables for his bowl, looking for all the world like he was afraid someone would fight him for it.
He Hongming watched his father and son start to compete for the vegetables, each one grabbing one helping after another. He found it rather amusing, but a question also formed in his mind. ’Are these vegetables really that delicious?’
With this question in mind, He Hongming picked up a bite of the vegetables and tried it. His eyes instantly flew wide open.
’So, it really is this delicious!’
"Sister Liu, come here for a moment."
He Hongming tasted every single dish, then put down his chopsticks and called for the family’s housekeeper.
"Sir, what is it?"
"How did you cook the vegetables today?"
"The same way I always do. Your father’s health isn’t good, so he needs to eat light food. I barely even put in any seasoning!"
"Then how..."
This tasted worlds apart from what they usually ate! ’If it’s not the preparation or the seasoning, then...’
"Sister Liu, where did you buy today’s vegetables?"
"Didn’t you bring them back, sir?"
"I brought them back?"
He Hongming was dumbfounded.
"Yes, I saw the bag of vegetables you left on the table and assumed you’d bought them on your way home!"
Sister Liu’s voice trailed off. She felt a little apprehensive. ’Did I do something wrong?’
"Yes, yes, that’s right. I brought them back. It’s nothing, you can go back to what you were doing."
Of course, He Hongming remembered now. He had brought back a bag of vegetables—the very same bag Shen Nian had given him!
He also instantly remembered what Shen Nian had said, telling him to "taste it to believe it." He hadn’t understood back then, but now, he understood completely.
This was a perfect case of "taste it to believe it"! If he hadn’t tried them for himself, he never would have believed that the vegetables from Shen Nian’s farm could really taste this amazing!
’If their supermarket’s produce section sold vegetables of this quality, how could they possibly worry about business being bad!’
’Nowadays, everyone’s quality of life is improving, and they all want to eat better. For vegetables this delicious, plenty of people would be willing to pay a higher price!’
At this thought, He Hongming put down his bowl and stood up. He wanted nothing more than to find Shen Nian right this instant and discuss a partnership!
"We’re in the middle of dinner. What do you think you’re doing?"
Just as He Hongming was about to leave, his father’s words stopped him in his tracks.
In their family, He Yixiong’s word was law. When he spoke, everyone had to obey. This was especially true at the dinner table. No matter how urgent the matter, it had to wait until after dinner.
And so, He Hongming had no choice but to obediently sit back down and anxiously finish the rest of his meal.
