Though he said he would not give Taehyung any more soup, Jungkook still returned to his family's mansion the next day to tell Aunt Zhou about what Taehyung had said, as well as to ask her what the problem could have been.
After his recount of the matter, Aunt Zhou laughingly explained, "Young Master, I've been a chef for more than half of my life, so it's a given that my skills must be better when compared to yours."
"Then what am I supposed to do?" Jungkook drew his brows into a knit.
"You just need to practice a few more times and you'll get better. I already had the ingredients for this afternoon prepared." Aunt Zhou then jested, "Who would've known the Young Master could be so impatient?"
"Can we just get to the soup?" Jungkook stated expressionlessly, though, on the inside, he stir-fried that free-riding piece of salted fish, known as Taehyung, repeatedly.
Aunt Zhou, "Alright then, I'll teach you how to do it now. So today will be......"
"Hujiao Zhudu soup," Jungkook said.
[T/n: Pepper Pig Belly (soup)]
"Okay." Aunt Zhou laughed as she got the ingredients ready one by one, while Jungkook explained once more.
Due to his wish to learn how to make many soups, he immediately got out his notebook to take notes. Intending to record all the necessary ingredients and their quantities.
The butler stood at the sidelines, looking on at his Young Master learning earnestly, sincerely lamenting, "Ah, coaxing a wife is truly not easy!"
Later that evening, Jungkook brought the soup he cooked back home. Taehyung took the thermos containing it, then opened it, the act allowing him to smell the concentrated flavour of the pork belly and pepper bounded together. Since the ingredients were slowly stewed together for around three hours, it gave the soup a rich aroma, and drinking such soups during winter, was quite fitting.
"How is it?" Jungkook came right out and asked as he watched Taehyung take a sip of the soup.
"It's not bad, just a little too strong." Taehyung replied.
"Is it the pepper?" Jungkook asked before he took a bite himself, making the decision to add a bit less spice the next time.
"Mhm, but other than that, it's alright to eat." Taehyung said as he again took a bite.
This one isn't too bad. Jungkook thought.
Taehyung had now finished his bite and was preparing to take another when Jungkook stopped him all of a sudden, and said, "Don't eat it. Next time I'll have them add less pepper."
"It's alright. The chef worked hard to make this soup, throwing it out will be wasteful."
"I know that very well." Jungkook said this, but he still stopped Taehyung's spoon of soup.
"What?" Taehyung asked, not hearing what he had said.
"It's nothing, just eat." Jungkook directed.
"Okay." Taehyung nodded, continuing to eat his dinner.
For the next week, Jungkook had brought home a soup with him every day. One day, Taehyung could not help but ask, "Is the new chef honing his technical skills every day?"
In the process of eating his meal, Jungkook's hand halted, "Why do you care so much about what he's doing?"
"I just feel this is too much of a bother, since Aunty Su and the others aren't there, yet we're still troubling the chef every day to make these soups just for my benefit," Taehyung said shyly. "Actually, I think we can make the soups for ourselves."
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CONTRACT MARRIAGE ||KookV||
FanfictionKim Taehyung never thought he would one day sell himself into a marriage with another man. He believed his life would be mundane but that man, named Jeon Jungkook, broke his pre-planned life. Parental debt, a child's compensation, he had no chance w...
