NOVPUBChapter 1001: Chapter 1001: Can You Guide Me Remotely?
_1 Chapter 1001 -1001: Can You Guide Me Remotely?
_1 “Sounds good.” Lyke Zhekova agreed without hesitation.
Then, he simply stood at the apartment door, waiting to enter.
Peggy Lewis: “…”
She had intended to take Lyke Zhekova out to eat.
She didn’t know how to cook!
In the past, she always ate Cindy Clarke’s cooking.
...
However, seeing that Lyke Zhekova had misunderstood, Peggy Lewis didn’t have the heart to clarify.
So she decided to first have him over for a cup of tea or something.
So, leaving aside her original plan of taking him out to eat, she simply invited Lyke Zhekova inside.
The two went up the stairs together and arrived at the front door of Peggy Lewis’s home.
After Peggy Lewis opened the door, she invited Lyke Zhekova inside.
Then, Peggy Lewis discovered an awkward situation.
She didn’t have any slippers for men at her place.
“I wasn’t thoughtful enough.” Peggy Lewis said regretfully.
Lyke Zhekova looked inside the opened shoe cabinet.
There were two pairs of women’s slippers, both appearing to be of a similar size.
And one pair of tiny child’s slippers.
Peggy Lewis followed his gaze and quickly explained, “These two pairs belong to Cindy and Morgan.”
“The two of them often come over.
Sometimes when I’m free, I help look after Morgan, so I always have their things ready.”, Peggy Lewis explained.
“And when Cindy and Morgan were living by themselves, they also had some of my belongings at their place.” Peggy further explained.
Lyke Zhekova knew that they were close, but he hadn’t realized just how close.
Lyke Zhekova had even bought an extra pair of women’s slippers to bring over, Peggy Lewis couldn’t let him go barefoot!
However, she couldn’t just buy a pair of expensive slippers like Lyke Zhekova did.
“Well, I don’t have men’s slippers at home either, so hold on, I’ll order a pair.”, Peggy Lewis said.
There was a convenience store near her home, but she knew full well that they didn’t sell slippers.
Fortunately, there was a supermarket nearby that offered quick delivery service.
So Peggy Lewis placed an order directly through the supermarket’s app.
Seeing this, Lyke Zhekova asked: “Are you planning to cook our dinner personally?”
It was clear that Lyke Zhekova had no intention of going out to eat.
He’d only just arrived at Peggy Lewis’s place, the sofa was still cold, he certainly wasn’t going to head out again so soon.
If he went out, he may not be able to come back.
So, Lyke Zhekova wanted to have dinner at Peggy Lewis’s place.
Now, Peggy Lewis had no choice but to reveal her weakness: she couldn’t cook.
Although she had no illusions about Lyke Zhekova, she didn’t want him to think she was incompetent. 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝘱𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Embarrassed, Peggy Lewis admitted: “I…
I’m not very good at cooking.”
“Cindy spoiled me.
Whenever I don’t have any clients to meet after work, I go to Cindy’s for dinner,” Peggy Lewis said sheepishly, “So I never learned how to cook for myself.”
“Once Cindy gets married, I won’t be able to eat at her place, so I’ll probably just order takeout,” Peggy Lewis stated, “It’s not that I can’t cook…
it’s just that I rarely do, so I’m a bit rusty, and the taste is probably…
well, mediocre.”
Peggy Lewis has cooked a few times when she’s been home alone.
Fried noodles, fried rice, simple and fast stuff that can fill the stomach.
As for frying other dishes, as she lived alone, she didn’t see the need for anything fancy hence rarely cooked.
Furthermore, eating food she cooked herself, even if it didn’t taste great, was acceptable to her.
She definitely wouldn’t dislike her own cooking.
But this didn’t necessarily mean that Lyke Zhekova would feel the same way.
Peggy Lewis sighed inwardly.
This was the first time she regretted not learning a few dishes from Cindy.
In the past, Cindy had indeed taught her a few easy and tasty dishes to make.
But she had always thought with Cindy being around,
She could always go to Cindy when she wanted to eat, so she didn’t bother to learn.
Now she was experiencing the regret often felt by those who never make an effort at a young age.
“So how were you planning to treat me to a meal?” Lyke Zhekova asked Peggy Lewis.
“I had initially planned to take you out to a restaurant,” Peggy Lewis replied.
Inviting Lyke Zhekova over for a meal and ordering takeout definitely wasn’t going to cut it.
But to her surprise, Lyke Zhekova said with a hint of disappointment, “I thought you would cook.”
Peggy Lewis: “…”
“I usually eat out, so I’ve been missing home-cooked meals,” Lyke Zhekova said.
Peggy Lewis: “…”
“What if…
I ask Cindy to guide me remotely through the process?” Since she was showing gratitude to Lyke Zhekova, of course, she would want him to be happy.
Showing gratitude without considering the feelings of the recipient is not truly expressing gratitude.
Lyke responded, feigning reluctant acceptance, “I wouldn’t want to trouble you.”
However, at this point, if Peggy Lewis couldn’t tell that Lyke was only hiding his true feelings behind polite phrases, then she had no business being a Business Department manager.
She couldn’t possibly be lacking to such an extent in the ability to read people.
“It’s no trouble at all,” Peggy Lewis responded, “It will be good for me to learn a few dishes.
It’s a more sincere way to treat friends, and cooking my own meals can also help me save some money.”
As she spoke, Peggy Lewis immediately reached out to Cindy for help.
At that moment, Cindy was busy packing for Adrian Zhekova.
Adrian Zhekova was leaving for Des Moines the following day.
The terms he had discussed earlier with Write-up had been agreed on.
He had gained a higher number of seats in the International Chefs Association, and Samson Zhekova had become vice president.
As for Pingla becoming one of the shareholders of the International Chefs Association, Write-up had already persuaded the other shareholders.
However, for the proportion of the investment Adrian Zhekova demanded, Write-up could not make the decision alone.
This would need to be decided at a meeting.
But in such matters, if Adrian Zhekova wasn’t present, he stood to lose out.
Therefore, Adrian Zhekova was going to attend the meeting in person and negotiate with the other shareholders himself.
That is why Cindy was currently packing Adrian’s belongings.
As Adrian Zhekova watched Cindy packing his things, he felt very content.
In the past, as a bachelor, he never had such treatment.
He used to pack his own bags.
Despite being especially attentive to Cindy, Adrian was rather careless when it came to himself.
His packing was inevitably a bit disorganized.
He often forgot or lost items.
And when he packed his belongings, he just shoved things into his suitcase without considering any organizational principles.
But now, Cindy had already made a list of what Adrian needed to bring along, and was carefully packing each item into the suitcase according to the list.
And her organization was so immaculate that even though she packed more items than he would have, there was still more space available.
“When I’m away, you and Morgan need to stay safe,” Adrian Zhekova said.
He really didn’t feel comfortable leaving Cindy and Morgan alone at home.
