Dating in the Kitchen Episode 20 Recap
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Meng Xinjie went to the jewelry store. The next day, he set up a large cluster of roses downstairs from where Xu Zhaodi worked and held a bouquet made of lamb rolls. He knelt on one knee, held up a sparkling ring, and proposed to her. If she didn't have delicious hot pot when she was a child, then he was willing to eat hot pot with her for a lifetime.
Everyone cheered excitedly, watching to see who this romantic scene was for, until Meng Xinjie called out Xu Zhaodi's name. This woman, who seemed to be chosen by love, turned around and left amidst everyone's envious and spectating gazes. Meng Xinjie faced the small hot pot in front of him alone, picking the meat rolls from the bouquet one by one and throwing them into the pot, eating them in a huff.
In his ears were Xu Zhaodi's words to him: How could they possibly be together based solely on liking each other? She came out of such a difficult environment; she was unwilling to settle. So, in the end, Meng Xinjie's shabu-shabu hot pot was swallowed down with tears as he ate. Early in the morning, Gu Shengnan, who was still sleeping in, received a call from Chairwoman Zheng Hong inviting her to do gardening in the vegetable patch.
Several hectares of vegetable greenhouses were filled with fresh fruits and vegetables grown by Chairwoman Zheng Hong for Lu Jin, but the soil was too fertile, causing weeds to grow, and they were eager to absorb the nutrients from the vegetables. How could this be allowed? Zheng Hong said that since everyone was doing it for Lu Jin's good, why not ask Gu Shengnan to remove the weeds for Lu Jin.
If it was just talk without effort, how could doing something good for Lu Jin be taken seriously? Chairwoman Zheng Hong always liked to use various things as metaphors when talking to Gu Shengnan, from the previous "not being a femme fatale" to now "weeds growing." As soon as Gu Shengnan nodded in agreement, Chairwoman Zheng Hong suddenly had something else to do and left, leaving Gu Shengnan alone to face the large area of fruits and vegetables.
Gu Shengnan could humble herself for Lu Jin; she would just pull weeds if it meant pulling weeds. When Chairwoman Zheng Hong returned to check, Gu Shengnan had not only failed to pull the weeds, but had also pulled quite a few vegetables. She wanted to show Chairwoman Zheng Hong with her actions that all beings are equal; there's no such thing as weeds or non-weeds, everyone is life.
After a tough afternoon of labor, her body was hot, and as soon as the evening breeze blew, Gu Shengnan developed a fever. Lu Jin felt Gu Shengnan's forehead temperature. Regarding why Gu Shengnan had a fever, why she worked, and what she said to Chairwoman Zheng Hong, Lu Jin heard the whole story clearly. Chairwoman Zheng Hong said that Gu Shengnan was very much like her when she was young. Was this praising her or scolding her?
Lu Jin said directly that it was definitely praising her. Having been praised, Gu Shengnan came up with another whim: she wanted to eat canned fruit. Eating things with preservatives while sick? Lu Jin naturally disagreed. Gu Shengnan started acting spoiled, whining and pouting, which made Lu Jin instantly surrender. It's just canned fruit, right? He could make it for her.
So, on the long table that was supposed to be for office work, box after box of fresh fruit was placed. After a long time, late into the night, Gu Shengnan finally got to eat the canned fruit as she wished. However, perhaps growing up had made her palate pickier, as she felt the canned fruit wasn't as delicious as when she was little. To repay Lu Jin's care, Gu Shengnan decided to start delivering meals to Lu Jin.
But Old Uncle said this would disturb Lu Jin's work. Gu Shengnan swore that she would obediently just deliver the food and not talk too much. Downstairs at Zheng Hong's company, Gu Shengnan was stopped by the front desk, and Lu Jin happened to come out. So Gu Shengnan went to the next location with the car, listening to Lu Jin and Li Man speaking fluent English on the phone.
Mingting Group seemed to have really used a move to bring themselves back to life, submitting a new project development proposal to Wayne. And Lu Jin was actually the last one to know about this matter. This meant that all the preparations made before could go to waste. The car turned around and returned to Zhenghong. Lu Jin called in the team responsible for the Mingting project and sternly lectured these insensitive white-collar workers. What Gu Shengnan saw from the back was Lu Jin's true appearance as an overbearing president; it was really too captivating.
