Dating in the Kitchen Episode 24 (Ending) Recap
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Lu Zheng has been provoking Lu Jin with Gu Shengnan in various ways these past two days. At the shareholders' meeting, based on Zhenghong Group's acquired shares plus the voting rights transferred to Zhenghong Group by some shareholders, Zhenghong Group now holds more than fifty percent of the shares, allowing them to nominate Lu Jin as the Chairman of Mingting. However, Lu Zheng suddenly produced a lawyer's letter.
This was because of the resort project Lu Zheng collaborated on with Zhang Yimin, which Lu Zheng gambled all of Mingting on. Mingting then deliberately defaulted on the contract. Lu Zheng secretly transferred the project rights to a company he established, leaving Mingting to bear the huge compensation. Once the project turned into cash, he would acquire Mingting back, just as Zhenghong did when they initially acquired shares.
Zhenghong Group, which just took over Mingting, had already spent a large amount in the early stages of acquiring shares. Now, this compensation was not a small sum for Zhenghong either. Lu Zheng intended to drag Zhenghong Group down with Mingting, even if it meant sacrificing Mingting. Having achieved his great revenge, Lu Zheng looked at Lu Jin with a triumphant expression.
He remembered Lu Jin once told him that business was not about emotions, but now, facing Gu Shengnan, he himself failed to do that. So, Lu Zheng personally heard Lu Jin admit his emotional actions. However, what Lu Jin was referring to was the business world; any tactic in the market wasn't enough to provoke anger. What truly couldn't be forgiven was Lu Zheng using Gu Shengnan to try and defeat him.
Lu Zheng was too naive; he was eager to act before thoroughly understanding the rules of the business world. Once the resort project threatened Mingting's safety, it would inevitably harm the interests of all shareholders. So, the first thing Lu Jin did upon taking control of Mingting was to unite all shareholders to freeze the project. Therefore, even if Mingting had to pay compensation, Lu Zheng wouldn't get a single cent afterwards.
Secondly, Lu Zheng was too simple; he easily believed others. Zhang Yimin walked in holding the contract, without even glancing at Lu Zheng, his old classmate. Lu Jin signed a cooperation agreement with their parent company, thus joining hands to become new shareholders of Mingting through debt-to-equity conversion. Therefore, that lawyer's letter was completely worthless now. This battle was initially thought to be won by Lu Zheng, but in fact, he lost from the very first step.
Gu Shengnan vented her frustration at "Lu Guimao," a turtle that couldn't understand human language, at home. The moment she opened the door, Lu Jin appeared before her eyes. She was furious; he put on a show in front of others without telling her, causing her to be genuinely and truly sad for nothing. Lu Jin, dominating, pulled her tightly into his arms.
This was the embrace she had longed for for a long time, this was the person he had been separated from for so long. He missed Gu Shengnan very much. In the bright morning sunlight, Lu Jin styled Gu Shengnan's hair. He had his own way. He gently coiled her hair and pinned it up with a spoon. This spoon, which he always carried with him, had the character "顾" clearly visible on it.
Back then, he hadn't eaten for days and was starving. Gu Shengnan's bowl of clams and rice noodles made him irresistibly curious to find out who this great chef was. So, Gu Shengnan, who had her long hair pinned up with a spoon that day, became Lu Jin's first moment of heart fluttering. Zheng Hong found Gu Shengnan and gave her a choice. The mother wanted to return to Switzerland with her son, and the son loved Gu Shengnan.
Since you couldn't have both fish and bear paws, what would Gu Shengnan do about the choice between Lu Jin's maternal love and romantic love? She knew Lu Jin loved his mother very much, so she could choose to yield. She didn't want Lu Jin to feel guilt towards his mother when he looked at her. Lu Jin was about to leave, and there seemed to be nothing left to hold onto in the small home in Chengde Lane.
Gu Shengnan also chose to leave for a while, anywhere was fine; she missed Lu Jin everywhere. The moment she opened the door, Lu Jin said that his mother admired Gu Shengnan very much and was living very happily, so there was no need for Gu Shengnan to yield. He sincerely invited Gu Shengnan to have a casual meal. At Zheng Hong's house, she personally cooked for Gu Shengnan. She finally accepted this daughter-in-law!
Mingting was ultimately still left for Lu Zheng to manage. He was gradually becoming capable of handling things on his own, just as Lu Jin had said. At Gu Shengnan's new private kitchen, Lu Jin and Gu Shengnan were decorating. Meng Xinjie and Xu Zhaodi showed up with their marriage certificate to ask for wedding money. The simultaneous appearance of Li Man and Cheng Ziqian couldn't help but lead to speculation.
Old Uncle came with Auntie and forced Lu Jin to call them by their proper titles. Meanwhile, Lu Zheng was currently at Mingting Group. The way he lectured employees looked exactly like Lu Jin, making people burst into laughter. When everyone dispersed, inside the "Like You" private kitchen, on a red sports car cake, Lu Jin placed a humorous dough figure. A dazzling light on it brought joy. Lu Jin said: Marry me.
