Movie/TV series: Starting with Ode to Joy, I opened my own private kitchen.

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"Haha! Okay, Guan Guan, why don't you take Su Chang out for a walk and have some fun? We've come to your hometown, you have to take me out for a stroll, right?" Su Chang stopped teasing Guan Juer and made the suggestion.

"Okay, Su Chang, let's go for a walk. We have many unique places around here."

"Okay, then Guan Guan, you drive and take me out for a ride."

"Huh? Me drive? Is that okay? Su Chang, your car must be expensive, right?" Guan Juer was a little hesitant to drive when Su Chang asked her to. After all, she hadn't driven much since getting her driver's license, and she didn't want to cause an accident.

"Okay, Guan Guan, don't think too much. No matter how nice a car is, it's still just a car. And look at the villa, they all drive themselves to and from get off work. You can't ride with Andy every day from now on, right? So after the New Year, when you go back, you should also choose a car and drive yourself to and from get off work. Now you can practice."

"Oh, okay then." Hearing that Su Chang had said so, she had no choice but to go along with it and slowly drove Su Chang to appreciate the scenery of their hometown.

In the evening, Guan Juer and Su Chang returned to Guan Juer's home again. As soon as they entered, they found Guan's parents still sitting on the sofa, not having even cooked dinner. Su Chang patted Guan Juer on the shoulder and gave her a look to encourage her.

Although Guan Juer was somewhat reluctant, she still came to her mother's side with Su Chang's company and whispered, "Mom, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have said that at noon."

Guan's parents looked at Guan Juer with some surprise. They knew that although Guan Juer was usually very well-behaved, she was also very stubborn. They didn't expect her to bow her head now. Guan's father secretly gave Su Chang a thumbs up, and Su Chang returned the gesture with a smile.

"Do you really know you were wrong?" Guan's mother looked at Guan Juer with uncertainty.

"Mom, I'm only apologizing for my attitude, but I don't think I did anything wrong," Guan Juer explained, shaking her head with a determined look on her face.

"Then I don't accept your apology." Guan's mother turned her head to the side angrily. She originally thought that Guan Juer had realized her mistake, but who knew that she would still refuse to admit it.

"Then I won't apologize to you either." Guan Juer also turned her head to the side angrily.

Su Chang found Guan Juer's huffy expression particularly adorable, like a little child, but she held back her laughter and whispered in Guan Juer's ear, "Guan Guan, let's talk things out calmly. Getting angry won't solve anything."

Over there, Mr. Guan hugged Mrs. Guan and gently comforted her, saying, "Wife, look, Guan Guan has already apologized. Just talk it out."

Chapter 131 Guan's Father Gets Angry

"Alright, Guan Guan, it's getting late. You talk to Auntie properly, I'll go cook first." Su Chang comforted Guan Juer for a while before going to cook. It was almost seven o'clock, and everyone gets hungry if they don't eat.

"Okay, then, thank you for your hard work, Su Chang!" Guan Juer knew that Su Chang usually didn't let anyone help him cook, and besides, she would only make things worse, so she didn't interfere.

"Alright, as long as you're doing well." Su Chang affectionately patted Guan Juer's head and went to the kitchen to busy herself.

"Um... honey, look, I'll go help too. It's not right to let Xiaowei cook alone on his first day here." At this moment, Guan's father also hurriedly prepared to escape this hellish situation.

"Alright, go ahead." Guan's mother waved her hand casually, indicating that he should go and get busy.

Mr. Guan rushed out of the living room and into the kitchen. Su Chang had just opened the refrigerator when she saw Mr. Guan's hurried appearance. She looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked, "Uncle, what's going on?"

"Oh, it's your first day here, it would be so embarrassing to let you cook all by yourself, let me help you," Mr. Guan said, pretending to be serious.

"Uncle, no need, I can handle it myself," Su Chang said with a smile.

"You silly child, you're such a smart kid, how come you're like this now..."

"Oh, I see. Uncle, why don't you sit there and have a smoke?"

Su Chang understood what Guan's father meant, so she continued to check the food in the refrigerator. Guan's father moved a small stool, sat under the kitchen window, turned on the exhaust fan, and enjoyed smoking. He chatted with Su Chang occasionally, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

The living room was now like a battlefield, with the mother and daughter staring at each other, neither of them saying a word.

　22 In the end, it was Guan's mother who couldn't hold back any longer and said angrily, "Guan Ju'er, you brat, I gave birth to you and raised you, and you just come here to make me angry?"

"Mom, I said I apologize for my previous attitude, but I'm an adult now, and I have my own thoughts. Look at Su Chang and the others, some of them are even younger than me, and they make their own decisions. Why do I have to make all the decisions for you?" Because of Su Chang's instructions, Guan Juer didn't argue with her mother this time and spoke calmly.

"That's because they don't have parents or their parents aren't capable enough. Otherwise, which parent wouldn't want to plan their children's lives well and help them avoid detours? Isn't that for their own good?"

"No, not really. My neighbor Qu Xiaoxiao used to live next door. Her family was very rich, and she made all the decisions for herself." Guan Juer actually really admired the personalities of Qu Xiaoxiao and Jiang Lai—they were so energetic and did whatever they wanted.

"You..." Guan's mother was taken aback by Guan Juer's words. Although she had never met Qu Xiaoxiao, she had often heard her daughter mention the name, so she knew quite a bit about her.

"That's because their family is different from ours. Look how many people in society dislike those rich kids. Families like ours just hope their children can be well-behaved and live a peaceful life. How can you learn from those kinds of people?"

"That's just your opinion. Does that mean all rich kids are bad people? They enjoy the best elite education, so are they any worse than us?" Guan Juer was determined to argue with her mother today.

"I'm not going to talk to you about that." Guan's mother really couldn't refute this, so she could only argue: "Look at your father and me, we've all been through this. Back then, we wanted our parents' care, but we had too many brothers and sisters, and we couldn't take care of them at all. We just wanted to give you all our love. And you? You don't know how lucky you are."

"Mom, I admit you love me, but times are constantly changing. In the past, information flowed slowly, and many people didn't know how to handle things, so they needed a guide to lead them. But now it's an era of information explosion, and we have our own values. You can't always use your way of thinking to handle my affairs. Instead of helping me avoid detours, you're leading me down another detour."

"Hmph! I'm too lazy to argue with you." Guan's mother was at a loss for words after Guan Ju'er's argument, so she simply resorted to shamelessness. In any case, she would never bow down in front of her daughter.

"Hmph! If you can't win an argument with me, then don't talk to me. I'm too lazy to talk to a shameless bastard like you." Guan Juer glanced disdainfully at her mother with the air of a victor, then turned her head to the other side.

Guan's mother was furious, but she couldn't win the argument for the time being. She began to think about how to retaliate, so she turned her head to one side and ignored Guan Juer.

When Su Chang finished cooking and came out with Guan's father, they saw this strange scene in the living room. The two looked at each other, and Su Chang walked towards Guan Juer, while Guan's father walked towards Guan's mother.

"Guan Guan, dinner is ready, let's go eat."

"Okay, Su Chang-ge." Upon hearing Su Chang's voice, Guan Juer immediately jumped up from the sofa and happily took Su Chang's hand, heading towards the dining room.

"Honey, let's eat. We can talk about it after we finish eating."

"I'm not eating. I'm already full of anger because of your precious daughter. If you want to eat, go eat by yourself." Mrs. Guan was already furious, and now Mr. Guan became her punching bag.

Guan's mother shook her head helplessly, then sat down next to her and embraced her.

“Honey, what are you saying? She’s my daughter, but isn’t she your daughter too? No matter how angry you are, you still have to eat. Otherwise, if she finishes eating and then comes to argue with you, you won’t have the energy to argue with her, and you’ll be even angrier.”

"Yes, Lao Guan, you're right. I have to eat, and I want to eat more. I can't let this brat get away with this. Humph! I'll have a word with her after I finish eating." Guan's mother immediately stood up from the sofa and walked towards the living room.

When Guan's father saw that Guan's mother had gone to eat, he breathed a sigh of relief, gave a wry smile, and followed her.

When the four of them sat down at the table, Su Chang and Guan's father originally planned to have some drinks, but when they saw the battle between the mother and daughter at the table, they dared not move or speak and could only quietly watch the show.

Guan Juer reached for the chicken, but her mother's chopsticks followed. In the end, the old fox prevailed, and Guan's mother put the chicken back into her own bowl. Guan Juer snorted in anger, and Guan's mother won the first round.

Next, we entered the second round. This time, Guan's mother reached out with her chopsticks to pick up the fish first. Guan Juer followed suit and tried to grab it as well. Being young, she was quick and efficient. She picked up the fish, put it in her mouth, and savored it slowly, muttering "So delicious." This made Guan's mother glare at her fiercely, but Guan Juer ignored her completely. Guan Juer won the second round.

Later, when Guan Juer was about to get a soup spoon to scoop soup, her mother reached out to snatch it away. The two women started to compete, staring at each other with neither giving an inch.

"enough!"

Mr. Guan couldn't hold back any longer. He slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and roared angrily. The mother and daughter stared at him in shock. Su Chang was also startled and finally understood how terrifying an honest man's anger could be.

"You two, you're neither acting like a daughter nor a mother. What about your table manners? What kind of behavior is this?"

"Wasn't it your precious daughter who provoked me first?" Mrs. Guan muttered under her breath, pouting.

Guan Juer was about to retort when Su Chang pulled her under the table. Seeing Su Chang shake her head to signal her not to speak, Guan Juer lowered her head with a wronged expression and remained silent.

“I saw it all clearly from the side. Guan Guan has already apologized to you, what more do you want? You're a grown man, and you're still arguing with a child. How can you be so shameless?”

Seeing that Guan's mother was about to explode, Guan's father immediately looked at Guan Juer: "Guan Guan, you too, Su Chang is still here. What will Su Chang think if you act like this? You said you're an adult, shouldn't you give in to your mother?"

While Guan's mother was still nodding, Guan Juer pouted, her eyes reddened, and she looked extremely aggrieved. Su Chang quickly went over and gently hugged Guan Juer.

"Uncle, Guan Guan has always been very well-behaved, but she's a bit stubborn. I believe you know this better than I do, so I think she's made a mistake, but it's not fair to say such things about her, right?"

"You mean I didn't raise my daughter well and she suffered because of it?" Mr. Guan asked irritably.

"No, that's not it. It's just that your aunt is your wife, so it's fine for you to protect her. But Guan Guan is my girlfriend, so I can't let her suffer, can I?" Su Chang retorted irritably.

"Alright, brat, let's go outside and have a go at it."

"Let's just have a little gesturing, let's go."

After they finished speaking, the two walked out of the house together, leaving the mother and daughter with worried eyes. But when they chased after them, they found that Su Chang had already driven away with Guan's father and disappeared.

"Uncle, are you sure this is it?"

Su Chang looked at the brightly lit "Foot Bath" sign outside the car and asked uncertainly.

"Yes, this is it. Okay, park the car quickly, Uncle will take you to enjoy yourself. My head is really throbbing, I really need to relax."

Upon receiving Guan's father's affirmative reply, Su Chang thought to himself, "As expected, your uncle is still your uncle. Old ginger is spicier. He can act when he needs to act and be dashing when he needs to be dashing. He switches between these roles so smoothly."

As soon as Su Chang parked the car, a man in a suit greeted her with a smile. When he saw Guan's father, he paused for a moment, then smiled even more broadly.

"Section Chief Guan, it's been a while since you've been here. Did you bring your son over for a trial today?"

He didn't know Su Chang, but he knew Guan's father. He was a regular customer. Guan's father waved his hand.

“I only have one daughter, where would I get a son? This is my future son-in-law.”

"Oh, son-in-law." The man's expression suddenly became a little strange, then he continued with a smile, "Young man, you are truly blessed to have such a wonderful father-in-law as Section Chief Guan."

Su Chang could only smile and agree, "Yes, yes." But inwardly she thought, "You're probably already making up countless little stories about Guan's father, planning to spread them around later, aren't you?"

Chapter 132 Song Guangming

"Alright, Xiao Liang, let's not talk about that anymore. I'll stick to the same old way. As for Xiao Wei, you can handle it yourself." Guan's father was nowhere to be seen in his usual stern demeanor; he was acting like a complete pervert.

"Okay, Uncle, you go first, I'll take a look first."

"Okay, then I'll go." Guan's father didn't pay any attention to him and, led by Xiao Liang, easily entered a room.

Not long after, Xiao Liang returned and saw Su Chang looking around curiously. He smiled and said, "Um, boss, what kind of service do you offer here?"

Su Chang thought about it and realized that she had never been to a foot massage parlor before. She was also quite tired today and wanted to give it a try, so she said, "Then give me a foot massage."

"What kind of service do you need?"

"A simple foot bath will do." He doesn't lack women, so there's no need for him to mess around in places like this. But it's obvious that Xiao Liang isn't that enthusiastic. She casually led him to a small private room, then left with a fake smile, telling him to wait a moment.

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"Hey! Guan Guan, did you get through or not?"

In Guan Juer's living room, Guan's mother stared at Guan Juer anxiously and asked her a question.

"Mom, you should call too. Su Chang's phone might be out of battery and turned off." Guan Juer glanced helplessly at her mother.

"Why didn't I call? That old Guan even turned off his phone. Could something have happened?" Guan's mother frowned even more.

"Don't worry, Mom, Su Chang knows what he's doing and won't hurt Dad." Guan Juer waved her hand dismissively, confident that Su Chang would never harm her father.

"No, let's go, Guan Guan, you drive, let's go out and look for her." Guan's mother was still a little worried and pulled Guan Juer to walk outside.

"Oh, Mom, you know I don't drive much, and it's so late. Are you sure you don't mind me driving?"

"Yeah, that's true. You haven't really driven much, have you? You wait here, I'll call your second cousin and have him come pick us up."

"Not that much."

Seeing her mother rush off to call her second cousin, she didn't object. Although she wasn't worried about Su Chang hitting her father, she was concerned about their safety.

And so, the mother and daughter called their second cousin, and together they went out to find Su Chang and Guan's father.

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