They actually didn't like the food from the countryside; it wasn't necessarily bad, just less varied than in the city, and the presentation...
Both of them had been somewhat lacking in appetite.
Seeing them come down, Aunt Hailey beamed with joy, "I told you, Ellen cooks deliciously, and you, as her elder sister, are so lucky."
As for the deliciousness Aunt Hailey mentioned, Lucy Wood neither agreed nor disagreed. What delicacies hadn't she tried in the city?
She laughed hesitantly, "Aunt Hailey, what did Ellen send over?"
Aunt Hailey said, "Chicken."
"Chicken??"
Instantly, Lucy Wood hesitated.
She didn't like chicken, and eating any kind of meat at night was an absolute no for her.
If she was extremely hungry, she would, at most, nibble on half an apple.
If it weren't for the fact that it was sent by Ellen, she wouldn't have come downstairs.
While she was still hesitating, Aunt Hailey had already lifted the lid off the ceramic bowl.
In an instant, a mouthwatering aroma filled the entire living room.
It was the scent of mushrooms, as if carrying the natural fragrance of the mountains, combined with the rich and refreshing aroma of chicken soup, intoxicatingly mingled together.
Just smelling it made one's mouth water incessantly.
It was hard to imagine just how delicious this dish could be.
Upon smelling it, Lucy Wood's expression was one of shock.
Approaching, she saw that, since the distance had not been far, the chicken soup was still as fresh and steaming as it had been when served straight from the pot, its aroma wafting into one's nostrils with each puff of steam.
Aunt Hailey's two children swallowed their saliva on the spot.
Felicia Frost, already surprised, walked over, incredulously saying, "Your little sister made something this fragrant? It's stewed chicken, right? Hmm, with mushrooms added... I don't know what seasoning she used, but how can it be so fresh and fragrant? The chicken soup I've had before never tasted like this."
As she spoke, she couldn't help herself and without hesitation took a small bowl offered by Aunt Hailey and served herself some soup.
With a gentle sip, the rich flavor of chicken soup with mushrooms rolled into her stomach, warming from the taste buds to the core of her heart. The taste was so incredibly fresh, it defied description, leaving a lingering aftertaste.
Felicia Frost was astounded.
Was this really made by the reserved Ellen?
Aunt Hailey smiled broadly, "I told you, Ellen's cooking is delicious, you really are blessed!"
The two kids could no longer restrain themselves, and Aunt Hailey also started to move. She was too embarrassed to reach for the trembling large chicken legs, so she first served the children chicken soup soaked rice, then gave them a couple of pieces of chicken with skin on the sides, which were fragrant enough to be irrefutable.
Felicia Frost turned to look at Lucy Wood, "I don't recommend you eat it, this is chicken—"
"No, just a little..."
Lucy Wood opened her mouth to speak, but couldn't control herself, and a line of drool slipped out the corner of her mouth.
Lucy Wood: "..."
Felicia Frost: "..."
Felicia Frost laughed uproariously, "Look at you, my goodness, hahaha, come over and eat, I'll allow you this one time, but you can't eat at night after this, you can't get fat, you know that, right?"
The demands of a celebrity are so strict; Felicia Frost had rigid standards for Lucy Wood's figure.
They of course knew that dieting wasn't a good method, but celebrities are just too busy, with hardly any time for fitness, so they had to control their mouths instead.