“Samantha!” Walking into the kitchen, Christopher hugged the girl from behind before he pressed his chest firmly against her back. He placed his hands on her flat and smooth belly before getting close to her ear and biting her glistening earlobe while saying, “Why don’t I rent us a bigger house? Then, we can move out and live together.” “Move out and live together?” Samantha’s body was no secret to him although they had never slept together. However, being teased like this, her delicate and beautiful cheeks turned red at once. “Why?” “No particular reason. I just want to change to a better environment.” Originally, she wanted to persuade Christopher not to spend such a huge sum of money, but thinking of the fact that he had spent more than 100,000 that day to buy clothes for her without so much as blinking, Samantha swallowed her protests. “Christopher, you should be the one to make decisions for stuff like this,” Samantha said as she turned away, because the hot air that came out of Christopher’s nose was making her slender neck itch.“Your mother won’t object, right?” Samantha was an innocent young woman, so Christopher felt the need to seek the opinion of Samantha’s mother, Maryse, about the matter of him living together with her daughter. “She won’t. Two days ago, she even told me that she couldn’t adapt to Brentwood’s fast-paced life and was preparing to go back to her hometown.” Samantha had the feeling that her mother completely regarded Christopher as her son-in-law now. She was probably waiting eagerly for this to happen, so how could she possibly object? “All right, then. Let’s go look at houses tomorrow.” “Okay!” Samantha nodded. “What’s burnt?” Christopher asked all of a sudden as he sniffed and caught a whiff of a burnt smell. Then, he looked down and found that at some point, the blunt-snout bream that Samantha was frying had completely burnt. How could this kind of dish possibly be eaten? “Leave this to me!” Although he didn’t want to shatter Samantha’s self-confidence in terms of her cooking, when he saw how utterly destroyed the fish was, Christopher felt that it was better for him to finish preparing their supper.“Okay!” Although somewhat reluctant, at Christopher’s urging, Samantha walked out of the kitchen while pouting. Braised blunt-snout bream wasn’t a complicated dish. Not to mention, now that all four of Christopher’s Culinary Skills had reached the Beginner Level, Christopher could easily complete it despite being at the Practice Level. It didn’t take long before Christopher finished preparing three dishes and one soup. Speaking of which, this was his first time cooking for others since he obtained the Thumbs-Up system. After taking a sip of the soup, Samantha smiled and commented sweetly, “Christopher, your skills are really good. I think that it’s better than that of a five-star chef certified by the Madrila International Association of Chefs.” Christopher was well aware of his own capabilities, so he knew that Samantha was deliberately complimenting him. He was about to say something when a ding rang out, whereupon a mechanical voice sounded in Christopher’s mind. “Congratulations to the Host. Your culinary skills have been approved, and you’ve obtained 100 thumbs-ups!”Huh? For a moment, Christopher was stunned. My culinary skills have been approved? 100 thumbs-ups? Just when Christopher was finding the sudden addition of thumbs-up incredulous, another mechanical sound once again rang in his mind. Ding! Ding! Ding! “Congratulations to the Host. Your culinary skills have been approved, and you’ve obtained 300 thumbs-ups!” Christopher looked up and found that Samantha had tasted the other three dishes he cooked. Christopher’s current expression was one of extreme astonishment. After a long while, he patted his forehead, as if realization had just dawned on him, and said, “I’m so stupid. How could I forget such a good method?” “Christopher, what’s the matter?” Samantha asked, as she didn’t understand why he was acting like that. “It’s nothing!” Christopher responded with great excitement. He kept placing the dishes on Samantha’s plate and saying, “Eat more. Look at you. You’re so thin that even your breasts have gotten smaller.” My breasts have gotten smaller? Samantha found that Christopher’s behavior was getting increasingly stranger. Didn’t Christopher say that my breasts aren’t big nor small two days ago? Didn’t he say that they were just the right size to hold? “Are they really small?” Looking down at her chest, Samantha exclaimed, “They’re not small!” Seeing that Christopher was still grinning like a fool, Samantha waved her hand in front of him and called out, “Christopher?” “Ah!” Only then did Christopher recover from his muddled state. He looked at Samantha and assured her, “It’s really nothing. I just discovered something I hadn’t noticed before, so I’m really happy. You don’t have to worry about me. Eat up!” “All right!” Seeing as Christopher did indeed seem excited and wasn’t feeling any other unusual emotions, Samantha retracted her gaze. The supper ended early, and it was about 1.00AM now, but Christopher still couldn’t sleep due to his excitement. A few hours ago, he was still figuring out new ways to get thumbs-ups, but he didn’t expect to stumble upon one so soon. He had forgotten about the nature of the Thumbs-Up System. Forget about donations and righteous acts. This system is specially tailored for chefs! And what other aspect of a chef could garner thumbs-ups other than making a good dish? If someone praises one dish, then I’ll get 100 thumbs-ups. Then, what about ten dishes, a hundred dishes, and a thousand dishes? Christopher didn’t quite dare to imagine it. With his current culinary skills, it went without saying that he couldn’t make dishes that satisfied everyone. However, that might not be the case in the future. As long as he improved all four of his Culinary Skills, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to become a Master Chef like Lawrence, let alone a five-star chef certified by the Madrila International Association of Chefs. By then, he would be able to get as many thumbs-ups as he desired. Not only would it help his cooking, he could also use the Thumbs-Up System to create new dishes. There were many new recipes that Christopher had never seen before in the mall. The only problem was that too many points were needed to redeem those recipes. Christopher believed that as long as these new dishes were promoted, even if he didn’t make it himself, they could help him gain a lot of thumbs-ups. The future is bright indeed! … Christopher spent the night feeling utterly excited. Early the next morning, Christopher called The Serenade to ask for a day off, because not only did he have to go look at houses today, he had to attend Leonard’s reunion in the evening as well. After meeting with Samantha, the two of them walked toward the largest real estate agency hub in Brentwood City. Although it was only morning, the Housing Exhibition Center was unusually crowded. It was undeniable that although so many years had passed, real estate was still the most profitable industry. There were many real estate agencies at the real estate agency hub. Just as Christopher was hesitating which agency to go to, a kind-looking salesperson, who seemed to be in his thirties, walked over and asked, “Sir, can I help you with anything?” “I’d like to rent a house,” Christopher informed him.