Gu Songhan had just returned when he heard from the gatekeeper that Jiang Segu had sent someone to deliver food to him, which made him overjoyed.

Qiaolian walked in carrying a food box.

Actually, she could have just handed the food box to the gatekeeper, but she secretly wanted to see the person in front of her.

"Young Master Gu is at peace."

"Get up, we don't have so many rules in our manor!"

Gu Songhan was overjoyed to receive food from Jiang Segu.

Seeing his radiant expression and the smile on his lips, Qiaolian's heart suddenly began to beat even faster.

She gripped the food box tightly, suppressing the turmoil in her heart, and said in a steady tone, "Young Master Gu, our young lady personally made some crab shell pastries today. Knowing that you like them, she had me send some over..."

Gu Songhan listened with a smile, feeling as comfortable as if he were being caressed by a spring breeze, warm and cozy.

"Since this is our young lady's first time cooking, her culinary skills are lacking. We hope that Young Master Gu will be lenient with her..."

The little girl remembered that he liked to eat crab shell pastries, and even cooked them for him herself. No matter how bad they tasted, he would eat them all!

Qiaolian stepped forward and placed the food box on the table, taking out the crab shell pastry, butterfly pastry, jujube paste cake, and jade bean cake one by one.

Gu Songhan looked at the adorable crab shells and reached out to grab one to eat.

He was prepared for it to be unpalatable, but the fragrant preserved vegetable and pork filling made his eyes light up, and his already slightly upturned lips turned up even more.

In this way, he quickly finished the plate of crab shell pastries.

Qiaolian quickly and considerately poured tea and handed it to him, saying, "Young Master Gu, please eat slowly and have some tea first."

Gu Songhan didn't take them, and instead looked at the butterfly pastry and jujube cake.

Qiaolian placed the teacup in front of Gu Songhan and explained, "I told you, Miss, that you don't like sweets, but you still asked me to bring them. If you don't like them, then you won't eat them."

As she spoke, she moved the jade bean cake forward a bit. "This is the best pastry made by our cooks. It tastes refreshing and delicious, not sweet at all. Young Master Gu, why don't you try it?"

Gu Songhan lowered his eyes and reached for a butterfly pastry. "I don't like mung beans. Lately, I've found that sweets really lift my spirits. Take the jade bean cake back with you. And tell your daughter that I really like her crab shell pastry, butterfly pastry, and jujube paste cake!"

Qiaolian returned to the Changping Marquis's residence with her eyes downcast and relayed Gu Songhan's words to Jiang Segu.

Seeing her listless expression, Jiang Segu couldn't help but reprimand her, "Qiaolian, have you been feeling unwell lately? If so, how about I allow you to rest for a while? Or if you have somewhere you want to go, I'm willing to let you go! I don't need someone who's in Cao's camp but has their heart in Han!"

Qiaolian was struck dumb upon hearing this.

She wanted to offer some excuses, but when she met Jiang Segu's sharp eyes, which seemed to see through everything, she could only purse her lips and couldn't utter a single word.

"Go and think it over carefully. Do you want to stay by my side and continue working for me, or do you want to find another way out? If you want to work for me, then you'd better perk up. If you want to climb the social ladder, I won't keep you! Go now!"

Qiaolian, pale-faced, knelt in agreement, her voice hoarse and dry.

Watching her stagger away, Jiang Segu felt terrible, but sometimes hesitation only leads to more trouble!

***

The following day, Jiang Segu went to pay his respects to Madam Jiang as usual.

Madam Jiang never mentioned Liang Shaojie, and Jiang Segu was happy to pretend to be oblivious. She only pestered Madam Jiang to give Jiang Chuhui two hours every day, saying that she should learn cooking skills properly and temper her temper.

Old Madam Jiang was so pestered that she had no choice but to nod in agreement.

From then on, Jiang Chuhui would spend every day in the kitchen around 1-3 PM, and every time they cooked something, a portion of it would be sent to Gu Songhan.

If it was something particularly good, Jiang Segu would have Qiaohe hand it to her brother, who would then deliver it to Aunt Lan...

That day, Jiang Segu and Jiang Chuhui came out of the kitchen and went to the only lotus pond in the mansion to cool off.

In early March, although it wasn't very hot yet, it was still midday. Since they were making steamed buns that day, the stove in the kitchen was burning brightly, and there was hardly any wind. The kitchen was as hot as a steamer basket for making steamed buns.

Therefore, Jiang Segu said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, elder sister, for keeping me company in the kitchen for so many days."

Jiang Chuhui laughed and said it was nothing.

After spending several days together, Jiang Segu actually quite liked her, his older sister.

She's beautiful, quiet, kind-hearted, and a great cook!

He showed no impatience whatsoever with her clumsiness, and was extremely patient!

Such a woman is truly perfect!

"Big sister, who did you learn to cook from?"

Jiang Segu is quite curious!

Girls like them only need to know one or two signature dishes, but the older sister seems to be omnipotent!

I've never heard of you having studied cooking before!

The darkness deep in Jiang Chuhui's eyes seemed to dissipate somewhat, and a genuine smile appeared on her mask-like face.

"I learned it from the people on the estate while I was recuperating there."

Jiang Segu knew that Jiang Chuhui had left home to recuperate at the estate, but he didn't know what illness Jiang Chuhui had.

However, now that my older sister is healthy, there's no need to bring up those old stories again!

"The people on the estate are really skillful; they can do everything! I'll ask my grandmother to transfer this person to the manor another day, so I can learn a few tricks from them."

Jiang Segu's praise was genuine, but for some reason, Jiang Chuhui suddenly turned cold. "I'm not feeling well, so I won't wait with Sixth Sister for the steamed buns to come out of the steamer!"

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