Black Crow looked up and down at the man in front of him, who was dressed in grass, and shook his head in disdain: "...I surrender to you. All you think about all day long is some crazy tricks."

Tang Chen's outfit wasn't just something she'd worn for fun. The reeds by the lake weren't particularly green right now, so if she hid there, she'd be practically undetectable as long as she kept quiet. This was a magical weapon she'd crafted after a lengthy battle of wits and courage with those damned swans. It was incredibly rare!

After arriving at the lake, Tang Chen stretched her neck to make sure that Wang Yanzhou and the others were nowhere to be seen. Then she took off her straw raincoat and wanted Xihe to put it on with her and wait for the opportunity.

After touching the straw raincoat, Xihe directly rejected Tang Chen's invitation: "I don't want to wear this. It feels prickly."

Black Crow suggested, "Then let's not wear it. Let her squat in the bushes alone, and I'll take you to the tree to see, okay?"

"Um!"

Looking at the two people squatting leisurely on the tree, Tang Chen expressed her dissatisfaction. Her equipment was really more useful than it looked. "...Brother, please give me some face!"

Black Crow looked down at the straw man in the reeds and said, "Oh no! Stay still for a while. Someone will be here soon."

Tang Chen asked worriedly, "Are you sure they will come here?"

Black Crow blinked and said, "Don't worry, I've also watched various TV series with my mother."

“Ouch!”

Not long after, Wang Yanzhou and Shangguan Bing'er really walked to the lakeside. The route was actually similar to what Hei Ya said, as if he had booked it in advance.

Wang Yanzhou chatted with Shangguan Bing'er casually: "Come to think of it, why didn't you bring anyone with you when you went out this time?"

Shangguan Bing'er lowered her head shyly and replied softly, "I came here in a hurry and was careless for a moment..."

Wang Yanzhou smiled and said, "I'll have Butler Wang send you a few people later. You can just make do with them."

Shangguan Bing'er seemed not to hear what Wang Yanzhou said. She lowered her head and held her handkerchief tightly. "Um, Yanzhou, I..."

Seeing this, Tang Chen couldn't help but slap his thigh and said, "I'm going to say it now. The time, the place, and the people are all right. I bet he's going to confess his feelings right now!"

"I..." Shangguan Bing'er thought the time was right and was about to confess her feelings to Wang Yanzhou. But just as she opened her mouth, a group of aunties and grandmas came running over with all kinds of plates and surrounded Wang Yanzhou. "Grandpa, why are you here? We just made some new dishes. Can you help us taste them?"

Wang Yanzhou saw that everyone in the kitchen had been cheerful and happy since Tang Chen came back. He was also in a good mood. "Hey, it's been a while since I saw you guys thinking so hard. But did Ah Chen come to you and cry again recently?"

The mother-level cooks laughed and said, "How can that be? Why don't you try it and see how it tastes?"

Wang Yanzhou took the chopsticks from their hands and tasted these fresh dishes carefully. He nodded and said, "Hmm, very good. We can have this for dinner. Ah Chen has been clamoring for something spicy these days. I think these are good."

"Okay, then we'll get busy," everyone grinned and suddenly left. They really came and went in a hurry.

After the cooks left, Wang Yanzhou suddenly remembered Shangguan Bing'er's expression just now. It seemed like she had something to say to him: "Oh, what did you want to say just now?"

Shangguan Bing'er smiled awkwardly: "No, nothing."

Looking at the pairs of swans and red-crowned cranes leisurely swimming on the lake, Wang Yanzhou couldn't help but think of Tang Chen's foolish first attempt to steal bird eggs and being chased by the birds. He pointed to the reeds by the lake and said, "There's a swan's nest in the reeds by the lake. Ah Chen often steals swan eggs here."

Shangguan Bing'er nodded slightly and said, "Miss Tang truly has a pure heart." Her words could barely be considered a double entendre, because just now, when she inadvertently looked in the direction Wang Yanzhou had pointed, she seemed to see someone hiding in the reeds...

Tang Chen squatted on the side and listened to Wang Yanzhou talk about his embarrassing stories with others. He angrily pulled out the innocent grass on the ground and said, "You are the one who steals eggs every day. I am not a cuckold!"

"puff!"

After hearing the laughter, Tang Chen turned around angrily and shouted, "Don't laugh!"

Xihe was frightened by her and stood there with her mouth wide open. Tang Chen realized he had recognized the wrong person and quickly whispered to comfort her, "Ah, that Xihe, I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about the one next door!"

Black Crow thought of the green pig head that stole the bird eggs in Angry Birds and Tang Chen's current appearance, and almost laughed out loud: "Be quiet, we are not far away. Do you want to be discovered? Just squat in your nest and don't move."

“…Humph, I’m so angry!”

Black Crow and Xihe sat on a tree branch, closely watching Wang Yanzhou and Shangguan Bing'er's every move, and reported back to Tang Chen at any time: "Achen, there seems to be a puddle of water on the road ahead. It's very likely that there will be a classic scene."

Oh my god, is that so? "

Tang Chen perked up when he heard this. It's said that if a guy is present after a girl falls, there's a 100% chance they'll hug each other, and a 95% chance they'll kiss. Just thinking about it makes me a little excited! Wait, something seems a little off.

As they expected, Shangguan Bing'er was concentrating on talking to Wang Yanzhou when she slipped and cried, "Ahhh!"

Just as Tang Chen and the others were excitedly, nervously and anxiously awaiting the development of the plot, a black shadow flew over from a distance, got ahead of Wang Yanzhou, and grabbed Shangguan Bing'er.

After Zhong Qin helped Shangguan Bing'er up, she reminded her, "Miss Shangguan, the ground near the lake is slippery, please be careful."

Shangguan Bing'er stared at Zhong Qin with wide eyes and lingering fear, but glanced at Wang Yanzhou out of the corner of her eye: "Thank you very much, Mr. Zhong Qin."

Wang Yanzhou saw that Shangguan Bing'er was fine, so he asked, "Shouldn't you be in the study at this time? How come you have time to come here?"

"Uncle Wang asked me to give you this month's account book." After saying that, Zhong Qin actually took out an account book and handed it to Wang Yanzhou, as if she really just happened to pass by and saved the damsel in distress.

After Wang Yanzhou flipped through it casually, he handed the account book back to Zhong Qin and said, "Okay, send it directly to the study. I'll take a look at it later."

"yes."

To prevent a recurrence of the previous situation, Wang Yanzhou took Shangguan Bing'er to the nearest study. He had no other intention, just to help her get acquainted with the area; after all, everyone is a guest. Of course, this study often held secrets, and he wondered if the secret Shangguan Bing'er wanted to know was hidden there.