Chen Danian was seething with anger, and when he saw Sun, he immediately launched into a tirade of abuse:
"You woman, are you deliberately playing a trick on me? Trying to fool me with a fake secret recipe, what are you up to?"
Startled by his fierce appearance, Madam Sun quickly said, "How could I possibly fool you?"
"You're not kidding me? Then tell me what this chicken bouillon is all about! You said that using it would make braised pork that tastes just like the one made with Ganli! And what happened?"
As Chen Danian spoke, thinking about what happened yesterday, he felt an urge to strangle the woman to death!
He believed the woman's words and excitedly took the chicken essence back to show Master Zhao. In the end, the braised pork made with that chicken essence was extremely fresh, but it still had a porky smell!
After waiting for an hour just to taste this meat, Master Zhao took one bite and immediately spat it out. He then scolded him for an hour with a dark face, saying that he was as stupid as a pig and didn't even realize he had been tricked.
He even said that someone like him wanted to be the son-in-law of the Zhao family.
Everything else was one thing, but Chen Danian couldn't stand that last sentence!
He glared at Madam Sun, gritting his teeth as he said:
"Do you think it's easy for me? I've worked so hard and sacrificed so much, all for this marriage! If that Zhao guy gets angry and refuses to marry his daughter to me, wouldn't I just be handing over my vast fortune to someone else?!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Sun panicked and quickly explained:
"Da Nian, listen to me, I didn't mean to lie to you. It was that bitch Gan Li who didn't tell me the whole recipe! But don't worry, I stayed by her side yesterday and learned all the steps. I'll tell you now, this time it'll definitely work!"
Chen Danian calmed down and looked at her suspiciously: "Really?"
Mrs. Sun nodded vigorously, "Really, really! When have I ever lied to you?"
After saying that, as if afraid that Chen Danian would not believe her, she took the initiative to speak before he could ask any further questions, and poured out everything that Gan Li had told her yesterday, like beans pouring from a bamboo tube.
Seeing that she explained things in great detail this time, Chen Danian figured she wasn't lying to him. It seemed this time it really was a secret recipe!
He kept Sun's words firmly in mind, and only now did his anger subside a little.
Chen Danian originally planned to leave now, but seeing Sun's expectant look... and considering that he had gotten the secret recipe from her both times, and that it might be useful in the future, he couldn't just throw it away.
He turned to look at the gate. He had pushed Sun Shi into the courtyard earlier because he was worried that someone would see them. The gate was now properly bolted shut.
Looking at the sky again, he figured it was still early and the Gan family wouldn't be back anytime soon.
He was completely relieved, then pulled Sun into his arms, his tone ambiguous:
"That's more like it! Don't worry, as long as you help me marry Zhao Juan, once I become the son-in-law of Wanshunlou, I'll live a life of luxury, and you'll get your share of the benefits!"
Sun was aroused by his flirtatious tone. She still vividly remembered what happened last time, and said in a sweet voice, "Da Nian, are you telling the truth? Don't lie to me!"
"When have I ever lied to you?" Chen Danian said, lowering his head to kiss her lips.
Sun responded warmly, and the two embraced, kissing as they went into the house.
The two were deeply engrossed in their passion, unaware that several pairs of ears were pressed against the courtyard gate.
Ganli's heart skipped a beat when she heard the noise coming from inside the house.
Meanwhile, Gan Mingyi's face was ashen, his ears were ringing, and his eyes were fixed on the closed door as if he wanted to see right through it.
Seeing that he wasn't moving, Ganli wondered if he had gone crazy with anger. But then she saw him suddenly stand up and kick the door.
With a loud bang, the bolted door was kicked open instantly.
What came into view was clothes scattered all over the ground, which made everyone in the Gan family feel a sense of unease, and an awkward atmosphere spread among them.
None of them expected that what they thought Sun would at most receive some benefits from was actually...
Gan Mingyi was furious, his teeth grinding. He thought Sun was just siding with outsiders, but he never expected that this woman would dare to cheat on him!
Just then, a flurry of noise came from inside the house, clearly indicating that the people inside had also heard the commotion and were hurriedly getting up.
Inside the house, Sun was so frightened that her face turned pale, and Chen Danian was so terrified by the sound that he was scared out of his wits!
What happened? He had clearly gone to the dock to check before he came, and the Gan family had all gone. How come they came back so quickly?
But he didn't have time to think. Hearing Gan Mingyi's roar, he knew that if he didn't run away quickly, he would probably be beaten to death here today!
In her panic, Sun hurriedly threw on some clothes. But she reacted quickly, pushing Chen Danian toward the back window: "You run that way!"
Chen Danian was a scholar, but out of his instinct to save his life, he became incredibly agile. He didn't even bother to put on his clothes, just threw on a pair of pants, climbed over the back window and the low wall, and then ran for his life.
When Gan Mingyi entered the room and saw that no one was there, his heart sank. He turned around to chase after her, but was stopped by Sun.
"Mingyi, what are you doing? Why did you suddenly come back? I... I had a bit of a headache, so I took a nap..."
"Sleep with your mother! You think I'm easy to fool?" Gan Mingyi was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped her, shoving her to the ground. He then chased after her without looking back.
Gan Li was worried that something might have happened, so she quickly asked Gan Mingli to go and check on them.
Gan Mingyi chased after Chen Danian to the village entrance but couldn't find him. He became furious.
"Damn Chen Danian, I'm going to chop you up today!" he said, and tried to continue chasing towards the town.
Seeing his younger brother's posture, Gan Mingli, who was chasing behind, quickly grabbed him tightly and growled:
"Mingyi, calm down. What if you chase after them and someone gets killed?"
Gan Mingyi's chest heaved violently, his eyes bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "I won't swallow this! I'll chop those two scoundrels to pieces!"
Gan Mingli, frustrated and disappointed, slapped Gan Mingyi hard on the back of the head:
"Wake up! Chen Danian ran away. What's the point of chasing him to his house? Are you really going to pay for his death? Is it worth it for a woman like that? Even if you don't think about yourself, think about your parents and your little sister!"
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