As the legitimate brother-in-law, Huo Chenyu still received some preferential treatment.
Tang Sui stood up and offered him her seat.
"Brother-in-law, you've come at the right time. Please sit here."
After giving up her seat, Tang Sui sat down next to Song Beiye, which displeased Song Beiye: "Little sister, why didn't you give me your seat earlier?"
Tang Sui retorted to him:
"You're not my brother-in-law."
Song Beiye was unconvinced:
"I'm not yet, just not."
Tang Sui was not to be outdone:
"I'm only temporarily not allowing it."
Song Beiye looked at Yunxi helplessly: "How did you girls grow such sharp tongues? Are you born knowing how to roast people?"
Yunxi chuckled to herself:
"Of course it's something you were born with, isn't yours too?"
Song Beiye was utterly speechless!
The three of them joking around at the hot pot table did nothing to disrupt the awkward silence on the other side.
Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming slightly tense, Lu Zhixing took the initiative to get Huo Chenyu a bowl:
"It's better to be lucky than early. Mr. Huo, you haven't had dinner yet, have you? Here, have a taste."
Huo Chenyu showed him no respect whatsoever, stating bluntly:
"These ingredients have all turned sour; I can't eat them."
"Is it sour?" Tang Sui subconsciously picked up a plate of meat and smelled it.
As the one preparing the ingredients, Yunxi wasn't annoyed, but instead joked with a smile:
"It's not the food that's sour, it's people's hearts."
Tang Sui glanced at Huo Chenyu, then at Lu Zhixing, and sighed.
"Relationships are such a hassle, they restrict your freedom too much."
Song Beiye seized the opportunity to educate her:
"Little sister, you look like you've been single for too long. Dating is so much fun, why don't you give it a try?"
Tang Sui rolled her eyes at him and retorted:
"It's not like you're not a lifelong bachelor."
Song Beiye: "..."
I just can't eat this hot pot anymore.
To show that the ingredients hadn't gone sour, Tang Li placed the blanched tripe into Lu Zhixing's bowl: "These ingredients taste quite fresh to me. Is there something wrong with my sense of taste? Fourth Brother, you should try some too."
Calling him "Fourth Brother" so affectionately!
They even scalded tripe for them!
Huo Chenyu's face clearly showed that he was jealous, but Tang Li ignored it.
Lu Zhixing, who had suddenly received a gift from Tang Li, looked at the tripe in his bowl, unsure whether to eat it or not.
Seeing this, Tang Li stretched out her chopsticks again:
"Is Fourth Brother worried that the ingredients aren't fresh? Then I'll try them myself."
Lu Zhixing hurriedly stretched out his chopsticks to block it:
"They've already been put in Fourth Brother's plate, so why would we put them back in?"
The tripe was placed in his dipping sauce bowl; if he put it back, it would mean the two of them were sharing one dipping sauce bowl.
To avoid suspicion, Lu Zhixing originally intended to stop Tang Li.
Unfortunately, the chopsticks slipped, and now both of their chopsticks are in the same dipping bowl.
In Huo Chenyu's eyes, it was like chopsticks touching chopsticks, equivalent to eating each other's saliva; or even more seriously, saliva being exchanged, roughly equivalent to kissing.
In short, the consequences were severe.
Lu Zhixing was very flustered!
Tang Li, on the other hand, calmly put away his chopsticks.
"Then Fourth Brother, try it quickly. My method of blanching tripe is superb. I strictly follow the principle of seven up and eight down for a total of fifteen seconds. If it's even a second longer, the tripe will become overcooked and affect the taste."
Faced with Tang Li's eloquent speech, Song Beiye handed him the bowl:
"Li'er, give me a piece to try too."
Li'er!!!
Huo Chenyu glared at Song Beiye, but Song Beiye pretended not to see it.
However, when the two of them looked at each other, Yunxi put down her chopsticks and asked with a smile, "By the way, I haven't had a chance to ask yet, what happened to your faces? When President Song came over, I thought he was probably tired from driving for a day and a night, so it was normal for him to fall and bump into things while walking. But Young Master Huo, you have a bruised and swollen face. Could it be that you two... had a fight?"
Tang Sui also glanced at the two of them with a gossipy look:
"It looks like they fought. Who won in the end?"
Yunxi laughed loudly:
"Shouldn't you be concerned about why they're fighting?"
Tang Sui replied in a simple and honest manner:
"Among all the people at this table, the only one who could make those two fight is probably my sister."
Understanding is one thing.
But saying it out loud is another matter entirely.
"But I prefer Fourth Brother. He is steady and reliable. He gives people a sense of security in his words and deeds. It's better for a man to have a broader perspective."
Tang Sui stabbed him.
Unable to bear it any longer, Song Beiye immediately stood up and provoked Lu Zhixing:
"Mr. Lu, how about we have a little sparring match?"
Lu Zhixing picked up the plum juice and smiled in acknowledgment:
"I'm not good at fighting, I admit defeat."
They gave up before even starting!
Song Beiye looked at Huo Chenyu: "Brother, can you tolerate this?"
Huo Chenyu replied calmly:
"I'm not your brother!"
These words almost made Yunxi, who was drinking plum juice, burst out laughing.
Huo Chenyu, however, turned to Tang Li, took her hand, and said:
"Come with me for a moment."
Arguing in public is definitely not a good thing.
But Huo Chenyu wanted an explanation for Tang Li's sudden change.
“You can leave, but since President Huo arrived late, you should drink three cups of wine as a penalty, right?” Tang Li handed Huo Chenyu an empty cup.
Yunxi immediately stood up and said:
"It's a good opportunity for Young Master Huo to try my new brew, 'Return of an Old Friend,' tonight."
Tang Li pulled Yunxi back:
"This 'Return of an Old Friend' wine is probably not suitable for someone with such a strong palate like Mr. Huo to say. Sister Xi, I remember you brewed a wine at the end of last year, what was it called again?"
Seeing that things were not going well, Yunxi quietly leaned down and whispered in Tang Li's ear:
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