Chapter 209: Status
Shen Ling noticed that the two men looked troubled, so he immediately pulled his brother and said, "Brother, let's go play somewhere else."
But Brother Shen said: "Nothing is more fun than Guaibao. She is the most fun."
Niuniu told the truth: “Brother Shen, we are going to see the cook sister, she can’t see outsiders.”
Brother Shen was immediately shocked: "Sister Cook? A female cook? Then I want to meet her even more."
Shen Ling directly grabbed her brother and said, "I think you are greedy. She said it's inconvenient to meet her, but you don't know how to react."
Brother Shen showed a hurt look on his face, he thought that his relationship with the Gu family was close enough that they could go anywhere.
Seeing him like this, Niuniu couldn't help showing a guilty look and said, "Brother Shen, my family has told us that the cook sister can't see guests. I'll take you to see her later. If there are delicious foods in the future, I'll share them with you, okay?"
The disappointment on Brother Shen's face was instantly swept away. Although he failed to see the cook, he felt satisfied to get this guarantee. He did not return with his sister, but wandered around the yard casually.
"Brother, aren't we going back?" Shen Ling was puzzled.
Brother Shen said: “What’s the point of listening to adults talk, there is a pavilion in the front yard, there is a chessboard, let’s go play chess.”
Shen Ling didn't know when her brother would learn to play chess.
When they entered the pavilion in the front yard, Shen Ling couldn't help but sigh. Her brother really didn't know how to play Go, but was playing Gobang.
"I learned a new trick on the boat, I will definitely kill you without leaving a single piece of armor!" Brother Shen said proudly.
But Shen Ling was clearly playing Gobang for the first time, and after losing just one game, he began to kill Brother Shen.
Niu Niu and Liu Xiaoru first went to the backyard to pick up Shuying, and then sent her to the kitchen in the front yard. Even though they carefully took a detour, they still passed by the pavilion.
Shuying had a veil on her face, so outsiders couldn't see her face clearly.
The Shen siblings were so engrossed in playing chess that they didn't even notice Niu Niu and the others passing by.
But after entering the kitchen, Shuying suddenly said, "Bad luck!"
Liu Xiaoru seldom interacted with Shuying. When the crazy girl spoke, she immediately pulled Niuniu back to hide, fearing that the girl would go crazy.
Niuniu patted Liu Xiaoru's hand, looked up and said, "Aunt Liu, it's okay, she really won't hurt me."
Shuying added: "One of them married far away and died in a foreign land, and the other died a miserable death with his head and body separated. How could they enter the family? It's bad luck!"
When Liu Xiaoru heard this, she was terrified. This girl was just as crazy as they said. Not a single normal word came out of her mouth.
Niuniu asked, "Sister Shuying, who are you talking about?"
When Shuying heard this, she turned around and looked at Niuniu, but there was pure confusion in her eyes, as if she didn't even remember what she had just said.
"What do you want to ask me, madam?"
As Shuying asked, she took a kitchen knife and chopped off the neck of an already processed chicken.
"Sister Shuying, you said the head and body were separated..." Niu Niu asked.
Shuying stared blankly at the chicken on the chopping board and said, "Oh, that's right, why did I chop the chicken into pieces? This chicken should be put into the pot whole."
Shuying immediately put the chopped chicken aside and picked up another chicken.
Seeing that she was busy, Niu Niu didn't ask any more questions, but obediently picked up some ingredients and prepared to help her.
But as soon as Niuniu picked up a handful of vegetables, Shuying ignored her own work and hurried over, saying respectfully: "How can a princess with a body of gold do such things? These rough jobs should be left to the servants!"
Without saying a word, she snatched the dish from Niu Niu's hand and handed it to Liu Xiaoru.
When Liu Xiaoru heard this, a question mark slowly appeared above her head.
How did she become a servant?
Niuniu said with a straight face: "This is Aunt Liu, an elder whom I like and respect very much, please don't talk nonsense."
Shuying apologized to Liu Xiaoru promptly, but she still had to assign the work as she wished. In her opinion, Niuniu couldn't do any work anyway.
Niu Niu said: "I am also a human being, why can't I work? If you do this again, I will be angry."
Shuying chose to compromise between asking Niuniu to help with the work and getting angry, and found a garlic for Niuniu to peel.
Liu Xiaoru watched Shuying working, and she also believed Niuniu's words. Shuying would indeed not hurt Niuniu. This madman cared about Niuniu more than anyone else.
In between cooking, Shuying also did some private work. She specially put some dishes in a bowl and served it to Niu Niu to satisfy her craving. Her fawning look, as if she was afraid that Niu Niu would be hungry, made Liu Xiaoru's eyes hurt.
"Auntie Liu, you eat too." Niu Niu picked up some food with chopsticks and brought it to Liu Xiaoru's mouth.
Liu Xiaoru enjoyed the service of the little darling, and seeing Shuying's envious and jealous eyes, she felt so comfortable in her heart.
In the main hall, the Gu couple wanted to be close to each other, and the eldest princess also had her own little thoughts, so it seemed that they were talking happily.
Seeing that the time was right, the princess stopped beating around the bush.
"Mr. Gu, my son is dull and I have invited countless masters over the years, but none of them could help him open his mind. Mr. Gu has the Midas touch and can actually turn this stubborn stone into gold. I can't believe that he can write such a good poem."
"I have an unwelcome request. After you pass the imperial examination, can you let my son become your disciple?"
Gu Mingda was stunned when he heard this. After listening to this, he finally understood why the eldest princess had always been so friendly.
He did not refuse, but said modestly: "Princess, you are too kind. I taught the children together with Lord Sun Jiaxing on the boat. I dare not take credit for the young master's enlightenment."
The eldest princess also knew Sun Jiaxing, but outsiders did not know. However, she was very clear that the emperor liked Sun Jiaxing very much and privately praised him as a rare pragmatic person.
If she asked Brother Shen to worship Sun Jiaxing as his master, she was afraid that the emperor would think too much.
"Sir, why are you so modest? Your children are all outstanding, which shows that you are good at educating your children. If my son can become your disciple, it will be a great honor for him."
The eldest princess kept a low profile.
She had already done this, so Gu Mingda did not hesitate to say, "Thank you, Princess, for not giving up. I will not refuse."
The eldest princess breathed a sigh of relief. She did not ask her son to become a pillar of the country, but only hoped that he could protect the foundation in the future.
Her original plan was to ask Gu Mingda to be an ordinary teacher, but now that they had really met, she could see that he was no ordinary man, and she immediately wanted to formally establish the relationship between master and disciple.
As the banquet started, Brother Shen and Shen Ling also turned back.
Brother Shen smelled the intoxicating aroma of the marinade and looked at the table full of fresh food that he had never seen anywhere else, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
Even Shen Ling's eyes were sparkling at this time.
Brother Shen tasted the stewed food with his first chopsticks and said, "A Zhao is right. It is indeed much better than Zuixianlou."
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