Chapter 17 Dessert
Yu Yin was also drinking coffee at this time. When he saw Zhuang Jie, he seemed to recall something.
During her internship, a colleague asked Yu Yin to make a cup of coffee for the boss. She had no idea how to make it; she had only ever drunk instant coffee. She had never touched the coffee beans in the coffee shop. The colleague gave her the task and then left her alone, without giving her any further instructions.
Zhuang Jie came to the tea room and saw Yu Yin. He felt that she was very busy, but he didn't know what she was doing. She asked him apologetically what kind of coffee the boss liked.
Zhuang Jie mentioned the colleague's name and asked why she didn't do it. Yu Yin said she was busy and temporarily gave it to him.
Zhuang Jie didn't need Yu Yin to explain; he knew his colleague was deliberately trying to make things difficult for him, and that she was ambitious and wanted to find a new place to live. He secretly remembered her.
He didn't reveal it to Yu Yin, but just taught her how to make hand-brewed coffee.
After Zhuang Jie's meticulous guidance, Yu Yin finally made the coffee and brought it to Zhao Shunian. He took a sip and, believing it to be Zhuang Jie's, thought it tasted very similar, so he casually said, "The coffee is good."
Yu Yin's heart calmed down, and she smiled contentedly. She knew her colleague was deliberately trying to trick her, and she was afraid of making a mistake and getting scolded.
Yu Yin had a seductive look, and her smile was alluring and alluring. Zhao Shunian didn't notice her smile, his attention was occupied by the documents on his desk, and he wouldn't linger on unimportant people. But Zhuang Jie saw it.
Then a misunderstanding arose. Zhuang Jie thought she was trying to seduce the boss, and felt that she was even more unruly and restless. His impression of her declined, and his attitude towards her cooled.
Yu Yin felt that Secretary Zhuang was a master of changing faces, and he could change his expression at any time.
Later, when Yu Yin asked Zhao Shunian about his salary, the colleague heard it and told Zhuang Jie about it.
The negative impressions piled up one after another, and Zhuang Jie, who was loyal to his boss, became very angry. Yu Yin suffered the consequences and was scolded by him...
After Zhuang Jie and Zhao Shunian finished their business discussion, they left the folder and did not stay long.
Xiaowen came into the sunroom carrying two servings of zero-sugar matcha oatmeal mousse.
Zhao Shunian felt she looked unfamiliar, but he didn't pay much attention to her. He glanced at the hand-poured coffee utensils on the bar and said, "Put them all away."
Xiaowen was in a dilemma looking at the two cups of coffee whose owners were unknown. There was already a cup of coffee in front of the wife, and one of the two cups must belong to the husband. Which cup should she keep and which one should she take away?
Yu Yin didn't know Xiaowen's dilemma. She took a bite of the mousse cake, hesitated for a moment, and took another bite to confirm whether it was her illusion. Then she put the fork on the edge of the plate.
Zhao Shunian took only one bite, then put down his fork and said bluntly, "It's bland and tasteless. It doesn't have the flavor that a dessert should have."
He walked to his previous position and picked up his cup of coffee.
Xiaowen finally got her answer! She quickly put away the coffee utensils; before, she was just stalling.
Yu Yin took the opportunity to tell him, "You don't like desserts, so there's nothing you like."
"Whether I like it or not is one thing, and whether I can tell whether the dessert is good or bad is another. There's nothing wrong with my taste buds. If you don't like it either, don't just blame me."
Zhao Shunian saw through her at a glance and felt that she must have instructed the kitchen to do so. She was craving desserts but wanted to control her sugar intake.
Yu Yin's eyes were wandering, so he picked up the coffee and drank it to cover up himself.
Xiaowen, who heard the two people talking, suddenly became curious about what the green cake tasted like, which made both the wife and the husband disgusted.
In the end, Yu Yin finished the cake in front of her. Fortunately, it was only a small piece. The food was right there with her, it belonged to her. If she didn't finish it, she would feel guilty about wasting food.
Zhao Shunian took one bite and never touched his piece of cake again. He didn't force himself.
Yu Yin didn't say anything to him. The cake was his to do with, and it was his business if he wasted it. Zhao Shunian also ignored her behavior.
The two people have different ideas, so there is no need to force them to cater to each other.
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As the Spring Festival approaches, Yu Yin and Zhao Shunian return to Hong Kong to celebrate the New Year. Yu Meimei also follows them to Hong Kong and lives in the old house with them.
Yu Yin is in a good mood now. He comes back a few times a year and stays for a short time each time. This is better than living in the old house before.
The Zhao family's old house has two main buildings. The east building is where Zhao Xinzhi and his eldest son Zhao Yunbin and his family live, and the rest of the Zhao family live in the west building.
The two buildings are of similar size. The East Building is slightly larger and has a better location. Moreover, the five-story villa is only inhabited by five owners, so it is spacious and quiet. In comparison, the West Building is bustling and crowded.
Zhao Xinzhi's first wife has passed away. He has a second wife and a third wife. In their early years, the second wife did not live in the old house and lived elsewhere.
More than 20 years ago, his third wife gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl. He had two children in his old age. The third wife made him happy. In addition, his first wife had passed away for many years, so he allowed the third wife to bring the twins to live in the old house.
When the second wife found out, she was unwilling to be left behind and wanted to live in the old house too. The two wives fought back and forth, and it was extremely lively. In the end, both of them moved into the old house.
Zhao Xinzhi's second son, Zhao Yunli, became the loser. His family originally lived alone in the west building, but now they had to live in the same building with two wives. He was so angry that he told his wife privately that his father was getting old and ignorant and was bewitched by those two women.
Two years ago, although Zhao Yunli and his family moved out of the old house, except that he did not come back often, his wife and children often came back to live there, and there was not much difference from the original time.
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