Su Qingluan couldn't say that she knew everything about Xie Zian, the playboy, but at least she knew a thing or two.
To put it nicely, this person is pure-hearted and innocent, ignorant of worldly matters. To put it bluntly, he is a lazy, idle, and incompetent dandy who lives a life of idleness and knows nothing about agriculture.
If it comes to eating, drinking, having fun and finding trouble, he is worth two people; if you want to talk to him about something serious, I'm sorry, it's beyond the comprehension of this playboy.
So when Su Qingluan talked to Xie Zian about some food matters before, this little playboy could tell him everything; but if they discussed business matters, this little playboy would definitely be at a loss.
Sure enough, as soon as he saw Su Qingluan, before she could say a few polite words, Xie Zian leaned back in the main chair - in fact, Su Qingluan guessed that he wanted to do a Ge You pose, but with Zhang Ma's death staring at him, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous - and the person who took the initiative in this discussion became Zhang Ma.
The old butler looked at his unruly young master and wanted to say something, but he sighed and remained silent.
Then, Xie Zian said, "You guys talk, and just tell me the result," and he spoke first with his followers.
Su Qingluan: ...He was so pure and natural in his role as a hands-off boss, and he was even unwilling to put on an act. Su Qingluan had never seen such a scene in the past twenty years and more of this life.
Meanwhile, Aunt Zhang was also clearly taken aback by her young mistress's utterly hands-off approach. For a moment, although the awkwardness wasn't caused by the two people present, both Su Qingluan and Aunt Zhang felt strangely awkward.
Just when the air was inexplicably stagnant, Liu Yue came in carrying tea and fruit.
Su Qingluan smiled and nodded at the girl she got along so well with. Liu Yue also looked very happy, but after all, now was not the time for small talk. So she simply brought the tea and fruit over, whispered, "Tea, please," nodded slightly to Su Qingluan, and left.
Thanks to Liu Yue's incident, the two people who had been suddenly dismissed finally freed themselves from the inexplicable awkwardness. Su Qingluan smiled her professional smile again, and Aunt Zhang returned to her previous rigid and serious expression, sitting upright and sizing up Su Qingluan.
"I heard from my young master that Madam Su has made great achievements in the kitchen." Madam Zhang came up and took the lead in giving Su Qingluan a compliment.
Strictly speaking, this could be considered as "telling the truth", but Su Qingluan understood that, considering the degree of disgust Zhang Ma had shown her when they first met, being able to tell the "truth" today was a rare compliment for Zhang Ma's personality.
Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan quickly lowered her head humbly: "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it, it's just a trivial skill."
Aunt Zhang stared at Su Qingluan's dimly-lit face, and said with a half-smile, "If this is considered a 'trivial skill', then what are the young master and my old lady who are full of praise for this 'trivial skill'?"
Su Qingluan: ... Aunt Zhang, this is boring. It really makes her reply in a subtle way.
After a moment of silence, Su Qingluan said cautiously, "Maybe... things are valuable because they are rare."
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, a trace of disdain flashed in Aunt Zhang's eyes. She thought to herself, I'm just praising you, but you're still showing off your wealth. Is there any rare ingredient in this remote place like yours?
Su Qingluan seemed to know Zhang Ma's disapproval and didn't take her mocking expression to heart. Instead, she explained, "In fact, when it comes to cooking, raw materials are certainly important, but from the combination of ingredients, cooking techniques, and even the final decoration and presentation, every step will create the uniqueness of a dish."
Aunt Zhang was still dismissive at first, but as she listened, she stopped leisurely drinking her tea and her whole body unconsciously turned towards Su Qingluan - this series of small movements reflected that Aunt Zhang began to listen carefully to the information in Su Qingluan's words.
Su Qingluan also understood: her audience finally began to pay attention to what she said.
So she turned the question around and asked, "Mrs. Zhang's family is a prominent and wealthy family, so they naturally have no shortage of fine ingredients and skilled chefs. Why would they be so drawn to dishes made by a mere farmer's daughter using ordinary ingredients, and why would they show such fondness for them?"
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