For the first time ever, the two pampered young masters and ladies, who usually only care about eating, spent more than half an hour wandering around the food section, filling their shopping cart with meat, vegetables, and fruits.
The conversation between the two went something like this: "Huh? You don't know you can have fresh shiitake mushrooms? I thought they were all dried."
These days, Young Master Yan, who always liked to tease Tong Xiaohuai, didn't dare to show the slightest contempt, because he shared the same thoughts as Tong Xiaohuai.
Tong Xiaohuai had just tossed a box of fresh shiitake mushrooms into the car when Yan San Gongzi picked up a bag of baby bok choy and compared it with regular bok choy. "I always thought baby bok choy was just the heart of a regular bok choy, but now it seems that's not the case."
An older woman nearby overheard the young couple's conversation, glanced at them a few times, and then teased them with a smile, "You two just got married, right? You look like complete novices who don't know anything!"
Tong Xiaohuai blushed instantly, but Yan Bo was quite pleased and nodded with a smile to the aunt, "Yes, we don't know anything, we're learning slowly."
The auntie looked at the "newlyweds"—the man was handsome and the woman was pretty—and found them quite pleasing to the eye. Her tone became much more friendly. "It's okay. Everyone's like this when they first get married. They figure things out as they go, and they're living happily together. The key is for the two of them to work together."
After saying that, he glanced at the fruits and meats in their shopping cart and enthusiastically taught them a bunch of methods on how to choose meats and vegetables.
Yanbo nodded as he followed the aunt's instructions and replaced most of the ingredients in his shopping cart.
After sharing her experience for free, the auntie happily waved goodbye and pushed her cart toward the seafood section.
Yan Bo and Tong Xiaohuai exchanged a glance and, with perfect understanding, caught up with the older woman. They then clung to her and picked out some more seafood, including fish, shrimp, and crab. By the time the two of them walked out of the supermarket carrying several large bags of groceries, it was five minutes to nine o'clock.
Yang, who had been waiting outside, quickly came over to take the large bags the two were carrying, but Yanbo dodged him slightly, saying, "You carry them for Xiaohuai."
He's a grown man; he shouldn't be unable to lift even a few bags.
Brother Yang helped put the groceries into the trunk of the car. "Third Young Master, what did you buy? There's so much!"
Yan Bo also thought he and Tong Xiaohuai were amazing. "Haha, I also think we bought up most of the food section in the supermarket."
"A few people, can they really finish all this food?" Brother Yang looked at the trunk full of groceries, his eyes full of doubt.
"It's okay, we'll stay for two days. If we can't finish today, we can eat tomorrow."
Yan Bo knew they couldn't finish all this food in one meal, but the key was that he and Tong Xiaohuai wanted to eat everything, so they didn't bother to think about it and bought everything they wanted to eat.
The car met up with Mr. and Mrs. Tong's car at the village entrance, and they drove towards the resort one after the other.
In the car, Yan Bo dialed Ling Qingyun's number.
"Young Master Ling, it's me!"
"I heard you just hired a very skilled chef, can I borrow him for a couple of days?"
"Okay, thanks. I'll send you the address in a bit. Could you please have someone bring him over?"
After Yan Bo hung up the phone, he was unsurprisingly met with Tong Xiaohuai's teasing smile.
"Young Master Yan, is this the method you promised?"
Tong Xiaohuai thought that Yan Bo was planning to ask his friends for the recipe so he could try it out himself.
It turned out that he had never intended to try it; instead, he simply borrowed someone else's chef.
"Yeah, none of the four of us know how to cook. If we don't hire a chef, I'm afraid the four of us won't have anything to eat until tomorrow!"
Tong Xiaohuai fell silent because she also felt that Yan Bo was right.
The resort is neither too far nor too close to L city. With smooth traffic all the way, the car slowly drove onto the mountain road at around 10 a.m.
Several bodyguards were responsible for carrying luggage and valuables, while Mr. and Mrs. Tong walked ahead with Tong Xiaohuai and Yan Bo.
"Xiao Yan, the owner here is a brother of mine. He retired a few years ago and, having nothing to do, spent several years building a resort here. It will open to the public next month. You can recommend it to your friends."
It was only then that Boss Tong mentioned the background of the resort owner to Yan Bo.
"Uncle Tong, I will. I'm organizing an exchange meeting next month and I'm worried about not having a good venue. I think this place is pretty good. Could you please ask the boss for me later? If possible, I'd like to reserve the venue in advance."
Tong Xiaohuai glanced at Yan Bo in surprise, feeling that his flattery was rather unsatisfying, so she secretly tugged at his arm.
Yan Bo lowered his eyes and gave her a reassuring look.
Upon hearing this, Boss Tong was naturally very happy. "Sure, sure, I'll introduce you two in a bit, and you can discuss the details yourselves."
No sooner had Tong Laoda finished speaking than a hearty laugh came from the front, "Brother and sister-in-law, welcome!"
A middle-aged man of medium build walked out of the lobby.
Tong Laoda gave the man a perfunctory hug, and after exchanging pleasantries, the man's gaze finally fell on Tong Xiaohuai.
"Hello, Uncle Zhang!" Tong Xiaohuai took a step forward, pulling Yan Bo's arm, and greeted him very obediently.
"Tsk tsk, it's been years, Xiao Huai has grown into a beautiful young lady. Luckily you came with your dad today, otherwise, I wouldn't have recognized you standing in front of me."
Tong Xiaohuai smiled and said, "I have grown up, but Uncle Zhang, you are still as young and handsome as you were a few years ago."
Zhang Chengzhi chuckled happily, "You little rascal, your tongue is still as sweet as ever. And this is..."
Zhang Chengzhi's gaze finally shifted from Tong Xiaohuai to Yan Bo.
"Uncle Zhang, this is my boyfriend, Yan Bo."
"Hello, Uncle Zhang!" Knowing that this man had a close relationship with the Tong family, Yan Bo was very respectful.
After introductions, Zhang Chengzhi invited the four people into the lobby and then led them into his office.
"Please sit here for a while and have some tea. I'll have the waiter take Xiao Yang and the others over to unpack their luggage."
Zhang Chengzhi said this, then turned and left.
Soon, a waitress in her early twenties came in carrying a tray.
In addition to tea, the tray also contained some fresh fruit.
After pouring tea for everyone, the waiter pointed to the fruit in the fruit platter.
"Mr. and Mrs. Tong, these oranges and star fruit are all grown and sold directly from our local orchards. They are very sweet."
Yan Bo took an orange, peeled it, and handed it to Chen Weiyao.
"Aunt Tong, you guys give it a try."
Shen Weiyao took the orange, broke it in half, and handed one half to Boss Tong.
Tong Laoda took it, and in the blink of an eye, half an orange was in his mouth. After chewing it a few times, he nodded in satisfaction and said, "The orange is quite sweet. It seems that Azhi did a good job."
Yan Bo then broke off another one and handed it to Tong Xiaohuai.
"Let's ask Uncle Zhang later if we can go pick oranges."
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