Lu Qingzhou moved with fluid grace, placing the grilled fish steadily on another charcoal grill.
Without even turning his head, he called out to his side, "Give me the seasonings."
Lin Yinuo and Su Qingyao were like two satellites orbiting Lu Qingzhou.
Almost at the same moment,
Their gazes were both fixed on the bottle of condiments on the table, and in the instant their eyes met, an invisible spark seemed to fly in the air.
The next second, the two acted simultaneously, but Su Qingyao was faster, grabbing the condiment bottle in one swift motion. A mocking smile appeared on her lips.
Lin Yinuo missed her target, but her smile remained gentle.
He thought to himself, "I was just a little too quick. How could I be stumped by something so trivial?"
She glanced up discreetly and noticed a condiment bottle on the table next to her.
He then grabbed them all in his hand.
Lu Qingzhou was completely unaware of the silent war behind him and naturally reached behind him to catch the condiments.
Su Qingyao glared at Lin Yinuo, and the two of them simultaneously handed over the condiment bottle to Lu Qingzhou's outstretched hand.
"bite",
The two condiment bottles made a crisp clinking sound.
Lu Qingzhou turned around upon hearing the sound and saw that Su Qingyao and Lin Yinuo were holding condiment bottles close together.
Lin Yinuo looked at Lu Qingzhou with a smile, and moved the spice bottle closer to him, saying gently, "Brother Qingzhou, here's the spice bottle you wanted."
Lu Qingzhou instinctively reached out to take it, but halfway there, his gaze fell upon Su Qingyao's fiery eyes.
His heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, "What is Lin Yinuo up to? My wife Qingyao is like a gas cylinder. She'll explode at the slightest touch."
A forced smile quickly spread across his face as he took the bottle from Su Qingyao's hand without hesitation, adding affectionately, "Thank you, wife."
Then he said to Lin Yinuo, "Yinuo, you should rest first. Qingyao's help is enough."
Su Qingyao's originally icy face instantly brightened, her lips curving into a charming smile. She raised her chin triumphantly and glanced sideways at Lin Yinuo, her eyes seeming to say, "See? I gave you a chance but it was useless. Don't waste your energy."
Lin Yinuo still had a smile on her face and wasn't angry.
Her blatant fawning over Lu Qingzhou is something any normal man would choose—his wife. That's perfectly normal and logical.
She smiled to herself, "We'll see. Brother Qingzhou will accept me sooner or later."
Mu Shaohua crossed his arms and watched with great interest the contest between Lin Yinuo and Su Qingyao.
Looking at it from an outsider's perspective, she suddenly found it somewhat amusing.
Thinking this, she reached out and pulled Leng Yue, who was also staring intently, and asked half-jokingly, "Leng Yue, when I used to argue with her, was it this exaggerated?"
"Huh? What did you say?" Leng Yue was staring intently at Lu Qingzhou when Mu Shaohua's question startled her.
A flicker of panic crossed her face, and she stared blankly at Mu Shaohua.
Mu Shaohua noticed Leng Yue's nervousness and wondered what was so nervous about this little girl.
But she didn't ask, and instead repeated her question to Leng Yue.
Leng Yue took a deep breath to steady herself. After hearing Mu Shaohua's words...
His gaze swept back and forth between Mu Shaohua and Lin Yinuo, a playful glint in his eyes. He lowered his voice and said, "Pretty much, even more exaggerated. Last time you two almost fought over the passenger seat, it was really hilarious..."
Mu Shaohua's face flushed, and she felt a little embarrassed, but she quickly regained her composure and laughed it off: "Sigh, I was too caught up in it and couldn't see things clearly. I was too impulsive back then, hehehe..."
Leng Yue looked at Mu Shaohua curiously and asked tentatively, "Miss Mu, Lin Yinuo is so blatantly trying to steal my boyfriend, aren't you angry at all?"
A meaningful smile appeared on Mu Shaohua's lips, while she sneered inwardly, "How could I not be angry? Anyone would be furious. But since Qingyao is taking the lead, why should I interfere and cause trouble for my man? Women, sometimes you have to learn to keep things to yourself, so that men will cherish you more."
She spoke casually, but Leng Yue felt her hair stand on end.
I couldn't help but think to myself, "I thought you were magnanimous, but I didn't expect you to be so shrewd."
So it turns out he was just plotting his own scheme all along; how cunning!
"It seems I need to learn more from her in the future and figure out these intricacies. As the saying goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.'"
The charcoal fire roared, and the oil from various ingredients crackled and popped as the flames licked at them.
Sparks flew up, mingling with the aroma of food that filled the courtyard of the guesthouse.
Lu Qingzhou skillfully placed the grilled food onto a plate with smooth, natural movements. She then handed it to Su Qingyao beside her, saying, "These are done grilling. Take them over for them to eat first."
Su Qingyao responded softly and gracefully carried the plate towards Zhang Ruoshui and the others.
She said softly, "Mom, these are freshly baked. Why don't you try them and see how they taste?"
With a kind smile on her face, Zhang Ruoshui glanced at everyone, her heart filled with mixed feelings. She then said, "There's so much food, everyone sit down and eat together."
Mu Shaohua and Su Qingyao exchanged glances.
With different thoughts on their minds, no one took the first bite.
Seeing that no one was moving, Zhang Ruoshui urged, "Let's eat together."
Mu Shaohua smiled and said in a sweet voice, "Mom, this is what Xiao Lu baked for you first. You eat first, and we'll eat later."
Su Qingyao nodded in agreement, "Mom, you eat first."
Zhang Ruoshui smiled helplessly.
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