That weird idea even shocked Chen Shiying himself. No matter how good-looking Fu'er is, it won't work if she has a bad family background. Moreover, Chu Lingxuan has such a family, and he himself has a cold personality. He will definitely not love his wife, so it won't be easy to be his woman...
Chen Shiying was thinking about all the bad things Chu Lingxuan had done in his mind, but his face was full of smiles, and the closer he got to Tangyuan, the bigger his smile became.
Chu Lingxuan saw Chen Shiying coming over like a spring breeze, and he smiled. He took a few steps forward, clasped his fists and said, "Master Chen, it's been a long time. Please, please."
Chen Shiying didn't have much contact with Chu Lingxuan, and they had met no more than ten times in total. Whether it was his own perception, or the perception of his colleagues or friends, they all felt that although Chu Lingxuan had some real skills, he was cold, had a strange temper, and used tough methods. This was the first time he saw Chu Lingxuan smile directly to his eyes, and he was a little stunned. This person's smile was not just a superficial smile.
Why are you so enthusiastic about yourself today?
He suppressed the doubts in his heart, clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Lord Chu, I'm sorry to bother you."
Chu Lingxuan smiled again and said, "No, no, it's a great honor for Tangyuan to have Lord Chen here today. I heard that Lord Chen likes to drink Zhuangyuanhong, so the wine has been prepared."
The two of them chatted and laughed while giving way to each other as they entered Tang Garden.
At this time, Manager Luo quickly went to Fuyuan through the corner gate.
Chen Afu was staring at the two brocade boxes left by Chen Shiying in a daze. The purple brocade box contained a complete set of red gold head ornaments inlaid with rubies, and the vermilion brocade box contained a complete set of red gold head ornaments inlaid with jadeite.
The jewelry was glittering and very beautiful, but she didn't like it. She didn't want Chen Shiying's things anymore, didn't want him to come to her often with excuses, and didn't want him to interfere in her life.
If he insisted on returning the two boxes, it would not be appropriate. It was understandable that Wang did not want Chen Shiying's things, but he... Chen Shiying was right. Even if she did not call him dad, this body was his biological daughter, and the blood could not be changed. If it was in the previous life, his mother had done so many immoral things, so he would not recognize her. But this was ancient times. Not to mention Chen Shiying who had always wanted to repair the relationship between father and daughter, even his evil mother, if the relationship was really confirmed by the outside world, he would not dare to openly disobey that damn old woman.
Moreover, now, her relationship with Chu Lingxuan, the big and thick-legged girl she had been hugging, was so delicate...
Just when he was in a dilemma, he heard Shanzi outside say, "Manager Luo is here."
Chen Afu quickly closed the box and invited him in.
Manager Luo smiled and said, "Miss Chen, my little sister has been talking about wanting to eat the chicken shredded cold noodles you made. Dabao will also be eating at Tangyuan, do you think you can make some for them?" He shook the bowl in his hand and said, "I was afraid that you didn't have ready-made chicken at home, so I brought half a cooked rooster from Tangyuan."
Chen Ahfu stood up and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll make two bowls right away and have someone take them to Tangyuan for them to eat."
Manager Luo smiled and thanked her, then said earnestly, "Miss Chen, you are still young, and you don't think things through. Uncle Luo is just being generous and reminding you. Master Chen is... Miss Chen's biological father. Although no one has said it explicitly, everyone knows it. Master Chen came all the way to see you, and as a daughter, you should show some appreciation, right? You made noodles for Jie'er and Dabao, and if you don't make some for him, people will say you are unfilial."
Chen Ahfu was stunned. This was the first time that someone said Chen Shiying was her father in front of her. Although she felt a little uncomfortable, this was an undeniable fact. She could only smile and say, "Okay, I'll do more..."
She then realized that Chen Shiying and Chu Lingxuan were drinking together, so it was impossible for her to do it only for Chen Shiying. She also understood why Manager Luo came to say this, which was to ask her to serve Chu Lingxuan and save face for Chu Lingxuan. This person is really smart!
She quickly added, "Make more for Master Chen and Master Chu."
Manager Luo laughed and said, "Oh, Miss Chen, you are insightful. My uncle has always been good to you and your Dabao, especially to Dabao. He has been teaching him martial arts all morning..." and so on, he went on to say a lot about how busy his uncle was and how he found time to teach Dabao.
Chen Afu smiled and said, "Thank you, Lord Chu." Then he took the bowl and went to the kitchen.
Aunt Zeng had already cooked a few dishes. She thought Lord Chen would have dinner at Fuyuan, so she made a few more dishes.
Chen Afu asked Aunt Zeng to knead the dough while she tore the chicken off the bones and cut it into shreds. She also blanched the mung bean sprouts she had grown in boiling water and took them out, then heated up the peanut oil and let it cool.
Cook the cut noodles, mix with cooled peanut oil, shake and let cool, then mix with various seasonings, and finally add some chopped peanuts. That’s it. Mix in two small bowls.
Aunt Zeng at the side sniffed and smiled, "The cold noodles made by the eldest lady are really delicious, even better than those made in restaurants in Beijing."
Chen Ahfu said, "It would taste better if there were cucumbers."
Manager Luo was so happy that he trotted back to Tang Garden with the two basins in his hand.
Seeing that there were more dishes, Chen Ahfu took two more dishes to Luyuan. But he saw Wang's eyes slightly red, sitting on the kang in a daze, and the food on the kang table was still untouched.
When Wang saw Chen Afu coming, she forced a smile and asked her to sit on the kang.
Chen Ahfu asked, "Why is mother crying?"
Wang said, "I was thinking of your uncle and felt sad."
Chen Afu thought to himself, maybe she knew that Chen Shiying was here and she remembered the past?
Chen Afu sat on the kang and advised, "Don't be sad, mother. Lord Chu has said that they will continue to help search." Then, he accompanied Wang to have lunch.
As they were eating, Chen Ahfu whispered again, "Master Chen has come to Fuyuan."
Wang was not surprised. She had heard a few words from him in Fuyuan in the morning. Even though the voice was not loud, she could tell it was from him. She continued to eat with her head down, and asked casually, "What is he doing in Fuyuan?"
Chen Ahfu said, "He gave mother a set of headgear."
Wang raised her head and said, "No, mother won't want his things anymore, Ah Fu will give them back to him."
Chen Afu said, "I also told mother that she would not want his things anymore. He said, mother didn't want it, so let me keep it." He then talked about the two young men that Chen Shiying had found for him.
Wang listened to the two young men very seriously, and then she even smiled and said, "Mother also thinks that the young man from the Zhou family is good. He is already a scholar, with good knowledge and character. If he passes the imperial examination in the future, even if he fails to pass the imperial examination, he will have a way to get him a government position. Both the young man and his son will rely on him to live a good life, and you will definitely not be bullied when you get married. Forget about the other young man, the children of officials are all arrogant, and mother is afraid that they will look down on your background and Dabao."
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