"Alright, this is the last dish."
Wiping the sweat from his brow, Jiang Mu slapped away Hu Tao's little hand that was secretly reaching for the food on his plate.
"We'll eat once everyone's here."
I'll try it!
Hu Tao pouted, her eyes glistening with tears...
Stop pretending.
Seeing this, Jiang Mu showed no pity whatsoever, and squinted his eyes as he spoke.
"I won't fall for that again."
These past few days, those two little girls have used this trick to steal so much food from him. Do they really think he doesn't know?
"All right……"
………………
"They should be here soon..."
After placing the dishes in the system-provided temperature-controlled incubator to keep them warm, Jiang Mu sat on the sofa, waiting for the other guests to arrive.
"Why haven't we arrived yet...?"
Jiang Mu lay listlessly on the sofa, while Xiang Ling and Hu Tao were engrossed in reading a light novel beside him.
Ahem, this time it's not those two books from last time, but the works that Jiang Mu carefully selected and kept.
At this moment, Xiangling is reading "Reincarnated as a Hilichurl, I Can Become Stronger Just by Eating Sunset Berries"...
What Hu Tao was reading was "About My Reincarnation as the Thunder General"...
Well, both of these are truly excellent books!
Yes, a masterpiece...
(Just kidding~)
Meanwhile...
"Smack!"
"You brat, how dare you hit my car!" Old Master Hu was so angry that his beard stood on end.
"Hey, old man, there's no distinction of rank or status on this chessboard. Once a move is captured, it's captured. What, you're not going to take it back, are you..."
"Who said I was going to take back my move? Come on, let's continue."
"Alright, let me see... the general!"
"No, no, that round doesn't count."
"Grandpa, are you a sore loser? How many rounds has this been going on..."
"Alright, alright, let's continue."
Master Mao and Master Hu started playing chess, but it was obvious that Master Hu was the type who was bad at the game but had a great addiction to it, leaving Master Mao speechless...
………………
"Knock knock..."
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Have we had guests?"
Jiang Mu opened his eyes, quickly got up, jumped off the sofa, and strode towards the door.
Seeing him like this, the two old children who were playing chess also put down their pieces.
Ironically, while Master Mao was looking up at the door, Old Master Hu secretly moved his horse, allowing it to escape unscathed...
………………
The moment Jiang Mu opened the door, everything went black. The next moment, a familiar, refreshing scent with a slightly bitter aroma, unique to Qingxin, wafted towards him, and his face was buried in two clumps of black slime...
"Mmm..."
Jiang Mu struggled desperately, while Gan Yu, who was holding him, smiled faintly.
"Long time no see, little brother Jiang Mu. Are you being so affectionate right away? I don't dislike it, but I'm still a little unaccustomed to it..."
"Ugh... ugh... ugh..."
(“It was clearly Sister Gan Yu who went first…”)
"What? You want to do this again next time?" Gan Yu's face showed a helpless expression. "I really can't do anything with you... Okay, I promise you, from now on every time..."
Before Gan Yu could finish speaking, two figures rescued Jiang Mu from the mysterious power from either side and stood guard behind him like cats protecting their food...
"Sister Gan... Sister Gan Yu, brother is suffocating, can't you see...?"
Xiangling seemed a little nervous, but she still spoke up.
"Sister Gan Yu, as the secretary of Seven Stars, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to do this..."
While both Hu Tao and Gan Yu were arguing, Hu Tao's rhetoric was far more skillful...
"Oh my, there are two little ones here too..."
Gan Yu seemed unprepared for these two uninvited guests, and immediately withdrew her hand, smiling faintly.
"I'm currently on vacation. My identity isn't that of a Seven Star Secretary, but simply Jiang Mu's older sister. Isn't it normal for an older sister to dote on her younger brother?"
"This goes beyond what ordinary 'affection' can achieve..."
Walnut complained.
"Yeah, Sister Gan Yu, you wouldn't happen to be a brother-obsessed person, would you...?"
Xiangling said weakly from the side.
Upon hearing this, Hu Tao almost blurted it out.
"You, with your brother complex, have no right to say such things..."
However, considering that the two were temporarily on the same side, he didn't say that.
………………
"Looks like we're a bit late..."
The voice rang out again, and the next moment, two figures, one in gold and one in purple, appeared before everyone.
"Lord Ningguang!"
Gan Yu was slightly surprised.
"It's actually Sister Ningguang and Sister Beidou!"
Hu Tao ran up to the two of them and asked, "Are you here to eat too?"
"yes."
Beidou squatted down and patted Hu Tao's little head.
"I just got back and heard that the Zheng family's matter has been resolved. I haven't even had a chance to congratulate you yet."
"It's...it's alright..." Hu Tao awkwardly looked away...
"Jiang Mu, you've really made a fortune this time..."
At this moment, Ningguang was looking at Jiang Mu and jokingly said.
"I made quite a bit of money." Jiang Mu, who had just caught his breath, said noncommittally, "But if it weren't for that 50% that someone took, I might be even happier."
"That won't do." Upon hearing this, Ningguang opened her folding fan, covered her mouth, and chuckled.
"I'm from a poor family, surely no one would try to steal even my share of the profits..."
"Hearing the richest woman in all of Liyue say that she came from a poor family is a really strange feeling..."
Jiang Mu's rant.
"What rich woman? I'm not old at all!"
Ningguang was unhappy.
"Hey, kid." Just as the two were teasing each other, Jiang Mu was suddenly pulled away by an arm.
"I heard you ripped off a lot of money from Ningguang? Can I join you next time?"
Beidou pulled Jiang Mu to his side, put his arm around his shoulder, and said with a grin.
“Sister Beidou…” Jiang Mu forced a smile, “I don’t have that ability. Who told you this nonsense…”
Suddenly, Jiang Mu noticed a strange fragrance emanating from Bei Dou, like...
On Ningguang's body?
Good heavens, the legend of lilies blooming was circulating in the game from my past life, and now it's actually come true...
Jiang Mu couldn't help but admire these two people and sighed inwardly.
"Lilies are wonderful, but they can't bear children..."
(I won't say the next two sentences, hehe~)
Please have the newly arrived people sit down. Not long after, Yan Fei, Xing Qiu, Chong Yun, Ma Yanqiao and others also arrived and took their seats.
"Everyone."
Jiang Mu picked up a glass of juice, looked around, and said with a smile.
"Thank you all for coming here. Today, let's talk about feelings, not business!"
As he spoke, Jiang Mu glanced at Ning Guang meaningfully.
Seeing this, Ningguang just pursed her lips and continued eating her food in silence.
"Where's the alcohol? I want to drink!"
When Beidou realized there was no wine he liked, he threw a tantrum.
"Okay, here you go."
Jiang Mu didn't waste any words and took out the Huadiao wine that he had prepared in advance from the system space.
Beidou slapped off the mud seal, and instantly, an enticing aroma of wine filled the living room.
"Good wine, give me a bowl!" Master Hu said.
"Kid, get your godfather a jar!"
Master Mao looked at Jiang Mu, his eyes gleaming with a light that seemed to penetrate everything.
………………
"Come on, Chongyun, try this Mapo Tofu. I guarantee you'll love it."
Xingqiu held up a bowl of Mapo Tofu and recommended it to Chongyun.
"Really……"
Looking at the bright red plate, Chongyun felt a little apprehensive...
"Trust me, there won't be any problem," Xingqiu assured him, patting his chest.
"Oh well……"
Chongyun had no choice but to nod, pick up a piece of Mapo Tofu with his chopsticks, and stuff it into his mouth...
The next second...
"Chongyun!"
In short, the meal was exceptionally lively...
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