Chapter 173 "Is it delicious?"
In the autumn courtyard, the golden osmanthus is fragrant.
Xie Siyan sat in front of the bluestone tea table, his fingertips gently stroking the Ru kiln sky blue glaze tea cup, and the white hair silver needle in the cup stretched out like a sparrow's tongue.
After hearing this, Cheng Yu's expression changed immediately.
Without questioning, she stood up and left. Xie's father wanted to call her back, but was stopped by Xie Siyan, "Didn't father say that woman was infertile? How come such an eldest son appeared out of nowhere?"
Xie's father's expression changed slightly, and he stood there stiffly, "Peiyun can't give birth..."
So it doesn't affect him. He gave birth to a child outside, brought the child back, and recognized that woman as the mother? The incident didn't happen under his nose, but for so many years, he still wanted to hide it from them.
"What position did my father promise him?" Xie Siyan looked up, a ginkgo leaf just happened to fall on the tea table. His expression was icy. "Xie Xiao has been desperately trying to contact Zhang Shili, Li Yuanhai and other group veterans recently... He even dared to meet with Director Zhao from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission privately."
The ginkgo leaves were crushed by his fingertips, making a slight crisp sound, and Xie Siyan's expression was unpredictable.
The purple clay teapot in Xie's father's hand trembled violently, and the tea overflowed from the spout, winding on the black gold stone tea tray. He sighed, "Si Yan, he is your brother after all...but Zhongjian is for you, there will be no place for him."
After hearing this, Xie Siyan asked, "So, father is planning to give him the Southeast Asia division?"
With a "bang", the purple clay teapot fell on the tea table.
A fine crack appeared on the pot body. Xie's father raised his head, obviously anxious. "Southeast Asia... isn't it a little too far?"
"Is it far?" Xie Siyan asked in an inexplicable tone.
Of course, he knew that if the adopted son of his mistress went to Southeast Asia, his father's old lover would definitely be in trouble. He was afraid that as a good father, he would not be willing to let his youngest son go to such a backward place, which was naturally not as good as staying in Beijing to enjoy a good life.
The koi pond next to the tea table suddenly began to ripple, and several red and white koi sank to the bottom of the pond in panic.
The autumn wind blew fallen leaves across the stone steps, and the protruding blue veins on the back of Xie Yan's hand were particularly glaring in the sunlight.
"Si Yan," he shivered, "can't you tolerate it?"
——
The visit ended in a bad mood.
The "family reunion" scene did not take place.
After Xie Yan left, Xie Siyan did not continue to sit in the courtyard. Instead, he ordered people to check who Xie Xiao's biological mother was and whether she was still alive.
The housekeeper had been standing nearby, watching the goings-on. Now, he came over with freshly made snacks in his hands, worry etched in his wrinkles. "Young Master, why are you bringing this up in front of the Master and the Madam?"
He looked at the messy tea sets on the floor and said, "Over the past few months, your relationship has finally improved..."
Xie Siyan certainly knew that the relationship between the two had eased.
But in the past two years, he has fully realized that only when there is unrest in the family will his parents not unite to deal with him, and he can have a few days of peace.
He casually picked up a piece of dessert, stuffed it into his mouth, and smiled, "Uncle Zhang, when this house is peaceful... who will be the next person to be dealt with by the joint forces?" The housekeeper was stunned, and then listened to Xie Siyan's instructions, "This was made by my mother herself? Fill me two boxes, I want to take it back."
——
Dusk is falling.
Mu Jia stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the neon lights gradually rising outside. His stomach was empty but he had no appetite at all.
The phone suddenly vibrated.
It turned out to be a short message from Xie Siyan, short and powerful, with only two words -
[Go downstairs]
Mu Jia's cheeks felt hot unconsciously as she looked at the text message. Could it be that he was sober now and wanted to bring up that embarrassing study problem again?
Thinking of this, Mu Jia put on his slippers and walked out the door.
The moment the door opened, Mu Jia was stunned. Xie Siyan was dressed casually, holding a carved mahogany lunch box in his hand. When he saw her come out, he handed it to her directly.
"For me?"
Mu Jia stopped where he was.
Xie Siyan said "hmm", then asked her naturally, "Do you want to go for a walk around the neighborhood?"
The street lights stretched the shadows of the two people very long and entangled them together.
The car drove all the way to a nearby park before stopping. There weren't many people there at the moment, so Mu Jia and Xie Siyan walked into the park, one in front and one behind.
After walking for a while, the night grew darker, and Mu Jia's stomach suddenly made an inopportune sound.
“Gurgle——”
It is especially clear in the quiet night.
Xie Siyan chuckled and turned his head, "Are you hungry?"
Mu Jia turned his face away, hummed softly, and explained, "I didn't eat dinner."
Mu Jia was brought back to the car by Xie Siyan, holding her wrist. The leather seat of the Aston Martin was still cold. As soon as she sat down, the carved food box that had been placed on the passenger seat was handed to her knees.
Mu Jia tried to hold back, but couldn't help it, and opened the lid of the box as Xie Siyan drove back.
The sweet fragrance of osmanthus mixed with honey hits you in the face.
There were six kinds of snacks neatly arranged in the food box, all of which were of ancient style. She took one and put it in her mouth.
"Is it tasty?"
Mu Jia was stunned for a moment, raised his head, and met Xie Siyan's gaze through the front view mirror.
Mu Jia was a little embarrassed, and quickly swallowed the cake in his mouth and replied, "It's delicious."
Xie Siyan paused.
"Then I'll ask her to make more next time and bring it to you."
"Is this handmade?" Mu Jia was a little surprised.
She looked at the exquisite snacks in the box and thought that the man had very skillful hands. Each petal of the lotus pastry was as thin as a cicada's wing, and the golden thread date paste filling was faintly visible. When she tasted it just now, it melted in her mouth, but was also sweet.
Xie Siyan said "hmm".
——
Mu Jia didn't expect that she was so greedy. She finished all the snacks that Xie Siyan brought to her that day that night.
Because of what he said, she waited for a few more days, but in the end he seemed to have forgotten about her.
Mu Jia was just waiting to find him secretly on the app, "Xie Siyan...Is that pastry convenient?" She said a little embarrassedly, "I can pay for it."
Mu Jia didn't expect that he would be so useless.
The snacks that Xie Siyan sent that day were eaten up by her that night.
The gilded food box lay empty on the coffee table, not even a crumb of icing sugar left. She stared at the embossed twined branches on the bottom of the box and cursed herself for being so greedy.
Could it be because I didn’t eat dinner that day and exercised for a while, so I was hungry and the food tasted especially sweet?
But in the next few days, Xie Siyan seemed to have forgotten about it and never mentioned the snacks again.
Mu Jia waited for several days, and finally one evening, he couldn't help but clicked on the dialog box that had been silent for a long time.
【Xie Siyan……】
The typing fingers paused, then deleted and rewrote:
[Is it convenient to make the pastries from last time again...]
Still not right.
Mu Jia buried his face in the pillow, his ears burning. The screen flickered on and off, and the final version sent out became:
[Um... is that pastry chef still taking orders? I can pay.]
After sending it, she felt a little regretful and tried to withdraw it in a hurry, but she saw a prompt pop up above the dialog box saying "The other party is typing".
Xie Siyan's reply came quickly, "Do you want to eat?"
Thinking of something, Xie Siyan smiled and said, "She only does it for free. How much do you want?"
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