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It was still afternoon, and the two gentlemen followed to pay their respects. When they entered, they saw the girls sitting together, chatting and laughing while making Qingtuan. Old Madam Lu and other elders sat at another table, watching the young girls playing and laughing with a smile. Qingtuan is a famous food in the south. Luo Lingyu learned to make it from the girls after arriving in Jianye. The green leaves are rinsed and crushed to make mud; then mixed with late rice flour and glutinous rice flour, kneaded into green flour balls; filled with favorite fillings, rolled into snow balls; finally, the exquisite little dumplings are spread on the zong leaves and steamed in a pot. After coming out of the steamer, it is the famous "Qingtuan".

At this moment, a bunch of turquoise, round green dumplings were placed on the table. The old lady asked the two young men to have dinner here: "... You are busy on weekdays and you don't see each other. The relatives at home are all unfamiliar. Finally, we have time. Brothers and sisters, don't be restrained. Have dinner with me."

Mrs. Lu, who was sitting upright beside Mrs. Lu, looked at her son, then compared him to the handsome and radiant Lu Sanlang who looked like a banished immortal, and finally her eyes fell on the Ningping Princess Liu Tang who was happily helping Luo Lingyu among the girls. Mrs. Lu was a little anxious: "Erlang, why don't you go and see if the princess needs help? We are guests from afar, why are you so rude?"

Lu Jilang: “…”

Lu Xianhao is innocent.

Over there, Liu Tang's face suddenly turned red, with rice flour on her hands. She was at a loss what Mrs. Lu said: "No, no, no, I'm just here to play..." Mrs. Lu made such a fuss that all the girls looked at her, and the thin-skinned little princess was almost scared and ran away.

Mrs. Lu: “…”

This princess is good in every way, except that she is too timid. She gets shy when I speak louder. Look at Luo Lingyu next to her... Madam Lu weighed it and felt that the little princess was better. A daughter-in-law with a gentle temperament is always better than a daughter-in-law who has her own ideas and goes against her.

Lu Yun stood behind Luo Lingyu calmly.

He didn't say anything. Jiang Wanyi, who was sitting opposite Luo Lingyu, was already feeling a little uncomfortable. Jiang Wanyi didn't want to give Luo Lingyu and Lu Yun a chance to talk. She racked her brains to think of a topic. When she saw Lu Yun's lips move, Jiang Wanyi hurriedly interrupted and asked Luo Lingyu: "The cake you gave everyone that day was sour and sweet, and not sticky. It was delicious. How did your sister make it? Why don't you teach everyone today?"

Luo Lingyu's heart skipped a beat.

She knew Lu Yun was standing behind her, and she was a little proud just now. Now the man's burning eyes were staring at her back, and she felt a little sweaty on her back. But Luo Lingyu didn't show it on her face, she just smiled casually and said, "I just made it up, I don't know how I did it. If Sister Jiang likes it, I will research the recipe and give it to her someday."

Jiang Wanyi was about to thank him when Lu Yun asked, "What kind of cake?"

Luo Lingyu hurriedly said: "Nothing..."

Lu Yun looked at Jiang Wanyi.

Jiang Wanyi felt a little strange that her husband was staring at her. She slowly raised her head and saw that there was a strange atmosphere between Luo Lingyu and Lu Yun. Luo Lingyu's proper smile was a little stiff and her eyes were a little wandering, while Lu Sanlang was too calm. Jiang Wanyi realized something: "It's the kind of pastry I ate at Sister Luo's place the day before yesterday. It was made into a petal shape, and each piece was very delicate. It tasted different from other pastries when you bit it. It was crispy and soft, and it also had a floral and sesame fragrance..."

Luo Lingyu gritted her teeth and looked back.

Lu Yun slowly raised his eyes and looked at her.

The whispers of the girls quieted down, noticing this and looking around secretly. Seeing Lu Yun staring at Miss Luo for a long time, Lu Yun said, "The cakes you are talking about, if I am not mistaken, were sent back to Cousin Luo when I hosted a dinner in the palace."

Luo Lingyu: “…”

She hesitated slightly: "It's just a box of cakes."

Lu Yun didn't say anything, and looking at his expression, he seemed quite calm.

One of the female doctors exclaimed, "So Sister Luo gave us the cakes that our third cousin sent us? This, this... Third cousin, we don't know."

"Sister Luo, how can you give us what your cousin gave you?"

Luo Lingyu secretly cursed them for kicking someone when he was down. Even if Lu Yun was not angry at first, he would be angry after talking to her. Lu Yun was narrow-minded to begin with, and she had played him a trick on him in the past two days. If he was not angry now, he might be waiting to settle the score with her later...

In fact, it was just a box of cakes. It had a different meaning from the glass bracelet he gave her before. He gave it to her personally at that time, but this time it was Jin Yue who gave it to her. Lu Yun would not do anything just for a box of cakes.

He was angry with her in private, and Luo Lingyu was not afraid of him scolding her in private, but she was afraid that he would not give her face in public. She was such a face-conscious person... Luo Lingyu bit her lip and looked at him timidly, hoping that he would "show mercy" and not turn against her at this time.

Luo Lingyu said aggrievedly: "How can it be called 'giving it away'? My sisters are all here with me, they have seen it, I can't just hide it and say I won't give it to them, right?"

Lu Erlang and Lu Xian were standing and talking with Liu Tang. Their eyelids jumped when they saw that their third brother and cousin Luo were arguing again, and the people around them were fanning the flames... Lu Erlang was overwhelmed and hurried over to pull Lu Yun away. He laughed: "Aren't cakes meant to be given away? There are plenty of them in the palace. It's human nature to give them away or not. Happiness alone is worse than happiness with others."

Jiang Wanyi saw them flirting with each other again, and she was furious. She even hoped that Lu Yun and Luo Lingyu would have a quarrel. Jiang Wanyi retorted to Lu Erlang: "...If my cousin gave me cakes, I would not turn around and give them to others. What does it mean to turn around and give them to others? It seems like I don't care about my cousin's kindness at all."

These words touched Lu Yun's heart completely.

His face froze.

In fact, he was not that angry about the box of cakes. He gave it to Luo Lingyu because he thought she liked it, but she couldn't finish it, so it was normal for her to share it with her sisters. Unfortunately, the problem was that Luo Lingyu had a criminal record. The more she argued, the more he thought she had something to hide, and the more he thought she didn't take it seriously.


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