Just as Liu Xiaoyuan was teaching Su Xue how to cook, her mother led the family's ox home. Upon seeing a girl suddenly appear in the house, and such a beautiful one at that, her mother immediately concluded that Su Xue and Liu Xiaoyuan's relationship was not simple.
When Su Xue saw Liu Xiaoyuan's mother, she didn't greet her, just glanced at her, and continued cooking.
Mom didn't take it too seriously that Su Xue didn't greet her; instead, she blamed Liu Xiaoyuan for letting Su Xue, a girl, cook.
"Come on, girl, let me cook this. You go and rest!" Mom said warmly.
As a result, Su Xue didn't appreciate her mother's enthusiasm at all, and coldly said, "No need, I'm learning to cook."
Hearing Su Xue's aloof tone, her mother was quite unhappy. It was one thing for her not to greet her earlier, but now she was speaking to her like this. How could this girl be so inconsiderate?
After Su Xue finished stir-frying the loofah, her mother called Liu Xiaoyuan aside and whispered, "Xiaoyuan, who is that girl? She's pretty, but why is she so rude?"
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Mom, that's Su Yun's older sister. That's just her personality. Mom, you should be tolerant and not take it to heart."
After Liu Xiaoyuan's kind persuasion, Mom stopped being angry. However, she left the kitchen and went to her room to watch cartoons with Su Yun.
Liu Xiaoyuan then gave Su Xue a lesson in ideology, telling her not to be so cold when she sees her parents in the future. Even if she doesn't smile, she can't have a stern face, or he won't teach her how to cook.
Under Liu Xiaoyuan's threat, Su Xue nodded in agreement.
"Try this dish and see how it is," Su Xue said, picking up the freshly made loofah.
Liu Xiaoyuan picked up the chopsticks and tasted it. Although it didn't taste very good, it was still edible, which was an improvement.
"Not bad, it's still edible, try it yourself!" Liu Xiaoyuan handed a new pair of chopsticks to Su Xue.
Su Xue took the chopsticks, picked up a piece of loofah after a few tries, put it in her mouth, and after tasting it, she actually said it was delicious.
Indeed, the food I make is the best. If this is so delicious, then the dishes I make must be delicacies from land and sea.
"I'm going back now!" Su Xue felt embarrassed to continue studying when she saw her mother return.
Liu Xiaoyuan thought it was good for Su Xue to go back, so that Su Xue's cold temper wouldn't upset his mother.
After Su Xue left with Su Yun, her mother looked at the two sisters' backs and said, "Su Yun is such a lovely child. Why is her older sister like this? It's true that the nine sons of the dragon are all different."
When Liu Xiaoyuan saw that his mother knew about the nine sons of the dragon, he couldn't help but joke, "Mom, I didn't know that the dragon had nine sons!"
"You brat, your mother at least went to junior high school." Mom rolled her eyes at Liu Xiaoyuan.
In the following days, Liu Xiaoyuan simply took Su Xue to the hotel to learn how to cook, because there were more ingredients there and there was a master chef, which greatly benefited Su Xue's cooking skills.
Su Xue's entry into the hotel kitchen immediately caused a commotion. The hotel kitchen was full of men, practically a monastery, and the sudden appearance of such a fairy-like woman as Su Xue made their eyes light up with greed.
But then they discovered that the woman was too cold, so cold that no one dared to approach her. In particular, the two young men gave up after several unsuccessful attempts to flirt with her.
During her stay at the hotel, Su Xue's cooking skills improved by leaps and bounds. She even learned how to flip the wok, and her knife skills surpassed Liu Xiaoyuan's.
The hotel's chefs all gave Su Xue a thumbs up, saying that Su Xue was hardworking and quick to learn, but her only flaw was that she was too cold and aloof.
Tomorrow is the day of the Beijing Calligraphy Conference, so Liu Xiaoyuan needs to rush to the provincial capital early tomorrow morning to catch a plane.
When Murong Yuyan learned that Liu Xiaoyuan was going to the capital, she immediately said that she was also going back and they could go together.
Liu Xiaoyuan was more than happy to have beautiful women accompany him on his journey; it was the best thing ever.
Liu Xiaoyuan told Lu Siyao and the others about his trip to the capital. The girls all said the same thing: to be careful.
As for Su Xue, Liu Xiaoyuan told her to come to the hotel to learn cooking skills whenever she had free time.
Early in the morning, Liu Xiaoyuan took Murong Yuyan's car to the airport. When they arrived at the airport, it was already 10 a.m., and Zhao Qianhai and the others were already waiting anxiously there.
This time, Zhao Qianhai didn't go alone. He also invited his apprentice Li Chenggong, as well as the calligraphy masters he had met at Zhao Qianhai's home last time.
When everyone saw Liu Xiaoyuan, they greeted him warmly, because they were very impressed by the skill he had shown last time.
As for Murong Yuyan, who was standing next to Liu Xiaoyuan, she was completely ignored by these calligraphy masters.
Murong Yuyan didn't know much about calligraphy, but some of her colleagues liked to collect calligraphy and paintings, and there happened to be a work by Zhao Qianhai, so Murong Yuyan knew a little bit about Zhao Qianhai.
When Murong Yuyan met Zhao Qianhai, a master calligrapher, she spoke with great respect for Liu Xiaoyuan, her large eyes, hidden behind her sunglasses, wide open.
After registering, Liu Xiaoyuan did not sit with Zhao Qianhai and the others because Murong Yuyan had bought his plane ticket.
"Liu Xiaoyuan, isn't that the great calligrapher Zhao Qianhai?" Murong Yuyan asked.
Liu Xiaoyuan asked in surprise, "You know Zhao Qianhai? Do you also like calligraphy?"
Murong Yuyan shook her head and said, "I don't like calligraphy, but one of my colleagues does. She happens to have a piece by Master Zhao Qianhai, so that's why I know a little about Master Zhao Qianhai."
After finishing speaking, Murong Yuyan asked, "By the way, how did you get to know Master Zhao Qianhai? He seemed to respect you quite a bit when he spoke to you. Are you also a master calligrapher?"
Liu Xiaoyuan placed his right hand on his chin and said, "You could say that."
Murong Yuyan was clearly skeptical, because calligraphy is something that requires years of accumulation, and it is impossible to write well without a certain level of skill.
"You're not lying?" Murong Yuyan asked, her eyes wide.
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "What good would it do me to lie to you?"
Upon hearing this, Murong Yuyan nodded. Indeed, there was no benefit for Liu Xiaoyuan in deceiving her.
"Then who did you learn calligraphy from?" Murong Yuyan immediately asked.
Liu Xiaoyuan said in a boastful tone, "Someone as smart as me, do I need to learn from others? I'm self-taught."
"Tch! Shameless!" Murong Yuyan usually disliked arrogant and complacent people because she thought they were immature and unreliable. However, faced with Liu Xiaoyuan's self-promotion and boasting, Murong Yuyan not only didn't dislike him, but actually felt quite pleased.
This might be what people mean when they say that when you like someone, even their flaws become virtues. Not washing your smelly socks for a week isn't called being lazy; it's called saving water!
(End of this chapter)
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