The lunch was very rich.
Pig's trotters stewed with peanuts, wood ear mushrooms and rapeseed, braised crucian carp, stir-fried pork liver, cold cucumber, braised eggplant, crispy stream shrimp, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
The table was filled with eight dishes, each of which was delicious and fragrant, making people's mouths water. Xu Yunzhuo and Zhan Yang looked surprised.
These... were all done by Mr. Su alone?
They simply couldn't imagine that Mr. Su, who looked like a nobleman, was standing in the kitchen with an apron on his head and cooking with a spatula. The scene was too abrupt.
Su Ling politely asked them to sit down, placed chopsticks and spoons and bowls of soup. Lin Feng took the chopsticks from him and handed them to Xu Yunzhuo. Xu Yunzhuo stood up fearfully.
"Thank you, Mr. Lin. I can do it myself..."
Lin Feng sent a faint glance, and Xu Yunzhuo sat down reluctantly, and together with Zhan Yang, they were served by the boss and his wife in a reserved manner.
The embarrassing scene in the living room this morning kept lingering in my mind. Now, I was sitting at the same table with Mr. Lin for dinner, feeling very uncomfortable and not knowing what to do with my hands and feet.
Su Ling took rice from the rice cooker and noticed their discomfort. He smiled and said, "You are Lin Feng's right-hand men. We didn't have the chance to meet before. It's a rare opportunity to meet today. Don't be polite. Just treat this place as your own home."
Xu Yunzhuo and Zhan Yang accepted the meal, flattered. How could they have ever met before? Boss Lin clearly separated his public and private lives and was extremely careful about his privacy. Even as assistants to the CEO, they never dared to get involved in his personal affairs. Furthermore, Mr. Su had never been to the company, let alone attended a banquet with Boss Lin. It was normal that they didn't know each other.
If Mr. Lin hadn't encountered a marriage crisis this time, they probably wouldn't have known Mr. Su until now.
After serving the food, Su Ling sat down, picked up his chopsticks and said to them, "Try my cooking and see if it suits your taste."
Xu Yunzhuo gritted his teeth, picked up a piece of pig liver and ate it. After chewing it twice, his eyes lit up.
"tasty!"
Pork liver is not easy to fry. If the heat is not controlled well, it will easily become fishy and tough, like eating mud. But the pork liver fried by Mr. Shen is fresh, tender and delicious!
"If it tastes good, eat more." Su Ling's eyes curved like two crescent moons.
"Hmm!" Xu Yunzhuo was really hungry. He had been traveling all night and had a quick bite to eat in the morning. By now, he was starving.
The two assistants tried to remain reserved and worked hard.
Su Ling picked up the spoon and poured a bowl of pig's trotter soup for Lin Feng. "Someone in the village slaughtered a pig yesterday, and I bought two pig's trotters. I stewed them today, just right to nourish your body."
Lin Feng's eyes were tender and he said softly, "Thank you for your hard work in cooking so many dishes."
Su Ling held her chin elegantly, her beautiful peach blossom eyes smiling, her spirits high. "Stir-frying is quite simple. You can learn it by following the recipe steps."
Xu Yunzhuo put down his chopsticks and looked at him with admiration. Cooking is a skill that cannot be learned by just looking at a recipe. Talent is crucial.
Under Su Ling's caring gaze, Lin Feng drank the soup and ate the meat, praising, "Excellent."
Su Ling's mouth curled up, and he picked up a few crispy stream shrimps with his serving chopsticks. "I caught these in the stream yesterday afternoon. They taste different from sea shrimps."
The fried stream shrimps are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Eating them with the shell and the meat together is fragrant, crispy and chewy.
Lin Feng ate three or four in a row and also picked up some food for Su Ling. "Let's eat together."
"Okay." Su Ling took a bite and suddenly thought of something. He asked the two assistants, "Would you like some wine? The village chief made a jar of white wine a while ago and gave me two bottles. They're still unopened."
Xu Yunzhuo and Zhan Yang shook their heads at the same time. "No, no, thank you, Mr. Su."
They were fed a feast of dog food by the interaction between Mr. Lin and Mr. Su, and they wished they could shrink and disappear.
They ate the meal with both gusto and trepidation. The two couldn't help but sigh that Mr. Su's cooking skills were really good and that Mr. Lin was so lucky.
After the meal, Xu Yunzhuo took the initiative to clean up the dishes, and Zhan Yang helped him. Seeing how enthusiastic they were, Su Ling let them do it.
"I'm going to the fields soon. Will you continue to rest at home?"
On the corridor, Su Ling was playing with Lion with a cat toy, King was joining in the fun, and Lin Feng was sitting on the bench with his whole body tense, staring at the two little things with his sharp eyes.
"Still want to live broadcast?" Lin Feng frowned.
Su Ling raised the cat toy high, and the tabby cat jumped high and bit the feathers on the cat toy.
"Great, Lion!" Su Ling squatted down, scratched Lihua's chin, looked up at Lin Feng and said, "I hired people to harvest the rice, I have to go check on the progress."
Lin Feng asked: "Aren't you going back to S City with me?"
Su Ling picked up the kitten and sat next to him. Lin Feng's body stiffened noticeably, and he lowered his eyes and looked coldly at the arrogant little thing.
"I don't want to go back for now." Su Ling said honestly, "The air in the countryside is good, it's quiet, and it's comfortable to live in."
Lin Feng stared at his face in silence.
In the past, when he looked at her like this, Su Ling would involuntarily soften her heart and compromise unconditionally. But now her mood has changed and she has learned to do what she wants.
Calmly looking away, Su Ling put the raccoon cat down, stood up and asked, "Want to go out for a walk with me?"
Lin Feng looked at the smile on his face and held his hand.
Su Ling still had a childlike innocence. He took a big straw hat and put it on Lin Feng's head, turning the high-ranking group leader into a farmer.
Lin Feng tugged uncomfortably at the string tied around his chin. Su Ling, wearing a straw hat himself, raised an eyebrow at him. "It's called a husband singing and a husband following."
His words successfully stopped Lin Feng from pulling the rope.
The two walked out of the yard hand in hand and saw three rice farmers busy on the basketball court.
Since the rice fields were full of water and it was inconvenient to thresh the rice, the rice harvesters tied the harvested rice into bundles and piled them on the basketball court. Two people threshed the rice while one tied the straw bundles, working together seamlessly.
"Mr. Su."
"Mr. Su..."
Seeing Su Ling, the rice farmers greeted him warmly, while looking curiously at the tall man next to him.
They all saw the scene on the country road. However, knowing that same-sex marriage is legal is one thing, but seeing two men being affectionate with each other with their own eyes is another.
"Hello." Su Ling asked, "Have you had lunch?"
"I've eaten," said the rice farmer. Their wages didn't include lunch, so they brought their own. They ate steamed buns and dumplings with warm water, feeling full and satisfied, giving them more energy to work.
"Okay, keep busy."
Su Ling took Lin Feng and walked towards the fields. When they met familiar villagers on the way, he greeted them calmly and introduced Lin Feng to them generously.
In the morning, many villagers saw a luxury car driving into the village. A man with an extraordinary aura got out and hugged and kissed Mr. Su. Later, Mr. Su took him to the Su family mansion and did not come out for a long time. Everyone was guessing the man's identity.
Now they were all surprised to learn that this tall and handsome man was Mr. Su's partner.
It turns out that men really do marry men!
City people are indeed open-minded.
Lin Feng looked indifferent, ignoring the curious glances that kept coming at him, and silently followed Su Ling on the field road. His expensive leather shoes were inevitably covered in mud.
"This piece of rice fields and three vegetable greenhouses are all my family's land." Su Ling presented a treasure to Lin Feng like a child, then turned and pointed at Phoenix Mountain. "That's the tea mountain, producing Yulu tea. When I first came here, the tea merchants who used to work with my second grandfather actually tried to take advantage of the opportunity to lower the price. Fortunately, I know the tea market and reversed the situation and raised the price."
Lin Feng touched his delicate cheek. "I'm sorry for that."
Su Ling said with a little pride: "Doing business is not as difficult as I imagined."
"Well." Lin Feng praised generously, "You did a great job."
"Of course." Su Ling raised his delicate chin, his face full of pride. "Look, I've been working hard here for over three months, and I've achieved fruitful results. Why should I give up and go back to S City?"
Lin Feng looked at him deeply, his usual fierce aura disappeared in front of Su Ling, especially when he saw Su Ling's arrogant little expression, a hint of doting was faintly revealed.
"Happy?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'm happy." Su Ling said, "The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and the people are simple and honest. After living here for a long time, I feel calm and my creative inspiration is endless. I like the tranquility here."
Lin Feng placed his broad palm on the straw hat on his head and said softly, "Since you like it, then stay here until you get tired of it."
Many times, Lin Feng obeyed Su Ling's every command. For example, when he said he didn't like living in his family home, Lin Feng bought a villa in Xiangyan Mountain.
Su Ling was in a good mood and pulled Lin Feng under a tree.
There was a huge rock under the tree, which was often climbed by people and had a very smooth surface. He jumped up easily, bent down and stretched out his hand to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng held his hand and used it to climb up.
It was cool under the tree. The two took off their straw hats and sat comfortably on the boulder, with their backs against the tree trunk. Before their eyes was the busy scene of farmers harvesting rice, a scene full of vitality.
A breeze blew, lifting Su Ling's loose curly hair. The afternoon sun shone through the dense leaves onto his face, casting a hazy light on him, making him look noble and holy.
"After you left for your business trip, I received a call from a lawyer." Su Ling took the initiative to bring up what happened three or four months ago. "The lawyer said someone left me an inheritance and asked me to inherit it."
He turned to look at Lin Feng, smiled and said, "At first I thought it was a scam call, so I blocked him directly."
Lin Feng stretched out his arms, naturally put his arms around his shoulders, and lowered his head to kiss his hair lightly.
Su Ling leaned against his chest, grabbed his other hand and clasped his hands together.
"Lawyer Zhang is a responsible and good lawyer. Even after my second grandfather passed away, he still diligently fulfilled his commission. He made many inquiries to find me, and persevered in calling me from different phone numbers. He finally convinced me."
"Originally, I hadn't planned to come to the countryside... But that night, I suddenly developed a high fever and felt unwell all over. You weren't by my side, and your phone was turned off when I called you. I thought you were tired of me and didn't love me anymore. My heart ached so much that I felt like I was suffocating... I didn't want to hate you, nor did I want to embarrass myself, so I decided to divorce you, to set us both free and live happily ever after... If I had known you were in the operating room, I definitely wouldn't have just left the divorce agreement and walked away."
Biting his lip, Su Ling slowly recounted what had happened recently. "I wasn't used to the countryside when I first arrived. It felt uncomfortable everywhere. There weren't the conveniences of the city. I had to do everything myself: selling tea, farming, paying salaries, building new roads... Every day was so busy I had no time to think about anything else. Before I knew it, I had adapted to country life..."
Lin Feng listened quietly, his arms slowly tightened, almost holding him in his arms.
"I'm sorry...baby."
Su Ling interlocked his fingers and shook them firmly. "I was just overthinking things and getting stuck on a tangent. Now that I've figured it out, I won't dwell on it anymore."
Turning around, he faced the man and said seriously, "When two people spend less time together, they lack communication. I've told you my problem, so why don't you be honest with me? You've been on business trips to Country L all year. Could it be that you're keeping a mistress outside? Hmm?"
"No." Lin Feng quickly denied.
Su Ling narrowed his eyes. "Psychologically speaking, denying something too quickly can actually be more suspicious."
Lin Feng held his face and kissed his lips. "I don't want anyone else but you."
Su Ling hummed a few times: "Where did you learn these sweet words?"
Although he looked disgusted, the upturned corners of his mouth betrayed his good mood.
Lin Feng said seriously, "There's more. Do you want to hear it?"
Su Ling pinched his face and pulled it to both sides, deforming his handsome face.
"It's not worth listening to it all at once. Let's talk about it later." He leaned close to the man, his nose almost touching his, and whispered seductively, "Think carefully, is there anything you forgot to tell me?"
Lin Feng lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes trembling, and his voice was slightly hoarse. "You haven't had a physical examination in more than four months."
This was an obvious attempt to change the subject. Su Ling gritted her teeth, buried her head in his arms weakly, and complained, "I'm in good health and don't need regular checkups."
There are too many items in the physical examination, and it takes a lot of time to complete it all, especially the blood test. He is really afraid of it every time he draws blood.
"No, your health is the most important thing. You must not be careless." Lin Feng's tone was unquestionable.
Su Ling knew that his partner was frightened by the fever he had during the vacation. Lin Feng had always been cautious about his health and would not allow any doubts.
"Okay." He sighed and said, "My teacher is holding an art exhibition at the end of the month. I'll go for a physical checkup when I return to S City."
Lin Feng frowned slightly, as if he was not satisfied with the answer. "Come with me tomorrow."
"Tomorrow is too urgent." Su Ling came out of his arms and pointed at the rice fields, "There's a lot of work to do!"
After the rice is harvested, the next step is to harvest the rice fish, and then we have to find a way to sell the grain and fish. It will take at least ten days or half a month to finish the job.
"If you are busy with work, you can go back to S City first." Su Ling said.
Lin Feng was silent for a while, then said, "I'll accompany you."
Su Ling patted his shoulder. "No, I'm not a child. I don't need you to accompany me."
Lin Feng didn't dwell on the issue with him. "After the physical examination, come with me to visit our family."
"Hmm?" Su Ling was slightly startled. Original family? Returning to the Lin family's old house?
Lin Feng said: "It's Grandpa's ninetieth birthday, we must attend."
The Lin family is a large clan. On Lin Feng’s grandfather’s birthday, all relatives and friends will come back to attend the banquet. Su Ling can fully imagine how spectacular the scene will be.
However, his son-in-law, who cannot have children, is definitely not welcome.
Lin Feng clasped his hand tightly and said in a deep voice, "I'm here."
Su Ling shrugged, pulled out a piece of grass and bit it in his mouth, and said fearlessly: "It's okay, I can handle it myself."
If he was afraid, he would not have insisted on marrying Lin Feng. His ironclad fortress could withstand any external attack, but it could not withstand the collapse from within.
He gave Lin Feng two chances, but unfortunately he avoided explaining. As the saying goes, there is no more than three chances. He hoped that he could confess as soon as possible.
Su Ling turned his head, looked at Lin Feng's strong body sharply, and licked his lips.
I hope he can take better care of himself, otherwise he doesn't mind teaching him personally.
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