Chapter 175 Who Married You
Fu Xinyue turned her head and glanced at Chu Qingxue, her eyes cold.
Jingjiang Dihua is now owned by the Fu family, and tonight's dinner party is hosted by her as Queen Elizabeth of Y country.
This top-quality king crab from the Bering Sea cost her a lot of money, all to please Queen Elizabeth and encourage her to increase investment in the undersea tunnel.
As it turned out, it wasn't a professional but Jiang Ning who came to dismantle the crab.
Most importantly, the tools for disassembly were not yet prepared.
Fu Xinyue isn't stupid; she knows that Chu Qingxue was behind this arrangement.
In dealing with Jiang Ning, she and Chu Qingxue were on the same side, after all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
But she didn't trust Chu Qingxue.
If it weren't for Lu Junyan's backing, Chu Qingxue's family wouldn't even be worthy of dining at the same table with her, given their status.
Chu Qingxue pretended not to notice Fu Xinyue's cold gaze, her smile like a mask she couldn't remove.
It was indeed she who asked the lobby manager to arrange for Jiang Ning to dismantle the crab.
She also secretly told the kitchen staff to remove all the crab-disassembling tools.
Even if Jiang Ning were to turn around and ask the kitchen now, they would tell her that the crab-disassembling tools were missing.
Chu Qingxue wanted to make things difficult for Jiang Ning and see him make a fool of himself.
In any case, even if Jiang Ning angers Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth will only take her anger out on Fu Xinyue.
Seeing Jiang Ning standing there stunned at the dining table, Lu Junyan stood up.
"I'll do it!"
Lu Junyan's words startled Chu Qingxue.
Is Lu Junyan starting to feel sorry for Jiang Ning again?
"As the only man here, dismantling crabs is my duty."
Lu Junyan spoke calmly, his manners gentlemanly.
Queen Elizabeth couldn't help but clap her hands in praise.
"As expected of President Lu, he has such gentlemanly manners!"
Lu Junyan held a kitchen knife in his hand; with his strength, even a kitchen knife could dismantle a crab.
"No need to trouble yourself."
Jiang Ning looked at Lu Junyan and made a "please" gesture in a businesslike manner.
"Please have a seat, sir."
Lu Junyan's eyes turned cold, and he said softly:
Don't be reckless.
Queen Elizabeth watched silently from the side, her eyes becoming increasingly interested.
She always felt that Lu Junyan seemed to know this waitress.
Jiang Ning gave Lu Junyan a calm and confident smile.
Lu Junyan sighed softly and handed the knife in his hand to Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning did not answer.
Lu Junyan had no choice but to sit down, his brows still furrowed.
Jiang Ning's gaze shifted from Lu Junyan to Chu Qingxue.
She knew perfectly well that Chu Qingxue was setting her up.
As the host, Fu Xinyue wouldn't joke about this dinner.
Chu Qingxue rested her chin on her hand, waiting to see what would happen.
She wanted to see how Jiang Ning would dismantle a crab with his bare hands.
Jiang Ning turned to face Queen Elizabeth and borrowed two knives from her in fluent foreign language, one of which was an extremely sharp steak knife.
"You can actually speak our Y language, that's amazing."
Queen Elizabeth was overjoyed.
Their native language in country Y is actually quite niche; they generally speak English when traveling abroad.
Lu Junyan, Chu Qingxue, and Fu Xinyue all looked at Jiang Ning with great surprise.
Especially Lu Junyan.
Chu Qingxue sat next to Lu Junyan, and she noticed the surprise in his eyes.
"Ms. Fu is so thoughtful; she even trained the employees in Mandarin."
After Chu Qingxue finished speaking, Queen Elizabeth suddenly realized what was going on.
"I see, thank you for your trouble, Miss Fu."
"No, no, it's nothing."
Fu Xinyue glanced at Chu Qingxue, who had a smug smile on her face.
Jiang Ning silently dismantled his own crab.
Although women are not as strong as men, two kitchen knives can be used to pry open the crab shell using the principle of leverage, and a sharp steak knife can also pry open the crab's leg membrane. As for the crab claws, it takes a bit more effort, and you must use the handle of the knife to precisely strike the weak point of the joint.
Fortunately, Bai Yichen had taught her how to use a fruit knife to dismantle a king crab before.
That was the first time she skipped school in high school. She was taken by Bai Yichen, an excellent student in both character and academics, and they secretly went to a party.
Generally, parties are more fun with a large group of people.
But that time it was just her and Bai Yichen.
Bai Yichen got his hands on an enormous king crab.
I ate a lot of king crabs when I was a child in Jiangning, but always in restaurants.
That was the first time she had ever dismantled a crab herself.
Bai Yichen is indeed a good teacher; he teaches well, and she learns quickly.
Jiang Ning still remembers what Bai Yichen said to her back then:
"You have a great talent for cooking. You will definitely be a very virtuous wife in the future. Whoever marries you will be the happiest man in the world."
At that time, Bai Yichen had an incredibly bright smile.
However……
As Jiang Ning reminisced about her high school days with Bai Yichen, she slowly put down the knife in her hand.
The king crab was completely dismantled, and the crab meat was removed intact, preserving all its delicious flavor.
Queen Elizabeth couldn't help but exclaim, "That technique is so beautiful, it's like magic... Miss Fu, is this lady your head chef?"
Fu Xinyue forced a smile, her lips twitching repeatedly.
Queen Elizabeth kept praising Jiang Ning, and Fu Xinyue and Chu Qingxue could only echo her.
Only Lu Junyan remained silent.
While Jiang Ning was dismantling the crabs, he kept his eyes glued to Jiang Ning.
At first, it was out of curiosity.
He was curious how Jiang Ning managed to dissect such a large king crab with a knife.
But gradually, his focus shifted.
Jiang Ning smiled as he dismantled the crab.
As if recalling something happy, she became so immersed in the memory that she couldn't pull herself out.
The brighter Jiang Ning's smile, the more unhappy Lu Junyan felt.
Because he had a gut feeling:
Jiang Ning is recalling things that make her happy—
It has nothing to do with him.
Lu Junyan had no idea what Jiang Ning was reminiscing about.
Or rather, who is being remembered?
This uncertainty made him uncomfortable.
As Jiang Ning finished dismantling the crab, his smile vanished, replaced by a deep sadness in his eyes.
These changes in expression caught Lu Junyan's eye, and he stood up.
"Excuse me, I'll take my leave now."
After speaking to Queen Elizabeth, he turned and left the box.
As he approached the door of the private room, he paused briefly and glanced at Jiang Ning out of the corner of his eye.
Jiang Ning did not turn around to look at him.
After Lu Junyan left the private room, Queen Elizabeth suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh my god, the diamonds fell off this crown!"
Chu Qingxue stood up abruptly as if struck by lightning.
"That's impossible!"
She immediately picked up the crown to check, and found that the round diamonds used to set the angel wings next to the main stone had indeed fallen off, and more than one of them had fallen off.
Chu Qingxue's face turned deathly pale instantly.
Queen Elizabeth's expression was also not good.
She had initially quite admired Chu Qingxue's design, but the fact that the diamond fell off the crown as soon as she received it only proved that Chu Qingxue's craftsmanship was subpar.
At this moment, Jiang Ning's slow, cold voice rang out from behind Chu Qingxue:
"You're using round diamonds... and you want to do a hidden setting?"
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