It must be said that, following such a shrewd and capable master, even a simpleton like me has learned some essentials, though only the basics.
"Great job, great job, keep it up!"
Jing Zhe patted Hanhan on the shoulder, encouraging him.
His round, chubby face quietly turned red.
Then he was led into the house.
Inside the house, the food had already been set on the dining table.
Having not seen Jing Zhe for many years, Wu Ma felt bad about having only a bowl of noodles for dinner last night, so she went to the market early this morning and bought a lot of chicken, duck, fish and meat.
At this moment, there were six dishes and a soup on the table, which was particularly abundant. In particular, the chicken and mushroom soup in the middle was very fragrant, and Hanhan almost drooled as soon as he entered the house.
Jing Zhe glanced at him. "Have you eaten?"
The simpleton quickly shook his head.
"Are you a dog? You came right after smelling the aroma!"
The simpleton was startled: "Young Master really knows me well. I really am a dog!"
"..."
Jing Zhe remained silent for a long time, thinking to himself, "You're still the same dog after all!"
It seemed that after hearing Liu Jinghong say that Hanhan was specially sent by her eldest sister Lu Li to protect Jing Zhe, Wu Ma brought over another set of bowls and chopsticks: "Since Li'er sent him to protect Zhe'er, he should stay at home, eat well and rest well!"
Hearing Aunt Wu say "protect," the simple-minded man's round face turned even redder.
It seems... he fainted during the recent dangerous assassination attempts, and while unconscious, he protected the young chieftain...
That's pretty impressive.
"Hey, young chieftain, your face... looks like you've been punched?"
Just now, Liu Jinghong was "teaching" Jing Zhe martial arts on the street, and she made some relatively close contact with his face a few times, but not with much force. After all, she was also worried about him, and ordinary people wouldn't be able to tell anything.
But Hanhan was a trained fighter, and seeing it so close, he noticed it immediately and asked out of curiosity.
"that…"
Jing Zhe glanced at Liu Jinghong and noticed that her head was drooping, as if she was shy.
You weren't even ashamed when you hit someone!
"I ran into a little female cat on the road and she scratched me."
Liu Jinghong lowered her head even further, her shoulders trembling slightly, perhaps from anger.
"How did the young chieftain know it was a female cat?"
"Because... he's good-looking!"
Thinking back to how her hands felt when we slept that night, she added, "She has a great figure too!"
Liu Jinghong's shoulders heaved even more violently.
"But...the cat doesn't seem to do this when it scratches you, does it?"
"..."
Jing Zhe rummaged through the mushroom soup, found a round piece of chicken with skin on, and put it in Hanhan's bowl. Hanhan's eyes lit up with excitement, until he heard the next sentence—
"You talk too much, shut up and eat a piece of chicken butt to replenish your energy!"
"..."
Looking at the chicken in the bowl, Hanhan froze in mid-air with his chopsticks, unsure whether to pick it up or not. His round face turned red again.
Aunt Wu tapped the table in front of Jing Zhe, feigning anger, and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I threw away the chicken butt a long time ago. Where is that?"
As she spoke, she used her chopsticks to turn it over and found that it was just a chicken neck with the skin on. She then rolled her eyes at Jing Zhe.
"Look, it's clearly a chicken neck! Silly boy, don't listen to him, just eat it. I cleaned this chicken very thoroughly!"
After saying that, he seemed to remember something and chuckled to himself.
"You're still as mischievous as you were when you were a child!"
Jing Zhe, however, was unconvinced: "They look exactly alike!"
As he spoke, he picked up two more chicken legs and placed them in Wu Ma's and Liu Jinghong's bowls respectively, their eyes filled with satisfaction.
However, despite her relief, Liu Jinghong lost her appetite for the chicken leg after hearing what he said earlier. After thinking for a moment, she picked it up and gave it back to Jing Zhe, saying, "I don't like it."
So Jing Zhe ate heartily, calling out to the simpleton next to him as he ate: "What are you standing there for? Stop pretending to be a gentleman, hurry up and eat!"
Hanhan stared at the chicken neck that looked like a chicken's butt, feeling immense pressure. But since it was already in the bowl, he couldn't waste it, so he closed his eyes and put it in his mouth.
Even so, I still felt a bit nauseous.
Just then, there was another knock on the door.
Aunt Wu stood up, somewhat curious: "When the two of you weren't back, there weren't this many people coming to the house!"
He then prepared to open the door.
Jing Zhe kicked the simpleton: "Is your butt that heavy?"
Upon hearing this, Hanhan felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly ran out, spitting out what was in his mouth as well.
...
A short while later, Zhu Xinning walked in slowly, carrying a gift box.
"Oh my, it's Xinning!"
"Aunt Wu said with a smile."
"It's been a while since I last visited Aunt Wu. A while ago, someone came from Jiangling and brought some clear tea. I was thinking of bringing some over for Aunt Wu to try as well."
As he spoke, he placed the gift box on the table next to him.
She speaks with gentle grace and poise, which is very much in line with Zhu Xinning's personality.
"Just come, why bring anything? Besides, I've heard of this clear water tea, it's very precious, what am I, an old woman, supposed to drink?"
"Aunt Wu, please drink it. If you like it, I'll bring some more later!"
After hearing what Zhu Xinning had to say, Aunt Wu couldn't stop smiling.
However, Liu Jinghong at the dinner table kept pursing her lips.
Jing Zhe also stood up: "Second sister, have you eaten?"
"No, I was planning to deliver the things to Aunt Wu before going home to eat!"
You're kidding me!
Delivering something at this hour, and in person at that—who would believe he wasn't here to eat?
Liu Jinghong's lips pursed even more.
"Oh dear, why go back? Aunt Wu has prepared a table full of delicious dishes, Second Sister, let's eat together!"
As he spoke, he came over and pulled Zhu Xinning to the dining table. He was quite shrewd; he didn't let Zhu Xinning sit with Liu Jinghong, but instead had her sit next to him.
Zhu Xinning glanced at him, thinking that at least he still had some conscience, and happily sat down. At this moment, Wu Ma had already brought out another set of bowls and chopsticks and was serving Zhu Xinning rice.
"Some people have food at home, yet they insist on coming to other people's houses to eat. How can they be so shameless?"
Liu Jinghong took a big bite of rice and then said coldly.
"This is my home. I can come whenever I want. Why would I be embarrassed?"
Zhu Xinning said calmly.
"Your house? This house is mine, it's my house, not yours! How can you be so shameless?"
Liu Jinghong put down her bowl, feeling like she was about to laugh out loud in anger.
"This is the Jing family home, your home, my home, and Zhe'er's home. If you feel you've spent money and are losing out, you can tell me, and I'll give you the money!"
Zhu Xinning slowly ate a mouthful of rice, while also serving food to Wu Ma and Jing Zhe. She then added, "But even if I give you money, I won't do what you do and say this house is mine. Of course, if you want to live here, I won't refuse!"
"..."
Clean and efficient.
It was a perfect counterattack.
Liu Jinghong was speechless.
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