Duan Tingxuan said as he finally picked up a bowl of bean paste from the plate and stuffed it into his mouth. He then heard Su Nuannuan snort coldly. He then remembered that Duan Xinqi was also there. He felt embarrassed, so he turned around and smiled at the girl, "Eat more. Your sister-in-law's cooking skills are rare. Normally, I would ask her to take out a plate and eat as much as she wants, but she can't."
Duan Xinqi agreed, but when she saw her brother winking at her, she was startled and panicked, and became even more at a loss. She didn't know what Duan Tingxuan meant. After thinking for a long time, she stood up, but heard Duan Tingxuan sigh and say, "Silly girl, I told you to eat it yourself. Otherwise, your sister-in-law will be even more angry with me if she sees that I eat the food she treated you."
Duan Xinqi finally understood what his brother meant, and couldn't help but laugh and cry. He relaxed a little, so he picked up a piece of dessert and ate it slowly. Then he heard Su Nuannuan say, "It's rare for my second sister to come over. I fried it for her now. Isn't it okay? It's not worth your fuss."
"Are you trying to put me off? How boring." Duan Tingxuan pouted: "When will you cook for a plate of dim sum? If you cook, it must be a large amount of things." After saying that, he ignored Su Nuannuan and turned to Duan Xinqi and asked: "What are you doing here, second sister?"
"Nothing... nothing, I just came to see the cat." Duan Xinqi said a little awkwardly, and after thinking for a while, he stood up and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, I have been out for quite some time, and I have to go back now. That... Mimi has a stubborn temper, sister-in-law must keep a good eye on it, and don't let it run out and cause trouble again."
"It's just a cat, what trouble can it cause?" Su Nuannuan heard that there seemed to be something behind the little girl's words, so she smiled and pretended to be indifferent.
Sure enough, when Duan Xinqi saw that she didn't seem to care, she became a little anxious. She stamped her feet and said, "Sister-in-law, don't take it lightly. If Mimi bites your cat again, it will really die."
This time, before Su Nuannuan could speak, Duan Tingxuan beside her asked in confusion, "Which second sister-in-law?"
"It's the second sister-in-law." Duan Xinqi saw that even her eldest brother was dumbfounded, and she couldn't help but get more anxious, but she heard Duan Tingxuan sneer and said: "Oh? It's Tingye's wife, right? Why? Is she so powerful? She also wants to intervene in the fight between animals?"
Duan Xinqi was stunned when he saw his elder brother's careless smile. Suddenly, Su Nuannuan said with a smile, "Second sister, don't worry about the cat. Come and see it when you have time. I have nothing to do anyway, so come and keep me company. It will save me from being lonely."
Duan Xinqi was born and raised in a family after all. Although Su Nuannuan didn't say anything, there was a lot of information in Duan Tingxuan's words just now. She finally let go of the worry she had been holding. She rarely showed a sweet smile and said happily: "Thank you, sister-in-law. If I have free time in the future, I will come to see you. I'm leaving now."
Su Nuannuan sent her to the door and watched the little girl walk briskly. When she turned around, she saw the big cat Zhaocai standing at her feet, so she smiled and picked him up. She stroked the big cat and said, "I didn't expect you to be so popular. The second girl must have been worried about you these days. She came here today for you."
"Why? Is there something strange about this cat?" Duan Tingxuan didn't care much about his sister Duan Xinqi and didn't get up to see her off. However, after hearing Su Nuannuan's words, he couldn't help but ask.
"This is the cat that my second sister raised. Later, it bit my younger sister's Persian cat and was almost beaten to death, so it escaped."
Su Nuannuan sat down on the chair, looking at Duan Tingxuan who was eating the snow-covered bean paste enthusiastically, and she was so angry that she said angrily: "You are such a shameless brother. The second sister is the only girl in this house. In other families, parents and brothers would hold her as the apple of their eye, but no one in our house cares about her. What has happened to such a beautiful girl? You are the prince, her brother and her future support. It is too much for you to ignore her like this. Still eating? Bring it to me. I would rather feed my food to dogs than to you, a heartless brother."
"Watch your words, how could I be so heartless? Don't you see how many things I have to do every day? There are so many people I need to care about. My second sister doesn't want to get close to me, so how can I take care of her? Besides, do I need to take care of my brothers and sisters? My second sister is fine, but my third brother is arrogant and eccentric. You also said that I am the prince, so do I want to put my warm face on his cold butt? Not to mention my second brother, he is a poisonous snake. Fortunately, I am smart and have not been bitten by him until now. The thoughts of the couple are not to be understood by outsiders. Don't ignore the words of the second sister. Maybe if she can't cure you, she will take it out on your cat. This is all possible. Are you going to fight with them for a beast?"
After he finished speaking, the remaining pieces of snow-white bean paste on the plate also magically disappeared, making Su Nuannuan strongly suspect that he had said so much just to buy enough time to finish those snacks.
"Your second brother and his wife are not good people, but I think your second sister and her mother are good, just too weak. I guess your third brother's aloofness is because no one cares about him, so he feels inferior and pretends to be so. As his elder brother, you should pay more attention to him in the future, not just out of brotherly love. There are only three brothers in your generation in this mansion. If you can get your third brother to side with you, your second brother will also be a little afraid, right?"
Su Nuannuan recalled the situation in Anping Marquis Mansion, and couldn't help but mutter a few words of advice. After she finished speaking, she didn't hear any sound for a long time. She looked up and saw Duan Tingxuan looking at her in surprise. When he saw her looking over, he smiled happily and said, "Nuannuan, you are really a man who has been away for three days, and you should look at him with new eyes. How could you have such plans in your mind before? As expected, after returning to the backyard, you are willing to think about me."
"You are being sentimental again." Su Nuannuan sneered, but Duan Tingxuan laughed: "You say you are ruthless, but I know you don't mean it in your heart. If you are not really doing this for my good, how can you have such insight? Say such a thing?"
"I'm really not thinking about you." Su Nuannuan laughed: "The reason I advised you was all for myself. No matter what, I am also the wife of the prince in name. How you do in the future will be directly related to my happiness. If you do well, I will go to great lengths to transport seafood here whenever I want. If you don't do well and lose, let alone seafood, you should be thankful that you can have enough corn porridge and steamed buns."
The sound of teeth grinding could be heard clearly. Duan Tingxuan looked at Su Nuannuan fiercely, tapping his fingers and saying word by word, "You are so right, so you must help me to keep a firm foothold at home. We are husband and wife as one, so we will prosper together and suffer together. So you must be filial to the old lady and the master and his wife on weekdays, and please them, then my position as the prince will be secure. As the saying goes, a virtuous wife brings less trouble to her husband."
"Do you think I'm the material for a good wife?" Su Nuannuan shook her head leisurely: "Didn't the master always call me a shrew and a fierce woman like you?"
"You are self-aware now." Duan Tingxuan glanced at Su Nuannuan, and as soon as their eyes met, sparks flew between them. The snapping sound seemed to ring right beside Honglian Xiangyun's ears. The two girls saw that it was not good, and the grandfather and grandmother were arguing again, so they quickly came out to smooth things over, saying, "Grandma, it's almost noon, it's time to cook."
"No more. Let's go see what's in the kitchen. Let's eat whatever's available." Su Nuannuan said angrily, but she saw Duan Tingxuan smiled slightly, sitting slowly on the chair and muttering to himself: "Well, it's really not easy to get some connections with the Fourth Prince. After a lot of effort, I finally got him to nod and agree to help me find a craftsman to make another 'Plum Blossom Pearl'. Tsk tsk, it will probably be ready in a few days."
Honglian Xiangyun didn't know what this "plum-shaped pearl" was, but Su Nuannuan immediately thought of the silver pearl hairpin that she loved very much and "died" in the fire. To be fair, she really liked that pearl hairpin very much. What woman doesn't love jewelry? But the scumbag wanted to impress her with this little thing, but he made a wrong calculation.
But before he could say anything, Duan Tingxuan laughed out loud, tilted his head back and continued to mutter to himself: "At this time of year, the fruits in Lingnan should be ripe, right? If we rush them by 800 miles, bananas, pineapples, coconuts, mangoes, etc. should be here by now. I wonder how much the emperor will reward our palace this year..."
What? Banana, pineapple, coconut, mango?
Su Nuannuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she searched her mind for a while. Indeed, every summer and autumn, Lingnan would send fast horses to Beijing to deliver those tropical fruits. Because of the country's strong national strength, it was not as extravagant as "A horse gallops through the red dust, and the concubine smiles, but no one knows that it is the lychees coming", which would cause resentment from heaven and man.
"Okay, Honglian, you don't have to go to the kitchen." Just like the little marquis who couldn't control his greed, Su Nuannuan was also very dissatisfied with her self-control at this moment, but what could she do? In terms of eating like her life, she, a foodie, was no better than the little marquis.
"Haha, I knew my wife was the most sensible." Duan Tingxuan laughed and waved the paper fan in his hand: "What are you going to cook for lunch today?"
"Bok choy and beef meatball soup." Su Nuannuan looked at him and laughed. The evil look in her eyes made the young marquis' heart jump.
"Oh, is there anything I can help you with?" If this woman showed such a malicious look, she would definitely drag me into it. For the sake of delicious food, I'd better take the initiative.
Duan Tingxuan sighed in his heart, and seeing that he was so tactful, Su Nuannuan nodded with satisfaction: "Since I don't want to eat for free, I can't ignore your feelings, right? Chopping beef is a strenuous job, so I'm sorry."
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