Xiangyun burst out laughing and quickly shook her head, "Grandma didn't say there were any restrictions, so there shouldn't be any."
Grandma Fang happily picked up her chopsticks again, but she heard Duan Tingxuan beside her say, "Grandma, you really can't eat too much."
"Why? Isn't this your way of showing filial piety to me? Are you greedy and afraid that I will eat it all, so you don't allow me to eat more?" Old Lady Fang glared at her grandson: Where is the filial piety you promised? Is this how you are supposed to be filial? Are you bullying me, an old woman?
"grandmother."
Duan Tingxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't expect that his grandmother, who always valued rules and etiquette, was actually a foodie. No wonder he couldn't move his legs when he arrived at Meiyue Tower. Well, the root of the problem was here. He said that his parents didn't care much about food. Who did he take after with his sudden love of food? It turned out to be the old lady.
"Hmm?" Old Lady Fang snorted, and the meaning was very clear: Do you have any other explanation?
"Grandma, there are still two dishes. If you eat this big plate of cold noodles, will there be any leftovers? Don't blame me for not reminding you, that bone soup is a rare delicacy."
"That was a close call. I almost forgot about this." In front of the delicious food, the usually serious old lady actually joked. She even deliberately wiped her forehead with her hand, as if she was really scared and broke into a cold sweat. Then she asked in confusion: "Bone soup? Isn't that usually used as a side dish or side dish? How? Can it be drunk directly?"
Duan Tingxuan smiled and nodded: "Yes, this bone soup that my grandson contributed can be drunk directly. When you drink it, you will know that this taste is really only available in heaven. How many times can you get to drink it in the world?"
"So delicious? You even tampered with the poems of the predecessors?" Old Lady Fang was both angry and amused. Duan Tingxuan couldn't wait any longer and opened the third lid. He saw that the dish contained something ordinary, bean sprouts with fresh bamboo shoots, just stir-fried in the pot. This kind of dish is often eaten in the mansion. Everyone was relieved when they saw it, thinking that it was finally a normal dish.
Although it was just an ordinary dish, what kind of cooking skills did Su Nuannuan have? After so many years of self-reliance, she had already mastered the cooking of various seasonings and cooking temperatures to perfection. This cooking skill was unmatched even by the imperial chefs in the imperial kitchen, let alone the cooks in the Marquis's mansion.
Old Lady Fang ate half a plate of bean sprouts with rice. When she was almost full, she remembered that she hadn't eaten yet. She couldn't believe that she would forget herself like this one day. So she was a little embarrassed and kept saying, "Let's eat, let's eat. I feel uncomfortable when you watch me eat."
Everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes quietly, thinking, "How dare you say that?" You ate half of the plate even though you were uncomfortable. If you were comfortable, wouldn't you have swallowed the plate as well? Really, it's just some sour bamboo shoots and bean sprouts, why do you think it tastes so sweet? What good things have you not eaten?
Even though they were thinking this, everyone smiled and comforted her. Madam Yang was always quiet in front of her mother-in-law, but today, because her son was so brilliant, she smiled and said, "Why are you in such a hurry to send us away, old lady? There's not much time left. Let's at least have a look at the bone soup that only heaven can offer and only a few times in the world can drink before we leave."
Before she finished speaking, everyone started laughing. Old Lady Fang pointed at Madam Yang and laughed so hard that she fell backwards. She finally stopped laughing and said, "Well, well, well, it's your son's glory. You, as a mother, are arguing with me. Well, to prevent you from saying that I eat alone, I'll let you all have a look so that I can open my eyes. I know bone soup is very delicious, but can this thing be drunk directly? I've never heard of it."
As he was talking, Duan Tingxuan had already opened the lid of the fourth large bowl, and immediately, a strong meaty aroma spread out. Xue Zhilan smiled and said, "It is indeed very fragrant. Is this the bone soup that Master was talking about? Why doesn't it look like it? What are those things in it? It seems to have red dates, and this... is it peanuts?"
For a moment, everyone started to chatter. Old Lady Fang couldn't wait to drink a small bowl and praised it highly. Looking at her daughters-in-law, granddaughters-in-law and several grandchildren around her, she laughed and said, "Okay, okay, I can't finish all this, Qiu Ling, you share some with everyone, it's impossible for you to eat as much as you want, just taste it, it's really delicious like nothing you've ever tasted before."
Everyone's curiosity had been piqued. When they heard what Old Lady Fang said, they hurriedly thanked her noisily, which made the old lady laugh again. Then they said to Qiu Ling, "Forget it. I'm really happy today and my appetite is good. You peel a rice dumpling for me to eat. I want one with meat filling."
Duan Tingxuan smiled and said, "Old lady, please eat less. They also make rice dumplings there, but they can only be boiled at night. I heard there are many varieties. I will give some to you to try."
Old Lady Fang was startled for a moment, but then she reacted and nodded with a smile, "Where are they? Well! Okay, let's see what Zongzi can do this time?"
There were a lot of things, but if you give so many people one share, it won't be much. The children, relying on their young age, almost took all the smoothies. The adults only tasted one bite, and although they also thought it was delicious and wanted to eat more, no one dared to compete with the children, and they could only watch the children eating happily.
Because of this unexpected surprise, the Dragon Boat Festival family dinner was very enjoyable. However, after lunch, Old Lady Fang used the excuse that she was tired and left Duan Tingxuan alone in the room to talk. After sending everyone else out, the smiles on many people's faces faded, and all kinds of thoughts could no longer be concealed, and appeared on the masters' faces.
"Where did you get these new kinds of food, big brother? Now, for the Dragon Boat Festival, we prepared so many rare spices. We thought we could show our filial piety in front of the old lady, but he stole the limelight with just a few dishes. It turned out to be a waste of effort. I am not willing to accept it. I really am not willing to accept it."
Shi was muttering in anger in the room, but her husband didn't respond. She looked up and saw Duan Tingye pacing slowly. She said unhappily, "What's the point of you just walking around there? Why don't you think of a solution?"
Duan Tingye glared at his wife and said unhappily, "What if I don't walk around? Is there a solution?"
Shi stood up and said, "These foods can't have come out without reason. I thought that someone who could be so ingenious and good at cooking must be a woman. Based on my eldest brother's personality, did he have someone outside? Because it's not good to bring her home like this, he had to find a way to please the old lady first. As long as the old lady is pleased, he will bring up this matter."
The more she spoke, the more she felt that her analysis was correct, so she pushed Duan Tingye and said with a smile: "You usually walk outside, haven't you heard any news about this? If there is any rumor, just make an effort to find out, and then reveal it. Then, are you afraid that the big room will not be happy? By then, won't the master be even more disappointed with the eldest brother?"
Duan Tingye shook his head and said, "You are dreaming, but I haven't heard any such rumors. Besides, my brother is a man of character. He even brought the most beautiful woman in the brothel into the house that day. What else would he care about? Is it necessary to start with the old lady first? In my opinion, although today's incident is strange, it is not without trace. Those two girls were clearly with my sister-in-law that day, and the old lady also recognized them today. What do you think... could these be done by my sister-in-law?"
Shi curled her lips and said with disdain, "How could that incompetent vicious woman have such a delicate heart? If she really had one, she wouldn't have been exiled to Meiyue Tower. Listen to me, those two girls are just used by big brother to cover up his tracks. He must have someone else outside. You should make an effort to find out. If you can find out, it will be of great benefit to us."
After hearing his wife's analysis, Duan Tingye couldn't help but be moved. Or is it that marrying a virtuous wife is very important? Look at Duan Erye, because he married such a greedy and sinister woman, and Shi Shi also had great potential to write novels, once his imagination diverged, he couldn't stop it. So Duan Erye spent the next half month and spent a lot of time and energy to find the non-existent "woman outside Duan Tingxuan", but in the end it was all in vain, and he had worked in vain for a long time.
Of course, although Shi was a bad woman and Master Duan was not a good guy either, the couple were truly like-minded in this regard. So with the couple working together, there were no other women in the second room except for two maids. We have to admit that in this regard, Master Duan's devotion was far superior to that of his playboy brother.
In the final analysis, it was the lack of intelligence and Shi's imagination that led to Mr. Duan's tragedy. Someone like Xu Ranyun would not make such a mistake.
The appearance of Honglian and Xiangyun suddenly sounded a warning bell in her heart. A few days ago, Duan Tingxuan went to question her, but after he came back without any sound, she had already raised the threat of the three masters and servants of Meiyue Tower by two levels. It was just because it was close to the Dragon Boat Festival, so there were too many things to do, and she didn't take care of it for a while. She thought that she would guard against it strictly after the Dragon Boat Festival, and must extinguish the little flame of love that the master had for that woman. Who knew that in just a few days, the little flame suddenly jumped up and became a big fire, and suddenly burned in front of the old lady Fang. Maybe it would soon wrap up the woman and burn back to the backyard. How could this not make her shocked and angry?
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