One plate after another was empty. Mr. Du came up with a wine glass to toast, but was shocked to see the empty plates on the table. "I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. Please forgive me!" Mr. Du thought that his family had not treated the guests well, and he felt embarrassed for a moment.
But everyone said, "No, no, Master Du, the chef we hired this time cooks delicious food!"
Mr. Du didn't dare to believe it either, but when he saw that the portions of the dishes were very large and everyone started scrambling to share the food, he began to believe it.
Mr. Du said to Du Jiaqi, "Tell the kitchen to prepare more food, otherwise it will be eaten up and it will be embarrassing."
Du Jiaqi was sweating, but when he saw that his grandfather was not angry, he smiled and said, "Okay, Grandpa."
Du Jiaqi finally went to the kitchen. Yi Yami was puzzled when she saw him coming. "What's wrong? Master Du?"
"It's okay, you've done a great job. Make more food and I'll pay you later. Your food is so delicious that if others eat it all up, we won't be embarrassed." Du Jiaqi wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Yi Yami nodded.
Compared with other people, the He family's reaction was very normal, which made the Du family's servants look at them with a higher regard.
When He Tuyuan saw Mr. Du coming to toast, he presented him with the birthday picture he had drawn.
When Master Du saw it was him, his face showed neither joy nor anger, he just smiled politely and asked, "Who is this?"
"Grandpa Du, this is a birthday picture for you. I wish you a long life and happiness as vast as the East Sea!" He Tuyuan unfolded the birthday picture.
Everyone stopped eating and glanced at He Tuyuan and his painting. In the painting, an old man, ethereal and airy, stood beneath a pine tree. Cranes hovered overhead, auspicious clouds curled in, and next to the old man lay a longevity turtle. Next to it was written: "May your life be as long as the turtle and the ten-thousand-year-old pine, and may you live as long as the sun, moon, heaven, and earth."
The signature is He Tuyuan, presented by this kid, and it is also stamped with a red seal.
Mr. Du was not optimistic about He Tuyuan at first, but after seeing the He family's behavior and He Tuyuan's painting, he felt that He Tuyuan was not so undesirable.
"Okay, I'll take your good wishes." Mr. Du happily asked someone to put the painting away.
Mr. Du went back to the third floor and tasted the food. It was indeed good.
Du Zhiqian seemed to be asking for credit, and said, "Dad, try it quickly. This is the egg drop soup I made."
Master Du took a bite and said, "Hmm, not bad, not salty."
"Dad, this is the fried pork with chili peppers that I made." Du Zhilan said.
"Okay, Dad, try it." Master Du took a bite and thought it was good. "Well, it's fried well."
Mr. Du tasted a lot and came to Lu Tingting's. Lu Tingting said, "Grandpa, that's the opera troupe I invited for you. You can go and listen to the opera later."
Master Du nodded and said, "You all are so thoughtful."
Mr. Du had a pretty good birthday banquet, and Du Jiaqi gave Yi Yamiduo some silver.
He Tuyuan was about to leave when Master Du gave him a look and said, "Everyone is here, aren't you going to go talk to Yin Ye?"
He Tuyuan looked at him in surprise. Master Du nodded, but reminded him, "You can only talk, stay away."
He Tuyuan nodded and walked inside happily.
Mr. Du smiled and shook his head.
Du Yinye and He Tuyuan were talking across the courtyard, "When are we going to Kyoto?"
"I'll go after the New Year..." said He Tuyuan.
"Okay, the weather is getting cold, you should wear more clothes and don't catch a cold." Du Yinye cared about him.
"I understand, you too..." He Tuyuan was speechless for a moment.
Yi Yami walked out and saw the two of them facing each other in silence. "Are you two finished talking?"
He Tuyuan nodded and shook his head.
"You can do whatever you want. I'm going back to town first." Yi Yami said to He Tuyuan and left.
The two of them were facing each other without saying anything. Other people came from behind. He Tuyuan was afraid that it would bring bad reputation to Du Yinye, so he said, "I'm leaving first. See you next time."
Du Yinye nodded, her eyes full of reluctance.
Du Jinzhi glanced in the direction where He Tuyuan had gone and found that she was quite tall. She teased her, "You have good taste~"
Du Yinye blushed and stared at He Tuyuan's back for a while until he disappeared.
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