Chapter 55: Zhuge comes to deliver mushrooms again
At dinner that day, seven people sat around the dining table in Kong Xiyan's courtyard. In addition to the food prepared by Kong Xiyan, Qin Siyang also stewed a pot of braised pork ribs and two stir-fries. Her good cooking skills were unanimously praised by everyone.
The Cheng siblings like to eat the spare ribs made by Qin Siyang, while Kong Xiyan likes refreshing cold dishes.
Qin Siyang blushed when she heard everyone's praise. She looked at Zhong Qihan and saw that he was also eating the food she cooked. The happiness in her heart was indescribable.
After dinner, everyone cleaned up the yard together, and Kong Xiyan also got a big watermelon soaked in well water.
Everyone gathered together to eat watermelon and watch the stars. The atmosphere was peaceful and comfortable. Cheng Ze was in a playful mood and even competed with Cheng Yue to see who could spit the watermelon seeds farther. They had a lot of fun.
Zhong Qihan, who stayed because of Zhong Yangyang, ate the cool, crisp and sweet watermelon and felt relaxed and comfortable for the first time in a long time.
Life is so comfortable when I don’t have any headaches!
But I always feel like I've been hit on my neck and behind my ears, which is really strange.
After eating the watermelon, everyone left Kong Xiyan's place, and only the Cheng brothers and sisters were left behind to clean up the watermelon seeds that the two of them had vomited.
Qin Siyang and Zhong Qihan walked side by side on the small path in the village. Qin Siyang would occasionally glance at Zhong Qihan out of the corner of his eyes, and he held back several times when he wanted to speak.
Finally, when they reached a fork in the road, they just said to each other, "Good night."
Qin Muyu looked at Qin Siyang and sighed silently, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
When the brother and sister were walking back, they met the Chu brothers and sisters who were out.
"You guys take a walk." Chu Xiaoxiao took the initiative to speak.
"I was eating watermelon at the village chief's house before, and now I have to go back to rest." Qin Siyang told the truth without hiding anything.
Hearing Qin Siyang's words, a hint of contempt appeared in the eyes of the Chu brothers and sisters.
The most important thing about participating in this kind of variety show is to cultivate your own network of contacts and open up your own path to advancement.
Is it necessary to curry favor with a small village chief?
If they leave here, it will be very difficult for the young village chief to meet them. Instead of wasting time with irrelevant people in the village, it is better to get to know people like Cheng Ze and his sister who have resources and background. In the future, whenever the Cheng Group is looking for endorsements or has any investment projects, it will only take a word for them to think of them!
"It gets dark early in the village, so you should go back and rest early." Qin Siyang was still concerned about the two of them: "It's on our way, why don't you go together?"
"Let's not go back yet. We are going to Chengze and his sister. Chengyue had a happy chat with Xiaoxiao before, so he asked her to go out and play." Chu Lizheng waved his hand, with a hint of contempt in his eyes.
She's just the heroine who starred in a low-quality online short drama and isn't even a third-rate artist. Could it be that she wants to use this method to tie herself up with him and create a scandal?
How ridiculous!
"Huh?" Qin Siyang was slightly stunned: "The Cheng brothers and sisters are at the village chief's place. They shouldn't be back yet."
At that time, Village Chief Xiao Kong's expression was quite scary. He estimated that the brother and sister would not be able to get away unless they cleaned up thoroughly.
Hearing that the Cheng siblings were also with the village chief, the Chu siblings' expressions immediately changed. They looked at each other and then laughed dryly, "Really? That's unfortunate. We ate too much tonight, so we'll just take a stroll to help digest it. You should go back and rest early."
"Okay." Qin Siyang responded, and then took his brother to continue walking towards the rest residence.
"Brother, what's wrong..." Chu Xiaoxiao was silenced by a look from Chu Lizheng before she could finish her questioning words.
"Maybe they forgot about the appointment with us. It's okay, let's go tomorrow." Chu Lizheng smiled and put his hand on Chu Xiaoxiao's shoulder, pointing to the starry sky for Chu Xiaoxiao to appreciate the beautiful scenery.
The audience in the live broadcast room once again lamented where to find such a romantic brother!
[Chu Xiaoxiao is so lucky! Chu Lizheng has been cooking all day!]
[That's right! God owes me a gentle, romantic, and capable brother!]
【Detailed explanation is helpful! 】
I advise you not to go too far!
[Am I the only one who thinks these siblings have ridiculously small appetites? And they only eat boiled food. Are they so self-disciplined?]
Chu Lizheng has always been very self-disciplined. Chu Xiaoxiao's appetite is truly tiny, little fairy!
[Chu Lizheng is simply the most perfect brother in my heart! ]
When the live broadcast room was flooded with praises for Chu Lizheng, only Chu Xiaoxiao knew that Chu Lizheng was angry. Her shoulder was pinched so hard by Chu Lizheng that it hurt, but she didn't dare to show it. She just looked up at the sky with Chu Lizheng, and endured the pain from time to time to echo his emotion.
The brother and sister watched the night view for a while and then went back to rest. On the other side, the Cheng family brother and sister swept the floor, ordered dinner for tomorrow, and left Kong Xiyan's residence.
Estimating that the time was almost up, Kong Xiyan came to the archaeological site again. The archaeological team had already gone back to rest. Kong Xiyan calculated with her fingers while looking at the stars, and then looked around the archaeological site. She roughly determined several areas where she would continue to excavate tomorrow. After marking them, Kong Xiyan was about to leave when she caught a glimpse of a dark shadow out of the corner of her eye.
"Who's there!" Kong Xiyan shouted.
The other party immediately quickened his pace of escape. Kong Xiyan frowned and immediately chased after him.
The man seemed to be more familiar with the environment here than Kong Xiyan. After running down the hillside, he jumped into the lake and disappeared without a trace.
Standing by the lake, Kong Xiyan frowned.
Walking back to her residence under the moonlight, Kong Xiyan was still wondering whether the person she saw tonight was the one who stole and poisoned the place.
As Kong Xiyan pushed open the door, she heard footsteps behind her. Turning around, she saw Zhu Ge with a smile on his face.
"Little Village Chief Kong, you're still awake? That's great! You can keep this basket of mushrooms." Zhu Ge handed the mushrooms to Kong Xiyan. "I heard from my aunt that you bought a chicken from her. If you need mushrooms later, just come to me. My mushrooms are of high quality."
"Sure." Kong Xiyan had tasted Zhuge's mushrooms before, and they were indeed quite delicious. "How much is this basket of mushrooms? I'll give it to you."
"No, no, this basket of mushrooms is my token of allegiance. If those big stars enjoy the food and say a few good words about our village, then the mushrooms will be worth it." Zhu Ge pushed up the glasses on his nose and smiled, his face full of simplicity and honesty.
"Okay, then I'll take it. Send me another basket of mushrooms tomorrow. You set the price and I'll settle it with you later." Kong Xiyan lowered her head and picked up the mushrooms in the basket with her hands. They indeed looked very fresh.
"Okay, then it's settled!" Zhu Ge's eyes lit up, he smiled, waved his hand, turned around and left.
Kong Xiyan turned around and was about to enter the yard when she noticed muddy shoe prints where Zhu Ge had stood before.
Squatting down, Kong Xiyan checked the shoe prints and frowned slightly.
The next morning, when the Cheng siblings were about to go out to the village chief's house for breakfast, they saw the Chu siblings at the door.
"Good morning, what are you doing?" Chu Lizheng greeted with a smile.
"Go to the village chief's house." Cheng Ze did not hide it.
"Going so early?" Chu Xiaoxiao and her brother exchanged glances, feeling a little strange. Then she looked at Cheng Ze and smiled sweetly, "Is the village chief's house fun? I haven't been there yet!"
"It's okay, but there's a bit too much work." Cheng Yue rubbed his arm.
"Anyway, we're both going for a walk after dinner, so let's go together." Chu Lizheng wanted to see what the charm of the village chief's house was.
"Then let's go." The Cheng siblings didn't think much about it and took the Chu siblings straight to the village chief's house.
As the door opened, the aroma of chicken soup filled the air, and the Cheng brothers and sisters' eyes lit up: "What's delicious this morning?"
"I added some mushrooms and some nourishing herbs to the leftover chicken soup from yesterday and made chicken noodle soup this morning." Kong Xiyan said this before she looked at the Chu siblings: "Are you guys here for dinner too? I didn't prepare so much..."
"It's okay, they finished eating and came for a walk." Cheng Ze responded and walked straight in.
The smiles on the faces of the Chu siblings standing at the door grew increasingly stiff. Sniffing the aroma of chicken soup in the air, they silently swallowed their saliva, but still managed to maintain a firm tone, "Yes, we've both finished eating."
"Then come in and sit for a while." Kong Xiyan glanced at the two of them, seeing through it but not saying anything.
Not long after the Chu siblings came in, Zhong Qihan also came over with Zhong Yangyang. Both sides nodded to each other as a greeting.
Not long after, Qin Siyang and his sister also arrived, bringing the side dishes they mixed last night and the steamed buns they had steamed this morning. "Sorry, sorry, we're a little late. The buns were too hot right out of the pot, so we left them out for a while."
"It's okay, let's eat." Kong Xiyan waited until the brother and sister arrived before announcing that dinner was ready.
Except for Zhong Yangyang who had an injured hand, everyone rushed into the kitchen, some bringing chicken noodle soup, some holding bowls, chopsticks and plates, it was very lively.
The Chu brothers and sisters stood awkwardly aside, smelling the fragrance with their eyes wide open.
No, do they all eat so well?
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