Chapter 476 Treating You to Dinner
Seeing her elder brother say this, Princess Chuxia nodded and felt a little better.
After leaving, Gu Shuyan strolled around the streets for a while before returning to the Marquis's residence.
At this moment, she was unaware that she had already caught the eye of the King of Wei. Looking at the large pile of ingredients she had bought today, Gu Shuyan sighed slightly, "Why haven't we seen Xu Yunzhi lately? Have you heard where he went?"
When Xu Yunzhi was mentioned, Mingyu and the others felt that they hadn't seen him in a long time, so they all shook their heads.
"I heard Master mention before that Young Master Xu would be leaving for a while. I wonder if he will be back soon."
Xu Feng, who had been standing by like a wooden stake, couldn't help but chime in when he heard Gu Shuyan and the others talking.
"You mean Xu Feng said goodbye to Brother Yun before he left?"
Previously, when Yun Yichen brought Xu Feng back for New Year's Eve dinner, Gu Shuyan suspected that the two of them might have some kind of relationship. Now, after hearing Xu Feng's words, Gu Shuyan is even more certain of her guess.
"Yes, I happened to be there at the time and knew everything."
Xu Feng was already used to it, so he didn't find anything different about Gu Shuyan's words. Besides, Xu Yunzhi was eating in the courtyard that day, and Xu Feng had no idea that Gu Shuyan had any suspicions.
"Alright, since Young Master Xu isn't in the capital, let's leave him be. You two prepare your things and invite your aunt, cousin Wenjin, and cousin Wenxuan over for a get-together tonight."
Gu Shuyan hadn't cooked in a long time, so she naturally invited her aunt and cousin to join her. Most importantly, Gu Shuyan was going to cook a dish that wasn't available in the capital.
Upon hearing this, the maids either helped out or went out to fetch help, and in no time they were busy with the task.
Madam Ji had just reluctantly seen Gu Shuyan off that morning, and this afternoon Gu Shuyan sent someone to invite the mother and her two children, saying that she would personally cook a banquet for them.
Madam Ji had never eaten a meal personally prepared by Gu Shuyan before, so she agreed without hesitation and also prepared meals for Ji Wenjin and Ji Wenxuan.
However, when she told Ji Wenjin about it, Ji Wenjin said that she did not want to go.
"What? You're not going to support Shu'er's first time cooking? Is there something important going on?"
Madam Ji looked at Ji Wenjin with a threatening expression, as if she knew he would lash out at her if he dared to refuse.
"It's nothing important, it's just that it's Shuer's first time cooking, and I'm worried I won't have enough to eat."
Ji Wenjin kept looking behind the screen as he said this. In fact, these were just his excuses. Usually, when a young lady from a wealthy family cooks, she wouldn't actually cook all the dishes. She would just make a couple of dishes as a token gesture.
His main concern was Lu Hexuan, who was staying with him. Lu Hexuan had secretly come to his place, so Madam Ji was unaware of it. If he went to the Marquis of Yi'an's residence today, dinner wouldn't be delivered to his courtyard, and Lu Hexuan would naturally go hungry.
"What's there to be hungry about? It's not like you're only allowed to eat one dish." Madam Ji rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.
Ji Wenjin wanted to refuse, but when she met her mother's gaze, she finally nodded in agreement.
After Madam Ji left, Lu Hexuan slowly walked out. "That little maid can actually cook?"
In Lu Hexuan's opinion, although Gu Shuyan grew up in the countryside, the only food she could cook was probably simple fare. How could she dare to come to their door to invite everyone? Could she really have some amazing skills?
"I don't know either, but I guess so! I won't be having dinner at your place tonight, you'll have to figure it out yourself."
Ji Wenjin's attitude was completely indifferent to his starvation, which made Lu Hexuan's eyes crinkle with joy. He wondered who had been worried about him not having enough to eat just a moment ago, but now she had completely changed her tune.
"Since the little maid is cooking, you can bring me some from the Marquis's residence while you're at it."
Lu Hexuan didn't feel at all that his request was difficult for Ji Wenjin. Asking him to bring him food from the Marquis's residence was really audacious of him.
"If you're so capable, go yourself and bring some. What do you take this place for?" Ji Wenjin glared at Lu Hexuan, showing no intention of paying him any attention.
Seeing Ji Wenjin's displeasure, Lu Hexuan smiled and said shamelessly, "Isn't it because I'm incompetent? Otherwise, why would I come here to hide? If I dared to go around, I would have already gone to mooch this meal without you even having to tell me."
What Lu Hexuan said was naturally true. Right now, the only person in the entire capital he could hide from, and who he could hide from with peace of mind, was Ji Wenjin. If even Ji Wenjin didn't care about him, then there really was no one else who would care about him.
Seeing Lu Hexuan's pitiful appearance, Ji Wenjin coughed and said, "Alright, I'll give it a try, but let me make this clear: don't blame me if I can't carry him."
Ji Wenjin relented, and Lu Hexuan naturally put on a smiling face, as if he didn't blame her at all.
So, in the evening, Madam Ji led the two women out of the mansion. After the second branch of the family and the old lady learned that the three were going to the Marquis of Yi'an's mansion, they naturally made a lot of fuss about them behind their backs. However, their underhanded actions had no effect on Gu Shuyan at all.
In order to achieve the desired effect, Gu Shuyan mobilized almost everyone in the kitchen. She thought she was going to cook a certain dish, but she ended up becoming the head of the kitchen.
Under Gu Shuyan's overall control, dishes were served one after another. The old lady sat at the head of the table, watching Gu Shuyan arrange everything in an orderly manner, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
"I was worried that this girl might not be able to manage the household affairs properly after she got married, but now she seems to be quite the head of the household."
"Grandmother has forgotten that eldest sister is a genius at studying."
Seeing the old lady smiling happily, Gu Yuxin couldn't help but tease her.
"Grandmother and second sister, keep praising me! If you end up exaggerating and your boasting goes wrong, I won't be responsible for fixing it."
Gu Shuyan had her maid put the last dish away before slowly walking over to join the conversation between the two.
"Eldest sister is wrong. My sister and grandmother are not bragging. In this Great Zhou, who is not more talented than our Marquis's daughter?"
Gu Yuxin looked mischievous, and Gu Shuyan gave her a reproachful look, saying, "Yuxin, your mouth is getting sharper and sharper these days. Even I, your older sister, can't argue with you anymore."
"Who can't argue with whom?"
Gu Shuyan was joking around with Gu Yuxin when Gu Jin's voice came from outside the door. Then, Gu Jin led the brothers Gu Renjie and Gu Yingjie in.
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