Chapter 684, Can't Let Go
After taking a bite of the food in the hot pot, Wu Jingyi and his son Wu Dingbai couldn't help but squint their eyes, thinking to themselves that it was a good thing that they were shameless enough to stay, otherwise they would have missed this delicious meal.
The taste is even more delicious than what they ate in the capital!
Hot pot is more interesting if you heat it up yourself. Xiao Yeyang, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai are all used to eating while heating it up. However, this time they met two people who ate the ready-made food. As soon as they put the dishes in, Wu Jingyi and his son took them and ate them.
"Ahem~"
Watching the food on the table dwindle at a visible rate, Yan Wenkai couldn't help but ask, "Um... could you guys eat a little slower? You're shoveling food right into your mouths. Don't you feel it's burning?"
Wu Jingyi understood what Yan Wenkai meant, but with delicious food in front of him, he chose not to hear him. He didn't even glance at Yan Wenkai and just focused on eating.
Wu Dingbai smiled and said, "It's okay, don't worry about us. This temperature is bearable. Don't just watch us eat, eat too. This tastes amazing!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his chopsticks and accurately picked up a piece of beef. He blew on it twice, put it in his mouth, and then chewed it with an expression of enjoyment.
Seeing how rude they were, Xiao Yeyang, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai were speechless.
What can I do?
None of the three were stingy people, and Wu Jingyi was the governor, so they had to give him some face by letting him eat something. However, there were only so many dishes, so they could only eat faster.
In the dining room, there was only the sound of people chewing mouthfuls of food. No one was talking. Everyone was sweating profusely while eating, and they were enjoying the spicy food to their heart's content.
After two quarters of an hour, Wu Jingyi saw that the food on the table was almost gone, so he finally slowed down the speed of picking up his chopsticks. While eating slowly, he talked to Xiao Yeyang, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai calmly.
I have to say that the changes in the three of them are really big.
When they were in Sishan Village, the three of them were still somewhat green and immature, but now, they exude a fierce aura that no one dares to underestimate.
The battlefield is really a good place to hone people!
Wu Jingyi's eyes quickly swept over Xiao Yeyang. In the past, this kid would show his emotions, but now he has become completely secretive. He has been trying to find out about him for so long with words, both overtly and covertly, but he didn't get any useful information.
The majesty on his body became more and more heavy. No wonder the soldiers on the border kept silent and looked in awe when they mentioned him. Not to mention, even he had to think carefully before saying something.
Thinking of Xiao Yechen who has been in high spirits in the capital recently, Wu Jingyi couldn't help but mourn for him in his heart. The more proud he is now, the more disappointed he will be in the future.
Wu Jingyi turned his gaze to Yan Wentao again. This guy surprised him very much. He had changed the most among the three. In the past, he was the most honest one, but now he was sophisticated, cold, and unsmiling. The murderous aura on him made him a little frightened.
Yan Wentao like this reminded him of Xue Xiangchen when he was young. That guy was able to get to where he is today by fighting through life and death.
Thinking about the situation of several branches of the Yan family, Wu Jingyi felt relieved.
Compared with Yan Wenkai from the first wife's family, Yan Wentao undoubtedly has more things to bear.
Finally, Wu Jingyi set his eyes on Yan Wenkai. This man was still smiling as usual, but the gleam in his eyes from time to time made people know that he was a man who was pretending to be a pig but was actually a tiger.
When the meal was almost finished, everyone started to make a noise.
Looking at the Jinling Guards laughing heartily and with relaxed brows at the dinner table, Wu Jingyi glanced at Xiao Yeyang. Thinking of the information he had gathered during this period, he sighed in his heart that this group of people had been completely conquered by him.
The Jinling Guards had a very high casualty rate, with several people dying every time they went on a mission.
But Xiao Yeyang didn't lose a single person in the mission over the past year.
This alone is enough to make these Jinling Guards serve him.
In order to build an outstanding team, in addition to the strong skills of the leader, the logistics also need to be considered.
This does not just mean that the team members are strong and well-armed, but also depends on what the team eats, what they wear, and whether the wounded can receive timely treatment.
Xiao Yeyang was undoubtedly very successful in this regard.
Whether or not you can retain players, and how to make them wholeheartedly and loyal, is a great test of the ability and financial resources of the person in charge.
Xiao Yeyang and the other two noticed Wu Jingyi's gaze, but they ignored it. They ate and drank as usual. The experience of being on the brink of life and death several times had already made the three of them extremely strong. Ordinary things could not cause any fluctuations in their hearts.
There were only two dishes left on the table, the last serving of green vegetables, and Wu Dingbai and Yan Wenkai stretched out their chopsticks at the same time.
Yan Wenkai placed his chopsticks on the vegetables and smiled as he looked at Wu Dingbai who wanted to snatch the food from him.
Everyone in the Wu family, even if Wu Dingbai was uneducated, had to practice martial arts from a young age.
Martial arts is one of the few skills that Wu Dingbai can show off, but at this moment, looking at the pair of chopsticks that are like the magic needle that stabilizes the sea and cannot be shaken no matter how hard he tries, Wu Dingbai is a little uneasy.
"Hmm~"
Wu Dingbai tried his best, his face flushed and his neck thickened, but he couldn't get Yan Wenkai to move his chopsticks even a little bit.
Wu Jingyi watched from the side, his eyes flickering. The Wu family was a family of military generals, and all the male heirs in the family were good at martial arts. Although the youngest son was not as good as the eldest son, he was still much better than outsiders.
But now, Yan Wenkai couldn't even move the chopsticks in his hand. Not to mention, he was a little nervous.
Wu Jingyi's inquiring gaze swept over Xiao Yeyang and the other two again. As far as he knew, there were many internal martial arts masters around the Eighth King, but these three guys were able to escape unscathed every time. What did this mean?
The three of them have practiced internal martial arts and have achieved some success, otherwise they would not have been able to escape safely.
But, when did these three guys start practicing internal martial arts? And they're improving so fast!!!
Could it be that he got some superior secret book?
"Crack~"
Hearing the sound of the chopsticks in his hand breaking, Wu Dingbai was worried that he would have no chopsticks to eat with, so he wisely admitted defeat and said to Yan Wenkai with a smile: "This is the last portion of vegetables. You can have it. I will just eat the yam. Yam is also very delicious."
Yan Wenkai looked at Wu Dingbai with some amusement. This guy was really good at finding a way out for himself.
After the yam was cooked, Wu Dingbai took a bite and said, "This yam tastes just as good as the ones we buy at Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop."
Hearing about the Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop, Xiao Yeyang looked over and asked, "How's the business in that shop?"
Wu Dingbai quickly said exaggeratedly, "It's good, it's really good. We can't buy anything that store sells that we want to eat. What do you think?"
As he said this, he snorted and looked at Wu Jingyi.
"Dad, last time I went to Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Store to buy something, Peng Mingchi snatched away the cucumber I wanted to buy. The next time you see the Minister of Industry, you must help me get revenge."
As soon as the words "Minister of Works" came out, Yan Wentao's hand that was picking up the food suddenly stopped in mid-air. Xiao Yeyang and Yan Wenkai couldn't help but look at him.
Yan Wenkai pondered for a moment, then smiled at Wu Dingbai and said, "I heard that the youngest son of the Minister of Works is very outstanding. I wonder if it's true?"
Wu Dingbai immediately snorted, "Peng Mingchi is nothing but a flower-head who loves to flaunt his literary talent. He's so shameless as to call himself one of the Four Great Talents of the Capital just because he can flaunt a few lines of poetry. Ugh!"
Yan Wenkai became interested: "The Four Great Scholars of the Capital? Who are they? Are they very knowledgeable?"
Wu Dingbai looked at Xiao Yeyang: "One of them is Xiao Yechen."
Yan Wenkai immediately said "Oh" and said decisively: "That's definitely not valuable."
Wu Dingbai nodded in agreement. "That's right. Just a few people who like to attract attention and write poems together is meaningless."
Yan Wenkai didn't want to continue this topic and continued, "Let's talk about Peng Mingchi. What's he like?"
Wu Dingbai: "He's not bad looking, but I don't really like him anyway."
Yan Wentao suddenly interrupted: "What's his character like?"
Wu Dingbai looked at Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai and asked, "Why are you so interested in Peng Mingchi?"
Wu Jingyi, who was standing by, saw his son finally react and couldn't help but sigh again. The four of them were obviously about the same age, so why was his son so bad?
Yan Wenkai glanced at his third brother and said with a smile, "My family is on good terms with the family of Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Personnel. I heard that the Zhou and Peng families are engaged, so I have to ask about it."
Wu Dingbai's face suddenly showed understanding. "So that's how it is. Peng Mingchi, right? I don't like his pedantic air, but he doesn't have any bad habits. He just likes to gather with others to recite poems and write couplets. His poems are quite popular among the ladies in the capital."
Hearing this, Yan Wentao frowned. Jingwan didn't like writing poetry very much.
Seeing him like this, Xiao Yeyang and Yan Wenkai looked at each other and sighed in their hearts that the third brother (Wentao) still couldn't let go of the girl from the Zhou family.
(End of this chapter)
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