"Prince Jiang will pick up whatever he wants to eat with his chopsticks. Tan Qi, just concentrate on your meal." Yu Shangheng stopped her in a calm voice.
Yu Tanqi had no choice but to give Jiang Shi a helpless look, lowering his head and eating his meal absentmindedly.
With Yu Shangheng around, not only could she not pick up food for Jiang Shi, but Jiang Shi also couldn't pick up food for her.
In the past, at the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, Yu Tanqi was used to being served by Jiang Shi during meals, so he was a little uncomfortable when he suddenly had to pick up the dishes by himself.
The same goes for Jiang Shi.
He looked at the dishes on the table, more than half of which had chili peppers, and picked out a spicy and sour fish. After carefully picking out the tiny fish bones, he subconsciously wanted to put it in Yu Tanqi's bowl, but suddenly saw Yu Shangheng, stopped moving, and had to eat it himself.
The meal was very quiet and no one spoke.
The hot and sour dishes were very appetizing. Yu Tanqi accidentally ate an extra bowl of rice. He couldn't stop eating until his stomach was full.
When she raised her eyes to look at Jiang Shi, her gaze involuntarily fell on his bright red lips.
His lips were already bright red, and under the stimulation of the chili pepper, they became even redder, like smudged rouge. His pale cheeks were also stained with a faint pink, and fine beads of sweat oozed from his fair and plump forehead, making him breathtakingly beautiful.
Yu Tanqi was stunned for a moment.
It was not until Yu Shangheng coughed softly that she hurriedly lowered her head and ate her meal again nonchalantly.
Yu Shangheng frowned and looked at Jiang Shi.
Jiang Shi was obviously not used to such spicy food, but no matter how many beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, he continued to put the red chili peppers into his mouth without changing his expression. However, he could not help but slightly open his red lips and take a deep breath occasionally.
The weather in February still had a hint of winter chill, but at this moment Jiang Shi felt hot all over, as if he was walking in a sea of fire.
But he did not show any discomfort. When he really could not bear it anymore, he would pick up the teacup beside him and drink it all.
Danqing looked at Jiang, who was sweating all over, worriedly from behind, and quickly filled his teacup as soon as it was empty.
If Yu Shangheng wasn't Yu Tanqi's biological father, he would have stopped Jiang Shi long ago.
Jiang Shi has always had a light taste. Over the years, the heaviest-tasting dish he has eaten is the shuangxiang hotpot made by Yu Tanqi, and most of the dishes in the red soup have also gone into Yu Tanqi's stomach.
If he is suddenly asked to eat so many chili peppers, even if he has a strong body, he will not be able to adapt to it for a while.
Yu Shangheng's method of making things difficult for others is really unexpected.
He watched Jiang Shi eat chili peppers coldly, with no intention of stopping him.
Although Yu Tanqi liked to see Jiang Shi sweating, he didn't like to see him sweating while eating like this.
Seeing Jiang Shi finish the whole pot of tea, she finally couldn't help but say to Yu Shangheng, "Father, I'm full. Are you full too?"
As she spoke, she put down her chopsticks and signaled Jiang Shi to put down his chopsticks as well.
You fool, I didn't ask you to eat chili peppers, why are you so honest? You eat more chili peppers than vegetables. How can your pampered stomach withstand such sudden stimulation?
Yu Shangheng said calmly, "Girls have smaller appetites than men. I'm not full yet, so I'm sure Prince Jiang isn't full either."
Yu Tanqi quickly said, "I ate much more today than usual, almost as much as Zi'an usually eats. He must be full now."
"I didn't ask you. If you're full, go rinse your mouth." Yu Shangheng's serious and cold look was just like the image of his father in Yu Tanqi's memory.
Yu Tanqi bit her lip, suppressing her dissatisfaction and said to Jiang Shi: "You eat too much chili peppers, your stomach can't stand it, don't eat anymore."
Jiang Shi's stomach was already starting to feel uncomfortable, but he still gave Yu Tanqi a gentle smile, "I'm fine, Tanqi, don't worry about me. Go rinse your mouth after you're full."
How could he be okay? The hair on his forehead and cheeks was soaked with sweat.
The pale jade-like face turned red at this moment, and even the color of the neck changed, like a piece of burning red white jade.
Yu Tanqi had never seen Jiang Shi like this before.
Even when Jiang Shi was practicing martial arts alone on the training platform, his long hair was soaked with sweat under the scorching sun, and his face and neck had never been so red.
She suddenly thought of a story she had read online.
A netizen is allergic to pork. When she and her boyfriend went to meet their parents for the first time, his parents cooked a table full of pork dishes. Not wanting to cause a public outcry, she ate the pork anyway. Unexpectedly, her boyfriend's mother said, "Isn't it okay to eat pork?"
Afterwards, the netizen broke out in rashes all over her body, went to the hospital, and decisively broke up with her boyfriend.
The boyfriend clearly knew that the netizen was allergic to pork, but he did not stop his mother from cooking a table full of pork dishes. The family gave the netizen such a big warning before marriage, and who knows how they will torture her after marriage.
Yu Tanqi was naturally not afraid that Jiang Shi would vent his anger on her because of Yu Shangheng's provocations to him, but she felt that Jiang Shi now looked very much like a future daughter-in-law being bullied by her future mother-in-law, and she felt very distressed.
This kind of harassment is very bad, no matter if it is for men or women.
Yu Tanqi directly took Jiang Shi's chopsticks and said, "Don't eat anymore. Come with me to rinse your mouth."
She ignored Yu Shangheng and was about to leave, pulling Jiang Shi's hand.
Jiang Shi paused and looked at Yu Shangheng. Between the impression he would have in the eyes of his future father-in-law and his wife, he would of course choose the latter.
So he obediently let Yu Tanqi pull him away, but he did not forget to apologize to Yu Shangheng: "Sorry, Uncle Yu, I'm full, I'm going to rinse my mouth first."
Yu Shangheng frowned slightly, watching the two people leaving hand in hand, and wanted to speak to stop them, but he swallowed the words back.
He sat at the table, looking at the dish with half of the peppers missing, his eyes complicated, and he sighed softly.
Yu Shangheng didn't expect that Jiang Shi actually ate so many chili peppers.
Even he couldn't eat so many red peppers without changing his expression.
After all, eating too much chili pepper is not good for the body, and his family has controlled the amount of chili pepper he eats since he was a child.
Jiang Shi's face turned red from eating chili peppers reminded Yu Shangheng of his first experience at the Xie family.
At that time, Old Master Xie was still alive. Like Old Madam Xie, he had no good feelings towards this young man from outside the city who wanted to marry their beloved daughter.
Although he was the new third place winner in the imperial examination, his reputation was average and his knowledge might not be considered good enough by the Xie family, a prestigious family with a history of a hundred years.
He was grilled by the Xie family on topics ranging from poetry and songs to astronomy and geography. If it weren't for Xie Lin's covert help and protection, he probably wouldn't have been able to pass their inspection at all.
That was truly an unforgettable memory, but it’s a pity that we can never go back to the past.
Yu Shangheng stood up and said, "Clear the table."
He slowly walked out of the main room and came to the albizzia tree in the middle of the courtyard that had not yet bloomed. He looked up and was lost in thought.
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