"Oh dear, what a pity! Even if this girl is a virgin, we won't be able to take her in the future!"
Jiang Ling overheard the conversation between the two diners, and she couldn't help but feel angry. This stepmother was indeed vicious, trying to ruin a girl's reputation in this way. Even if Shen Congxin was innocent, she would still be unable to clear her name no matter what.
"What are you daydreaming about! What's good to eat?" As Jiang Ling was thinking, someone patted her shoulder, and Zhao Qianyu's smug face appeared in front of her.
Jiang Ling tossed a bowl into Zhao Qianyu's hand and said, "Make whatever you want to eat, but meat and eggs are limited!"
"Tch, so stingy! I already gave Jiang Yaojie a silver ingot, and I can't even eat whatever I want!" Zhao Qianyu said irritably.
"Wait, what did you just say?" A thought suddenly flashed through Jiang Ling's mind, but it was fleeting. Jiang Ling grabbed Zhao Qianyu and asked.
"I... I mean, can't I eat whatever I want?" Zhao Qianyu had never seen Jiang Ling look at him like that before, and he took a step back and stammered.
"No, no, not this sentence, it's the previous sentence! What is it?" Jiang Ling continued to ask.
"I... I mean I can't eat whatever I want?" Zhao Qianyu said tentatively.
"Yes! That's it! I can open a modern-day buffet! That way I won't have to lift a finger. I can just hire someone to clean up the tables. But this place is too small..." Jiang Ling's mind quickly flashed back to the scene of her eating at a buffet barbecue.
"Aunt...Auntie, are you alright?" Zhao Qianyu asked tentatively, looking at Jiang Ling's complicated expression.
"Qianyu! You've given me a really great idea! You can eat whatever you want this meal, it's on me!" Jiang Ling said happily.
Although Jiang Ling was happy, she startled Zhao Qianyu. He couldn't figure out why Jiang Ling was being so emotional. Her expression just now looked like she wanted to devour him.
Thinking of this, Zhao Qianyu's hand trembled as he picked up the food. He handed the bowl to Jiang Ling with trembling hands, glancing up every now and then to check, afraid that Jiang Ling might have added some special seasoning to his bowl.
Although that's what he thought, when that bowl of spicy and fragrant hot pot appeared in front of him, the aroma was like a hand constantly luring his appetite.
Zhao Qianyu swallowed hard, grabbed the chopsticks on the table, and began to eat heartily.
The spicy flavor rushed down his tongue and into his throat, then into his stomach. Zhao Qianyu felt hot all over, and his tongue felt a burning sensation.
With a flushed face, he stuck out his tongue and said, "Spicy! Spicy!"
Jiang Ling quickly poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Zhao Qianyu. Zhao Qianyu picked up the teacup and poured it directly into his mouth.
After a while, Zhao Qianyu wiped the sweat from his forehead, let out a long sigh, and said, "Exciting! The taste of this stuff is so subtle!"
Zhao Qianyu was "provoked"; his actions just now had startled Jiang Ling.
Having bought so many servings of mala tang, Jiang Ling had never seen anyone get so aggravated by the spiciness of it. Thinking of this, Jiang Ling asked, "Can't you eat spicy food?"
"Spicy? I've never had this before. Is this what spiciness is? It's so exciting! I want another bowl!" Zhao Qianyu said to Jiang Ling, wiping his mouth.
"Alright, you've eaten too much and your stomach is going to hurt. You're just doing it for the novelty. It's getting late, hurry up and go to school!" Jiang Ling's concern was not without reason. People who have never eaten spicy food before will definitely feel uncomfortable if they eat too much chili at once.
Moreover, this is Zhao Tianqi's son after all. If something really happens while he's eating at his own restaurant, Jiang Ling will be completely unable to defend herself.
"Can't you give me some more..." Zhao Qianyu pouted, looking at Jiang Ling with a pitiful expression.
"It's tomorrow. Eating too much will make you feel unwell!" Jiang Ling snatched the bowl from Zhao Qianyu and threw it into the basin of water.
"Alright! I'll be going now, Auntie!" Zhao Qianyu didn't know what else to say after Jiang Ling threw his livelihood into the water, so he could only get up and leave.
Business was booming today, and Jiang Ling was so busy that she was almost dizzy. She secretly vowed to find a few helpers.
Anyway, cooking doesn't require any skill, and Jiang Ling has already prepared all the seasonings. They just need to follow the instructions. As for accounting, Jiang Ling now trusts Jiang Yaojie completely.
After tidying up the shop, Jiang Ling went to a pastry shop to buy two boxes of fine pastries and a cloth shop to buy several feet of coarse cloth. With these two items, she headed towards the martial arts school.
Just as they reached the main gate, they encountered Instructor Qian, who was speaking to the people inside.
Hearing that Coach Qian's loud voice seemed somewhat displeased, Jiang Ling stopped a short distance away and did not go over to disturb him. Only after the sound disappeared did Jiang Ling move her feet toward the direction of the martial arts school.
Perhaps because martial artists have very keen hearing, before Jiang Ling even got close, Instructor Qian immediately turned around and, upon seeing that it was Jiang Ling, hurriedly ran to greet her.
"It's Sister Jiang! Come on in!" With that, she welcomed Jiang Ling inside.
Jiang Ling glanced around and couldn't see her daughter, Jiang Wenxi, in the large area by the door.
As soon as she sat down in the inner room, Jiang Ling immediately asked, "Instructor Qian, where is my daughter, Jiang Wenxi?"
"Haha, Sister-in-law Jiang, you really have a wonderful daughter!" Qian Jiaotou laughed immediately upon hearing Jiang Ling mention the name "Jiang Wenxi".
"Let me tell you, your daughter is a true martial arts prodigy. Not only is she incredibly strong, but she's also learned the moves remarkably well..."
"Uncle Qian!"
"Mother!! You've come!"
Before Instructor Qian could finish speaking, Jiang Ling heard a clear voice, followed by a dark figure rushing into her arms.
Jiang Ling hugged Jiang Wenxi tightly and kissed her on the forehead. After all, she was her daughter, and how could she not miss her after being away for so long?
"Uncle Qian, look, Senior Brother Lu and I caught two wild rabbits!" Jiang Wenxi said to Instructor Qian, waving the dead rabbit in her hand.
"Really? Our Wenxi is amazing! Here's the rabbit for your Senior Brother Lu, you sit here quietly for a while!" Instructor Qian said with a smile.
Jiang Wenxi nodded obediently and returned the rabbit to Senior Brother Lu, then sat quietly next to Jiang Ling.
"Wenxi, come and have some snacks!" Jiang Ling said affectionately, placing one of the boxes of pastries in front of Jiang Wenxi.
"Mom, you eat!"
"Uncle Qian, you should eat too!"
Instead of stuffing the pastries into her mouth, Jiang Wenxi took two and placed them in the hands of Jiang Ling and Instructor Qian.
Jiang Ling looked at Jiang Wenxi. She hadn't seen her for a while, and Jiang Wenxi seemed to have gotten much stronger and taller, but her face was tanned very dark.
“Wenxi is a promising talent, and he has never complained once in my martial arts school. Sister-in-law Jiang, I have a suggestion for you, what do you think?” Instructor Qian said this with a hint of pleading in his tone.
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