Bai Dingxian's face suddenly darkened. "Are you having another one of those old problems? It's a rare visit from Mingxin. As her elder sister, shouldn't you treat her well? Why are you being so petty?"
There was no way out, Bai Ruoxi could only sit down angrily and glare at Jiang Mingxin secretly.
Jiang Mingxin raised his wine glass without changing his expression, a glimmer of light slowly appearing in his dark pupils.
"Uncle Bai, Big Brother Bai, Second Brother Bai, thank you so much for your hospitality today. It's been a long time since I've felt this kind of family warmth. Today... I'm so grateful. I'll drink this cup, please do as you please!"
After saying that, he raised his head and drank the white wine.
"Why are you being polite? You are Ruoxi's sister, and that means she is also our sister."
Bai Jiwen and Bai Jiwu finished their drinks immediately, feeling quite emotional. They wondered why they hadn't realized before that Jiang Mingxin had such a generous personality and was so comfortable to get along with.
"Okay, Mingxin, from now on, you can treat this place as your home. You can come whenever you want. There's no need to be restrained."
Bai Dingxian also drank the wine happily, completely unaware of what Bai Ruoxi would think when she heard what he said.
Looking at this happy scene, Bai Ruoxi pursed her lips and fell into endless panic.
She quickly forced a smile and stood up to help everyone with food. "Dad, try the peony bird's nest I made myself! It took me two hours to make it. Come on, big brother, second brother, you guys eat too. By the way, Mingxin, you must have never tried this dish, right? Let me tell you, it's a famous dish in Luoyang Water Banquet. It contains sea cucumber, squid, chicken..."
Jiang Mingxin took a sip and chuckled, "It tastes really good, but it also feels very familiar, as if I've tasted it somewhere before."
After saying that, he picked up another piece of fried perilla meat with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, and the curve of his lips became a little bigger.
"Ruoxi is really amazing. These two dishes are exactly the same as the ones I had at Xingrong Restaurant!"
Bai Ruoxi's hand suddenly froze in mid-air.
She pulled the corner of her mouth awkwardly: "How is that possible? You must have remembered it wrongly."
"How could I remember it wrong? The last time Dong Ge took me to eat was at Xingrong Restaurant. Coincidentally, we had these very dishes."
Jiang Mingxin's eyes slowly swept across her pale face, like frames in slow motion. "What a pity, Brother Dong isn't here today, otherwise he would definitely praise your craftsmanship."
Bai Ruoxi froze in place for a moment.
"You're talking nonsense. Why would Brother Dong eat with you alone?"
Before Jiang Mingxin could answer, Director Bai's face darkened. "Ruoxi, how can you talk to Mingxin like that? Does Xing Haodong need your permission before he can have dinner with someone?"
Because of the incident at No. 1 Middle School, he had already confirmed the relationship between Xing Haodong and Jiang Mingxin.
Even if they are not dating, they are definitely ambiguous with each other.
Although Xing Haodong will definitely not marry Jiang Mingxin in the future due to his status, as long as they have had a relationship, Jiang Mingxin is like having a talisman. As long as she does not commit crimes, Bai Dingxian must protect her.
Bai Ruoxi blinked in disbelief. "No, Dad, isn't Dong Ge always averse to women? How could he possibly be having dinner alone with Ming Xin? It's fine if she just told us this, but if it gets out, wouldn't everyone be laughing!"
Bai Dingxian sighed helplessly, "You, all you do is tinker with your clothes all day long. You don't care about Mingxin's affairs at all. Have you figured out that Wang Bing slandered Mingxin? Do you know where those photos came from?"
Bai Ruoxi was stunned.
Ever since Wang Bing was fired, she has been too lazy to ask about this matter anymore.
At first, when she knew that Wang Bing had obtained the indecent photos of Jiang Mingxin, she suddenly had an idea and came up with a series of schemes. Unfortunately, Jiang Mingxin successfully fought back and Wang Bing was expelled from the school.
Of course, she wouldn't spend any more time thinking about such useless things, so she didn't inquire into the origin of the photo.
Now listening to Bai Dingxian's tone, could that photo be related to Brother Dong?
Bai Ruoxi took a breath of cold air.
Jiang Mingxin admired her unpredictable expression, his appetite was whetted, and he ate several mouthfuls of food in a row.
"I've strayed off topic, Uncle Bai. Let's just eat. I just thought the taste of this dish was familiar, so I just mentioned it casually. Maybe Ruoxi's cooking is so authentic, so it's so similar to the one at Xingrong Restaurant."
Bai Jiwen, who had no doubts at first, frowned instantly.
He got up and walked into the kitchen, and soon he found several plastic bags from Xingrong Restaurant in the trash can.
"Ruoxi, come here!"
This roar scared Bai Ruoxi so much that she dropped her chopsticks.
Her face turned pale, and she walked into the kitchen. Facing the evidence in Bai Jiwen's hand, she stammered, "Brother, I, I'm too pressed for time today..."
Bai Jiwen's face turned pale. "We're running out of time, so you could have cooked fewer dishes. Why did you have to lie? Serving restaurant dishes as if they were your own, what else is this but vanity? Ruoxi, you weren't like this before!"
Hearing the noise, Bai Jiwu and Bai Dingxian also hurried over.
"Jiwen, if you have something to say, please say it nicely. Why are you so fierce?"
"Dad, look for yourself... Ruoxi actually lied. She clearly bought these dishes from Xingrong Restaurant!"
Bai Dingxian was very surprised. He had never expected that Bai Ruoxi, who had always been well-behaved and sensible, would actually lie. She had also said a long time ago that these dishes were made by her with great care.
Bai Ruoxi's eyes instantly turned red, and she couldn't help but wipe away her tears: "I, I didn't want to do this... Yes, Aunt Qiu said that I must show off my cooking skills, otherwise I will be outdone by Mingxin. What if you like her instead of me, then in the future... my position in the Bai family will be taken by her!"
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