Chapter 96 A Table of Food
Qi Jinzhou had met Lu Ying's father several times before and had heard a little about his reputation.
He's a very good artist.
Qi Jinzhou greeted Lu Guo, who welcomed him warmly.
Lu Ying said, "Dad, if you accept Ningning as your apprentice, you can't just give her a simple meal and call it a day."
Qi Jinzhou felt a little strange in his heart, but he pretended to be calm. "Didn't Uncle Lu say before that he wouldn't accept any apprentices?"
Lu Guo bought some fresh ingredients and planned to show off his cooking skills to his closed disciple.
"Haha, I think Ningning is very talented. I don't want to miss such a smart girl. Besides, I'm not young anymore, and I have to pass on this craft. And you don't want to learn it."
When Lu Ying heard this, he felt that Jiang Ning was regarded as the inheritor of the craft.
Lu Ying couldn't help but feel a little sad, "Dad, don't say that, you are still so young."
Lu Guo glanced at her and said, "You, hurry up and get married soon. Give me a grandson so I can enjoy the happiness of family life."
Lu Ying secretly glanced at Qi Jinzhou next to him. He didn't respond, but silently picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Jiang Ning came out of the kitchen wearing an apron to help his master and did not hear the conversation between the father and daughter.
"Master, how do we get this fish?"
Jiang Ning held the rope in his hand, and the big fish was still alive, swinging constantly.
Jiang Ning was a little scared, afraid that the fish's tail would hit her. Lu Guo smiled and took the fish from her hand, "I'll steam it."
Jiang Ning: "Okay."
Qi Jinzhou was looking at her.
Qi Jinzhou stood up suddenly, and when he saw her, his eyes lit up, "I'll go help Uncle Lu."
Lu Ying ate some snacks and didn't like going into the kitchen. She said, "Azhou, you don't have to be so polite."
"I'm not being polite. I want to learn. I heard Uncle Lu cooks delicious food. Aunt Lu used to praise him often."
Lu Ying smiled and said, "Okay, okay, go ahead."
Lu Ying watched him go by and suddenly remembered something, "Wait a moment, I'll put an apron on you."
Lu Ying found the apron, put it on her head, stood behind Qi Jinzhou, and tied it tightly for him.
The two of them cooperated very well.
Jiang Ning accidentally caught a glimpse of this scene, and then Lu Guo came out to get the onions on the table. He also saw it and couldn't help but squinted his eyes and smiled.
Qi Jinzhou came in and stood on Lu Guo’s right, while Jiang Ning stood on his left.
Lu Guo was very talkative. "Azhou, you are 28 years old this year, right?"
"Um."
"Do you have any plans for the future?"
"Continue to run the family business well."
"The Qi family's business is big enough. It's time to think about getting married and having children."
Qi Jinzhou did not respond to him.
Jiang Ning was washing onions, ginger, and garlic. After washing, he asked, "Master, how much of this should I cut?"
Qi Jinzhou said, "Give it to me, I'll cut it."
Jiang Ning hurriedly said yes, and she handed it over. Their fingertips touched, and Jiang Ning quickly retracted his hand as if he had touched a poisonous snake.
Lu Guo cut the fish open, cut it into pieces, used ginger to remove the fishy smell, and sprinkled it with green onions.
Lu Guo asked about Jiang Ning, "I heard from Yingzi that your boyfriend is here too, why not ask him to come over for dinner."
Qi Jinzhou was cutting vegetables.
"Master, forget it. Why would he come here? He..."
"Oh, Ningning is shy. Hahaha, seriously, let him come over for dinner. It's more lively with more people. And by the way, let me see which boy is so lucky to be Ningning's boyfriend."
Qi Jinzhou's hand paused while cutting vegetables, and he accidentally cut his hand, frowning slightly.
Lu Ying came in and saw it, and shouted, "Azhou, your hand is bleeding, come with me, I will apply medicine for you."
As Lu Ying lowered her head to apply medicine to Qi Jinzhou, she felt distressed and complained to her father, "Dad, look at you, how did you let Azhou cut his finger?"
Qi Jinzhou explained calmly, "Don't blame uncle, I accidentally cut my hand."
Qi Jinzhou hadn't finished cutting the vegetables, so Jiang Ning silently took over and continued cutting.
Facing his daughter's complaints, Lu Guo was not angry, but just smiled and said, "Oh, some people start to be biased before they even get married."
Jiang Ning heard it, and Lu Ying heard it too. Feeling very embarrassed, he punched his old father a few times, "Dad, stop talking nonsense! I won't talk to you anymore, you're so annoying!"
Jiang Ning was cutting vegetables the whole time, and the more he cut, the more anxious he felt.
Sooner or later, Qi Jinzhou would be in a difficult situation and would have to marry Lu Ying.
Jiang Ning cut the vegetables, took the bucket and other dirty kitchen utensils, and went to the bathroom to wash them.
She squatted beside the faucet and rinsed it silently.
Seeing that things were getting awkward, Lu Ying came in to help Jiang Ning wash things. Lu Ying asked her, "Ningning, why don't you ask your boyfriend to come over?"
She didn't want to get another person involved and give herself a heart attack.
Qi Jinzhou is also here. Should he call Zou Yu over and let them quarrel again?
"He has something to do today and might be very busy, leave him alone."
"oh."
Lu Ying was washing things while humming a song, and seemed to be in a good mood.
Finally all the food was ready.
Six dishes for four people.
Steamed sea bass, boiled pork slices, braised eggplant, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, winter melon meatball soup, and cold pig ears.
Qi Jinzhou remembered that Jiang Ning's taste was lighter, so he placed lighter dishes in her direction.
Jiang Ning remembered that Qi Jinzhou liked to eat sea bass, so she almost unconsciously pushed the fish plate towards him.
The next second, both of them were pushing the plates with their hands.
Lu Ying saw it and smiled, "Put this fish in the middle. Don't be so modest."
Jiang Ning withdrew his hand and politely said to Qi Jinzhou, "Just put it with Mr. Qi. I don't eat fish much."
Qi Jinzhou's eyes were a little heavy, and he deliberately said in a cold and gloomy tone, "Why doesn't your boyfriend come over for dinner?"
He was talking about something he shouldn't have mentioned. Jiang Ning was a little angry, but he didn't dare to be too obvious. "Mr. Qi, aren't you meddling too much?"
Qi Jinzhou heard this and chuckled, "Ningning, you are still young, I am concerned about you. As someone who has been through this, you must keep your eyes open when choosing a man."
Just then, Lu Guo and Lu Ying came out one after the other, carrying dishes. Lu Ying also agreed, "Yes, Ningning, really, you must keep your eyes open when choosing a man."
Jiang Ning felt a turbid air in her chest. She sat down, right opposite Qi Jinzhou.
Qi Jinzhou was caught off guard and was kicked by the person opposite him.
He almost lost his seat.
Lu Ying thought the stool was not suitable for him. "Is it too low? Is it uncomfortable to sit on? I'll change it for you."
Qi Jinzhou was talking to Lu Ying, but his eyes were secretly looking at Jiang Ning who looked nonchalant across from him. "Let's eat, stop struggling. I didn't sit still."
Jiang Ning was concentrating on eating, and Qi Jinzhou rubbed her leg with his foot in a very mean way.
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