The couple seed to be in perfect harmony as they both took two steps toward each other without prior agreent.
Tang Xiaowan looked at Leng Lingxiao, blinked her eyes, and with a coquettish tone asked, "Can we eat now? I really want to try Sister Wan Hua’s square cake, it looks so delicious."
"Of course, it’s not hot anymore."
"Wow, hurry, hurry."
"Alright, alright, got it, little foodie!"
Leng Lingxiao said this and then picked up the cake knife to start cutting, while Tang Xiaowan helped by holding the plates.
Ye Wanhua: "?"
Ah, she just called Sister Wan Hua, seems like Xiaowan really doesn’t want to be my daughter!
Is it really because of Old Mrs. Tang?
Wang Junchen gently patted Ye Wanhua on the shoulder, gently saying, "Ah Hua, was that made by you? No wonder it looks so good!"
"Mhm, try it in a bit."
Seeing this, Wang Jinhui looked towards Tang i beside him, "How wonderful it is, a family!"
Little did Wang Jinhui know about the night raid on i Garden or the rights and wrongs in between, so at this mont, what he saw was a harmonious and warm scene.
But Tang i knew, so she simply responded, "Mhm, it is quite nice."
"You know, today is really a coincidence, since we’re all here, why not... have barbecue together tonight?" Wang Jinhui tentatively asked.
He was worried that Tang i might get upset, thinking it might be too noisy after already having a busy afternoon.
"Tangtang has got plans tonight and..."
Before she could finish, Tang Xiaowan imdiately interrupted, "Granny, no worries. Huahua and I are not in a hurry to return; we have a helicopter, which is very convenient!"
Actually, she was thinking this would be a good opportunity to properly et Wang Junchen, the leader Shen Shiyi.
She hadn’t forgotten about the assassination attempt at i Garden, the poisoning, and the incident on Comrcial Street a few days ago, avenging grievances was Tang Xiaowan’s style.
Since he had co to her, she might as well treat him well.
Upon hearing Tang Xiaowan’s response, Wang Jinhui nodded very contentedly, "If there’s no rush then that’s great; let’s have a barbecue tonight in the yard."
"That’s wonderful!" Tang Xiaowan jumped up excitedly and even squeezed her eyes at Leng Lingxiao.
The man’s thin lips slightly curved, and he nodded his head.
He knew exactly what his little wife wanted to do and indulged her, silently cooperating.
At this ti, Granny Yu and Cheng Shi ca back. They had gone to the building materials market in the afternoon because Tang i wanted to refurbish the small garden and the fence.
They also bought so vegetable seeds on the way.
As soon as they entered the front hall, they had learned from the butler Li Fugui about Wang Junchen’s visit and hurried into the kitchen.
"Wow, Granny Yu, you’re back!"
Seeing Tang Xiaowan’s cheerful look, Granny Yu finally let out a sigh of relief and smiled as she handed a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts to Tang Xiaowan, "Saw them on the way, thought you might like them, so I bought so."
"I knew there would be sothing delicious."
Ye Wanhua: Turns out Xiaowan likes these too, like , indeed fate bound us!
But on second thought, with her good appetite, what wouldn’t she like to eat? It was mostly her own overthinking, always wanting to acknowledge others as daughters, and unintentionally fitting them into that narrative, trying to get close.
"Sister Wan Hua, co, try this, it’s really good," Tang Xiaowan sweetly called out.
Ye Wanhua felt a bit overwheld with favor and hurriedly took two, "These chestnuts look not bad; they’re quite big and sll good too!"
"Take more, the others don’t eat them."
Ye Wanhua was surprised, "They don’t eat?"
"Yeah, Granny, and Grandpa, Huahua, they all don’t like this; take more, nevermind, I’ll pour so out."
So, Tang Xiaowan poured so of the chestnuts into a ceramic bowl, then stuffed the remaining ones along with the bag into Ye Wanhua’s hands.
"You don’t need to take so much, I..."
"Hurry up and eat, they’re best while hot." Tang Xiaowan casually replied and then went back to the cake with the bowl, "Huahua, want more? Have another piece."
"Alright, cut another piece."
Tang i looked around and then towards Cheng Shi and Granny Yu, "Prepare so charcoal, we will have a barbecue tonight."
The two nodded, "Yes, Old Mrs. Tang."
"Cheng Shi, make two racks, I want to grill by myself, it’s more fun that way."
"Yes, Miss."
Monts later, everyone got involved in sorting out the durian cake and other cakes—packing so in boxes and placing others in the fridge to keep them chilled.
After finishing all these tasks, Tang i and the others left the kitchen and moved to the living room for tea.
While Granny Yu, Li Fugui, and Cheng Shi stayed behind to prepare the ingredients, utensils, and various condints and dipping sauces needed for the evening’s barbecue.
"The Miss wants to grill by herself?"
"Yes, she just ntioned that," Cheng Shi nodded confidently.
Granny Yu, with a thoughtful look, turned to Li Fugui, "Old Li, go buy so better quality charcoal, the Miss hates the sll of smoke, if we were to grill all evening... How could her delicate face bear it?"
"Indeed, I’ll go right now," Li Fugui nodded solemnly.
Half an hour later.
Tang Xiaowan really did not want to listen to the elders discuss the local customs of Huang City, so she dragged Leng Lingxiao upstairs to escape the hustle.
Leng Lingxiao’s heart was churning, but he remained calm on the surface.
Finally, he could spend so alone ti with his Little Wife, away from all the miscellaneous affairs.
"Tangtang, shall we head back after dinner?"
Tang Xiaowan pouted and then gave Leng Lingxiao a sideways glance, "At noon... Li Zishen sent people to Chicheng with so vegetables and fruits for us, did you know about this?"
"Really? I had no idea!"
"Do you think he doesn’t know how to spend his money, sending vegetables by helicopter along with so specialties?"
"Oh, maybe it’s just a gesture of reciprocation, he was invited for dinner over the weekend, wasn’t he? Old Zhao... he was so busy fixing cars today, he didn’t ntion it."
Cut it out, just keep pretending!
Fixing cars? Why not say fixing airplanes?
Tang Xiaowan responded cheerily, "Ah, you had worried for nothing! Besides, my Huahua is too valuable to bother with Li Zishen."
"Him? Worthy of my concern?"
Leng Lingxiao then gently lifted his Little Wife’s hand and kissed it softly, his eyes filled with uncontrollable affection and love.
"Be careful, what if granny sees again, it would be... so embarrassing."
"Oh, should we go to the rooftop then?"
"You really are... so annoying!"
Who knew, before Leng Lingxiao could even retort, Zhao Renjie followed sternly.
Tang Xiaowan chuckled naively and took the opportunity to break free.
"You all stay busy, I’ll just head to the kitchen to see what’s happening, I’m so hungry, why isn’t it ready yet?"
...
At that mont, in the small garden, Cheng Shi was holding a pair of fire tongs, carefully placing charcoal pieces one by one on the barbecue rack to test the smoke output.
He worked focused and skillfully, as it all concerned the delicate skin of their dear Miss, Tang Xiaowan.
Li Fugui was setting up another rack.
As Tang Xiaowan approached them, she smiled and said, "Wow, not bad at all, thanks for the hard work!"
Cheng Shi hurriedly looked up, showing a naive smile, "Thank you for the praise, Miss, it’s all part of our job, no big deal."
"The Miss wants to grill herself?" Li Fugui asked softly, wanting to confirm again.
"Yeah, is that okay?"
"Sure, no problem, understood."
Tang Xiaowan nodded with satisfaction and then turned and left, bouncing toward the kitchen.
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