Chapter 495: Chapter 494: Do You Want a Ho?
Chapter 495: Chapter 494: Do You Want a Ho?
Lu Mian was very attached to Qi Zhen, and the whole family could see it.
Xiao Qimo simply didn’t tell everyone the truth.
The two won were busy in the kitchen, bustling around, occasionally sharing a few insights about delicacies.
Qi Zhen discovered his daughter-in-law was truly extraordinary, not only playing the piano well but also having a profound understanding of cooking.
Whenever she ntioned making a certain dish, Lu Mian always managed to prepare the ingredients professionally and in advance.
So techniques were only known to star-rated chefs.
Even Qi Zhen himself had studied many recipes for years before he achieved a little success.
He looked at the young girl who was slowly coating the shrimp with batter beside him and found himself more and more satisfied.
Xiao Qimo’s thods of pursuing a girl were terrible, but it had to be said his taste was truly good.
Although the two of them were not officially together yet, considering he brought back such a nice girl, she decided to let that stinky boy spend the New Year at ho for once.
Xiao Qimo in the living room: Achoo!
After doing so preliminary preparations, Qi Zhen started getting ready to make dumplings.
The dough had been prepared in advance by the servants, ready to use.
The stuffing for the family luck dumplings was also sothing Qi Zhen had marinated in advance that afternoon.
“Aunt, how do you season the dumpling filling?” Lu Mian didn’t just help; she also humbly asked for advice.
Qi Zhen always felt sothing was off, but seeing the girl’s sincere and open eyes, she couldn’t quite pinpoint what it was.
She didn’t intend to keep any secrets and taught Lu Mian all the little tricks one by one.
Lu Mian also took notes patiently.
Although her older brother had instructed her not to visit boys’ hos casually, she had learned so much from coming to Xiao’s mom’s place this ti!
After returning to Wucheng, she could teach Yuren to improve the taste in the restaurant.
Xiao Qimo’s mom is really nice!
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The evening was New Year’s Eve.
After helping Qi Zhen, Lu Mian received a call from Lu Xi.
She stepped out of the kitchen and went to the balcony to answer the call.
Lu Xi’s voice was muffled, as if he had been drinking, a bit slurred.
“Mianmian?”
“Big brother?” Lu Mian asked with concern, “What’s wrong?”
“The house is so quiet now…” Lu Xi lanted, “Your dad and mom aren’t here, only grandpa, grandma, my dad, and my mom are left.
Grandpa and Grandma said if you have ti, co back for the New Year… I know they regret it.”
Lu Mian chuckled lightly, with a hint of scorn.
Lu Xi burped.
“But what’s the use of regret?
What were they doing before?
So I told them you were in training and couldn’t co back.” Lu Xi could understand Lu Mian’s scorn, “I rember in the past, on New Year’s Eve, you were always so busy.
This year, you finally don’t have to do that anymore.
Mianmian, you must be happy and live a happy life.”
“Brother…”
Lu Mian leaned against the balcony, glancing back toward the kitchen.
This year, she was still busy, but it was a happy kind of busy.
Once upon a ti, she thought the New Year was the most troubleso affair, when she was the busiest and most tired, with no festive atmosphere at all, only repression, only comparison.
Now, in the Xiao Family, she was willing to put on an apron, take up the knife and spoon, and prepare a delicious and warm dinner for the family.
This was a feeling she had never experienced before in the Lu Family.
It was also sothing she was willing to do wholeheartedly.
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“Brother, you’ve drunk too much, go back and rest.”
“Mianmian, don’t hang up the phone!” Lu Xi emphasized once more, “You rember what Brother told you, right?
Being a girl out there, you absolutely mustn’t casually go to a boy’s house, especially that Director Qi’s ho.”
Lu Mian: It’s good that she went for Xiao’s mother.
“If a boy tells you sothing about wanting to build a ho together, where he’s responsible for earning the money and you’re responsible for being pretty as a flower…
ugh, that’s just a trick n use to deceive young girls!
After you’re married, you’ll be the one dealing with pots and pans, feeding babies, watching the kids, and still earning the money…
When looking for a man, you must keep your eyes peeled…”
Lu Mian humd in agreent, knowing that nobody would say such things to her.
Lu Xi had drunk so alcohol and rambled on for a few sentences.
Lu Mian patiently listened until Xiao Qimo called out from a few ters away, “Mianmian, mom and dad are calling you to eat.”
“Okay.”
Lu Mian responded, “Bro, I’m gonna go eat.”
Lu Xi: ?
?
?
What did I just hear!!!
My sister—
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The Xiao family’s New Year’s Eve dinner wasn’t much different from that of an ordinary family’s.
Apart from the dining room being more luxurious and the tableware being higher-end, their ho had more of a warm, holy atmosphere.
Before this, Lu Mian could hardly imagine that the Xiao family of Z Country’s number one ultra-wealthy household could be like this.
The two elders were loving, and the family atmosphere was harmonious and pleasant.
Compared to the nervousness she felt upon first arrival, she now seed to slowly like the holiness here as well.
Qi Zhen proudly introduced, “This year’s New Year’s Eve dinner is very special; all these dishes were made with Mianmian’s help.
Old Xiao, Mianmian is much more skilled than you!”
Xiao Huazun: Wife, have I fallen out of favor like this?
Yun Sang looked up, giving Lu Mian another complex glance.
This girl…
knows quite a lot?
Lu Mian just smiled shyly.
Although Xiao Qimo was displeased with Lu Mian helping out and couldn’t guard his food, each dish bore Lu Mian’s effort, so he ate more than anyone else during this New Year’s Eve dinner.
Yun Sang with her still sowhat flat belly: It ans nothing!
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At night, Xiao Qimo escorted Lu Mian back to her room to rest.
Qi Zhen couldn’t stay up late, so he was unable to keep watch for the New Year.
Lu Mian had been busy all day, so Xiao Qimo told her to go to bed early.
Lu Mian stood at the door, waving her little hand, “Goodnight.”
Suddenly, Xiao Qimo felt a warm surge.
She stood there, so obedient and gentle, warmly bidding him goodnight.
“Mianmian.”
The man’s Adam’s apple moved, filled with guilt and a heart fluttering with dense tender feelings and warmth.
Lu Mian looked up at him, unexpectedly falling into a pair of fervent eyes.
She was taken aback, feeling that this version of him was slightly dangerous yet sohow familiar.
Just like the Director Qi of her dreams, he made her face turn red and her heart race uncontrollably.
“Do you want a ho?” he asked.
Lu Mian’s heart contracted suddenly.
“A ho that belongs to just two people,” the man said softly, “It doesn’t need to be grand; it just needs simplicity and enduring warmth.
The man diligently works, earning the money for the household.
If the woman has her career, she can pursue it freely; if not, she can do whatever she likes.
They might be sparing with words or not clingy with each other, but a single glance is enough to understand each other tacitly.”
“Maybe, one day, they’ll have a child.
If not, then they could have a dog, a cat, or so beloved plants.
After dinner, they’ll light their favorite incense.
The man will sit on the couch reading magazines, while the woman lies on his legs reading novels.
A cat and a dog circle around them, grooming each other.”
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