Passing the soup bowl in his hand to Chen Anning, Xie Xun picked up another soup bowl and filled half of the bowl. After tasting it for two times, he said "Not bad", then looked at Chen Anning and urged her: "You should try it too. "
"I specifically told the kitchen to let Chef Zhang cook it." Hua Jin didn't seem to notice Xie Xun's movements. He took another plate and gave him a few slices of new bamboo shoots. "This is the first time for third cousin to drink this soup in Washington." , he made it. After that, I recognized his cooking skills."
"Obviously the soup made by other cooks tastes the same, but my third cousin just says it's different."
"It's so bad that every time my third cousin comes to Washington from now on, Chef Zhang won't dare to leave easily if something big happens."
"Third cousin, please try this bamboo shoot."
"This is made by Chef Zhou."
"Knowing that Third Cousin was here, Chef Zhou went to Tongyuan Village to buy it himself. Chef Zhou said that Third Cousin was too picky. He didn't even need to taste whether the bamboo shoots were fresh or from Tongyuan Village, just You can tell by smelling it, so you can’t fool him, you have to choose one by one in person.”
Xie Xun handed the bamboo shoots to Chen Anning as usual.
Chen Anning does not reject anyone who comes.
"How does it taste?" Xie Xun looked at her and asked, his eyes bright, implying expectation.
After taking two bites, Chen Anning praised: "It's really fresh."
"Since it's fresh, let's eat more." Xie Xun happily took two more chopsticks for her, "My cousin is right, these bamboo shoots are only the best from Tongyuan Village, and they can only be dug fresh. It’s the most delicious when made. It’s not easy to taste this in the capital.”
Looking at his patient and meticulous look, Hua Jin's smile froze for a moment, but he quickly adjusted his mood and put a crisp lotus flower on his plate, "Third cousin, try this, it's the opening of this year." The first flowers were just picked this morning."
As soon as the crispy lotus flower entered his plate, the next second he gave it to Chen Anning, "This crispy lotus flower is also a specialty of the chefs in Washington. Every year on my grandma's birthday, no matter how busy I am, I will come here just to have this bite. Hurry and try it. Taste it, if you like it, I will ask the cook who made this crispy lotus to write down the recipe later, and when I return to the capital, I will also ask the cook of the Guangling Palace to learn from it."
Hua Jin's smile couldn't be maintained anymore. After serving him a few more dishes, he gave them to Chen Anning. After Chen Anning ate them all without any psychological burden, she finally stopped and served herself a bowl of soup. , after drinking slowly, he said: "When Miss Chen came to Jincheng County with her third cousin, didn't your mother dissuade her?"
"A young lady from a well-established mansion would not dare to go out with a man before getting married."
After Chen Anning signaled Xie Xun to continue serving her food, she casually retorted, "Miss Hua is a legitimate daughter after all, so why did your mother not dissuade her from being so eager to become a concubine?"
"In the capital city, a legitimate young lady with a slight family background would rather spend her whole life as a concubine than become a concubine."
After finishing her words, she tilted her head to Xie Xun who was picking up fish bones for her, "Or am I ignorant and the rules outside the capital or in Washington are extraordinarily different?"
After Xie Xun put the selected piece of fish into her bowl, he said without raising his eyes: "The rules are the same everywhere, but it's always just the individual."
Hua Jin's breath suffocated.
The blood on his face also disappeared in an instant.
Chen Anning chuckled, "That's right. There are all kinds of wonders in the world. Miss Hua likes to be a concubine. That is her freedom. I really shouldn't judge her so sharply."
"Let's do this. Miss Hua will give me five hundred thousand taels of silver and thank you for the position in your concubine, and I will sell it to you."
Hua Jin curled his fingers slightly and looked at her, then at Xie Xun, and finally back at her: "What does Miss Chen Er mean?"
Chen Anning mocked, "It means you like being a concubine, so I'll make it happen for you."
"Half a million taels of silver, who are you looking down on?" Xie Xun said quietly.
Chen Anning tilted her head and looked at him, "That's right. You have so many mines at home and your future is so bright. Five hundred thousand taels of silver is indeed a bargain."
Then he looked at Hua Jin and said, "Then one million taels, no two prices. Miss Hua can think about it carefully."
"Chen Anning, don't..."
Hua Rong couldn't help it anymore and just opened her mouth. Xie Xun glared at her and she immediately shut up in fear.
"You don't want to be a concubine?" Chen Anning said again, "That's right. You are also the legitimate daughter of Washington, so for five million taels, no matter the price, how about selling you the position of an equal wife?"
"Third cousin, are you going to watch her humiliate the eldest sister like this?" Hua Rong was angry.
While Xie Xun was holding dishes for Chen Anning, he said slowly: "My third cousin also knows that in the Guangling Palace, no matter what status you have, it is the wife of the Ming Matchmaker who has the final say."
"Madam, try this beef and this bird's nest."
lady? Chen Anning's heart trembled and she looked sideways at him.
"Madam, you don't like beef and bird's nest?" Xie Xun coaxed with a smile, "Try it. The beef and bird's nest stewed by the chefs in Washington are not as good as those in Guangling Prince's Palace, but they are still very good."
"By the way, Madam, you haven't tasted the skills of the chefs of Prince Guangling's house yet? Every time I invited Madam over, she always found reasons to refuse. After finishing the work here, Madam can no longer make excuses."
One word for each lady, the name is quite smooth!
After Chen Anning glanced at Hua Jin, who looked ugly, she silently called out the price with her eyes: 500,000 yuan, reputation damage fee!
Xie Xun’s smile remained unchanged: Deal!
Shout out! Chen Anning hummed softly and ate the beef.
Xie Xun smiled and asked, "How is it?"
Chen Anning said: "Not very good."
"Then try this." Xie Xun brought her another dish.
Seeing the two people acting as if no one was around, Hua Jin excused himself as unwell and left in a hurry.
Hua Rong secretly glared at Chen Anning and then left.
As soon as the two of them left, Chen Anning quickly put down her chopsticks and said with a half-smile, "It sounds quite smooth."
"Sooner or later you have to scream anyway," Xie Xun said with a smile, "The sooner you shout, the sooner you enjoy it."
"Don't push too hard." Chen Anning warned.
Xie Xun was no longer willing, "How come I have to go beyond the naming rights I bought for five hundred thousand silver taels?"
Chen Anning was speechless.
"Speaking of which, I would like to ask you. Why did I spend half a million silver taels to buy such a naming right?" identity?"
Chen Anning joked: "I really want to know why?"
Xie Xun gestured: "Speak."
Chen Anning put the last crisp lotus flower on his plate, and then said casually: "Because the final right of interpretation belongs to me, I can sell as much as I want."
"Who gave your family a mine?"
"If my family didn't have a mine," Xie Xun looked at her and said with a low smile, "Can I give you that house, so many shops and fields?"
Chen Anning nodded leisurely and said, "What you said makes sense."
"Come on, make another offer." Xie Xun raised one corner of his mouth toward her, "How much money do you need before you are willing to marry me?"
"I'm sorry," Chen Anning chuckled, "Our store is only in the business of selling him, not me."
It was already half an hour after the two of them finished eating, talking to each other.
Lu Wenjun and others arrived earlier than Chen Anning expected.
When she opened her eyes the next day, she heard Lu Wenjun and Hua Rong arguing with each other as they entered Luoyueyuan.
