"Yu'er, Xiaoyuan, Jiaojiao are here!"
Ling Xiao shouted inside as he walked, not looking like a big boss at all.
Wang Lengyu came out after hearing the sound, and his eyes lit up when he saw Shen Jiao.
"Is this Jiaojiao? She's so pretty, isn't she?"
"Hello, Aunt Ling."
Shen Jiao greeted me obediently, "This is a gift that grandpa asked me to bring here. It's not anything expensive. It's all wild products I picked from the mountains."
"Master, it's true, just come over and ask you to bring any gifts!"
Ling Xiao saw this little cloth bag just now. He originally thought it was the little girl's own bag, but he didn't expect it to be a gift for them.
Wang Lengyu also hurriedly joined in and said, "That's right, we are very happy that you can come. If you want to bring any gifts, you can take this back. Your Uncle Ling's family will not be short of anything."
"Aunt Ling, you didn't bring back the gift you gave me. If I did, grandpa would scold me for not knowing etiquette."
"Okay, aunt and your uncle will accept it and hurry into the house. It's too hot outside."
Wang Lengyu caught her husband's look and quickly accepted it, thinking about preparing a gift for Jiaojiao when she leaves later.
"Auntie, everything is ready!"
At the same time, Bao Xian's voice rang out from the restaurant, and Ling Xiao realized that there were other people at home.
"Xiaoxian is here?"
"It's a newly made dish and I want you to give it a review."
Ling Xiao nodded without saying anything, "Let's go, Jiaojiao, let's go in."
He knew what his niece was thinking, but what could I say? She had no talent for cooking, but luckily hard work could make up for her weakness.
He is also willing to give her some help, but she can only rely on herself in the later stage, and he can't give her more.
"Jiaojiao, let me introduce to you, this is your Uncle Ling's eldest son, Ling Yuan, and this is my mother's little sister's daughter Bao Xian."
When the three of them walked in, Ling Yuan and Bao Xian had just arranged the dining table.
Wang Lengyu introduced them, and Shen Jiao followed suit and said hello.
"Brother Ling, Sister Bao."
Unexpectedly, by such a coincidence, the girl I met at the door was Aunt Ling's niece.
Like Shen Jiao, Bao Xian was also stunned for a moment, but she was more shocked.
It's her!
My uncle's master's family is so poor?
She remembered her mother saying that after so many years of no contact, poor relatives suddenly came to her door, most likely with impure motives.
Today's Lingxiao Tower is a hot spot, don't come here just for Lingxiao Tower!
Thinking of this, she pursed her lips and felt very contemptuous in her heart. If this was really the case, she must find a way to remind her aunt and uncle.
But she still had a smile on her face and said hello.
"Jiaojiao, sit down quickly. I heard that you were admitted to Beijing University. According to this calculation, I am your senior sister. I will be a senior in the second half of the year. If you encounter anything in the future, just come to me."
"Thank you, Senior Sister Bao."
"After all, I am also a senior, but I have graduated long ago."
Ling Yuan smiled and said, "But Ling Bo is still in his junior year, majoring in food safety. Jiaojiao, you can ask him for help if you need anything... He is my brother."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Ling."
One of the reasons why Shen Jiao doesn't like house visits is that she has to struggle to find something to talk to people she doesn't know well.
If you are embarrassed, others will be embarrassed too.
But there is no way, everything has a beginning, not to mention that this is what grandpa has told me countless times.
"Uncle, please try this dish for me. I made it myself and slightly adjusted the proportions."
Bao Xian moved the glutinous rice balls she made in front of Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao was about to pick up some food for Shen Jiao when he glanced at Bao Xian and simply chose this dish.
"Jiaojiao, try the dumplings made by Xiaoxian and see how they taste."
He also picked one up for himself, "Xiao Xian, Jiao Jiao's cooking skills are very good. You young people will have more common languages, and you can communicate more in the future."
"Okay, uncle."
Bao Xian snorted in her heart, but quickly agreed on her face.
I have learned so much, but I have never heard my uncle praise me like this. This Shen Jiao is just the granddaughter of his master, but my uncle actually praised her like this in front of me!
Shen Jiao remained calm and nodded obediently throughout the whole process. She knew this when she came to someone's home as a guest, so she shouldn't be too pushy to avoid being resented by others.
"Jiaojiao, how does it taste? If there's anything bad about it, you can point it out. I'm still researching this dish."
"Xiaoxian, let Jiaojiao eat well first, and then we'll study it later."
Before Shen Jiao could speak, Wang Lengyu interrupted Bao Xian first, and glared at her husband, "Jiaojiao, please ignore them. Xiaoxian likes cooking very much. Every time he comes over, he comes to his uncle to comment. If we start talking about this, it will be endless."
"Auntie!"
Bao Xian pretended to be embarrassed, "Save me some face in front of the guests."
Listening to their conversation, Shen Jiao was silently minding her meal. Thanks to Aunt Ling's intervention, otherwise she wouldn't know how to comment. She couldn't praise it too much, nor be too harsh.
And at this moment, she also felt that she made the right decision by not agreeing to live here.
Although the master had a nurturing and master-disciple relationship with Uncle Ling, Uncle Ling now had a family of his own. If she, a stranger, suddenly broke in, it would make the rest of his family uncomfortable.
That's fine now, she's just a guest.
After today, her interactions with the people at the table would probably come to an end. They were polite to her and asked her to go to them if she had something to do, but she would not be so ignorant that she would rush into them.
"Jiaojiao."
Shen Jiao was thinking about it when she suddenly heard Ling Xiao say, "Master said before that you wanted to work-study when you were studying, but you also had to work part-time?"
"Um!"
Shen Jiao nodded. She had to read books and make money.
"If you are willing, come to Lingxiao Tower. There is a branch near Beijing University."
Ling Xiao's unintentional words stunned Bao Xian, who was sitting opposite him.
Before, her mother also wanted her to work in Lingxiao Tower, but her uncle refused.
It is said that the restaurant is very hard and not suitable for little girls. Why is Shen Jiao okay now?
She lowered her head to eat the rice, her brows furrowed, but her ears stood up.
"Thank you Uncle Ling for your kindness. I have already discussed the part-time job with my friends, so I won't bother Uncle Ling."
"Don't be afraid that the old man will be angry. With Uncle Ling, you can do whatever you want."
"It's true Uncle Ling, the house I'm renting now belongs to a friend."
In one sentence, Ling Xiao instantly understood that the little girl was in partnership with the boy from the Yan family.
Yes, you can't pry the corner by yourself!
"Uncle, what you said makes me want to compete with Jiaojiao!"
Bao Xian said jokingly.
I feel very unhappy that my uncle likes Shen Jiao so much. Why?
The problem is that Shen Jiao turned down such a good opportunity!
Does she really not know, or is she playing hard to get...
She has been practicing cooking since she was 8 years old. Among girls of the same age, she doesn't believe anyone can compare with her.
The variety show "Let's Farm Together" made her famous a while ago, but she was just a low-profile internet celebrity, and it wasn't worth her to go to war.
