Soon, the two arrived at the new house.
Chu Yue raised her head and looked at the empty door, "Mr. sir, should we hang a plaque first?"
Lu Xinghe also raised his head and looked in the direction of the door.
"Well, we do have to put up a plaque first."
"My husband's calligraphy is very nice. I'll let him write the plaque himself. Once he's done writing it, just ask Aji to send it to him for customization." Chu Yue said as she pulled Lu Xinghe into the yard.
As soon as she came in, Chu Yue saw Dan Yan and Dan Xia.
"Danyan Danxia?" She looked at Lu Xinghe beside her, "Did you send someone to bring them here?"
Lu Xinghe hummed.
"I know you want to buy a slave. Danyan Danxia is someone you are used to. It would be safer to keep him in the courtyard and watch over those people."
Chu Yue smiled.
"My husband is still thoughtful."
"In a few days, Zheng Yuan, Yan He, and a few old people from the County Lord's Mansion will come to the capital with my mother and the others." Lu Xinghe looked at Chu Yue, "Yue Yue can buy some slaves and keep them outside for now. I have to do some cleaning work in the hospital. After all, there are only two of us in the hospital now. At most, we can have one more Doctor Zhang. Ningdong and Danyan Danxia are enough."
Chu Yue nodded.
"I'm really worried about all the new people in the hospital. My husband's arrangement is very safe."
Lu Xinghe took Chu Yue's hand and walked towards Shihuayuan where the two lived yesterday, "As for the nursing home and secret guards, Yue Yue doesn't have to worry, I will arrange for the people under my command to come in."
"good."
As the two talked, they soon arrived at Shihuayuan.
The yard has been cleaned cleanly. On the platform in front of the house, there are several pots of flowers and plants placed around it. Two strings of unique wind chimes are hung under the eaves. The breeze blows, and the tinkling sound is like the sound of wind chimes in the mountains. It sounds as beautiful as a nightingale.
"Ms. sir, did you ask someone to do this?"
Lu Xinghe smiled.
"Do you like it?"
"It's beautiful. I didn't expect my husband to be so good at decorating a house." She let go of Lu Xinghe's hand, ran up the steps in front of the house, and looked around a few pots of flowers and plants.
Lu Xinghe looked at Chu Yue's strange appearance with a doting look on his face.
"But after seeing too much, I arranged it according to the gourd painting. If Yueyue feels it is not suitable, she can arrange it according to her own ideas. After all, this is the place where she will live for a long time. I will look at it myself. Comfort is the most important thing.”
Chu Yue looked at him with a smile.
"No, that's fine."
Lu Xinghe pointed in the direction of the kitchen, "Would you like to go to the kitchen and have a look?"
"OK."
Chu Yue trotted ahead, while Lu Xinghe followed behind her with a faint smile.
After entering the kitchen, Chu Yue looked surprised.
"Sir, this kitchen is decorated exactly as I imagined."
Lu Xinghe pointed at the ingredients on the counter.
"What do you want to eat for lunch?"
"I think when you are so happy, you must have meat. Let's make braised pork?"
"good."
"And vinegar potato shreds."
"Listen to you."
“Another fried prawn and vegetable pimple soup.”
"Anything is fine."
Lu Xinghe nodded in agreement while putting the ingredients needed for Chu Yuebao's dish into the wooden basin.
He picked up his sleeves, fetched water from the water tank and started washing vegetables.
Chu Yue squatted aside and looked at him.
"Ms. sir, didn't you say that a gentleman lives far away from the kitchen?"
"A gentleman stays away from the kitchen does not literally mean that a gentleman stays away from the kitchen." Lu Xinghe replied calmly.
Chu Yue's face was full of doubts.
"Then what does it really mean?"
Lu Xinghe said while washing vegetables, "As a chef, I often do bloody things like killing chickens and pigs. Over time, as the killing becomes heavier, I lose my kindness and become more violent when dealing with political affairs." The real meaning of the gentleman's journey to the kitchen is to keep the gentleman away from murderous intentions."
He looked up at Chu Yue.
"It is the art of benevolence not to have the heart to do bad things."
Chu Yue's face was full of surprise.
"So that's it."
In the past, she had often heard that some people used the phrase "a gentleman stays away from the kitchen" to make excuses because they were lazy.
well!
Such a wise statement is simply superficial to be misunderstood in this way!
Lu Xinghe placed the washed vegetables on the chopping board.
"As a human being, no one can avoid three meals a day. I think that by participating appropriately, we can appreciate the meaning that life gives to people."
His movements are fast and his knife skills are also very good. He can cut the potatoes into shreds even more evenly than Chu Yue.
Seeing that he had almost prepared the dishes, Chu Yue hurried to the stove.
"I'm going to wash the pot."
The two of them worked together to prepare four dishes, and the moment they were served on the table, Chu Yue was filled with emotion.
"It's really been a long time since I cooked for myself."
Lu Xinghe smiled and served Chu Yue a bowl of vegetable pimple soup.
"Drink some soup first."
"good."
After finishing the meal with great satisfaction, the dentist happened to come.
Chu Yue carefully selected and bought six slaves, who were mainly responsible for sweeping the outer courtyard and doing some dirty work.
For the rest, just use the old ones from before.
Peace of mind.
After Lu Xinghe finished eating, he entered the side room.
In addition to a main house, Shihuayuan also has two side rooms and a wing room. One of the side rooms was decorated by Lu Xinghe as a study room, and the wing room was used to store Chu Yue's belongings.
Aji entered the study, clasped his fists in front of Lu Xinghe and said, "Master, the Yuan Mansion has sent secret guards in the direction of Nanping Town. Will it be detrimental to the master?"
Lu Xinghe's eyes darkened and he looked up at Aji.
"Ask someone to follow them secretly and see what they want to do. Don't alert them first."
"What if they take action in Nanping Town?" Aji asked.
Lu Xinghe tightened his fists under his sleeves, without any warmth in his voice.
"Then let them go and never come back."
Aji looked at him in surprise, "But master, aren't you afraid of offending Master Yuan?"
After a moment of silence, Lu Xinghe said firmly, "He does have a debt of gratitude to me, but it is also based on mutual respect. If he asks me for anything else, I will do my best if he can do it. I'm satisfied, but if he wants to touch my family, it's okay not to remember this kindness."
He has never been a kind person, and he is not afraid of the gossips of the world. He only wants his family to be well.
After hearing this, Aji clasped his hands in his fists.
"Aggie knows."
"Also, someone set fire to Xingyue Medical Center the night before yesterday. Please ask someone to check whether Yuan Xueer did anything in the past few days."
"yes."
Aji responded, took two steps back, and left the study.
Lu Xinghe looked out the window for a moment, then returned to his desk to familiarize himself with the internal affairs of the Imperial College, and based on the original department, he drafted a plan based on his own understanding.
This plan is a huge change to the current Imperial College system.
But he also knew that the Imperial College was about to resign, and with an attitude of seeking stability, he would definitely not agree to the Imperial College making any major changes. The implementation of this plan would have to be postponed.
The plan is just drafted now. If it is implemented in detail, it will take more time to think about it.
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