Qin Ming sat on the round table and waved to Wan'er and the others.
"Come, come, come, stop talking now, sit down first."
After saying that, Qin Ming said to Dong Xue standing in the restaurant:
"Xue'er, ask them to bring breakfast."
Dongxue nodded, gave Qin Ming a blessing, and left the restaurant.
Li Chongyi quickly sat down next to Qin Ming, rubbed his hands and asked:
"Brother Qin, what should we eat this morning? Braised pork?"
Qin Ming smiled and shook his head.
"Braised pork is too greasy, so I usually only eat it at noon and evening."
While the two were talking, four or five maids entered the restaurant carrying trays one by one.
Soon the table was filled with food.
Li Chongyi looked at the tofu brain in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
I thought the food in Qin Mansion would be very exquisite!
I didn’t expect it to be tofu pudding that ordinary people eat!
Qin Ming ignored the younger brother beside him, reached out and picked up a golden fried dough stick, and then greeted Li Xianzhi and Xiao Qingwan on the table:
"Eat quickly. When you're done, you can go to the warehouse to pick things up."
Xiao Qingwan smiled and nodded, then picked up a fried dough stick and handed it to Li Xianzhi.
"Princess, these are the deep-fried dough sticks made by my family. Please try and see if they suit your taste."
Li Xianzhi took the fried dough stick and felt it was a bit slippery. She frowned slightly and didn't know how to eat it for a while.
Wan'er saw Li Xianzhi's thoughts, picked up a fried dough stick with a smile, and said:
"Princess, you can break the fried dough sticks into pieces, put them in the tofu puffs, and eat them with the tofu puffs. It tastes very good. You can try it."
After saying that, Wan'er took the lead in breaking the fried dough sticks into pieces and threw them into Tofu Nao piece by piece.
Seeing this, Li Xianzhi followed suit and quickly soaked the entire fried dough stick in the tofu brain.
A few moments,
Li Xianzhi picked up a piece of fried dough sticks and took a small bite. Then her eyes lit up, she turned to look at Wan'er and said:
"You're right, it's really delicious."
Wan'er narrowed her eyes and smiled when she heard this, pointed to the plates of pickles on the table and said:
"Princess, try these pickles again."
Li Xianzhi nodded when he heard this, picked up a piece of pickled radish and put it in his mouth. He felt it was crispy and refreshing in the mouth. If he eats it with the fried dough sticks, it will have more flavor!
Li Chongyi usually dislikes tofu nao the most, so he is so disappointed.
At this time, he saw that his sister, who also didn't like to eat tofu, was almost blinded by the food. He couldn't help but feel a little curious about the food in front of him.
Gritting his teeth, Li Chongyi carefully picked up the tofu and took a sip.
Then his eyes widened.
[It’s actually salty? Isn’t the tofu curd sweet? 】
After putting down the bowl, Li Chongyi picked up another golden fried dough stick and took a bite.
[This thing is so slippery and so delicious! 】
Father, you will never deceive me!
...
On the other side, in Xiao Mansion, Xiao Chong carried the food box and returned to his small courtyard in despair.
He walked to the pavilion and sat down, looking at the food box on the stone table with dull eyes.
He whispered in his mouth.
"Lao Twelve... Wan'er..."
At some point, Empress Xiao, wearing a plain long dress and a wooden hairpin on her head, came to the pavilion in the small courtyard.
Looking at her cousin with dull eyes, Xiao Meiniang frowned slightly.
"Brother Chong, what's wrong with you?"
Xiao Chong came to his senses, stood up and saluted Empress Xiao.
"Brother, I pay my respects to the empress."
Xiao Meiniang nodded slightly, pointed to the stone bench beside her, and said:
"Sit down and talk."
"Here."
After the two sat down, Xiao Meiniang frowned and asked:
"Sister, I heard you talking about Lao Twelve just now? Is he the Twelfth Man from my fourth uncle's family?"
Xiao Chong had a bitter look on his face and glanced at Empress Xiao opposite.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally nodded.
Xiao Meiniang saw this and said doubtfully:
"Why did you mention him all of a sudden?"
Xiao Chong sighed, and then told Empress Xiao what had just happened in the Qin Mansion.
After Xiao Meiniang listened to Xiao Chong's story, she was silent for a long time before sighing and saying:
"Alas! Time is also destiny!"
"I never imagined that our farewell to Jiangdu would become an eternal farewell!"
Xiao Chong wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, hesitated for a moment, stood up, bowed to Empress Xiao, and said:
"Mother, I have a heartfelt request."
Xiao Meiniang thought for a while and said:
"Do you want me to come forward and get that girl Wan'er back from Qin Ming?"
Xiao Chong nodded when he heard the words, and then said:
"Brother Chen, I want my concubine to send a letter to Brother Seven, so that Brother Seven can come forward and talk to Qin Ming!"
Xiao Meiniang thought for a while and said:
"I want to meet that girl first and ask her opinion in person."
Xiao Chong frowned when he heard this.
"But she is a descendant of my Xiao family after all. Besides, Wan'er is beautiful. If Qin Ming has other thoughts, I'm afraid..."
Xiao Meiniang shook her head.
"Brother Chong, after so many years, don't you understand? The Lanling Xiao family is no longer the Lanling Xiao family it used to be!"
"Besides, Qin Ming next door would have known that girl's identity a long time ago! Otherwise, why do you think he let you into the house yesterday even though he knew your identity?"
Xiao Chong was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
"What do you mean, empress?"
Xiao Meiniang nodded slightly.
"From the words you relayed, it can be seen that he should care about that girl Wan'er."
"The reason why he invited you into the mansion was probably because of Wan'er's favor."
"Otherwise, with his current status and intelligence, he will naturally not deal with you!"
Xiao Chong heard this and thought about it. If Qin Ming was really the kind of person who was eager for quick success, he would naturally not be too close to someone from the previous dynasty!
Thinking back to Qin Ming's previous attitude towards him, Xiao Chong recognized what Empress Xiao had just said.
After Xiao Chong figured it out, he sat on the stone bench again.
Empress Xiao moved her gaze downwards, and her eyes naturally landed on the food box.
"What is this food box?"
Xiao Chong was stunned for a moment, then reached out to move the food box to himself and opened the lid of the food box.
"Brother Chen forgot to mention just now. These two food boxes were given by Qin Ming. According to him, the pastries inside were all made by Wan'er herself."
After speaking, Xiao Chong took the lead in picking up a piece of pea yellow and put it into his mouth.
After chewing for a while, he opened his eyes wide, and then said vaguely to Empress Xiao:
"Mother, this pastry is very delicious. Please take a piece and try it!"
After saying this, Xiao Chong pushed the food box in front of Empress Xiao.
Xiao Meiniang nodded slightly, took out a piece of pea yellow from the food box, put it to her mouth and took a bite.
Xiao Meiniang only felt that the pastry in her hand melted in her mouth. It had not much bean flavor and was a bit cool. It felt like touching silk when she pressed it lightly with her tongue.
Thinking like this, Xiao Meiniang put the remaining half piece into her mouth.
Xiao Chong, who was opposite, saw Empress Xiao swallowing the cake and asked:
"What do you think, empress?"
Xiao Meiniang smiled and nodded, then raised her head and looked in the direction next door and said:
"If these pastries are really made by that girl Wan'er, I think she should be very happy in the Qin Mansion!"
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