"Okay, daddy has to try his daughter's cooking. He is so lucky to have such a good daughter like you in his life."
As he spoke, he picked up a piece of spareribs and put it in his mouth, nodding while eating.
"Well, this tastes really better than the chef in my house. It's delicious. It's delicious."
He picked up another piece of fish, put it in his mouth, and praised again:
"The fish tastes good too. It's fragrant but not fishy. The meat is tender and delicious."
Seeing him keep praising her, Luo Lan knew that it was not because of how delicious the dish was, but because he had only found the cook after many years, so even if the dish she made was clear and watery, My father will also praise me.
Luo Lan hurriedly asked the girls around him to help his father and Leng Yu pour wine. Seeing this, A Cai hurriedly walked over with a wine bottle and slowly filled the wine glass in front of Liu Dechang's table.
After the wine was filled, Leng Yu took the lead in raising his glass and said with a serious face:
"Lord Yue Zhan, Lan'er and I will definitely come to your Duke's mansion for food and drink in the future. I hope you won't bother us."
Hearing this, Liu Dechang immediately smiled brightly, "Hahaha, why are you annoyed? I wish you could stay here all day. Since you said so, you must do it, otherwise, I will go to your Prince Yu's Mansion Eat and drink."
Hearing this, Leng Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly and nodded heavily, "I respected you a lot when I didn't know you were Lan'er's father. Now I know that you are Lan'er's father, that is, my Yue Zhan." , from now on, Laner and I will definitely be filial to you."
After saying that, he drank all the wine in his hand. Liu Dechang naturally laughed and said:
"Okay, with Yu'er's words, dad is very happy. We, the two of you, will not come home until we are drunk today."
Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of something and said:
"No, I have the final say. You don't have to go home whether you're drunk or not. Lan'er's west wing is spacious. You can stay here tonight!"
Hearing this, Leng Yu blinked at Luo Lan, and when the corners of his mouth raised, he revealed a sly smile.
Luo Lan could only shake her head helplessly. She glanced at A Cai, who was standing not far away with his head lowered, and suddenly said to Liu Dechang:
"Dad, before we finished talking in the afternoon, my daughter felt that you had been living alone for so long and lonely. Did you really not want to find a stepmother for me?"
"Bullshit."
Liu Dechang suddenly put down the wine glass in his hand, frowned and roared,
"As I told you just now, when I didn't have a daughter like you, I didn't even think about finding a woman. Now that I have a good daughter like you, how can I still look for a woman? Besides, your father is old and is a military aircraft. I'm too busy with business, so I can't think of paying attention to that woman who's been chirping all day long."
Ah Cai's face was flushed just now, but when she heard this, she suddenly turned pale.
Luo Lan pursed his lips and said again:
"Dad, I know that you have feelings for my mother in your heart, and I also know that as a daughter, I should take care of you, but it's not good if there is no woman around you who cares and feels warm. Besides, who said that women all like chirping? Yes? Wouldn't it be nice for a woman as gentle as jade to serve you?"
"Stop talking."
Liu Dechang's face suddenly turned cold. Seeing this, Leng Yu winked at her in confusion and signaled her to stop talking.
Luo Lan hurriedly stuck out her tongue, grabbed the wine glass on the table, raised it to Liu Dechang, and said mischievously:
"Dad, don't be angry. I'm just joking with you. Come on, my daughter will give you a drink..."
Seeing this, Liu Dechang's face finally showed a smile. He picked up the wine glass and continued to drink.
But he didn't notice that A Cai, who was standing next to him just now, turned around and left a little lonely.
Leng Yu was drinking with her father today, so Luo Lan was naturally happy to have some peace and quiet, so she ran out while going to the latrine.
Because she was really worried about Ah Cai. She was not in a good condition just now, and she didn't know where the girl had gone.
Ah Hong, who was following behind, pointed to the back garden and said softly:
"Princess, A Cai ran to the back garden just after she came out of the house for some unknown reason. The slave girl asked her to come back."
Luo Lan waved his hand, "No, I'll go and you go back to take care of the prince and the Duke."
After saying that, she picked up her skirt and walked towards the back garden.
After arriving in the back garden, she looked around and finally saw A Cai in a corner behind the rockery. She buried her head in her knees and sat there motionless.
"Acai..."
She called softly, and Ah Cai heard the sound, stood up in a hurry, wiped his face with his sleeves randomly, and replied urgently: "Princess, are you looking for me?"
Luo Lan slowly came to her side and nodded gently,
"What are you doing here?"
Although Ah Cai lowered her head at this time, Luo Lan could still see that she seemed to have cried.
A Cai hurriedly replied:
"No...it's nothing. I...I'm a little hot. Let's cool down here for a while. I'll go back soon."
"Acai..."
Luo Lan stopped the somewhat flustered Ah Cai and continued:
"I know, you are a little sad to hear what my father said, but you should have known that this would be the result. My father is not an ordinary man. He neither loves money nor is lustful. Otherwise, he would not be alone. It’s been so many years, so don’t take this matter too seriously and don’t be too sad. After all, you are still young and you still have a lot of ways to go in the future. Don’t hold on to one thing, you know?”
"I see."
Ah Cai pursed her lips and nodded heavily, "A Cai has no other ideas. As long as she can always stay with the princess and occasionally see General Liu, she will be satisfied."
When she said this, she kept grabbing her sleeves, looking unwilling but helpless.
Luo Lan patted her shoulder and comforted her softly:
"Acai, you will meet better men. Try to turn your attention to people of your own age. If you like someone, tell me in time and I will make the decision for you."
A Cai pursed her lips, bowed and saluted:
"Thank you, Princess. A Cai understands."
Seeing her pitiful look, Luo Lan put his hand on her chin, raised her face, winked slyly and said:
"The A Cai I know is a little girl who loves to talk and laugh. Don't be sad because of something. I hope you can become yourself again."
A Cai raised the corners of her mouth, showed a forced smile, and nodded.
"I understand, Ah Cai is still the same Ah Cai, and Ah Cai will definitely serve the princess well."
Seeing the forced smile on her face, Luo Lan helplessly put his hand on her shoulder, patted her twice, and then said:
"It's getting late, go back!"
A Cai nodded and followed her footsteps towards the front hall.
Liu Dechang and Leng Yu drank a bit too much today, but Leng Yusheng was still young and had not yet crawled on the table and could not get up. Luo Lan called to Xiao Lingzi and Xiao Shuangzi to help him back to the west wing. Liu Dechang, who was so drunk that he could not move on the table, was helped back to his room by his two capable guards.
Luo Lan ordered two bowls of sobering soup to be made. One bowl was given to A Cai to take to her father, while she carried the other bowl to the west wing.
