ATBLM [QT] Chapter 140.2

When Ling Yuan entered the door, Liu Xingfeng lowered the curtain, took a deep breath, and praised: “It smells so good. What delicious food did Mama Li make? I said Brother Ling, are you really not ready to give up your love? Or you can lend Mama Li to your younger brother for a few months.”

Ling Yuan smiled softly and said: “Mama Li is a big living person, and she is not a sword or a weapon that can be borrowed at any time. Besides, her husband and children are all in the local area. How can she easily give up and go back to Liu Mansion with you?”

“Hey, why isn’t there a cook in my house that compares to Mama Li?” Liu Xingfeng shook his head and sighed.

In fact, in the huge Liu Mansion, it was not impossible to find someone whose cooking skills were better than those of Mama Li. It was just that Liu Xingfeng had been used to eating since he was a child, so he didn’t think they were good. If he really asked Mama Li to go back home with him, maybe he would get tired of it after a while.

Ling Yuan knew this very well and smiled without saying a word.

The two of them sat down, and Liu Xingfeng couldn’t wait to raise his chopsticks, “Hmm… this is eel? It looks dark, but it tastes pretty good. It’s smooth, tender, fragrant, and plump. Mama Li really didn’t disappoint me.”

He moved quickly and ate half of the bowl of noodles in just a few strokes. It was rare that he didn’t feel like he was devouring it.

Ling Yuan drank half a bowl of porridge before picking up a piece of shredded eel. As soon as he took a bite, he frowned, put down his chopsticks again, and pulled the rattle on the table.

Immediately someone came in to reply. It was the boy who had just gone to the kitchen to pick up the food box.

“Mama Li is not in the kitchen?” Ling Yuan asked him.

The boy hurriedly said: “Mama Li thought that the Owner of the village didn’t arrive at the house until noon and went out to the street with the Manager Sun.”

Liu Xingfeng swallowed the noodles in his mouth and asked curiously: “Then, who cooked breakfast today?”

“In response to Young Master Liu, it was made by Qin Sanniang, the cook. They say that she is Mama Li’s apprentice.”

“Qin Sanniang?” Liu Xingfeng rubbed his chin and thought, “Why haven’t I heard of this person?”

The young boy boldly flattered him and said, “With so many people in the mansion, how can we all be lucky enough to be heard by Liu Shaoxia?”

“You can talk, I like it.” Liu Xingfeng nodded at him with a smile and threw two golden melon seeds over.

The boy hurriedly caught it and thanked him profusely. No wonder people always said that Liu Shaoxia has a good temper and is generous with his actions. When he saw him today, it turned out to be true. He got the benefit and retreated when he saw that the Owner of the village had no other instructions.

Ling Yuan raised his chopsticks to eat the noodles again, and his movements were unhurried and slow.

No matter if he was hungry or full of rice and wine, no matter whether he was serving simple meals or delicacies of the sea, Liu Xingfeng had never seen him lose the slightest trace of etiquette at the dinner table. Every move was as if it had been measured, without any deviation. Every time he saw this scene, he couldn’t help but think that if Brother Ling could walk, every step must be in the same length.

“Brother Ling, how do you know the noodles were not made by Mama Li?”

Ling Yuan asked him back: “Can Brother Liu taste the difference between the food in Liu Mansion and the food in our mansion?”

Liu Xingfeng tilted his head and thought, and then he understood what he meant. If a person eats food cooked by another person for more than ten years and then eats food cooked by someone else, he will naturally taste the difference.

Soon, his mind shifted to another place, and he smiled and said, “I can’t borrow Mama Li. But her disciple, Brother Ling should lend me some, right?”

Ling Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly: “You changed your mind so quickly?”

“It won’t work if I don’t change it because you won’t let go. Moreover, the bowl of noodles today is more to my liking than what Mama Li made. I have decided not to borrow Mama Li. I just need Brother Ling to lend me her apprentice.”

Ling Yuan opened his mouth to speak, but Liu Xingfeng suddenly interrupted him: “Wait, don’t answer yet. If you reject me outright, wouldn’t there be no room for maneuver? How about this? Brother Ling said that Mama Li is not a weapon and cannot be borrowed at will. Then, it is not up to the two of us again. I will go find Mama Li’s apprentice myself. If I can get her to agree to come with me, Brother Ling can’t refuse. How about that?”

Ling Yuan asked with a smile: “It’s just the appetite. Is it really worth the effort of Brother Liu?”

“Hey, you don’t understand. I see that Brother Ling, you are not very old, but sometimes your thoughts are as old-fashioned as my father. All day long you only think about punishing rape and eradicating evil and correcting the right path. But how can this kind of thing be accomplished overnight? In a short life, people always need to find some fun to spice things up. If you only focus on this, wouldn’t it be a lot less fun to be a human being? Anyway, I told my father a long time ago, don’t expect me to be a great hero or a great knight. I can only take care of this mouth and this stomach.”

Ling Yuan listened to him with a smile and then said: “In that case, then just follow what Brother Liu said.”

“Seriously?” Liu Xingfeng’s eyes lit up, “When the time comes, I’ve convinced the person, and you can’t go back on your word.”

“A gentleman’s words.”

“It’s hard to chase a horse!” After saying this, Liu Xingfeng dropped the remaining half of the noodles and ran out, “I’ll go to the kitchen to meet her first!”

Ling Yuan was still sitting where he was, slowly finishing the noodles in the bowl.

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The author has something to say:

Liu Xingfeng: Come with me, little sister!

Jiang Rui: Good.

Old Eight: [Smile and draw the sword]

Liu Xingfeng: I, I’ll just ask! QAQ

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