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Chapter 138 Cooking Skills: 'Not Bad'

In the blink of an eye, the two saw Xu Qingmeng and the others.

Jiang Mingyu clearly felt a little uncomfortable, but after Gu Yunyi and the others greeted him first, he quickly started talking to them.

Sun Jingyi, on the other hand, lit up when she saw Xu Qingmeng and quickly came over.

They said, "Sister-in-law, we were just about to look for you, but we didn't know where you had settled down. We never expected to run into you here."

Xu Qingmeng asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry? Is something the matter?"

Sun Jingyi was preoccupied with her own conversation and completely ignored the winks Jiang Mingyu gave her. She asked directly, "Sister-in-law, where are you renting now? Are you still using those three rooms?"

Xu Qingmeng paused, glanced in Gu Yunyi's direction again, and then nodded: "It's the same courtyard we looked at before, but..."

"That's fine, that's fine."

Sun Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Xu Qingmeng's reply. She quickly stepped forward, grabbed Xu Qingmeng's arm, and said, "Sister-in-law, could you do us a favor and let us have the room you use as your study? We certainly won't take advantage of you; we'll pay whatever it costs."

Xu Qingmeng was not used to being so close to people, except for He Shi and Xin Ting. Then, she used a little force to pull her arm away.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yunyi and the others frowned slightly, unsure of what to say.

However, before anyone could speak, Hui Niang said, "Meng Niang, wasn't the courtyard you're staying in given to you by my master? There are only three side rooms, where's the study? I don't think I saw it."

Sun Jingyi was stunned.

She did see Hui Niang, but the joy she felt upon seeing Xu Qingmeng prevented her from thinking about it that way.

Hearing her speak, my heart skipped a beat, and I felt a little lost.

Xu Qingmeng looked at her apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, when we went there, Hui Niang and the others had already rented it. We got it from them."

Zhou Yuanjia looked regretful: "Alas, this is really unfortunate. We arrived a step too late. Otherwise, if we had rented it before Brother Fang, we might have been able to spare a room for you."

Jiang Mingyu awkwardly forced a smile and said, "My wife is joking. We've already paid for the courtyard and moved in. She's just a little reluctant to part with Sister-in-law Gu."

Xu Qingmeng said, "After all, the two families are not too far apart. If you have nothing to do, sister-in-law, you can come to our courtyard and the three of us can have a chat together."

“That’s right, that’s right. I love lively atmospheres, otherwise we wouldn’t have this chance encounter. May I ask how this lady is addressed?” Hui Niang was very enthusiastic and started chatting with Sun Jingyi.

Sun Jingyi was very uncomfortable, but since it was her own fault and it happened in front of others, she couldn't turn her back on them. So she could only force a smile and make small talk with Hui Niang.

Gu Yunyi and the others also began to introduce Fang Ziheng to Jiang Mingyu.

Jiang Mingyu was more open-minded than his wife and knew that it was his wife's fault, otherwise he wouldn't have let Gu Yunyi and the other person go to someone else's yard.

He quickly figured it out and soon started chatting with the others.

Jiang Mingyu and his wife were also there to buy things. After a short while, they parted ways.

Before leaving, Gu Yunyi and the others talked about having dinner together later and asked if he wanted to come along. Jiang Mingyu agreed without much thought.

After the two groups separated, Sun Jingyi couldn't help but blame him: "Why did you agree? Why did you go to their house to eat? Did you want to be laughed at?" Jiang Mingyu frowned: "What's there to laugh at? Brother Gu and the others aren't like that. Besides, if it weren't for your intervention today, and if I didn't want to embarrass you in front of outsiders, how could things have turned out like this? My wife, you're not usually like this. What's wrong with you today?"

Sun Jingyi lowered her head, feeling somewhat guilty, knowing that her husband had given her plenty of face in public.

Sun Jingyi came from a poor farming family, not as well-off as the Jiang family, who had a business in the county town. The matchmaker who arranged the marriage was a distant relative of hers; otherwise, she wouldn't have had the chance.

I had told her long ago that Jiang Mingyu had a bright future and that she must be more generous and not act like a country bumpkin. If she didn't change, she wouldn't last long.

Since the wedding, her mother-in-law had been guiding her, and she had been very careful. She had never handled so much money before, so she didn't show any signs of it.

But once he stepped outside, with so much money in his hands and no one around to keep him in check, his true nature was immediately revealed.

Seeing that she had her head down, Jiang Mingyu assumed she was upset. After all, they were newlyweds and still had feelings for each other, so he couldn't bear to say anything more.

Then she softened and said, "Never mind, you're still young and haven't traveled far before. This is your first time in the city, so you may not be used to it yet. I'll explain it to you slowly later."

"Yes, thank you, sir."

Jiang Mingyu said with a smile, "We are husband and wife, there's no need for thanks."

The two were newlyweds and deeply in love, so they quickly reconciled, and Xu Qingmeng and the others started cooking.

Hui Niang said her cooking skills were alright, but she could only cook some home-style dishes. In addition, she was grateful for the rental, so as soon as she got back, she started washing and cleaning, and it seemed that she was planning to cook a table full of dishes.

Hui Niang's knife skills were truly remarkable. She could cut potatoes, radishes, and cucumbers into chunks, slices, and shreds with exceptional smoothness, displaying the flair of a master chef.

Therefore, Xu Qingmeng did not take action and instead assisted her from the side.

To everyone's surprise, Hui Niang's first dish of stir-fried cabbage was burnt.

Xu Qingmeng stood in front of the stove, looking at the cabbage in the pot, and remained silent for a moment.

Is this cooking skill alright?
"Oh no, this is inedible. I'll start over, it'll definitely work." Hui Niang scooped the cabbage out of the pot with a worried look on her face.

Looking at the cabbage on the cutting board, Xu Qingmeng suddenly understood why she had prepared so many ingredients.

She looked up at the sky outside.

She had plenty of ingredients to squander, but the daylight was clearly getting late.

"I'll do it."

"You... your cooking skills should be alright, right?" Hui Niang looked at Xu Qingmeng hesitantly.

It wasn't that she looked down on them, but in her mind, those who did such work were all burly men with terrible skin, completely unlike Xu Qingmeng's image.

Xu Qingmeng has fair skin and a beautiful face, with a gentle and delicate temperament. At first glance, she looks like a delicate flower.

(End of this chapter)