"Not with him? Then who? I've never heard of it!" Yun Xiaojing was genuinely shocked.
He really hadn't heard anything.
Mother wouldn't have kept it from him.
And Grandpa hadn't said anything either.
Seeing that Yun Xiaojing was also unaware, Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng exchanged glances, both looking confused.
Yun Xiaojing blinked and pressed, "What exactly is going on?"
"We heard Daddy say that Mother is engaged, but could it be that Daddy got fake news?" Zhan Xiaoli frowned, feeling that this must be the case.
Gu Xiaofeng also thought so, "Even Xiaojing doesn't know, it must be fake news!"
"Don't worry, if there's even the slightest bit of news, and Mother is really going to get engaged to someone else, I will definitely tell you! However, it seems you two really want Mother to marry the scumbag father." Yun Xiaojing said.
"Scumbag father?" they echoed in unison.
Yun Xiaojing giggled, "I just said it out of habit, I used to call him that secretly all the time."
"Actually, Father is a good person. When I was about to be sent to a pervert by my adoptive father, it was Father who saved me." Gu Xiaofeng said.
Zhan Xiaoli stated concisely, "Father is not bad."
Yun Xiaojing wanted to refute, but felt he had no strong evidence to prove his point. He spun his eyes around, "I have a method to prove whether the scumbag father likes Mother. If it proves he likes Mother, I will help you two get them together. How about it?"
"What method?"
"Heh heh, you'll know in a moment."
...
In the kitchen.
A'cha and Yu Le stared at the messy kitchen before them, their little faces paling by several shades.
It was too terrifying!
They looked at their young lady, who was fumbling about, and swallowed nervously.
Then they looked at each other.
"Um... should we tell Miss that it's almost lunchtime?" Yu Le asked hesitantly.
A'cha, usually quick-witted, was now at a loss, "Um... let's wait a bit longer?"
It was hard to bear.
You could tell that their young lady was trying her best.
Yu Le nodded with some heaviness, then thought of something, "Um, the things you bought earlier seem like they might come in handy."
"After passing the night, the weather got a bit hot, and they've already spoiled." A'cha said with a crestfallen face, regretting that she should have gone out to buy them again this morning.
Yu Le was dumbfounded.
Yun Shu, stealing a moment from her busyness, looked at A'cha and Yu Le by the door, "You two go prepare some fruits and tea! I should... possibly be done soon."
"Ah! Okay, Miss!" Yu Le replied blankly.
A'cha couldn't help but ask, "Miss, do you want this servant to help?"
Her cooking skills weren't great, but she could make a few dishes.
Yun Shu waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, the children want to eat what I make."
She would be done soon.
A'cha and Yu Le exchanged another glance.
...
A moment later.
The room was filled with the heat of intense chess play.
Yun Changfeng watched with relish, his face flushed with excitement.
"Oh my, oh my! This is excellent! They're even better than me!"
Their chess skills were something he could brag about for a long time!
Every move was no less than the battle strategies he used on the battlefield!
At this moment, Zhan Xiaoli and Yun Xiaojing were playing, while Gu Xiaofeng watched from the side. He had only started learning chess these past two days, so he watched with great concentration.
He thought that if he studied diligently, he would be this good in no time.
Just then, Yu Le's voice came from outside the door, "General, Miss has finished preparing lunch. We can go eat now!"
Lunch was to be served in the courtyard today.
"Let's go, let's go, let's go taste your mother's cooking!" Yun Changfeng felt a stir of anticipation.
His sense of taste had recovered considerably under Shu'er's treatment, and he could now discern the flavors of food more and more.
Except for Yun Xiaojing, Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng's eyes lit up with anticipation.
"Great! I'm so hungry!" Gu Xiaofeng clutched his rumbling stomach and hurried out.
Zhan Xiaoli also couldn't wait and immediately ran out.
Only Yun Xiaojing was slow, his handsome brows furrowed.
He grabbed some nearby tea and drank several mouthfuls.
Finally, he took a deep breath and encouraged himself, "Must believe in Mother! Must believe in Mother!"
After all, they had been back in the capital for so long, Mother's cooking skills must have improved!
By the time Yun Xiaojing walked out, Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng had already eagerly taken their seats.
Seeing how much they were looking forward to eating Mother's cooking, he hesitated, should he remind them?
At this moment, Yun Shu, carrying a dish, walked in, followed by A'cha and several servants, who were all carrying steaming hot, freshly prepared dishes.
The aroma of food filled the air.
Smelling it, it was fragrant.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting. Come, come, try it. I just made it, it's all piping hot!"
Once the dishes were all laid out and the servants had withdrawn, Yun Shu quickly said.
She was really eager for them to taste her cooking!
This time, she had cooked with a touch of maternal love, and her culinary skills must have improved.
Yun Xiaojing dared not move.
"Shu'er, you've worked hard!" Yun Changfeng said with some emotion. If his wife were still alive, how happy she would be to taste the food made by Shu'er's own hands.
In the blink of an eye, Shu'er, who once babbled in her mother's arms, had grown up and even had children of her own!
"Mother, you've worked hard!" Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng were also very touched.
Mother's cooking!
Just smelling it made their mouths water.
As A'cha and Yu Le lifted the covers from the dishes one by one.
They all blinked.
Yun Changfeng was stunned by the presentation of the dishes...
"It looks like it should taste good..." Yun Changfeng realized he had been too obvious and quickly said.
Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng didn't think too much about it. They picked up their chopsticks and each took a piece of meat.
They couldn't tell what kind of meat it was.
Because the color was a bit dark.
Yun Shu knew that her dishes always looked poor, but sometimes the taste was acceptable. She looked at them with some anticipation.
She deliberately ignored Yun Xiaojing, who looked resistant, out of the corner of her eye.
Once Xiaoli and the others said it was delicious, Xiaojing would definitely eat it.
Yun Changfeng also picked up a piece of meat of unknown origin.
The three of them, grandfather and grandchildren, ate the meat together.
As soon as they took a bite.
Tears welled up in their eyes.
This...
Swiftly, they looked at Yun Xiaojing, who was looking at them curiously, still hesitant to pick up his chopsticks.
Yun Xiaojing understood their gaze.
At any time, one must be on guard against others!
He put down his chopsticks, clutched his rumbling stomach, and said sincerely to Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng, "We can't eat it. We can pack it up for your Daddy to eat. Didn't he say he wanted to eat Mother's cooking?"
Zhan Xiaoli endured swallowing the meat in one gulp before he could barely speak.