Chapter 80: 80: Truly Awesome

“Yanran, this is your friend, right? Entertain her for now. My brother and I need to step out for a bit,” Wenjie said hastily before dragging Wenqiang out.

Wenqiang, clearly impatient, looked at his brother puzzledly. “Why are you dragging me out here?”

“Big brother, I don’t think what you mentioned earlier will work. I like Xu Ying too. Let me have her. After I marry Xu Ying, I’ll introduce you to an even prettier wife.”

Upon hearing this, Wenqiang was immediately infuriated. A prettier wife sounded easy to find, but someone like Xu Ying was probably impossible to locate within miles.

The two brothers started arguing in the courtyard.

Chen Yanran took Xu Ying to the dining table. “Yingying, you must be thirsty. Have some water.”

She then pushed a cup of water towards Xu Ying.

Disdainfully inspecting the tableware on the table, Xu Ying said, “Yanran, are these bowls and chopsticks clean? Take them out and wash them for me!”

Chen Yanran’s face turned slightly awkward from irritation towards Xu Ying’s fussiness, but she resignedly took the bowl and chopsticks to the kitchen.

Seeing her leave, Xu Ying immediately switched the quilts and even took the opportunity to mix the water in Chen Yanran’s cup with several others on the table.

Holding the chopsticks and bowl, Chen Yanran saw the two brothers in the courtyard, her face showing displeasure, “What are you two doing out here? Get inside quickly. What if Xu Ying notices something off and leaves?”

The brothers glared at each other, reluctantly entering the room.

Seeing the eagerly attentive expressions on the brothers’ faces towards Xu Ying, Chen Yanran felt like she could explode from anger.

She couldn’t tell if it was her imagination, but Chen Yanran always felt that the current Xu Ying seemed different, more elegant than before, and even appeared much prettier.

Her dress sense had also changed significantly, becoming pleasing to the eye.

Thinking of Xu Ying becoming more attractive, Chen Yanran gnashed her teeth in anger.

“Stop dazing. Eat some food and drink some water. You must be tired from the walk here. Drink some water to quench your thirst,” Wenqiang urged hurriedly.

Everyone was urging him to drink water; it seemed that the drug must have been placed in the water.

“You drink too!” Xu Ying said with a smile.

Her smile instantly dazzled the two men in front of her.

They promptly picked up their cups and chugged the water.

Xu Ying looked at Chen Yanran, who gave an awkward smile and raised her cup to finish the water in one gulp.

Seeing this, Xu Ying also raised her cup and drank it all.

Watching them, she picked up her chopsticks and began eating, reaching for the dishes they had previously touched.

Outside the courtyard, Huo Chen was extremely anxious. He deftly climbed over the wall and saw Xu Ying, Chen Yanran, and the two men dining together.

Seeing the two men who looked strikingly similar to Dong Wenzhong, his heart sank.

“Brother Chen, should we go in?” Qingsong curiously asked, uneasy about peering over the wall.

Brother Chen’s possessiveness was too strong. He wasn’t happy seeing his wife with another woman, even though it wasn’t a man.

Following Qingsong’s climb to the top of the wall, observing the people inside had him stunned, striving to minimize his own presence.

Huo Chen clenched his fists, the veins on his arms bulging. He thought Xu Ying had genuinely lost interest in Dong Wenzhong, yet here she was, preferring a man resembling Dong Wenzhong.

There’s a saying, ‘A fool would let an opportunity slip.’ Xu Ying was specifically munching on the meatier parts.

“Ugh, it’s so hot!” Chen Yanran’s face turned a flushed red, her entire body burning as she involuntarily unbuttoned her top.

Dong Wenqiang and Dong Wenjie, the two brothers, weren’t faring much better, constantly keeping an eye on Xu Ying.

But with Xu Ying not reacting, both men were feeling unbearably hot, and Dong Wenqiang simply took off his shirt.

Huo Chen, perched on the wall, saw this and clenched his teeth with anger. Xu Ying had just been flirting with him, and now she was meeting with other men.

With their shirts off, what were they up to?

Wu Qingsong too was startled by the scene inside.

Xu Ying, seeing the state of these three men, knew what had happened. She seized the moment while they were delirious,

swiftly darting out of the house. Outside, by the wall corner, she saw a hefty padlock that was originally prepared by Chen Yanran for her, now ironically set to trap herself.

Xu Ying quickly locked the door, patted the plaster with satisfaction, “Chen Yanran, enjoy your time then!”

After saying this, Xu Ying left the courtyard, chuckling and happily humming a tune.

“Today’s a day for good mood, good mood…”

She didn’t even notice the two people on the wall.

Wu Qingsong, confused by her crafty maneuver, exclaimed, “Brother Chen, what is this all about!”

Huo Chen was clueless, but soon, the noise from the house shocked him, and Wu Qingsong cursed, “Shit, that’s badass.”

Even if Huo Chen was slow to catch on, he now understood the situation and his mood soared, his mouth curving into a smile.

When Xu Ying reached the restaurant, it was at its busiest. Chef Ge was standing in the kitchen with a face dark as thunder, extremely pissed off.

“What’s going on?” Xu Ying asked Chen Chunfeng.

Chen Chunfeng whispered, “I don’t know what happened. Zhang Youquan also cooked today, but his dishes were bad and nobody liked them. There’s a lot left, and if nobody buys it, that whole pot will go to waste. Chef Ge is furious now, so be careful when you go in. Don’t provoke Chef Ge or he’ll definitely take it out on you.”@@novelbin@@

Xu Ying nodded, not expecting that in just a short while, Zhang Youquan would cause such big trouble.

Gao Guihua enjoyed the spectacle, “Youquan, you really did it this time, silently making so much food.

What if it doesn’t sell? Wasting so much money today, if Director Hong finds out, you’re screwed.”

Gao Xianghong also looked baffled, wondering why he lacked self-awareness. If the food wasn’t good, he should have made less instead of making so much, which pained her to see.

Such a waste.

Sun Lifang also disapproved, tasting a spoonful from the pot, utterly terrible, half-cooked and choking.

Chef Ge was livid, his brows furrowed enough to kill a fly.

Zhang Youquan cowered like a quail, silently standing to one side with his head bowed. He had followed Xu Ying’s usual cooking methods, never expecting such a dramatic difference.

He was initially confident, thinking he would do well so he made extra to save trouble, tasting it and finding it rather bland.

Then he added more salt, but it turned out too salty, so he had to add more ingredients. As the pot filled up, he realized something was off.

But it was too late to do anything, Zhang Youquan had to sell the food as it was, managing to sell only a few portions before buyers began to loudly demand refunds.

When Chef Ge tasted the dish, he immediately darkened his face and reprimanded him.

“Chef Ge, what should I do, I really didn’t mean it, I’ve been watching Xu Ying cooking these days, I just followed her methods.”

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