Chapter 83: Lu Chen Has Arrived

The three sat down to eat, with five dishes and one soup, plus some appetizers; basically everything was what Xu Yanqiu liked to eat.

Especially the sweet and sour pork with pineapple; after trying it once, Xu Yanqiu fell in love with it, and the Qin family cook's skill earned her high praise.

"If you like it, eat more." Qin Muyang smiled and used the serving spoon to scoop her another helping.

With their parents gone, he is the eldest of the Qin family's four siblings, and he must have the mindset of the head of the household.

"Mm, thank you, Elder Brother Qin, I won't stand on ceremony." Xu Yanqiu said gratefully.

She was basically a foodie; when faced with delicious food, no matter the situation, for her the first thing was to eat well.

"That's good; no wonder our Tang Bao can be close friends with Miss Xu—Miss Xu has a wonderful, generous personality." Qin Muyang understood.

"Elder Brother Qin, you flatter me; being able to meet Tangtang, and Tangtang not looking down on me, is my good fortune."

"It's also Tang Bao's good fortune."

Qin Muyang was very modest.

Xu Yanqiu finally understood the relaxed feeling Xie Wantang described when talking about her home, and she let herself relax, treating Xie Wantang's home as her own.

The Qin family is wealthy, but they don't have the shocking, frightening airs that she imagined rich people would have.

They are approachable and kind in their dealings, giving a very comfortable impression.

Qin Muyang ate quickly, finishing in a few minutes, then put down his chopsticks: "Tang Bao, I'm going to the law office; you two can stay home or go out and play, but just in case, if you go out, Tang Bao must sit in her wheelchair."

Xie Wantang pouted: "How can we still play then?"

She's already returned to Haishi; does she still have to go along with the act?

"How long do we have to keep up this act?"

"Do we really have to remove the baby in her belly for it to be over?"

"You'll be happy—LC Technology Group is preparing to open a voiceprint training class; would you like to sign up?" Qin Muyang tempted her gently.

"Really, is it the LC Technology I imagined?" Xie Wantang's eyes lit up instantly.

Three years ago, King's enlightenment teacher, Professor Wu, had just set up a voiceprint training class at LC; however, that year she suddenly discovered the whereabouts of her lifesaver and learned his situation at the time.

Between signing up for the training class and repaying her debt, she didn't hesitate much and chose to repay the kindness.

Three years ago, Professor Wu was already quite old; at the time, there were even rumors that this might be his last lecture ever, and that whether another King could be cultivated depended on fate.

Xie Wantang felt both tempted and regretful.

But back then, the idea of repaying her debt was stronger than her desire to achieve something for herself; she chose to marry into the Qin family to repay the kindness, and the Qin family supported her decision, letting her go ahead.

Now, Professor Wu is actually going to teach at LC again?

For Xie Wantang, this is tremendous good news.

This time, even if she were pregnant and awaiting birth, or even if knives fell from the sky, she would still attend this class.

No one can stop her.

"Yes, and there's the boss—you know him, you've seen his photo; moreover, over these three years you've lived with that face."

"..."

LC?

Lu Chen?

"Is the boss of LC Lu Chen?" Xie Wantang's mind is truly sharp; of course, it's no different from her older brother giving her a hint and directly revealing the answer.

"That's him; tonight I plan to invite your senior martial brother and him to dinner at our house, and we'll see if he has time."

"Eat at home? I thought we'd go out to eat."

"Want to go out to eat? Sure, I'll arrange it then; actually eating at home is also fine—don't worry, I won't burden your cook, I'll have a hotel chef come to our house to cook."

"I never said that; alright, just listen to Elder Brother's arrangements."

"Mm."

"When do we sign up for the training class?" Xie Wantang was very anxious.

"Why the rush? Wait a bit until Lu Chen arrives; if you have any questions, just ask him."

"No, you weren't sure earlier whether he could come."

"... Fine, if he can't come, I'll ask for you then."

Xie Wantang smiled: "Thank you, Elder Brother."

Qin Muyang squeezed his eyebrows and eyes, imitating her tone and voice: "Thank you, Elder Brother."

Xie Wantang pouted in dissatisfaction and glared; Qin Muyang was made to laugh heartily by the adorable Tang Bao, then satisfiedly left home for the law office.

Beside her, Xu Yanqiu greatly envied Xie Wantang's family atmosphere.

Finally, she turned her moved feelings into appetite, eating the entire large plate of sweet and sour pork with pineapple that the Qin family cook had made—quite a compliment to the cook.

The pineapple is stir-fried briefly; it actually tastes quite sour, and the cook occasionally makes this dish to whet everyone's appetite, but the Qin family members only eat the meat, basically not eating the pineapple.

In this dish, the pineapple serves merely as a flavoring.

Xu Yanqiu, however, ate the whole dish, telling the cook that cleaning the plate is more practical than praising her skill while leaving lots uneaten.

After Xie Wantang and Xu Yanqiu finished eating, the cook came to clear the bowls and chopsticks; seeing that the pineapple had been completely eliminated, she was also shocked.

Her fondness for Xu Yanqiu kept rising.

This girl is not picky, easy to please; if she were able to marry into the Qin family as a daughter-in-law, she would definitely bring blessings to the household.

Being able to eat well generally means being able to bear children.

Moreover, she's a good friend of the young lady.

The three young masters are busy with work every day, nothing but work, and personal problems are quite a headache.

If the young lady were to know a few more friends like this, that would be a blessing for the three young masters.

After lunch, Xie Wantang and Xu Yanqiu each returned to their rooms for a midday rest.

Their friendship as close confidantes is good, they also have boundaries, and they each deeply respect the other's private space.

Xu Yanqiu wasn't used to the bed; moreover, her best friend was next door, so she felt quite at ease.

Still, being a guest meant she couldn't be too lax; Xu Yanqiu set an alarm, then she could finally lie down and sleep peacefully.

They both slept until around four or five in the afternoon.

Xie Wantang sat up, the curtains were tightly shut; she had no idea what time it was, grabbed her phone and saw it was already 4:30 p. m.

Downstairs, the chef Qin Muyang had hired was already preparing dinner at home.

Qin Muyang also sent Xie Wantang a WeChat message: "Your senior martial brother and Lu Chen are both coming to our house for dinner tonight, you can dress a little nicer."

……

Dress a little nicer?

Xie Wantang didn't listen to her older brother, she changed into a casual outfit, loose-fitting.

Although her belly hadn't started to show yet, Xie Wantang liked loose clothing.

At 5:30, Qin Muyang picked up Xie Ningmeng and brought her home.

At 6:05, Shen Ye and Lu Chen arrived; Lu Chen brought two bottles of baijiu and two bottles of red wine, while Shen Ye kept it simple with just a bag of fruit—a large bunch of bananas, not anything fancy.

Haishi is called Haishi because it relies on the sea.

So, the evening feast was basically centered around seafood.

Xu Yanqiu had once fantasized with Xie Wantang that when she became wealthy, she would not only keep a pretty boy and a little wolf-dog, but also achieve freedom to eat king crab.

Tonight, two huge king crabs were placed on Qin Family's super-large dining table, and Xu Yanqiu instantly achieved seafood freedom.

Besides the king crabs, there were also various kinds of crabs she had never seen, as well as assorted sea fish, sea snails, and so on.

Xu Yanqiu's attention was completely drawn to that table of seafood.

Xie Wantang, meanwhile, stared at Lu Chen changing shoes at the entrance together with Shen Ye.

The Lu Chen before her looked even more like Lu Yanshen than in the photo—aside from the short buzz cut and different clothing style, everything else was practically identical to Lu Yanshen.

If she walked down the street, Xie Wantang felt she would surely mistake him for someone else.