TL: Hua
Qin Chaoyan’s eye sockets are somewhat deep, and his eyes are particularly profound. When looking at people, he seems to be able to see through them.
Ye Rongxu, who had just turned eighteen, had grown up in a family that pampered him. It was the age where he’s keen on having fun, being playful, and likes to compete.
Just now, because of his concern for gain and loss and a little vanity, he asked his bodyguard to buy a bucket of fish and put it in the area where Chen Jiang had set up the bait for him, hoping to catch one.
Who knew that the bodyguard was this unreliable? He was told to buy a bigger one, and he actually bought a fish weighing eight jin.
It was also his bad luck. Six or seven fish were released, but the one that took the bait was the biggest one, causing him to lose more than he gained, and he was almost dragged into the lake, which was really a disgrace in front of everyone.
Ye Rongxu was too anxious just now and made a decision in a hot-headed manner. Now he regrets it. Being stared at by Qin Chaoyan made him feel even more guilty.
He wrapped himself tightly in the blanket, pretending to be obvious. Then he looked at Chen Jiang and said, “Uncle Chen, I’m cold.”
His eyelashes, wet by the lake water, trembled. His eyes were like those of a kitten, and his fair face was still stained with muddy water, looking distressed and pitiful.
Chen Jiang immediately became worried and said, “This place is close to the hot spring villa. Why don’t we go to the villa first, take a shower, get changed, and warm up? It just so happens that Mr. Qin’s clothes are mostly wet.”
“Yeah.” Ye Rongxu nodded immediately, then looked at Qin Chaoyan, blinking his wet cat eyes.
Qin Chaoyan took a deep breath, obviously unable to resist, and pushed the wheelchair to the SUV.
At this time, the bodyguard, Liang Peng, who was carrying a large fat fish weighing eight jin, trotted over and asked, “Young Master, what should we do with this fish? There are still five that have not been caught…”
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body.
Ye Rongxu, wrapped in a blanket, turned his head to look at him with gloom.
Qin Chaoyan glanced at the two of them with a look of understanding, his tone continuing to be meaningful. “There are five more?”
What do you mean there are still five that have not been caught?
Ye Rongxu was furious, knowing that he couldn’t hide it anymore, so he simply said to Liang Peng: “How dare you say that?” Who told you to buy such a big fish?
“You can continue to fish for the rest here and eat them all by yourself after you catch them.”
After saying that, he turned his head back angrily.
Liang Peng said, “Uh,” knowing that he had messed up this time, and quickly took the fish, hid behind the other bodyguards, and winked at Chen Jiang desperately.
Chen Jiang had no choice but to say to Ye Rongxu, “Young Master, if we leave him alone here without a car, what would he do? Why don’t we go back to the villa together?”
Ye Rongxu: “Huh.” I’m just talking.
As soon as Chen Jiang saw his expression, he knew that the young master was just talking big and didn’t really plan to leave Liang Peng behind here, so he quickly went along, saying, “Xiao Peng, quickly pick up the fishing rod and bucket and take them back to the villa. By the way, take the fish too. The young master just fell into the water. It’s best to drink fish soup later.”
Qin Chaoyan took a look at the eight-jin fish, his mouth twitching slightly. “Let’s stew the crucian carp.”
When Chen Jiang heard this, he immediately agreed: “Yes, stewing crucian carp is good. It’s very nutritious.”
The main point is that it was caught by Mr. Qin for the young master, so the significance is different.
Liang Peng saw that Ye Rongxu wasn’t really angry, and he also echoed: “That’s right, such a big native crucian carp is not easy to catch; it must be served with ginger and garlic to bring out its value.”
Chen Jiang: “…Why don’t you hurry up and carry the bucket?” If you keep talking nonsense, you will be the one served with ginger and garlic.
When Mr. Lu heard that they were going to make soup with the big crucian carp, he immediately became restless and hurriedly asked his assistant to collect the fishing rod and bucket.
When Ye Rongxu saw him following them, he remembered that he had not yet thanked the old man.
After all, the person had seen him fall into the water and immediately rushed over, although he didn’t have time to help.
Wrapped in his small blanket, he waited for the old man to approach and hurriedly thanked him.
But the old man waved his hand and said, “It’s okay, it’s okay. By the way, are you going to the hot spring villa? I wonder if I can take the liberty of interrupting.”
Ye Rongxu was stunned, thinking that this old man was really not shy.
He didn’t know that the other party was the chairman of Hongsheng and was an old acquaintance of his grandfather. The only speculation he had was: Could he have taken a liking to his fishing rod?
No, no, maybe he appreciated Qin Chaoyan’s fishing skills and wanted to learn from him.
Ye Rongxu was puzzled but still nodded in agreement. He invited the other party to ride in the same car with him.
Then, in the car, he inquired about the old man’s background.
“My last name is Lu; you can just call me Grandpa Lu… My family runs a business, we opened a small company… Now I’m retired and have left everything to my son. I go fishing when I have nothing to do… My son? My son is not filial. Speaking of which, this little brother has good fishing skills.”
As he was talking, the old man brought up the topic of Qin Chaoyan’s fishing skills.
Qin Chaoyan appeared calm: “I used to fish a lot.”
Ye Rongxu was thinking: As expected, he really came to learn fishing skills.
But Qin Chaoyan actually went fishing a lot? Then it’s not unfair for him to lose.
Young Master Ye comforted himself.
And the old man who came with them seemed to be a very talkative old man, chatting with them all the way.
When they arrived at the hot spring villa, the old man was obviously very familiar with the place. When he saw Liang Peng taking the fish bucket out of the car, he quickly took out his phone and said, “Hey, can I take a picture of this big crucian carp?”
Liang Peng happily said, “Grandpa, this is going to be taken for cooking soon, and you still want to take a last picture of it?”
“Hiya, young people don’t understand.” Old man Lu took out his phone and asked his assistant to help him adjust it. Then he took a lot of pictures of the crucian carp, along with the fishing rod and grass.
After taking the photos, he edited them and posted them on WeChat Moments, with the location: Dongshan Yuquan No. 1 Villa.
When Qin Chaoyan saw that he had finished taking the photos, he said to Chen Jiang, “Uncle Chen, please have someone kill the fish and clean it up. I’ll cook it later.”
Ye Rongxu looked at him in surprise.
When Mr. Lu heard this, he handed his phone to his assistant and couldn’t help but said, “Xiao Qin… What are you going to do with it? If I were to ask you, you must make soup. Native crucian carp are different from artificially bred crucian carp. Bred crucian carp is suitable for braising, while native crucian carp is suitable for stewing. The meat is firm, delicious, and more nutritious…”
Ye Rongxu and Qin Chaoyan looked at him strangely.
Mr. Lu noticed and waved his hand, saying, “I don’t mean anything else. I’m just afraid that you young people don’t know how to do it.”
“Thank you, but I often stew fish soup, so my skills should be okay.” Qin Chaoyan said.
“Really?” Mr. Lu’s eyes brightened when he heard this.
Ye Rongxu, Qin Chaoyan: “…”
Ye Rongxu was wrapped in a blanket, and his collar and sleeves were still wet. He didn’t stay in the yard for long and hurried to take a hot spring bath.
Qin Chaoyan’s clothes were even wetter than his, so he hurried to take a shower.
Qin Chaoyan was very fast. After a while, he changed his clothes and went to the kitchen to make fish soup.
After Ye Rongxu finished soaking in the hot spring and changed into warm and comfortable clothes, the fish soup was just ready.
The chef in the kitchen also prepared several dishes and braised the eight jin fish as a side dish for the bodyguards.
Ye Rongxu arrived at the dining room and saw that the strange old man was also there.
This is also normal; after all, the other party is a guest.
He was pushed to the dining table by Qin Chaoyan, and then Qin Chaoyan first served a bowl of crucian carp soup to him, leaned over, and said, “Try it.”
Ye Rongxu looked at the milky white fish soup and didn’t think it was very special, but after tasting a mouthful of it, the flavor was fresh and smooth, and it was actually no worse than what the chef did at home.
He looked up at Qin Chaoyan in surprise, and he almost suspected that the other party had learned to be a chef.
Qin Chaoyan looked at his beautiful eyes, which were wide open in surprise, and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously. It was as if he had successfully fed a proud and delicate cat, leaving him with a sense of accomplishment.
He pushed the bowl of soup toward Ye Rongxu and said, “If you like it, drink more. The ginger flavor may be a little stronger. I added a lot to drive away the cold.”
“Yeah.” Ye Rongxu nodded. In fact, he didn’t think the ginger flavor was strong. He scooped up one spoonful after another, and soon the bowl was empty.
Qin Chaoyan served him another bowl, and then served himself and Mr. Lu one bowl each.
After Mr. Lu finished a bowl and smacked his lips, he praised, “Not bad, Xiao Qin’s cooking skills are really good. This fish soup is so fresh. I’m lucky today to have this free fish soup.”
As soon as he finished speaking, his mobile phone vibrated. He took it out and saw that it was a message from his son, Lu Yunfeng.
Lu Yunfeng: Dad, are you at the Ye family’s hot spring villa?
Mr. Lu was puzzled and replied, How did you know? Xiao Liu told you?
Xiao Liu is his personal assistant, who has been following him all the time.
Lu Yunfeng: The location you posted on your WeChat Moments is Ye Family Hot Spring Villa, and you even took pictures of their grassland signs.
Lu Yunfeng: Did you buy that fish? You said you caught it yourself. If you want to pretend, you should pretend to be more realistic and take the photo on the shore.
Lu Yunfeng: Are you with Mr. Ye now? Otherwise, Mr. Ye would see your Moments…
As soon as he finished reading this, a message from Ye Rongxu’s grandpa popped up on the top of the phone interface: Old Lu, you went to my villa? And you brought a fish? Look at you! Why did you bring your own ingredients?
Grandpa Lu: “…”
His face flushed immediately as he put away his phone, coughed, and said, “Well, it’s getting late; I’ll go back first; you two kids eat slowly. Let’s make an appointment to go fishing together when you have time.”
Ye Rongxu and Qin Chaoyan were stunned, and after they reacted, Qin Chaoyan hurriedly got up and pushed Ye Rongxu to send him off.
The old man waved his hands: “Little Ye is not in good health, so don’t come out. I’ll ask Xiao Liu to pick me up.”
After sending the old man away, Ye Rongxu and Qin Chaoyan felt more and more strange.
“I always feel that this Grandpa Lu is a bit familiar.” Ye Rongxu returned to the dining room and said while drinking fish soup.
Qin Chaoyan thought so too, and speculated: “Is he an acquaintance of your family?”
Moreover, when the other party left just now, he asked them to go fishing together in the future but didn’t leave any contact information. Either he said it casually and was being polite, or… he knew Ye Rongxu’s elders and had a way to contact them.
Ye Rongxu shook his head. He usually didn’t come into contact with these things, and the bodyguards around him only followed him, so they didn’t know either.
He thought about it, took out his mobile phone, and sent a message to Ye Boxuan: Dad, do you know a grandpa named Lu? His family runs a small company, and his son is not filial.
Ye Boxuan received the message from his son, and his head was full of questions.
In the business world, he knew many people with the surname Lu who were older, and Mr. Lu of Hongsheng was one of them. But older, open a small company, the son is not filial ……
Hongsheng is not a small company, and Lu Yunfeng is not unfilial.
He quickly replied: I don’t know him. What’s the matter?
Ye Rongxu: Oh.
He slowly replied: Nothing. By the way, Dad, Qin Chaoyan and I will stay at the hot spring villa tonight, so we won’t go back, okay?
Ye Boxuan: “…”
He did think that the young couple should spend more time together, but he didn’t let them progress straight to spending the night out together.
Two young men who have just reached adulthood… Xuxu isn’t in good health; what if something happens…
In the meeting room, Ye Boxuan frowned and began to edit the message.
[No, you should go home…]
No, no, the tone is too harsh; delete it. Besides, they are staying in the hot spring villa and have bodyguards, so there’s no need to force them to come back.
[Okay, but you and Qin Chaoyan have to sleep in separate rooms…]
No, it’s still a bit harsh, like a request. What if Xuxu gets angry after reading it? Delete it, delete it.
[Okay, but you are still young and not in good health. Some things should not be done too early. Wait until after you get married. Of course, Daddy has no intention of interfering with you. You and Qin Chaoyan can be appropriately intimate, but you must also protect yourself. I think it’s better to consult a doctor first. If the doctor says that your health is better than before and you can accept more intimate behavior…]
Ye Boxuan: “…” What am I typing?
His fingers froze, and his face was stiff.
What if Xuxu and Qin Chaoyan didn’t have that idea at all, and it was just his own excessive imagination…
Ye Boxuan had a headache and suddenly deleted the long paragraph. In the end, he only replies with one word: OK.
After replying, he put down his phone and sighed.
It’s really hard to be both a father and a mother. It’s really hard to give away the cabbage you raised yourself.
In the meeting room, the executives were looking at each other: What problem did Mr. Ye encounter?
Something wrong with the group’s operations? They haven’t heard anything.
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