Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1479 - 298, Secure a Spot (15)

Feeling her intelligence deeply mocked by Xu Muqing, Lin Yuan pursed her lips and silently returned to Xia Zheng’s side.

However, Wei Borong’s painting skills really were excellent. His portrayal of the bamboo was strikingly like the real thing; with just a few strokes, he captured the essence of the bamboo to a good seventy to eighty percent. In ancient times, where portraits relied entirely on imagination, this was quite impressive.

"The painting is nice, it’s got more to it than that drawing."

Lin Yuan praised generously, but she knew all too well that the best reward for Wei Borong would be to please Xu Muqing. And the simplest, most direct way to make Xu Muqing happy was with good food.

"Alright, in a couple of days you both come over to Dong Tian. I’ll personally cook a great meal to thank you guys."

Sure enough, this reward made them happier than any lavish praise could.

Watching the two of them jumping for joy, Yan Ruchun’s face showed no sign of emotion, but there was a subtle but unmistakable gleam in her eyes.

Wei Boyu suddenly coughed to remind, "Hey Princess Pingxi, I had a part in this matter too, didn’t I? If I hadn’t tricked those relatives into revealing the truth, you still wouldn’t know who the mastermind really was!"

Lin Yuan raised her eyebrows. So this guy was fishing for credit!

"Alright..."

"Great! Since Eldest Young Master Wei played such an important role, why not have Miss Yan host him at Dong Tian for an amazing meal? After all, this operation was under Miss Yan’s instruction. It’s not really related to us, right, Yuanyuan?"

Wrapped in Xia Zheng’s arms, Lin Yuan let out a dry laugh. She obviously meant to say "alright," but this fellow jumped in first.

Wei Boyu’s face darkened as he snorted: "I’m sick of Drunken Immortal Tower’s dishes; I prefer Dong Tian’s cuisine. Even more so if it’s personally made by Princess Pingxi. I’ve heard that Princess Pingxi is a fantastic cook, rivaling even the Imperial Chefs in the palace."

"I won’t cook for you even if I can! If you want to eat, find a woman to do it!" Xia Zheng gave him a disdainful glance, obviously very irritated by him.

This made Lin Yuan even more curious about what had happened between the two, to make them "mutually detest" each other to this extent.

Just as her curiosity was piqued, Wei Boyu voluntarily offered an explanation.

With a snort of disdain and an exasperated tone, Wei Boyu said, "I’m telling you, Xia Zheng, you’re really petty. Was it not just because I bought the store you had your eyes on? Do you have to hold a grudge this long? So petty! Such a miser!"

"You’re the miser! You’re the petty one! I forgot about that ages ago!"

As soon as Wei Boyu finished speaking, Xia Zheng started squawking like a little rooster flaring up, causing Lin Yuan to find the situation both laughable and exasperating.

In fact, that incident had happened when Xia Zheng was just fifteen and had plans to open a shop. Because he was young and it was his first time looking for a retail space, it was not easy for him to settle on one. When he finally did, he didn’t have enough Silver on him so he asked the seller to give him a few days.

Who would have known that just after they agreed on a date, Wei Boyu suddenly showed up and immediately produced enough Silver Taels to buy the shop on the spot.

As it turned out, at that time Wei Boyu had no idea what Xia Zheng and the seller had discussed. He just saw that Xia Zheng was only fifteen and assumed he wasn’t there to buy a shop, so he didn’t ask.

"Hmph, actually you should thank me. If I hadn’t bought that shop, you wouldn’t have given up the Capital city for Zhuma Town. I’ve heard about the incident where you merely mentioned buying a store and your old man chased you around the yard with a big knife. If you had told him you bought a store, would you still be alive?"

Weiyu raised his eyebrows, his nostrils flaring twice, looking at Xia Zheng as if he were gazing at a small sparrow he had inadvertently saved.

Xia Zheng’s mouth twitched uncontrollably, and even Lin Yuan could hear the sound of him clenching his teeth tightly.

She quickly pulled Xia Zheng closer to her and waved the portrait in her hand repeatedly, saying, "Quickly, bring Lin Yi in, I’ll have him check whether that wicked woman is actually Mo Zhu or not, go quickly."

Once Lin Yuan said so, Xia Zheng naturally wouldn’t bother with Weiyu anymore. Besides, that incident had happened so long ago; had he not seen Weiyu today, he wouldn’t have even remembered it.

Lin Yi soon arrived, and Xia Zheng handed him the paper, explaining the matter meticulously.

When Lin Yi took the paper, Xia Zheng’s deep eyes watched him for a moment. Lin Yi blinked, then immediately took the portrait and left.

After Lin Yi left, Xu Muqing and Wei Borong also left; upon hearing that river crabs were for sale by the river recently, they went off to pick some out. They also said they would ask Lin Yuan to cook some crabs for them later.

Mention food, and these two get energized. Lin Yuan smiled and waved her hand, urging these two foodies to hurry off.

As for Yan Ruchun, she wouldn’t leave until she got a definite answer from Lin Yuan. She had made up her mind; even if Lin Yuan let Yao Hanai off, she would not let her off easily.

This malicious woman looked docile and virtuous on the surface, but at heart, she was a filthy and poisonous woman. She caused her father to endure undeserved blame, and as his daughter, Yan Ruchun naturally couldn’t let her off easily.

However, Weiyu disagreed with Yan Ruchun’s approach, considering Yao Hanai’s extraordinary family background. Even the Emperor would have to think twice before offending her.

The two of them went back and forth, and, in the end, they started arguing again.

Lin Yuan and Xia Zheng exchanged looks and began whispering to each other, but the pair across from them were still quarreling, truly noisy.

Xia Zheng tugged at his ear, humming impatiently, "I say, you two should just get married and spend a lifetime arguing, see who outlasts who in the end!"

Lin Yuan also chuckled and nodded, thinking it was a good idea: "Right, when young, they can compete to see who’s better at arguing, and when they’re too old to walk, they can just sit in their chairs, face each other, and quarrel, seeing who will be quarreled to death first. Tsk tsk, such a life, thinking about it, is quite interesting indeed!"

The two of them were having a joyful conversation here, whereas Yan Ruchun and Weiyu’s faces had changed there, glaring at them together, and hummed in unison.

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"Who wants to spend a lifetime with her!"

In chorus, with almost identical expressions. After speaking, they glared at each other again and then turned their heads away. These almost mirror-like movements made Lin Yuan and Xia Zheng burst into laughter, oblivious to the slight blush that climbed upon the ears of the two across from them almost at the same time.

Lin Yi quickly returned, and just as Lin Yuan had speculated, when Lin Yi showed the portrait to the landlord who had rented a room to Mengzi, the landlord immediately recognized the person as the young and beautiful lady who had come to visit Mengzi that day.

Thus, the scheme of Mo Zhu and Yao Hanai bribing people to harm Tian Hui and Lin Yuan was confirmed.