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Hearing her second sister's words, Jin Xiaoyan quickly added, "Yes, yes! "Please sit down and eat, Young Master Cheng."

Cheng Yu was on good terms with Zheng. It didn't matter if he stayed for dinner, but if he did stay, it might cause unnecessary trouble.

He then glanced at Jin Xiaodie, turned to Jin Xiaoyan and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, but I still have some things to take care of at home. When I have some free time, I will come again to try your cooking skills."

If it were any ordinary person, perhaps Jin Xiaoyan would have asked them to stay for a bit longer. But as for Cheng Yu, although she could not see that his family background was extraordinary, she could only hope to feel that it was different.

Afraid that her son would be mocked for his pettiness in the future, Jin Xiaoyan put on a reasonable face and said, "Since you have matters to attend to at home, you should return quickly. But next time, you must try out my cooking skills."

Cheng Yu agreed with a smile on his face and walked to the door.

Standing beside the carriage, Cheng Yu lifted the curtain of the carriage, turned around, and said, "I have matters to discuss with you, do you want to return to the academy or not …"

Zheng nodded and smiled. "I know what I'm doing. I don't need your advice."

Every day, countless people would gather around him, but there was a strange phenomenon. Whoever had a good relationship with Cheng Yu, with his green eyes, would be quickly isolated by their other classmates. There were already examples of this, but Cheng Yu did not have a very good relationship with that person, so he did not pay much attention to Cheng Yu.

Afterwards, he chatted with Zheng for a while. Although their families were very different, the more they chatted, the closer they got. Cheng Yu didn't dare to get too close to Zheng in the institute, so he could only privately congratulate him.

Cheng Yu smiled as he rubbed his nose.

It was just a relationship between friends, but it made it seem like a relationship between a man and a woman. It was laughable. However, such days would only be temporary. In the future, this good friend of his might even curry favor with him during the Imperial Examinations.

"Don't send me off, aunty is still waiting for you to go back to dinner." "Yeah." Cheng Yu patted Zheng's shoulder. If there were no outsiders in your family, I would also want to stay and eat together. "

Cheng Yu looked inside the door as he spoke.

Although Zheng didn't know his second aunt too well, he knew Cheng Yu well. Looking at his appearance, it was obvious that he didn't have a good impression of his second aunt. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left after standing there for such a short time. As for his second aunt, she had always been in love with him, and Cheng Yu was extremely disgusted with others fawning on him because of his family background …

"Don't worry, I won't say anything." Zheng immediately said.

Cheng Yu let out a "pah": "You speak these words as if I'm afraid that you would spout nonsense and intentionally gag you."

Zheng laughed and pushed him. "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Let's go! I'm in a hurry to eat!"

Cheng Yu then laughed and got on the car.

After Cheng Yu left, the family returned to the main hall.

On Jin Xiaoyan's left was a small golden plate and on her right was her son, Zheng.

"Son, look at how you've been at the academy for the past ten days. You've lost weight so you should eat more." She picked up a piece of Red Braised Meat and sent it into Zheng's bowl.

Under the eager gaze of his mother, Zheng picked up the piece of Red Braised Meat and chewed it. His eyes lit up and he gave her a thumbs up. "Mom, this meat is fat but not greasy. It's salty and fragrant!"

Jin Xiaoyan was overjoyed upon hearing his praise. She smiled widely as she picked up another piece of Red Braised Meat. "If you like it, eat more."

She picked up a cucumber and stuffed it into her mouth. Although she was eating, she seemed to be in a daze.

After being happy for a while, Jin Xiaoyan finally noticed her sister, "Second sister, why do you only eat vegetarian food? What is so delicious about cucumbers? Come! "Taste the fragrance of this chicken soup."

With that, he took a bowl and scooped up the chicken soup.

Only Zheng and Jin Xiaodie were left at the table.

Jin Xiaodie picked up another handful of green vegetables and was about to put them into her mouth, but found that she couldn't swallow them down, so she put them down.

After a moment of silence, she squeezed a smile out of her mouth. "Zheng, can I ask you something?"

Zheng Xuexin sighed silently.

"Second Aunt, what do you want to ask?" Zheng looked up at Jin Xiaodie, his expression as gentle and polite as ever.

It was hard for Jin Xiaodie to say anything. If she was just curious, then it would be fine. However, she had a guilty conscience, so she stuttered when she asked, "You …" "You …"

Zheng listened patiently. There was a sound coming from the kitchen. Jin Xiaoyan was coming back with chicken soup.

Jin Xiaodie was anxious, so she simply let out a breath. "That Young Master Cheng who came to our house just now, is he a member of a top family in Linshui County?"

He had long anticipated that Jin Xiaodie would ask about Cheng Yu, so he didn't need to think too much to guess her thoughts. If it wasn't for Cheng Yu's power, then it was for Cheng Yu's money.

Since his second aunt had moved into his house, what had happened in her house should not be as simple as' quarreling '. A good friend of hers, a person who was as elegant as Zhu Lan, was somehow dragged into his second aunt's disorderly affairs.

"My relationship with Cheng Yu is quite ordinary. We're just classmates …"

Jin Xiaodie immediately answered, "His relationship is normal, but why would he give you such a precious gift?"

Zheng pretended not to know. "What valuable gift? Isn't it just some ink and paper? "

Jin Xiaodie thought that he really didn't know what was good for them, and despised her family. She then made a grimace, "Silly girl, those are …"

However, he didn't want to say it out loud. Instead, he smiled and said, "Even if it isn't expensive, it is because of my kind intentions. How can you say that their relationship is ordinary?"

Zheng sneered in his heart. His second aunt was indeed not as friendly as she looked. She was still thinking about his nineties after her mother took so much care of her. She didn't want to tell him that those things were worth a lot.

Then he couldn't tell her the truth.

"He really is average. However, he is a man of vast connections and treats everyone so well. As for what his family does, I don't know. However, I heard that he doesn't belong to the local people …"

Zheng thought that if he said he didn't know anything, Jin Xiaodie wouldn't believe him, so he just lied to her.

As expected, when this ambiguous answer came out, Jin Xiaodie was stunned. She opened her mouth, not knowing what to say next.

"What are you two talking about?" Jin Xiaoyan walked in with chicken soup in her hand.