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When Steward Qin saw the food in her hand, a trace of astonishment flashed across his wise eyes.

He didn't say anything as he turned around and walked over to Xiao Niang's side. He lowered his head and whispered a few words into her ear.

Mother Xiao frowned.

She slowly put down the things in her hands, tidied up her slightly messy clothes, got up and walked towards the dining room.

As soon as she stepped into the dining room, she smelled a fragrant aroma. Following the aroma, she saw the dishes on the table.

Xu Yu Chu laid out the tableware, smiled at Xiao Niang, and said softly, "Auntie, you can eat now."

His mother looked at him coldly and sat down on her seat. She elegantly picked up a pair of chopsticks and placed them in her mouth as she chewed slowly.

Xu Yu Chu's heart followed her slow chewing and continued to tighten. She couldn't help but clench her fists with her two hands by her side.

As time passed, Mother Xiao had already swallowed the food in her mouth, but she didn't make any comments.

Xu Yu Chu lowered his eyes, hiding his nervousness and anticipation, and could not help but secretly guess.

Was she satisfied or not?

At this moment, a cold voice came from not too far away, "What are you all doing?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Xu Yu Chu's eyes suddenly lit up, the corner of his eyes did not forget to size up his mother's attitude.

Xiao Niang calmly put down the chopsticks in her hand and said, "You're back. Sit down and eat."

Xiao Chen's gaze swept over Xu Yuchu and his mother. He did not say anything and just pulled out a chair and sat down.

He picked up the chopsticks that were placed to the side, picked up the food and put it into his mouth. The unfamiliar feeling on his taste buds stunned him for a moment.

This was not something made by a villa chef.

"You did it?"

Xu Yu Chu raised his eyes and looked at him, lightly nodding his head.

"Not bad!"

When she heard Xiao Chen's evaluation, she could not help but feel joy and excitement in her eyes.

Suddenly, his mother snorted, and spoke with a hint of disdain.

"This is still called not bad?" Son, I think the food in the army is better than this. "

Xiao's mother's evaluation made Xu Yu Chu's forehead go black.

She wasn't a professional chef, so could it be that he wanted her to make delicacies?

Xiao Chen tactfully did not speak much during the battle between the two women. He simply lowered his head and continued to eat quietly.

Mother Xiao wanted to deliberately make things difficult for Xu Yuchu. Every time she tried a dish, she would use a disdainful tone to teach him a lesson.

The meat is too old and too hard. Even the fishy smell has not been removed.

Xu Yu Chu kept his head down, from his initial indignation to numbness, and finally from his left ear to his right ear, listening to Mother Xiao's criticism.

From time to time, she would chime in, "Yes, I understand." "Alright, I understand …"

She finally understood that even if the dishes she cooked were incomparably delicious, her mother would still be able to pick out the bones from the chicken eggs.

Mother Xiao said a lot and her throat was dry.

She took a sip of tea, moistened her throat, and continued.

"We'll continue tonight. I don't want to eat pig food again!"

Finishing her sentence, she stood up and left the dining room, taking elegant steps up the stairs.

After watching his mother's back disappear around the corner of the stairs, Xu Yu Chu let out a long breath.

She was like a deflated ball as she lazily sat on the chair, looking at the dish in front of her that Xiao Niang criticized as useless.

Curiosity rose in his heart as he subconsciously thought, "Is it really as bad as mother Xiao said?"

Xu Yu Chu picked up his chopsticks and tasted it, lightly nodding and murmuring with a good feeling about himself.

"It's quite delicious! Really … "No taste at all!"

When Xiao Chen, who had always been transparent, heard her words, a smile flashed across his face and he could not help but smile.

Seeing that Xu Yuchu still did not have the intention to speak to him, he could not help but cough heavily.

Hearing Xiao Chen cough, Xu Yu Chu raised his head and looked at him, blinking blankly.

"Is your throat uncomfortable? If you're not feeling well, then take your medicine. "

Xiao Chen's expression darkened. He squeezed the chopsticks tightly, took a deep breath, and calmly asked.

"You, what's going on with you and my mom?"

The entire villa was his eyes and ears, how could he not know what had happened? He just wanted to personally hear what Xu Yu had said.

Xu Yuchu rolled her eyes at him and thought to herself: "It's all because of you."

"I'm trying to curry favor with my future mother-in-law, so that she won't wear small shoes for me in the future."

"…"

Xu Yu Chu looked at Xiao Chen's dark face and a thought flashed through his mind. He quickly got up and moved to Xiao Chen's side.

Ye Zichen blinked at him and asked mysteriously.

"Xiao Chen, what is your mother's hobby?" What do you like to eat? "What do you hate?"

Xiao Chen raised his brows slightly when he heard that.

He didn't expect her to be so quick to target him.

Xiao Chen slowly said as he placed a fist on his lips and coughed gently. His expression was ice-cold.

"Why should I tell you?"

"…"

Xu Yu Chu was stunned. He didn't expect Xiao Chen to ask for some benefits from her.

She widened her eyes and rebuked him with indignation, "Xiao Chen, I'm trying to please your mother right now."

She paused for a moment before changing her tone and continuing, "If I don't complete the mission, you don't want to be stuck between your mother and me, in a dilemma, right?"

Xiao Chen lowered his eyes in thought, but he actually wanted to hide the smile in the depths of his eyes.

After pondering for a while, he slowly said, "My mom likes to listen to Beijing opera and drink tea, especially Longjing Tea. "He's not picky about the food."

Hearing the word 'not pick', Xu Yuchu twitched her lips in disapproval.

Mother Xiao was not a picky person, there were no picky people in the world.

Her subtle expression did not appear to be in Xiao Chen's eyes. He pretended as though he didn't see it as he continued speaking.

"My mom doesn't like sweets, especially cakes and the like. She's afraid she'll get fat. Other... "No more."

These things had absolutely no reference value to Xu Yuchen.

Mother Xiao likes Peking Opera. Not only can't she sing, she can't understand it! She liked tea, so she had no idea how good it was.

For a time, Xu Yuchu was at a loss.

At this moment, Xiao Chen reached out his hand to pat her head. The corners of his mouth curled up as he said those words with a hint of schadenfreude.

"You should think about what to do tonight."

Hearing this, Xu Yu Chu's eyes froze, he suddenly slapped his forehead, and painfully groaned.

He was like a dead eggplant lying on the table, looking like he was about to die.

Seeing this, the smile on Xiao Chen's face became wider and wider. He even looked forward to the night.