Quan Yuxun smiled, "I am enlightened. If I weren't worried about causing too much trouble, I would have loved to freeload meals at Xia Gugu's place all week. This Fish Cake is truly the best delicacy I've ever tasted in my life."
Xia Yuanfang listened carefully and said with a smile, "Chief Quan Da is welcome to visit anytime if you don't mind my small and cramped place."
Quan Yuxun took a sip of red wine and said, "I'll take Xia Gugu's words seriously."
"I wasn't being polite..." Xia Yuanfang smiled. "Colonel Zong helped Chujian a lot. You are Colonel Zong's friend, so it's our honor to have you as a guest."
Xia Yuanfang then took the initiative to explain, "I didn't expect this Fish Cake to be so delicious. To be honest, I've made this dish many times before Chujian was born. Although it was also very tasty, it was nowhere near as delicious as this. After thinking about it, it can only be because of the ingredients. Because this is the only time I used Ying Fish meat."
Zong Ruoan pondered, "...Ying Fish? Sounds a bit familiar, but it seems hard to catch, right?"
Quan Yuxun asked, "Are these the characters?"
He pulled out a virtual display screen and wrote the characters "Yingyu" (Ying Fish) in front of everyone.
Xia Yuanfang glanced at Xia Chujian, because Xia Chujian provided the fish meat, and only she knew which characters they were.
Xia Chujian lowered her eyes slightly.
Xia Yuanfang understood and said with a smile, "Exactly. Has Chief Quan also eaten this kind of fish?"
Quan Yuxun and Zong Ruoan exchanged glances and shook their heads.
Zong Ruoan was reminded when he saw the characters and said, "I remember now, it's a specialty of the Weak Water Lake in the Land of the Far North in the Exotic Beast Forest. Although the Ying Fish has a fish body, it has wings and can fly out of the water, making it very difficult to catch."
Quan Yuxun said with emotion, "Occasionally, a few Ying Fish are caught, and they are treated like treasures by the scientists at the Imperial City Academy of Sciences, kept in special ecological fish tanks. People who are not of a high enough level can't even look at them."
Let alone eat them...
If those scientists found out, they would probably scold them for "wasting natural resources."
He and Zong Ruoan looked at Xia Chujian together.
Obviously, they both knew that Xia Chujian had carried out missions in the Exotic Beast Forest.
Zong Ruoan even knew that the Wild Rhinoceros Pig meat and Unicorn Cattle meat were brought back after their mission to the Exotic Beast Forest.
So it wasn't impossible to bring back a few Ying Fish.
Xia Chujian: "..."
She cursed Feng Qianzhan in her heart.
Because these Ying Fish meat were not caught by their team at all. They didn't even know where to catch Ying Fish, and of course, they didn't know where Feng Qianzhan got them.
But at this time, she could only try to remain calm, recalling that trip to the Exotic Beast Forest, and suddenly said, "Is that Weak Water Lake the one that doesn't freeze no matter how low the temperature is?"
Quan Yuxun nodded slightly, "Yes, that's one of its major characteristics."
Xia Chujian clapped her hands and said, "That's right, we camped next to a lake at the time. The lake water was emerald green, and although the temperature was as low as minus one hundred degrees Celsius, there was only a little bit of ice on the surface of the lake, and the lake water was still sparkling and did not freeze."
"That should be Weak Water Lake. We should go and take a look when we have the chance." Zong Ruoan and Quan Yuxun exchanged glances.
Xia Chujian smiled brightly, but in her heart, she was cursing.
It's just eating a dish, do you have to get to the bottom of it like being interrogated?
Can't you just eat it if it's there? Do you have to write a family tree of three generations and the coordinates for each dish for future reference?
Just... don't understand the thought processes of these Nobles.
Xia Yuanfang subtly changed the subject, "...It's a pity that we don't have fresh mutton this time. If we could replace the Unicorn Cattle meat with the small goat meat unique to Luo Xu Province, I think the taste would be even better."
Quan Yuxun said on the spot, "A relative of mine is cooperating with someone on a ranch in Luo Xu Province. I'll have them send the freshest small goat meat to Xia Gugu when I get back."
Zong Ruoan said, "Yuxun, are you already booking tomorrow's meal?"
"As long as Xia Gugu doesn't mind, I plan to shamelessly come over for a meal." Quan Yuxun's smile was still kind and gentle.
The group exchanged pleasantries with laughter.
Xia Chujian brought out the last dish, Osmanthus Fermented Rice Dumplings.
"Who wants to eat Osmanthus Fermented Rice Dumplings?"
Zong Ruoan really couldn't eat anymore. He leaned back in his chair and waved his hand, "I really can't eat anymore. I'll have to go to the gym for an hour later."
Quan Yuxun originally couldn't eat anymore, but when he saw the Osmanthus Fermented Rice Dumplings, crystal clear and translucent, with the white and glutinous rice dumplings, and the golden osmanthus flowers, as well as some red things floating in it, the artistic conception was even more beautiful.
He actually had a special fondness for sweet and glutinous food, but no one knew it.
Quan Yuxun couldn't help but say, "Let me have a taste."
Xia Chujian happily scooped a bowl for him.
However, when she was about to give some to Wu Fu, she was stopped by Xia Yuanfang.
"There's alcohol in the fermented rice wine. Wu Fu is so young, he can't eat this kind of thing."
Xia Chujian clicked her tongue twice: "The alcohol in the fermented rice wine is negligible, but Auntie is the boss, so what you say goes."
So she took all the remaining Osmanthus Fermented Rice Dumplings for herself.
After she drank all the fermented rice wine, not even leaving the soup, and all the rice dumplings were down, Xia Chujian felt dizzy again.
She lay on the dining table, her eyelids almost unable to open.
Xia Yuanfang said apologetically, "Chujian has a sugar rush again. I'll take her to rest."
Not only Xia Chujian, but Quan Yuxun also gradually felt his eyelids heavy, and sleepiness surged.
He was embarrassed to fall asleep here, so he got up and said, "Xia Gugu, today's meal was really delicious. I ate too much and I'm already sleepy. I'll come back to bother you tomorrow."
Xia Yuanfang actually had something to say to him, but seeing his appearance at this time, she wasn't surprised, and said with a smile, "Then I'll be waiting for you tomorrow."
Zong Ruoan thought that Quan Yuxun had suddenly eaten too much and his stomach was uncomfortable, so he quickly stood up and said, "I have Digestion Pills there, want me to get you one?"
Quan Yuxun shook his head: "I have them too. Let's say goodbye, so they can relax after the guests leave, and rest well after a tiring day."
...
Quan Yuxun returned to the house he had just bought and fell asleep.
When he woke up the next morning, he found his brain was clearer than ever, his body was very comfortable, and his limbs seemed to have inexhaustible strength.
This had never happened before.
He knew his condition. He had suffered from insomnia for many years, and had always relied on a special medicine from Li's Pharmaceuticals to help him sleep.
But that medicine had certain side effects, and he couldn't take it every day. Generally, he would take it once a week to get a good night's sleep.
He had never been like yesterday, able to sleep for twelve hours straight without taking medicine, without even dreaming, all deep sleep.
The quality of sleep was unbelievable.
Having slept well, his physical condition was naturally at its peak.
Quan Yuxun walked to the window, looked at the white snow outside the window, and took a deep breath.
Being able to wake up naturally is truly a blessing.
He picked up his Quantum Optical Brain wrist watch carrier and saw that there were many messages on it, all from Yun Nvluo.
Asking him when he would come home, asking him if he wanted to eat supper, asking him what he wanted for breakfast.
Also, asking him if he needed to buy some daily necessities, and whether he should invite Xia Family's Gugu, who was highly recommended by Zong Ruoan, to be his personal chef.
Quan Yuxun did not reply, and went straight to take a shower.
After taking a shower and changing his clothes, he went to the Star Network to order two Housekeeping Robots, one for himself and one for Xia Yuanfang as a New Year's gift.
He could see that as the number of people (and dogs) that the Xia Family needed to take care of increased, Xia Yuanfang should need such a Housekeeping Robot to help with some auxiliary housework.
After he cleaned up, he found Xia Chujian's Quantum Optical Brain number and sent her a message.
But soon, the message was returned...
Quan Yuxun: "..."
What's going on?
But he quickly understood that the other party may have set the function that non-friends cannot send messages.
Unless he could find another way to send her a message, such as in the same group, so that he could send messages without adding friends.
But he only had the Senate's work group and the Quan Family's family group, and no other groups besides that.
He had no choice but to send a message to Zong Ruoan, asking if he could help relay a message to Xia Chujian.
Zong Ruoan had slept very late the night before and hadn't gotten out of bed yet in the morning. He hadn't seen the message at all, so of course, he didn't reply to Quan Yuxun.
Quan Yuxun waited for half an hour, until his Housekeeping Robot had been delivered, before deciding to go directly to Xia Chujian's house.
Because it had snowed all night, the snow on the ground was a meter thick.
It was impossible to walk out.
Quan Yuxun directly notified one of his bodyguard subordinates to bring a small Flying Vehicle down to take him there.
The small Flying Vehicle quickly landed on the wide terrace of the house he had just bought.
After Quan Yuxun went inside, his bodyguard confirmed his itinerary for the next few days.
He only had seven days in Mulan City on Guiyuan Star, and two days had already passed. Today was the third day.
Quan Yuxun said, "Wait for me to find another helper, and we'll leave today."
Quan Yuxun's Flying Vehicle quickly stopped on the roof of Xia Chujian's old building.
He stepped out of the Flying Vehicle and saw that the snow on the roof had been cleared away, and a large snowman had been piled up in each of the four corners.
Then he discovered that the stairwell on the top floor had been enclosed by a Glass Greenhouse.
Quan Yuxun helplessly sent another video invitation to Zong Ruoan, wanting him to help pass on a message.
Zong Ruoan had just woken up at this time and hurriedly accepted Quan Yuxun's video invitation.
When he saw the background behind Quan Yuxun, he was speechless.
"Yuxun, I didn't expect you to be even crazier than me..." Zong Ruoan shook his head with a smile, then sent a message to Xia Chujian, and also sent Xia Chujian a New Year's red envelope.
Since Xia Chujian returned the transfer of more than 80,000 yuan on her birthday last time, Zong Ruoan had not sent her large red envelopes.
This time, he only sent 888.88, just as a token.
Xia Chujian would still accept this kind of small red envelope.
She happily replied with a New Year's red envelope of 88.88.
Then she learned that Quan Yuxun had come to her house early in the morning.
Xia Chujian hurriedly put on her coat, took the remote control that the girl opposite had given her, and went to the top floor to open the door for Quan Yuxun.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw a Star Network drone delivering goods to her.
"...Housekeeping Robot? A New Year's gift from Quan Yuxun? - Ah! That's great!" Xia Chujian was even happier.
Because the receipt for this gift stated that it was for Xia Yuanfang, not for Xia Chujian.
Giving gifts to Xia Yuanfang made her even happier than giving them to Xia Chujian.
Xia Chujian couldn't help but think that Quan Yuxun was really good at understanding people.
She knew at a touch yesterday that there wasn't much money in the red envelope he gave her, so she accepted it frankly.
Later, she checked the amount and found that there were only 888 Beichen Coins in it, which was very appropriate, and it was not inappropriate for her to accept it.
Otherwise, like Zong Ruoan's birthday transfer, which was tens of thousands of Beichen Coins at once, she really wouldn't dare to accept it.
Xia Chujian signed for the delivery in a good mood and went upstairs to open the door for Quan Yuxun.
Quan Yuxun saw her walking out of the glass door, smiled gently, and said, "I'm sorry, I really didn't know that the house here is full of traps."
Happy May Day, everyone! Are you all traveling outside?
This is the second update, and the third update will be at 1:00 p.m., which is an additional update for 900 monthly tickets in April.
PS: Xia Chujian has indeed not eaten many delicacies, and Xia Gugu is not studying delicacies for Xia Chujian's sake. Those who say this have not read the book carefully! It is clearly stated earlier that cooking is Xia Gugu's hobby, a hobby in addition to research.
Also, how could the two aunts and nieces have the opportunity to make all kinds of delicacies for Xia Chujian when they were so poor before? Because they had no money... How could people who had difficulty even eating their fill have the opportunity to make all kinds of delicacies? Didn't you see that the delicacies that Xia Chujian was familiar with were all made of very cheap raw materials? For example, the Fried Dough Sticks she was thinking about... If Xia Chujian had eaten them all, that would be a plot hole...
In addition, many of the comments from you guys are very talented! One of you used to be able to write two rhyming seven-character sentences in each chapter. Why haven't you written them recently? The other day, in the chapter where Xia Chujian was about to get a formal position, I saw someone say that Xia Gugu was from Shandong, and I laughed so hard O(∩_∩)O haha~
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