Chapter 121: Cooking with Your Own Hands
All the servants in the summer house already knew that Qiao Airuo was Xia Daoyuan's granddaughter, and they all changed their name to Qiao Airuo, when Qiao Airuo came to the summer house for the first time, they liked her very much, and now they know that Qiao Airuo is actually the granddaughter of the master's family, and the degree of happiness is naturally self-evident.
They are basically old people who have served Xia Zhai all their lives, and they have witnessed the sad things between Mr. Xia and his wife and daughter, and they have shed tears many times behind their backs, they don't understand, how could Xia Daoyuan, such a good person, end up like this?
But now that they have found such a beautiful and capable little lady, they are all happy for Xia Daoyuan, and sure enough, the heavens are still open, and good people will be rewarded after all.
"Little Miss, it's good to have us in the kitchen, you can come early in the morning and take a lunch break." When Mama Li saw Qiao Airuo coming to the kitchen after eating, she immediately persuaded her.
The smile on Qiao Airuo's face was gentle, and she said to Mama Li with a smile: "It's okay, I have time in the afternoon, and I want to cook something for my grandfather, so don't stop me." β
When Mama Li heard this, she couldn't bear to stop her anymore, and said with a smile: "Okay, if the little lady has anything to help, just say it." β
Qiao Airuo stopped rolling up her sleeves and said, "Hey, there is just something to ask, I just happened to ask you, Mama Li, you know your grandfather's preferences best, can you tell me what my grandfather likes and what he hates?" β
"Little Miss, this is the right question, master, he is a picky eater......" Mama Li had a smug smile on her face, in the whole Xia Mansion, she was the one who knew Xia Daoyuan's preferences best. With a smile on the corner of Qiao Airuo's mouth, she took out her mobile phone and wrote down what Mama Li said seriously.
Mama Li saw that Qiao Airuo remembered so seriously, and tried her best to explain all the details clearly to Qiao Airuo.
As soon as Qiao Airuo finished remembering, Tang Mo walked in and handed the bag in his hand to Qiao Airuo: "Mr. Qiao, this is what you want, the boss said that you can just say what you want, I will obey your dispatch this afternoon." β
Qiao Airuo took it with a smile: "Thank you, you still go to help you President Su, he didn't go to the company this morning, I'm afraid I'm going to be busy in the afternoon, I'll call you if there's something." Oh, by the way," opened the crisper next to it and brought out a tea tray from it: "This is the chrysanthemum tea brewed before, please take it to the study." β
βOKοΌβ Tang Mo gave her a cheering gesture, took the tea tray, and then turned to leave the kitchen.
"Little Miss, Mr. Su is your boyfriend." Mother Li had a gossipy look on her face, and her face was a typical aunt smile in the legend.
Qiao Airuo carefully washed the purple potatoes on his hands and generously admitted: "Yes." β
"Miss Xiao's vision is really good, not only is the master full of praise for Mr. Su, but even the people below us think that Mr. Su is a rare young talent, even better than the master's closed disciple, Mr. Zhong Qingfeng." Mama Li remembered everyone's discussion before and said with a smile.
Xia Mansion has always been a more civilized atmosphere, because Xia Daoyuan doesn't like too clear ranks, and has long told the people below not to be too restrained, so the people below often dare to joke in front of Xia Daoyuan, and now there are only a few young people in Xia Zhai's maids, and the others are basically old people who have served the Xia family all their lives, and their relationship with Xia Daoyuan is more like old friends.
Qiao Airuo smiled and turned her head to look at Mama Li, and then said, "Okay, Mama Li, if you praise again, I will be proud, you better help me see if the materials are ready." β
On the other side, Tang Mo took the tea tray and returned to the study on the second floor, he knocked lightly on the door, and then went in, the layout inside was very consistent with the overall layout of the summer house, it was all antique, Tang Mo turned a corridor, and then saw Su Shaoxi sitting behind the desk reading the mail carefully.
The table that was supposed to hold the four treasures of the study room has been sorted out into a vacant space to facilitate Su Shaoxi's office. Su Shaoxi sat there with his back straight, which was also very consistent with the mahogany hollow background behind him. Tang Mo couldn't help but sigh, the boss's appearance is really amazing, no matter where he sits, he will add luster to the background.
Su Shaoxi had already felt Tang Mo coming in, but he had been standing in one place, not coming over, but staring at him, he raised his eyes, and his deep eyes swept towards him: "What are you standing stupidly for?" β
Tang Mo was instantly awakened by his eyes, then came over with a smile, and put the tea tray in his hand on the table: "Boss, this is the chrysanthemum tea that Mr. Qiao personally prepared for you, saying that it was very cool to drink and reduce the fire, can you drink it now?" β
The smile on his face was very inexplicable, which made Su Shaoxi frown slightly: "Put it down, you go out." β
"Okay boss." Tang Mo still had that smile and was about to turn around and leave, but a cool voice came from behind him: "Put away that stupid look on your face." β
Tang Mo almost stumbled when he left, he silently put away the smile on his face, and left the room quickly, just when he met Leng Yuan who was about to go in to deliver the documents at the door, and the two almost collided.
"Look at the road!" Leng Yuan reminded with a cold face.
Tang Mo leaned against the wall and retorted: "It's obvious that you have no sound when you walk, which scares me to death."
Leng Yuan didn't bother to pay attention to him, pushed open the door and went in.
Tang Mo stood in place, looking at the back of him leaving, and complained silently in his heart, alas, Leng Yuan was really taken by the boss, obviously he was not so cold when he was a child, and now with this character, which woman will dare to ask him in the future.
However, thinking of what Qiao Airuo said just now, he had that expression on his face, it seems that our cold boss must be very anxious in front of his beloved woman.
The mobile phone in his hand vibrated twice, and when he saw the new document sent by the little secretary below, his playful expression was instantly put away, it was time to work again, and it was happier to eat melons.
If Qiao Ai knew what he was thinking at the moment, she would definitely be very speechless, she was obviously just because the weather was hot, so she made some tea for Su Shaoxi to drink to reduce the heat, and the ghost knew that Tang Mo would make up so many messy thoughts in his brain.
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When night falls, the lights of the whole summer house have been lit up, the garden behind is illuminated by the palace lamp, it looks very hazy and beautiful, the breeze blows from the bamboo forest, blows the light yarn hanging between the pavilions, blows the red flowers and green leaves in the lotus pond next to it, all of which seem to express the pleasure of the owner of the house to welcome the long-lost relatives.
In the main dining room, everyone was already seated, Xia Daoyuan sat on the upper seat, Su Shaoxi on his left hand, Qiao Airuo on his right, Li Ma brought the last soup and put it on everyone's hand, and then said to Xia Daoyuan with a smile: "Master, this is stewed by the little lady herself, purple sweet potato white fungus soup, you can taste it." β
Xia Daoyuan looked at Qiao Airuo with a surprised expression in his eyes, who helped him open the lid of the soup cup, and then handed him the spoon, with great anticipation in his eyes: "You can taste it." β
"Okay." Xia Daoyuan said with a smile, the purple potatoes and white fungus in the soup cup are intertwined, the color is extremely harmonious, and one or two small green onions on top make people appetite in this hot summer.
He gently scooped out the warm soup with a spoon, and then drank it without hesitation in Qiao Airuo's expectant eyes, the entrance was not greasy at all, it was very refreshing, and he exclaimed: "It tastes so good!" β
"If you like it, if you like it." Qiao Airuo's nervous heart was instantly put down, even when it was the most difficult time to start a business, she had never been so nervous, she moved her soup cup in the direction of Xia Daoyuan: "Drink more if you like, I have asked the doctor, this soup can reduce heat and reduce your high blood pressure." β
"You drink it too, otherwise my grandfather won't drink it." Xia Daoyuan "threatened" her.
Qiao Airuo couldn't help laughing: "Okay, then let's drink together." β
"Shaoxi, you drink it too." Xia Daoyuan motioned to Su Shaoxi, who was sitting on his left.
"Okay." Su Shaoxi withdrew his gaze that had been on Qiao Airuo, opened the soup cup, and drank the soup in a noble and elegant posture.
Qiao Airuo stared at his movements, even if Su Shaoxi had eaten her cooking several times, but I don't know why, every time he ate the food she cooked, she would always be very nervous, but fortunately, the latter finished drinking and looked at her, with a smile in his eyes: "It's delicious, Ruoruo's craftsmanship has always been good." β
"It seems that Shaoxi can always eat the food cooked by Ai Ruo?" Xia Daoyuan saw it.
Su Shaoxi smiled lightly: "Yes, I have been fortunate to eat it a few times." The doting in his eyes when he looked at Jo Airo was obvious: "There will be surprises every time." β
Xia Daoyuan looked at the expressions of the two, and he was very happy in his heart, as a man, he could see that Su Shaoxi took Qiao Airuo to heart and liked it.
He also thought about what kind of other half Xiaoyi would have, but it's a pity...... The expression on his face became sad, and he asked, "Airoh, you only told me that your mother died in an accident with your father when you were ten years old, so what about you, how did you spend the years after that?" β
"I ...... I was doing well, my mother's good friend in the orphanage, that is, my godmother, took me back to the United States to take care of me, I went to school in the United States, and later started a business with my friends, set up a company, and returned to China. Jo Airo said the part that he had picked out.
Xia Daoyuan was happy at first, but then felt that something was wrong, Xia Yi grew up under the pampering of him and her mother, everyone's skills were full, and her cooking skills were also very exquisite, but she was very naΓ―ve, not at all like Qiao Airuo who saw things and did things very transparently: "Ai Ruo, don't hide it from grandpa, what is it, you tell the truth, grandpa wants to know." β
"I ......" Qiao Airuo didn't want to say that the things of the year had already passed, and she didn't want Xia Daoyuan to be sad when she heard it.
"Huh?" Xia Daoyuan waited for her later text.
Xia Daoyuan's expectant eyes made Qiao Airuo can't help but say, she just briefly talked about her experience in the United States, including why she was abandoned in a welfare home, how she lived independently, and then how she went to college, met her current good friends, and then founded a company.