This invitation surprised Liu Tingfeng, so he didn't react for a long time.

In his opinion, Fan Bohou's elegance is not like the kind of person who wants to invite superior officials to dinner and give gifts to superior officials in order to get promoted and make a fortune.

What is this invitation to eat for?

I have to say that after mixing with officialdom for a period of time, Liu Tingfeng's way of thinking has also changed a little, and such thoughts are almost subconscious.

Of course, he was very disgusted with that kind of person.

Fan Bohou looked at Liu Tingfeng's expression, and immediately understood Liu Tingfeng's thoughts, and immediately explained:

"It's commonplace, but it's not to bribe you and curry favor with you, I'm also very disgusted with that kind of officialdom, and I invite you to dinner at home, just because I feel that the general is not that kind of person, I invited it, didn't the general want to see who the person with the talent of a military advisor is? I just want to introduce the general. ”

Liu Tingfeng replied with a smile:

"I was just surprised, I didn't react for a while, don't misunderstand City Lord Fan, I can also see that City Lord Fan is not the kind of person who is affected by the bad atmosphere of officialdom, otherwise I wouldn't have so solemnly recommended my predecessor to be the city lord of Linghai City."

"Since it's to introduce talents, I'll take the liberty of going there and bother my seniors."

"I'm looking forward to meeting such talents!"

Fan Bohou cleaned up the paperwork on the desk, then stood up and said:

"Let's go, let's go back together!"

Liu Tingfeng shook his head and said:

"City Lord Fan will go back first, and I'll come later."

Fan Bohou immediately said with a little anger:

"Is the General going to bring some gifts? If so, then I'm not welcome to you! I don't like that kind of courtesy, saying that it is a light meal, that is, a light meal, and I will not deliberately let my wife prepare in advance, in order to make this casual, otherwise everything will be sour. ”

When Liu Tingfeng saw that he was still really angry, he knew that this was indeed a person with a temperament, an ordinary officialdom, who would dare to speak to his superiors like this?

So, Liu Tingfeng smiled and said:

"I'm just thinking, how can the juniors go to visit the seniors, how can they enter the door empty-handed? I don't buy anything valuable, just bring a small gift casually, so as not to be rude! ”

Fan Bohou stubbornly insisted:

"Respect or not, that's in my heart, although I don't see General Liu much, and I get along for a short time, but I can also feel that General Liu is also a temperamental person, it doesn't have to be polite to enter the door with gifts, our family has everything, and it is redundant to bring it, and it may not even be able to use it, so it is better for everyone to be casual."

"If I lack something at home one day, and you happen to have it, I will let you send it directly and not be polite to you, so that you will feel comfortable getting along."

When he said this, Liu Tingfeng no longer insisted, and immediately walked out of the City Lord's Mansion with Fan Bohou.

Fan Bohou still lived in the Royal Academy, and there was still some way to go, and when the sun was setting, the two of them went by carriage.

When the carriage passed through the stone road of the academy and walked from the shade of the trees to the family area behind the teaching, Liu Tingfeng seemed to have returned to Tingxue Academy all of a sudden, quiet and comfortable, as if this was a pure land away from the hustle and bustle of the city, which could make people calm down to read and think.

He liked the environment and atmosphere, through the window, he could see the students in the square or in the shade of the trees, some chatting, some walking.

In the family area of teaching, there are many independent courtyards, Fan Bohou's courtyard is at the foot of a small hill in the innermost, the mountain is full of green trees, mixed with some flowers and plants, it looks artificially cared for, it looks very tidy, the courtyard where he lives is a two-story wooden building, exquisite and tidy, the environment is quiet, when they open the door into the courtyard, an old lady greeted with a smile.

Fan Bohou immediately introduced to Liu Tingfeng:

"This is my wife, Murong Bingfan."

Liu Tingfeng hurriedly bowed slightly and saluted:

"Murong is a good senior, the junior has the audacity to visit, there are many disturbances, and I hope to forgive my sins!"

Murong Bingfan smiled and said:

"It's our honor for General Liu to come to the Humble House, it's our honor, please come in!"

Liu Tingfeng said in surprise:

"Senior knows me?"

Since entering the courtyard, Fan Bohou has not introduced him, and it is the first time he has met this city lord's wife, but he didn't expect people to recognize him at once.

Murong Bingfan replied with a smile on his face:

"General Liu is famous all over the world, civil and military all-rounder, for many of the general's deeds, it is like thunder, although it is the first time to meet, but can have such a demeanor, except for General Liu, who else will it be?"

"And I know the people who can let my senior brother bring home, so it's not difficult to guess the identity of the general!"

Liu Tingfeng followed Fan Bohou and his wife as they walked inside, and said in surprise:

"I didn't expect Murong seniors to be so quick and sharp-eyed, and my eyes are like torches, and the juniors are deeply impressed!"

Murong Bingfan said modestly:

"Compared with General Liu's wisdom, I'm just a little clever, not worth mentioning."

As he spoke, he had already walked into the living room, and saw that a few home-cooked dishes and two pairs of chopsticks had been placed on the dining table, and at first glance, he had not prepared them for Liu Tingfeng, but Murong Bingfan still calmly invited:

"General Liu, please sit down, I don't know that the general is coming, and he is making some home-cooked dishes, so I'll go and add a few dishes, and then eat together!"

Liu Tingfeng immediately stopped:

"No, no, it's rude to take the liberty of visiting, seniors don't have to be polite, these dishes are enough, don't bother anymore."

After Fan Bohou invited Liu Tingfeng to sit down, he said to Murong Bingfan:

"Senior sister, I don't need to add any more, I just had an argument with General Liu about this!"

"General Liu wants to buy some gifts, I'll stop him, what you want is this casualness, you can just add a pair of dishes and chopsticks to him, and bring the wine by the way, let's have a drink and gossip."

Murong Bingfan no longer insisted, she naturally understood what her husband meant, the friendship between gentlemen was as light as water, what he wanted was this kind of bland and casual interaction.

However, when she came out again, she still added three more cold dishes, one fried peanuts, one cold salad with shredded kelp and one cold cucumber, all of which were ordinary home-cooked dishes that could be made quickly.

When the dishes have been laid out and the wine industry is poured, the three of them sat around the table, Fan Bohou sat in the main seat, Liu Tingfeng sat in the guest seat, and Murong Bingfan sat on the side to accompany him.

Fan Bohou raised his glass and invited:

"General, come, let's talk while eating, don't be restrained here, just be casual."

After Liu Tingfeng took a sip of the wine glass and Fan Bohou, he said:

"Since it's gossip, the two seniors don't want the general, the general calls me, I'm the junior, it's chatting here, the two seniors call me Tingfeng."

Fan Bohou subconsciously looked at Murong Bingfan, habitually, as soon as he got home, Murong Bingfan was dominating the atmosphere at home, Murong Bingfan immediately smiled and said:

"Since we want to get along casually, it's so good, in the future, at home, we will no longer call the general, just shout Tingfeng."

While eating, Liu Tingfeng nodded and said:

"Actually, I personally like this casualness, I used to be on the mountain with my senior sister, it was the master who took us to practice and study together, and eat together, simple and warm, although I lived in a simple thatched house, but it was the happiest and happiest time I lived."

"Now, I feel like I'm feeling this familiar atmosphere again!"

Fan Bohou immediately smiled and said:

"That's good, that's good, if you like it, you can come often in the future, don't be formalistic and polite, just treat this place as your own home, whenever you want to come, you can come over, our family is now just me and my sister, come and talk to us if it's okay."

Liu Tingfeng immediately nodded and said:

"Okay, okay, I'm here alone, and I'm too lazy to cook, so I can come to you often to eat, Murong senior's craftsmanship is really good, every dish is very delicious!"

Murong Bingfan smiled and said:

"If you like to eat, eat more, next time you want to eat, tell me in advance, and I'll cook it for you."

Liu Tingfeng asked suspiciously while eating:

"Why don't the two seniors have a servant at home?"

Murong Bingfan replied:

"Just the life of two people, what do you need a servant, I am idle at home alone, I clean up and tidy up by myself, laundry and cooking are simple, I am used to doing it myself, if I am idle, I am not used to it."

Liu Tingfeng chuckled:

"This is the same as us, when I live with my senior sister, I don't need any girls, I basically do it myself, but then I was really busy, and I lived in the palace, so I had to let the palace maid and the little maid do it."

"Don't the two seniors have any other relatives?"

Because of the relaxation, the speech became casual, and it was said that such a question was a bit abrupt, but Fan Bohou and his wife didn't care, and it was still Murong Bingfan who replied:

"We have a daughter who married far away and rarely comes back, so we are the only ones living in the family."

"I used to come back once a year, but in the past two years, Xiyu Country has not been peaceful, so we wrote to her not to come back, and when the situation is stable, I want to come back again."

Liu Tingfeng couldn't help but sigh:

"Yes, a lot of people are displaced now, it's really not peaceful outside, and everything is still about safety."

"However, I believe that this situation should not last long."

After finishing speaking, he suddenly remembered that Fan Bohou said before that he would introduce a person with the talent of a military advisor to him, so he looked at Fan Bohou and asked:

"Didn't Senior Fan just say that he wanted to introduce someone for me? Why hasn't it come yet! ”

Fan Bohou immediately smiled and said:

"I've already been introduced, far away in front of you!"