Shen Jianian smelled the fragrance and went to the kitchen. Zhou Rongzhen turned her back to her, standing in front of the cooking table and focusing on the chef.

There are a few dishes that have been prepared, covered with a thermal insulation cover, placed on the island opposite, and there are still many processed ingredients waiting to be cooked, so it can be seen that tonight's dishes are very rich.

Hearing the footsteps, Zhou Rongzhen turned his head suddenly, a little frightened, pinched his ears, and asked Shen Jianian with a smile: "Are you hungry?" ”

Shen Jianian smiled embarrassedly and nodded.

Zhou Rongzhen looked at the time, it was half past seven: "It's almost over, and when Mr. gets home, he will be able to eat." ”

Shen Jianian was slightly stunned: "He came back today?" ”

"Don't you know?" Zhou Rongzhen was a little puzzled.

Mr. didn't tell Jia Nian when he would come back? The two of them are usually too good to be good, she thought that her husband had already told Jia Nian, so she came down so late.

"I don't know." Shen Jianian said, "He didn't tell me. ”

"Look at me, I'm too talkative." Zhou Rongzhen sneered, and hit himself on the mouth, "Maybe Mr. wants to surprise you." He called me at noon and told me to prepare a sumptuous dinner, and specifically explained that there should be roast chicken, saying that you like to eat it. He also said that he arrived in Yicheng at seven o'clock and asked me to inform the chef to prepare dinner later. ”

The oven "ding" indicates that the time is up.

Zhou Rongzhen didn't care about speaking, and hurriedly put on cotton gloves and pulled out the baking sheet. The roasted whole chicken is bright and oily in color, and the surface is brushed with honey, which gives out a sweet fragrance.

"The solar calendar year is also a year, and Mr. must have rushed back to come back for New Year's Eve with you." Zhou Rongzhen said firmly.

Shen Jiannian didn't care what Fu Jichen was rushing back for, at this moment she stared at the freshly baked roast chicken. Lunch was finished at half-past eleven, and now eight hours had passed, and she felt like she could finish a whole chicken.

The sound of opening the door sounded at this moment, and Zhou Rongzhen took off his gloves and walked out: "It should be that Mr. is back." ”

Shen Jiannian's gaze moved from the mouth-watering roast chicken to the door.

The door opened, cold air poured in, and a slender and straight figure appeared in sight, and the crisp black coat lined his aura strong and calm.

He turned sideways slightly, and Shen Jianian saw clearly that he was carrying a transparent square box in his right hand, with a pink ribbon tied into a bow, and inside was a two-layer cream cake, which was very delicately decorated, like a rising wave, white gradient to light blue and then to dark blue, dotted with pearls and shells, looking more like a fine work of art.

Shen Jianian showed surprise in his eyes, he really knew that today was her birthday.

Fu Jichen took off his coat with one hand, handed it to Zhou Rongzhen along with the cake, looked in the direction of Shen Jianian, stared at her with dark eyes for a long time, and the first thing he said was: "Are you stupid?" ”

Before Shen Jiannian could speak, Fu Jichen walked up to her, he looked a little tired and dusty.

He pinched her face with his cold fingers and smiled: "It's my birthday today, don't have anything to say?" ”

Shen Jianian looked at the well-defined face in front of him, his smile was not so cold and hard, and his handsome eyebrows and eyes were picturesque. At this moment, at this moment, there seemed to be something surging in my heart.

"I'm hungry." Shen Jianian turned his face to avoid making direct contact with him.

She silently attributed the things surging in her heart to being moved, in addition to Bai Changxia, there were people who remembered her birthday, helped her prepare cakes and favorite dishes, and braved the wind and snow to rush back from such a far away, she should be moved.

She is human, not cold-blooded, and her perception of her surroundings is reflected in emotions.

Fu Jichen saw her awkwardness, the smile on his lips deepened, went to wash his hands, grabbed her hand and took it to the restaurant: "Why don't you eat something to cushion your stomach when you're hungry, wait for me?" ”

"I don't even know why I'm waiting for you when you come back today." Shen Jianian told the truth very smoothly.

Fu Jichen paused, not embarrassed by his self-inflicted affection, nodded, and said in a distant voice: "Also, the entire Yicheng belongs to you the most unconscionable." ”

The most unconscionable person poured a cup of hot tea and put it in his hand, without raising his eyelids: "It's good that you know." ”

Zhou Rongzhen brought the prepared dishes to the table, from the conversation between the two, she already knew that today was Shen Jianian's birthday, leaned over slightly, smiled at Shen Jiannian and said, "Jianian, happy birthday, are you twenty years old?" ”

"Thank you, Aunt Jane." Shen Jianian raised his face and smiled, revealing the tips of his white teeth, "Today is my twenty-second birthday." ”

The sweet and delicate appearance is the same as facing Fu Jichen. Fu Jichen saw it in his eyes.

"You should have told me earlier, so I could cook you a bowl of longevity noodles in the morning." Zhou Rongzhen said angrily, "Birthdays have to be spent like this, and eating longevity noodles is complete." ”

Shen Jianian said it didn't matter.

Fu Jichen interjected on the side: "It's not too late to cook now, it means to eat two bites in a while, and it is auspicious." ”

Shen Jianian didn't have time to stop it, Zhou Rongzhen walked to the kitchen, and said as she walked: "What Mr. said is, you wait, I'll cook it for you myself." ”

Fu Jichen remembered that something was missing, put down the teacup, got up and went to the wine cabinet, picked out a bottle of expensive red wine, opened it, and poured it into the wine decanter.

"Drink?" Fu Jichen's inquiring eyes glanced at Shen Jianian.

"Don't drink it."

Shen Jianian lowered his head to peel the shrimp, tore off the shrimp shell with his onion-white fingertips, peeled out a plump and bright red shrimp meat, and rolled it in a dipping bowl before eating.

Fu Jichen remembered the last time she drank too much at the Qin family's wedding banquet, and said with a smile: "It's okay at home, you won't get drunk if you drink less." ”

He poured her half a glass, and the aroma of the red wine almost overshadowed the taste of the food.

Zhou Rongzhen cooked a bowl of longevity noodles and brought it to the table, with a poached egg lying on it, with green vegetables and shiitake mushrooms, which was light and delicious.

"If it's cooked in bone broth, it shouldn't taste bad." Zhou Rongzhen urged, "Jia Nian, try it!" ”

Aunt Zhen looked at her expectantly, her eyes were really loving, Shen Jianian only felt that her body was wrapped in a warmth, and the tip of her nose was slightly sour: "Thank you." ”

"Thanks for what."

If it weren't for Fu Jichen's presence, Zhou Rongzhen might touch her head and treat her as her own daughter.

Shen Jianian picked up the noodles and put them in his mouth, did not bite them, ate them little by little, his cheeks bulged, chewed a few times and swallowed them, and said, "It's delicious." ”

Fu Jichen was completely ignored, and coughed: "It's not that I want to eat roast chicken, why haven't I seen you move?" ”

"I'll eat later."

Shen Jianian selfishly wanted to save the best for the last taste, she was afraid that the taste of the roast chicken was the same as that made by her mother, and she was afraid that it would not be the taste in her memory, so she was very conflicted.

Zhou Rongzhen didn't disturb their meal: "You eat slowly, and call me if you have something." ”

Fu Jichen glanced at Aunt Zhen, recalling Shen Jianian's demeanor when he talked to her just now, it could be seen that he really liked her, so he opened his mouth to stay: "Today's holiday, sit down and eat together." ”

Zhou Rongzhen paused, and turned around flatteredly: "This ...... Not so good. ”

She had been working in the Rose Manor for so long, and had never eaten at the same table with her employer, and she was a little scared.

In fact, the food of the servants is not bad, the chef will prepare it specially, and the meal will be served a little later, and they will usually wait for the employer to finish eating and clean up the table, and then they will serve the meal.

Fu Jichen raised his chin: "Sit down." ”

"Hey." Zhou Rongzhen didn't want to push again, added a pair of chopsticks, and sat slightly uncomfortably opposite Shen Jiannian.

Shen Jianian took a few sips of red wine, her cheeks flushed under the lamp, and Zhou Rongzhen reminded softly with a smile on her face: "Drink less, there will be a red wine roasted lamb chops later, I'm afraid you will be drunk." ”

Shen Jianian obediently said "um", put down the goblet, and swept his eyes over the roast chicken on the table, and if he didn't eat it, it would be cold.

She picked up the public knife and cut off a chicken leg and put it on the plate in front of Zhou Rongzhen first: "Aunt Zhen, you eat." Then cut off the other chicken leg for yourself.

Fu Jichen shook the goblet, his eyes as calm as a pool of water: "What do I eat?" ”

When Zhou Rongzhen heard this, she was a little at a loss, and was about to say that she would give her to Mr., but after thinking about it, there was leftover food on the plate, and it had touched the chicken legs, and Mr. Yi's cleanliness habit would definitely not be acceptable, and it would be a faux pas for her to say it, so she had to hold back the urge to speak.

Shen Jianian met Fu Jichen's gaze and pointed to the remaining roast chicken on the plate: "There are so many." ”

Fu Jichen looked at her silently, a thick aura of displeasure was released from his body, and his eyes were about to turn into swords.

It's true to say that she is the most unconscionable in the whole Yicheng, how he usually treats her, and how she gives back, treating a nanny better than him.

He really doesn't like to eat roast chicken, he just can't see that she has two attitudes towards others and towards him.

Leaving Aunt Zhen to eat was to make her happy and lively on her birthday, but now she is adding to her own blockage.

Shen Jianian couldn't understand his eyes, and saw that he didn't speak for a long time, just let go of the air conditioner, and opened his mouth to say: "You eat chicken butt." ”

Zhou Rongzhen was originally very nervous, but when she heard this, she almost couldn't help laughing, and she stole a glimpse of her husband's suddenly blackened face, and she bit her mouth and didn't dare to make a sound.

asked her to say that Jia Nian was bold enough to dare to pluck the feathers on the tiger's mouth.