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Chapter 679 The Ice is Three Feet Deep, All We Want Is to Wait for Dinner

When Li Fulin was taken to the study next door by his father-in-law, he was asked to help appraise the antiques that the old man had secretly picked up without his wife's knowledge some time ago.

The huge living room is now dominated by young people.

Tao Jinxi, who had been sitting upright on the sofa, suddenly relaxed and sank into the soft sofa.

Although Song Yining's posture remained unchanged, it was obvious that she was more relaxed than before.

Tao Jinxi turned her head and saw her purse her lips. Thinking of her brother who was helping their father cook for the family in the kitchen, she poured a cup of tea and handed it to him.

Since her brother isn't here, she, as the younger sister, should help take care of her future sister-in-law.

Song Yining quickly reached out and took the teacup offered to her, smiling gently, "Thank you, Xiaoxi."

"You're welcome, it's my pleasure." Turning to Jiang Hanying, who was intently eating small torreya nuts, he asked, "Hanying, would you like some tea?"

Jiang Hanying didn't stand on ceremony with her, patting the dried fruit crumbs off her hands, "One cup, please."

Tao Jinxi poured her another cup and handed it to her.

Having taken care of both sides, and just as I was about to pour myself another glass, I saw the glass I had my eye on be taken away by a hand with exquisitely hand-painted nails.

Although the owner of the hand moved somewhat deliberately, he still managed to pour a cup of tea with a reasonably graceful gesture. Then, he gently picked it up, but not for himself. Instead, he drew a flat arc in the air and handed the teacup to Li Jingmo, who had just taken out his phone to check it.

A sweet, cloying voice followed: "Brother Li, have some tea."

Tao Jinxi was initially taken aback by Gao Chenyue's antics, but upon hearing the word "Brother Li," she couldn't help but gag.

It's so disgusting!
Li Jingmo was startled when the teacup was suddenly handed to him. When he heard his cousin's slightly exaggerated dry heaving, he looked up and met Jiang Hanying's amused gaze sitting opposite him. He stood up abruptly and said, "I'm going out to make a phone call."

After saying that, he turned around and quickly walked out of the living room.

Gao Chenyue held the teacup she hadn't been able to hand over and gritted her teeth.

Although I haven't been able to find a chance to be alone with them since I entered the house, at least for now I don't have to endure the suffocating stares of those elders.

She was planning to get to know him and maybe even exchange contact information, but he just ran away!

Is she that scary?

Song Yining gripped the teacup she hadn't yet put down. Even the most good-tempered person would be so angered by this eager behavior that her chest heaved violently. She raised her voice in a warning tone, "Chen Yue!"

Gao Chenyue put her teacup down on the table and looked back at her coldly.

Knowing her intentions, they not only failed to help her, but also warned her that if she wasn't born into the Gao family, she would never be of one mind with them!

If it weren't for her getting close to Tao Jinchuan, her parents wouldn't have bothered with these two siblings at all. Now they're really acting like she's the older sister.

Song Yining knew perfectly well that Gao Chenyue had never truly treated her as an older sister, and even called her brother an idiot in private.

And her mother, who would remember her brother and her, whom she hadn't spoken to for over ten years, and take them to the Gao family to take care of them, only did so by chance after learning that her boyfriend was Tao Jinchuan, which added a new value to her.

In addition, knowing that she was there to meet her boyfriend's parents, they pushed Gao Chenyue, who was clearly dressed up in advance, into the car before she left. Considering Gao Chenyue's behavior earlier, it was obvious that they were using her as a stepping stone to climb into the Li family. Perhaps her mother even instructed them to do so.

What is there left for me to look forward to?

Song Yining was the first to look away, lowered her eyes and took a sip of the tea in her cup, which had already cooled down. The coolness slowly spread to her chest and finally seeped into her heart.

Three feet frozen, not a cold day.

Seeing that Song Yining had avoided her gaze first, Gao Chenyue felt she had won, and her mood, which had been sullen for half the morning, immediately improved, which was reflected on her face.

Tao Jinxi watched the confrontation between the two half-sisters with a cold eye.

First, he noticed a change in his future sister-in-law; her original gentle and virtuous demeanor seemed to have gained a hint of coldness and determination.

Seeing Gao Chenyue's smug look, he secretly cursed her as an idiot.

She can't even figure out her own place. She clearly needs her future sister-in-law to get in here, yet she so blatantly tries to outdo others and looks down on them. And she dares to covet her cousin? Where does she get the nerve?!
In her opinion, it's a complete joke!

However, such a ridiculous joke was quite jarring to be seen here, so Tao Jinxi decisively looked away and decided to look at her second cousin-in-law instead.

Jiang Hanying calmly let her look, glancing occasionally toward the kitchen.

Inner monologue: It smells so good, when is dinner served?
She was completely oblivious to everything from beginning to end, and was the only one who was really looking forward to dinner.

Li Jingmo made that phone call and didn't return until it was time to sit down for dinner.

Gao Chenyue wanted to wait until he sat down before grabbing the seat next to him, but before she could do anything, Song Yining, who could see through her plan at a glance, gritted his teeth and grabbed her arm tightly.

He turned his head, gritted his teeth, and growled, "What are you doing? Let me go!"

Song Yining didn't say anything, but she increased the pressure on her hand a little more.

Gao Chenyue's face contorted in pain, but seeing the elders already seated, she gritted her teeth and suppressed her cries of pain.

Jiang Hanying didn't care where she sat, since the table was a large round table with a turntable, so every dish could be rotated to her side and she could eat it.

Tao Junman had her husband sitting on her left, and then pulled Jiang Hanying to sit on her right.

Tao Jinxi quickly grabbed a spot on the other side of Jiang Hanying and saw the two sisters secretly tug-of-war on the other side.

Now look at the remaining four adjacent empty seats.

The eldest brother will definitely sit next to his future sister-in-law.

Gao Chenyue was sitting next to her future sister-in-law on one side, and on the other side... it was either her or her cousin.

For her cousin's sake, she decided to sacrifice herself.

He took the initiative to greet her, saying, "Miss Gao, please sit here."

Although Tao Junman didn't see the two sisters' secret tug-of-war, when she heard her niece suddenly speak up and looked at the remaining seats, she narrowed her eyes and agreed, "That's good, it'll be good for you girls to sit together and have something to talk about."

Since the person she had her eye on had already spoken up, Gao Chenyue, no matter how unwilling she was, could only obediently walk over and sit down to Tao Jinxi's right.

Song Yining then sat down on her other side.

Gao Chenyue glanced at Li Jingmo, who was two seats away from her, and clenched her fist tightly under the table.

I've never gotten what I wanted since I came here!

However, the number of people present who cared about her feelings and emotions was: zero!

"It's rare to get together like this for a meal all year, how about we have some drinks?"

Tao Junchen saw his mother nod in agreement with his father's suggestion before he stood up and said, "Then I'll go get some homemade rice wine and fruit wine."

Let's skip the baijiu (Chinese liquor). There are more women than men at this table today, so it's better to bring something that won't make you drunk.

Once the wine was brought back and poured into a glass, Jiang Hanying could finally start eating the lunch she had been longing for.

Several of the dishes caught her eye as soon as she tasted them.

Although the other dishes were also quite good, you could still feel a noticeable difference.

Even the private meals I had at Yuan Chaoyu's film crew's private kitchen before weren't this amazing!

Is this the skill level of a chef who serves at state banquets?
Tao Junchen was introducing the two newest dishes he had developed to the people at the table when he suddenly felt an intense gaze that he couldn't ignore. He looked up and met the incredibly bright eyes of his nephew's girlfriend.

"Uncle Tao, do you have any apprentices?"

The desire to win over a chef who cooks delicious food has reached its peak at this moment!