Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Hearing that Qin Jingru not only wasn't jealous but also advised him to accept Lu Banxia, ​​Wang Feng was very satisfied. The main thing was Qin Jingru's attitude; she completely considered him a member of the Wang family and thought about the Wang family in everything.

"Jingru, don't think too much about it. Go and cook. I'll call Lu Banxia over for dinner later and see what's going on."

Qin Jingru nodded her head: "Okay, Aunt Wu came over just now, and I already gave the pheasant to her to kill."

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Six o'clock in the afternoon.

Qin Jingru placed the dishes on the table and said, "Brother Wang Feng, there's one more dish that will be ready soon. Go and call the person for it."

"Um."

Wang Feng agreed and went to the backyard, knocking on Lu Banxia's door.

"Knock knock knock".

Upon opening the door, Lu Banxia saw Wang Feng and immediately flashed a sweet smile.

"Brother Feng, come in and have a seat. I'll pour you a cup of tea."

Wang Feng smiled and waved his hand: "No need to cook anymore, the food is already ready. Lock the door and come to my house for dinner."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Feng."

Lu Banxia smiled sweetly, locked the door, and followed Wang Feng into the central courtyard.

On the way to the Intermediate People's Court, Lu Banxia walked a little unnaturally, but it was hard to notice unless you were watching her closely.

I went to the hospital yesterday to have my sprained ankle checked. It's not fully healed yet, but the sprain wasn't serious. I'll be fine after resting for a couple more days.

Upon arriving at Wang Feng's house, Wang Feng invited Lu Banxia to sit down.

Lu Banxia looked around at Wang Feng's home and nodded in satisfaction. She quite liked the furnishings. Although the space wasn't large, the furniture was arranged reasonably, the walls were painted white, and it looked very clean. There was also a simple living room, unlike many homes where the first thing you see when you enter is the bed.

"Dinner's ready."

Qin Jingru called out and walked in from the kitchen, carrying two plates of food.

When Lu Banxia saw Qin Jingru, she was struck dumb, staring at Qin Jingru without blinking.

She never expected that Wang Feng's wife would be so beautiful, even more beautiful than herself. No wonder Wang Feng rejected her.

Qin Jingru brought the dishes to the table and added bowls and chopsticks for Lu Banxia, ​​acting as if they were old friends, and said with a smile:

"You must be the new girl Banxia who just moved in. My name is Qin Jingru. Feel free to chat with me if you're free in the yard. Let's eat first, don't be shy."

As she spoke, Qin Jingru placed a pheasant leg on Lu Banxia's plate and gave another pheasant leg to Wang Feng before starting to eat by herself.

"Thank you, Sister Jingru."

Lu Banxia thanked Qin Jingru and ate the steamed bun with mixed feelings. She felt a tightness in her chest and a very uncomfortable feeling.

Wang Feng, munching on a chicken leg, looked at Lu Banxia and asked, "Banxia, ​​what's going on? How did you become a major general's niece? When I saw you in the yard today, I thought I had mistaken you for someone else!"

Lu Banxia put down her chopsticks, sighed, and briefly recounted her experience.

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng and Qin Jingru exchanged bewildered glances. Wang Feng was at a loss for words to comfort Lu Banxia, ​​as this was truly a tragic situation.

After a while, Qin Jingru took Lu Banxia's hand and comforted her, "Banxia, ​​don't be sad. You've already endured such hard times before, so I believe your future will get better and better."

Lu Banxia nodded: "Thank you, Sister Jingru, thank you, Brother Feng."

"Banxia, ​​let's eat first, or the food will get cold."

Qin Jingru smiled at Lu Banxia and put a lot more meat into Lu Banxia's bowl.

Tonight, Qin Jingru cooked three dishes: pheasant stew with mushrooms, stir-fried green peppers with pork, and hot and sour shredded potatoes. The staple food was steamed white flour buns.

"Um."

Lu Banxia took a bite of the dish and her eyes widened in disbelief. The dish was incredibly delicious, far better than anything her family's previous chef had ever made. Even at Yanchunlou in Tianjin, she had never tasted such delicious food.

No wonder Wang Feng rejected her; Qin Jingru was just too outstanding. She was beautiful and her cooking was so delicious.

She suddenly felt a little inferior and disappointed. Compared to Qin Jingru, she was really far inferior. As the daughter of a big capitalist, besides having a rich family and good food, she was only confident in her appearance. But now Qin Jingru was even prettier than her. There was no comparison between her and Qin Jingru at all.

"Banxia, ​​eat up, don't just stand there daydreaming," Qin Jingru urged.

Lu Banxia realized what was happening and smiled sweetly at Qin Jingru: "Sister Jingru, your cooking is so delicious. It's the first time I've ever had such delicious food."

"Hehe, no, no, it's just so-so. I'm glad you like it. If you want any of my cooking in the yard in the future, just tell me."

Qin Jingru proudly raised her snow-white neck, feeling very happy.

"Thank you, Sister Jingru. You're so kind."

Lu Banxia smiled at Qin Jingru and then ate her food heartily.

Qin Jingru watched Lu Banxia and Wang Feng enjoying their meal. She was very glad that Wang Feng had asked her to become Wu Jing's apprentice to learn cooking. With such good culinary skills, Wang Feng couldn't live without her and their son. The saying "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach" was indeed true.

The three of them had a great appetite that evening and finished all three dishes and nine steamed buns.

Lu Banxia ate three, and Wang Feng and Qin Jingru each ate three.

The main reason is that they didn't use premium white flour to steam the buns today, and Wang Feng and Qin Jingru's appetites have obviously increased a lot.

"belch."

Lu Banxia let out a burp, feeling a little embarrassed, her face immediately turning bright red.

"Hehe, Banxia, ​​don't be shy. I'm happy that you like my cooking. Please sit down for a while, I'll go make some tea," Qin Jingru said with a smile.

Qin Jingru knew that Wang Feng liked to drink tea, so she started boiling water before the meal. With hot water readily available, the tea brewing process was quick.

This time, Qin Jingru didn't use premium tea leaves, but rather ordinary tea leaves. However, while they were ordinary tea leaves to them, they were anything but ordinary to others.

After all, this tea was sent by her son's father; ordinary people can't afford to drink it, nor can they buy such good tea.

"Banxia, ​​have a cup of tea to aid digestion."

"Yes, thank you, Sister Jingru."

Lu Banxia took a sip of tea and asked in astonishment, "Sister Jingru, this is top-grade West Lake Longjing tea, right? I've had it before. This kind of tea is probably impossible to buy, isn't it?"

Before Qin Jingru could speak, Wang Feng quickly explained, "This was a gift from a friend. I didn't know this tea was so precious. Banxia, ​​if you like it, I have two ounces at home. You can take it and drink it. Anyway, we don't usually drink this kind of tea."

Lu Banxia thought they usually couldn't bear to drink tea, so she waved her hands and refused repeatedly: "No, no, no, Brother Feng, Sister Jingru, you misunderstood. I don't usually drink tea, but my dad used to drink this kind of tea, and I've drunk it several times. He said it's some kind of top-grade West Lake Longjing, which is very hard to get, so I was a little curious."

"oh."

Qin Jingru nodded. She didn't know much about tea, but she just knew the difference between good and bad tea.

"Banxia, ​​come to my room. I have something I want to talk to you about."

As she spoke, she looked at Wang Feng and said playfully, "Brother Wang Feng, could you please leave for a moment? You can't eavesdrop, this is a woman's private matter."