Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

"Mom and Dad, dinner's ready."

Just as Wang Feng and Lou Bancheng were having a lively conversation, Lou Xiao'e brought the food into the living room.

Wang Feng looked at the dishes and saw that Lou Xiao'e had prepared four dishes: stewed old hen with dried mushrooms, braised pork, stir-fried mutton with scallions, and hot and sour cabbage.

Lou Bancheng smelled the aroma of the food and looked at the delicious-looking dishes in his bowl, his mouth watering.

Last night, before Wang Feng rescued him from the farm, he was so hungry that he couldn't sleep, and the pain in his whole body made it even harder to fall asleep.

Since Wang Feng rescued them, she and Tan Yali haven't even had a sip of water and are starving.

Tanya swallowed hard; she was also starving. After all, the food on the farm was barely enough to keep you from starving, and the portions were pitifully small. She was hungry again less than two hours after eating.

Lou Xiao'e served rice to the three of them, then filled a bowl for herself, and put a chicken leg on each of Lou Bancheng and Tan Yali's plates. She smiled and said, "Dad, Mom, eat up and try my cooking."

The rice she used for cooking this time was just regular rice. She still couldn't use premium rice or premium wheat flour to cook for her parents, not because she was reluctant, but because she was afraid of something going wrong. If her parents accidentally mentioned it and outsiders found out, it would be troublesome.

It's somewhat plausible that premium tea can refresh the mind, but premium rice and premium wheat flour are quite unusual. These most common foods are also beneficial to the body, and because they are so nutritious, most people are full after eating only half a bowl. This is simply inexplicable.

Lou Bancheng and Tan Yali didn't think too much about it and started eating the chicken legs.

The moment the chicken leg entered their mouths, their eyes widened in shock, their expressions as if they had seen a ghost, their faces filled with disbelief and astonishment.

Tan Yali stared at Lou Xiao'e in shock. Was this really the same Lou Xiao'e who had never lifted a finger since childhood? Could this be a fake?

As a successor of the Tan family cuisine, her skills were far inferior to Goose's. Goose had only been with Wang Feng for such a short time, how could her cooking skills have become so good? Wang Feng wasn't exaggerating before, Goose's cooking skills really had reached the level of a state banquet chef.

Lou Bancheng stared blankly at Lou Xiao'e, somewhat incredulous. The moment he tasted the dish, he knew that Goose's culinary skills were not only up to the standard of a state banquet chef, but even surpassed it.

After all, he had eaten dishes prepared by chefs who served state banquets a few times before, and compared to the dishes prepared by his son, there was still a gap.

In fact, his guess was correct. There are different levels among state banquet chefs. Chef Wu is one of the top state banquet chefs. The dishes that Lou Bancheng had eaten before were only at the level of a state banquet chef.

Lou Xiao'e noticed her parents staring at her and stopped eating. She waved her hand in front of them and asked in confusion, "Mom and Dad, why are you both looking at me like that? Hurry up and eat!"

"oh oh."

Lou Bancheng snapped out of his daze, smiled at Lou Xiao'e, and asked, "Son, I remember a few months ago, you cooked a few meals at our house. Back then, I thought your cooking skills were only at a so-so level. How come your cooking skills have improved so much in just a few months?"

Tanya Li chimed in, "Yes, my dear son, who did you learn your cooking skills from? You've changed so much! If I didn't know you were my daughter, I would have doubted you weren't my son."

Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes: "Who else could I learn from? Of course, it's Sister Jingru. Didn't I tell you before? Sister Jingru studied cooking with Master Wu, the head chef of state banquets, at Fengzeyuan. After she learned, she came back and taught me."

"That's not right. Jingru has only been married to Wang Feng for less than a year. Even if she's incredibly talented, she couldn't possibly have learned so quickly, let alone taught you to be this good."

Lou Bancheng and Tan Yali were both very surprised. How could this woman become such a different person once she followed Wang Feng? How could Qin Jingru, a farm girl, be so capable? They absolutely did not believe it; it must be because of Wang Feng.

Lou Xiao'e grew up in their eyes. How could they, as her parents, not know what kind of person she was? She had only been with Wang Feng for a few months, and not only had she become more beautiful, but her cooking skills had also improved so much. This was clearly abnormal.

"Cough cough."

Wang Feng coughed lightly: "Mom and Dad, don't be confused anymore, hurry up and eat, the food won't taste good if it gets cold. It's a good thing that our son's cooking skills have become so good."

"Yes, it's a good thing."

Upon hearing Wang Feng's explanation, Lou Bancheng and Tan Yali exchanged a glance, stopped asking questions, and began to enjoy their meal.

Lou Bancheng and Tan Yali are now certain that Wang Feng possesses some kind of magical ability: once a woman follows him, she can become more beautiful and smarter than before.

However, this was Wang Feng's secret, and as elders, they couldn't pry into it.

The meal lasted for more than half an hour, and both Lou Bancheng and Tan Yali were stuffed.

This was the first time the two of them had ever eaten such a delicious meal. There was a whole pound of braised pork, a pound of stir-fried mutton with scallions, and an old hen, all of which ended up in the stomachs of the four of them.

Wang Feng and Lou Xiao'e didn't eat much; most of it was eaten by the two of them.

"Hiccup, hiccup."

Lou Bancheng and Tan Yali were both burping. Lou Bancheng, being thick-skinned, didn't seem to feel anything, but Tan Yali felt a little embarrassed, as if she hadn't paid attention to her image in front of her daughter and son-in-law.

However, the food her son cooked was so delicious that she couldn't resist and ate until she was stuffed.

Wang Feng poured a cup of tea for Lou Bancheng and Tan Yali, and said to Lou Xiao'e, "Son, go find two sets of clothes for Mom and Dad. After the water boils, have them take a bath and change their clothes. I'll go to Lou San's place later and ask them to come over."

Lou Xiao'e nodded: "Okay."

With that, Lou Xiao'e went to her room to find some clothes.

Seeing his son and Wang Feng getting along so well, Lou Bancheng finally felt relieved. He took a sip of tea and smiled, "Wang Feng, you said before that you would go to Hong Kong Island in the future. When are you planning to go?"

Wang Feng pondered for a moment and said, "We should go to Hong Kong Island in seven years. But Mom and Dad, don't worry, if there's a chance in the meantime, I'll bring our son to visit you in Hong Kong Island."

Lou Bancheng and Tan Yali were very pleased to hear that Wang Feng would take their son to Hong Kong Island to visit them.

Lou Bancheng knew that Wang Feng was very mysterious. After all, Wang Feng had managed to rescue them from a heavily guarded farm, so this little thing should not be a difficult task for him.