A Bite of Douluo Continent

"Hmm?" As an eighth-ring expert, Yu Lianxin immediately heard the familiar voice and quickly turned her gaze to the passing carriage.

This voice sounds a bit like…

Mother?!

Yu Lianxin was stunned when she saw Mu Xinting peeking out from behind the carriage curtain.

Why is Mother here?

After glancing at the procession, Yu Lianxin left without hesitation and chased after the carriage.

Soon, Yu Lianxin sat down next to Mu Xinting and snuggled affectionately into her mother's arms. "Mom, I thought I was seeing things. Why are you here?"

"What, you didn't want me to come?" Mu Xinting rubbed her daughter's head with a doting smile. "It just so happens that your dad is coming to Shrek City this time to participate in some kind of open teaching session, and it will last longer than last time, so I decided to come along and see you."

“This…” Yu Lianxin was a little dumbfounded.

Blinded by love, she forgot that her own father would also be participating in the open teaching session.

"Weren't you planning to go home in a month?" Mu Xinting smiled. "No need to go back. Let's just stay in Shrek City as a family."

“That works too.” Yu Lianxin blinked, then seemed to have thought of something.

Yesterday, when Qi Han and I went on our first date, he said he wanted to go back with me to meet his mother a month later.

Unexpectedly, plans can't keep up with changes.

I need to find time to tell Qi Han.

Just as she was thinking this, Mu Xinting suddenly spoke up, "Xin'er, I heard that you have someone you like in Shrek City?"

Eh?

Eh? !

Yu Lianxin blushed and couldn't help but glance at Yu Qinghong and Yu Zhifeng sitting opposite her.

Seeing Yu Lianxin's probing gaze, the father and son tacitly looked away.

Yu Lianxin: "..."

“I just saw you queuing up in front of that shop called Hanshi,” Mu Xinting said with a dangerous smile. “Let’s queue up together after we put our things down. I’ll also try out the food that your father and brother have been talking about for so long.”

“…Okay.” Yu Lianxin coughed lightly.

So...should I just tell my mother that Qi Han and I are already together?

Never mind, I'll secretly ask Qi Han about it later using the love knot.

I imagine Qi Han will be overjoyed to see his mother.

Thinking of this, her expression suddenly turned strange.

Soon, the group arrived at the hotel and settled in. After helping her parents put away their luggage, Yu Lianxin secretly went to the deserted corridor and triggered the message of the love knot.

"Qi Han, my dad, my mom, and my brother have all come to Shrek City. They'll probably be having dinner at Hanshi later. They said I don't need to go back after a month; they'll stay in Shrek City during this time."

"Xin'er? What are you doing? We need to leave."

A question came from behind me from my mother.

"Coming, coming!" Yu Lianxin put away the love knot and quickly caught up. "Mom, let's go eat."

...

"Yes, this step is done very well, but you still need to pay attention when slicing the meat..." Taking advantage of the break when the restaurant just opened, Qi Han casually gave Ye Lingqing some pointers on her training, then suddenly paused slightly.

He took out the love knot from his pocket, feeling it vibrate slightly and then start to shimmer, a hint of doubt in his heart.

Speaking of which, when he saw Yu Lianxin before, she was standing at the very front of the line, and should have been among the first diners to enter the Cold Food Festival.

However, she was not among the diners who entered the Cold Food Festival earlier.

At that moment, Yu Lianxin sent her another message.

Could it be that something came up and he couldn't make it?

That's possible.

But what about the surprise I prepared for Yu Lianxin?

Qi Han glanced at a delicate little gift box hidden in the cabinet with some distress.

This was a dessert he had specially prepared in the second training space before leaving the training space that morning, intending to surprise Yu Lianxin after it was made.

Okay, let's hear what it is about first.

With these thoughts in mind, Qi Han quickly triggered the Heart Knot, and Yu Lianxin's familiar voice rang in his ears.

As he listened, Qi Han's expression gradually became somewhat strange.

Ah this...

So it turns out Yu Lianxin couldn't come because of something.

Instead, even more people came...

He then realized that he seemed to have forgotten something.

Yu Lianxin's father is a chef, and he even attended the last open teaching session. How could he possibly be absent from this one?

So it was the open teaching that attracted Yu Lianxin's father, but for some reason Yu Lianxin's mother came along, which resulted in Yu Lianxin not having to go back after a month?

This... Qi Han was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Although he was looking forward to meeting Yu Lianxin's mother as soon as possible and getting along well with Yu Lianxin's family.

But the suddenness of it all made him a little nervous.

Qi Han glanced at the small gift box in the cabinet and fell into deep thought.

Ok…

or…

Should we prepare several copies?

I wonder if my future mother-in-law will like sweets?

...

Outside the Cold Food Festival Gate, looking at the endless queue in front of her, Mu Xinting's face showed a hint of surprise, while Yu Qinghong and his son Yu Zhifeng had been here many times before and remained very calm.

"With so many people, will we be able to get lunch every day for several days?" Mu Xinting couldn't help but ask. "This restaurant is just too popular."

When she passed by the gate in the carriage just now, the queue was already quite long, but after all that commotion, the sheer number of people she saw next astonished Mu Xinting.

She had worked with Yu Qinghong in running the restaurant for many years, so she naturally knew what a restaurant would look like under normal circumstances.

She couldn't believe how many people were queuing up at this restaurant, which had just opened for business.

“Yes, we can.” Yu Lianxin glanced at the queue, did a quick calculation in her mind, and then smiled easily. “We’ll be able to catch the last batch of diners, but we might have to wait a while, about two hours.”

“Ah Ting, Boss Qi’s cooking skills are much better than mine, otherwise I wouldn’t have come to listen to his public lectures.” Yu Qinghong chuckled and put his arm around his wife’s shoulder. “It’s a pity we didn’t go to Hanshi Juewei to buy some braised dishes, otherwise we could have killed some time while waiting.”

"The Cold Food Festival's exquisite flavor? What is that?" Mu Xinting asked curiously.

“That…” Yu Qinghong smiled and gave Mu Xinting a simple explanation.

Yu Lianxin stood aside, staring blankly at the line ahead, wondering if Qi Han had seen the message she had just sent him.

If I don't see it, and then meet my mother unprepared, her first impression might not be so good...

Thinking of this, Yu Lianxin couldn't help but worry.

Soon, her eyes blinked slightly.

A figure in a light yellow delivery uniform was walking quickly toward her.

Ping Xinyan?

Before she could react, Ping Xinyan had already come to her side, handed a large bag to Yu Lianxin, looked around and lowered her voice to say, "Shh~ The boss was worried that you would be bored while waiting, so he prepared some good food for you to pass the time."

Yu Lianxin took the bag with some surprise and saw that it contained various kinds of delicious braised dishes.

And... they're all foods I love to eat.

Chapter 579 The Fragrance of Dust Stains the Buddha's Thoughts

"Mom, try this." Yu Lianxin handed a small bag from the large bag to Mu Xinting, who was standing next to her.

"Hmm? What's this?" Mu Xinting curiously took the small bag and examined it.

"A-Ting, this is the braised food from Hanshi Juewei that I told you about," Yu Qinghong said with a smile, then looked at Yu Lianxin, "Xin'er, was that Hanshi deliveryman just now? Why did he bring you braised food?"

Ping Xinyan and Yu Lianxin spoke very softly, and the others did not hear them clearly, so Yu Qinghong did not know that Qi Han had asked him to bring these braised dishes.

"Huh?" Yu Lianxin hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Qi Han asked her to bring it along on her way."

After thinking it over, she decided not to hide it.

Although this might make her parents suspect that she and Qi Han are already together, it will be exposed sooner or later, so it doesn't matter.

"Oh, I see..." Yu Qinghong's expression turned strange.

He remembered that the last time he came to Hanshi Festival, he and Xin'er and Xiaofeng were queuing outside the store, but Qi Han didn't seem to be doing so.

Could it be that... something happened between the two of them during the twenty days I was away?

Mu Xinting couldn't help but snort softly, "Unsolicited kindness, Xin'er, you can't be fooled by these sugar-coated bullets."

"I..." Yu Lianxin opened her mouth, but still didn't say that she was already confused. "Mom, why don't you try it first?"

I sensed that my mother was somewhat wary of Qi Han.

but it does not matter!

My mother, who loves food so much, will definitely change her opinion of Qi Han after she tastes Han Shi Jue Wei's braised dishes!

"I definitely have to try it." With a scrutinizing gaze, Mu Xinting glanced at the small bag in her hand. Seeing the brownish-red braised dishes inside that looked somewhat like chicken feet, her expression immediately became a little strange. "What are these? How do you eat them?"

"These are boneless chicken feet," Yu Qinghong said with a smile, taking a disposable glove and gently helping Mu Xinting put it on. "Put these on, and then you can just eat them with your hands. These are boneless chicken feet."

"Chicken feet?" Mu Xinting's expression turned strange. "Chicken feet can be cooked?"