Chapter 558: No Charge
After they tasted the product, they found they loved it very much and kept giving positive feedback!
Time flew by really fast and half a day was gone just like that. It was almost noon.
“Madam Ye, why don’t you and Ling stay for a meal? It’ll get cooler in the afternoon and then I’ll get my coachman to take you home. How about that?” Dongfang Ming looked at her sincerely.
Liu Duo didn’t plan on going home for food anyway, so she smiled and replied, “That’s great! Ling can get a taste of your chef’s finest cuisine too.”
Then she turned to face him. “Ling, the chefs you saw just now can cook really good food.”
She had tried some with Ye Liu last time.
“Alright,” Ye Ling looked at Liu Duo, bearing a loving and highly affectionate expression.
Dongfang Ming sipped his tea as he took note of the love the couple had for each other as their eyes met.
Basically, Dongfang Ming spent most of the time before lunch was served feeling like a third wheel.
When food was served, Dongfang Ming heaved a sigh of relief. He felt as if he had been holding in an inexplicable amount of pressure the whole time.
“Come, Madam Ye, Ling. Help yourself,” he insisted.
The two guests took up their chopsticks and dug in.
“Ling, taste this. The braised meatballs are superb.” Liu Duo placed one meatball into Ye Ling’s bowl as she said so.
Ye Ling happened to be doing the same thing. He instinctively felt that it should taste good, so he gave one to her.
Liu Duo just smiled at him, dimples out. “Look at that, Ling, we’re so in sync.”
And then she winked at him mischievously. It was borderline flirting.
Being on the receiving end of Liu Duo’s treatment, Ye Ling immediately went red in the face, obviously shy.
Liu Duo loved seeing that reaction. She was quite happy. Although she would exchange words with Dongfang Ming from time to time, her eyes were always on Ye Ling.
Dongfang Ming observed this woman as she fetched more food for Ye Ling, chatted him up and teased him too. This made Dongfang Ming feel that, if there was a woman like her by his side, wouldn’t that be great?
When she had her fill, she leaned back against the chair, satisfied and unwilling to move. “Mr Dongfang, your chefs’ cooking is just wonderful.”
It’s nice to taste the food prepared by chefs every once in a while. Once you start, it’s like you won’t want to stop.
Dongfang Ming went on to observe her sitting position. She was open and unreserved, having little care for feminine etiquette. He unfolded his fan and waved it about. “If you like it, Madam Ye, then you are welcome to eat here every day, free of charge.”
Pffft, Liu Duo had never thought of Dongfang Ming as one to joke.
She motioned with her hands, still smiling. “I thank you for the kind offer, Mr. Dongfang, but I couldn’t possibly do that. My ego won’t allow it. Although your chefs make really delicious food, I enjoy Ling’s cooking even more. After all, we won’t get tired of home cooking, but outside food is entirely different!”
When she finished, she turned to Ye Ling and repeated her words. “I really, really love the food you make.”
“Duo Er, I’m happy as long as you like it,” Ye Ling said, blushing.
He knew Liu Duo liked his cooking, but to say that in the presence of others made him quite embarrassed.
After hearing what she said, Dongfang Ming’s mind was playing her words on repeat: We won’t get tired of home cooking, but outside food is entirely different!
What a delightful choice of words, he thought.
It showed quite thoroughly that Liu Duo was a loyal and faithful member of the family, capable of withstanding temptation.