Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before Dragon Slaying

Chapter 1118 Chu Family’s Stuff (Two in One, Please Subscribe!!!)

"Butter crab, Northeastern forest frog, rock sugar bird's nest, saffron fish pond soup..." Old Tang held the chopsticks and soup spoon in both hands and read the names of the dishes on the table excitedly, "Wow, all of them are precious Chinese dishes!"

"Isn't this China? The bride and groom are both Chinese, so there's nothing strange about a table full of Chinese food." Lu Mingfei glanced at Chu Zihang and Xia Mi and joked, "Oh no, it should be said that they are the groom-to-be and the bride-to-be, but they are not very friendly to foreigners."

"Because we are preparing a family dinner," Lu Tianming explained, "I don't know where the foreign students are from, so I don't know your tastes. But I have asked the chef to prepare some Western food. If you are not used to Chinese food, please make do with the inadequate preparations."

Lu Tianming is indeed a respectable man among respectable men, a seasoned hand in the business world. Knowing that his stepson's classmates were coming to his house, he even prepared foreign food in advance... He said something like asking the classmates to make do with it, but he had already done everything well and there was nothing to complain about. This self-modest tone did not give people a sense of distance that was too strong.

As soon as Lu Tianming finished speaking, Aunt Tong came over quickly with two chefs carrying several silver plates, which were placed in front of Caesar and Finkel... In fact, Eri and Shude Aki are also foreigners, but there is actually no obvious difference between Asians in appearance. However, anyone with eyes can tell that Finkel and Caesar are foreigners.

From the most common pizza to steak to matsutake soup, Lu Tianming's preparations were actually quite rich, which showed that he had really made sufficient preparations in advance. Although he did not know the identities of his stepson's classmates, as the head of the family, he demonstrated the host's style and etiquette to the fullest.

"Thank you, but I still don't need it." After thanking Aunt Tong and the chef, Caesar declined Lu Tianming's offer to prepare Western food. He looked at Nuonuo and said, "My fiancée is Chinese, so I am half Chinese. I have been learning about Chinese culture since I was very young, and I have been adapting to Chinese food a few years ago."

"Neither do I. Neither do I." Finger wrapped the roast duck and rolls for himself with one hand, and with the other hand he skillfully picked up the chopsticks and put a slippery fish ball into his bowl. The difficulty level was very high. "I am almost four-fifths Chinese. I love Chinese food so much. My mother said that I was born with a Chinese stomach!"

“What makes you think you are four-fifths Chinese?” Lu Mingfei knew as soon as he heard this guy that he was talking nonsense again.

"Because my roommate is Chinese, and my godmother, godfather, and cousin are all Chinese." Finkel reminded him, "Have you forgotten, Junior Brother, didn't your aunt take me in as her godson a long time ago? When I was making mustard greens dumplings for her, my aunt said that I was born into the wrong family, and that I was born with a Chinese stomach!"

Lu Mingfei pursed his lips and was speechless.

Eiry waved to Aunt Tong and pointed to the steak and matsutake soup in front of Caesar.

"I want one too, can I?" Eri asked politely.

"Of course, why not?" Aunt Tong was amused by this overly pretty and overly polite girl. "Mr. Lu and Mrs. Su said that you should treat this place as your own home. Tell Aunt Tong what you want to eat. Don't be polite. Ask Mingfei if it feels like home every time you come here."

"Well... Uncle Lu's family is quite welcoming." Lu Mingfei thought to himself that he was always quite polite, but after Aunt Tong said that, he could only nod in agreement.

Aunt Tong and the chefs returned to the kitchen. In addition to the dishes on the table, Lu Tianming also asked them to prepare soup and dessert. His preparation was indeed very thoughtful. Even though this meal was to be eaten at home, the cost of hiring a chef and the ingredients was definitely comparable to any private room in a five-star hotel.

There were indeed a few guys at the table who were quite rude, the most representative ones being Old Tang and Finkel. It was their first time to come to Chu Zihang's house, but they seemed to be more familiar with it than Lu Mingfei, and acted as if they really regarded this place as their own home... The two brothers drank Moutai and red wine as much as they could, toasting one glass after another, which caught Lu Tianming, who had been in the business world for many years, a little off guard.

Eri was concentrating on eating. Ye Sheng and Shude Aki were both seeing how much this girl ate for the first time. Su Xiaoyan, who didn't know Eri's identity, was particularly frightened by her appetite. When she was young, she was a dancer and had to pay attention to her calorie intake and body fat. It can be said that dancers usually have good figures by being thin... But this girl can eat more than boys. How can she maintain such a slim figure? Does this conform to the laws of biology? Is there a black hole hidden in her stomach?

When Lu Tianming was toasted by Old Tang and Finkel in turn, Chu Zihang also drank with him. Lu Tianming was a decent man and had prepared so much for him and Xia Mi. Of course, Chu Zihang also had to maintain the dignity of the "new father" in front of his classmates. Su Xiaoyan sat on the other side of Lu Tianming, sometimes whispering to remind Lu Tianming not to drink too much, or patting him on the back. She couldn't be said to be a virtuous wife, but at least she acted like a competent wife.

Chu Tianjiao was sitting next to Lu Mingfei, facing the direction of the "family of three" opposite. Chu Zihang's eyes would occasionally look here, and Su Xiaoyan also glanced here a few times inadvertently, but Chu Tianjiao deliberately avoided their gazes.

"Here's to you, Uncle Chu."

The voice sounded from the left side of Chu Tianjiao. Chu Tianjiao turned his head and saw that it was Lu Mingfei who nudged his shoulder and raised his glass to him.

"No problem." Chu Tianjiao also raised his glass, "Ming Fei will go with us, uncle and nephew."

"I toast to you too, Uncle Chu." Eri followed Lu Mingfei's example and raised the wine glass to Chu Tianjiao.

"Hahaha, no problem, little girl." Chu Tianjiao laughed heartily. He noticed Eri's full wine glass and asked Lu Mingfei, "Can your girlfriend drink? Don't drink too much or you'll get stomach problems."

"Eriyi is fine." Lu Mingfei waved his hand, signaling Chu Tianjiao not to worry. He thought to himself, uncle, if you make Eriyi drunk, you should worry about yourself. Even if the two of us die of drinking here, we are not enough for Eriyi to beat us all by herself.

"Then let's go!" Chu Tianjiao raised his head and drank the wine in the glass. In fact, he had a good alcohol tolerance and had been drinking silently just now, but Lu Mingfei's toast to him obviously aroused his emotions. Lu Mingfei also drank the wine in the glass. He turned his head and gave Eriyi a look, which meant to remind Eriyi not to take this opportunity to secretly drink too much wine. Eriyi had already drunk the wine in the glass, even faster than Lu Mingfei and Chu Tianjiao. She pretended not to see Lu Mingfei, lowered her head and used a spoon to stir a ball of saffron floating in the bowl.

"Uncle Chu, do you feel sad or uncomfortable?" Lu Mingfei turned around and whispered in Chu Tianjiao's ear.

Chu Tianjiao certainly knew what Lu Mingfei meant. He was silent for a while, then raised his head to look at the happy "family of three" across the table.

“To be honest, I feel a little bad. You know what I have done over the years. People are all made of flesh and blood. It would be a lie to say that I don’t care at all.” Chu Tianjiao said slowly, “But I can’t say I’m that sad. This was originally my own choice. I always told myself that this was the best choice. There is no better choice. But no one forced me to do it. I can’t say that I can let it go, but I don’t have the right to regret it either.”

"Can he really be so free and easy?" Lu Mingfei didn't disbelieve Chu Tianjiao, but he thought of the photos of Su Xiaoyan that filled the walls of Chu Tianjiao's room. At that time, Lu Mingfei was thinking how much this man must love this woman.

At this moment, the woman was in front of the man, and his son, but next to them was another man. The woman became the wife of another man, and the son had to drink for another man and call him dad. For Chu Tianjiao, who was sitting opposite them and witnessing all this, wasn't this a torment and torture? At least Lu Mingfei imagined that if it was Eriyi and someone else, he would not be able to accept it. Even if he, who had a crush on Nono in the dream story, saw Caesar and Nono in the same space, he would subconsciously ignore them and even want to escape from this space, right?
"I'm not lying to you. If I were to say that I was the old me, I would definitely feel uncomfortable." Chu Tianjiao poured himself another glass of wine and gave Lu Mingfei one as well. "My possessiveness is actually terrifyingly strong. Not to mention that the woman I like is someone else's wife, even if another man looks at her for one more second, I would want to dig out his eyes and stuff them into a pig's butt."

Maybe it was because he drank, or maybe it was because he and Lu Mingfei really got along well, Chu Tianjiao really opened up and spoke from the bottom of his heart. No matter how open-minded a man is or how free and easy-going his personality is, after enduring so many years of loneliness, there will always be a gloomy cloud in his heart. If he has the chance to meet someone who can temporarily push away the gloomy cloud in his heart and expose his true heart to the sun, it would feel pretty good.

"Why do you think differently now?" Lu Mingfei asked Chu Tianjiao curiously.

"Because we had a chat." Chu Tianjiao smiled, "I had already had a chat with my son before coming here, so there is nothing he can't accept. After all, he is half my blood. Although he calls others 'Dad', he has always acknowledged me as his real father in his heart. I have been missing for seven years, and he has been looking for me for seven years. This is the attraction of blood relationship, and this is the treatment of a biological father. If it was his 'new father' who was missing, he shouldn't have tried so hard, right?"

"You definitely won't fight so hard." Lu Mingfei nodded and asked curiously, "But I thought you would care more about Aunt Su."

"I thought I would care a lot, but later I was able to talk to her about it." Chu Tianjiao paused, "I have said everything I need to say, and I have done everything I can in the end. I have no regrets. This result is good enough for me. No one can have a perfect life. I am a pessimist. I am much better off with this ending than Sasha lying on the hospital bed."

“So what did you talk about with Aunt Su in the end?” Lu Mingfei actually wanted to ask if they did anything. He was quite gossipy, but he felt it was a bit rude to ask an adult such a question.

"Just some of my inner thoughts, for example..." Chu Tianjiao suddenly stopped and glanced at Lu Mingfei. "Children are gossipy. Anyway, they didn't say anything as outrageous as you imagined. I was quite happy after the chat."

At least he had said everything he wanted to say, except for his identity and the secrets that absolutely could not be told in the dragon world. At least his feelings had been conveyed to Su Xiaoyan.

Chu Tianjiao looked at the large plate of braised large intestine on the table, which was surrounded by a circle of expensive dishes and seemed out of place, and a knowing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Women often don't express their feelings with their mouths. Chu Tianjiao really didn't think that Su Xiaoyan would change her mind or be heartbroken to see him again. This was good enough. There was someone at the huge table who remembered his favorite food. This was enough.

"Xia Mi." Su Xiaoyan suddenly called out to Xia Mi who was sitting next to Chu Zihang.

"Ah?" Xia Mi raised her head and was stunned when she heard Mother Chu's shout.

"We should discuss important matters later. I have something to give you first." Su Xiaoyan reached into her pocket. "I didn't know where I put this thing. I searched for it for a long time. Fortunately, I finally found it before you came."

Su Xiaoyan held a small copper box, which was not very delicate. When Chu Tianjiao saw this thing, his heart skipped a beat.

“Hey, could this be?” Chu Tianjiao stared at the small copper box with wide eyes, “Could this be the thing I gave you that year?”

"So what if you gave it to me? Didn't you say that it was left by your mother for you to pass on to your future daughter-in-law? You didn't even want it when I gave it to you." Su Xiaoyan glared at Chu Tianjiao, "Why, do you have any objection to me giving it to Xia Mi? You don't recognize Xia Mi as your daughter-in-law?"

"No... How could I not approve?" Chu Tianjiao's aura automatically dropped a gear in front of Su Xiaoyan, "I just suddenly felt emotional when I saw something from the past. It's good to give it to Xia Mi. This thing should be given to Xia Mi, but I didn't expect you to keep it."

Chu Tianjiao really did not lie to Su Xiaoyan about this thing. This thing was really left to him by his mother... Although he left home very early and mingled with the dangerous dark side of the world, he also has a family and a mother. This thing was really left to him by his mother when he was a child, and she said that she would give it to the daughter-in-law of the Chu family in the future.

So if Su Xiaoyan passed it to Xia Mi, what would Chu Tianjiao think? This is a good thing, Chu Tianjiao is actually quite relieved.

"What is this?" Xia Mi looked at what Su Xiaoyan's hand with a curious look.