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Chapter 417 Year-end Bonus

For today's lunch, many dishes were cooked by Ye Changyan himself. Li Ping also often ate many of these dishes at Yunfenglou, but today he clearly felt that although the presentation of these dishes was not as exquisite as those at Yunfenglou, the dishes cooked by Ye Changyan seemed to be much better in terms of color matching and fresh taste.

"Chang Yan, you have been learning from Yunfeng Tower for a long time, right? The taste of this is even better than that of the chef at Yunfeng Tower!"

Except for a few people who were unaware of the situation, everyone else who was having dinner looked at Ye Changyan and then at Zhong Yunfeng with a smile on their faces.

"Mr. Li, you got it wrong this time."

Seeing that Li Ping was a little confused as to why everyone was laughing, Zhong Yunfeng also smiled and explained to Li Ping.

"The main chefs of Yunfeng Tower all came from Yuzhou Prefecture, and the chefs from Yuzhou Prefecture were all trained by Chang Yan. It can be said that Yunfeng Tower's best-selling dishes are almost all made by Chang Yan."

Li Ping looked at Ye Changyan with surprise, while Sang Li on the side was also a little surprised. Originally, they both thought that with the relationship between Ye Changyan and Zhong Yunfeng as uncle and uncle, Zhong Yunfeng would not have any objection if Ye Changyan learned a few tricks in the kitchen of Yunfeng Building. And if Ye Changyan learned a few tricks in Yunfeng Building and showed off his skills in front of outsiders, he would naturally feel proud.

But I never expected that the actual situation was completely opposite to what I guessed. No wonder the dishes on the table at noon tasted so delicious. It turned out that what I ate today was the cooking of the ancestors.

"It's hard to believe that your cooking skills are so amazing, Chang Yan. No wonder I saw you so skillfully cooking in the kitchen before. I didn't expect you to be a hidden genius chef!"

"I don't dare to call myself a master chef. My skills are just trifles."

Although Ye Changyan's words were full of humility, the pride on his face was obvious. Mr. Cai and a group of people who knew the situation all laughed and watched Ye Changyan and Li Ping joking.

Li Ping was not at all disgusted by Ye Changyan's smug look. Instead, he smiled sincerely and continued.

"I have eaten almost all the dishes at Yunfeng Tower. After trying the dishes you made today, Changyan, I am now looking forward to the other dishes. I wonder when I will be able to taste them again."

When Ye Changyan heard Li Ping's praise, he chuckled and made an invitation.

"This year, my parents, brothers and sisters have all come to Shengjing City. We plan to have a good reunion. If you are willing, you can come and celebrate the New Year with us. If you come, I will cook two more dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner."

When Li Ping heard Ye Changyan's invitation, he felt a little excited. In previous years, he usually went to the palace the day before New Year's Eve to have a simple meal with his mother, and he usually spent New Year's Eve alone at home.

Anyway, I have been spending the New Year alone at home these years and no one has come to accompany me, so I might as well join in the fun. After a brief time with Ye Changyan's family and fellow disciples today, I felt that everyone was very harmonious and easy to get along with. What's more, these people don't know my true identity, so it is very easy and natural to get along with them. Thinking of this, Li Ping said readily.

"Since you've said it this far, I'll shamelessly bother you. Mr. Cai, Uncle and Aunt Ye, please don't look down on me for being unable to help you with anything and just bringing a mouth to feed you."

Mr. Cai was very satisfied with Ye Changyan's thoughtfulness and meticulousness in handling matters. He had just mentioned to him and Liang Jingcheng that it was not easy to make a few sincere friends in Shengjing. If there was a chance, they could invite Li Pingshang, whom they met at the horse farm, to visit their home.

As a result, Ye Changyan quickly invited Li Ping to join today's strawberry picking party, and also invited Sang Li. Now he naturally invited Li Ping to celebrate the New Year with him, and Li Ping readily agreed.

Mr. Cai raised the corner of his mouth, showing a kind smile, and warmly welcomed Li Ping.

"Mr. Li, you're welcome. I'm old now and I like the hustle and bustle. I'm very welcome to have you come and celebrate the New Year with us. It's rare that you are the same age as Chang Yan and Jing Cheng, and you get along well with them. This is a rare fate."

Hearing what Mr. Cai said, Ye Xiaozheng and Lian also hurriedly echoed and expressed their welcome to Li Ping.

Then, Ye Changyan invited Sang Li as well.

"Sang Li, you can come along when the time comes. The brothers have all started families, so they need to be at home with their families on New Year's Day. In Shigu Alley, there will only be our family, Mr., and Jing Cheng. Li Ping has already agreed to come, so it will be more lively if you come along."

Old Cai secretly praised Ye Changyan for being more thoughtful. If he had only invited Li Ping, it was inevitable that Sang Li would have some thoughts in his mind, so he simply invited them all at once.

When Sang Li heard Ye Changyan's invitation, he was naturally very happy, because he was also looking forward to how sumptuous the New Year's Eve dinner would be prepared by Ye Changyan, so he readily agreed.

Everyone present was talking and laughing, except Zhu Yuchun, who was quite surprised. The Fourth Prince, with his status, actually agreed to celebrate the New Year with Ye Changyan and the others. The New Year was such an important moment. She didn't know if the Emperor would be suspicious if he knew that his son went to someone else's house for the New Year.

After the lunch, which was not particularly sumptuous but tasted very good, everyone sat together in groups of three or four to chat.

Soon, Cai's housekeeper Dai Xing came to the farm with several servants. Following Ye Changyan's instructions, Dai Xing brought the silver that had been prepared in advance.

When Ye Changyan saw Dai Xing and his servants coming with silver, he gave instructions to Yang Lin.

"Manager Yang, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. The master and our brothers have prepared red envelopes for everyone. Go gather everyone to the newly built courtyard next door. My brothers and I will go over and distribute the money to everyone."

When Yang Lin heard this, his face showed joy. Ever since the Seventh Young Master built a greenhouse on the farm, he had not only become a real manager, but his two children had also gone to school and his family's income was far more than before. Now he could get red envelopes during the Chinese New Year. Yang Lin really didn't know how to describe his happiness. He just nodded and agreed hurriedly, then ran out of the yard as happy as a child. He had to tell everyone the good news as soon as possible.

When Li Ping heard that Ye Changyan was going to give red envelopes to the farm helpers, he was also very interested and said that he wanted to go with him to have a look. Sang Li also said that he wanted to go with him to have a look. Zhu Shan and Zhao Guangdi were already half-grown children. Zhu Yuchun and Zhao Mubai both hoped that these two children would learn something from Ye Changyan, so they also asked Zhu Shan and Zhao Guangdi to go with them to have a look.