520 Picking up garbage and marrying into a wealthy family

"Why don't you eat?"

Gu Lingyan, who finally felt like he was alive after eating familiar home-cooked meals after a long time, couldn't help but eat faster. After taking a sip of soup, he found that the dishes in front of the little girl were hardly touched, so he asked.

"Eating, haha, I'm just a slow eater to begin with."

Xiang Huanian quickly took a mouthful of rice. When she served herself the rice, she poured a spoonful of the soul sauce from the braised pork. It tasted full of oil and fragrance, and every mouthful was full of the aroma of meat. From time to time, she would take a bite of vegetables to relieve the greasiness, and a sip of the fragrant pork rib soup to smooth things over.

Xiang Huanian was also very happy with the meal and started to eat voraciously. She completely forgot about her previous worries about not being able to eat, and she didn't even notice that the braised pork sauce stained the corners of her mouth.

Gu Lingyan was amused by what he saw. He took out a tissue and handed it to Xiang Huanian. He did not touch it rashly, but pointed to the mirror position at the corner of his mouth in the questioning eyes of the little girl.

"……Thanks."

Xiang Huanian used it to wipe his mouth without caring, but the tip of his ear suddenly became red.

Gu Lingyan seemed to be lost in thought. He lowered his head and took a sip of soup. Seeing that Xiang Huanian had wiped his mouth and was not eating anything, he lowered his eyes and asked in a seemingly unintentional but actually fast-paced manner before Xiang Huanian took a bite of his food:

"I was clearly in the room just now, why didn't you call me out?"

Xiang Huanian was glad that the food that was delivered to his mouth had not yet entered his mouth.

She put down her chopsticks and lied seriously:

"Ah...this happened suddenly. I was so nervous that I forgot about it, hehe."

Xiang Huanian suddenly felt like he had let a wolf into the house and ended up shooting himself in the foot.

She didn't understand why Gu Lingyan would ask her such a slightly over-the-line question.

Xiang Huanian, who was not familiar with the affairs of the world, intuitively felt that something was wrong in the current atmosphere.

But she was inexperienced and couldn't handle the situation tactfully. Faced with a situation that made her feel at a loss, she could only laugh dryly and get away with it.

But after hearing what Xiang Huanian said, Gu Lingyan had some complicated thoughts:

I forgot... It seems that this little girl has no habit of asking others for help.

Even in such a critical situation as just now, the little girl chose to solve it by herself, without thinking that there was an adult male at home who could deal with it and handle the trouble for her.

It was as if he saw the lonely and helpless self from a long time ago in Xiang Huanian... Gu Lingyan couldn't describe how he felt at the moment.

He took another sip of the soup, which was sweet and warm, and suppressed the soreness in his heart. He changed the subject and said,

"You're so young and you're already looking for work. Do your family members trust you?"

Very good, now I know why the other party gives me so much special care.

In terms of feelings, I regard myself as a poor kid who dropped out of school and came out to support the family.

From the moment Gu Lingyan insisted on having dinner with him, Xiang Huanian's slightly panicked and constantly shaking heartbeat suddenly became as still as water.

"...I've actually already graduated from college, but I haven't found a job yet...I'm not that young."

Xiang Huanian maintained his politeness, gave a fake smile, then picked up his chopsticks and started eating, as if he was turning his grief and anger into appetite.

Gu Lingyan: “!”

This girl actually graduated from college, even though she looks like a high school dropout!

wrong.

before that.

The little girl seemed angry.

"You're angry?"

Gu Lingyan, who has always been good at capturing the other party's micro-expressions and is invincible in negotiations, suddenly felt a surge of desire to survive when facing Xiang Huanian, the breadwinner of this meal, and asked in a low voice.

"No."

A stiff tone.

Gu Lingyan judged that the little girl was definitely angry.

He touched his nose and thought back to his question. He felt that he had misjudged the girl's age and situation, so he stepped on the other party's minefield.

Gu Lingyan, who had never coaxed a girl before, was a little confused about how to apologize. After all, he enjoyed the meal very much and even wanted to hire the other party to cook for him once a week.

However, if he makes her angry, this deal may not be easy to close.

Mr. Gu Lingyan subconsciously used his usual business negotiation thinking to deal with the current situation, and did not feel that he was making a big deal out of nothing.

But to be honest, Gu Lingyan was really helpless when facing Xiang Huanian who was just eating and didn't even look at him.

If he took the initiative to talk to the other party, he would definitely not tell the truth. If he didn't talk to the other party, Gu Lingyan would worry about losing Xiang Huanian, the chef who could cook home-cooked dishes so accurately to his taste.

Moreover, Xiang Huanian was not his subordinate. They had just met, and the little girl called his younger brother and brother-in-law. It was not easy for him to use his usual unfriendly methods on her.

Gu Lingyan fell into deep thought. After swallowing a mouthful of the rich but not greasy, crispy and flavorful braised pork, he thought about how his silly brother usually begged for things and said:

"Is there anything you want? I'll buy it for you as an apology?"

Gu Lingyan tries to use gold coins to ease the relationship with Xiang Huanian

Xiang Huanian: “???”

No, this is just our first meeting, and we are not related in any way, so it’s not that serious, really not that serious.

"No, no, I'm done eating! Take your time, I'll go to the kitchen and clean up first!"

Fearing that the other party would say something "shocking", Xiang Huanian quickly ate the last bite of rice in his bowl, stacked the bowls and chopsticks one by one, and ran into the kitchen quickly, thinking in his heart:

No, this person, maybe there is something wrong with him?

Gu Lingyan: “…”

The little girl is quite difficult to coax.

However, Gu Lingyan didn't intend to force it. Since the other party didn't want to, he should just shut up and eat.

"Wang!"

Although her belly was already full, she could still smell the aroma of food lingering in the air. An An, who kept circling around Gu Lingyan's feet, couldn't help herself and finally made a sound and scratched Gu Lingyan with her claws.

Although it was a cub, it was a three-month-old medium-sized dog, and its claws were not very sharp, but when it scratched the calf that was not covered by pants, it still caused Gu Lingyan a slight pain like a scratch.

Gu Lingyan lowered his head, glanced at the white marks on his legs, then met An An's big blue eyes. After a moment of silence, he kicked out the last small piece of meat from the ribs, bent down, and handed it to An An's mouth, saying:

"This is the last bite. You can't eat any more. Go back to your nest after you finish eating."

An An obviously didn't understand yet. He just saw a piece of delicious meat in front of him, so he went up and took a bite.

Because he was still too old to control his strength, An An jumped up and almost hit Gu Lingyan's finger with his mouth. Then, he took the meat away, leaving a finger full of saliva on Gu Lingyan.

"..."

Today, apart from this meal, everything really went wrong.

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Irresponsible little theater.

Xiang is just a cook. He is hard to please. Nian: "Heh."