The Magical Chef Section Forty-Seven

  Lu Xiangsheng had the refrigerator loaded onto a nearby cargo truck after paying the tax. He looked at Shen Kai who was also loading his car and just smiled without saying anything.

  "This is a double happiness! It's hard for anyone to take away both of our big prizes in one day!" The host ran over to congratulate him, with an excited and thrilled face, staring straight at Lu Xiangsheng...

  Lu Xiansheng politely responded with a few words and then pulled Chen Zhiquan to follow the car. Anyway, he was already immune to such naked flattery.

  "Hmph! Luckily we got first place, otherwise Shen Kai would be insufferable! Monster, you're really something!" Chen Zhiquan said happily to Xuan Sheng from inside the cargo van.

  "We pulled an icebox, but they also pulled a washing machine! It's fair to say we're evenly matched. That kid is quite capable, it's just that he sang the first verse, so we got the upper hand."

  Xuan Sheng still gave affirmation to Shen Kai's strength. This opponent cannot be underestimated, let alone that Li Lu'er's heart is clearly biased towards him, and he should work harder.

  Li Chao got back on the three-wheeled motorcycle of Ruo Yun's family and pulled away with the remaining few people chasing after Lu Xian Sheng's cargo truck. The guys looked at the cargo truck in front, all grinning from ear to ear, only Li Luo Er was silent, sitting in the car with her head down, deep in thought.

  "Lai Luo'er, are you still holding on to my brother or is it Lu Xiangsheng?" Shen Xiaoxuan's voice was very loud, afraid that the rumbling of the motorcycle would drown out her voice.

  Luo'er thought for half a day, not knowing how to start or respond. Her heart was also very conflicted. She had feelings for Shen Kai that went beyond childhood dependence; he was her idol since she was young. But the appearance of Lu Xiangsheng was like a ray of light that dazzled her eyes.

  She could feel Lu Xiangsheng's heart, and it was even more impossible for her to ignore everything Lu Xiangsheng had done for her. However, she just didn't dare to face him, didn't dare to say no, and didn't dare to nod. It was this confusion and entanglement that made her not know what to do, and she couldn't even hear the sound of her own heart.

  Ruo Yun looked at her two sisters, one not speaking, the other not making a sound, and thought to herself that she hoped they would never grow up, or else they would encounter so many things and have so many choices, which would be such a headache.

  "We're home, beauties! Get off the car!" Li Chao stopped the car and shouted.

  The three of them all came back from their own thoughts and jumped down one by one.

  "Shen Kai? What are you doing here?" Shen Xiaoxuan looked at his older brother with annoyance and asked gruffly.

  "Didn't you see? I'm dismantling the washing machine, come and help!" Shen Kai had just untied the leather strap on the box and was about to unpack.

  Shen Xiaoxuan looked at Shen Kai's appearance and shook his head: "No need to be so eager!" He stormed into the house and ended up helping Lu Xiansheng move the refrigerator.

  "How did Brother Kai get the washing machine to our home? Why didn't he take it back to his own home after paying so much tax?!"" Luo'er picked up the leather strap from the ground and put it on the box, wanting to re-tie the washing machine, but was blocked by Shen Kai.

  "There's no use having it at home, only buying it during the New Year, this summer is still nothing, by winter you and Yun will still be washing clothes by hand, it's not good for your body either, look at your hands..." Shen Kai took Lu'er's hands in his palms, saying with concern.

  Li Luo was a bit unaccustomed for a moment, and quickly put away his hands. He still had to put away the washing machine. After several rounds of pushing and pulling, he still couldn't get past Shen Kai's persistence, so he could only call Li Chao and Shen Kai together to move the washing machine under the thatched shed, fearing the sun would scorch it.

  Lu Xiansheng broke out in a sweat and took off his vest, standing in the courtyard wringing out the steam.

  "Can't you change your clothes and come out again? There are so many girls here, how can you bear to?" Shen Kai said coldly to Lu Xiangsheng under the thatched shed.

  Lu Xuan Sheng looked at his own body and asked in return, "What's wrong?"

  Chen Zhiquan followed him out and also took off his shirt, directly charging at Shen Kai: "Damn it! What's wrong with you? Do you want to do something? Are you not convinced? Or are you looking down on me? If you're not convinced, take your clothes off too..."

  Shen Kai sneered at Lu Xiansheng and Chen Zhiquan, "A pair of scoundrels!"

  Chen Zhiquan's anger was not small, he took a few steps forward and grabbed Shen Kai's collar tightly, wanting to take action.

  At a critical moment, Shen Xiaoxuan stepped forward to intercept him, with tears in his eyes: "Don't fight, Zhiquan... no matter what, he's still my brother!"

  "Give me the past, men's affairs, what are you girls meddling in!" Shen Kai also showed his might, first pushing Xiao Xuan out of the way.

  Watching the frightened Ruo Yun, the tearful Xiao Xuan, and Luo Er who was just about to intervene, Lu Xian Sheng took a swift step forward and pulled Shen Kai and Zhi Quan apart.

  "Alright, guests are coming! Stop making a fuss!" Lu Xiansheng pulled back Chen Zhiquan.

  "You mean I'm a guest and you're the host? Haha, that's a bit too far-fetched!" Shen Kai's cold smile was filled with disdain and contempt.

  Chen Zhiquan listened to these words and wanted to pounce on Shen Kai again, but was stopped by Lu Xiangsheng's strong arm.

  Lu Xuan Sheng didn't say a word and pulled Zhi Quan into the house.

  Shen Xiaoxuan looked at Shen Kai, feeling like she wanted to die. She really couldn't understand why her own brother would be this way and have such an attitude towards others, leaving her stuck in the middle, struggling with what to do.

  Li Luo'er looked at Lu Xiangsheng and Shen Kai, feeling a bit at a loss. One was the object of her childhood infatuation, while the other was a meticulous and slightly annoying monster. Whichever side she leaned towards would likely cause the other party to take offense, possibly even escalating their conflict. It was better not to get involved; men's affairs should be left for men to resolve.

  "Are you okay?" Luo Er asked Shen Kai.

  Shen Kai adjusted his collar and replied indifferently, "Of course, haha, I'll head back first. Want me to pick you up tomorrow morning?"

  The child glanced into the room with the corner of his eye and didn't see Lu Xiangsheng's figure. He suddenly felt a little lost, "I think it shouldn't be necessary, let's wait until tomorrow to take another look!"

  At this time, Li Lu'er's mobile phone suddenly rang. Lu'er was busy and frantic to find the phone in her bag, picked it up, but no one spoke, and after hanging up, she realized that it was a prank call from Lu Xiangsheng.

  "Haha! The new phone is so beautiful!" Shen Kai said when he saw Luo's new phone.

  Li Lu'er hastily put her phone into her pocket, smiling foolishly, feeling a bit embarrassed.

  "Lai Luoer, aren't you going to wash the vegetables and pick up things? If not, all the seafood will go bad!" Lu Xiangsheng didn't show his face, but just shouted from inside the room. However, his voice was loud enough for everyone in the courtyard to hear clearly.

  Xiao Xuan heard that the tone was somewhat off, feeling a bit angry, so she quickly pulled Yuru together to help clean up. Luo'er looked at Shen Kai, smiled bitterly, and also went to help.

  Shen Kai looked at Luo Er's embarrassed appearance and didn't say much. He glanced at the two silhouettes printed on the window and left without saying goodbye.

  "I won't collect seashells! This pile of shells and whatnot, I've never seen anything like it before, and they can even bite people!" Lí Luòér rushed into the room, pointing at Lù Xiǎng Shèng.

  Lu Xuan Sheng pulled down Luo Er's index finger and asked in a very soft voice, "Is it this one?"

  "Ah, look, they're all red!" Luo Er nodded vigorously.

  Taking advantage of Li Lu's unguarded moment, Xuan Sheng lightly sucked on his finger, and in an instant, Li Lu's whole body went numb, feeling as if he had been electrocuted, and quickly withdrew his hand and ran away.

  "Monster, must you be so sentimental? It's nauseating." Chen Zhiquan said with a look of disgust.

  "What should I do then? Teach me!"

  "Oh God, I'm completely crazy! I'd better keep a distance from you!" Chen Zhiquan also left the house with a look of disgust.

  "Don't pick it up yet, just put it in the fridge for now! I'll take care of it later!" Lu Xiangsheng said, standing at the threshold and shouting to a group of people.

  "Ah! Why didn't you say so earlier!" Li Chao first threw away the holy child in his hand and wiped his hands hard on his clothes. Then several people also emptied their hands to smell it, feeling a strange and unbearable smell that was really intolerable.

  With just this one sentence, everyone relaxed and did what they needed to do, waiting to see how Lu Xiangsheng would handle these things. However, strangely enough, he continued to dawdle and didn't make a move...

  At 12:30 sharp, a car stopped at the gate of the courtyard, and four people, two fat and two thin, got out, carrying bottles, jars, pots, and even some basins, rushing into the Li family's house.

  "Who are you?" Lí Luòér hastily came out and asked.

  A few people didn't respond, waiting for Lu Xuan Sheng to come out, and then they all bowed in unison: "Young Master is well!"

  "Zhang Shu, you've worked hard. Although this is a bit simple, it shouldn't affect your strength, right?" Xuan Sheng smiled, and his high and mighty temperament was immediately revealed from the inside out.

  "No problem, within half an hour, I will have all the dishes ready, please don't worry, young master, just wait for a moment!" The leader, a chubby man, then entered the kitchen, and from then on, only clanging sounds could be heard.

  Li Luo'er looked at this scene and was a bit confused. She asked Xuan Sheng: "Who are these people? Why do they call you Young Master? And what they're saying isn't our ordinary Hami dialect!"

  Lu Xuan Sheng gave a faint smile and placed his index finger on Luo Er's mouth, saying nothing.

  Luo Er knocked away Lu Xiang Sheng's hand and ran into the house in a flurry, but still secretly peeked out from behind a corner of the window curtain.

  "Hey, what are you sneaking a peek at!" Xiaoxuan led Yuyun in.

  Luo Er said helplessly: "What's the point of sneaking a peek? This is my home, I just feel that something is off. In the past, I thought Lu Xiang Sheng was just a rich second-generation, or maybe even a third-generation... He's just lavish with his spending and has an arrogant personality... But today, these people, look at their attire, they should be chefs in a five-star restaurant, yet they're calling him Young Master... What's going on here?!"

  Xiao Xuan thought for half a day with her chin in her hands: "Maybe his family has a conglomerate or is super rich, the kind that can cover the sky with one hand?"

  Yao Yun shook her head: "No, I think he used to be a playboy, now that Kai Ge is also pursuing you, he's just showing off, maybe his family is involved in smuggling or drug trafficking?"

  "I'm dizzy... you two!" Luo Er didn't want to continue chatting with them anymore, the more they chatted, the more she collapsed. She really didn't know what kind of background was behind Lu Xiang Sheng's handsome back... No matter what, as long as he wasn't involved in smuggling or trafficking, it would be fine. Otherwise, this pot would be stirred up big time, and the lives of this whole family, as well as her own restless heart, would be affected.

  "Come and get it! Beautiful ladies, hurry up!" Chen Zhiquan called out excitedly, holding a plate.

  Luo'er Xiao Xuan sat down in order, looking at the table full of colorful seafood, drooling three feet long, never seen such beautiful and fragrant things before.

  "Don't eat yet, wait for Grandpa to come back and we'll eat together. Li Chao has already gone to the theater to call Grandpa!" Lu Xiansheng said, looking at Luo'er's chopsticks that were eager to move.

  "Uh!" La'er put down his chopsticks and waited for Grandpa to come back quickly.

  The two fat and thin men came again, standing in the yard and bowing once more: "Young master, take your time!"

  Lu Xiansheng nodded and then drove away...