School Beauty's Personal Martial Expert
Chapter 321: Imperial Cuisine House 4

Chapter 321: Imperial Cuisine House 4

"Thank you, Aunt Ren, you’ve been so good to me!" Li Mengjie, holding the CD, said excitedly.

Madame Ren smiled faintly, handed the last bag to Leng Xuan, and despite the smile on her face, her eyes betrayed a hint of estrangement, "Leng Xuan, this is for you. I don’t know if you’ll like it. I heard from Dad that Xue’er was in danger a few times, and it was you who saved her. And the last time Dad had a heart attack, you were the one who cured his illness. Our whole family is very grateful to you for these things. This is just a small token. If there’s anything else you want, just ask, and we’ll do our best to satisfy your needs."

Leng Xuan clearly sensed that Madame Ren was looking at him with some displeasure, which made him feel superfluous, and he was slightly annoyed. Too indifferent to accept the gift, he smiled lightly, "I appreciate the thought, Madame Ren, but let’s skip the gift. As a bodyguard, protecting the young miss is my duty. As for treating the Old Master last time, he gave me something afterwards as a reward. In fact, he and I are even."

Madame Ren’s face showed obvious embarrassment and was at a loss when the Old Master, slightly displeased, said, "Alright, since the food is all served, let’s just start eating. Here, Leng Xuan, try this Luo Han shrimp and see how it tastes?" While speaking, he smiled and placed a Luo Han shrimp onto Leng Xuan’s plate.

The Old Master, who was very shrewd, could clearly detect the discontent in Leng Xuan’s tone. He chuckled to himself, ’My daughter-in-law really doesn’t know the big picture. The successor to the Defying Heaven Art, is she someone you can afford to offend? Even I wouldn’t dare.’ After serving Leng Xuan, he gave his daughter-in-law a stern look.

Madame Ren froze, feeling quite aggrieved. What was the Old Master doing? Why would he glare at her for an outsider? But she did not dare to defy the Old Master’s authority and had to swallow her anger.

"Mom, why did you and Dad come back so suddenly? Is something going on?" Ling Xuejiu, sensing the awkward atmosphere, tried to change the subject. She was slightly annoyed that Leng Xuan had shown no respect to her mother and cast an unhappy glance at him, but Leng Xuan appeared as if he didn’t notice.

Ling Ao was well aware of his father’s temperament and knew that the Old Master was upset with his wife. Caught in the middle, he found it difficult to side with either and coughed twice before stepping in to smooth things over, saying to Ling Xuejiu, "Your mom and I are back mainly to take over the family business."

"Huh?" Ling Xuejiu looked at her grandfather, "Grandpa, are you going to retire?"

The Old Master nodded, a wry smile on his face, "Grandpa is getting old. It’s time for your dad to take over the family business. Once the handover of the group’s affairs is finalized, I plan to visit an old friend in Capital City and catch up."

"That’s good, Grandpa should have got some rest long ago!" Ling Xuejiu smiled and then said with a touch of reluctance, "So Grandpa is going to Capital City? How long will you be gone?"

The Old Master pondered for a moment, his expression becoming somewhat somber, "I can’t say for sure at the moment, but if you miss me, you can always give me a call."