Spoiled By the Young Master After Reborn In the 80s
Chapter 528: Five hundred and twenty-six, being a guest

Chapter 528: Five hundred and twenty-six, being a guest

Luo Shu smiled lightly and picked up the teapot to pour herself a cup, leisurely beginning to drink. Who knew what the future held, what might happen?

For Zhang Xiaoling, this matter might be a key turning point in her destiny. For her, it was merely a minor experience in her long life. Perhaps it would leave a slight ripple, but it wouldn’t be profound. With her current level of cultivation, even without advancing further, she already had an endless life. If she desired wealth, she could easily create it at any time.

When Luo Shu returned home, Lu Hanmo was already waiting for her. She smiled and stretched out her hand to grasp the large hand he extended, "Do I need to change my clothes?"

Lu Hanmo shook his head with a smile, "My Shushu, even if wearing homespun linen, is still the most outstanding person among all."

"Sweet talker," Luo Shu teased with a laugh as she glanced at Lu Hanmo.

"The honest truth," Lu Hanmo replied with a laugh and kissed Luo Shu’s forehead before pulling her towards the outside.

By the time Luo Shu and Lu Hanmo arrived at Squadron Leader Xu’s home, everyone else had already gathered.

"Wow, this must be the sister-in-law, so radiant and fetching. Please, have a seat quickly!" Qi Hui greeted Luo Shu and Lu Hanmo with a smile as she walked out from the kitchen.

"She is Sister-in-Law Xu," Lu Hanmo said.

"Nice to meet you, Sister-in-Law Xu!" Luo Shu greeted Qi Hui with a smile, handing over the gift she was carrying.

"Why bring a gift? How could I accept this?" Qi Hui said with a smile, taking the gift. This Instructor Lu’s family seemed young but clearly knew etiquette.

"It’s just some candy, bought for the children to eat," Luo Shu explained with a smile. She had heard from Hanmo that Squadron Leader Xu had three children, so she had prepared some milk candies and other small snacks.

"Then I won’t be polite! You all sit down and have some tea; I’ll be busy in the kitchen for a moment. The dishes will be ready soon," Qi Hui said, placing the gift on a cabinet beside her and walking back into the kitchen.

"He is Captain Li, and then there’s Squadron Leader Qian and Squadron Leader Xu," Lu Hanmo introduced the three men sitting there to Luo Shu.

"Hello, everyone!" Luo Shu greeted them all graciously with a smile.

"No need to be polite, sister-in-law, just make yourself at home," Squadron Leader Xu said with a smile.

"Sure!" Luo Shu nodded with a smile. She had already been told by Hanmo that in addition to inviting them, Squadron Leader Xu had also invited the other two families; originally, Zhao Dahai and his wife would have been there as well, but because of that incident, they were naturally not on the guest list.

Seeing Qi Hui enter the kitchen, the two other women busy there turned to look at her.

"Why didn’t you let her help out?" Wu Yuan, the wife of Captain Li, inquired. With Old Li’s status, she didn’t need to assist in the kitchen. The living room was full of men, making sitting there quite dull, so she had come into the kitchen to chat with Qi Hui and help cook.

"She doesn’t seem like the type who knows how to cook, plus the kitchen is small; it gets crowded with too many people," Qi Hui said with a laugh. Luo Shu had given her a good first impression, but her hands seemed too delicate, not the hands of someone used to cooking.

Seeing Xu Zhenghua and the others discussing matters about the Guard, Luo Shu said to Lu Hanmo, "I’ll go check out the kitchen."

"Okay!" Lu Hanmo responded with a smile and nodded.

Standing up and going to the kitchen, she saw the three women bustling about strenuously.

"Sister-in-Laws, is there anything I can help with?" Luo Shu asked the three women with a smile. Xu Zhenghua’s kitchen was far from small; even with her included, it wouldn’t feel crowded.

"Sister-in-Law, the three of us here are enough; why don’t you just chat with us?" Qi Hui said with a smile. They hadn’t prepared too many dishes this time; at most, it would take half an hour to get everything done. Luo Shu didn’t seem like she would be adept in the kitchen, and if she ended up creating more work for them, that would just be adding to their troubles.

"How could I just stand by and watch? Perhaps I could cut the potatoes; I’m quite good at that," Luo Shu said with a smile, spotting two uncut potatoes on the chopping board.

Wu Yuan and Fang Jingmei smiled without saying a word. They had just glanced at Luo Shu’s hands; those hands cutting potatoes? It would be impressive enough if she could hold the kitchen knife steady.

After thinking it over, Qi Hui smiled and said, "Alright, just be careful not to cut your hands." Luo Shu wanted to help, and that was a kind gesture on her part. Besides, whether the potatoes were shredded or diced, it wouldn’t affect the taste. At worst, they’d just look a bit unsightly.

Luo Shu nodded and walked forward to pick up the kitchen knife. "Sister-in-Law Xu, should the potatoes be shredded or chopped?"

"Shredded. I’m planning to make vinegar-flavored potato shreds," Qi Hui, busy gutting a fish, responded to Luo Shu’s question.

"Okay!" Luo Shu acknowledged, then picked up the kitchen knife and prepared to cut the potatoes.

Wu Yuan and Fang Jingmei stopped their vegetable washing and looked towards Luo Shu. They hoped she wouldn’t cause a bloody accident!

However, the next moment, both women couldn’t believe their eyes and stared in astonishment. This knife skill was too impressive!

The kitchen knife in Luo Shu’s hands seemed to come to life. All they could see was its slight, rhythmic up and down motion, continuously colliding with the chopping board, producing a regular and faint sound.

Qi Hui, hearing the noise, also turned her head and was immediately dumbstruck by Luo Shu’s knife skills.

As the potato in Luo Shu’s hands kept diminishing, strands of neatly, uniformly sized potato shreds appeared in front of the three women.

"Sister-in-Law, your knife skills are truly amazing! These potato shreds are cut as if they were measured with a ruler," Wu Yuan said with a laugh. With such knife skills, Luo Shu’s cooking should not be too shabby.

"Indeed, I cannot cut potato shreds like these. Your cooking skills must be quite good too, Sister-in-law," Fang Jingmei chuckled. But Luo Shu’s hands really didn’t seem like those of someone who cooks.

"This is what they call riding the dark horse," Qi Hui said with a laugh, returning to her senses. Indeed, looks can be deceiving!

"With you three sisters talking like this, I’m a bit embarrassed now. I’ve really shown my clumsiness!" Luo Shu said with a laugh as she set down the knife.

"What’s to be embarrassed about? Seeing Sister-in-Law’s knife skills, you must be a cooking expert. How about this? I prepared eight dishes for today. Let’s each pick two and see if those guys outside can tell the difference," Qi Hui suggested cheerfully.

"Great idea!"

"I agree too!" Wu Yuan and Fang Jingmei also said with a smile.

"Alright!" With all three in agreement, Luo Shu naturally would not object.

"It’s quite lively in the kitchen," Li Tingyao said with a laugh.

Qian Fu nodded with a smile, "It seems they are getting along quite well." His wife seemed easy to get along with but was actually quite hot-tempered and exploded easily; she was also very direct in her speech. When Lu Hanmo’s wife went in, he was a bit worried that his wife would take a disliking to her and start a quarrel.

After all, Lu Hanmo’s wife didn’t appear to be the housekeeping sort. So his heart was lifted with worry, fearing his wife wouldn’t be able to hold back her temper and ended up offending Luo Shu, which would put him in an awkward position. It hadn’t been long since Zhao Dahai’s incident, and he definitely didn’t want to follow in those footsteps.