Governor Du was also a tea lover, although he had doubts about Li Boyang's previous performance.
But now he was eloquent and did not look like an idiot. He did have his own unique views on the tea ceremony and was not flattering like before, which made Governor Du feel guilty.
He thought that he must have misunderstood this child. In fact, he did not know his identity and was just a little nervous because it was the first time he met his parents.
What he did not know was that observing people's words and playing to their liking was the basic quality of an excellent duck. Li Boyang could even figure out the mind of a moody old woman, let alone a man who was defenseless.
Although Governor Du just frowned slightly with a flash of displeasure in his eyes, Li Boyang immediately realized that he was in trouble. He should not have shown a flattering expression, which could easily make people suspect that he had premeditated to approach Du Mosheng.
Therefore, Li Boyang immediately corrected himself. In the following conversations, he was neither servile nor overbearing. He was calm and generous, which greatly changed Governor Du's opinion of him.
One suspected that he had wronged a good person and felt guilty, while the other catered to his liking and flattered him at a very high level. In addition, they had common hobbies, so they talked happily and laughed heartily from time to time.
Du Mosheng, who had changed his clothes and went downstairs, felt helpless. "No way! This scumbag can make my father so happy."
"Xiao Li, do you know how to play chess?"
Governor Du now believed that he had wronged Li Boyang, so his attitude became more and more gentle. He did not have many hobbies: tea tasting, calligraphy, and chess.
But he was usually too busy with work and his special identity, so he rarely had a chance to play chess. At this moment, he suddenly felt a little itchy and asked expectantly.
"I'm not good at chess, but I know a little about Chinese chess and Go."
Li Boyang was very happy and said very modestly.
But he was secretly proud. "Sure enough, I was right. As a phoenix man, Governor Du must want to integrate into the Qiao Family. If I don't know a little about such elegant things as music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, I will definitely be laughed at."
"After knowing Du Mosheng's identity and background, I picked up the chess skills that I had almost forgotten. Now, they finally came in handy."
"Chinese chess."
Governor Du looked at the time. It was almost time to eat. It would take too long for him to play a game of chess.
"Alright then. Uncle, you have to go easy on me. My chess skills are really average."
Li Boyang pretended to be cool without batting an eyelid. What he meant was that his chess skills were average, but his Go skills were still pretty good.
Governor Du's eyes brightened. He chuckled and said, "The boundary between the Chu River and the Han River is a place that all strategists will fight for. There is no reason to give way. When there is a chance, let's have a match."
"Hehe, alright. As long as Uncle has time, I'll be there whenever you call me these few days."
Li Boyang was overjoyed in his heart. Even the father and son have come out. This means that they have already decided on me as their son-in-law.
Therefore, when Ding Ning arrived, Governor Du and Li Boyang were playing chess and didn't even bother to open the door. It was Qiao Xinyu who ran to open the door eagerly.
Completely different from Li Boyang's treatment, Qiao Xinyu not only greeted him with a smile, but also eagerly brought Ding Ning a pair of brand-new slippers. What made people speechless was that the slippers were of the same style and color as Du Mosheng's slippers, which were completely the standard for a couple. Du Mosheng couldn't help but stare at his unreliable mother.
However, she should have been angry with her mother for deliberately making trouble when Li Boyang came to visit and specially invited Ding Ning to their home as a guest.
But unexpectedly, she found that she was not angry at all. Instead, she had an inexplicable sense of joy in her heart.
This made her face feel hot and she secretly scolded herself for being infatuated with him. It was true that Li Boyang was a scumbag, but Ding Ning was not a good person either. They were all jackals of the same tribe.
"Why are you here?"
Li Boyang's eyes turned red with jealousy. He stared at Ding Ning and said in an unkind tone. He really couldn't understand why this guy came to join in the fun when his son-in-law came to visit.
"I invited him to be a guest? What's wrong? Do you have a problem with that? "
Qiao Xinyu's face darkened and she said unhappily.
In her heart, however, she was increasingly disgusted with this Li Boyang. She was well aware of the nature of the sons of aristocratic families. Did he really think that he could rely on those so-called "talents" to make Old Du beam with joy and treat himself as the master of the family?
Li Boyang's face turned blue and red. Only then did he realize that he had lost his composure because of jealousy. He hurriedly smiled and said, "Auntie, I didn't mean anything else. I just didn't expect Mr. Ding to come suddenly, so I was surprised."
Although he knew that Qiao Xinyu was deliberately embarrassing him, he did not dare to be angry at all. She was the daughter of the Qiao Family, and she was also the most favored daughter of the direct line of descent.
Which rich and powerful families did not pay attention to matching families? Qiao Xinyu could break the concept of family status and pursue her own happiness regardless of everyone's opposition, which was enough to show how much she was favored in the Qiao Family.
"Little Ding, you are here. Come and sit down. I am playing chess with Xiao Li. You are not an outsider. Pour some tea for yourself."
Governor Du was a chess fan. Once he started to play chess, he would be obsessed with it. He didn't even know when Ding Ning came. It was not until his wife and future son-in-law quarreled that he was startled and greeted him without regard for others.
"You go downstairs. I will go to the kitchen to help."
Ding Ning responded with a smile and followed Qiao Xinyu, who was beaming with joy, into the kitchen without regard for others.
Fortunately, the kitchen of the Du Family was big enough. Otherwise, the three of them would not be able to get out of the kitchen.
"Little Ding, you can cook?"
Qiao Xinyu asked with a smile.
"Of course, my cooking skills are quite good. You just wait to taste my cooking."
In front of Du Mosheng, Ding Ning would not be modest. He said confidently, took off his coat and handed it to Du Mosheng.
Du Mosheng reached out to take the coat and put it on her arm. She curled her lips and said disdainfully, "You only know how to brag. Hurry up and go out. I am afraid that all the ingredients will be ruined by you. We will have to eat northwest wind at noon."
But even she did not realize that when she took Ding Ning's coat, it was so natural. It was like a man who came home after a hard day, took off his coat and handed it to his wife. It looked so harmonious.
"Don't worry, I promise you won't eat northwest wind. When I finish cooking, I promise you will be so greedy that you will even want to swallow your own tongue."
Ding Ning joked casually.
"You only know how to brag. Aren't you afraid that the wind will cut your tongue?"
Du Mosheng curled her lips, and her face was full of disbelief.
"Then let's make a bet. What if the food I cook is so delicious that you can't stop your chopsticks?"
Ding Ning raised his eyebrows, glanced at her with an evil smile, and said provocatively.
"Humph, let's make a bet. If you cook, I really can't stop my chopsticks. What do you say? What if you lose?"
Du Mosheng was secretly proud. "I will definitely win. Even if you cook delicious, so what? If I say it is not delicious, what can you do?"
"If I don't cook delicious, you say what you will do."
Ding Ning's smile was extremely bright. Not to mention that he was sure to win, even if he lost, it was not a big deal. What could Du Mosheng ask him to do? At most, he would be tricked by her. It was a man's duty to make his own woman happy.
Qiao Xinyu looked at them bickering like a young couple and laughed happily.
As the saying goes, no one knows her daughter better than her own daughter. Perhaps her own daughter did not realize that the person she liked in her heart was not the hypocritical Li Boyang outside, but the Ding Ning in front of her.
She was really a mother-in-law. The more she looked at her son-in-law, the more she liked him. He was handsome, tall, capable, and could cook. He was really good at the hall and the kitchen. Where could she find such a son-in-law?
As for her husband's worry that Ding Ning was too romantic, she did not care at all.
She grew up in an aristocratic family and had seen all kinds of messy things. Which capable man wouldn't be dissolute?
Even the good-for-nothings in the family who only knew how to rely on their family background were indulging in debauchery every night, and they had countless mistresses outside. Those good-for-nothings like Ding Ning were many times better than them, so it was normal for girls to like him.
Besides, she had always been an open-minded and maverick new woman. She always firmly believed that a woman who could not keep her man's heart was because she did not have the ability.
Would her own daughter not have the ability to keep her man? Well, even if her daughter really did not have the ability, wasn't there still a capable mother like her? With a few tricks, her son-in-law would be bound tightly.
As for her niece, Qiao Qiao …
Ahem!
No matter how close a niece was to her, she could not be closer to her daughter. What should be fought for should still be fought for, and what should be fought for must also be fought for. Ding Ning was such a high-quality stock, and he must not be easily cut off.
As the saying went, the connoisseur would know whether he was good or not as soon as he made his move.
It took them a long time to clean the ingredients, and it was estimated that it would take more than half an hour to start the meal.
But as soon as Ding Ning took action, both of them were stunned. They watched in astonishment as he sorted the dishes into different bowls and plates neatly, making the messy kitchen clean and refreshing.
That was not all. The next time was Ding Ning's performance time. After filling the pot with water and heating it on the stove, an ordinary kitchen knife was played with in his hands. They were dazzled and had a feast for their eyes.
In just the blink of an eye, two potatoes were cut into a plate of potato shreds with almost no difference in thickness, and he put them on the plate beside him.
Next was the green pepper. As a side dish, most green peppers were either shredded or cut into diamond-shaped chunks. But in his hands, he cut them into four pieces, and with a few swipes, they became four verdant faces.
Yes, you heard it right. It was a face. Even if it was green, it could still be seen at a glance that it was Du Mosheng's appearance.
Du Mosheng followed suit and put them on the plate. He felt that several smaller versions of himself were looking at him, and he could not help but think shyly, "What does this guy mean? Why did he cut the green pepper to look like me? Does he want to eat me? "
Well, Ding Ning was just having a bad taste. He still used the kitchen knife. After washing it, he began to cut the meat. In less than a minute, a large piece of streaky pork was cut into pieces of the same size.
Then he cut tofu, lettuce, chicken, fish, beef, shrimp, squid, seafood …
Qiao Xinyu and her daughter were completely conquered by his knife skills, and they were also full of expectations for the dishes he made.
With such a magical knife skill, how bad could the dishes he made be?
After processing the ingredients, he put the meat ingredients into boiling water to remove the blood foam, and then he took out the supercooled water to control the water …
Then he heated the oil in the pan, fried the shallot, ginger, garlic, star anise, pepper, dried chili and other ingredients, and then he took them out and heated them over high heat. When the oil in the pan was warm and smoking, he poured in the prepared shredded squid with a sizzle.
With a bang, the fire was scattered, and Qiao Xinyu and her daughter were scared to step back and scream.
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