mousepad-d2 Chapter 59 Don't Compete With Him
Chapter 59 Don't Compete With Him
001.
When the group returned to the capital, it was already warm spring in March.
The warm spring sun enveloped the entire capital, baking the entire capital into warmth.
The news that the ghost-faced general was coming back had already spread everywhere. As soon as they entered the capital, many people came up to greet them. The momentum was so great that Mr. Xu, who was sitting in the carriage, couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Back in the capital, the large team first went to the palace, to the other courtyard fixed by General Ghost Face.
Xu Jun came back with Ghost-Mask General, so naturally he didn't have the etiquette to send him to Shangshu's mansion first, so he also went to the palace with the big army, and after the Ghost-Mask General made arrangements, he made an offer. go back.
It had already been agreed that Mr. Xu wanted to go back, and he refused the escort of others. General Ghost Face led the horse and followed Mr. Xu and Mr. Xu Ming to escort them back.
On the way, Xu Jun, who had just returned to the capital, was very excited. While walking, he commented on the surrounding scenery, saying that this place has changed and that place is different.
Xu Ming followed by and had a lot to say.
The ghost-faced general who led the horse to send Xu Jun home walked last, listening quietly.
Soon, the Shangshu Mansion arrived.
When Xu Jun and Xu Ming arrived at the door, people from the Xu family immediately came out to greet them, helped unload all the luggage from the horse's back, and carried them into the house.
After putting the things away, Xu Jun turned his head to look at General Ghost Face and was about to say something, when Xu Ming who was next to him interjected, "Mother must miss you, go and have a look!"
Hearing Xu Ming's words, Xu Jun immediately turned his head and waved at General Ghost Face, then hurried into the house to find his mother.
Xu Jun was tricked by Xu Ming to go back. Xu Ming turned his head to look at the ghost-faced general wandering outside the door, made a grimace, and grinned.
General Ghost Face waited outside the door for a while, and then led the horse back.
After walking for a long time, he found that there was still something on his horse's back. It was a basket with two rabbits in it. He carried Xu Jun's rabbit back.
Seeing those two rabbits, there was a somewhat lonely expression on the face under the ghost's face.
Long before he came back, he knew that Xu Jun must spend more time with his family after he came back. After all, the opportunity was rare, but he still felt a little uncomfortable when he was really left out in the cold.
Leading the horse back to the palace, General Ghost Face had just put the rabbits off the horse into the yard and let them run around in the yard, when there was a noise outside the door, Jin Qi came.
Jin Qi found him, waved away the other guards, and sat down with him in the courtyard.
"How about over there?" Jin Qi looked at the people beside him looking at the warm spring sunshine, and he was in a good mood.
"The army has already reported the matter at the border."
"I'm not asking about the situation at the border, I'm asking about you." He already knew the situation at the border, and what he wanted to know was whether the person beside him was used to it.
"Ah."
"Huh? What's huh?" Jin Qi was a little speechless, but he was used to communicating with this person like this.
Seeing that the people around him didn't want to say more, Jin Qi didn't ask any more questions, and sat quietly with the people next to him for a while before he mentioned what happened during the Chinese New Year.
"... You haven't seen his peacock appearance. It looks like he wants to let the whole world know that his son gave him a gift."
Although Jin Qi didn't want to mention Xu Jun in front of the ghost-faced general, he couldn't help it. When the person beside him didn't come back, he didn't feel it. After this person came back, he immediately remembered that incident again, and his heart changed accordingly. Sour.
Over the years, he has never received any gift from the person beside him.
After finishing speaking, Jin Qi pricked up his ears nervously, waiting for the people beside him to answer.
He felt that what he said was a little clear, but he waited for a long time, but he couldn't wait for the answer from the person next to him.
Jin Qi turned his head to look at the people beside him, only to find that General Ghost Face was staring at the two rabbits grazing in the yard in a daze.
He had discovered the two rabbits since he entered the yard, and the people around him didn't seem to be able to raise them, so where the rabbits came from, he thought with his toes.
"You like him that much?" Jin Qi said, only to find out what he asked.
He knew that the relationship between Xu Jun and this person was unusual, but he had never had a face-to-face conversation with this person.He has also been reluctant to talk about it with this person because he doesn't agree with it.
"Yeah." General Ghost Face didn't hide anything.
With Jin Qi, he didn't want to hide it.
Hearing the straightforward answer without hesitation, Jin Qi was a little annoyed for a moment, "I don't agree with this matter."
If Xu Jun was a woman, then he would definitely not object to this matter. With Xu Lan's relationship, maybe he would deliberately facilitate it, but Xu Jun is a man, just like the people around him.
"I don't need your consent." The ghost-faced general's deep voice came, without anger or other emotions, as if he was just stating that the weather is good today.
"You—" Jin Qi jumped up against the table.
The person under the ghost's face looked up at him, and then looked back at the two rabbits squatting beside them grazing.
Jin Qi was a little angry but also a little helpless, he sat down and thought for a while before he said: "Have you ever thought about what others will say if this matter is known?"
Men and men are not a good thing in their big elm, and it is even taboo.
General Ghost Face is distracted, he doesn't care what others say, but what about Mr. Xu?
Jin Qi doesn't want to quarrel with the person next to him, and he doesn't want the relationship between the two to become tense when this person comes back, "You have a good rest."
After finishing speaking, Jin Qi strode away.
To Xu Jun, he can’t really say that he hates it, it’s just that this person has suffered enough, those childhood experiences plus these ten years of border career, he himself may have gotten used to this kind of life and don’t think it’s a big deal, but Jin Qi didn't think so.
If possible, Jin Qi also hopes that this person can lead a normal life.
Jin Qi strode away, and when he left the hospital, he waved his hand to make those around him get ready, the banquet will be held in two days.
Sitting in the middle of the yard, looking at the two rabbits in a daze, the ghost-faced general heard the word banquet, and suddenly remembered learning to cook for Xu Jun.
General Ghost Face got up and walked out of the gate, telling the people beside him not to let the rabbits in the yard run out, while he himself walked in the opposite direction to Jin Qi.
The palace is very big, General Ghost Face is not familiar, but compared to outsiders, he has lived here for a while.
After spending some time, he went around to the imperial dining room.
The people in the imperial dining room never thought that they would welcome someone like General Ghost Face here. A group of people hurriedly stopped what they were doing to salute.
There are quite a lot of small stoves separated from the imperial dining room. Although there are small stoves in each courtyard, the big kitchen is always convenient and complete, so many times the masters of each small courtyard will come here to ask for a small stove.
General Ghost Face asked for a small stove, rolled up his sleeves, and mixed the dough according to the method he remembered.
Although he saw a lot of people cooking when he was in the camp, he had never done it himself.
General Ghost Face is not stupid, and he is also the same when it comes to learning new things. Although he has never tried it, he still quickly kneaded a long piece of dough according to the steps in his memory.
After taking the knife and simply cutting it into a small piece, he lit a fire and put the thing into the pot to steam.
He lit the fire again, remembering what Xu Jun told him before, he didn't put too much firewood in it, and as expected, the fire started up smoothly this time.
About half an hour later, the lid of the pot was lifted, and the white smoke dispersed. General Ghost Face frowned as he looked at the beige dough in the steamer.
The dough that was supposed to be in the shape of beautiful steamed buns became crooked. Although it became much larger as expected, it was not good-looking.
When he got up to the heat, he took one and tasted it, his brows furrowed even more as soon as he took it in.Apart from the distorted appearance, the steamed buns are also extraordinarily hard after eating, not as soft and fluffy as the steamed buns made by the chefs in the camp.
General Ghost Noodles tasted another one, but it was not good.
I am a little puzzled about my own defeat of General Ghost Face. All his steps and weights are executed completely according to the memory, without any mistakes, but why the taste of things is so bad?
While pondering the reason for the failure, Ghost-Mask General stared blankly at the steamed bun in front of him.
After a while, he, who had developed the habit of never wasting in the camp, called the people outside, and put a large bowl of steamed buns into the chef's hand, "Bring these to Jinqi."
The ingredients used in this thing are all edible, even if they are mixed together, they should still be edible, and they won’t be poisonous to death, right?
After finishing speaking, General Ghost Face went back to the room and took out the flour again, ready to try again.
The cook who was called over looked at the steamed bun in front of him, wanting to cry without tears, this thing obviously didn't look like food that could be presented in front of the emperor, but the ghost-faced general was not something he could offend...
Struggling and hesitating for a moment, the cook went to the imperial study room with the plate of steamed buns according to General Ghost Face's order.
Inside the imperial study.
Hearing the words spoken by the Chief Eunuch, Jin Qi stopped writing in surprise, "What did you say?"
"The people in the imperial dining room said that the general personally made steamed buns and asked them to present them to the emperor." The chief eunuch was also surprised, steamed buns?Ghost General?
"What are you still doing in a daze, why don't you present it quickly?" Jin Qi threw away the pen in his hand.
He couldn't believe that he received a gift just after he left!Although the gift was steamed buns, he was a little puzzled, but the words 'General Ghost Face made it himself' made him very excited.
Even if he, Xu Lan, just got a rag, it was made by someone else.
But he is different, his brother ghost-faced general personally made this gift!
The cook presented the things in fear, and Jin Qi looked at the unattractive steamed buns in front of him, his eyes were full of emotion.
"reward!"
With a big wave of his hand, Jin Qi waved away the cook, and immediately sat down at the table with the basin in his arms.
Looking at the steaming steamed buns in front of him, Jin Qi was so moved that he wanted to cry.
Naturally, he could tell that the steamed buns didn't look good, but what did it matter?That person looked like he had never cooked before, and it was enough to cook specially for him!
Jin Qi took one nervously and took a bite, the steamed bun was hard and astringent, but it didn't affect his mood at all.
Eating the hard and astringent steamed buns in his mouth, he was still quite moved. It's no wonder that he has been so kind to General Ghost Face for so many years.
"Tell Xu Lan."
"Yes."
002.
Xu Lan who was summoned looked at the half steamed bun in his hand, with a puzzled expression on his face, "Your Majesty, what is this?"
"Steamed buns!" Jin Qi looked happy.
"..." Xu Lan studied the steamed bun in his hand. Jin Qi originally gave him one, but after looking at it, he reluctantly took half of it back.
"Try it!"
Xu Lan broke off a piece suspiciously and fed it into her mouth.
"How how?"
"Forgive me for being rude, if the emperor wants to eat steamed buns, he can let the people in the imperial dining room do it."
"If you dare to say it's not delicious, I will deduct your monthly salary."
"……good to eat."
"Really!" Jin Qi was proud, "Do you know where this came from?"
"I don't know."
"He cooked it for me himself."
Xu Lan was puzzled.
"How is it? Not worse than your son, right?" Jin Qi couldn't help but compare with Xu Lan. Xu Lan was just a few pieces of fur that his son got for him, and he made it himself by his younger brother!
It is clear at a glance who is more important than others!
Jin Qi thought about Xu Lan's triumphant appearance in that hair before, and couldn't help but sang an aria with the steamed bun in his hand, "I don't have to say this kind of heart."
Xu Lan, who was summoned inexplicably, finally understood at this moment. He looked at the steamed bun in his hand, and then at the complacent emperor. Although he didn't say anything, he was a little jealous in his heart.
When Xu Lan came out of the imperial study, Jin Qi, who had completely forgotten that there were still a bunch of papers to be approved, was already thinking about whether to save the steamed buns as a souvenir.
Leaving the imperial study room, Xu Lan was thinking about whether to miss work for half a day and go home to meet Xu Jun and Xu Ming, when he walked not far away, he saw a man in black and a mask standing at the intersection.
"General." Xu Lan was a little surprised, he didn't expect to meet General Ghost Face who just came back here not long ago.
General Ghost Face nodded, still standing where he was.
Xu Lan had a brief chat with him about the victory at the border, so that General Ghost Face could leave and prepare to return home.
Xu Lan took two steps and found that General Ghost Face was still looking at him.
"Is there anything else to do, General?"
"No."
Xu Lan was inexplicable, he took another step forward, and when he turned his head, the ghost-faced general was still looking at him as expected.
"General?"
The ghost-faced general didn't say a word, but just watched, he wanted to go to Xu Jun, but Xu Jun didn't invite him to his house as a guest, and he couldn't directly live in his house like before.
Xu Lan took two more steps, the ghost-faced general was still looking at him, and he fell back.
As smart as him, he more or less guessed it.He didn't have much contact with General Ghost Face, and Xu Jun must be the only reason why this person stood here deliberately waiting for him to hesitate to speak.
"Brother Xu Jun was taken care of by the general at the border before. If the general is free, I would like to ask the general to go over to the mansion. When the time comes..."
"Okay!" General Ghost Face immediately agreed.
Xu Lan who made the invitation was dumbfounded.
Xu Lan thought for a while, then figured out when she would be free, and said, "In that case, before the celebration banquet in two days, I will send someone to invite the general."
This time the celebration banquet was not as rushed as the previous ones, and Jin Qi also intentionally let General Ghost Face stay in Beijing for a longer time, so the celebration banquet was arranged for a later time.
"Okay." General Ghost Face was in a good mood.
Xu Lan stood there looking at the person who left in a good mood, thought for a moment, shook her head, turned and left.
General Ghost Mian was in a good mood. After returning home, he immediately plunged into the imperial dining room and learned how to make steamed buns a few more times. After making a few more times, he barely mastered some skills, but the taste was still not good.
General Ghost Mian was in a good mood, but Jin Qi was not in the same mood. He was really in a good mood when he first received the steamed buns, but after receiving several steamed buns in one afternoon, Jin Qi choked a little.
Especially when Lin Xu came, seeing the steamed buns in the imperial study room, and leaving a sentence of 'Come on, Your Majesty' without changing his face, he panicked even more.
General Ghost Mian is busy steaming steamed buns, while Xu Jun is quite carefree.
Since returning home, Xu Jun has immediately returned to his life as a young master, wearing the new clothes his mother had prepared for him early on, eating sweet and soft snacks, and the beautiful days couldn't be more beautiful.
Especially at night, after Xu Lan also came back from the palace, the family even took Xu Jun to Xu Jun's favorite restaurant and went out of the restaurant.
The table was full of delicacies, as well as the delicious braised hoof, all of which made Xu Jun smile constantly, and made his stomach plump after eating.
At night, after dinner, the family did not go back in a sedan chair, but walked back slowly from the street together.
The slightly cool night breeze in March became less icy as it passed through the bustling streets of the capital, but brought a bit of warmth instead.
It was rare for the Xu family to reunite with four members of the family. They seemed to have endless things to say, and they kept saying what they said.Especially Xu Jun chattering endlessly, being father and mother for a while, and grabbing Xu Ming for a while.
This kind of atmosphere is too warm, and such a reunion is so rare, everyone deliberately went to the moat for a walk for a while, and then turned back home.
After returning home, Xu Jun sat on a chair and touched his stomach, which seemed not so full, and pestered the three of them for something to eat.
When he came back this time, what he wanted to do the most was to eat his fill.
Facing Xu Jun's gluttonous appearance, his mother had no choice but to go out of the kitchen and cook a bowl of glutinous rice balls for each of the four, let them eat, and then drove the two younger ones to sleep.
After driving Xu Jun and Xu Ming to bed, Mrs. Xu, who was a little tired after playing with them all day, stretched her shoulders and looked at Xu Lan beside her.
"What do you think?"
"It's nothing." Xu Lan stepped forward and squeezed his wife's shoulder.
"Tell me, I still don't know you." Mrs. Xu put her hand on the man's shoulder, "It's like this when you have something on your mind."
As she said that, Mrs. Xu pressed her fingers and pulled down her eyebrows, making a grimace.
Seeing this, Xu Lan walked up and hugged him in his arms, not letting the people in his arms laugh at him.
"I invited General Ghost Face to visit our house the day after tomorrow."
"That's a good thing!"
Xu Lan remained silent again, is this a good thing?
"Don't think so much in a day, don't you often say that children and grandchildren have their own blessings?" Madam Xu chuckled.
"But they are all men after all..."
"With you, the Shangshu who is your father, and that person, are you still afraid that they will be bullied?"
Hearing Mrs. Xu mention Jin Qi, Xu Lan was a little surprised, but for a moment, this man has always been like this, he seems to be unable to hide anything from her.
"It's like this now, but what if we're a hundred years from now?" Xu Lan smiled wryly.
Xu Jun is his son, and he knows his son's character well. No one can change Xu Jun's decision.
He knew that Xu Jun's decision could not be changed, but he still couldn't accept it.The most difficult thing for him to accept was not Ghost General, but that he knew that the world would not treat them kindly.
He is still there, it is good that he can protect him, but there will always be a day when he cannot protect him, so what should we do at that time?
How could he be willing to poke and scold the back of the child he was holding in his hand and lovingly protecting it?
Dayu's folk customs are not open, this is something he can't do, he can't change other people's views.
A long and soft sigh spewed out from Xu Lan's mouth, indescribably distressed.
He was not like this when he set up the trap of the heaven-defying plan to seize the palace, but now he is frowning, because at that time everything was under his control and could be changed, but now he can do nothing about it.
He didn't want to watch his child suffer those grievances, but he had to watch him move forward.
Madam Xu didn't speak any more, she wrapped her arms around the person in front of her, and gently stroked Xu Lan's slightly curved back, once and for all.
There are countless poems praising mother's love in the world, but not many praise father's love, but they don't know that there are some things that don't distinguish between parents, just because they are his own children.
How can you not worry about your own flesh and blood?
003.
All the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and even the entire palace were planning and preparing for the upcoming celebration banquet.
In order to fulfill the previous promise to host the ghost-faced general, Xu Lan had to be even busier, so she found time on the appointed afternoon.
Just after noon, Xu Lan, who was still in the palace, asked someone to invite the ghost-faced general to come over, and she was ready to go back after explaining the matter in hand.
It was past noon now, and he wanted to entertain the Ghost-faced General, so he planned to have the banquet in the evening, and it was a courtesy to notify the Ghost-faced General in advance, so that the Ghost-faced General could get ready.
However, what Xu Lan didn't expect was that the ghost-faced general came very quickly. He seemed to have been prepared, and Xu Lan's people sent him there and he set off immediately.When Xu Lan got the news again, General Ghost Face had already gone to Xu Mansion.
After entering Xu's mansion, General Ghost Face immediately looked around, trying to find that familiar figure, but he didn't see Xu Jun's person after looking around.
After looking around but no one was there, General Ghost Face stopped the servants next to him and asked Xu Jun where he was going.
General Ghost Face was stunned by the answer he got, Xu Jun was not in Xu's residence, he and Xu Ming arranged a banquet for Lin Xu together, and it is estimated that he will not come back until evening today.
General Ghost Face came for Xu Jun, and now that Xu Jun is not there, he is inevitably disappointed.
He had known for a long time that Xu Jun was going to entertain Lin Xu, but he didn't expect that it happened to be today, let alone that Xu Jun really didn't inform him.
He doesn't like these diplomatic entertainments, but if Xu Jun is there, he doesn't mind accompanying him.
Swallowing the bitterness in his heart, General Ghost Face went to Xu Jun's small courtyard with the things he brought in his hand.
Xu Lan didn't expect that he would arrive so soon, and he was still on his way back.
Xu Jun's courtyard is not big, probably a large part of the reason is that the Shangshu Mansion is not big, General Ghost Face doesn't have much impression of it, anyway, it is much smaller than the courtyard where Xu Jun lives in the palace.
However, although Xu Jun's yard is not big, the sparrow is small and complete.
Next to the small gazebo is an old tree, and there is a swing hanging on the old tree. Next to the swing is a flower garden, where some unknown things are planted, which don't look like flowers.
Opposite the flower garden is a not-so-high rockery, with traces of climbing on it, and a thick layer of grass underneath. It seems that Xu Jun was quite naughty when he was a child.
The ghost-faced general entered the gazebo and sat down in the gazebo.
He looked at the small yard in front of him, feeling a little lost.
The whole courtyard is not outstanding, but it reveals a warmth.
The soft and thick cushions on the swing, the newly added cushions in the gazebo, and the thick grass under the rockery all show the care that this family takes for Mr. Xu.
Perhaps it was because he had never had these before, so it was easier to find than others. General Ghost Face looked around the yard, and soon found some other heart-warming little things.
A wind chime made of bamboo hangs on the corner of the gazebo. The handicraft is not good. It has been a few years ago. It seems that Xu Lan should have made it himself.
The wind chime hung there, very inconspicuous, but when the wind blew, it rang.
General Ghost Face sat quietly, waiting.
Xu Lan rushed back and learned that the ghost-faced general was in Xu Jun's small courtyard. When he mustered up his courage to come and prepare to explain the matter to the ghost-faced general, this was what he saw.
The ghost-faced general who is well-known in Dayu looked up at the wind chime hanging in the corner of the pavilion, as if waiting for it to ring and for the wind to come.
Xu Lan was in a complicated mood. He knew that General Ghost Face was not waiting for the wind or the sound of wind chimes, but Mr. Xu.
He didn't intend to take advantage of Mr. Xu's absence to treat guests, but he didn't explain.Xu Jun wants to entertain Lin Xu today, and it has been fixed on the day Xu Jun returns, and he is free today, because tomorrow is the celebration banquet.
Xu Lan stood at the door for a while, but finally failed to go in.
He had typed the belly draft earlier, and now he can't say all those hurtful words. He is not the kind of person who can be ruthless to be a bad person.
Xu Lan told the people next to her not to disturb her, and went back to her room.
Inside Xu Lan's room, Mrs. Xu, who was busy, looked at Xu Lan who suddenly ran back and was lying on her lap in silence, blinked her eyes, and stroked her hair.
"Who messed with you again?" Mrs. Xu was amused. It had been several years since Xu Lan came back to act like a spoiled child after being wronged.
In the early years, Xu Lan was not a big official in the palace, and he would be like this when he was wronged.Although the outside world speculates that his status in the court is not guaranteed, Mrs. Xu knows that he has not been like this for several years.
Xu Lan remained silent, lying on his wife's lap and sulking.
"If you don't tell me, how would I know?"
Xu Lan was furious, he wanted to say something but he didn't know where to start.
After thinking for a long time, Xu Lan said in a muffled voice, "I'm going to poison the dishes tonight! Poison him to death!"
Mrs. Xu has an exquisite heart, and she guessed the reason behind it almost immediately.She laughed softly, overjoyed.
"Okay, you poison him to death, but if Xu Jun ignores you and doesn't recognize you as your father, then don't let me intercede."
Xu Lan, who was originally aggressive and puffed up, suddenly froze, and he lay on his stomach aggrieved, very angry.
Laughter like silver bells spread in the room, and Mrs. Xu couldn't stop laughing more and more.
In the courtyard, General Ghost Face sat quietly in the courtyard and waited until it got dark.
When he suddenly realized that the sky had darkened, he realized that he had been sitting in the courtyard for a long time.
Realizing that it was late, General Ghost Face glanced at the door, and seeing that it was empty and there was no one there, he took another look at the things he put on the table.
He wrapped the thing with a thick layer of cotton cloth to keep it warm, but this afternoon passed, and it was such a not-so-warm March day, he didn't even need to think about it, he knew that the things inside must have already become cold.
After an unknown period of time, when his stomach started to growl, the Shangshu Mansion, which had been lit up, finally became lively.
There were people talking outside constantly, the voice was a little far away and the ghost-faced general couldn't hear clearly, but it looked like someone had come back.
Hearing that sound, the ghost-faced general's heart began to thump.
Sure enough, not long after, Xu Jun jumped into the yard.
Seeing Xu Jun come back, General Ghost Face stood up, and when he moved, he realized that his feet were already numb, and his feet were so numb that he couldn't even take a step forward.
The ghost-faced general stood up suddenly. Xu Jun, who entered the yard, caught a glimpse of something moving out of the corner of his eye. He was startled. He turned his head to look for a while before finally recognizing the ghost-faced general from the night.
"General, why are you here?" While talking, Xu Jun walked towards the gazebo, and no one told him that General Ghost Face was here when he came back.
Seeing General Ghost Face after approaching, Xu Jun became more and more puzzled, "Have you eaten yet? How long have you been waiting here?"
Hearing the word "eat", General Ghost-Mask's stomach grunted in unison.
Xu Jun couldn't help laughing when he heard the voice, "My father and the others are having dinner, do you want to go over and have something together?"
Hearing Xu Jun's words, General Ghost Face was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood.
Xu Lan specially invited him here as a guest. Of course, it is impossible to forget him as a guest at a critical moment, so it was intentional.
The reason why Xu Lan is like this is not really unexpected to General Ghost Face. Xu Ming's previous attitude has already explained a lot of things.
"No need." General Ghost Face shook his head.
The ghost-faced general didn't show his displeasure, after thinking about it, he just said: "I just came here, after eating, I just came here to see you."
"Have you eaten?" Xu Jun stepped forward, bent over to listen to General Ghost-Mask's stomach cry.
Seeing this, General Ghost Face pulled him up and he hid the loneliness in his eyes very well.He was extremely satisfied to see Xu Jun.
"What's on the table?" Xu Jun had already noticed a big box next to him.
When General Ghost Face heard Xu Jun mentioning that thing suddenly, he immediately became nervous, and quickly reached out to hold it without showing it, "It's nothing."
"nothing?"
Xu Jun didn't seem to care, but General Ghost Face heaved a sigh of relief. Xu Jun had already walked around to his side and hugged the box, trying to grab it.
The ghost-faced general wanted to stop him, but his feet were still numb, and his movements were not as sharp as Xu Jun's, but Xu Jun snatched something back and forth.
"give me back."
Xu Jun grabbed the things and ran to the side. He ran to the opposite side of the table, put down the things, and opened them.
The ghost-faced general wanted to grab him, but his numb feet didn't listen at all.
When he moved to Xu Jun's side, Xu Jun had already opened the thing, revealing the contents inside.
It was white dough the size of a fist. It looked a bit like a steamed bun, but it didn't look like it, because the steamed bun was smooth and smooth, and it seemed to have edges and corners.
There was no light on the gazebo, and the night was a little dark. Xu Jun lay down and looked around for a long time, but he couldn't see what it was.
"what is this?"
The ghost-faced general was going to grab it at first, but now he couldn't hide the thing, and Xu Jun snatched it over and looked it over carefully, so his idea of hiding things faded a bit.
"rabbit."
"What?" Xu Jun didn't react for a while.
"rabbit."
rabbit?Xu Jun was surprised.
Xu Jun lowered his head to look at the dough in front of him again. Although both things were white, there was really no sign of a rabbit in the dough placed here.
Seeing Xu Jun like this, the person under the ghost's face suddenly flushed, "It was a rabbit when it was just finished."
"Huh?" Xu Jun poked the dough with his fingers, and the dough had already become cold and hard.
"After steaming out..."
In fact, it was already a good part of his selection.The uglier ones that couldn't see the shape at all, he gave them all to Jin Qi.
"You did it?" Xu Jun was surprised, he knew that General Ghost Face couldn't cook, at least they had been together for more than a year.
"It's already cold...don't eat it." Before the ghost-faced general finished speaking, Xu Jun had picked up one and seemed ready to taste it.
Xu Jun ignored him, took one to a brighter place, looked at it, and fed it into his mouth.
General Ghost Face wanted to stop it, but it was too late.
After seeing Xu Jun eat something into his mouth, his heart hung high. He knew that his craftsmanship was not good, but this was already his best masterpiece after two or three days of practice.
The ghost-faced general's heart hung high, but Xu Jun frowned slowly after putting the food in his mouth, "It's not delicious..."
The steamed stuff from the dough that hasn’t risen well is a bit hard, and General Ghost Mian doesn’t seem to put sugar in it, which makes the cold and hard steamed bun even more unpalatable.
Hearing this, General Ghost Face was inexplicably disappointed, and it was inevitable that he felt a little embarrassed.
He already knew that his workmanship was not good, but he still made a fool of himself like this. It was his own fault, and Mr. Xu could not be blamed.
The ghost-faced general put away the things with a pale complexion, packed them up and wrapped them in cloth, and was about to carry the things away, but Xu Jun had already come up to him, "General, did you make this specially for me? "
Seeing the face so close in front of him, General Ghost Face's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
"Since it was made for me, it's mine." Xu Jun pushed the box under General Ghost Face to him.
The ghost-faced general wanted to grab it, but Xu Jun grabbed his hand.
"Since it was made for me, how can there be any reason to go back?"
"It's not finished, I'll give it to you when I finish it." The ghost-faced general lowered his eyes to hide the bitterness in his eyes.
Xu Jun stepped forward suddenly and planted a kiss on his mask.
"I……"
Another kiss.
"you……"
Another kiss.
The ghost-faced general stood still, not moving.
"Thank you."
"Ah."
"My father invited you here?" Xu Jun raised his finger and gently traced the arc of the ghost-faced general's mask with his finger.
Just as his father, his mother, and his elder brother knew his character well, Xu Jun also knew the character of the other three. The ghost-faced general here obviously didn't just arrive as he said.
Coupled with the extraordinarily sumptuous food he saw on the table when he just came back, Xu Jun understood almost immediately that his father was probably making things difficult for this person.
"No, I just..."
"People from our family didn't invite you, did you climb over the wall?" Xu Jun mercilessly exposed the lie of General Ghost Face.
The ghost-faced general was silent, Xu Jun pulled the people beside him to pick up the things on the table, and led them to the courtyard, "Go eat first, or they will finish eating if you don't."
Leaving Xu Jun's small courtyard, the two walked in the corridor full of lanterns.
"Don't worry about it with my dad, he's just a little unhappy..."
Xu Jun didn't know what to say. In fact, he had expected that his family would not accept General Ghost Face so easily. Even if Jin Qi's relationship was removed, General Ghost Face was still a man.
It was precisely because he knew the worry and uneasiness of the three people that he had been pestering the three of them when he came back this time, wanting to spend more time with them.
There are people he cares about on both sides, and he can't do it if he has to compete.
After thinking about it, Xu Jun laughed, his face full of cunning.
Xu Jun handed the things in his hand to General Ghost Face, and then whispered in General Ghost Face's ear.
"That's not good?"
"Why is it not good? You are not angry if he makes you hungry?"
In fact, he is really not angry, and even a little bit envious of the fact that his family is protecting this matter. Seeing Xu Jun in front of him who is encouraging him to punish his father, his back feels inexplicably cold. Xu Jun's temper has actually become bad. so?
Looking at the high-spirited Xu Jun, the ghost-faced general felt inexplicably on board a thief's ship. I don't know if it's too late for him to get off the ship now?
In the dining room, Xu Jun pulled someone over and sat down.
Xu Lan looked over with faint eyes and saw that the two were holding hands tightly, and the strength of the rice was a little stronger.
"Daddy, the general brought you a gift." While speaking, Xu Jun handed over the box in his hand, and asked the person next to him to help open it.
"what is this?"
"Steamed bun."
"..." Xu Lan knew this thing.
How could he not know it? It is said that the emperor has eaten this food for three days straight, eating every meal, dessert, and supper, and now he is almost crying.
"Daddy, the general made this for you specially, you must finish eating, otherwise you will be too sorry for the general's kindness!" Xu Jun looked innocent.
The big rabbit drooped its ears guiltily, finished eating?
The little rabbit shook his ears and finished eating.
What a big rabbit.
The little rabbit blinked his big eyes.
Seeing the two smiling like one, General Ghost Face felt a chill run down his spine, and he silently pondered the feasibility of retreating despite the difficulties.