Chapter 1343: Chapter 1341: The Li Family’s Motive
"Since you’re here, stay for dinner! I’ve been learning to cook lately. Try my cooking and have a drink." Yang Chen warmly invited.
"You’re learning to cook?" Li Muyang was quite surprised.
Coming from a guard family, Li Muyang had a rather macho attitude. Cooking in the kitchen was completely outside his world.
When he heard that Yang Chen was learning to cook, he was completely dumbfounded.
Such a top-tier figure, interested in cooking?
Is this something a man should do?
"Don’t worry, my cooking isn’t that bad!" Yang Chen laughed heartily, thinking Li Muyang was afraid that his food would be inedible.
Yang Chen got up to cook, while Ye Xin stayed to chat with Li Muyang.
Yang Chen cooks very quickly.
When Ye Xin went to help, she whispered two words in Yang Chen’s ear.
After hearing Ye Xin’s words, Yang Chen’s expression changed slightly. He thought for a moment but didn’t show any abnormal reaction.
With the dishes prepared, Yang Chen brought them to the table.
The Ye family has a special room for entertaining guests, very quiet without disturbance.
As each plate was placed on the table, Li Muyang’s eyes widened.
Each plate was crafted with extreme precision, as if they were brought to life; is this really food?
Was this really cooked by Yang Chen?
Li Muyang found it unbelievable.
He originally thought Yang Chen’s cooking would be simple, just like ordinary people making stir-fries, with the taste being passable.
But he hadn’t expected that the dishes Yang Chen presented were comparable to those made by top chefs in elite restaurants.
In fact, the dishes made by those top chefs were inferior to Yang Chen’s!
After overcoming the shock, Li Muyang incredulously asked, "These... are these dishes all made by you?"
He found it hard to believe.
So he suspected that the food wasn’t actually made by Yang Chen, but by a chef in the kitchen assisting Yang Chen.
Seeing Yang Chen being questioned, Ye Xin became dissatisfied, "Li Muyang, what do you mean! Are you suggesting we’re tricking you into a meal? Let me tell you, Yang Chen learned his cooking skills from Grandpa Gao! Don’t tell me these dishes were made by Grandpa Gao instead!"
Li Muyang was taken aback, "Grandpa Gao?"
He was baffled, "You mean Gao Zhenggen, Grandpa Gao? The Golden Knife Chef?"
"Who else? You know very well Grandpa Gao has always been at my house!" Ye Xin said irritably.
Li Muyang took a deep breath.
He knew Gao Zhenggen, the legendary Golden Knife Chef, who cooked at state banquets for a long time.
The dishes he made are considered unparalleled, with heads of state both domestic and foreign giving Grandpa Gao a thumbs up.
In fact, many people wanted to invite Grandpa Gao to cook for them, but he politely refused, even when sky-high prices were offered!
"I can’t believe it!" Li Muyang exclaimed, "You actually learned cooking from Grandpa Gao, what a blessing!"
Yang Chen smiled and said, "Try it quickly to see if you like the taste!"
Li Muyang tasted a dish, praised it as delicious, and couldn’t stop himself.
He tasted every dish before reluctantly putting down his chopsticks, raised his glass, and said to Yang Chen, "I must toast to you, for letting me enjoy so much delicious food!"
"No problem, whenever you want to eat, come find me, I guarantee you’ll be full!" Yang Chen laughed and clinked glasses with Li Muyang.
This wine was stored by Ye Liangcai. Hu Yashu was asked by Ye Xin to invite Yang Chen’s friends over, and without even asking who, she brought out several bottles of good wine for Ye Xin.
This mother-in-law is very generous with her son-in-law indeed.
The wine was smooth in the mouth, rich and aromatic, definitely good wine, although it’s unclear how long Ye Liangcai stored it, and it ended up served to Yang Chen.
Food was eaten, three glasses of wine had passed, and after a while, Li Muyang looked at Yang Chen, his expression becoming serious.
"Yang Chen, today I came here for two reasons. One is that upon receiving your news, I immediately found time to come over, feeling fortunate to see that you both are fine."
"Moreover, I came for another reason, which was a task given by my clan elders." Li Muyang felt with his relationship with Ye Xin and Yang Chen, there was no need for falsehoods; he said frankly, "They asked me to come to you, to get closer, so they might use your connections and status in the future."
Yang Chen nodded, "I know, Ye Xin already told me."
That’s the helplessness within big families; whatever you want to do is often beyond your control. You enjoy the conveniences brought by family status, but have to bear the constraints of family interests.
Li Muyang frowned at Yang Chen and Ye Xin, "You knew already?"
Ye Xin shook her head, "I only knew after you arrived."
"Is there a plan between our two families?" Li Muyang asked alertly.
Yang Chen smiled, "That’s not something we need to worry about! Besides, are you here to discuss business, or to just chat with us? If it’s business, sorry, I’m retired now, there’s nothing you can discuss with me."
Li Muyang furrowed his brow.
"Alright, don’t let things you don’t know affect your mood." Yang Chen comforted.
Li Muyang looked at Yang Chen and said, "No matter what, if you’re aware, I think any decision should be cautious, don’t take drastic actions lightly, it’s a critical period now!"
Yang Chen smiled slightly, "I understand!"
After the chat, Li Muyang was seventy percent drunk and was gently escorted away.
After seeing Li Muyang off, the drunk feeling on Yang Chen disappeared abruptly.
With his current strength, this little alcohol won’t get him drunk.
After expelling the alcohol, Yang Chen sighed about the speed of the Ye family.
He only mentioned some ideas to Ye Liangcai and Elder Ye, and they implemented them so quickly, even convincing the Li family!
Now with the Li family sending Li Muyang to get close to Yang Chen, it has already shown their stance.
"Do you know something?" Ye Xin asked, staring at Yang Chen.
She had heard from Hu Yashu about Li Muyang’s purpose for coming, but she didn’t know why Li Muyang’s family requested him to act this way.
Needless to say, the relationship with Li Muyang was good, but now as things stand, it inevitably made people uncomfortable and a bit resistant.
A relationship that involves interests ceases to be pure.
Seeing Yang Chen seemed to know something, she asked.
Yang Chen glanced at Ye Xin, smiling, "Does knowing make a difference? Some things are beyond our control; some things can only happen naturally. When the day comes for those things to yield results, you’ll understand."
Seeing Yang Chen was unwilling to speak, Ye Xin didn’t press further, just hugged Yang Chen’s arm and said, "In the future... don’t take risks!"