The Humble Family’s Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!
Chapter 765 - 684, Can’t Let Go_1

Chapter 765: Chapter 684, Can’t Let Go_1

After taking a bite of the food from the hot pot, Wu Jingyi and his son Wu Dingbo couldn’t help but squint their eyes and thought to themselves how fortunate they were for having the thick skin to stay. Otherwise, they would have missed this delicious meal.

The flavor was even more memorable than anything they had eaten in Beijing!

Hot pot was most enjoyable when you cooked the food yourself, Xiao Yeyang, Wentao, and Yan Wenkai were accustomed to eating while cooking their food in the pot. But this time, they encountered two who only wanted to eat ready-made dishes. As soon as they put the vegetables in, Wu Jingyi and his son would snatch them out to eat.

"Ahem~"

Seeing the visibly fast-depleting food on the table, Yan Wenkai couldn’t hold back, "Um... could you eat a bit slower? You’re stuffing it in your mouth right after it’s scooped out. Doesn’t it burn your mouth?"

Wu Jingyi picked up on Yan Wenkai’s hint but, with the temptation of delicious food right in front of him, he chose to turn a deaf ear and didn’t give a glance, simply burying his head and eating voraciously.

Wu Dingbo, however, laughed and said, "Don’t worry about us; we can handle this level of heat. Don’t just watch us eat, you all dig in too. The flavor is really exceptional!"

As he spoke, he reached out with his chopsticks, deftly picked up a piece of beef, blew on it twice, and stuffed it into his mouth. Then, while chewing, he showed an expression of pure enjoyment.

Seeing them like this, Xiao Yeyang, Wentao, and Yan Wenkai were all at a loss for words.

What could they do?

The three of them were not petty, and since Wu Jingyi was a military commander, they still had to give the face over a bit of food. But with only so much to go around, they could only speed up their eating.

In the dining room, only the sound of vigorous chewing could be heard, with not a word spoken among them. Everyone was sweating profusely and enjoying the spicy heat.

Two quarters of an hour later, Wu Jingyi, seeing that there wasn’t much food left on the table, finally slowed his pace with the chopsticks and began to chat stealthily with Xiao Yeyang, Wentao, and Yan Wenkai while eating leisurely.

It had to be said, the three of them had indeed changed dramatically.

Back in Sishan Village, they all had a bit of youthful greenness and immaturity about them, but now, they all exuded a fierce aura that commanded respect.

The battlefield really was an excellent place to toughen people up!

Wu Jingyi quickly glanced at Xiao Yeyang. In the past, this youngster would occasionally show his emotions, but now he had become completely inscrutable. After all the probing with words, both openly and in secret, he had not managed to glean any useful information.

The aura of authority he carried had also grown significantly heavier. No wonder the soldiers on the border spoke of him with closed lips and reverence. Even Wu Jingyi found himself weighing his words carefully when speaking.

Thinking of Xiao Yechen, who had been so triumphant in Beijing recently, Wu Jingyi could not help but mourn for him inwardly, fearing that his current triumph would turn to equal disappointment in the future.

Wu Jingyi’s gaze then shifted to Wentao, whose changes were the most surprising of the three. Once, he was the most honest and simple of them, but now he was worldly, stern, and seldom smiled. The aura of ruthlessness about him was even startling to Wu Jingyi.

This version of Wentao reminded him of the young Xiu Xiangchen, who had fought his way out of life-and-death situations to reach his current status.

Thinking about the situation of the different houses of the Yan Family, Wu Jingyi felt a sense of release.

In contrast to Yan Wenkai from the main branch, Wentao undoubtedly had more burdens to bear.

Finally, Wu Jingyi’s gaze settled on Yan Wenkai, who was still as smiley as ever, but the fleeting sharpness in his eyes revealed that he was someone who played dumb while being a fierce tiger.

The meal was nearly finished, and everyone started to banter and joke around.

Watching the Jinling Guard laugh heartily and relax their brows at the table, Wu Jingyi glanced at Xiao Yeyang and thought of the information he had gathered recently, feeling a sense of wonder at how thoroughly Xiao Yeyang had won them over.

The casualty rate for the Jinling Guard was very high; every mission cost a few lives.

But with Xiao Yeyang, there had been not a single loss among his men in the missions over the past year and a half.

Just this fact alone was enough for the Jinling Guard to be willing to serve under him.

To build an outstanding team, not only did the leader need to be skillful, but logistics were also critical.

It wasn’t just about strong warriors or superior weapons; it also depended on what the team ate, what they wore, and whether the injured could receive timely treatment.

Whether or not you could retain people, and how to make the men give their unwavering loyalty—these were all things that the leader had to consider.

In this regard, Xiao Yeyang had undoubtedly been very successful.

Xiao Yeyang and the others were aware of Wu Jingyi’s scrutiny, but none of them paid it any attention, continuing to eat and drink as usual. Their experiences on the edge of life and death had long since toughened their hearts to an extraordinary degree, so mundane matters could hardly unsettle them.

There wasn’t much left on the table, and when the last serving of greens was up for grabs, Wu Dingbo and Yan Wenkai both reached out with their chopsticks at the same time.

Yan Wenkai placed his chopsticks on the greens, grinning at Wu Dingbo who was attempting to compete with him for the vegetables.

The Wu family, even if Wu Dingbo was uneducated, still started martial arts training from a young age.

Martial arts was one of the few skills Wu Dingbo could show off with pride, but at this moment, facing those immovable chopsticks that seemed as firm as the legendary Sea-Calming Needle, no matter how hard he tried, Wu Dingbo became somewhat unsettled.

"Hmm~"

Wu Dingbo strained as hard as he could, turning his face red and his neck thick, but still couldn’t make Yan Wenkai’s chopsticks budge.

Wu Jingyi watched from the side, his gaze flickering nonstop; the Wu family had a martial background, and the martial skills of the males in the family were not bad. Although the youngest son couldn’t compare to the eldest, he was still much better than outsiders.

Yet now, he couldn’t even move the chopsticks in Yan Wenkai’s hand. He couldn’t help feeling somewhat unsettled as well.

Wu Jingyi’s inquisitive gaze swept over Xiao Yeyang and the other two again. As far as he knew, there were many experts in internal martial arts amongst the entourage of the eighth prince. Each time these three young men always managed to escape unscathed, what did that imply?

The three had trained in internal martial arts, and it was clear they had already achieved some success, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to escape unharmed.

But when had these three started training in internal martial arts? And they had progressed so quickly too!!!

"Crack~"

Hearing the sound of the chopsticks cracking in his hand, Wu Dingbo very prudently withdrew his chopsticks and said with a smile to Yan Wenkai, "This is the last serving of greens, it’s all yours. I’m fine with eating Chinese yam, it’s also very tasty."

Yan Wenkai looked amusingly at Wu Dingbo, who was quite good at finding ways to save face.

After the Chinese yam was cooked, Wu Dingbo took a bite and said, "The taste of this Chinese yam is no worse than what we buy at the Four Seasons Fruits and Vegetables Shop."

Upon hearing Four Seasons Fruits and Vegetables Shop, Xiao Yeyang looked up and asked, "How’s the business at that shop?"

Wu Dingbo eagerly exaggerated, "Great, really great. Even my family can’t buy much of what that shop sells, so how could it not be good?"

While speaking, he huffed and looked towards Wu Jingyi.

"Dad, the last time I was buying stuff at the Four Seasons Fruits and Vegetables Shop, Peng Mingchi snatched away the things I wanted to buy. Next time you see the Minister of Works, you have to help me get back at him."

The moment the words "Minister of Works" were uttered, Yan Wentao’s chopstick-picking hand suddenly stopped in mid-air, and both Xiao Yeyang and Yan Wenkai turned to look at him.

Yan Wenkai pondered for a moment, then looked at Wu Dingbo with a smile, "I heard that the Minister of Works’ legitimate youngest son is quite exceptional. I wonder if that’s true?"

Wu Dingbo immediately snorted dismissively, "Peng Mingchi is nothing but an embroidered pillow who only writes and paints. Relying on his ability to show off a few verses of poetry, he shamelessly ranks himself with a few others as the ’Four Great Talents of Beijing.’ Pah!"

Yan Wenkai became interested, "The Four Great Talents of Beijing? Who are the four?"

Wu Dingbo looked at Xiao Yeyang, "One of them is Xiao Yechen."

Yan Wenkai immediately uttered an ’oh,’ then decisively commented, "Then it certainly must not hold much worth."

Wu Dingbo nodded in agreement, "Exactly, they’re just a bunch of people who love to attract an audience by reciting poetry together, completely pointless."

Yan Wenkai, not wanting to continue the topic, went on to ask, "What about that Peng Mingchi? What is he like?"

Wu Dingbo, "The man... well, he’s not bad-looking, but I don’t really like him, to be honest."

Suddenly, Yan Wentao interjected, "What about his character?"

Wu Dingbo glanced at Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai, "Why are you so interested in Peng Mingchi?"

On the side, Wu Jingyi saw his son finally catching on and couldn’t help but sigh again. All four of them were about the same age; why was his son so outclassed?

Yan Wenkai glanced at his third brother and smiled, "Our family is close with Vice Minister Zhou from the Ministry of Personnel, and I heard that the Zhou Family has an arranged marriage with the Peng Family, so we ought to ask about it."

Wu Dingbo showed a look of realization, "I see, that’s the reason. Well, Peng Mingchi, although I don’t like his pedantic air, he doesn’t have any bad habits. He just likes to gather some people together for poetry sessions, and the poetry he writes is quite popular among the young ladies of Beijing."

Upon hearing this, Yan Wentao immediately furrowed his eyebrows; An Ran was not very fond of poetry.

Seeing his reaction, Xiao Yeyang and Yan Wenkai exchanged a look, quietly sighing to themselves that the third brother (Wentao) was still unable to let go of the girl from the Zhou Family.

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