Ling Zhenfei casually asked a question, but Li Ru seemed to think of something; her face turned red, and she hit Ling Zhenfei on the body. "You rascal, daring to tease your sister, I'll teach you a lesson."

"I really didn't do anything, I just asked you what you couldn't wait to eat," Ling Zhenfei said with an innocent face.

"Jerk, anything is fine to eat," she said.

After saying that, Li Ru ran away as if flying, leaving Ling Zhenfei alone in the kitchen.

Ling Zhenfei finished frying the remaining dishes and then brought them in a food container to the office, along with a few bottles of alcohol, preparing for a session of not returning until drunk.

As soon as the food was served, the aroma immediately attracted Chen Qian, Chu He, and Li Ru. All three of them gathered around the table.

"Brother Ling, your cooking skills are really amazing. I think even these skills alone could make the young ladies flock to you," Chu He said admiringly.

Ling Zhenfei gave a slight smile and couldn't help but glance at Li Ru. His meaning was clear: apart from his cooking, he had another special skill that made women flock to him.

Clearly understanding Ling Zhenfei's implication, Li Ru pouted at Ling Zhenfei, suddenly turning into a little girl, which left him somewhat stunned.

The four of them gathered around the table for the meal, facing Ling Zhenfei's cooking. Chu He and Li Ru had practically no resistance, devouring the food like wolves and tigers, with no regard for their image.

Luckily, Ling Zhenfei was well-prepared, cooking dishes in large quantities, which made Chu He and Li Ru eat happily.

After several rounds of drinks, the four of them began to chat.

"Honestly, the rapid development of Xishan Manor really exceeded our expectations," said Chu He, holding his glass with a lot of feelings.

Li Ru also said with a smile, "Yeah, when Chu He asked me to invest here, I was attracted by the natural environment, but now my thoughts have somewhat changed."

"So, Sister Ru, how have your thoughts changed now?" Ling Zhenfei asked with curiosity.

Li Ru said, "The goal of developing around the natural environment is still my commitment, but after eating the vegetables from Xishan Manor, I suddenly find other vegetables taste so bland, they're utterly unforgettable."

"Opening a restaurant would also be a nice idea, just like what you're doing now with the entire holiday mansion, eating self-grown vegetables, eating self-caught fish. As long as you can guarantee the quality of the dishes, there will definitely be a market."

Ling Zhenfei and Chen Qian started laughing: "Sister Ru is absolutely right; we don't just want to be a supplier of dishes. We also aim to provide an end-to-end service from growing to eating," Ling Zhenfei said with a smile.

"In a little while, Binyang's first Xi Shan Restaurant will open its doors, targeting the high-end market, offering only the best produce from Xishan Manor," Ling Zhenfei said with excitement.

"Really? Then we're really looking forward to it," Li Ru said with a smile, her eyes filled with anticipation.

At that moment, Ling Zhenfei raised his glass towards Chu He and Li Ru: "I also want to thank you for finding me such an excellent manager like Chen Qian. I'm truly happy working with him."

Hearing Ling Zhenfei say this made Chen Qian feel somewhat embarrassed: "Don't say that, I'm also very happy to work with someone as easygoing as you."

The group was having a great time chatting, and the more they drank, the happier they became, especially Chu He and Chen Qian who hadn't seen each other in a long time and drank quite a bit.

At that moment, Li Ru suddenly asked Chen Qian, "By the way, how is your second lady doing now, Chen Qian? Any news?"

Ling Zhenfei was stunned when he heard this, because he had never heard Chen Qian mention any second young miss, and he didn't know who Li Ru was referring to.

Chen Qian sighed and said, "No, there's still no news. I don't think about it too much anymore. Now I just invest all my energy into work so I don't dwell on it."

Ling Zhenfei asked with great curiosity, "Sister Ru, who is this second young miss you're talking about? Why have I never heard Chen Qian mention her?"

Li Ru looked at Ling Zhenfei with some surprise, then at Chen Qian, before asking Chen Qian, "You didn't tell Zhenfei about this?"

Chen Qian shook his head and said, "It's not exactly a glorious matter, so of course I didn't bring it up."

Chu He started laughing at this point, "Zhenfei, it seems you don't know. Then, let me tell you how we met Chen Qian."

Ling Zhenfei shook his head, "I really haven't heard that story. How did you guys meet?"

Chu He reminisced for a moment before saying, "We met Chen Qian at a bar. At that time, this kid was drowning his sorrows. After getting drunk, he started talking about everything from the economic crisis to World War II, from the Iran-Iraq War to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, from drinking to traveling. He truly shocked us."

"So you got to know him then?" Ling Zhenfei asked.

"Not exactly. That kid was dead drunk by the end of it and nobody was looking after him, so we found a place for him to stay. That's how we got to know each other. After getting to know him, we realized we'd found a treasure," Chu He said with a laugh after drinking a cup of alcohol.

"I see. But you still haven't told me who the second young miss is," Ling Zhenfei asked, puzzled.

Chu He smiled and said, "Don't be impatient. The second young miss is the reason why Chen Qian got drunk. She's the girl Chen Qian has always liked. She left, and he was so heartbroken that he drank too much."

Ling Zhenfei was moved by this revelation. From the moment he met Chen Qian, Ling Zhenfei had never heard Chen Qian speak of a woman. Chen Qian was handsome and knowledgeable—an individual who should have been thriving among women.

But Chen Qian not only lacked any women by his side, Ling Zhenfei hadn't even heard him talking on the phone with a woman.

The only woman he'd ever mentioned was his junior sect sister Lu Huanong, but now suddenly there was this second young miss, how could Ling Zhenfei not feel surprised?

At this point, Chen Qian spoke up, "Alright, let me tell it, lest you guys embellish the story."

Chen Qian took a drink and continued, "Zhenfei, I've told you about our sect. Above me, there are two senior brothers and one senior sister. My senior sister is very beautiful and received the true teachings of our master's qinggong and swordsmanship."

"That's right, her name is Lu Yunshang, Lu Huanong's elder sister."

After hearing this, Ling Zhenfei was startled—so that was it. 'Clothes as the lady's thoughts, beauty as the lady's aspect, as Spring Breeze caresses the parapet revealing Hua Nong.' The elder sister was named Lu Yunshang, and the younger sister, Lu Huanong.

It made perfect sense.

Chen Qian then continued, "Sister Yunshang was very beautiful, and she took great care of me. In my heart, she was the perfect goddess. Unfortunately, due to an incident, Sister Yunshang left, and it's been years with no word from her."

Ling Zhenfei found it strange, knowing that Lu Yunshang's departure must have had a reason. He remembered Lu Huanong mentioning that there had been five disciples including herself at one time, but only in passing.

The eldest disciple excelled in using poison and became a famous assassin internationally. The second sister, Yunshang, was adept at qinggong and swordsmanship, elusive as the wind.

The third disciple had inherited most of the master's authentic teachings and was now influential in both lawful and unlawful circles in Huaxia.

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