Chapter 260 – Perfectly Seasoned Poison

As expected, after knowing Shen DaiYing’s plans, Elena withdrew her intense hostility, although she was still vigilant, the atmosphere was lightened.

Even if it was a temporary ceasefire, the two could finally coexist peacefully. With Elena’s help, Shen DaiYing quickly finished a table of gourmet delicacies, and Lin Xiao didn’t have to fearfully laze on the sofa anymore and could enjoy a sumptuous lunch with two beauties.

When a plate of piping hot food was brought over, Lin Xiao was almost moved to tears.

“Hehe, come and eat. This is authentic Eastern cuisine, Kung Pao Chicken. That’s called Fried Pork. Also, that black thing is our clan’s specialty dish, it’s called sushi… oh? That? That’s just normal scrambled eggs, nothing special… don’t rush, have a bit of everything, it’s all delicious!”

Shen DaiYing introduced everything dish by dish to Lin Xiao like a chef, and Lin Xiao didn’t hold back either and got straight to eating. Eating whichever one she introduced, she even considerately helped him wipe his mouth as he ate too quickly and personally fed him some of the food. The rich meat and the sweet sauce coated his mouth, along with the buff of Shen DaiYing feeding him, this was the most delicious food in the world!

“Hehe, that scrambled eggs is too ordinary, set that aside and have some of this, it’s called Boiled Cabbage, it’s a specialty of the Great Qin! You wont find another that’s able to make this dish in Lombard Kingdom! So… come! Ahhh~”

“Ahhh”

Lin Xiao obediently opened his mouth like a child and ate the cabbage she was feeding him. The seemingly normal leaf melted as it entered his mouth, releasing the rich broth it was holding along with the fragrance of the vegetable, it wasn’t greasy and was extremely refreshing!

If Lin Xiao was happily enjoying the food, Shen DaiYing was also happy. She watched with her hands supporting her chin as Lin Xiao gorged himself, as if she was happy as long as he ate whatever she made.

But that didn’t last long.

“Lin Xiao, I actually came today because I had something to ask you.”

“Mhm… mhat is it? Go ahead, … I’ll definitely agree!” Lin Xiao stuffed his mouth as he responded.

“There’s a banquet tomorrow, I want you to attend.”

“A banquet?”

Lin Xiao was only focusing on eating, so he didn’t notice Shen DaiYing’s eyes become dark, and heartlessly rejected, “What banquet? … I’m just a commoner, I’ll pass on a noble’s banquet.”

Lin Xiao would rather not attend those upper society social banquets, if he had the time, wouldn’t it be better to tease Elena at home? Also he was just a good for nothing, and wouldn’t fit in, if he forces himself he’ll just make a fool of himself.

“But, I want you to accompany me… can’t you?” Shen DaiYing bit her lips and timidly said.

“Oh, you want me to accompany you… then that’s fine, if you invite me, I’ll go!”

Once he heard Shen DaiYing was also going, he immediately gulped everything down and promised.

“Then, it’s a deal.”

“Un, it’s a deal!”

“Hehe, okay then, I’ll send someone to pick you up tomorrow morning.”

She nodded with satisfaction at his affirmative response.

Lin Xiao planned to ask more regarding the banquet but Shen DaiYing didn’t want to say more and made an excuse that she had something to do and hurriedly left before they finished eating, like she had something heavy weighing on her heart.

“She left just like that?”

Lin Xiao smacked his lips as he looked at the remainder of the food on the table.

“Strange… what’s with her?”

Even if he looked to Elena for help, he wouldn’t get a response, so he could only get back to cleaning up the table of delicious food.

He didn’t know whether it was intentional or not, but twice when he wanted to taste the least remarkable dish, the scrambled eggs, he was interrupted by Shen DaiYing. Now that he had his fill of all that delicious food, Lin Xiao was interested in tasting the plain and simple scrambled eggs.

Lin Xiao froze after he took a bite.

“Hm, it’s not bad… though it’s a little on the bland side, but that’s just the way I like it. Strange, how did Shen DaiYing know I like it on the bland side?” He slowly savored the eggs as he muttered to himself.

This dish was definitely the least impressive and most normal dish among all of the dished, but it was unexpectedly perfect in taste, no matter how good the other dishes were, these perfectly seasoned eggs was delicious.

“Elena, you shoulder learn more from Sister Ying, if you could just cook a tenth of how well she could, then I wouldn’t get a stomach ache everyday.”

He chewed with great relish while lecturing her.

It would be lucky that her cooking didn’t give him diarrhea, not to mention delicious.

“I am.” Elena paused and didn’t bicker with him like usual, seriously answering, “I made those eggs.”

“Ah?”

Lin Xiao froze and forcibly swallowed the remaining food in his mouth. He speechlessly looked at the normal plate of scrambled eggs and then at Elena.

No wonder, that’s why it was on the bland side and Shen DaiYing didn’t want him eating it… Even if she was bad at cooking, since she cooked for him everyday, she understood his tastes well. So with Shen DaiYing’s guidance, along with her normal experience, she was able to make this unremarkable dish that suited Lin Xiao’s tastes extremely well.

What should he say… is it better to praise her now? Should he be like a Japanese anime protagonist and pat her head and say something nice?

“Stop staring at me, pervert.” Elena became flustered as Lin Xiao stared straight at her, so she didn’t wait for him to say something and quickly went to cleaning up the table then coldly said, “Are the eggs good? Then eat some more, because I poisoned it.”

“Uh… what poison?”

“Pervert poison… it’ll make someone more and more perverted after eating it, afraid?”

“Oh, so Elena, you want me to be more and more perverted? That means you’re a masochistic maid that likes a perverted master?”

“… Peh! Disgusting.”

Elena glanced at him, and when she saw his expression, she held back the urge to throw the plate onto his head.

“You should worry less about my preferences, and worry more about the banquet tomorrow. A good-for-nothing like you would surely become the laughingstock at a noble’s banquet.”

Elena cleaned up while making snide remarks.

“You’re right, I have to make myself look good.”

Lin Xiao nodded his head, and then said the following.

“Elena, come buy some clothes with me later.”

“Give up, a good-for-nothing is still a good-for-nothing no matter how you dress up.”

“No, no, it’s not for me, it’s for you.”

“For me? … Why?”

“I’m guessing that if I took you with me, then I wouldn’t be laughed at, right?”

“Hah?”

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