A Warm Wedding and A New Bride of Young Master Lu

Chapter 9 - Honey, I want another one (1)

Downstairs, lunch had already been served courtesy of Su Hongyuan's earlier instructions, and it was a feast.

Lu Boyan led Su Jianan into the dining area. "Sit," Lu Boyan said, pulling a chair out for her as if it was the most natural thing to do.

Huh? Is Lu Boyan serving her now? Su Jianan thought.

In an instant, Su Jianan felt as if she had been granted a gratuitous service and decided to go along with it. Turning to Lu Boyan she plastered on a sweet smile, "Thank you, honey," she said, sitting down.

Su Jianan took in the dishes that were laid out on the table. Deftly, she picked up a bowl and began filling it with duck soup. Once the bowl was filled, she placed it right in front of Lu Boyan. She smiled in a way that made her look like a subservient maidservant. "Drink the soup first," she said, "duck soup is very palatable. Try it."

The truth was that there was nothing Lu Boyan hated more than duck soup. He forced a smile and then reached out to ruffle Su Jianan's hair. "Thank you," he said. On the outside, his ministrations seemed every bit affectionate. But in truth, there were quite some force behind those hands.

"Oh, you're welcome," Su Jianan said. "I'm good as long as you like it."

Su Jianan knew this was Lu Boyan's idea of a revenge. In fact, she figured that her hair was messier than a bird's nest at this point courtesy of Lu Boyan's 'affectionate' gesture. Still, she beamed as if she was the happiest woman in the entire world, bird's nest hair and all.

Lu Boyan found himself highly satisfied with the way Su Jianan had handled her misfortunes with compliance and tolerance. Although he had no idea how long this little monster would stay this compliant, he decided to give face and finished the bowl of soup she had served him.

Upon seeing Lu Boyan's now empty bowl, Su Yuanyuan picked up the bowl in a show of attentiveness and courtesy. "Brother, let me fill up another bowl for you," she said, "our chef makes the best soups. You should have more."

"No, thank you," Lu Boyan said, "I don't actually enjoy duck soup."

Su Yuanyuan's movement stilled. An uncomfortable look crossed her face. "But when sis gave you that bowl just now..." she trailed off. She thought Lu Boyan really enjoyed duck soup.

Lu Boyan glanced at Su Jianan, his eyes filled with nothing but love and affection. "Since my wife had served it to me, I must drink it." Lu Boyan said. But if it's served by others....then thanks, but nope, Lu Boyan thought.

Su Jianan beamed sweetly seeming as though she would to lean in to kiss Lu Boyan any minute.

Su Yuanyuan felt even more awkward than before. But at the same time, she also felt a little offended. Sullenly, she placed the bowl before of Lu Boyan.

Having decided that she might as well go the whole way with things, she pointed at a crawfish, "Honey, I wanna eat that one."

Lu Boyan was highly dubious about Su Jianan's fondness for crawfish, though he put on a pair of gloves and grabbed one from the platter. He even went as far as meticulously removing the edible meat from the shell before placing them neatly onto her plate. "Eat slowly," he reminded in a 'gentle' tone.

It turned out that Su Jianan's fondness for crawfish was real. Just by looking at the tender and succulent crawfish meat in her plate, she could already imagine the meat's texture in her mouth. It would be soft, tender, and with just the right amount of tautness. She nodded distractedly and picked up a piece of meat. Then, she dipped the meat into the sauce and started digging in.

Lu Boyan："..."

Su Jianan finished an entire crawfish, though its aftertaste had her craving for more. At the same time, she did not feel like removing the shells on her own. So she glanced at Lu Boyan smilingly, "Honey, I want another one."