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After the meal, a table was placed in the courtyard, surrounded by a pile of mooncakes with various kinds of melon and fruit snacks, fragrant flowers and tea. There were five-nut mooncakes as big as a disc with the four characters "Family Reunion" written on them, five-nut mooncakes There is a palm-sized moon cake next to it...a palm-sized moon cake is not small, but compared with the "family reunion" big moon cake, it looks small and very delicate.The waxy white snow skin is wrapped with fruit fillings of various colors. It is a snow skin moon cake, and the plate is piled up into three layers of hills.Next to the ice-skinned mooncakes, there are really small mooncakes, also piled up into a hill with only three layers, and the words "healthy and long life" are written on each bite of the small mooncakes.

Jiang Yuan stood beside a long table, covered with a white cloth, on which were placed all the ingredients for making Soviet-style mooncakes, and the chef specially hired by the Fang family stood behind the table and wrapped the pastry into the water-oil skin. The head chef of a five-star hotel doesn't just mean that the things he makes are good, but also that he makes mooncakes with an artistic sense in a smooth manner.

There are two kinds of fillings, the sweet taste of bean paste and red dates, the salty taste with fresh meat, and the salty mooncakes, which is so heresy.

At the long table, only Jiang Yuan stopped to watch. When the teacher made a few mooncakes that had not yet been put into the oven, he applauded.

Lao Zhang, who has worked as a chef for Fang's family for several years, burst into tears. Since someone knows how to appreciate his craftsmanship, it is not easy. The first fresh meat mooncake he made must be given to a young man named Jiang Yuan to try.

The Fang family lives like this almost every year, and it seems that there is nothing new.

The Soviet-style mooncakes came out quickly. Not long after Jiang Yuan smelled the aroma, he heard the crisp sound of the oven. Chef Lao Zhang put on heat-resistant gloves and took out the baking tray, and put on the layers of crispy mooncakes inside. With red dots, it exudes an attractive meaty aroma.

Jiang Yuan, who was quite full from dinner, was a little hungry again. For delicious food, it is difficult for foodies to control their appetite.

Lao Zhang put a fresh meat mooncake on a white porcelain plate for Jiang Yuan, "Try it, Mr. Jiang."

There are also knives and forks. Jiang Yuan rejected Western-style tableware. He directly wiped his hands with a towel and ate it. Why should such a delicacy as mooncake be assisted by tableware? You can feel the softness or oilyness of the cake when you touch it lightly with your fingers. The tactile feeling, the first step to experience the beauty of the food without putting it in the mouth, for Jiang Yuan, eating this way will have a special sense of ritual.

The outer skin is crispy and fragrant, and the green onion can be faintly seen in the inside. The salty fragrance is soft and soft. It is a perfect fresh meat mooncake.

"Try it, I think it's delicious." Jiang Yuan directly brought the fresh meat mooncake he had eaten to Fang Chengyan's mouth.

Yuan Fang, who had been pestering Fang Chengyan all night, sneered, thinking that Jiang Yuan was too careless.I saw Fang Chengyan eating all the remaining mooncakes with Jiang Yuan's hand, and finally said, "It's very fragrant."

Not to mention that Yuan Fang was so angry that his eyes widened, even the chef Lao Zhang, who had worked in the Fang family for several years and was somewhat familiar with the new head of the family, almost stared out his eyes. Feeling a deep sense of joy, it is tantamount to hearing that his son was admitted to B University, his wife gave birth to a little girl, and the little girl called her father for the first time... Lao Zhang, who is in his 40s, has red eyes. It was not easy for Fang Chengyan to say the word "very fragrant", and it was a compliment to his career as a chef.

The praise was all because of Mr. Jiang, and Chef Lao Zhang looked at Jiang Yuan gratefully.

Yuan Fang also looked at it, but he was not grateful, he wanted to swallow Jiang Yuan, gritted his teeth fiercely, and compared Jiang Yuan with himself, he was obviously better in every aspect!

The freshly baked fresh meat mooncakes are the most delicious, Jiang Yuan packed a small plate and followed Fang Chengyan to his grandfather.The courtyard of the main courtyard is very large. In the corner of the courtyard, there is a walnut tree over a hundred years old with dense branches and leaves. There are tables and chairs under the tree. Grandpa is playing chess with his uncle. Black and white pieces fall from time to time on the chessboard. There is no winning or losing, and there are not too many Racking his brains to calculate, playing chess to have fun.

My uncle spent a whole night in low school, and now he is still serving tea and water by Grandpa's side. All he has to do is hang a sign around his neck. On the sign, the words "I'm very filial" must be written in black and bold characters.The fresh meat mooncakes sent by Jiang Yuan were praised by the grandfather and uncle, and the chef Lao Zhang, who devoted himself to making sweet mooncakes filled with red bean paste and red dates, burst into tears. The mooncakes he made this year were finally eaten. .

The moon is in the middle of the sky, amidst the different tastes of salty and sweet mooncakes, the clock and minutes are ticking to 09:30, the old man went to bed early, and grandpa threw away the chess pieces first and stood up, "Xiaoyan, cut the mooncakes Already, everyone eat a piece and go back to the house."

Fang Chengyan said, "Understood, Grandpa."

Cutting the mooncake is to cut the biggest piece of "Family Joy" mooncake on the table, cut it with the blade, divide the mooncake into eight parts in Fang Chengyan's hands, and cut out several small pieces. Everyone symbolically squeezed a little bit to taste, It should be a scene.Only Jiang Yuan took an egg-sized piece and ate it with great relish. The real five-nut mooncakes are so delicious. There are layers of nuts inside and a strong nutty aroma after eating. The fake five-nut mooncakes on the market that only have peanuts and melon seeds are flattering. Can't keep up.

After chatting and joking for a while, the aunt's family left first, Yuan Fang intended to stay, but retreated under Fang Chengyan's indifferent gaze, said good night dully, and walked away in despair.

After the people dispersed, the main courtyard where the fruit cake table was still placed suddenly fell into seriousness. Grandpa Fang put away the smile on his face, and his cold face was exactly the same as that of Fang Chengyan. They stood together without a word. People will doubt blood relationship.

The atmosphere became more and more different, the joy and ease were all gone, and what was left was Xiao Suo's calmness. Xiao Suo came from his grandfather, and the son who was raised by himself was not good enough. It was too bad.Fang Chengyan is calm, and very few things will make his mood fluctuate.

Uncle Fang held back the smile on his face, "Dad, I won't disturb your sleep, I'll go back first." Uncle Fang, who had been serving all night, hadn't achieved his purpose of coming—to ask his father to help him out— Seeing his father's face, my uncle felt like retreating and didn't dare to mention anything.

Grandpa Fang snorted lightly, and said flatly, "Kneel down!"

The uncle was stunned, "Dad..."

"Those who are not filial, kneel down!" Grandpa pointed angrily at his youngest son's nose. He always felt that it was his own fault for not teaching his son well, so he turned a blind eye to his son's mistakes in recent years. Close one eye, type a few words from the side, hoping he can correct it.

But now that he has done more and more wrong things, while the grandfather is angry, there are more self-blame, remorse and confusion. After death, he will have no face to face his wife.

The sudden change made it difficult for Jiang Yuan to stay here any longer. Holding a piece of mooncake with five kernels in his paw, he hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm going outside for a walk in the garden."

Fang Chengyan nodded slightly at him, meaning that he would come after dealing with uncle's affairs.

Passing through the moon gate of the main courtyard, there is a narrow road outside, with flowers and trees planted against the wall, and after walking through the narrow road and walking up for a while, you can see a good scenery. Jiang Yuan remembers the route, and walks slowly while eating.Walking through the narrow road and about to turn, he raised his foot and took a step. Before he took this step, he heard someone talking. He carefully judged that it was coming from the other side of the wall. Because Jiang Yuan had sharp ears and eyes after practicing, he was able to catch it easily. Sound in a quiet environment.

He was not interested in listening to someone in the corner, shrugged and was about to leave when he heard a familiar name——Jiang Yuan, he was very familiar with himself, and the content of the conversation on the wall made him raise his eyebrows.

It was Yuan Fang and another unfamiliar person who spoke, probably from Yuan's family.

Yuan Fang's voice was full of anger and embarrassment, "I don't like men! You guys sent me clothes so I can change at night. It's really ugly. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell what I'm up to!"

"You can put it on, which proves that you agree with this approach." The other person's voice was very calm, and he mocked calmly, "You have been in the Fang family for two years, and you have not had a relationship with He Lian, and you have made the other party hate you. Really smart."

He Lian is the name of Fang Chengyan's aunt's daughter, and his uncle's surname is He.

Seeing Yuan Fang's expression, it must be not very good, "He Lian is as indifferent as an old maid in a monastery. It's useless for me to show my courtship in every possible way. If the other party doesn't accept the trick, what can I do!"

"That's why Fang Chengyan is the best target for you to change your target." The other person said clearly, "As long as Fang Chengyan looks at you favorably, it's good to keep him as a lover. I didn't expect Fang Chengyan Will like men, for many years clean, never fall in love, I always thought he was a (sexual) frigid."

Jiang Yuan actually had the urge to nod his head, whether it was real cold or fake cold, he really wanted to become a god in one fell swoop, and then have a real fusion under the stars.

"You are treating Fang Chengyan and the Fang family as fools." Yuan Fang turned on the taunting function swiftly, "I have been in the Fang family for more than two years, if Fang Chengyan liked me, I would have become a good thing in the morning gone."

Yuan Fang lamented in his heart, he is so good, but he is not as good as a lot of brats on the street outside, it is so sad.

The other person's ridicule skills are even higher, "Sima Zhaozhi's thoughts are well known to everyone in our family. You need to hide it. The real benefit is what you get. Some time ago, my brother failed to invest and lost 200 yuan. If the situation can't be reversed, the whole family's business has to be involved. The Yuan family gave birth to you and raised you, and asked you to give up your face to coax He Lian and Fang Chengyan. It's really a waste of raising you."

Yuan Fang: "More than 200 million, such a small amount of money will make me sell myself?"

"You've been in Fang's house for a long time, do you really think that more than 200 million yuan is the same as 200 yuan?"

Yuan Fang was silent. After staying in Fang's house for a long time, I really thought that the whole world was so detached and relaxed. The tea that my uncle used to make tea was cheaper than gold, and Aunt Fang bought a diamond ring that looked ordinary. More than 500 million, He Lian carried more than 30 bags in the supermarket, and Fang Chengyan's suits were not less than one million... The world of flowers dazzled his eyes, making Yuan Fang have the illusion that money is just a bank The numbers that change in the card are not worth mentioning.

"I……"

"You keep asking the family for money, and it costs hundreds of thousands at a time. Last time I saw you bought a white shirt, it cost [-]. We are offering you in the hope that you can bring benefits to the Yuan family. "The other person's tone was pleading, "My aunt has gone. The only connection between our family and the Fang family is the old man. The old man is getting old, and once he leaves, the Yuan family will really have no light. You work hard ah!"

Yuan Fang shook his lips, touched the price on his body which was completely different from the style he liked, and felt even more sad. "But what to do if you don't like me, it's useless if you take off your clothes."

Silence, awkward silence.

If Fang Chengyan was a playboy, they would have washed the good-looking Yuan Fang and thrown them to bed when they saw each other, not to mention Yuan Fang, as long as they could climb up to Shang Chengyan, everyone in the Yuan family would be willing!However, Fang Cheng said he wasn't.

I was embarrassed to listen to Jiang Yuan in the corner: "..." While pitying the Yuan family, he was very angry at the same time. Although everyone has their own reasons, they can't shamelessly calculate what's in other people's pockets. It's really Fang Chengyan , When Grandpa Fang has no brains.

Jiang Yuan misunderstood, the Yuan family really didn't think so, the reason why the Yuan family hooked up with members of the Fang family unscrupulously, the Yuan family relied on grandpa's tolerance.I always thought that if Grandpa didn't say anything, he just tacitly agreed to pave the way for the Yuan family.

The person on the other side of the wall probably left, but no voice came back.Jiang Yuan also lost interest in looking at the scenery, and ate mooncakes boredly waiting for Fang Cheng to speak.

Da da da--

A familiar voice came, and Jiang Yuan turned around to see the old ghost uncle driving a green cloth car. There was a yellow paper-covered lantern hanging in front of the car. The words are exceptionally eye-catching.

There was a cat squatting beside the old ghost uncle, and Da Jin waved his paw solemnly, "Get in the car, it's too late!"