"Li Ang, Qin Sheng was raised by me; I don't need you to remind me how I should raise her!" Gong Mochen said everything in one sentence.
Qin Sheng found that Gong Mochen had asked the servant to get a new pair of chopsticks. When he picked up food for her, he would use another pair instead of his own.
She gritted her teeth and bit the head off her chopsticks. She did not understand why Gong mochen would do this.
"Duke Li Ang wants to stay at our house for a while. I'll get the servant to clean up a room for him now," He Fen said with a smile.
She had her own plans. It was better for her daughter, Qin Zixian, to marry Gong Mochen. The Duke liked Lolis, so of course, he wanted her granddaughters to marry him. If this happened one of them was her son-in-law, and the other would be her grandson-in-law. They were two top men, and they would both belong to her family!
"Then I'll have to bother Madam Qin," Roland said politely.
"No, it's our honor to entertain such an important guest like Duke Li Ang and yourself!" He Fen welcomed Roland.
She secretly instructed the servants to arrange for Li Ang's room to be next to Qin Yunting's room.
Zheng Min's eyes swept over Li Ang. Li Ang's eyes never left Qin Sheng. Her lips were pursed. The way that girl ate made the two men beside her watch her! Why? Why could she control men like this?
She just couldn't tolerate it!
She looked at her own daughter. Why didn't this girl find an opportunity to capture the Duke?
Qin Yunting pursed her lips. She had always been the arrogant one, waiting for men to chase after her. She had never chased a man before!
Qin Yunting couldn't lose to Qin Sheng. She jumped up and walked to the kitchen. Then, she brought her maid, Qiu Hui, out with the soup.
"This is my family's specialty, Ham and water shield soup. It's made from the best Jinhua Ham and water shield vegetables," Qin Yunting said gently.
First, she gave a bowl to Roland.
Roland liked the Lotus leaf-shaped bowl. The lotus-petal-like Spoon added to the flavor of the soup. The water shield vegetables in the bowl were like small lotus leaves, and the ham, cut into petals, looked to have been carved by someone with great knife skills. The soup was undoubtedly full of color, fragrance, taste, and shape.
She took a sip and said, "It's so fresh!"
"This is my daughter's specialty dish," Zheng Min quickly said. "By the way, Qin Sheng, tell Madam if you have any specialty dishes. Li Ang said that he wants to choose between the two of you. No matter what, it has to be a fair contest."
The corners of Qin Sheng's lips twitched. She did not know how to cook at all. Gong Mochen would never let her do such a dangerous job.
Moreover, the soup was not made by Qin Yunting. Qin Sheng was certain that she wasn't the one who had cut the ham, and there was no way she could've kept the temperature under control. Qin Yunting wasn't the one who had made it.
Damn it... She did not know why Zheng Min was such a b*tch... She'd deliberately made it difficult for Sheng, because she did not know how to cook!
Qin Sheng smiled. "I know how to eat. Someone has already cooked. If I cooked it would be a waste of labor and food. It's better if I help to eat the food. It would be a shameful waste food if I didn't!"
Zheng Min rolled her eyes. Labor? Did Qin Sheng say her daughter had wasted labor?
Qin Yunting had a rare good temper. She could hold her anger in. Not only did she not rush Qin Sheng, but she also served bowls of soup to everyone on the table.
She walked to Li Ang's side and picked up a bowl from the tray in Qiu Hui's hand and gave it to him. "Duke, please have some soup."
Qiu Hui stood behind Qin Sheng. She held the remaining bowls of soup with one hand and lowered her other hand quietly.
Qin Sheng suddenly felt a sharp pain in her elbow, and her arm reflexively moved backward. However, she did not expect her arm to touch Qin Yunting, who was holding the bowl. The bowl in Qin Yunting's hand fell into the man's lap...
In an instant, the entire dining room fell silent. Everyone looked at the Duke in horror...
"Oh my God! Son, are you alright there? Can you still use your appendage? I haven't even had a grandchild yet!" Roland stood up and ran over, staring at her son.
Li Ang's forehead creased. Could his mother be any more straightforward? Was he a freaking seeder? A baby-making machine?
Qin Yunting only just reacted and said in a sobbing tone, "I'm sorry, Duke. I didn't do it on purpose. Someone touched me, so I spilled the soup. Are you alright?"
She hurriedly took a napkin to wipe Li Ang's body. Just as her hand was about to touch Li Ang's leg, her wrist was grabbed by the man and pushed away.
"Don't touch me!" Li Ang shouted angrily. His mysophobia meant he could not stand being touched by anyone.
Qin Yunting did not know about Li Ang's mysophobia. She thought Li Ang was angry at her. "Duke, someone really touched me."
Her eyes deliberately looked at Qin Sheng behind her, as if she did not dare to say her name. She endured the grievance.
"What happened? Tell me clearly!" Li Ang shouted angrily. He was so furious that he almost lost his cool.
He could understand Qin Yunting's hints, following her eyes. She was obviously saying that Qin Sheng touched her. This devious girl wanted to burn his man-goods!
"Yes, Qin Sheng touched me with her arm," Qin Yunting blurted. She had been desperate to say those words. The Duke's questions had pulled them out of her.
"Qin, Sheng!" Li Ang's words came out from between his teeth.
Qin Sheng looked at the large wet patch between the man's legs. He already had a small appendage, and now he'd been burnt in that area. Tsk, tsk, would he be made into a eunuch?
"I didn't burn you on purpose! How did I know that Qin Yunting would spill on you there?" She was telling the truth.
"I saw it with my own eyes. It was Qin Sheng who deliberately reached out to push Miss Yunting when Miss Yunting was serving soup!" Qiu Hui said straightforwardly.
Qin Sheng's face twitched. "I reached out because I felt a stabbing pain in my elbow. "
Anyone would reach out if their elbow was stabbed! It was not Qin Sheng's fault!
Gong mochen quickly pulled the girl's arm and checked to see if she was injured. He was only relieved when he saw that she wasn't.
"You said it was a stabbing pain? Show me the evidence. Is your elbow injured? Where's the wound? You're clearly the one who harmed the Duke!" Qin Yunting said aggressively.
Qin Sheng's eyebrows sank. It only hurt for a moment. How was there going to be a wound?
"Fortunately, Qiu Hui saw it. Otherwise, our Yunting wouldn't be able to explain it clearly. Qin Sheng, what did our Yunting do to make you frame her like this?" Zheng Min instantly steered the conversation in another direction.
From saying Qin Sheng had deliberately burned the duke, they were now saying Qin Sheng had deliberately framed Qin Yunting.
Qin Sheng looked at Zheng Min and Qin Yunting. The mother and daughter not going into the entertainment industry was a great loss to the entertainment industry! They were good actresses!
"I didn't want to marry Li Ang, so why would I frame my cousin? Whether you believe it or not, something stabbed me." She took a deep look at her grandfather and recalled what he had said last time. She had to defend herself!
"Okay, let's not waste time now! We'll investigate later. Take Li Ang to the hospital first!" Roland said anxiously.
"I'm not going to the hospital, Mother. My Body is not used to being looked at." Li Ang pointed at Qin Sheng. "Go into the other room and take a look at my injury!"