Su Fuliu followed Bai Yulang inside: "No, I'm here to see Young Master Bai."
"Huh? You're looking for me?"
"Well, Young Master Bai, you should hurry up and go to bed, or put on your shoes. You'll catch a cold if you go barefoot," Su Fuliu said with concern.
Bai Yulang smiled, then ran off to put on his shoes.
After putting on his shoes, he put on his clothes, asking as he did so, "Young Master Su actually came to see me? Could it be that your back hurts and you want me to give you acupuncture? But that doesn't make sense. If your back hurts, you wouldn't be able to walk here. So what brings you here, Young Master Su?"
Chapter 255 Brother Liu has a knack for this!
Su Fuliu couldn't help but chuckle as she looked at Bai Yulang, who kept talking even while getting dressed.
Normally, he would have been embarrassed by Bai Yulang's words.
But now, all he wanted to do was stare at Bai Yulang a few more times: "Actually, it's nothing much, I just... just wanted to come and see you."
Bai Yulang was taken aback. After getting dressed, he looked at him and asked, "Look at me?"
Seeing that Su Fuliu was staring at him intently, he thought for a moment and then said, "Young Master Su, you don't like me, do you? That won't do. First, I won't agree; second, my senior brother won't agree; and third, your prince certainly won't agree either. Besides, if your prince knew you liked me, he'd probably tear me apart!"
Su Fuliu smiled and said, "Don't worry, the prince wouldn't dare. If he ever scolds you in the future, just tell me, and I'll scold the prince instead."
Bai Yulang's eyes widened, and then he ran up to Su Fuliu and said happily, "Really? Young Master Su is so good, unlike that fierce prince. If you can protect me, I won't be afraid of the prince anymore."
Su Fuliu nodded, then reached out and patted Bai Yulang's head: "From now on, I will protect you."
“But Young Master Su can’t even protect himself,” Bai Yulang said bluntly.
Su Fuliu smiled awkwardly: "It seems so. But don't worry, even if I can't protect myself, I will do my best to protect you."
Bai Yulang looked at his serious expression and felt that something was wrong.
He subconsciously took a step back: "Young Master Su, to be honest, you... you can't like me. My heart only belongs to my senior brother."
Su Fuliu immediately shook her head: "I... my liking is not the kind of liking you think of. I just feel that I get along very well with Young Master Bai and want to be good friends with Young Master Bai. I know you have your senior brother, and I... I also have a prince."
"Oh, so Young Master Su wants to be friends with me? No problem then, we're already good friends." Bai Yulang breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, if Su Fuliu really liked him, he wouldn't know what to do.
Su Fuliu thought for a moment, then said, "I... I should be a little older than you, right?"
"Hmm... I can't believe it. You look younger than me." Bai Yulang glanced at Su Fuliu's delicate skin and looked nothing like someone older than him.
"I'm older than you, so from now on you can call me Brother Liu, and I'll call you Yulang, okay?"
After listening, Bai Yulang thought for a moment and said, "Of course I have no problem with it, but... what about your prince? If he knew we were calling each other so affectionately, wouldn't he beat me up?"
“If he dares to hit you, I’ll hit him back. I’m not afraid,” Su Fuliu replied.
Bai Yulang immediately laughed: "Speaking of which, Young Master Su... oh no, Brother Liu is really something. He actually managed to keep the Prince so obedient. Brother Liu has quite a knack for it!"
Su Fuliu shook her head shyly: "No, it's just that the prince respects me and indulges me. The prince is making fish soup and cooking for me right now. Do you want to try the prince's cooking with me later?"
Bai Yulang looked at him enviously: "Wow, your prince even cooked for you?"
"Hmm..." Su Fuliu nodded shyly.
Bai Yulang snorted and then said, "My senior brother has never cooked for me before..."
Chapter 256 My God, is this a case of murder for money?
Just then, Lu Chimo's voice suddenly rang out: "What would you like to eat, Yulang? I'll make it for you, Senior Brother."
Su Fuliu and Bai Yulang were both taken aback, then turned around and walked towards the door, where they saw Lu Chimo walk in.
Bai Yulang immediately walked over to Lu Chimo and stuck to his side: "What delicious food can you make, Senior Brother?"
“Whatever Yulang wants to eat, Senior Brother will make it,” Lu Chimo replied.
Bai Yulang laughed: "Then, I want to eat 'Three Treasures of the Earth' (a dish of potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers), spring water tofu skin, and Sichuan pepper fish."
"Okay, no problem."
"Senior brother is so kind." If Su Fuliu hadn't been there, Bai Yulang would have kissed Lu Chimo to express his gratitude.
Su Fuliu looked at Lu Chimo and smiled awkwardly: "I... I just came to talk to Yulang."
“Young Master Su, there’s no need to be so nervous. I didn’t say we couldn’t look for Yu Lang,” Lu Chimo replied.
Su Fuliu nodded: "Well, now that Young Master Lu is back, I'll be going now. I'll go check on the kitchen and see how the Prince is doing."
“Let’s go together then. Yulang also wants me to cook for him,” Lu Chimo said.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yulang immediately said, "I want to go too. I want to help my senior brother."
"Okay." Lu Chimo smiled at Bai Yulang.
Su Fuliu looked at them and laughed along.
Seeing how well Lu Chimo treated Bai Yulang, he felt relieved.
The three of them then went to the kitchen together.
But just as they reached the kitchen doorway, a cleaver without a handle suddenly flew over and embedded itself directly in the door frame.
Su Fuliu and Lu Chimo were both stunned, while Bai Yulang exclaimed, "My God, is this a murder plot to steal money?!"
Then the three of them looked into the kitchen and saw Feng Muting standing there with a knife handle in his hand, while the fish on the cutting board bounced and fell off.
Looking at Feng Muting, who was soaking wet, it seemed he hadn't gone to catch fish from the tank, but rather had gone swimming with the fish.
Su Fuliu rubbed her forehead, finding it hard to watch.
Bai Yulang wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare, so he pursed his lips tightly and tried his best to hold it in.
Lu Chimo walked over and said, "Your Highness is of noble status, so let me do this cooking."
Feng Muting refused outright, saying, "That won't do. I promised A-Liu that I would cook him a meal."
Su Fuliu reached out and pulled the kitchen knife nailed to the door, then walked over and handed it to Feng Muting, saying with a smile, "Your Highness, please put the kitchen knife back in its place first."
Feng Muting awkwardly reached out and took the kitchen knife, while Su Fuliu squatted down and picked up the fish that was still bouncing on the ground: "Let me help."
"No need, A-Liu, just rest well. I'll take care of it." Although Feng Muting knew nothing, he still refused with great confidence.
He simply didn't want Su Fuliu to suffer.
"Since I'm already here, I'll lend a hand to the Prince. Doctor Lu also needs to cook for Yulang, and Yulang is here to help him too. Why don't you two have a cooking contest and see who is better at cooking, the Prince or Doctor Lu?"
Feng Muting twitched the corner of his mouth: "Ah Liu, are you serious?"
He already said he can't cook, but he came to the kitchen for Su Fuliu's sake.
However, perhaps Lu Chimo is the same way?
Bai Yulang, always eager for a good show, clapped his hands and said, "Alright, senior brother, why don't you compete with the prince and see who cooks better!"
Chapter 257 Senior Brother, We're Going to Win!
Lu Chimo nodded, then looked at Feng Muting. He didn't care; he just wanted to see if Feng Muting would agree.
Feng Muting glanced at Su Fuliu's expectant face, swallowed hard, and said, "Alright, maybe I have an amazing talent for cooking!"
When he looked at Lu Chimo, he saw Lu Chimo methodically tying the apron and then going to the water vat.
By this time, there was a puddle of water on the ground next to the water tank, and it was obvious whose handiwork it was.
Lu Chimo reached out and grabbed a fish.
Feng Muting immediately sensed something was wrong. Judging from Lu Chimo's skillful manner, he seemed to be someone who knew how to cook.
If Feng Muting could see it, then the others could see it even more clearly.
Bai Yulang cheered, "Senior brother, we've got this in the bag!"
Su Fuliu looked at Feng Muting, who was standing there in a daze, and said, "Your Highness, aren't you going to start?"
Feng Muting withdrew his gaze and looked at him: "Give me the fish."
Su Fuliu then handed over the fish she was holding.
Feng Muting grabbed the fish and pressed it firmly onto the cutting board. Then, with a swift stroke, he separated the fish's head from its body.
He snorted, "No big deal."
As he spoke, he grabbed the fish head and body, preparing to throw them into the pot.
Su Fuliu hurriedly called out to him, "Your Highness!"
"Um?"
"You...you're...all better?" Su Fuliu exclaimed in astonishment.
"Hmm, isn't this how you kill fish?" Feng Muting thought he had killed the fish quite cleanly and efficiently.
Su Fuliu gave a stiff smile, then gestured to Feng Muting to see what Lu Chimo was doing.
Feng Muting was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look. He saw Lu Chimo holding the fish head with one hand and scraping the fish scales with a knife in the other. After scraping one side, he turned the fish over and continued to scrape. After scraping, he gutted the fish and picked out all the internal organs.
Feng Muting frowned, then looked down at the fish head in his left hand and the fish body in his right.
Just as he was about to go back to scrape the fish scales, he saw Lu Chimo cleaning the fish gills.
He couldn't help but smirk. Was killing a fish really that complicated?!
Su Fuliu added, "Your Highness, you've chopped the fish head and body apart, so the fish isn't whole anymore. Is the fish soup I'm making for you supposed to be made with the head and body separated like this?"
"...Ahem, my mistake, my mistake. I'll catch another fish." Feng Muting had already kicked everyone out of the kitchen, and now he wanted to kick out Lu Chimo and Bai Yulang, the two fellow disciples.
"Your Highness, don't waste it, let's leave it like this." Su Fuliu said hurriedly when she saw Feng Muting was about to go over and catch fish again.
"Alright then." Feng Muting picked up the cleaver again and began scaling the fish, just like Lu Chimo had done earlier.
But Lu Chimo scrapes fish scales so smoothly, why is it so difficult for him to scrape them?
Su Fuliu reminded him from the side, "Your Highness...you...you're scraping it the wrong way. How can you scrape it along the fish scales?"
Feng Muting was taken aback, then immediately turned the fish around and continued scraping.
Meanwhile, Lu Chimo had already prepared and cleaned the fish.
Bai Yulang said, "Senior brother, the fire is ready. You can start frying the fish now."