Besides, Seventh Sister said that she should face up to her feelings. If she has a natural affinity for someone, they might be a perfect match. If she doesn't try at all, she is destined to miss out.
Lin Yao twisted his waist, feeling as if there were many nails on the chair. This feeling was just like the idiom described: sitting on pins and needles.
"Um, Sasha... Sasha, hello, hello, I'm Liu Weiyi, it's an honor to meet you."
Liu Weiyi, who finally saw Xia Yuwen's true face, almost drooled with excitement. Fortunately, his years of business experience allowed him to control himself well, and he did not show any abruptness. He greeted Xia Yuwen very politely.
Liu Weiyi felt he had performed well, and even cleverly avoided using the word "Miss" when addressing her. He felt that even the correct way to address her would be too abrupt for such a beautiful woman, because this woman was even more alluring than Vivienne. Her stunningly beautiful appearance, serene expression, and expressive eyes made Liu Weiyi's heart pound.
At that moment, Liu Weiyi felt himself sinking into despair.
Vivienne's feelings were somewhat complicated, but she was mostly happy.
Relying on his father's and brother's tacit approval, Liu Weiyi often looked at her with lustful eyes, which made Fei Wenni very unhappy. She felt disgusted that such a scoundrel dared to take advantage of her.
Now that Xia Yuwen has diverted her attention, Liu Weiyi won't bother her anymore. As long as she creates more opportunities for him, he will definitely be more enthusiastic, and then she will have an excuse to get rid of this womanizer.
While secretly pleased, Fei Wenni was also somewhat annoyed. What annoyed her was Xia Yuwen herself. Ever since she learned of Xia Yuwen's existence, her life and fate had changed. This damned woman was not only prettier than her, but also wanted to take away everything that originally belonged to her. Now, even Liu Weiyi, who had the appearance of a lecherous man, was showing it so obviously. It was really making her furious.
Fortunately, Lin Yao, who was focused on eating his food with his head down, gave her face and did not become arrogant because of Xia Yuwen's arrival, which comforted Fei Wenni somewhat.
Earlier, when Fei Wenni was behind Xia Yuwen and pulled Xia Yuwen to her seat, she was focused on Liu Weiyi's performance, which made her overlook the shocked expressions of Xia Yuwen and Lin Yao. She even praised Lin Yao in her heart for not being swayed by good looks.
"Sasha, this is your favorite stinky tofu. Mom made it herself. Try it."
It was clear that Fei's mother was very happy. She picked up a piece of stinky tofu and put it in Xia Yuwen's bowl. After sitting down, she looked at Xia Yuwen's face with a kind expression, even more affectionate than when she looked at Fei Wenni.
Lin Yao noticed this small detail and was very puzzled, wondering what Xia Yuwen's status was in this family? Why was she called Sasha?
"Thank you, Mom." Xia Yuwen suddenly spoke in Mandarin, without the accent that Lin Yao found awkward. "I've already eaten, but I can't eat anymore."
At this moment, even the stinky tofu that she had been craving and found so delicious suddenly tasted bland. Xia Yuwen simply had no appetite, and she couldn't eat anything, not even to please her mother, because she couldn't and didn't want to pretend.
Xia Yuwen was very sad...
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Stinky tofu, a specialty snack from Hunan, has become popular throughout the country. It can be found in various places, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Sichuan.
However, apart from the stinky tofu from Hunan, or rather, the stinky tofu near the South Gate of Rongcheng, none of the other places are authentic.
In many places, stinky tofu is either as hard as a fried stone, chewing like beef tendon, or as soft as tofu dregs, crumbling with every bite. As for the taste, it's really not good. It can't even guarantee the most authentic "smells bad but tastes good" description. In particular, the stinky tofu from ** (a specific brand) emits a foul stench when it's fried in oil. Apart from Rongcheng in Hunan, no other place can match that level of stench.
Mama Fei's homemade stinky tofu is very authentic, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with a crunchy crust that makes a satisfying crunch when you bite into it, while the inside is soft, tender, and very juicy.
Aunt Fei is a native of Hunan and her family has been making and selling stinky tofu for generations, so the stinky tofu she makes is very fragrant.
Xia Yuwen's favorite food is the stinky tofu made by her mother, Fei. This taste is also a rare and precious childhood memory for her.
Xia Yuwen can't eat anymore, and she's very sad.
The aroma of stinky tofu disappeared, the fawning voices on the right, like the buzzing of flies, disappeared, and all the people and sounds in the room vanished.
Xia Yuwen felt as if she were in a space where there was nothing, a space that was very lonely and sad.
She didn't know how much time had passed when the world seemed to suddenly return to normal, and a voice startled her awake.
"Sasha...Sasha, what's wrong? Why aren't you eating stinky tofu?" Fei Xiangde lowered his voice, stretched his neck forward, and tried to get his head as close as possible to Xia Yuwen in the distance. His expression and tone were full of concern.
"Ah!" Xia Yuwen woke up with a start, her shoulders trembling. She looked up at Fei Xiangde, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes. "It's nothing, I was just thinking about something."
"Oh, okay, have some stinky tofu then. Your mom made it especially for you."
Fei Xiangde's lies followed. Even though Xia Yuwen's arrival was quite unexpected, he claimed that his wife had specially made stinky tofu for her. This utterly flimsy statement came out of his mouth as if it were the truth all along.
"Oh," Xia Yuwen responded softly, without any particular reaction. She picked up her chopsticks and poked at the stinky tofu in the bowl, but didn't eat it directly.
The crisp, grayish-black skin of the stinky tofu was poked with holes, revealing the white tofu inside. Xia Yuwen, who usually loved this sight, was still somewhat absent-minded; she was still very sad.
"Forget it, it was already like this in Chengdu last time. He didn't even agree to be my godson when my grandfather asked him to. It seems he doesn't want to talk to me anymore."
Xia Yuwen gritted her teeth, but lost control of her strength and accidentally pierced the stinky tofu in the bowl, which then got stuck on her chopsticks when she lifted them up.
Xia Yuwen took a big bite of the stinky tofu, venting her sadness through her teeth. In a completely unladylike manner, she bit off most of the stinky tofu, causing the stinky tofu at the tip of her chopsticks to lose its support and fall into the bowl. A distinct three-dimensional crescent shape appeared on the gray-black and tender white tofu.
"Will I really never find a brother who will love me in this lifetime?" Xia Yuwen felt like she was about to cry. Hearing Fei Jun speaking from a seat away to her right, she felt that his voice was particularly unpleasant and regretted coming to see her mother today.
Normally, even on weekends, my mother eats lunch alone.
Fei Xiangde was busy dealing with receptions and dinners at the military base, while Fei Jun went out to develop his career, but actually he was busy with some cronies.
Vivienne, on the other hand, socializes everywhere, finding beautiful female companions, either shopping or watching successful men make their mark with smiles and laughter. The locations are, of course, upscale places, such as golf clubs, tennis clubs, and certain members-only salons. Occasionally, she will also appear in public places such as swimming pools, but she will never appear in this house.