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Xia Ye picked up another steamed bun and took a bite:
"This is already considered a great success!"
"Really?"
Xiao Lan's pretty face showed anticipation.
(Li's) I just tried steaming two baskets of buns.
Everyone who tried it said it was delicious.
Xiaolan wasn't sure if they didn't want to discourage her or if it really tasted good, since Xia Ye had said so too—
You can't lie to me!
"How come~"
Xia Ye pinched her little face and said with a smile:
"Everyone here knows I'm an honest gentleman who never lies, so why would I lie to you!"
This is true.
We've spent so much time together.
Xia Ye really didn't tell many lies; at most, there were special reasons why he couldn't explain them—in this respect, he was indeed an honest gentleman.
"Okay~" Xiao Lan immediately became full of energy:
"Then I'm going to officially start steaming the buns!"
"Hmm~"
In the kitchen, the beautiful women, young and old, were washing vegetables, chopping vegetables, cooking, and helping out.
Although it felt a bit chaotic, in Xia Ye's eyes the scene was incredibly harmonious.
"Summer Leaves—"
Guess what I did?
Yukiko had her hands behind her back.
He leaned closer, grinning mysteriously and slyly:
"There's a prize for guessing correctly!"
Looking into her smug eyes, Xia Ye grinned mischievously:
"They're waterless mini cakes!"
"That's all you can do~"
"What?!" Yukiko pouted. "Can't I do anything else?"
"The key is I can already smell them—" Xia Ye gently flicked her small, rosy lips, "One smells like orange, and the other likes blueberry. I like orange~"
"Hate!"
Yukiko took her hands out from behind her back, and sure enough, she was holding two small cakes in her two fair palms, one orange-flavored and the other blueberry-flavored.
"As a reward, you can eat both of them!"
Yukiko's beautiful eyes darted around, and she stuffed both small cakes into Natsume's mouth, giggling as she ran off.
"Woooooo~"
Although they were small cakes, it was still difficult to chew two at once. Xia Ye almost choked to death, and finally managed to swallow them with the help of the water that Yang Zi handed her!
"Yukiko, you just wait!"
Chapter 399 The Midnight Pool Party After the Banquet!
Yukiko ran away.
Yoko is still busy.
After handing Xia Ye a glass of water, she didn't have time to chat for long before hurrying back to take care of her cooking.
The oven that Ayako needed was already in use by someone else.
She happened to have nothing to do at that moment.
So he quickly came over and patted Xia Ye's chest, and Xia Ye finally came back to life.
"Thanks, Ayako~"
Ayako blinked, glancing at Yukiko who had fled to the living room, her pretty face mischievously provoking her:
"Aren't you going to deal with her?"
"It's alright, she can't escape."
In the living room, Yukiko, who had run up to Eri, was sticking her tongue out towards the kitchen.
Xia Ye decided to deal with her properly after dinner.
I'll also make her cream puffs overflowing with cream!
But wouldn't that be a reward?
Yukiko really liked to eat...
"Ayako——"
Looking back at Ayako, who still exuded the air of a well-bred young lady, Xia Ye pinched her cheek and said with a smile:
Why have you become so naughty?
"Still trying to sow discord?"
"Don't you like it?"
Ayako opened her eyes, her beautiful eyes, which were usually half-closed, now clear as water:
"Xiaolan has become more and more mischievous. I thought you liked girls with that kind of personality!"
"Of course I like her~" Natsume likes lively and mischievous girls, "but I also like gentle and independent girls like Ayako—"
You don't need to become something else~
"Pfft~"
Ayako covered her mouth and laughed, "Of course I know! Just look at all these 'sisters' in the room and you'll know how complicated your XP is. I was just teasing you!"
"Sigh, he's gotten naughty again!~"
Xia Ye sighed, feigning concern, "The young lady who had such an elegant demeanor when we first met has been assimilated by Yukiko and the others!"
"Giggle~" Ayako rolled her eyes at him and said coquettishly:
"Really? You had such a good first impression of me?"
"I'm so honored!"
The first time Ayako met him was the morning after he came to her house.
Who knows how many bad things this guy did with someone in the bathhouse the night before, hmph!
She even claimed to have the air of a well-bred lady—
Even the queen of the family has been won over, so what's so special about a young lady like me? This guy must have already considered me his for the taking!
"By the way, Ayako, where did you go today? Why are you so late?"
Ayako wasn't at the villa when everyone gathered today. She didn't return until the afternoon when Natsume, Tomoko, and Eri left 250 at the villa to chat.
"I'm going to take care of some things."
Ayako glanced at the night view outside the window:
"We haven't been to Karuizawa in a long time, and our supplies are running low. We also need to prepare other things."
Ayako has now taken over many of the Suzuki family's affairs again, and Tomoko seems to be making her her heir once more.
But that makes sense—
Given the current situation surrounding Natsume's family, Suzuki Tomoko and the others will not grow old when the third generation is born; in fact, they will become younger and younger!
In this way, the issue of succession is no longer a problem!
If Tomoko is willing, she can even raise the next generation of heirs herself, and replace them if she is not satisfied. Anyway, there are so many "mothers" that she is not worried about not having anyone to use!
In that case, instead of harboring unrealistic fantasies like getting Sonoko to change her mind and inherit the family business, or having Natsume, her "son-in-law," stop being lazy and start managing the Suzuki Group, it would be better to let the original heir, Ayako, who has already been groomed, take over!
Anyway, after following Xia Ye, she no longer resisted doing these things~
"Hmm~"
Xia Ye nodded and said with a smile:
"By the way, I really like those figurines you gave me; at least they're decent things."
"Unlike Sonoko, who gave me a Yoko doll, although I like it very much too~"
When Ayako arrived, she gave Natsume a gift: two display cases of exquisite anime figurines.
Basically, they're either "ragged" anime girls or cool and stylish mecha Gundams!
Ayako really understands Natsume!
Of course, the gift itself wasn't delivered here, but directly to Xia Ye's villa, and it should be in his bedroom now.
"Haha~"
Speaking of her sister's gift, Ayako couldn't help but chuckle: "I was right next to Sonoko when she was instructing her people to make the doll overnight. She gave such detailed instructions; she even knows Yoko's 3D measurements perfectly!"
"That's quite rare—"
"She finally took it seriously for the sake of your gift!"
"It startled everyone below!"
"Not bad~"
Natsume looked towards the kitchen counter, where Sonoko and Kazuha were making something. He smiled and said:
"It's no wonder I spoil her so much all the time~"
"Ugh~ I'm not talking to you anymore!"
Ayako chatted with Natsume for a while, and the oven was now empty.
She quickly said goodbye to Xia Ye and went to make her honey-glazed crispy roast chicken.
Let's all work together.
The ovens, steamers, stoves, fryers, and other appliances in the kitchen were all in use, and dishes were quickly and freshly prepared.
Because they are all our own people.
There is absolutely no need to adhere to the uniformity of culinary styles.
Xiaolan made steamed buns and braised beef and potatoes; Mingmei made braised pork; Yangzi made tofu miso soup; and Chengshi made seafood porridge.
Even Bayonetta showed off her skills.
I made a classic German smoked sausage.
I don't know how she, an American, learned it.
In the villa restaurant.
Delicious dishes filled the table.
With so many people, even if each person makes one dish, there would be more than a dozen dishes.
Moreover, Xiaolan and Mingmei, both skilled at home cooking, made several dishes.
So tonight's dinner can be described as quite sumptuous!
Smelling the blended aromas.
Xia Ye couldn't wait to pick up her chopsticks.
Then Tomoko next to him slapped his hand.