Chapter 706: What to Do When the Ex-Wife Is Too Enthusiastic?

"Then what else could it be? All I've got is my skill in the kitchen, but there's no one to eat with me. It's so lonely." Xiang Shan smiled at Father Leng. "My daughter's about to get married. I can't pester her every day, or Jiang Muye would get angry with me."

"That's true, but you've changed a lot recently." Father Leng noticed that Xiang Shan had cut off her curly hair, and it was now a very neat short style.

But it suited her temperament even better, making her look more elegant.

Xiang Shan sighed. "I can't just keep standing in place forever. If I don't make a little change, I really will be eliminated. Now that I've improved, you can't expect me to turn back, can you?"

She smiled at Father Leng, then said, "My hands are really going to cramp up. I'm heading in. Your tastes haven't changed recently, have they? You still prefer lighter dishes?"

"Right, how did you know?" Father Leng was surprised.

"From your precious son-in-law, of course. It just so happens I want to cut back on heavy flavors too, so I'll eat something light with you. Less oil, less salt—call it healthy living!" Xiang Shan said to Father Leng with a smile. "Where's your kitchen?"

"Really, there's no need." Father Leng waved his hands in refusal.

Xiang Shan glared at Father Leng. "What's this about? Are you afraid you'll get diarrhea from eating my cooking?"

"That's not what I meant!"

Xiang Shan smiled secretly. "You should count yourself lucky. I've never cooked for anyone else. You're the first. Now it's time to inspect the results of my culinary skills."

Xiang Shan paused. "You're not going to crush my enthusiasm for cooking, are you?"

"Fine, go ahead and cook."

Since Father Leng had seen this side of Xiang Shan so many times, he definitely couldn't stop her.

Otherwise, with Xiang Shan's fiery temper, she'd definitely sulk over it.

Xiang Shan nodded in satisfaction, then charged into the kitchen carrying two large bags of groceries.

Father Leng followed close behind. "Want me to help?"

"You just go rest in the living room. Work if you need to work, watch TV if you want to watch TV. Don't stay here—the oil fumes are strong. In half an hour, dinner will be served on time!"

Xiang Shan's enthusiasm caught Father Leng by surprise.

A scene that had never happened before was now playing out.

Even when the two of them had gotten married, it had never been like this.

All along, he had been the one silently giving. He was the active one, and she was passive.

Now he had become the passive one, and for a time Father Leng didn't know what to do.

"Do you know where the oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea are?" Father Leng asked.

"I'll look around. Once I get familiar with it, won't I know where everything is? Simple!" Xiang Shan smiled at Father Leng.

Father Leng was still a bit uneasy, but since she'd said so, he couldn't just stay there getting in the way and bothering her. After all, he wasn't very good at cooking either.

Father Leng sat in the living room looking over documents, but his attention was completely captured by the commotion in the kitchen.

He glanced toward the kitchen from time to time and heard a burst of stir-frying sounds. It didn't seem like any fire was smoking up the kitchen.

Probably no need to call the fire department.

After a while, Xiang Shan called out to Father Leng, "All right, time to eat!"

Father Leng was very surprised. "That fast?"

Xiang Shan scolded playfully, "What else? How long did you think it would take? Go wash your hands and come eat."

Father Leng watched Xiang Shan bustling about. She really was virtuous now, with the air of a good wife and loving mother.

When Father Leng reached the dining table, he saw five dishes and a soup, a very sumptuous spread.

"Are you sure you didn't order takeout?" Father Leng was a bit astonished.

It really was no different from what you'd buy outside.

It really didn't look like something she'd made.

Father Leng had already prepared stomach medicine and anti-diarrhea pills, just in case the food went bad.

"Someone as smart as me—is there anything I can't learn? Don't you dare underestimate me!" She smiled smugly.

"Yes, I underestimated your ability." Thinking about it carefully, it wasn't really her bragging. In his impression, she had always been a very competitive and clever person.

"Hurry up and try it. Don't waste my effort. You should know that to learn how to cook, I even went and removed my nail extensions." Xiang Shan waved her bare nails at Father Leng.

Father Leng was startled. You should know that Xiang Shan was a person who loved beauty. In his memory, he couldn't recall a single time he'd seen her without her nails done.

Now that she'd removed them, she looked plain and clean, and her whole person had taken on a gentle, intellectual air.

"All right, then I'll have to try it." Father Leng was flattered.

He immediately began to taste Xiang Shan's cooking. It was even more delicious than he'd imagined—fresh and savory.

It wasn't some Dark Cuisine, which was already enough to make Father Leng feel lucky.

But the fact that Xiang Shan could cook this well was even more unexpected to Father Leng.

"Not bad, right?" Xiang Shan looked at Father Leng expectantly.

"Quite tasty."

"Good, then eat more." Xiang Shan took the initiative to put food in his bowl. "Don't be shy. Eat and drink as much as you like. What would you like to drink? Should I get you red wine or Champagne?"

"Champagne, then."

"All right, then I'll open a bottle of '82 Champagne!" Xiang Shan smiled happily, then went to open a bottle of Champagne and personally poured it into Father Leng's glass.

Father Leng's expression was completely one of trepidation.

He could see Xiang Shan constantly posing and preening in front of him. In particular, he noticed she was dressed rather sexily—leaning forward, lightly brushing her long hair, sending him flirtatious looks.

She even placed her slender jade hand on Father Leng's shoulder. "Qihua!"

Her coquettish voice was so sugary it gave Father Leng goosebumps.

He had never seen Xiang Shan like this before.

Too sugary.

And deliberately showing off her femininity.

"Um, let's just eat properly." Father Leng instinctively tried to move Xiang Shan's hand away, but Xiang Shan plopped right down into Father Leng's lap.

Father Leng was so frightened he wanted to run, but with Xiang Shan right in front of him, he didn't dare move at all.

"You… what are you doing?"

"Qihua, don't be shy. We're already an old married couple! Why act like strangers?" Xiang Shan put on a shy expression.

But to Father Leng, it was like looking at a demon.

This was enough to make a person scream for help!

"I'm not acting like strangers, but you're treating me a little too much like family!" Father Leng had once hoped Xiang Shan would be a bit closer to him, but later he'd discovered that Xiang Shan was very much a tomboy and didn't like clinging to him.

Over time, he'd accepted the situation.

But now he had never imagined his wish would come true.

Now Xiang Shan was clinging to him very affectionately, acting coquettish, but he actually didn't like it at all.

Instead, he felt very uncomfortable.

Xiang Shan said in a sweet, delicate voice, "How annoying! We're family already! What do you want to eat? Shall I feed you? Want some abalone?"

As she spoke, she had already picked up a piece of abalone and began acting coy. "I made this abalone specially for you. You have to eat it properly and finish it all. If you don't finish it, I'll get angry with you!"