vrcanaries Chapter 195 My husband has been taken away.
Chapter 195 My husband has been taken away.
Chef Zhang made several potato dishes with Luo Nanzhi today, but he hasn't really tasted this potato pancake yet.
Seeing that everyone was enjoying their food, he couldn't resist taking a bite himself.
After taking the first bite, I couldn't stop myself and finished the potato pancake in no time.
Luo Nanzhi eats slowly; she's only halfway through the potato pancake in her hand.
Chef Zhang turned to look at her and suddenly said something to her.
"Chef Luo, I truly admire you now. I am no match for you. I was too arrogant before. There is still so much I need to learn from you."
Luo Nanzhi opened her mouth, wanting to say something intimate, but Chef Zhang interrupted her, not giving her a chance to speak.
Instead, he sighed to himself.
"I know what you want to say, but what I'm saying is also my true feeling."
When I said I had a lot to learn from you, I wasn't referring to culinary techniques, but rather to learning from you to constantly have new ideas and dare to break through limitations, instead of being confined to your own little corner of the world. Otherwise, my culinary skills will never improve.
“Chef Zhang, what you said is exactly what I wanted to say. In fact, your cooking skills are far superior to mine, and I also need to learn from you.”
The two finally reconciled and smiled at each other.
Luo Nanzhi had just finished eating a potato pancake when the steward hurriedly came to call them to the hall.
The people in the kitchen looked at each other, their palms sweating nervously.
They were worried that there might be something wrong with the food, and they were also afraid that they would be caught eating in the kitchen.
Although they were uneasy, they still moved quickly and went to the hall.
The dishes on the table in the main hall had been completely eaten.
Only the prefect remained seated.
As soon as everyone entered the room, they stood in a neat row, waiting for the prefect to speak.
Unexpectedly, the prefect did not reprimand them, but instead praised them with a smile.
"I've never heard of this potato feast before. Is this another idea of Chef Luo's?"
Luo Nanzhi dared not take credit, and only said some modest words that were neither here nor there.
The governor was very curious about the potato and asked her a series of questions about it.
Luo Nanzhi answered each question.
The prefect's last question was:
"You mean it was found in an abandoned field?"
"Exactly!"
The prefect suddenly fell silent, and no one present knew what he was thinking.
He dismissed them shortly afterward. A while later, the steward arrived and said that they had done a very good job. The prefect rewarded each of them with silver. Upon hearing this, everyone cheered and expressed their gratitude to the prefect.
Some people even came to Luo Nanzhi to express their gratitude. Everyone was in a good mood, and for the first time, they felt like they were being treated as friends.
The next day, the prefect's wife, perhaps having learned from the prefect that Luo Nanzhi and the others had prepared a potato feast the night before, thought she should let her show off her skills.
This was not difficult for Luo Nanzhi, so she made potato dishes for lunch that day.
A few days later, Luo Nanzhi was tidying up in the kitchen when a servant rushed to her, saying that her father was outside the prefect's mansion and wanted to see her, and he seemed very anxious.
Luo Nanzhi's heart skipped a beat, fearing something had happened at home, and she ran out without even drying her hands.
She jogged all the way to the prefect's mansion. Sure enough, her father was outside, and he looked very anxious. As soon as he saw Luo Nanzhi, he went to greet her.
"Dad, what's wrong? What happened?"
"Zhizhi! Xianyu has been taken away!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Nanzhi immediately panicked, but still retained her senses. She hurriedly inquired about the whole story.
"Father, tell me slowly what happened? Who took him away!"
"I don't know who they were. Xianyu and I were weaving bamboo baskets in the courtyard when a group of people suddenly barged in. Before I could even see anything, they took Xianyu away! I tried desperately to stop them, but how could I stop them by myself! I watched as Xianyu was led into a luxurious-looking carriage and left. I couldn't catch up, so I came to find you!"
Luo's father was filled with remorse as he spoke.
……
"This was definitely done by the wealthy man's men!"
"I think it was the prefect. Didn't you see how intriguing his expression became when he heard Luo Nanzhi talking about potatoes?!"
"I also think it's the prefect..."
The discussions outside the book did not stop the plot from unfolding within the story.
After her father finished explaining the whole story, Luo Nanzhi had her own guesses. She also believed that the matter was related to the wealthy man.
But fearing that her father might overthink things, she found a reason to appease him and persuaded him to go back.
Then he turned around and went back into the mansion. After discussing with the steward about asking for leave, he left the prefect's mansion and hurriedly ran to the mansion of the wealthy man.
After being informed by a servant of the wealthy man's residence, she was able to enter the mansion without any problems.
The wealthy man seemed quite surprised by her arrival, so he quickly asked her what was the matter.
Luo Nanzhi carefully examined the expression on his face; he seemed genuinely surprised that she had come today.
The doubt on his face seemed genuine.
Even so, Luo Nanzhi still probed indirectly and discovered that he seemed genuinely unaware that Xianyu had been taken away.
If it wasn't the wealthy man, then who could it be? Luo Nanzhi fell into deep thought, wondering if she had offended any other important figures. But what kind of important figure would only capture Xianyu and ignore her father?
Either they wanted Luo's father to stay and inform her, otherwise she would have to wait until next month's holiday to find out they had been taken away.
Luo Nanzhi suddenly fell silent, which aroused the suspicion of the wealthy man, who repeatedly asked what had happened.
Now Luo Nanzhi stopped pretending.
Because she had no clue who had captured Xianyu, and she didn't have the ability to do so, she could only seek help from the wealthy man in front of her.
"Sir, please help this young lady."
Luo Nanzhi suddenly knelt down, which confused the wealthy man, but he quickly grabbed her wrist to prevent her from kneeling directly on the ground.
"what happened?!"
Luo Nanzhi told him about Xianyu's disappearance, and the wealthy man immediately understood.
"So that's why you suddenly came to see me today. It turns out you suspect that I've kidnapped him!"
Knowing that she needed his help, Luo Nanzhi sincerely apologized to him.
The wealthy man was not a narrow-minded person, and besides, Luo Nanzhi had helped him before, so he agreed to help her find the fish.
After thanking the wealthy man, Luo Nanzhi left the mansion to search for clues.
But as soon as she left the manor and walked down the street, she felt a moment of confusion, which was rare for her. In the vast sea of people, where could she find Xianyu? Moreover, the person who took him away had not left any information. She wanted to find him but did not know where to start.
Left with no other choice, she returned home.
Looking at Luo Nanzhi, who was sitting alone in the house without lighting a candle as it was getting late, Luo's father felt an overwhelming pang of heartache.