Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 405 - 57: Picking Food for Li Xiaoyu_2

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The dinner was held in the living room of Tang Xian’s house.

There were many people present today.

Liu Lang and Liu Buding didn’t come to freeload every time, but they were here today, and even Yu Xiaozhe had come.

The dining table, crowded with people, was especially lively.

Tang Xian had made a roast whole lamb. Among other dishes were dry-fried beef and white jade fish head soup.

The joy of a gathering naturally lies in the assembly, and during the reconstruction of Baichuan City, every day there were many interesting things happening.

Talking about these things over dinner was naturally very entertaining.

Li Xiaoyu’s attire today was very different from usual. She wore long white stockings on her legs and a pink spaghetti strap dress on top.

Far from her previous black gothic style, Li Xiaoyu looked like an exquisite doll today and was exceptionally adorable.

Qing JiuYu also changed into a new outfit, replacing her palace dress with a fiery red long gown, wearing red high heels that exposed her insteps. Whether in modern or ancient attire, Qing JiuYu always had a bewitching appeal.

Tang Xian was seated between two women, with Li Xiaoyu on his left and Qing JiuYu on his right.

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Qiao Shanshan was next to Li Xiaoyu, and Tang Xiaojiu was next to Qing JiuYu.

Yu Xiaozhe hadn’t caught the hidden agenda behind the seating arrangement, missing the tense atmosphere from both sides ready to draw swords at each other.

He had quite a lot he wanted to discuss with Tang Xian, but just as he was about to speak,

Li Xiaoyu suddenly said,

"Some people, obviously guests, don’t follow guest etiquette. Hunkering down here and not leaving, are they waiting to turn the tables and take the host’s place?"

Yu Xiaozhe frowned—was that directed at him?

Feeling awkward, he pondered where he might have offended the young lady.

But then Qing JiuYu suddenly said,

"In this world, comings and goings are all but visits. Once you get closer, don’t you become the host? Apart from blood relations, who is born acquainted with another?"

Clang—a silver chopstick hitting the side of a bowl.

Li Xiaoyu’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

Qiao Shanshan gently tugged at Li Xiaoyu’s sleeve, signaling her to stay calm.

Yu Xiaozhe, who happened to catch a glimpse of this, suddenly realized.

So it wasn’t about him. He remembered some incidents involving Ke Ye from his school years.

With this in mind, Yu Xiaozhe suddenly grasped the complexity of the seating arrangement. Li Xiaoyu, even before she was of age, had already shown a strong possessiveness over Tang Xian.

So was this a case of two phoenixes vying for one dragon?

Looking at the others around him who seemed used to the situation, he couldn’t help but feel some sympathy for Tang Xian.

It seemed that over the past month, there had been even more intense battles.

Tang Xian pretended to be oblivious to the subtle fight between the two women.

He picked up a piece of lamb and placed it in Tang Xiaojiu’s bowl.

Li Xiaoyu asked with confusion,

"Why are you giving Xiaojiu food but not me?"

"You’ve eaten so many papayas and grapefruits from Shang Lu, can I conclude based on data that you’ve stopped growing? But it’s different for children; the more they eat, the more they grow," Tang Xian said calmly.

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Qing JiuYu laughed out loud and, incidentally, puffed out her chest.

Li Xiaoyu’s chest rose and fell, visibly annoyed.

Tang Xian glanced at Li Xiaoyu’s heaving chest, certain he hadn’t made a mistake. Li Xiaoyu really hadn’t changed much, and although she was only eighteen, there might still be a chance for a second growth spurt.

Qiao Shanshan held her forehead, thinking why the young lady had to fall for Tang Xian.

"Thank you, Brother Tang Xian," said Tang Xiaojiu, her voice muffled as she ate.

After a moment of thought, not wanting to be at a disadvantage, Li Xiaoyu asserted,

"You’re hindering Xiaojiu’s growth."

"How does that make sense?" Tang Xian asked with interest.

"Xiaojiu and Ye are competitors at the dining table. On average, it takes them between thirty-five and thirty-nine seconds to finish three bowls of food.

But it took you seven seconds to pick up a piece of lamb for Xiaojiu. In those seven seconds, Xiaojiu’s route to get food had to change because of your action, breaking the rhythm of her eating,

and out of politeness, Xiaojiu also has to slow down her eating to thank you. That little episode just cost four point one seconds.

All in all, those few seconds when you gave Xiaojiu food resulted in her losing eleven point four percent of her meal," Li Xiaoyu explained.

Upon hearing this, Tang Xiaojiu looked at Tang Xian in surprise and said,

"Brother Tang Xian, you’re hindering my growth."

After several seconds of silence, Tang Xian nodded at Li Xiaoyu and said,

"You make a fair point. I’ll get some meat for you and pour you a cup of cappuccino."

As he spoke, Tang Xian actually served Li Xiaoyu a piece of meat.

Qing JiuYu was stunned.

Yu Xiaozhe and Qiao Shanshan shared the same expression, one that questioned their very existence.

Dong Ran, although she felt as if she was listening to someone talk about the heavens, suddenly thought that perhaps only the young lady could keep up with Tang’s thinking.

Because the moment these two got serious, they were like two data-driven robots.

Akasi said,

"It’s rare to see Tang Xian actually being persuaded. Let’s drink to celebrate."

Yu Xiaozhe thought, that was indeed true.

In his memory, Li Xiaoyu had always been unable to do anything about Tang Xian in their sixth school year.

Li Xiaoyu did not refuse, lifting her glass like a hostess entertaining guests.

Tang Xian found this interesting too, Li Xiaoyu’s personality had changed quite a bit, but in essence, she was still as smart as she used to be.

He raised his glass,

"Alcohol suppresses the electrical conduction of nerve cells and stimulates receptors to reabsorb inhibitory neurotransmitters, such as gamma-aminobutyric acid, which can lead to people doing crazier things.