"Also, everyone, don't keep calling me Mr. Li; you can just call me Lee Yeong; I'll go pick up Eun Sang and her mother first, and I'll leave things here to all of you!"
Lee Yeong greeted everyone, then drove towards Cha Eun Sang's house.
At Cha Eun Sang's house, she was telling her mother about going to Lee Yeong's house, but unexpectedly, her mother said she still had to go to Kim Tan's house to work as a maid, even though she had already discussed quitting that job with her mother.
"Eun Sang, what are you and Auntie talking about?" Lee Yeong entered and saw Eun Sang seemed to be sulking with her mother.
"Oh, it's Lee Yeong, come in quickly; Eun Sang and I were just chatting."
"Auntie, I came today to invite you and Eun Sang to my house for Christmas, and I want to discuss something with you tonight."
"This… Auntie won't be going today, you young people go have fun; if there's anything, you and Eun Sang can decide for yourselves, I believe you will treat Eun Sang well!"
Lee Yeong looked at Cha Eun Sang, wanting to know what was going on; Cha Eun Sang could only reluctantly tell Lee Yeong that her mother was still working as a maid.
"Auntie, as you know, I don't have any relatives either; I want to discuss with you that I plan to get engaged to Eun Sang in a while, and there always needs to be an elder present, so I can only ask you to come."
Lee Yeong had no choice but to use his ultimate move; after all, he couldn't say that working as a maid was bad, but this move of his scared Cha Eun Sang quite a bit.
Cha Eun Sang stared at Lee Yeong with wide eyes, but she guessed that Lee Yeong said this to prevent her mother from working as a maid, so she just quietly twisted his waist once.
"But, I've already promised the Madam…" Eun Sang's mother was very happy to hear that Lee Yeong wanted to get engaged to Eun Sang; but she didn't want to go back on her word.
"If you are worried about Kim Tan's family, you can rest assured; I can call Chairman Kim to explain the situation, and I think the Chairman will agree!"
Immediately, Lee Yeong briefly explained to Chairman Kim, and only then did Eun Sang's mother relax and turn to change her clothes.
"Although that excuse was well thought out, next time you must inform me in advance; I wasn't mentally prepared at all."
"That's not an excuse, I really decided to discuss our engagement with Auntie…!"
"You… I… but we haven't even finished high school yet, isn't it too early?"
"That's why we need to get engaged first, silly, to hold onto you tightly, I want everyone to know that you are my woman…"(T/L : CRINGE!!!!!!!)
It's not scary if a male god is handsome, it's scary if he knows how to flirt; Lee Yeong's words directly made Cha Eun Sang break down, and she rushed out of the room as if escaping.
Watching Cha Eun Sang shyly run away, Lee Yeong's mouth curved upwards; he wasn't joking!
By the time Lee Yeong brought Eun Sang and her mother back to the manor, Jennifer and the others had already decorated the manor; although Jennifer and Kang Xialan were not good at communicating, under the guidance of Jang Do Jin and Choi Micheala, pleasant laughter would occasionally break out.
At this moment, Lee Yeong's phone rang; it was a call from Eun Tak.
"Hello, Eun Tak, have you and Kim Shin arrived?"
"Eun Tak said that you plan to tell her my story today, and also Sunny and the Grim Reaper; I hope you're not lying to her, but truly know." Kim Shin's voice came from the other end of the phone, it seemed Eun Tak hadn't fully told Kim Shin what Lee Yeong told her.
"Of course not, Eun Tak is my and Eun Sang's friend; isn't General Jin looking for the sister you've been thinking about? I can tell you where she is!"
"Are you telling the truth? We'll be there right away!"
Hearing a clue about his sister, Kim Shin was very excited; for nearly a thousand years, he had always felt some guilt towards his sister and household retainers, wanting to know how they were doing now, if they were living happily…
Half an hour later, Kim Shin arrived with Eun Tak and the Grim Reaper, and upon entering, he immediately asked Lee Yeong about his sister's whereabouts; Lee Yeong looked at Eun Tak and the others and didn't speak, apparently not planning to tell him now.
"General Jin, why the rush? It's still early; after dinner, I will certainly tell you everything I know;"
Through telepathy, Lee Yeong's voice echoed in Kim Shin's ear, and among the people beside him, only Wang Li heard what Lee Yeong said.
Today's gathering was an invitation from Lee Yeong, so he specifically asked Jennifer to prepare Chinese food: Guo Bao Rou, Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, Mapo Tofu, Peking Duck, and so on; it was also thanks to Jennifer's excellent skills, otherwise, she really couldn't meet his requirements.
Soon, with the help of Kang Xialan and Choi Micheala, more than a dozen dishes full of Chinese characteristics were served on the dining table; Kim Shin and the Grim Reaper looked at the various dishes on the table with expressions of awe, both being centuries-old antiques, yet they hadn't properly understood this world.
"Chinese cuisine generally has eight major culinary traditions: Sichuan, Shandong, ZheJiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan, and Anhui, using cooking methods such as stir-frying, quick-frying, sautéing, deep-frying, braising, boiling, and stewing, with fresh, fragrant, spicy, sour, sweet, and refreshing flavors, appealing to over ninety percent of people in the world…"
One can only say it's Jennifer, as expected; being well-read, she could effortlessly talk about these things.
"Jennifer, you are amazing! If you have time, can you teach me how to make these dishes? And you know so much!"
All the girls looked at Jennifer, who introduced each dish so professionally, with looks of admiration; there was no way around it, when someone is too excellent, they truly radiate light everywhere.
"Alright, alright, if you want to learn, there will be plenty of time later; hurry up and eat, some people are almost drooling!"
"Let's all have a toast together, wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!"
…
After the meal, Jennifer and the others began to clear the dining table, while Lee Yeong led Kim Shin and the others to the stone pavilion in the middle of the lake.
"Kim Shin, before answering your questions, you must promise me one thing. No matter what you hear, remain calm; I don't want to fight with you here!"
Seeing Lee Yeong's serious expression, Eun Tak and the others were a bit nervous; what kind of matter would make them so serious?
Kim Shin also felt that what Lee Yeong said would be unusual, and he promised not to fight here.
"Kim Shin was a great general during the Goryeo period over 900 years ago, entrusted by the former king to protect the young Wang Li.
Kim Shin went on campaigns everywhere and won every battle, but the king who remained in the palace was misled by a treacherous minister, and due to his overwhelming merits, the grown-up Wang Li exterminated his entire family, even his sister, who was the queen, was shot dead before his eyes."
"After Kim Shin's death, he did not die like ordinary people; perhaps it was a blessing or a curse, he became a Goblin, an immortal Goblin."
"I should be right, shouldn't I?!"
Kim Shin looked at Lee Yeong, as if he was about to see through him, but found Lee Yeong shrouded in a mist.
"You're right, I remember it very clearly; but what I want to know is the whereabouts of my sister."
Lee Yeong did not directly answer where his sister was, but looked at Sunny next to him;
"Sunny, can you tell him your name?"
"My name is Sunny, and my real name is… Kim Sun."