Only then did Fang Ping realize Mrs. Ai'er's "good intentions."
All that talk about bringing in someone new for a change of pace was a lie.
She had found a young girl who was an insanely good cook, tricked them into eating her food until they were hooked, and was now holding their own cravings hostage to control what they ate—
And while the girl's cooking was indeed delicious, he wasn't about to give in.
Fang Ping had his pride. He didn't say a single word of surrender, even as Jiang Qiuqiu and Mrs. Ai'er were about to leave.
It was only at the very end, when Mrs. Ai'er went to the restroom and Jiang Qiuqiu was standing alone in the courtyard, that the old man slowly sidled up to her. In a hushed voice, he asked, "Young lady, how old are you? What's your name?"
"Whose family are you from? And how did you get so good at cooking?"
