"Alright mother, let's not talk so much. Dr. Chen made a tiring journey here and is starving. Let's prepare the meal quickly!" Xenia Xu was aware of Fade Chen's strength and skill, so she wasn't too concerned about the matter.
Xenia's mother nodded a few times and went with Xenia to the kitchen to prepare the meal.
In no time, they came up with a few courses of delicious food.
The vegetables were freshly plucked from the garden. The chicken meat came from chickens that were reared by the family. There was also pickled fish and dried meat. This was a spread indeed. Together with the fragrant rice which was steamed with stoves on firewood, it was truly a scrumptious meal.
Fade had a large bowl and he helped himself. In just a short time he had finished all the food in his bowl.
Xenia then took Fade's bowl and added more portions of food.
Beside them, her mother's eyes twinkled as she looked on, as though catching on to something. A smile appeared at the corner of
her mouth, and as she glanced at Fade's expression, she was even more satisfied.
"Fade, do help yourself. This meat is quite delicious, do eat as much as you can." Her mother picked up the chicken meat enthusiastically with her chopsticks and handed it to him.
Fade thanked her and took a bite. He immediately was aware of the succulent taste of the meat. He was surprised and said, "This is delicious indeed. The meat is so savory, and in comparison to the usual chicken meat, it is even more tasty."
Xenia immediately laughed and said, "Of course, my mother prepared this dish herself. The meat comes from a special type of chicken, which is called the pheasant. My family specializes in rearing these pheasants. The taste of this meat is appetizing indeed."
"Pheasants!" Fade was a little taken aback. It was no wonder that the meat tasted so good. Xenia nodded and said, "My mother caught them from the mountain many years ago. After rearing them for several years, their numbers have gradually increased. Now there are more than a hundred of them. Many restaurants in the town are fighting over these pheasants that my mother reared." "I see! No wonder it's so delicious. I should purchase some to bring home.Tade said with a smile.
Xenia's mother said, "No need to purchase them, Dr. Chen, I'll prepare some meat for you to bring home."
"Thank you so much, auntie," Fade said with a smile. Then he took another big portion of the food and savored the taste of each bite.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion, and one could hear the sound of pheasants clucking and dogs barking. There were also the sound of fluttering wings.
Xenia's mother immediately set down her bowl and chopsticks and said, "The pheasants in the coop must be causing trouble again. I'll go and have a look. Go ahead with your meal!"
Fade and Xenia nodded and continued to eat. But not long after, Xenia's mother suddenly cried out, "My pheasants, how can this be?"
"No!"
Fade and Xenia's faces fell instantly. They quickly set down their bowls and chopsticks, and walked out.
The coop was behind the house, and it was surrounded by a fence made from tree branches and bamboo.
But at this time, there was a gaping hole in the fence. Three large and fierce wolf dogs had rushed into the coop and were frantically biting and killing the pheasants.
Outside, Xenia's mother was in absolute panic, but there was nothing she could do. She could only look on as the wolf dogs attacked and kill the pheasants one by one.
Xenia looked at the wolf dogs and her expression suddenly turned cold. "These dogs belong to Brett's family."
She then turned her head, and sure enough, Brett Han was standing at a distance with a smirk on his face. He had his arms crossed, and he had a gloating expression on his face as he watched from afar.
Xenia was filled with rage. She glared and walked towards Brett, yelling, "Brett, how could you intentionally let your dogs into my pheasant coop?"
Brett feigned his innocence, saying, "Xenia, although we are intimate, you can't spout nonsense like that. I do not let my dogs out to roam! Clearly, these are a few wild dogs that broke into the coop accidentally. I have nothing to do with it."
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