"Aren’t you calling me Miss Yun right now, Mr. Lu!"
For some reason, when Lu Yunque heard Yun Zijin say "Mr. Lu" this time, he couldn’t help but feel it was different from all the times before.
"My mistake. How about I call you by your name from now on? I’ve heard your friends do that."
Lu Yunque had long wanted to change this form of address. He had put up with it for so long and finally couldn’t bear it a moment longer.
"That’s fine. So should I start calling you Brother Lu, like Mr. Li and the others do?"
’Calling him just by his name feels a bit too intimate,’ Yun Zijin thought. ’I’m not quite used to that.’
’Maybe "Brother Lu" would work too?’ Lu Yunque mused.
However, that was just a passing thought. Outwardly, he nodded calmly and said, "Either is fine. Whatever you’re comfortable with."
Lu Yunque wasn’t holding out for an intimate nickname anymore. As long as he could get rid of "Mr. Lu," he’d consider it a win.
The two female designers, who had been standing stiffly to the side, were rendered speechless as they listened to Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque go back and forth over something as simple as a nickname.
’It’s just a name. Is all this really necessary?’
"Hey! You’re all out here! And there’s still fruit!"
Li Yuexing, who had emerged at some point, spotted the half-eaten fruit platter on the table, and his eyes lit up.
"I’m going to get a fork."
With that, he turned back to the kitchen, only to dash out again a moment later.
"Zijing, when did you cut the fruit? Why didn’t you call me? My fruit-cutting skills are one of a kind!"
As he spoke, Li Yuexing shamelessly speared piece after piece of fruit with his fork.
"I cut it!"
Lu Yunque’s mood soured as he watched a corner of the fruit platter visibly disappear. ’If he wants to eat so badly, why can’t he cut it himself!’
!!!
"No way! Brother Lu, you actually know how to cut fruit?"
’It’s not every day you get to eat fruit cut by Lu Yunque,’ Li Yuexing thought as he ate another piece. ’I’d better have a few more. Every bite is a bonus.’
"What are you two doing just standing here?"
Li Yuexing still didn’t know what had just happened, so his attitude toward the two women was relatively gentle. Especially since one of them was from the Li Family, he was naturally a bit more affable.
"They said they prefer to stand. Apparently, sitting down makes them uncomfortable."
’No way was Lu Yunque letting them off that easily. The only reason he hadn’t thrown them out already was because he’d been practicing Buddhism lately, and his temper had improved considerably.’
Li Yuexing looked skeptical, but when the two women nodded eagerly, he ultimately chose to believe Lu Yunque.
"Well, that’s a pretty unique quirk you’ve got there!"
There was so much he could say, but Li Yuexing couldn’t help but let that one jab slip out.
"You lot out there! Stop standing around like statues and get in here to serve the food!"
Xu Yunzhou’s voice boomed across Yunhe Garden. The three of them sheepishly rubbed their noses.
"Let’s go. Time to serve the dishes."
Yun Zijin, who had only managed to snap half of the green beans the entire time, was immediately captivated by the aroma wafting from the kitchen as she stepped back inside.
"What are you making?"
Yun Zijin stared at the meat in the pot, her eyes practically glued to it.
"Dongpo Pork. Use this to serve it, and cover it to keep it warm."
There were a lot of dishes today, but Xu Yunzhou was the only one at the stove. If they didn’t keep things warm, some dishes would be cold before the last one was even finished.
"Understood!"
Yun Zijin took the plate and lid Xu Yunzhou indicated, carefully placed the lid on top, and carried it out to the large table.


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