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Chapter 166 Tang Niu is the God of Cookery!

At noon, after enjoying a casual buffet at the hotel, Zhao Zixuan walked out of the hotel door without fear to greet the afternoon with the scorching sun in the sky.

Why go out in the hot sun?
Because his destination is a real estate market near the Central Academy of Drama, he plans to buy a house nearby to make his future study and life more convenient.

Now that I am in college, it is impossible for me to live in a dormitory. I will never live in a dormitory in my life. Although my roommates may be talented and speak very nicely.

but.

Now that you are financially independent, who would want to share a dormitory with others?
Picture what?
So, accompanied by his "assistant" Huang Yingying, Zhao Zixuan shuttled between the various residential areas in the imperial capital and spent a quiet afternoon. They wandered between high-rise buildings and ancient courtyards, trying to find the home that suited their hearts best.

The high-rise housing attracted Zhao Zixuan with its modern comfort and convenient facilities, but whenever he thought of the distance to the Central Academy of Drama, the convenience seemed less attractive.

Although the Siheyuan was very close to the Central Academy of Drama, its simple decoration and somewhat shabby environment made him hesitant.

Zhao Zixuan always felt that although such an environment was full of historical charm, for him it lacked the comfort and ease of life.

He imagined that perhaps such an environment was more suitable for those elderly people who were contented and enjoying the quiet years.

Zhao Zixuan hesitated between the two choices.

Huang Yingying quietly accompanied him throughout the afternoon. She keenly observed every subtle expression of the boss and finally noticed his inner hesitation and wavering.

So, she tentatively made a suggestion: "Boss, the environment of the Pearl Lakeside community where Xiao Yishang lives is actually very good, and it is not far from the Central Academy of Drama. Why don't you consider it?"

Zhao Zixuan's eyes lit up and he thought this proposal was quite appropriate.

He immediately called Zhan Yishang, considering that she happened to live in that community and might be able to provide him with some valuable information about housing.

On the other end of the phone, Zhan Yishang was busy filming on the set. When she heard that Zhao Zixuan wanted to buy a house and was interested in her neighborhood, she immediately asked the director for leave and hurried to the shore of Pearl Lake.

When Zhan Yishang arrived at the shore of Mingzhu Lake, Zhao Zixuan was looking at the first house with the agent. They looked very excited and were ready to move on to the next target.

Zhao Zixuan noticed that she was still wearing the familiar "Qiuya" school uniform today. She came in a hurry and didn't even have time to change clothes.

Zhan Yishang accompanied Zhao Zixuan to see the second house, but the latter still seemed a little picky, and his dissatisfaction was obvious on his face.

So, while the agent wasn't paying attention, she leaned close to Zhao Zixuan's ear and whispered:
"The house I live in now is a newly renovated three-bedroom apartment. The landlord wants to sell it, but the price is a bit high, so the deal has not been completed. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Zhao Zixuan answered without hesitation: "Since we are here, let's go and take a look."

He then asked Huang Yingying to continue looking at houses with the agent, while he and Zhan Yishang went to her rental house.

When Zhao Zixuan stepped into the door, he unexpectedly found someone else in the room.

Moreover, there was a beautiful girl wearing pajamas and showing her long legs in the living room.

After being introduced by Zhan Yishang, I learned that it was her roommate, Liang Jingxian, the actress who had appeared in "Balala the Fairies". She has now signed a contract with Yixuan Studio. Strictly speaking, Zhao Zixuan is her boss.

As for Zhao Zixuan, Liang Jingxian met him for the first time and didn't know that he was the big boss behind Yixuan Studio.

She mistakenly thought that Zhao Zixuan was Zhan Yishang's boyfriend. After all, Zhan Yishang had never brought a boy home.

As they stepped into the house, Liang Jingxian quickly pulled over a piece of clothing to cover her eye-catching long legs.

Then, she glanced at Zhan Yishang in confusion, with a hint of reproach in her eyes, as if asking in a low voice: "Why did you bring a boy back?"

The rules of their shared apartment clearly state that they are not allowed to bring boys home.

Now that Zhan Yishang seems to have violated this rule, it is understandable that Liang Jingxian feels a little dissatisfied.

Zhan Yishang moved closer to Liang Jingxian and whispered in her ear, "I'll explain it to you later. Go back to your room first."

Although Liang Jingxian felt a little helpless, she still agreed.

Before leaving, she reminded Zhan Yishang in his ear: "It's daytime now, I'm still at home, you guys take it easy. If you really can't help it, keep your voice down."

Zhan Yishang rolled his eyes at her and muttered to himself, why didn’t I realize before that this seemingly innocent girl had such a dirty mind?

What are you thinking about?

Liang Jingxian entered the bedroom and closed the door gently. Before doing so, she looked at Zhao Zixuan meaningfully, as if she wanted to remember what he looked like.

Zhan Yishang saw her door closed, then turned back to Zhao Zixuan and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, we had an agreement before that we can't bring boys home, so she may have some misunderstandings."

Zhao Zixuan didn't seem to care about it. Instead, he became a little interested in Liang Jingxian's appearance.

As far as the first impression was concerned, he felt that Liang Jingxian was more attractive in person than in the photo, and even though she appeared without any makeup just now, she still attracted Zhao Zixuan's attention a little.

Compared with Zhan Yishang, the two have very different styles and each has their own charm.

She is worthy of being a young actress in the Central Academy of Drama.

It was a wise move for Yixuan Studio to sign her.

Afterwards, accompanied by Zhan Yishang, Zhao Zixuan began to carefully visit this unique three-bedroom apartment.

The decoration style of the whole house tends to be simple Nordic style. Most of the furniture in the living room and bedroom are made of high-grade wood. Even the floor is wooden, which will creak if you step on it with a little force.

Zhao Zixuan looked around carefully twice, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes, and it seemed that he had already decided to buy it.

However, he still had some concerns, so he asked Zhan Yishang, "How many people live here? If I buy this house, won't you have to find another place to live?"

Zhan Yishang smiled and explained, "Originally, there were three people living here, but one of my roommates has moved back to school. Currently, only Liang Jing and I live here. If you are interested in buying, I will communicate with her and you don't have to worry about her opinion. We have a very good relationship, just like sisters."

Zhao Zixuan felt relieved after hearing this, and asked Zhan Yishang to contact the landlord to discuss the purchase of the house.

While Zhan Yishang was on the phone, he was wandering around the room alone, and curiosity drove him into Zhan Yishang's bedroom.

He originally thought that a girl's bedroom would be filled with cute pink colors, but the bed sheets on Zhan Yishang were mainly blue, giving people a tranquil and melancholy feeling.

Zhao Zixuan glanced around casually, and suddenly his eyes fell on the framed photo on the bedside table.

When he got closer and took a look, he was stunned.

The person in the photo turned out to be himself, but he had no impression of the photo at all.

He picked up the photo frame puzzledly and looked at it carefully.

"When was this photo taken? Why don't I remember it at all?"

Zhao Zixuan frowned and tried hard to recall, but he had no memory of the photo.

He guessed that this photo might have been taken secretly by Zhan Yishang at some unintentional moment, and then specially printed out and placed on the desk.

This discovery surprised Zhao Zixuan a little, and also increased his curiosity and liking for Zhan Yishang.

"Ah! Don't look at that photo!"

After finishing his phone call, Zhan Yishang suddenly rushed in, shouting and trying to snatch the photo frame from Zhao Zixuan's hand.

However, Zhao Zixuan did not let her succeed easily. He held the photo frame high, making it difficult for Zhan Yishang to reach it.

In a hurry, she subconsciously jumped up and tried to snatch it, but unexpectedly "accidentally" fell into Zhao Zixuan's arms.

As soon as their bodies touched, they both fell onto the bed.

Zhan Yishang pressed Zhao Zixuan down, and the two men's eyes intertwined at close range.

"I...I...I didn't mean it...I..."

Zhan Yishang's face instantly turned red, like a ripe peach. She wanted to explain in a panic, but she stammered and didn't know how to start.

Zhao Zixuan raised his lips to let out an uninhibited smile, and jokingly asked, "What do you mean by not intentional? Do you mean that it was not intentional to take the picture of me secretly, or that it was not intentional to knock me down?" What does it mean to knock me down?
Zhan Yishang was speechless and just stared at him with wide eyes, at a loss as to what to do.

Suddenly, Zhao Zixuan smelled an intoxicating fragrance, which was the charming scent emanating from the girl in his arms.

His heart began to beat inexplicably at this moment, as if being pulled by some mysterious force, and he couldn't help but want to come forward and kiss her.

Zhan Yishang also seemed to feel the ambiguous atmosphere. She closed her eyes involuntarily, looking forward to the upcoming romantic moment.

However, just before Zhao Zixuan was about to kiss that cherry mouth, footsteps were suddenly heard outside the house.

Zhan Yishang jumped out of his arms like a frightened rabbit, and frantically tidied up her messy hair.

Zhao Zixuan also stood up and turned his gaze to the outside of the house. He saw Liang Jingxian, who had changed into a sports sweatshirt, standing at the door with an indescribable weirdness in her eyes.

"Did I come at the wrong time?"

Liang Jingxian asked in a playful tone with an elusive smile on her lips.

Zhan Yishang's cheeks flushed slightly, his eyes unconsciously drifted towards the door, and he explained softly: "No, I just accidentally slipped and he helped me up in time..."

Liang Jingxian smiled even more: "Oh, really? I understand, I totally understand. Do you want me to close the door for you and continue your 'careless performance'?"

As she spoke, she made a move to walk towards the door, but was gently stopped by Zhan Yishang.

The two of them retreated out of the bedroom and began to talk in low voices, as if they had some secret that they didn't want Zhao Zixuan to hear.

But Zhao Zixuan was not interested in their conversation. He sat casually on the soft big bed of Zhan Yi. Suddenly, he felt tired.

He closed his eyes, intending to take a nap, but fell asleep unknowingly.

When he was woken up again, it was Zhan Yishang whispering in his ear, saying that the landlord had come.

Afterwards, Zhao Zixuan met the landlady, a forty-year-old middle-aged woman. When she learned that he wanted to buy a house, she was a little unconvinced at first.

After all, Zhao Zixuan looked too young, with a childish face, and he didn't look like a rich man who could afford a house.

But in the imperial capital, which is a small place like this, there are all kinds of rich second-generations and official second-generations, so the landlady did not look down on Zhao Zixuan.

She said bluntly: "This is my first time renting out this house. It is beautifully decorated, specially designed by a designer, and the furniture cost a total of more than 1.3 million. If you really want to buy it, you have to include the cost of decoration."

Zhao Zixuan didn't want to waste time, so he said straightforwardly: "Just name the price, and I'll buy it if it's suitable."

He has already learned about the housing prices in this community. Although it is more expensive than Jinqiu Home, it is a higher-end community. As can be seen from the name, Jinqiu Home is just a "home", while this is "Mingzhu Lakeside". The prices of communities near the lake are naturally not ordinary.

The landlady raised her nose to the sky and offered a price: "Six million, no bargaining. You can think about it carefully and then give me an answer..."

Before she finished speaking, Zhao Zixuan interrupted her and asked, "If I pay and sign the contract today, will there be any discount on the price?"

The landlady looked at him in surprise, as if to confirm the truthfulness of his words.

"Do you really want to buy it? And pay today? Don't joke with your auntie, young man. I don't have time to play house with you." She was questioning.

"Of course, I never joke." Zhao Zixuan said seriously.

The landlady thought for a moment and said, "If you pay today, I can give you a discount of 100,000 yuan. This is because of Xiao Zhan. If it weren't for her introduction, I wouldn't be able to give you a discount of one cent with anyone else."

Zhao Zixuan would not believe such nonsense and directly asked the landlady to draft a contract. It could be signed today or tomorrow.

The landlady asked Zhao Zixuan to pay a deposit of 50,000 yuan first, and the formal contract could not be signed until tomorrow.

Zhao Zixuan took out his mobile phone without hesitation, quickly completed the transfer of 50,000 yuan, and received a signed receipt from the landlady.

The entire transaction process went surprisingly smoothly, taking only ten minutes from start to finish.

Liang Jingxian and Zhan Yishang were stunned as they watched from the side. A deal worth six million was completed so easily?
"Xiao Yishang, who is your boyfriend? He paid for a house worth six million dollars without blinking an eye."

Liang Jingxian asked Zhan Yishang with envy on her face.

Zhan Yishang explained helplessly in a low voice: "He is not actually my boyfriend, please don't misunderstand."

"Tsk, if he's not your boyfriend, would you bring him to our house? And introduce the landlord to him?" Liang Jingxian obviously didn't believe it.

Zhan Yishang didn't know how to explain it, so she could only tell the truth: "Really, he's not my boyfriend, he should be considered my brother. I'm his adopted sister."

"I don't believe you!" Liang Jingxian recalled the scene in which she saw them lying on the same bed and almost kissing each other. How could it be as simple as a sister and brother relationship?
The three words "sister" seem to explain everything.

However, since Zhan Yishang was unwilling to admit it, she couldn't continue to say anything, after all, it was Zhan Yishang's own business.

After all matters were completed satisfactorily, the landlady left first.

Zhao Zixuan originally planned to follow him, but Zhan Yishang enthusiastically invited him to stay for dinner.

Faced with such a kind invitation from his godsister, it was really hard for him to refuse.

After all, the smooth progress of today's house purchase is largely due to the help and recommendation of Zhan Yishang.

After Zhao Zixuan decided to stay, Zhan Yishang and Liang Jingxian cooked together, while he sat leisurely in the living room, watching short videos and looking forward to the upcoming delicious dinner.

Just half an hour later, a table of delicious Sichuan cuisine was already on the table.

Three dishes and one soup.

Not too much, not too little, just enough for three people.

Sichuan cuisine and Hunan cuisine are similar in some aspects, that is, they both feature spicy flavor.

However, there are still subtle differences between Sichuan cuisine and Hunan cuisine.

The spiciness of Sichuan cuisine has a numbing taste, while Hunan cuisine focuses more on pure spiciness.

For someone like Zhao Zixuan who loves spicy food, any spicy dish is his favorite, so he is not picky about food.

The three of them sat around the dining table, and Liang Jingxian keenly noticed the subtle atmosphere between the two of them.

So, she took the initiative to recommend Zhan Yishang’s signature dish - Mapo Tofu - to Zhao Zixuan.

"Zhao Zixuan, try this Mapo Tofu. It's Xiao Yishang's specialty." Liang Jingxian said.

After taking a bite, Zhao Zixuan praised it highly, thinking that its taste was no less delicious than that of the chefs outside.

He gave a thumbs up to express his appreciation for Zhan Yishang.

"Well, it's really good. Master Zhan's cooking skills are comparable to that of the gourmet Stephen Chow. Why don't you just open a Sichuan restaurant yourself? If you are interested, I can consider investing. How about you be the chef?" Zhao Zixuan said jokingly.

Zhan Yishang was not a boring person either. She followed up on Zhao Zixuan's words and said, "Okay, then Boss Zhao's investment must start at 10 million. Otherwise, it would be unworthy of your status as a big boss."

"Tang Niu is the God of Cookery!" Liang Jingxian suddenly interrupted and teased with a smile.

The young actresses at the Central Academy of Drama are still very good and can handle any gag.

Zhao Zixuan smiled and gave her a thumbs up, then said, "After I buy this house, won't you be homeless? If you can't find a new place to live, just live here first. Anyway, it will take me a while to go to school."

After hearing this, Liang Jingxian showed a surprised look and asked curiously: "Are you still a high school student?"

Zhao Zixuan nodded slightly without further explanation, only telling Liang Jingxian to ask Zhan Yishang if she had any questions.

As for whether Zhan Yishang will be honest with Liang Jingxian, it depends on whether they have a deep sisterly love or are just superficially friendly sisters.

Anyway, Zhao Zixuan knew that although some girls lived together on the surface and looked like sisters on a daily basis, there might be seven or eight small groups among four girls, and the reasons behind them were unknown to outsiders.

(End of this chapter)