T/N: Changing Li Jiang -> Li Xiang. If you don't remember who he is, he first appeared in .
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Mu Wu Han's house wasn't that far away from her restaurant. Yang Tian arrived on time and already saw her standing in front of her house waiting for him.
- Yang Tian, your right on time.
- A date with beauty, how could I be late.
Mu Wu Han smiled brightly and led Yang Tian inside. The house wasn't large but it was very organized. There was a small dining table in the middle of the room and a old man sitting on a chair and watching television. Mu Wu Han led Yang Tian in front of the elder and bowed:
- Grandfather, this is my friend, Yang Tian.
Yang Tian also bowed respectfully:
- Hello sir, I am Yang Tian.
The elder looked at Yang Tian and didn't say anything before turning to Mu Wu Han:
- Go to the kitchen and help your mother. I want to have a private chat with him.
Mu Wu Han nodded and signal Yang Tian not worry before heading to the kitchen. Yang Tian sat opposite of the elder and before he could say anything, the elder was furious:
- You are very rude, I didn't even allow you to sit down. How dare you be so inconsiderate.
This old man was trying to make it hard on him, this was Yang Tian's first thought. Before now, he was the one that was usually authoritative towards other people, so how could he let anyone show him up. He answered with a calm face:
- No need to flaunt your authority just because you are an elder. It's completely useless so tell me what you want to tell me.
The elder retracted his furious expression and looked at Yang Tian, saying:
- You truly won't do. I won't let Wu Han fall into your hands. I've already picked someone better in her stead. You can go now.
Yang Tian felt a bit amused. Did this old man think he could drive him away with just those words? What kind of age is this? Who had this kind of arrange marriage mentality anymore?
- My business with her is none of your concern. You can accept it or don't, it doesn't matter much. I don't really care much. Furthermore, Wu Han was the one that invited me here today. So what gives you the right to chase me away?
The elder looked furious and stared wide eyes at Yang Tian:
- Children's marriage are always decided by their elders. She'll marry who I say she'll marry. This house belongs to my daughter so I have the right to kick you out.
Yang Tian said with disdain:
- Really? Why do I hear that you daughter chased after a rich young master and was thrown away. I've heard that you've kicked her out of your house because of that. Was that a marriage that you arranged? You've already kicked her out of your house, so what gives you the right to be here? It's really is true that one's skin get thicker as they age.
- You...
The elder was about to explode before there was another knock on the door. He breathed in deeply to regain his composure and looked at Yang Tian:
- Take a look closely. This is Wu Han's future fiance and he's hundreds of thousands of times better than you are.
Yang Tian pursed his lips, were there anyone that was better than him hundreds of thousands of times? That is answer is of course not. The elder opened the door and brought a young man inside. Yang Tian saw him and couldn't help but be surprised. He immediately recalled what happened before and muttered:
- It's him again. Does he truly like Wu Han?
The person that arrived was Li Xiang1. This guy just walked in and as he saw Yang Tian, he couldn't help but stepped back a bit. Yang Tian looked at him and said merrily:
- So it's an acquaintance. Come sit down and have a chat.
The elder saw that and looked at Li Xiang in surprise:
- You guys know each other?
Li Xiang nodded bitterly:
- That's right.
Sitting directly opposite of Yang Tian, Li Xiang said a bit reservedly:
- You also have intentions on Mu Wu Han? Don't you already have...
Before Li Xiang could finish his sentence, he felt like something stuck down his throat. No matter how much he tried, he couldn't utter a single word.
- You are a smart person. You should know what could be said and what couldn't.
Feeling his throat back to normal, Li Xiang looked at Yang Tian with a frightened expression. This person was far more frightening than he had originally thought. He tried to remain calm in front of Yang Tian:
- Let's not talk about what happened before. However I truly like Wu Han. Do you dare to compete with me fairly?
Yang Tian heard Li Xiang said that and felt intrigued. This person seemed to have turned a new leaf. Competitive spirit rose within him:
- Why not but do you really thing you can win against me?
- Don't know until I tried. I don't think that I'm inferior to you.
- Excellent.
Yang Tian also wanted to see what kind of methods Li Xiang possessed that could help him steal his Mu Wu Han. The elder that was sitting on the side during all of this turned and whispered to Li Xiang:
- You seemed to be very afraid of him?
Of course Li Xiang wouldn't admit to it:
- Not at all. He is an old friend of mine. I've been at a disadvantage against him before. However this time I won't let him take away Mu Wu Han.
The elder looked at Yang Tian with a scared expression. He didn't think this person's background was so great. He got to know Li Xiang when his neighborhood was being bought out. He and the other neighbors have lived there for a long time so of course they didn't agree to it. It was lucky that Li Xiang stepped in and with only a couple of words, those people immediately abandoned their plans for that land. When that happened, he felt that Li Xiang was rich, talented and had a good personality so he introduced Mu Wu Han to him.
With Mu Wu Han's beauty, Li Xiang was quickly captivated by her. He also tried to get her father to match-make them together but that guy got himself beaten up for no reason and was now still in the hospital. The elder originally wanted to bring Li Xiang over to introduce him to Mu Wu Han but he heard that Mu Wu Han already had someone she liked. He resorted to inviting both people here, confident that Li Xiang can easily chase away Yang Tian. However things weren't going according to plan.
Yang Tian saw the two whispering to each other but didn't paid any attention to it. Both the old and young's age combined weren't even a fraction of his age so how could any of their plans be in his eyes.
Mu Wu Han and her mother finished cooking and was bringing the food up before seeing Li Xiang. They couldn't help but be surprised:
- Grandpa, this person is?
The elder was all smile:
- This is Li Xiang. It was thanks to him that we were able to keep our house that we lived in all these years. This time I've invited him here for a meal to thank him.
Mu Wu Han looked at Yang Tian and saw that he was still happy and didn't mind this so she nodded:
- That's fine then.
With the food all served up, mama Mu arranged for Mu Wu Han to sit next to Yang Tian. It was clear that she liked Yang Tian so the elder had nothing to say. During the meal, the elder couldn't help but speak honeyed words in regards to Li Xiang:
- Li Xiang is young but he has been very successful in his career. I've heard that he has established his own company. He makes a lot of money from it every month. Not only that...
Mama Mu didn't lose out in this regards and showered compliments on Yang Tian:
- Yang Tian is also very talented. Although he's still in college, he has also opened his own company. I've heard that it should be opened soon, is that right?
As she said that, she looked towards Yang Tian and waited for him to continue. However Yang Tian was still focused on enjoying the food before him. Mama Mu and Mu Wu Han's cooking skill was exquisite indeed. If only Su Yue Er could learn half, no, just one tenth of this then Yang Tian wouldn't have to suffered so much last time2.
Mu Wu Han saw that Yang Tian wasn't paying attention and kicked his foot a bit. Yang Tian jolted in surprise and quickly said:
- That's right. This sweet and sour stir fry is very good. The flavors and aroma have penetrated deep into the meat. Not only that, this frog dish is supremely...
Mama Mu looked at him with wide eyes:
- What are you talking about?
The elder also seized on this chance:
- This is the successful person that you were talking about? Why do I get the feeling that aside from being a glutton, he has nothing else going for him?
Yang Tian didn't even pay attention to the old man and looked at Mama Mu:
- My mistake, aunty and Mu Wu Han's cooking is seriously good. I didn't have any thoughts on anything else.
Mama Mu and Mu Wu Han heard that and smiled happily. Who wouldn't like to be complimented by others? Yang Tian knew that he said the right things and secretly swipe away his sweat. He thought:
- Panzi, I can finally put some faith into your teachings. Women liked to be compliment, truly not wrong at all.
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1. Mu Wu Han's father was also trying to match her and Li Xiang in .↩
2. Refers to when she cooked dinner and put sugar into everything.↩
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