Chapter 9

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In the large and exquisite retro dining room, the round tables are filled with exotic delicacies, which are more plentiful for Sima family that used to be eaten before. Obviously, someone was choking when looking the serving.

Although the other party is ShangDe’s mother, if she goes against her, Ding Xiang will surely fight to the end.

And Yan Hong also make it clear that no other person is allowed to serve ShangDe. She gave everything to Ding Xiang alone to deal with it and specifically said to Ding Xiang that she would need to do it without any helpers.

It’s really funny, all this big show it’s just for a man. And of course, this man- is someone special and he has a super good personality, which definitely better than any modern men.

ShangDe loved her so much, and no one knew that he would actually do things by himself rather than needed Ding Xiang to serve him.

However, in terms of food, he might have some difficulties. Usually for gentlemen in ancient times hardly step into kitchen. And now Ding Xiang would had the opportunity to use her cooking skills.

Ding Xiang had a super confident smile on her face and took a pair of forks and knives and begin setting in front of ShangDe.

“Ding Xiang, be careful.”

Initially, she wanted to arrange a meal in the back garden, which has the most beautiful atmosphere scenery, surrounded by flowers swaying all around the garden, birds chirping on the trees, and charming ferns in the air.

Well, probably will do that next time. But for today, she wanted to let these ancient people to know that- do not look down on people even they are poor, and she won’t let anyone inexplicably bully her as well.

“Do you know how much effort I put in to ask Mr. Metal to build these pairs for me?” One of them is what she wants, and the other will used as a spare.

ShangDe picked up the fork and looked left and right, “This is a mini shovel is to scoop grass for the cow!”

Ding Xiang heard snickering around him, and even Yan Hong’s face showed a sneering expression.

That’s right! Shovel is for you- stupid big black cow to eat! Hmph! She was so mad at this dumb man who destroy her power and ambition by himself. You’re supposed to be at my side duh …

However, she still held back and patiently said, “This is a fork. It’s for foreigners only because they don’t use chopsticks.”

After listening word of foreigners, the ridicule in everyone’s eyes seemed to have faded away, and they were replaced with curiosity, worship, and doubt.

“Wait a minute, I will serve first.”

Ding Xiang flew out the room like a butterfly, and then came in with a big serving plate. Everyone’s eyes wide open, looking forward when she brought a large plate in.

Her petite body and the large plate were very different, just like a little girl is carrying adult’s thing.

ShangDe wanted to stand up and help her, but she stopped him with her eyes, so he sat back to his original position and continued to be his young master, enjoying her service.

“This is a front dish (starter), a Traditional Nice* Salad.”

— [T/N: *Nice (Chinese Pronounce as Ní sī) southern east coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of the Alps; second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast.]

”Sa- [Kill] what??”

Kill you YES! Ding Xiang thought, but still introduced it with a smile, just as she was introducing for the guests.

“This is a dish from the Nice region of southern France. It can be used as an appetizer or a light main course in noon. It is rich in lettuce, fish, tomatoes, and cheese powder. Don’t just look, try it!” She recommended diligently.

ShangDe takes the fork and took a bite. The colorful food was served on a white porcelain plates, which made people more appetizing.

Seeing the surprised and satisfaction expression on his face, she understood that he was captured by the food.

The people standing next to her still staring at Master while he is eating grass, and he was eating with great interest. They were all curious about what does it taste like. It doesn’t look too bad..

Yan Hong looked at it quietly, with a dignified look on her face, and the only thing that betrayed her expression, was she swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

“Next, is the main course, French-Roasted Spring Chicken.”

“It’s just a roasted chicken, but it’s covered in a bamboo cage, isn’t it funny?” Yan Hong finally couldn’t help making a noise, deliberately made a sarcasm comment, but in fact, her eyes stared straight and wondering what kind of surprise was in the semi-circular bamboo lid.

Ding Xiang was sensible, since she has never seen anyone use this way to serve food, so this will be really appetizing to them.

And unlike other greasy roasted chicken flavor, the bamboo cage exudes a fresh and appetizing aroma.

As soon as ShangDe opened the bamboo cage, he saw a golden yellow roasted spring chicken placed on a white flawless porcelain plate, with a green flower next to it.

“Master, please try …” Ding Xiang said with a smile.

ShangDe originally wanted to grab the whole chicken to eat, but he saw Ding Xiang pick up the fork and knife to divide the chicken for him, which more convenient for him to eat.

The strong and charming aroma suddenly filled the entire dining room, and Ding Xiang poured a glass of wine for ShangDe.

Then he watched her serve other dishes- pork chops and fried potatoes. He loves how the whole of pork can be handled in such a way, delicious and full.

Ding Xiang thought, if it was beef, it would taste better. But the ancients hardly ate cattle, because for people in this era, cattle worked hard for them, so she was not allowed to eat them..

When the butcher- Ah Chu, heard that she wanted to buy beef, he was holding the big knife on his hand. So, she got no choice buy had to use pork instead.

But don’t worry, she can still do the same tasty way to make others’ tongue tasted the delicious food.

ShangDe was not disappointed, every satisfied bite from his face had already told everyone that he had tasted delicious food on earth.

Yan Hong seeing that everyone was looking at the strange dish and swallow saliva, she coughed a little, and then secretly wiped the drool at the corner of her mouth. She picked up chopsticks to eat.

Don’t know if it’s a curse on foreign food, the salad that she tried was tasteless. Even the roasted chicken doesn’t seem to be so delicious anymore. She felt like as if her son ate ones are more delicious ……

Damn Woman! Yan Hong wanted to curse at first, but then she saw the smile and satisfaction on her son’s face.

It has been a long time since she saw her son have such a relaxed smile.

For a long time, she hoped that ShangDe is not too restrained on himself, and could be able to relax a little and be happy. After all, he did not have a carefree childhood time like other children. At a young age, he has to bear the burden of the Sima family.

It’s not about the weird dish, it’s not about how delicious the food is, it is about the woman who cook for him.

Watching her happily serving ShangDe on the meals, and also pouring wine for him. Unlike other maid servants who always very careful and scare when they meet the master.

Indeed, she is a very strange person.

However, no matter how well she served, she is also a wife of other people. Sima family can never allow forcefully possession of a wife to happen. So, Yan Hong will absolutely oppose to the end.

In the next few days, three meals were served in ShangDe’s room and all of them will have different flavors and smell. Everyone passing by can’t help but salivate. Even Yan Hong can’t help calling her servant to ask about today’s dishes.

“What kind of food is Master having today?”

“Italian food.”

“Haven’t heard of it.”

“I heard it’s a national dish. Mainly based on red stewed, grilled food and there’s also cooked noodles called spaghetti.”

“Hmm! Let’s go!”

She also wanted to eat.

She has eaten Chinese food for her whole lifetime, and have never eaten any foreign food at all. But if she says she wanted to eat, doesn’t it mean she compromised already?

“Ma’am, do you have time?” Ding Xiang greeted her with a smile.

Yan Hong turned around and sees Ding Xiang just walk in. She did not even ask for permission if she’s allowed to enter or not. Really have no manners.

“I’d cook too much, maybe you want to have a try.” Ding Xiang said with a smile.

“I have luxury food stuffs from various locations to eat, why should I eat yours?” Yan Hong purposely glanced at the plate with a disdainful look.

She saw a red sauce rendering the white noodles that look like fire. There were minced meat and tomatoes on it, which exuding a sweet and sour smell.

Yet another dish that Yan Hong has never smelled or eaten before.

“Wasting food will be thunderstruck by heaven.” Ding Xiang placed the spaghetti on the table and gently pushed towards Yan Hong.

Although Yan Hong resisted, but still sat down.

Ding Xiang put the fork in her hand. “Use this fork and turn it to roll up the noodles.”

Yan Hong hesitated for a while, but after all she couldn’t resist the temptation of food and took a bite at the end.

As soon as she had taken the bite, and she couldn’t stop herself taking one more after another. At the end, she ate the whole pasta.

“Ah! This what Ta-Li noodle is so delicious!” Yan Hong admired.

“Yes, Italy is a very welcoming and romantic country.”

“Your words, as if you came from different world. Although I don’t believe you, but I have to admire the food that you cook, is novel and delicious.” Yan Hong’s tone is no longer cold, her expression is no longer distant and more approachable.

No wonder some people say that – to capture men’s heart, must first able to satisfied men’s stomach. It seems that women are the same.

“I am indeed from a foreign country.” far away from this era, she secretly added another sentence in her heart. “But no matter where I came from, I am not a bad person.”

“What is the purpose of you approaching ShangDe? He can’t give you any assurance. If you’re after money, I can give you a sum, that you will never going to have troubles and worries anymore for the rest of your life.”

“I don’t need it.” Ding Xiang shook her head.

“What?” Yan Hong was surprised.

“I said I don’t need the money.”

“Then what do you want?”

“I just like ShangDe.”

“Like …. him ….?” So straight forward, that simple?

“Yes! I like him very much. Although sometimes I get very angry with him for his petrified head, but he is too good and he has been very good to me. Since childhood, no one has been that good to me before, even my mother…….. my mom was not even that good to me…”

“So you really like him?”

Ding Xiang nodded hard.

Yan Hong’s eyes flashed a ray of surprised light, but she still tentatively asked, “But he is not handsome.”

“How can a mother thinks that his son is not handsome?” As soon as the words came out, immediately Ding Xiang knew that she had spoken wrongly. Then, she quickly said, “In our country, Sima ShangDe is like Liu QingYun [Sean Lau] , dark and strong, so cute …”

“Cute?”

“Yeah! That tanned skin, and two small dimples, smiled stupidly, silly, lovely and cute enough to make people want to hug him. ”

“You don’t think he’s too hulky?” Yan Hong asked hesitantly.

“No! I think other men are too pretty, when I see them, I feel very… Brokeback Mountain..” Ding Xiang snorted.

“What mountain?”

“Oh …. N_ nothing. I hope you can speak to me directly if you have any misunderstanding about me, I will try to resolve it otherwise, the knot will get bigger and bigger, and it will always turn bad….”

“There is no knot, it’s just that you are a married woman and I can’t allow you to enter the family.”

Ding Xiang stunned. “A married woman? Enter the family? ”

“Yes.”

“Who said I am a married woman? Who said I was going to enter the family??”

“ShangDe , no??”

What!? That big mouth! What the hell did he tell his mother?

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“Ding Xiang look, I bought you a beautiful necklace at the market, it matches you so well. Let me help you to wear it.”

“Sima ShangDe, what are you planning to do about me?” Ding Xiang didn’t even look at the necklace, asked arrogantly.

Since he said in front of his mother that he wanted to marry her even she’s already married to other man, she would want to see how capable is he to do that?

In such an old-fashioned and conservative ancient time, could he change anything? No wonder she always felt that she was so not welcoming in this big mansion. She thought she was unfriendly! Where got know that this big mouth was spreading nonsense around, people who don’t know her of course will think that she is a bitch with bad intentions. Her personality has been seriously humiliated.

“What do I need to do?” ShangDe asked innocently.

“Are you going to play dumb with me?” She’s so annoyed. If he dares, she won’t let him go easily …

“Of course not.”

“Then why didn’t I see you or hear you discussing about how you’re going to deal about me?” Not only he did spread around saying that she is a married woman, and also wanted to enter Sima family. Of course, this is simply impossible.

“Didn’t you say …”

“Oh, so because you think I’m other man’s woman and you have don’t be responsible, right?” She simply forgot what she had said way before.

“Who said so? Y_ you … you are mine, I am your first man.” He blushed. Although it was a matter of pride, it was really embarrassing for him to say it.

“That’s not counted.”

“What do you mean? Why?”

“It is … because …”

“Plus, it is already a relationship when we started from the bottom… So …. yes, you are all mine.” He tried to declare.

“It doesn’t count from that bottom …”

This man can’t be serious… How dare he brings up about the ass in the middle of this conversation? Wouldn’t it be quicker for her to kill him faster?

“So, you just plan to watch with your eyes wide open for Wen Xiong to return, and then let him take me away from you, correct?”

“No!” He hugged her with all his strength. No one is allowed to take her away from him, forbidding anyone to take her away from him, or he will fight to the last breath.

She struggled to push him away, “What not? Didn’t you already tell your mother that I’m an abandoned woman? No wonder she kept going against me. If I were her, I would also oppose it to the end.”

All parents in the world, who do not want their children to have the most perfect happiness.

“I swear I will persuade my mother to let you in.”

“Do you mean you still don’t give up and want to marry me?”

“Of course, I like you very much Ding Xiang. I like you at the very first sight, and I will definitely give you official status. I will never give up on you… ” He looked at her deeply and continue, “Don’t you like me at all? After all these days… haven’t I made you fall in love with me?”

“I … … I ….” She suddenly felt that the world is spinning, her throat is dry and speechless as if got stuck by a fishbone, because she couldn’t say to him as easily as before.

That’s right! I don’t love you… but she can’t even remember what she didn’t love him anymore …

“Tell me …”

“I don’t want to say anything. It’s better that we both don’t meet again.”

“What?”

Let him not say more, she quickly walked past him.

ShangDe, who was left with a puzzled face and heartbroken, unable to move his spot for a long time ….

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It should not be like this.

Ding Xiang almost ran out of strength running back to Wen Xiong’s old and shabby house, which it’s still in a mess inside, but now it’s the most stable place in her eyes.

She panted in a small wooden chair by the door, thinking how cruel she was earlier for being pathetic.

She had forgotten her real identity; forgotten that she did not belong to this era. She would need to go back to her real world eventually.

As soon as Xiao San returns, she will go back to modern times. In this era, there will be no existent of a person named Meng Ding Xiang, even if the entire country flipped upside down. How could she forget this such an important thing?

For ShangDe, he would be ignorant and persistently to find her, but how would he be able to find her where there’s no such person is existed?

Isn’t it too cruel for him? Because he loves you, spoils you like a princess like his own heart and flesh. He can’t let you bear cold and hunger, he dedicated the whole world to you with both hands. And because of you, he fought with his mother, disregard everything about himself and only cares about you. If you really care about your man, why can’t you love him back?

Ding Xiang asked questions one after another in her heart, but no matter how much she struggled, she still had to face the reality.

This is already a fact, she can’t stay here for all her life. Although she doesn’t need to worry about anything at all here, but she is not used to it in this era where the woman is the property of man. And she won’t be able to see her friends, her TV, air conditioner, her pad, cellphone … and her favorite mommy.

Maybe ShangDe would be sad to lose her, but he is rich and he is not afraid to find another woman to accompany him for the rest of his life, but Mommy only has her alone.

Mommy worked hard to take care of her since young.. She hasn’t let Mommy to live a good life. How can she just leave her mommy like this?

However, the thought of not seeing the foolish man again who had been treating her like a queen, had made her heart ached even more.

She was so reluctant.

Maybe she likes him more than she thinks …

No, no, this is wrong… It shouldn’t have happened; she must make this right and stop it from happening.

At this time, she heard the rapid footsteps coming in front of house, not only one person. Without needed to guess, she already knew who came after her..

“Ding Xiang!” ShangDe shouted eagerly.

“Master …” His men chased after him.

“Ding Xiang, where are you? I want to see you.”

She hid in the bushes next to the house, staring at the kittens who had grown into healthy big cats.

And she realized time past rather quick, she also fell in love during this period with an ancient man without any sense of crisis.

“Master, Ma’am doesn’t allow you to come out. Please come back with us.”

“Stop nagging and step back!” ShangDe roared angrily at the followers who followed him all the way behind him.

“Master, please. You are making things difficult for us ….”

“I just want to make things difficult for you now, so what? If you have the capability, then kill me!”

Ding Xiang disappearance made him so anxious, that he couldn’t care much about his politeness, even his temper has changed, easily get irritated.

“Master, please …”

ShangDe didn’t want to talk to them anymore, he just wanted to find Ding Xiang as soon as possible.

“Ding Xiang! Ding Xiang …” He shouted frantically around him, but could not get a response from his lover, as if she had disappeared.

Suddenly, he heard a low weeping sound, and he stopped, and felt relieved.

She is still here, not missing.

He slowly walked towards the low sob near him …

“Ding Xiang, I will marry you as soon as possible. I don’t care how people in this world would oppose, I just want to be with you.”

The answer was a soft weeping that made his heart aches even more…

“So please don’t abandon me, don’t give up our feelings, I have been working hard, haven’t I? You also saw my good intentions, am I not good enough for you?”

Ding Xiang remained silent.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to be stronger, but his tone couldn’t help but becoming poorer.

“Maybe you don’t believe me, because even I don’t believe it myself either. When I was bitten by a poisonous snake, lying on the cold ground and waiting for my death, you appeared like an innocent moonlight angel. Although dressed strangely and didn’t speak very much like a lady, but you were so kind and brave. From the moment I was rescued, I loved you so much. In the end, it became a full and uncontrollable love. My gut tells me that I can’t lose you, otherwise I won’t be able to love someone again in my life.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a small figure crawled out …

“So you are that fool who got bitten by the snake. You have made me sick for so many days. If I knew that, I wouldn’t save you and let you die…” She tried to scold him loudly so to hide her tears that was about to burst in her eyes.

“You wouldn’t. You are so kind, I know it.”

“Will you just shut up?” If he goes on, she will cry even harder and will be soft-hearted. She will not be able to control herself and fall for him… “Stop saying those sweet words. I hate sweet guys the most.”

“I’m just telling the truth …”

His innocent appearance shakes Ding Xiang’s heart even more.

“Ding Xiang, what’s wrong with me? Please tell me, I will change.”

“Don’t change, I hate men with low spirits. You’re just so annoying!”

He stood there, letting her hurt him, wondering whether he should or should not refute…

Contradicting.

When she met him, even if she said the sky is purple, he would think it is purple.

He is just hopeless.

And she actually liked him in such hopelessly.

Both also incurable hopeless pair…

She turned her back to him, so long as she didn’t see his pitiful expression, she could be a little black heart.

“Ding Xiang, you must have some troubles, right? Didn’t you say that you would never leave me?”

“I am inseparable with money.”

“You said you like me.”

“That why I got stuck here.” She growled in a choked voice.

“You said that as long as I listen to you, you will stay with me forever.”

“Did I … ” Why did she talk so much in the first place, and she made so many promises to him.

“All of sudden, you just ignored me because you misunderstood me, right? Please tell me, I can explain, and then we can be as good as ever.”

She took a deep breath, then turned aggressively and said, “Don’t forget that you and I are from different world and we shouldn’t be together.”

“I said that I would find Wen Xiong, and I would ask his permission to let you go. You don’t have to worry about that, please… just stay with me.”

“Is it necessary to sacrifice this much for your desire? You are a big landowner, you can have as many women as you want, why are you so attached to me? I’m just a married woman.”

“You are mine.”

“No I’m not.”

“You know it, we both know it.”

“What if we both love each other so much, and one day I just disappeared?”

“Where are you going? “He murmured.

“If one day you don’t love me anymore, you hate me who doesn’t conform to those stereotypes of etiquettes, then what should I do?”

“You will not.”

“I don’t believe you.” Ding Xiang shook her head.

“Why?”

“Because in our country, almost fifty out of hundred married couples will get divorce, and my mother and my father have divorced. How can I believe there will be true love in this world?”

He face was expressionless, as if the words spit out from her mouth were not Chinese, but a language that he could not understand at all.

“Let’s break up! Don’t come to me again.” She turned and walked into the room, closing the door, and the door suddenly fell to the ground, causing the dust to rise.

He looked deeply at her. His expressionless face suddenly changed, his sexy lips closed tightly, and his puzzled eyes gradually occupied by the flames of anger.

One person outside the house, and the other person inside the house. Neither of them moved, but after crossing the eyes, they were silent until their breath can be heard.

“Is that your answer?”

“If you’re a man, please stop pestering me. I’m a married woman … what else can you do?”

He rushed to her like an angry beast, he grabbed her wrist with his big hand, gnashing his teeth and asked, “Why?! When you were enjoying all my love, why didn’t you say you’re a married woman? When you seduced me, tempted me, how could you not remember that you’re a married woman? And now, you’re telling me that you remember everything after you used me and done with me?”

She tried to hold back the tears that gushed up in her eyes. The more she hurts him, the more he will fights back. Isn’t this something that had been expected long time ago? Isn’t this is what she always wanted? Why is she still so sad?

And in her mind right now. She only think that she needs to let him go. It is always short-term pain better than long one.

“I still have a lot of silver and gold treasures, and you have not dug any of those. Are you willingly to let go The God of Wealth? If you let go so early, wouldn’t you lose both status and wealth? Since Wen Xiong didn’t want you anymore and now everyone knows that you are with me, will he still want you?”

“That is my business.”

“Don’t say something that doesn’t concern me, I am also one of the victims who had been hurt.”

Victims? Ding Xiang thought with heartache. Yes! Because of her temporary greed, she hurt him and got him involved in a relationship that should never have happened.

She tried to speak in her usual tone, but it was husky and unpleasant, as if not her own voice, “You will be grateful to me in the future.”

He pushed her away fiercely. As if she is so disgusting

“You are such a bad woman!” He said with gritted teeth.

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