Castle of Black Iron - Chapter 1266

Chapter 1266
"Hush, cougar? Only those uncouth guys outside the mansion say that . If the steward heard your gossip, watch out your butt . Hurry up, let's go . Elder sister Ping is waiting for our fresh flowers . These flowers would be sent to the room of old madam . Keep it in mind . Elder sister Ping serves old madam and could even have a right of speech in front of old madam . With the protection of elder sister Ping, nobody in this mansion dares to bully us . When you see elder sister Ping, you could only call her elder sister Ping instead of calling her aunt Ping . Last time, a newcomer called her aunt Ping . Finally, elder sister Ping casually told the steward something and assigned the newcomer to a village outside Jinwu City . . . "



The maid in the green skirt stuck her tongue out as she replied, "Ahh, I see . . . "

"Hurry up . . . "

The two maids then walked towards the main mansion along a path .

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'I prefer . . . cougar?'

It was out of Zhang Tie's imagination that he could hear such a gossip in the mansion .

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After hearing the two maids' words, Zhang Tie only revealed a smile . He didn't care about these gossips at all, because he would not lose a hair because of these gossips . 'Perhaps I have started to prefer mature women since I met Miss Daina . Linda, Olina, Sabrina; even Spencer Clan sent Matia to me as they had heard about my choice . As for Bai Suxian, we were destined to meet each other . '

'It seems that I really have a lot of mature women . '



But the gossip that he preferred "cougars" really made Zhang Tie embarrassed .

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When Zhang Yang talked about the current situation facing Tongzhou Province, they had arrived at the main mansion .

After coming to the main mansion, Zhang Yang stopped talking as it was not proper to chat on the way .

"After meeting our parents, we will talk about it later . I've already heard about what you did in Ninghe Prefecture these days when in Tongzhou Province!"

"Fine!" Zhang Tie nodded .

The moment they came to the main mansion, they had seen their dad standing at the gate . Zhang Ping greeted them with a smile, "You came back together?"

Zhang Tie looked at his dad and found that his dad looked much more spirited . It seemed that Zhang Ping's physical potential had been further tapped . Therefore, Zhang Tie became reassured at once . However, after looking at his dad carefully, Zhang Tie found that his dad seemingly looked a bit sorrowful as the places beneath his eyes looked faintly cinereous . It seemed that he had not slept well for a few days . Therefore, Zhang Tie's heart slightly pounded . Burning night oil hurt people's health most . Although LV 7 fighter had a much better physical strength than LV 6 fighter, his physical strength was still much weaker than that of a knight; especially Zhang Ping was at his 60s . If he couldn't sleep well for consecutively a few days, he would definitely reveal an abnormal look .

"Coincidentally, the moment I arrived here, I've seen elder brother returning home by airboat . Therefore, I came back together with elder brother . . . " Zhang Tie smiled . In front of his dad, Zhang Tie had completely hidden his imposing look as Qianji Hermit . He still behaved as same as in Blackhot City by making jokes . After saying those words, Zhang Tie purposefully widely opened his eyes as he looked at Zhang Ping from his head to his toe with an amazed look . He even rubbed his eyes before exclaiming, "Wow, is that real? Dad, you've lit 13 surging points . You're already a LV 7 fighter and have a much better health . Dad, are you finding a good sister for my mom or what? Our mom is so generous that she would never mind that . . . "



Previously, Zhang Tie's dad felt a bit sad . After hearing Zhang Tie's exaggerated words, his face blushed faintly as he glared at Zhang Tie and swore him with a smile, "You're also a father now . Don't make such an excessive joke anymore . . . "

Zhang Tie said with a big smile, "Heh heh, even though I'm also a father now, I'm still your son . I would never be as old as you!"

Watching Zhang Tie's pleasant look, Zhang Ping felt warm . However, closely after that, he felt guilty as he reserved his smile, "Your mom cooked supper for you today . It's all the favorite dishes of you two . Come on, have supper first!"

After finishing his words, Zhang Ping turned around and entered the mansion . Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang exchanged a glance with each other as they both felt that their dad had concerns .

After entering the main mansion and coming to the dining hall, Zhang Tie found his mom was also much more spirited than before . However, due to poor sleep lately, she also looked a bit fatigued . Both their mom and their dad must have concerns .

The supper was cooked by their mom . Compared to the usual supper in Zhang Mansion, this supper looked a bit special .

In normal times, there were a lot of chefs in the kitchen of Zhang Mansion . They could cook any food and dish that Zhang family could cook . Besides, all the dishes that they cooked met the ordinary requirements on color, aroma and taste, not to mention a feast of fat things . In Zhang Ping's words, he didn't even feel like moving his chopsticks in case of ruining the dishes .

However, the dishes today were all very simple . Compared to the current position of the Zhang family, it was almost "stingy" . There were only two meat dishes: braised turnips with beef; fried pork in soy sauce . All the others were vegetable dishes such as fried white cabbage, fried sliced potatoes, fried red beans, boiled sweet potatoes and mixed lettuce with sugar . Besides, there was a huge stockpot, which just held some leftover rice soup .

Although the dishes were simple, they were enough for the family .

These were all "delicious dishes" that Zhang Tie's family could enjoy in Blackhot City only on special days . Even the rice soup was once a rare, tasty food that the family could enjoy before dinner after being added with some sugar or salt .

At the sight of the rice soup, Zhang Tie became absent-minded . When in Blackhot City, after boiling rice, they would always keep the rice soup . When the rice soup was served on the table, there was always a thick cover over it, which was Zhang Tie's favorite . It tasted smooth and aromatic . In Zhang Tie's eyes, the thick cover of rice soup was even more delicious than milk . His mom always left the thick cover to him .

It had been too many years since Zhang Tie enjoyed the cover on rice soup last time .

At the sight of such dishes, Zhang Tie had known that his parents must have something important to tell him and his elder brother . . .

Zhang Tie's elder sisters-in-law were also at the table . As they were all clever, at the sight of Zhang Tie and these ordinary home-cooked dishes, they had known that this meal was unusual for sure .

As they all had concerns, the atmosphere was a bit depressive . Thankfully, Zhang Tie's nephews and nieces were scrambling for the cover on rice soup, spicing up the atmosphere more or less, making it a little less embarrassing .

At the end of the meal, Zhang Yang and Zhang Tie lowered their heads and finished all the dishes, even the rice soup, leaving nothing at all . After that, they put down their bowl and chopsticks and expressed that they were full .

After finding that the two brothers were as same as usual, Zhang Tie's mom revealed a faint smile too .

Zhang Tie's elder sisters-in-law were all observant . After finishing the meal, they had a short chat with Zhang Tie's parents and Zhang Tie before bidding a farewell to them politely and returning to Zhang Yang's mansion with their kids, leaving Zhang Yang, Zhang Tie and their parents alone .

Those maids and male servants also moved away when Zhang Tie's elder sisters-in-law left .

"Dad, mom, why did you call us back? Just say it, no need to be that grand . Even mom cooked the dinner for us, including the secret gold and white jade soup . . . " Zhang Tie told his parents with a smile .

When in Blackhot City, Zhang Tie named rice soup as gold and white jade soup . When rice became ripe, it looked golden all over in the farmlands . After being boiled, the rice soup looked as rich and smooth as white jade . When the family had a meal, Zhang Tie named rice soup as gold and white jade soup . When the others heard this name, they would even think that it was a top delicacy . Actually, it was just a bowl of ordinary rice soup .

After hearing the name gold and white jade soup, Zhang Yang and Zhang Tie's parents revealed a reminiscent, warm smile at the same time .

"I've not drunk this gold and white jade soup for a long time . It tastes much better than the so-called feast of fat things . The gold and white jade soup is fresh and white without any impurity . It is aromatic and rich and is suitable to both old and young . I suggest the kitchen to keep the rice soup . Do not waste it . This is a tradition of dad and mom . It should root in our home . No matter how rich we're, we shouldn't forget about the source; neither should we be extravagant!" Zhang Tie's elder brother opened his mouth .

"Elder brother is right . Pitifully, I still want to eat the essence of gold and white jade soup today . However, I'm ashamed to scramble for it with my nephews and nieces . When I return to Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory, I will also send the order to keep this rule as the tradition of Zhang family . . . " Zhang Tie laughed too .

Zhang Tie's mom threw a glance at Zhang Ping .

"Ahem ahem . . . " Zhang Ping pretended to cough twice as he threw a glance at the parlor and asked Zhang Tie's mom, "Do we need to talk about it in the study?"

"No need, we're at home . There's no outsider here . Additionally, our servants are not used to eavesdrop our talk . Just talk about it here!" Zhang Tie's mom said .

"Fine, let's talk about it here!" Zhang Tie's dad straightened up his body as he turned solemn at once . After looking at Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang silently for two seconds, he slowly opened his mouth, "I called you back because your mom and I feel that you brothers should have your own families after a few days' negotiations . . . "