After the flour was kneaded into dough sheets.
After the pork was chopped into filling.
The square table had exactly two people sitting on each side.
Zani, Carlotta, Changli, Jinhsi, Noah, Cartethyia, Yangyang, Chixia.
The seven women each had their own thoughts, and none wanted to become the focus of the scene. Except for Noah, every person at least did not know two others at the table.
The only thing in common was that everyone had their own dumplings to wrap, and each one wrapped them more exquisitely than the last.
In the end, Noah wrapped dumplings at flying speed while simply introducing the women to each other.
"Let me introduce you. These two are Carlotta and Zani. Like Cartethyia, they came all the way from Rinascita to Jinzhou."
As Noah introduced them, Carlotta nodded gracefully:
"Nice to meet everyone. Sorry for the sudden meeting. I wasn't able to prepare any meeting gifts in advance."
Zani: "Nice to meet everyone. My views are the same as my boss."
Jinhsi glanced at Carlotta and thought to herself:
So this is the Second Young Miss of the Montelli family who danced the waltz with Noah?
She doesn't even seem as tall as me. She should also be underage. Probably just a normal friend.
Very good. No threat at all.
As for Zani beside Carlotta, who also had outstanding looks, she was similarly ruled out as a threat by Jinhsi.
The reason was simple: Zani looked even more exhausted than Changli after a full day of work. She didn't look like someone interested in finding a partner at all.
Thinking this, Jinhsi smiled warmly and displayed the full demeanor of a host:
"Welcome to Jinzhou. Noah's friends are my friends. If you encounter any problems, feel free to ask me for help anytime."
With Jinhsi taking the lead, the other women all echoed a few words of welcome. Noah then began introducing the rest of the people at the table one by one.
As the introductions continued, Carlotta secretly observed the women's expressions. Her face remained calm, but she felt secretly annoyed inside.
This Tall Chestnut guy — how does he have so many women around him? And all of them are exceptionally beautiful, each with their own charm.
She already knew Cartethyia. The one with the blue beret, Yangyang, looked like a very gentle person. The one with the red twin-tails, Chixia, was enthusiastically wrapping dumplings.
The other red-haired, highly knowledgeable-looking Changli seemed like a smart person. Finally, there was the white-haired Jinhsi, who even called Noah by such an intimate name. She was not simple.
"Boss—"
Zani poked Carlotta's waist and secretly showed her the terminal under the table. Several words were displayed on it—
[Jinhsi seems to be the name of the Magistrate of Jinzhou.]
This short line immediately stunned Carlotta. Recalling Jinhsi's first sentence, she had a sudden realization.
No wonder she had the confidence to say they could find her for help if there were problems. So Jinzhou is your territory.
This is bad. If she also has feelings for Noah, she would definitely be an extremely powerful romantic rival.
Carlotta gave Jinhsi a subtle glance and thought secretly:
The top priority is to first confirm Noah's relationship with these women.
"Tall Chestnut, when I was in Rinascita, I never heard you mention that you had so many outstanding friends in Jinzhou City."
"No way?" Cartethyia pinched a dumpling neatly. "The Laureate already told me before that he knew the Sentinel Resonator of Jinzhou and wanted to introduce us."
"After Noah returned to Jinzhou, he indeed told me about what he experienced in Rinascita." Jinhsi smiled slightly, feeling somewhat proud.
"Was it something very important?" Yangyang frowned slightly. "Noah only said he handled some small matters in Rinascita."
"There's gossip, right!" Chixia suddenly became excited. "Tell us, tell us! What earth-shattering things did Noah do in Rinascita again?"
Changli cast her gaze over: "I'm also very curious about the details of you going to my friend's place to participate in the sword-drawing marriage proposal."
Cartethyia, Yangyang, Chixia: "What! Sword-drawing marriage proposal?"
Zani, who caught the keyword, looked up and offered congratulations: "Congratulations! When you marry the head of the Fisalia family, remember to invite me to the wedding banquet."
What kind of joke is this!
Zani's mention of marriage instantly ignited the whole table. The women's emotions were stirred up one after another as they chattered noisily.
Jinhsi: "What! Marriage?"
Cartethyia: "Cantarella?"
Carlotta: "Go to the Fisalia family for the banquet?"
Yangyang looked dejected: "So… you are already going to be with someone else."
"Alright!"
One sentence halted the women's emotions. All eyes at the table turned to Noah at the same time.
"They are all very simple matters. Don't misunderstand."
While wrapping dumplings at flying speed, Noah explained:
"First, I didn't talk to Carlotta about Jinzhou because Carlotta didn't ask."
"Second, what happened in Rinascita is a long story. I'll tell you slowly later."
"Third, the sword-drawing marriage proposal was to save Cartethyia. Cantarella and I are purely friends. Don't misunderstand."
"Finally, the dumplings are almost done. I'll go boil them."
After speaking, Noah picked up the dumplings everyone had wrapped together and walked into the kitchen. Suddenly, he poked his head out again.
"Changli, come here. The pot is a bit big. Lend me your power to add some fire."
"Ah, I…"
Changli glanced at the women around her who were full of desire to chat and exchange information. She was extremely reluctant to miss this gossip session.
"Hurry, hurry!"
"Alright."
Unable to resist Noah's urging, Changli could only leave the dining table reluctantly and walk into the kitchen.
As soon as the main person Noah and the strategist Changli left, the remaining group of six (excluding Zani) began enthusiastic exchanges.
Led by Carlotta, the topic turned to Noah's actions in Rinascita. Zani and Cartethyia supplemented the details.
After hearing the Rinascita arc, the gossip-enjoying Chixia proactively shifted the topic to Noah's experiences in Jinzhou. Jinhsi and Yangyang supplemented the details.
Rescuing Jinzhou from the Fractsidus, charging straight through the Tacet Discord tide into the heart of a Threnodian, and the recent killing of the newly awakened Ovathrax — hearing these events made Carlotta and Cartethyia's eyes light up.
No woman can resist group gossip. The more they talked, the hotter the conversation became. They chatted with abandon, fiercely, desperately.
Floating about, unaware of north, south, east, or west.
"Dumplings are ready!"
High-end delicacies often use the simplest methods of acquisition.
At this moment, besides the fragrant dumplings on the table, there were also large amounts of dishes that Noah had specially teleported to Pan Hua Restaurant to buy earlier.
After a busy half-day, Master Noah and Master Changli finally took their seats. Only then did Noah notice that the women's gazes toward him had become strange.
"Why are you all looking at me?"
Noah looked around at the women:
"Eat the food!"
Cartethyia picked up a piece of fried chicken drumstick and put it into Noah's bowl:
"Laureate, so besides what you did in Rinascita, you've done so many amazing things."
"Yeah." Yangyang nodded in agreement and gave Noah a fish ball:
"If we hadn't met Cartethyia and Carlotta today, we wouldn't have known you did such dangerous things in Rinascita."
"The experiences in Jinzhou also sound very perilous." Carlotta stood up to serve Noah some dishes:
"I didn't expect that two months ago when you were still an ordinary person, you had already done such risky things."
Jinhsi piled on a large bunch of vegetables, her gaze gentle: "Eat up. Have some more."
"Wait."
Looking at Noah's bowl where the dumplings were completely buried under vegetables, Changli was somewhat stunned:
"Can someone explain what I just missed?"
"I also…"
Noah swallowed a large mouthful of vegetables and nodded:
"I also really want to know."
Seeing Cartethyia and the others picking up more food to serve him, his expression changed urgently:
"Stop serving, stop serving. I can't eat anymore."