"Take the gifts inside." Xu Zhaoyue gestured to Yue Lanxing to move the gifts. When Yue Lanxing opened the trunk and took out three boxes of gifts, Xu Zhaoyue wanted to help her straighten them, but as soon as she took a step, a bitter pill came out.

Xu Zhaoyue silently withdrew her foot. "Seriously, it takes you this long to move something? Let me do it." Huang Lian casually picked up the box on top and walked back.

Yue Lanxing and Xu Zhaoyue followed him into the house. From the outside, it was clear that the Huang family's house occupied a large area, and once inside, it was indeed a three-courtyard house.

Upon arriving at the courtyard, Huang Lian found the main gate of the house open. "Where's my mother? She was just here a moment ago, Mother!" she muttered, and then began to look for her.

"Coming, coming! Where else can I go? What are you shouting for!" Aunt Huang ran out from behind, holding a ham. "You should have told me earlier that Xiaoyue was coming today. I didn't even prepare this."

Seeing that Aunt Huang intended to give them a warm welcome, Yue Lanxing quickly said, "Aunt Huang, you don't need to prepare too much. It's just two more people than usual."

As soon as Aunt Huang saw him standing there with his things, she immediately retorted, "You brought things with you? If you want me to accept them, eat more. Don't bring anything next time."

Yue Lanxing was just about to introduce the young lady when she saw Aunt Huang approaching her with a friendly expression.

"This must be Miss Xu. Can you handle spicy food? Spicy chicken is my specialty, I'll make it for you later." Aunt Huang came over with a ham in one hand and shook hands with Xu Zhaoyue with the other.

Xu Zhaoyue quickly stepped forward and grasped Huang Sao's hand, "Hello, sister-in-law, just call me Yueyue."

"Mom, why are you using ham when making spicy chicken?" Huang Lian interrupted them, looking at the half-person-high ham in his mother's hand with a puzzled expression.

"What are you saying? Xiao Yue and Miss Xu are both here. What's that called again? Right, it's an honor to have you here. I'm just going to cook one dish." Aunt Huang looked at Huang Lian with a look of disdain.

However, she turned around and looked at Xu Zhaoyue with a smile, "Then I'll call you Yueyue, and you can call me Aunt Huang. Do you have any dietary restrictions? I'll be careful later."

Before Xu Zhaoyue could speak, Yue Lanxing chimed in, "Don't eat offal, don't eat vegetable roots or stems, don't eat salty food, and it's best to pick out the scallions, ginger, and garlic..."

Yue Lanxing wanted to continue, but Xu Zhaoyue quickly interrupted him, "Yue Lanxing! You've revealed all my secrets." It was truly terrifying to hear him make so many demands on someone's home for the first time.

Seeing that Yue Lanxing was silenced by her scolding, Xu Zhaoyue then said to Aunt Huang, "Aunt Huang, please do whatever you like. I don't have as many requirements as he said." She was telling the truth; if she really wanted to eat, she could be full just by eating steamed buns.

"Oh my, I used to think that Xiao Yue, a grown man, couldn't do housekeeping work, but I didn't expect him to be so meticulous. He remembers everything so clearly."

Looking at the exchange between Xu Zhaoyue and Yue Lanxing, Aunt Huang felt that the two were a perfect match, completely disregarding the fact that Yue Lanxing had just mentioned so many dietary restrictions.

"You two go ahead and cook. I'll be right back once I've prepared the ingredients. Huang Lian, hurry and take them inside to sit down and have some tea." Aunt Huang rushed into the kitchen, and Huang Lian quickly led the two of them inside.

"Please sit down first, I'll make some tea. Let me see if my father has any good tea hidden away." After Huang Lian had the two of them sit down, she went to find tea leaves, completely unaware that Xu Zhaoyue and Yue Lanxing were sitting very close together.

Yue Lanxing pulled out a chair for the young lady, and after Xu Zhaoyue sat down, she began to look around the room. After a while, she came to a conclusion: the Huang family was definitely not poor.

After Yue Lanxing sat down, he realized that their legs were touching. He realized that he was too close to the young lady, and like a guilty thief, he subconsciously moved to the side, his eyes still searching for Huang Lian.

"Hey, are you hiding?" Xu Zhaoyue's attention was drawn to his actions. She was about to ask a question when she realized what he was hiding from, so she quietly moved to the other side as well.

Yue Lanxing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Huang Lian wasn't there. Looking at the table, he saw that the arrangement was based on the usual dining habits of Huang Lian's family of three. He and the young lady were originally sitting in the seats that were for Uncle Huang and Aunt Huang.

When Huang Lian returned with the tea leaves, Yue Lanxing had already adjusted the seating arrangement; the table was large enough that five people wouldn't feel cramped.

"The tea is ready." Huang Lian poured tea for the three of them first, then went to deliver a cup to Madam Huang before finally finishing up.

After sitting down, Huang Lian looked at the two people quietly sipping tea in front of her and didn't know where to begin. "Ahem, Miss Xu already knows?"

Yue Lanxing and Xu Zhaoyue exchanged a glance, then tacitly looked away as if nothing had happened. Huang Lian, watching their interaction, thought to herself that their tacit understanding was truly astounding.

"Ahem, it was I who spoke with the young lady, and she understood my predicament, so let's not talk about it anymore," Yue Lanxing said, feigning concern.

Xu Zhaoyue was amused by his sudden official tone. "Ha..." She had just laughed out loud when two pairs of eyes stared at her. Xu Zhaoyue quickly continued, "Well, actually, you don't need to be so nervous. I won't tell anyone."

"Sigh, Yue-ge told you because he believes you, and you have to believe him too. Now that you know, you have to urge him to come to the hospital for a check-up and supervise him to take his medicine. That little girl Xuanxuan can't keep an eye on him at all," Huang Lian complained.

Xu Zhaoyue nodded to indicate that she understood. "I will definitely keep this in mind." She was looking at Yue Lanxing as she spoke, as if she were saying that she would keep Yue Lanxing in mind, and her tone was very serious.

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