At that time, Tong Xiaohuai felt that her father spoiled her mother to the extreme. In any case, anything made by her mother was good.

Hearing Yan Bo's affirmation, Tong Xiaohuai finally looked around seriously. "You really think this kind of decor is beautiful?"

She herself didn't really know how to appreciate it, so she always thought it was just a casual creation by her mother for fun.

"Yes, I remember seeing something similar in the capital before, and the designer was a very famous one. However, I didn't pay much attention to the relevant information before and forgot his name."

Yanbo tried hard to recall the master's name, but he couldn't remember anything.

Thinking about it, I guess I was just overthinking it.

How could Boss Tong's wife possibly have a relationship with a famous designer in Beijing?

The servants of the Tong family brought out the dishes one after another. They looked quite appetizing. However, when Yan Bo picked up a piece of Dongpo pork and put it in his mouth, he realized that not only can a person's appearance deceive, but the appearance of food can too.

When Tong Xiaohuai saw Yan Bo stuff the meat into his mouth and then suddenly freeze, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"How was it? Did I not disappoint you?"

Yan Bo originally thought the Dongpo pork was really hard to eat, but when he saw Tong Xiaohuai's mischievous smiling face, her beautiful eyes curved into crescent shapes with laughter, as cute as a little fox who had succeeded in her scheme, his heart and eyes were filled with her, and the meat in his mouth no longer seemed so hard to eat.

"No, not at all!"

Not a hint of disappointment! It was pure delight!

After eating Dongpo pork, I was mentally prepared and had no expectations for the other dishes. Therefore, although the dishes I ate next were not delicious, they were at least edible.

However, he couldn't help but wonder why the Tong family, which was not short of money to hire a chef, had never fired this chef, whose skills were so poor.

Perhaps because he tasted all the dishes on the table without batting an eye, Tong Xiaohuai finally revealed the reason after he finished a bowl of rice.

"The chef in my family used to be my dad's best friend, someone he'd been through thick and thin with. Later, he was seriously injured and, after recovering, could no longer stay by my dad's side. He felt useless and didn't want to be a burden on my dad, so he ran back to the countryside and hid. Later, my dad found him and made him our chef. Before he worked for my dad, he was a chef himself."

After hearing this explanation, Yanbo's impression of Boss Tong improved even more. However, he was still a little confused.

"Since he used to be a chef, why does his food taste like this?"

Since he's a chef, even if he's not the best, his cooking should still taste better than that of an average person.

"Uncle Guan's taste buds were completely damaged during that injury, so the dishes he makes look very good, but the taste is sometimes good and sometimes bad."

When these things were mentioned, Tong Xiaohuai no longer had the previous wariness and hostility.

After all, these are topics that have nothing to do with either of them.

Through this meal, Yan Bo gained some insight into her current attitude towards him.

As long as the topic doesn't involve her own or her family's privacy, she will generally respond to him and won't give him a hard time.

After figuring out her psychology, he cleverly steered the conversation to L University, where she was currently studying.

"Actually, I don't know much about L University, but my score was barely enough to get into L University, and it's close to home."

Yan Bo disagreed with her statement, saying, "L University is a very famous university in China. The students who can get into L University are basically all top students. Compared with other candidates, you are already very good."

He felt that she didn't seem to have a high opinion of her own abilities.

"Maybe!" Tong Xiaohuai smiled and shrugged. Clearly, she took his honest words as flattery. Then, she turned the topic to Yan Bo, "And you, which school did you graduate from abroad?"

Yan Bo honestly gave the school's name, which clearly surprised Tong Xiaohuai.

"A prestigious international university! Aren't you only twenty? You've already graduated?"

Yan Bo nodded. "Yes, I only attended primary school for three years."

Tong Xiaohuai looked at him with eyes full of admiration, "So, you're a child prodigy..."

She used to long for the ability to remember everything she read and to get perfect scores on exams without having to study. Later, she gradually realized that such people are called child prodigies, and they are very, very rare in real life!

And now, she's actually run into one, and he's even sitting at the same table as her.

Yan Bo had been told this since he was a child, so he was actually a bit numb to it. But when he heard the girl he liked say it, his face showed a little shyness and awkwardness.

"Actually, I wouldn't call myself a child prodigy. It seems like everyone in my family is a good student. Not just me, but my brother and sister are basically the same."

Tong Xiaohuai couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow!" "So it's genetic! That's amazing! Are any of your family members scientists?"

Just moments ago, Tong Xiaohuai still thought Yan Bo was just the son of a wealthy businessman, but now that he thought he might be the son of a scientist, he couldn't help but feel a deep respect for him.

Yan Bo couldn't help but laugh at her childlike naiveté. "Of course not. My family members are in politics, only I am in business."

Yan Bo's mention of entering politics extinguished the flame in Tong Xiaohuai's eyes in an instant.

"I see..."

She said with a hint of disappointment that she had no further interest in asking about his family's professions.

Clearly, she only admires scientists and has no liking for politicians.

Yanbo would never say things like, "My dad is an official in Beijing," or "My brother is an official in a certain city."

Of course, he wasn't deliberately trying to hide anything from her; rather, he had always been accustomed to keeping a low profile regarding his illustrious family background.

When Tong Xiaohuai was taken home by Yan Bo to meet his parents much later, he was so shocked when he heard that his father was actually a big shot who often appeared on the news that he was so frightened that he almost knelt down on the spot!

Over the course of the meal, the two chatted quite a bit, though it was all trivial gossip. For Yanbo, however, this meal was a very good turning point.

A positive turning point that led him and her from strangers to friends.

After dinner, Yanbo didn't linger to bother her any longer. Instead, he drank a cup of tea and then took his leave, because he didn't want to leave her with the impression that he was tactless.

Tong Xiaohuai saw him to the door, but Yan Bo told her not to see him any further and to stay. He knew she probably had other things to do.

"Xiao Huai, thank you for tonight, and please thank Uncle Guan for me too."

Tong Xiaohuai nodded and waved to him, "Yes, I will pass it on to Uncle Guan."

Yan Bo looked at her closely. Under the night light, she had lost the aloofness and hostility she had shown during the day. She appeared exceptionally innocent and gentle, obedient and well-behaved, just like an ordinary eighteen-year-old girl who was so cute and delicate that it was intoxicating!