Meanwhile, in H state.

Duan Ze had just returned from grocery shopping when he saw Shen Niannian leaning against the door, and he couldn't help but fall silent.

What are you doing here again?

Since they met, Shen Niannian has been pestering him every day. He was supposed to go home this weekend, but yesterday his superiors assigned him to do reports, so he had to stay.

He only had one day left, so he was too lazy to go home. He got up early and went to the nearby fresh food supermarket to buy some groceries and cook something. Who knew...

Is Chen Niannian here again?

Shen Niannian, still leaning on her crutches, was clearly displeased by Duan Ze's words and pouted, "How can you be so heartless? I'm injured like this, don't you have any sympathy at all?"

"We're business partners, what's wrong with me coming down here for a meal?"

Duan Ze looked at her calmly. At first, he also thought that Shen Niannian was clinging to him because she only knew him here.

But upon closer reflection, I realized that wasn't right.

Shen Niannian felt a little embarrassed by Duan Ze's gaze, but she still looked up at him with her pretty face.

Duan Ze: "Get out of the way."

Shen Niannian thought Duan Ze was a complete straight man. How could he speak to a beautiful woman like her so coldly?

Shen Niannian was so aggrieved that tears welled up in her eyes.

Duan Ze felt a slight tightness in his heart; he had never liked explaining anything.

But this time, he explained, even softening his voice: "How can I open the door if you don't move aside?"

Shen Niannian immediately looked up, her aggrieved expression vanishing instantly, replaced by pure joy: "You should have said so earlier! You made me so sad!"

After saying that, Shen Niannian hopped towards Duan Ze on one foot, no longer using her crutches. Duan Ze was a little worried and couldn't help but reach out to support her, saying, "Slow down."

Shen Niannian was visibly happy, her little hand tugging at his sleeve, smiling like a little sun: "Okay!"

Duan Ze shook his head helplessly, took out his keys from his pocket, and opened the door.

Shen Niannian followed Duan Ze into the room and sat on the sofa.

Duan Ze: "I'll go cook, you rest here."

Shen Niannian blinked gently: "Brother Duan is really a good man in every way. I can't even cook. Whoever marries you in the future will be very lucky."

As Duan Ze walked towards the kitchen, he said, "Really? I don't like women who can't cook."

What? !

Shen Niannian was immediately shocked, and after her shock, she began to argue: "Is not knowing how to cook such a heinous crime?"

Duan Ze knew perfectly well why Shen Niannian was so shocked. In this day and age, not knowing how to cook was no big deal. There were plenty of takeout options and various housekeeping services available. As long as you knew how to make money, you could get anything.

But Duan Ze just didn't want Shen Niannian to know.

Duan Ze then slightly raised his lips, pretending not to have heard anything.

Shen Niannian was really anxious. Could it be that what she read online was true? The way to a man's heart is through his stomach?

Shen Niannian quickly sent a WeChat message to Luo Qingyuan: Urgent! Duan Ze said he doesn't like women who can't cook!

Luo Qingyuan was having dinner with Duan Ye when her phone rang. She glanced at it instinctively and quickly sent her all the recipes she had saved online.

My thoughts are running wild. I replied: Me, the dignified eldest daughter of the Shen family, having to learn to cook just to woo a man? My world has collapsed.

Luo Qingyuan: Why don't you come back, and I'll find someone who can cook to take over the job?

Shen Niannian immediately bared her teeth and replied: You dare!

Upon seeing those two words, Luo Qingyuan couldn't help but laugh.

Duan Ye gave her a strange look: "What's wrong?"

Luo Qingyuan put down her phone and said, "My best friend said that the man she likes doesn't like women who can't cook. Coincidentally, my best friend is a kitchen disaster, just like my grandma."

Duan Ye: "Huh? What era are we living in? If you can't cook, you can't cook, so what? Just order takeout, isn't that the same?"

Luo Qingyuan glanced at Duan Ye and tentatively asked, "Duan Ye, you cook so well, where's your brother?"

When Duan Ze was mentioned, Duan Ye got excited: "My brother cooks better than me. Actually, it's not just me, every man in our Duan family can cook. I guess it's innate."

Luo Qingyuan laughed as well: "Your Duan family really has the most devoted and filial men."

Duan Ye chuckled and whispered, "Actually, it's my grandfather. I heard from my dad that when society was more turbulent, my grandfather was a cook. He's retired now and enjoys studying recipes in his spare time."

"So..." Duan Ye thought for a moment and said, "It could be hereditary?"

It's partly genetic, and partly because I studied recipes to cook for Nanxing when I was in school, but Duan Ye would never dare to say the rest.

Will he still be able to go to bed tonight if I tell him?

Speaking of Duan Ye's grandfather, Luo Qingyuan asked curiously, "Was your grandfather a soldier on the front lines?"

Duan Ye thought for a moment. His old man's position should be quite high, but this had to be kept secret.

So Duan Ye said, "These decades have passed, how would I know?"

Luo Qingyuan thought that made sense, so she changed the subject: "Would your brother dislike a woman who can't cook?"

This is the main point today, okay?

Shen Niannian is her best friend, and Luo Qingyuan thinks about her all the time.

While eating, Duan Ye told Duan Ze, "No way, my brother is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. He used to do all the cooking when he had time at home. Besides, my brother is just a bit awkward and likes to say the opposite of what he means."

Luo Qingyuan secretly turned on the recording and started to probe for information: "Oh? Then my Aye is still the best. What you said makes me a little afraid of your brother. Is your brother very fierce? If I go to your house in the future, will your brother give me a cold look?"

Duan Ye laughed: "Silly girl, of course not. Don't let my brother's aloof appearance fool you, he's actually quite the secret pervert."

Luo Qingyuan's eyes lit up: "Tell me in detail."

Duan Ye glanced at her: "Why are you so gossipy?"

Luo Qingyuan: "What are you saying? Look at your family, you're already married, so your brother is my brother too. As your sister-in-law, shouldn't I keep an eye on things for you? In case there's a suitable match, you'd need to know how to win over your brother, right?"

Duan Ye chuckled twice: "Then I'll have to explain it to you in detail."

Luo Qingyuan listened intently.

Duan Ye then retorted, "A good man is afraid of a woman who pesters him!"

Luo Qingyuan blinked: "Huh?"

Duan Ye: "My brother is a bit of a closet pervert and doesn't take the initiative, but he's obsessed with love. Five years ago, after his ex-girlfriend dumped him, he even went home and cried."

Luo Qingyuan's heart leaped with joy.

She understood!

Duan Ye: "What I'm telling you is my brother's dark history, keep it a secret, okay?"

Luo Qingyuan smiled and made a sealing gesture: "Don't worry! I definitely won't let your brother know! I'm very tight-lipped!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

So, Luo Qingyuan silently sent the recording to Shen Niannian.

After finishing this despicable act, Luo Qingyuan stared at Duan Ye: "You've told me about your brother's embarrassing moments, but what about yours?"

Duan Ye was still eating heartily: "What embarrassing thing have I done?"

Luo Qingyuan suddenly asked, "What about you? Did you go home and cry your eyes out when you got dumped?!"