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"Qingqing, two of your classmates have come to visit you."

Nanqing was giving Gu Nanqian some pointers on how to set up the tent when she heard her mother's words and turned to look over.

Oh, it's actually Shen Moqiu and Yang Xu.

Nanqing hadn't seen her classmates for a long time, so she raised her hand to greet them:

"Shen Moqiu, Yang Xu"

"What brings you here?"

Shen Moqiu and his group quickly approached Nan Qing. Several people around them turned to look when they heard Gu's mother's words. Shen Moqiu greeted Nan Qing, her father, and her brothers one by one.

Everyone recognized him as Nan Qing's classmate whom they had met before.

"I accompanied Yang Xu to Lin Bosang's house to offer New Year's greetings. Isn't your house nearby?"

"So Yang Xu and I thought we'd come and wish you a Happy New Year too."

"The aunt said you're planning a barbecue, right?"

Shen Moqiu, on the other hand, was behaving like a good classmate, behaving in a very gentlemanly and proper manner in both his actions and words.

Nan Qing didn't expect them to come and wish her a Happy New Year. However, she had been staying at home all this time and it wasn't very fun. It would be nice to have a few more people around.

"yes"

"Come and play with me!"

Nan Qing pointed to the huge wooden table not far away and said:

"Look, we've prepared so many things!"

"The weather is perfect today, ideal for a barbecue."

After Nan Qing finished speaking, without waiting for their agreement, she immediately pulled her eldest and second eldest brothers over and introduced Yang Xu and Shen Moqiu to them.

"Brother, these two are my classmates from school."

"His name is Yang Xu, and his name is Shen Moqiu."

"Yang Xu, Shen Moqiu, these are my eldest and second brothers, you can call them that too."

Gu Nanlin and Gu Nanxing greeted the two of them. In their eyes, they were just kids. Gu Nanlin didn't react much. After saying goodbye to Nanqing, he went back to working on the stove.

Gu Nanxing, on the other hand, took a few more curious glances when he heard the name Shen Moqiu. He wondered if it was just a coincidence, as he had heard the name many times from his mentor.

However, Shen Moqiu is Qingqing's classmate and is still in high school, so he probably isn't alone. After thinking about it, she stopped paying too much attention to him.

Nan Qing then led Yang Xu and Shen Moqiu to her father's and grandparents' house to greet them. After that, the group got busy around the barbecue grill and several tents to be set up.

Shen Moqiu stood in front of the barbecue grill.

He slowly picked up several pieces of grilled steak, then used the scissors next to him to cut the steak into small pieces, and placed a few knives and forks on the plate.

Then he took the plate and walked over to Nan Qing, who was playing cards with Yang Xu and Lin Bosang in front of the tent.

Shen Moqiu placed the two plates on a small table to the side, and then held up another plate next to Nan Qing so that she could easily hold it and eat.

"Alright, you guys stop for a bit."

"Eat something."

"Nanqing, you should eat some too."

"This steak is about medium-rare; it won't taste good when it's cold."

Shen Moqiu remembered all of Nan Qing's preferences: he liked to eat meat, spicy food, and all sorts of strange things. He also liked his steak cooked medium-rare and dipped it in extra black pepper sauce.

Nan Qing held up the sign in one hand and picked up a knife and fork from the plate with the other, eating a piece of steak.

"Shen Moqiu, the steak you grilled is really delicious!"

"Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, cooked to perfection! You're so talented!"

Thank you.

As Nan Qing savored the delicious steak, he showered the chef Shen Moqiu, who had been working tirelessly, with compliments as if they were free.

Shen Moqiu watched as Nan Qing ate several steaks in a row, and he felt very satisfied. It was worth it for him to have learned from his aunt for so long.

He chuckled easily and joked:

"Then don't just say thank you verbally."

"I haven't even had a chance to eat yet, my hands are a bit dirty, and it's inconvenient for me to eat."

"Give me a piece, I want to try the steak I grilled myself."

After speaking, Shen Moqiu raised his palm and waved it in front of Nan Qing, letting her see his somewhat dark palm.

Looking at Shen Moqiu's dark fingers, Nan Qing felt that she was not quite right in the situation. She was the host, but she was playing cards and making the guests grill meat for her.

"Cough cough"

"Why don't you go wash up, and then we can grill it?"

Shen Moqiu smiled slightly, thinking to himself that this was not the result he wanted.

"It's okay, I actually quite enjoy grilling."

"Just give me a piece to taste."

"I'm actually quite worried that I won't bake it well."

Nan Qing thought that if she had grilled a bunch of things and hadn't been able to eat a single bite herself, she would probably feel extremely wronged. So she didn't think too much about it and used her knife and fork to feed Shen Moqiu a bite of steak.

Shen Moqiu watched Nan Qing's movements, not intending to remind her about the knife and fork, but quickly ate the steak and stared into Nan Qing's eyes as he said:

"Yes, it really tastes delicious."

"I love so much"

Thank you, Qingqing.

After Shen Moqiu finished speaking, he put the plate on the table next to him and went back to the barbecue grill to continue grilling food for them.

As Nan Qing prepared to eat another piece of steak, holding her knife and fork, she realized...

Um... I think the knife and fork I gave Shen Moqiu just now were the ones I used myself.

Nan Qing shrank her neck as she thought about this, secretly wondering if Shen Moqiu had noticed. Otherwise, if he knew that she had eaten a knife and fork with her saliva on it, he might want to kill her.

Hmm~

I can't say, I can't say.

Since nothing was discovered, let's just let this matter rest.

Nanqing picked up another knife and fork and continued to eat her steak quietly.

Meanwhile, Yang Xu and Lin Bosang, who were still fighting over who would get the last piece of meat on the plate, were completely unaware that they had missed something.

Nan Qing thought Shen Moqiu, who hadn't noticed the problem with the cutlery, was in a particularly good mood and placed several skewers of chicken wings and lamb on the clips.

If there were other people around him at this moment, they would probably think that Shen Moqiu had developed feelings for those skewers of meat, because he could look at them with such longing.

It's a pity, Nan Qing and the others were playing cards.

Mr. and Mrs. Gu were playing mahjong.

They never imagined that their precious cabbage would be almost uprooted right in their own home!

Only Gu Nanlin, who was also responsible for feeding the people playing mahjong on the other side, glanced thoughtfully in Shen Moqiu's direction a few times.

Years later, Gu Nanlin would be so angry whenever he thought about this day that he would beat his chest and stamp his feet. He would say that he had never been able to stand the sight of Nanqing, his classmate who was good-looking and had good grades.

So sometimes, you really have to trust your gut feeling!

Shen Moqiu, that big bad wolf, is eyeing the Gu family's beautiful and promising daughter and won't let go.