Chapter 56: Tonight's reward is collected

Isn’t this what she said to Lu Xiangye before?

This guy really holds a grudge, he still remembers it!

Lin Zixia pushed Lu Xiangye's hand away and said, "Your eyesight is not good, so you should get treatment if necessary. Don't be afraid to seek medical treatment."

Lu Xiangye raised his eyebrows slightly, "My eyesight is 5.0, so you don't need to worry about it."

Lin Zixia: ???

Isn't this still her word?

How come Lu Xiangye remembers it so clearly?

She frowned and glanced at him gently, "If you use your memory in studying, you will definitely get the first place in the country."

Lu Xiangye seemed not to understand her sarcasm and accepted her "compliment" with a look of joy. "Don't I have to leave some room for others to survive?"

Lin Zixia: "You really don't know how to be humble at all."

Lu Xiangye tilted his head. "Humility is a virtue, but excessive humility is a disguised form of pride."

"I've always been honest and truthful."

Lin Zixia curled his lips speechlessly, "Narcissist."

Lu Xiangye: "Don't be jealous of me."

Lin Zixia snorted coldly, lowered his rolled-up sleeves, and turned to leave the kitchen.

"Cook your food, I'm hungry, hurry up."

Lu Xiangye laughed, "You really are not polite at all now?"

Lin Zixia's crisp voice came from the living room, "Didn't I leave the kitchen at your request?"

Lu Xiangye shrugged and stopped arguing with her.

Lin Zixia sat on the sofa in the living room, listening to the sound of pots and pans colliding coming from the kitchen, slightly distracted.

The sound of the kitchen range hood made the living room even quieter.

Lin Zixia had a strange and weird feeling in her heart, something she had never experienced before.

Everything about coming to Chengdu seemed to be going more smoothly and better than she had imagined.

She likes and is satisfied with her current life.

At least, she was happier and more relaxed than when she was in Qingjiang County.

Lin Zixia's cell phone vibrated, and when she came to her senses, a message popped up on her phone. It was sent by Ye Yinghui.

[Xiao Xia, your uncle-in-law and I will be back next Monday]

In the past few days, Ye Yinghui would send messages every day to ask about her situation, fearing that she would not be able to adapt to staying in the Lu family.

Lin Zixia curled her lips and asked, "How's your uncle's leg?"

Aunt: [The surgery is over. I'll be discharged in two days and will be back home to recuperate for a while.]

Lin Zixia finally felt relieved and chatted with Ye Yinghui for a few more words.

"Lin Xiaoxia, wash your hands and eat!"

Lu Xiangye's voice came from the kitchen. Lin Zixia stood up and walked towards the kitchen. "I'm coming."

Lu Xiangye brought the dishes out, and Lin Zixia washed his hands and used the bowl and chopsticks to serve the rice.

There were only two people at the dinner table, and Lu Xiangye cooked the dishes ordered by Lin Zixia, including stir-fried clams, garlic spare ribs, stir-fried lettuce, and tomato and egg soup.

Lin Zixia looked at the dishes on the table. They looked delicious. She sniffed them and couldn't help but sigh, "What a nice smell..."

Lu Xiangye looked at her greedy face and chuckled, "Let's eat."

Lin Zixia then picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of pork ribs. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with the aroma of cumin.

"Lu Xiangye, you are so amazing!"

Lin Zixia looked at him with sparkling eyes, "Is this really your first time?"

Lu Xiangye couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth, "Hmm."

Lin Zixia took another bite of the clams. They were spicy and numbing, and most importantly, they had a faint aroma of Litsea cubeba, which was exactly the same as the taste in the restaurant outside!

"Lu Xiangye, you are a cooking genius!"

Lu Xiangye tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth, leaning back in his chair and looking at her.

Lin Zixia narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, looking like a kitten that had received some dried fish, with a happy look on his face.

Lu Xiangye pretended to be nonchalant and said, "It's really not easy to get praise from classmate Lin."

Lin Zixia: "This time I'm absolutely giving you a sincere compliment."

Lu Xiangye chuckled, "It's really rare."

The food was very much to Lin Zixia's taste, and she ate until she felt a little full.

In contrast, Lu Xiangye hardly touched his clams and only ate the other three dishes.

Lin Zixia was stunned for a moment before he remembered that Wu You had said last time that Lu Xiangye hated having too much seasoning on dishes.

The plate of clams was covered with seasonings in all directions, and there was a lot of chopped chili peppers.

Lin Zixia got up and went to the kitchen to get a new set of bowls and chopsticks, then began to pick the clam meat.

When Lu Xiangye saw this, he just thought that she was too lazy and wanted to finish it all at once.

By the time the small half bowl of clam meat was pushed in front of him, the chili peppers and seasonings had been picked out cleanly.

Lu Xiangye was stunned for several seconds, then raised his eyes and looked at Lin Zixia.

Lin Zixia curled his lips and said, "I've collected the reward for tonight."

She didn't contribute much to dinner, so this was her way of saying thank you.

Besides, she had just tried her best to praise him.

It's really exaggerated.

The food cooked by Lu Xiangye was indeed delicious. Her surprise and praise just now were probably 70% true and 30% false.

After all, people who eat for free have to provide some emotional value, right?