Hearing this, Huang Ma was a little surprised and immediately apologized to Cheng Ye, "I'm sorry, Cheng Ye, I didn't know you were still in high school. Oh, just pretend I didn't say anything. Right now, you should focus on your studies. You can think about other things when you go to college."
Cheng Ye didn't take it to heart at all, and obediently replied that she would definitely study hard, thus ending the small talk.
When it was time for dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Huang said they would do something nice to celebrate their housewarming, and Mr. and Mrs. Cheng also said they would cook to thank them for providing such a good place to live. The two sets of parents then started to chat and fuss over the food.
Seeing that they were each talking to themselves and neither would give in, Cheng Zhi immediately stepped forward to persuade them, "None of you need to cook today, the four of us will do it!"
Upon hearing Cheng Zhi say that they would cook, Huang Yiyi was the first to stand up and agree.
The parents, who had just been arguing, suddenly fell silent. Three seconds later, all four of them said in unison, "Stop it! How can we let you cook today?"
Cheng Ye chuckled at their synchronized movements and whispered in Xiao Feiran's ear, "Aren't the four of them incredibly in sync?"
Xiao Feiran, afraid that their parents would see them slacking off, immediately nudged Cheng Ye with her elbow, then stood up and said, "Let us cook today. I've learned a lot of new dishes lately, and with everyone here today, let's all try them."
Without giving the elders a chance to object, she immediately pulled everyone to the kitchen and closed the door.
Seeing the closed door, Cheng's parents felt their hearts sink. Oh no! The two siblings' cooking skills were so unpredictable; what if they made something bad and left a bad impression?
Huang's parents, sitting on the other sofa, were even less amused. Huang Yiyi cooking was, to put it nicely, creative; to put it bluntly, it was just being eccentric. If she served up something like ice cream mixed with rice, they would be utterly humiliated.
They looked at each other, gave an awkward smile, and both had only one thought in their minds: Feiran is counting on you!
In the kitchen, watching the three eager-to-try people, Xiao Feiran kept shaking his head, "Put away your creative dishes that are hard to swallow. Today, we can't do those weird things. Just cook a proper meal."
I thought the three people opposite me would refute me, but to my surprise, they also shook their heads.
Cheng Zhi said while shaking her head, "You guessed wrong, we didn't plan to do any of that today."
Cheng Ye opened the refrigerator door and looked at the ingredients inside. "We are very sensible. It's the first time the two families are eating together. If we serve any weird or strange things, we'll be laughed at."
Huang Yi leaned against Cheng Zhi, wholeheartedly agreeing, "Creative dishes? There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Today, we should show off our skills and surprise them!"
No kidding, Xiao Feiran was almost in tears. "You three... have finally grown up! I'm really going to cry."
The four of them worked together, each making a dish: stuffed shrimp with green peppers, cold shredded chicken salad, dry-fried potato slices, and cabbage and tofu stew. For their main course, they ate millet porridge.
Seeing the dishes laid out on the table, the parents breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Feiran and Huang Yiyi were setting the table when Cheng Ma quietly tugged at Xiao Feiran's sleeve and whispered, "Feiran, you must have tied those two siblings up to cook for four people, right? You've worked so hard."
Xiao Feiran smiled, wanting to explain, but Cheng's mother patted her chest to indicate that she understood, "Go ahead and do your work, I understand."
Xiao Feiran: "..." No, this time I really misunderstood!
Huang Yiyi, who was standing next to Huang, was also pulled back by her father. "You...you must have hidden a chef in the refrigerator, right?"
Huang Yiyi: "..." Dad, are you being polite!
Since Huang Yiyi's family didn't have a big table, they discussed it with their parents and decided to eat at two separate tables. The parents ate in the dining room, while the children ate in the living room, since they weren't far apart and there were no problems with conversation.
The adults were drinking over there. Although three of them were adults and could drink, Cheng Ye couldn't, so they all drank freshly squeezed orange juice.
As the host, Huang Yiyi was the first to raise her glass, saying, "Welcome to Yangzhou! From now on, we're all family!"
Everyone clinked glasses, the crisp sound ringing in their ears. Looking at the peaceful atmosphere in the room, everyone felt joy.
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