From that day on, Lu Yuan would go to Zheng Wan's place to learn how to cook on time.
Lu Yuan hadn't learned to cook before, but he'd been learning from Zheng Wan these past few days, and his culinary skills had improved by leaps and bounds.
The boys were almost moved to tears as they looked at the steaming, fragrant food in front of them. They wanted nothing more than to kowtow to Zheng Wan to repay her immense kindness.
Shen Lingfeng scooped up a large spoonful of scrambled eggs with tomatoes to mix with his rice, and after taking a bite, he exclaimed, "Sister Wan! She's my goddess!"
Chen Yi picked up a cola chicken wing, wishing she could chew the bones up and swallow them whole, "Sister Wan, my only sister!"
Although Qi Yanche didn't shower Zheng Wan with compliments, he couldn't stop eating and even said he would bring two more bags of rice over to the girl as a token of his gratitude.
After a busy morning, Chef Lu's eyes welled up with tears. He took off his bright red apron with a wronged expression, "I cooked the meal! Not a single word of praise came from me! You guys can go hungry this afternoon!"
Seeing that Lu Yuan was throwing a tantrum, Chen Yiyi fawned over him and put a chicken wing on his plate. "No, no, of course we know how hard you work, Chef Lu. Have a chicken wing, it's so delicious!"
Shen Lingfeng's mind raced. He put down his chopsticks and stared intently at Lu Yuan. "By the way, how have things been these past few days? Any progress?"
The topic changed abruptly, catching Lu Yuan off guard. He frowned and asked, "Progress? Didn't I already complete my studies and return?"
"Tsk, of course I know that." Shen Lingfeng glanced at the girl's house. "Zheng Wan, have you and Zheng Wan made any progress?"
Everyone stared intently at Lu Yuan, whose gaze seemed unfocused. He scratched his head and said, "There's been no progress. We're just learning to cook; nothing has happened."
Even Qi Yanche, a straight man, didn't believe this. "Can't you just say there's no progress? You're not being honest with us. That's really unfair."
The other two echoed this sentiment.
No matter what others thought of him, Lu Yuan remained silent.
Finally, Chen Yiyi simply took away his bowl and chopsticks, saying, "If you don't tell me, then you can't eat."
"..." Lu Yuan swallowed the white rice in his mouth with difficulty, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "As you all know, I started school a year earlier, so I am two years younger than Zheng Wan. I didn't feel it when we were in school, but I can clearly feel it these past few days. She has always treated me like a younger brother."
This is bad. The girl is treating the boy like a younger brother. How can love develop in this situation?
For a moment, the house fell silent, and everyone's mind raced.
Qi Yanche kept staring at Lu Yuan from head to toe. On the surface, Lu Yuan looked like a fair-skinned, thin, and bespectacled refined male college student.
"Why don't you change your style, go for a tough guy look, grow a beard, work out, and get a tan? That way you won't look so childish."
Unfortunately, Lu Yuan has lived for over twenty years without gaining weight or getting a tan.
Chen Yi shook her head with some regret, "I already have a picture in my mind, isn't this a purebred greyhound?"
No man wants to be called a "slender dog," so Lu Yuan jumped up on the spot, patted his thin biceps, and did 20 push-ups in a row. "See? I finished! I'm not a 'slender dog'! Not even one 'slender dog' is acceptable!"
Shen Lingfeng waved his hands repeatedly, "Whether it's you or not, it's definitely not going to work from this angle. Let's think of other methods."
Unfortunately, the situation is different now, and the methods Shen Lingfeng used to use to woo girls are no longer applicable.
With things like this, there's nowhere left to watch movies or go shopping.
Chen Yi racked her brains, drinking five large glasses of water before finally managing to utter a sentence: "Why don't you give those two bags of flour from our kitchen to Zheng Wan too!"
Although Lu Yuan had little experience in dating, he understood that he couldn't rely on rice, flour, and cooking oil to win a girl's heart. "Brother, I'm pursuing a person, not helping others."
Upon hearing this, Qi Yanche put down his chopsticks, his expression quite serious. "Why not? Resources are so scarce these days. Isn't this more precious than sending flowers?"
"Typical straight-male thinking. Girls aren't as materialistic as you think. You know, romance, right?" Shen Lingfeng looked at these straight men and couldn't help but shake his head. He then changed the subject, "Besides, do you think the girl next door looks like she's lacking resources?"
Indeed, they look quite well-off. They're helping to raise fries without charging a penny, so they definitely don't lack food.
The boys stopped thinking. Love is such a complicated thing; they couldn't figure it out in a short time. So they decided to let things take their course.
The outside temperature has reached an absurd level; not only can an egg be baked on the ground, but a piece of meat will sizzle if you put it on.
Looking at the cracked earth outside and the heat waves in the air, Cheng Zhi and her friends conducted an experiment. They threw their plastic slippers outside, and the slippers melted in less than half an hour.
Everyone gasped in shock.
When Cheng Zhi saw the puddle of liquid, she regretted throwing it too close. "Didn't everyone say that plastic slippers are toxic? I should have thrown it further away."
Xiao Feiran didn't care. "Anyway, we don't go out. The gas should dissipate in a few days."
Standing in the back row with one bare foot, Huang Yiyi put her hands on the shoulders of the two men. "So, why did you use my slippers for your experiment?"
The parties involved, Cheng Zhi and Xiao Feiran, were speechless: "..." When were they discovered?!
Seeing that the atmosphere was spiraling out of control, Zheng Wan secretly squeezed out of the crowd and started recording with her phone.
Given their dorm's habit of always bickering and fighting, they're about to start making a scene.
Sure enough, two seconds later the four of them were wrestling. Chen Siyu was completely bewildered. Weren't they doing an experiment? How did they suddenly start fighting? Oh well, whatever, let's just fight it out.
French Fries, unaware of what was happening, panicked as he watched them fight and desperately tried to drag Cheng Zhi out.
Zheng Wan watched with great interest, almost to the point of eating sunflower seeds, checking her phone every now and then to see if it was still recording. "I just love watching female college students fight."
The next second, someone reached out and dragged her inside.
Zheng Wan: "..." Who is it?! Trying to drag her into this?! Oh well, whatever, if I can't beat them, I'll join them.
The five of them made a ruckus for quite a while; not only were they exhausted, but even the dog was tired.
Cheng Zhi shook off Chen Siyu's hand, which was still trying to tickle her, and said weakly, "I think this is a good way to exercise. From the twitching corner of the mouth to the curled toes, every inch of our skin is being exercised."
Huang Yiyi waved her hands repeatedly, "That won't do. Fighting with you guys is too tiring. I need to rest for three days after each fight. No way, no way."
The fries seemed to hear it, and lying on its back next to it barked.
The five men burst into laughter again; that dog, Fries, really knew how to pick up on a conversation.
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