Huo Jingnan still seemed completely bewildered, earning him several helpless glares from Huo Junyu.
So, while cleaning the kitchen, he followed Huo Junyu and asked:
"What exactly do you mean? You suddenly want me to shoot her? This doesn't sound like something you'd say!"
"Or have you discovered something? Or... what did that girl do to offend you?"
"But that's not right either, Junyu, you're not such a petty person! You wouldn't hold a grudge against a little girl!"
"Junyu, what exactly is going on..."
"Stop talking!" Huo Junyu's face turned red, and he growled, "Get to work!"
Huo Jingnan was taken aback, scratched his head, and although he didn't understand what was going on, he still gave him a friendly smile.
While cleaning the kitchen, Huo Jingnan also showed his good manners, taking on all the dirty and tiring work, and because he had served in the army, he cleaned it up very efficiently.
"Actually, when I first joined the army, I was assigned to the mess hall," Huo Jingnan said with a smile.
Huo Junyu raised an eyebrow. "Then why didn't you stay there?"
"At the time, I was ambitious and single-mindedly wanted to become a real special forces soldier. I was very dissatisfied with this assignment, but I didn't dare to say it out loud, so I wrote it all down on paper... Who knew that a comrade would find it and report it to his superiors, and that's how I got the opportunity to become a sniper."
"This comrade-in-arms..." Huo Junyu chuckled dryly, "If he hadn't been so talkative, you might be a five-star chef now! Our Minghuang Hotel could hold a position for you!"
Huo Jingnan grabbed a spatula, ready to hit him, "I'm noticing you're becoming more and more like your brother!"
Huo Junyu chuckled. Since getting married, he felt like a completely different person.
He used to be composed and mature, rarely speaking a word, with a cold and aloof face that could intimidate people within a radius of several kilometers.
Nowadays, they can make jokes and even "drive" (a euphemism for making suggestive remarks).
Huo Jingnan had almost finished tidying up and was leaning against the refrigerator chatting with him.
“Speaking of writing secrets down on paper…” he rolled his eyes and whispered, “I’ve made a major discovery!”
"What?"
“That girl,” Huo Jingnan pointed outside, “I’ve noticed she has a habit of keeping a diary.”
"Huh?" Huo Junyu was taken aback. "How did you know? Did you peek at someone's diary?"
“No, that’s not it,” Huo Jingnan glared at him. “I found that diary by chance! Once when I came to the Lu family’s house, I found a notebook in the yard. It looked very old and had a lock on it! Then I saw her rushing into the yard looking for something, and I felt that she was looking for that notebook.”
"I was afraid of angering her, so when I saw her coming from afar, I put the notebook back where it was and quickly found a place to hide!"
Huo Junyu couldn't help but smile after hearing this.
Facing a vicious enemy, the special forces soldier didn't even flinch. Yet, facing the petite and delicate Pei Nian, he was actually afraid she would get angry?
Huo Junyu patted him on the shoulder and gave him a meaningful look.
"But how can you be sure that it's a diary?"
Huo Jingnan thought for a moment and chuckled, "Even if it's not a diary, it must contain very important things for her."
"You might be one of them."
"ah?"
Huo Jingnan paused, his ears involuntarily turning red.
Huo Junyu had just finished tidying up the plates when he turned around and saw the person next to him seemingly lost in thought. He waved his hand in front of him and asked, "Hey, what's wrong?"
"Oh...it's nothing."
"When I said 'it might be you,' I was just saying it offhand. Did you really take it seriously?"
"Huo Junyu!"
The two men were just like two immature boys, and they started making a ruckus in the kitchen again.
Just then, the kitchen sliding door opened with a whoosh.
The two of them froze at the same time. When they saw Pei Nian's icy face at the door, Huo Jingnan quickly lowered his head and pretended to be cleaning.
Huo Junyu glanced at Huo Jingnan secretly.
How pathetic!
I wonder what this girl has that makes a special forces soldier like him so afraid?
Huo Junyu coughed twice and, imitating Huo Jingnan, bent down to clean the kitchen floor.
Pei Nian ignored the two of them. She opened the refrigerator door and took out ribs, abalone, chicken wings, sea cucumber, and an Australian lobster. Then she preheated the steamer and oven and put on an apron.
"Pei Nian," Huo Junyu asked softly, "Are you cooking?"
The little girl responded with a blank expression, "Mm."
"Such a lavish dinner?"
As far as Huo Junyu knew, Uncle Ashan and Aunt Yuqing were getting old, so in order not to put a burden on their bodies, they mainly ate light dinners, at most drinking some soup and having some nutritious food such as bird's nest and snow frog.
But Pei Nian's current demeanor makes it seem like there's a banquet coming up tonight.
Perhaps... this meal is intended for Huo Jingnan?
The two men exchanged a smile, and everything was understood without a word.
"Oh, Sister Mianmian has been working hard lately, so I'll make her something nice to nourish her body." Pei Nian started preparing the seasonings, preparing to grill some chicken wings first.
"Uh...you," Huo Jingnan asked tentatively, "did you make this for Xiaoyou?"
Pei Nian turned her head and gave him a brief, indifferent look.
That's strange. If it wasn't made for my sister, why would I make it for him?
"Heh, Pei Nian, what a coincidence." Huo Jingnan chuckled. "Junyu just received a call from Xiaoyouzi. She said she's working overtime tonight and won't be home for dinner!"
"work overtime?"
Pei Nian frowned, put his hands on his hips, looked at the pile of things, and sighed.
Then she put all the abalone, sea cucumber, and lobster back into the refrigerator, one by one.
Huo Junyu and Huo Jingnan stood there dumbfounded.
"this……"
"Mr. Lu and his wife's soup has already been served, so there will be no one at home for dinner tonight."
"No..." Huo Jingnan interrupted Huo Junyu, "Aren't we people?"
"Oh, you two?"
Pei Nian's clear, large eyes looked innocent and naive.
Huo Jingnan seemed to understand the unspoken meaning behind those words—Oh, you two? Are you even human?
Huo Junyu pursed his lips, feeling both amused and exasperated. He felt it was a bit awkward to stay there any longer, so he decided it was best to go home as soon as possible.
However, before he could even step out of the kitchen door, a voice came from behind him: "Brother-in-law Lu!"
Huo Junyu looked as if he had been hit with a stick, "Huh?"
"Brother-in-law Lu, wait a minute." Pei Nian said expressionlessly and seriously, "Sister Mianmian is working overtime tonight. If you don't have anywhere to eat, you can stay here! And you..."
She then looked at Huo Jingnan, "If you don't mind, I'll make you something simple."
Huo Junyu's ears were ringing. "What...what did you just call me?"
"Brother-in-law Lu."
"Lu, brother-in-law?"
"Isn't Sister Mianmian's original surname Lu?" Pei Nian asked innocently. "Then what are you if not Brother-in-law Lu?"
Seeing Huo Junyu's frustrated expression, Huo Jingnan finally couldn't hold back anymore.
"Junyu...so you're a live-in son-in-law? Hahahaha!"
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