Your mother!
Shen Beitang was about to vomit blood. Even if they were business partners, shouldn't they at least inform each other before meeting the parents?
"You didn't even tell me you didn't buy a gift. How rude of you!"
Shen Beitang grabbed her wallet and rushed out, saying, "What does your mother like? I'll go buy it for her now."
Wait a minute, Shen Beitang paused at the door. Didn't Gu Zhun say that his mother had already passed away?
Gu Zhun calmly put a little of each dish into the compartment, his tone completely indifferent.
"This is my mother's memorial tablet. Sit down and eat quickly."
Shen Beitang said "Oh" and turned to go to the kitchen to get a very pretty little white bowl.
Following Gu Zhun's example, he carefully rinsed the small white bowl with tea several times, and was only satisfied after confirming that the bowl was full of tea aroma.
Gu Zhun watched her actions, puzzled. Did she not see the tableware he had prepared for her?
"I've already scalded the bowl for you..."
"I know this isn't for me."
Shen Beitang timed the cooking precisely, then placed one portion of each dish into a small white bowl, piling them into a pretty little hill.
Finally, wipe the oil stains off the edges with a paper towel and place a pair of chopsticks of the same color on top.
"This is for Auntie. You came to see her today, and most importantly, I, being smart and cute, am here too. She will definitely be very happy. Of course, the first dish should be given to Auntie first."
Shen Beitang held up the bowl, the steam blurring her face, but the light in her eyes still touched Gu Zhun.
"Thanks."
After a long silence, Gu Zhun spoke, but his eyes never left Shen Beitang.
At this moment, Gu Zhun's inner thoughts became even more certain.
Yes, he bought Shen Beitang, so it must be his...
Shen Beitang carried the small white bowl and respectfully placed it in front of Lin Shuang's memorial tablet.
The woman on the memorial tablet is very gentle; if Gu Zhun were to smile, she would probably look just like that.
"Auntie, these are all my favorite foods. I want to share them with you. Gu Zhun is doing well too, so don't worry."
[Auntie, don't worry, Gu Zhun is a wicked man, full of energy, and he even said he'll live until the earth explodes!]
Gu Zhun smiled helplessly and echoed, "Mom, Tangtang is right."
...
At the dinner table, Shen Beitang was like a chatterbox, always managing to win over Aunt Lin.
"Aunt Lin, the sauce you cooked is so delicious!"
The hot pot broth smells delicious, but I never expected it to taste even better. It's spicy at first, but after chewing a few more times, the aroma of the spices bursts out.
"Tangtang, I'm glad you like it. I'll cook more next time and have Xiaozhun bring it to you."
Aunt Lin genuinely liked Shen Beitang.
"Xiao Zhun, you are truly blessed to have found such a beautiful and filial girl."
"Hehehe, Aunt Lin, that's what I think too."
Shen Beitang wholeheartedly agreed with these words, and everyone said that she was marrying above her station with Gu Zhun.
In her opinion, it was because she didn't mind Gu Zhun that she was associated with him; otherwise, who would want to be associated with a pervert?
Oh my god, finally someone has spoken my mind!
"Xiao Zhun, now that you've found Tangtang, those women over there shouldn't be pressuring you anymore, right?" Aunt Lin asked with some concern.
"Yes, I know what I'm doing." Gu Zhun nodded.
That woman?
Looking across the entire Anshi City, who else can force Gu Zhun? It seems Aunt Lin really doesn't understand her nephew.
"Here you go, I see you haven't eaten anything."
Shen Beitang placed a piece of cooked tripe into Gu Zhun's bowl, and then put another piece in for herself.
Gu Zhun looked at the tripe in the bowl with complicated eyes. Thinking that he should reciprocate, he also picked out a piece of beef and wanted to put it in Shen Beitang's bowl.
[What a pity! That piece of tripe was cooked for 5 seconds too long, and it became tough. Gu Zhun probably can't tell. Let's cook another piece quickly.]
Unexpectedly, Gu Zhun was quite knowledgeable, knowing that she loved tender beef, so Shen Beitang happily handed him the bowl.
"Thanks……"
Before he could finish speaking, the tender beef circled around and returned to Gu Zhun's bowl.
Are you crazy?!
Did Gu Zhun deliberately hold the beef and wave it around in front of him?
Under Shen Beitang's resentful gaze, Gu Zhun put the beef into his mouth and savored it carefully.
"Hmm~ The cooking time is just right."
Shen Beitang was so tempted that he wanted to eat a piece, but after his chopsticks swished around in the pot for a long time, he couldn't even find a scrap of beef.
Finally, Aunt Lin came to the rescue, comforting her, "Tangtang, there's still beef in the kitchen. Go get it if you want some."
As Shen Beitang walked away, Aunt Lin poured a cup of soy milk and handed it to Gu Zhun.
"Don't hold back anymore. You can't eat spicy food to begin with, and you ordered such a spicy nine-grid hot pot today."
Gu Zhun's forehead was already sweating from the spiciness. If it weren't for his desire to quell Bei Tang's anger, he would never have risked eating that piece of beef.
"She likes to eat it."
Gu Zhun looked towards the kitchen, feeling it wasn't enough, and poured himself another cup of soy milk and drank it down.
"It's rare to see you so caring. Tangtang likes spicy food, so you could just order a hot pot with two broths. Why make yourself suffer?"
Gu Zhun didn't say anything, he just drank his soy milk cup after cup.
Yes, when did he start caring about what other people think?
Seeing that Gu Zhun's tripe hadn't been touched, Shen Beitang assumed it was because he didn't like it, even though she was extremely unwilling.
But each time, I would still order two portions of beef, timing it perfectly, and put one portion in each person's bowl.
[He's so hard to please; he wants to eat things that I have to cook for him myself.]
Gu Zhun would always oblige by finishing all his food, then hold his empty bowl and wait patiently for the next round of distribution.
Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai; one was willing to hit and the other was willing to be hit.
Aunt Lin sighed silently, and could only silently refill Gu Zhun's soy milk each time, praying that he wouldn't have a stomachache when he got home.
Shen Beitang was truly hungry; he finished all the dishes before reluctantly putting down his chopsticks.
If you give her another bowl of rice, she'll probably eat it with the hot pot broth.
"Aunt Lin, thank you so much for today. I've never eaten so much before."
"There's nothing to thank me for. As long as you and Xiao Zhun get married soon and give me a grandson, that's better than anything else."
Aunt Lin truly treated Shen Beitang as her niece-in-law. Before leaving, she packed a lot of homemade dishes for her.
Shen Beitang looked at the things that were originally meant for his niece-in-law and felt a little guilty, after all, he was just an imposter.
"Take this from Aunt Lin."
Gu Zhun took the things, "If you're all hesitant and fussy, she'll just get upset."
Before that, Shen Beitang went to the ancestral hall and carefully lit three incense sticks.
“Auntie, although Gu Zhun is quite wicked, he can also be quite adorable at times. You have a good son.”
Gu Zhun stood at the door, carrying large and small bags in his hands.
"Shen Beitang, are you still coming or not?"
"Here you are."
The lights in the alley weren't as bright as the neon lights outside, but they cast long shadows of the two people, one in front of the other, as if they were snuggling together.
Shen Beitang has seen the scenery on his way home countless times these past few days.
But today felt exceptionally different to her.
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