Chapter 325 Burning the House to Celebrate
In the afternoon, Zhou Xiaolai used up her few vacation days and asked for leave early to go home and decorate her home to make it beautiful and warm.
It was school vacation, so Miaomiao and Ella came to play with her. When they heard that she was going to decorate her room, they immediately helped her.
Miaomiao put the gorgeous roses into a glass vase and tilted her head to look at the little goldfish swimming at the bottom of the vase.
"Aunt Lai Lai, the teacher at school said that boys usually chase girls. Why do you want to chase Uncle Leng Mo?"
Zhou Xiaolai snorted, "Aunt Lai, do you think I'm an ordinary girl?"
"She's a tomboy." Ella whispered.
Zhou Xiaolai doesn't care whether a woman is a manly man or not. To her, there is no need to differ between men and women except for their structure.
With the help of the two girls, Zhou Xiaolai quickly completed the decoration of the room.
Afterwards, she stayed at home to prepare hot pot, and Ella went to help her make an appointment with Lengmo. Miaomiao went home and rummaged through the drawers to find candles and red wine to create an atmosphere for a candlelight dinner.
Although hotpot has nothing to do with candlelight dinner, the atmosphere is necessary.
When Zhou Xiaolai finished cooking the hot pot, Ella came back panting and shouted as soon as she opened the door, "Aunt Lai Lai, Uncle Leng said he has to work overtime tonight and doesn't have time to come for dinner."
The hairtail in Zhou Xiaolai's hand suddenly slipped to the floor, and she looked as if she had been struck by lightning.
"What's the situation? You didn't tell him that I invited him?"
Ella was stunned. "I said it. I said Aunt Lai Lai invited him to dinner to thank him for his care all the time, but Uncle Leng said that he really didn't have time."
Zhou Xiaolai's smiling face slowly froze and turned into a look full of sorrow.
Miaomiao saw that the situation was not good, so she asked cautiously, "How about I talk to Dad and see if we can let Uncle Leng go back?"
Zhou Xiaolai's eyes moved down to Miaomiao, and his voice was disembodied, "Thank you very much."
Miaomiao swallowed and hurried to find Jin Mohan.
As a typical daughter slave, Jin Mohan would certainly not refuse any request from Miaomiao.
So, before dark, Leng Mo was able to take a break from his busy work and come to Zhou Xiaolai's cozy little house.
"Ella said, you will treat me to dinner?" Leng Mo leaned against the kitchen door, his deep eyes fell on Zhou Xiaolai's white neck.
Zhou Xiaolai took out the induction cooker and wiped off the dust on it. "You've helped me a lot. Is it okay for me to treat you to a meal?"
"Yeah." The cold gaze finally moved away from her and then fell on the living room.
The room was filled with flowers emitting different scents, which made him, who had a sensitive sense of smell, feel a little stuffy.
“You’re planning on having a flower shop?”
Zhou Xiaolai was confused. "Why would I open a flower shop? I'm not a wood-type supernatural being. Besides, if I open a flower shop now, it will be strange if it doesn't go bankrupt."
Lengmo rubbed his nose and said nothing more.
Although Zhou Xiaolai is not very good at cooking, he has no problem making a hotpot.
Jiang Zixuan gave her a lot of ingredients, ranging from seafood to beef, mutton, vegetables and fruits.
Zhou Xiaolai put the induction cooker on the living room table and Leng Mo went to bring the pot and ingredients. After they were ready, they sat down to eat together.
"Wait a minute." Before the meal started, Zhou Xiaolai ran to turn off the lights, lit a candle, and said shyly, "This will create a better atmosphere."
Lengmo looked at the white candles on the corner of the table and asked uncertainly, "Is it the atmosphere of visiting a grave?"
Zhou Xiaolai broke off a piece of the table corner with a snap.
Lengmo swallowed slightly and didn't dare to ask whose grave he was visiting.
Zhou Xiaolai's good mood disappeared after being interrupted by Leng Mo.
Stay calm, stay calm. Since you have decided to confess your love, don’t let some small accidents ruin your mood.
Zhou Xiaolai took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and picked a piece of cuttlefish for Lengmo.
"Try this, the hot pot is really good."
"Thank you." He ate absentmindedly.
Zhou Xiaolai's heart was pounding, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Hey, do you want to come with me?"
Leng Mo raised his head, was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Where are you going?"
Zhou Xiaolai: “…”
Is this a rejection?
Is this a polite refusal?
He couldn't bear to disappoint her, so he pretended not to understand. In fact, he was mocking her for overestimating her own abilities, right?
Zhou Xiaolai, who confessed his love for the first time in his life and was rejected, showed a desperate expression. The sadness in his eyes was as deep as the ocean, which scared Leng Mo.
Leng Mo had no idea how he had offended Zhou Xiaolai, and said in panic, "I..."
In his haste, he knocked over the candle with his elbow, and the flame caught the tablecloth and the flames leapt up.
The fire spread too quickly and Zhou Xiaolai sat there in a daze, not even reacting when the flames rushed over him.
Leng Mo was anxious for a moment, and a strong wind blew away. Although it blew away the flames that were heading towards Zhou Xiaolai, it made the fire in the house bigger. The tablecloths and curtains were all ignited, and thick smoke instantly filled the room.
At Jin Mohan's home, two children leaned on the window and watched the fire next door.
Mingming asked calmly, "Is Uncle Jingchen home?"
"Yes," Miaomiao said seriously, holding her chin with both hands, "but the flame of love cannot be extinguished."
Mingming: “???”
Did his sister suffer brain damage?
In the kitchen, Jiang Zixuan, who hadn't cooked for a long time, was busy cooking. She was surprised when she heard the children say that there was a fire next door.
"Laila is the same. Without fireworks, she burned the house to celebrate? Does she know that even with wood and earth-type psychics, it would be very troublesome to repair a house, not to mention so many furnitures?"
Even if the confession is successful, there's no need to make such a big fuss, right?
After Zhou Xiaolai's house was burned down, Leng Mo ignored him for several days.
Leng Mo thought she was blaming him for burning down her house, and he never dared to go to Zhou Xiaolai.
It was not until Miaomiao went to Jin Mohan's office to play and inadvertently asked whether Aunt Lai Lai had confessed her love that Leng Mo finally figured out what had happened in his confusion.
In short, this was a blunder caused by his inattention.
"I was thinking about work at the time and really didn't give it much thought." Leng Mo regretted it very much. If he had known Zhou Xiaolai's purpose earlier, he would not have answered so perfunctorily at that time.
Jin Mohan said angrily, "I even gave you a holiday."
When everyone was busy, he let Lengmo go back to fall in love, and Lengmo gave such an answer.
Lengmo regretted it too late, and thinking about Zhou Xiaolai's cold attitude towards him recently, he felt even more worried.
Miaomiao took out her schoolbag and prepared to do the homework assigned by Jiang Zixuan, saying, "Aunt Lai Lai is a very gentle and considerate person. As long as you apologize to Uncle Lengmo, she will definitely forgive you."
Leng Mo frowned, "Who are you talking about, young lady?"
gentle?
Empathetic? ?
The female gorilla?
Indifferent and noncommittal.
Miaomiao kindly reminded, "Auntie Lai Lai is very popular. If you don't hurry up, she might be with someone else someday."
Jin Mohan smiled, "My little darling is right. Although Zhou Xiaolai behaves like a female gorilla, she is indeed a rare beauty in appearance."
Jiang Zixuan just pushed the door open and gave an ambiguous smile.
"Wow, it's rare to hear you praise another woman."
Jin Mohan sat up straight instantly, his tongue slightly tied, "Of course, in my heart, no, in everyone's heart, you are the most beautiful!"
Jiang Zixuan sneered and slammed the report from the medical department on his desk.
"Come on, I won't get angry over such a small matter." She looked at Lengmo again and said suspiciously, "Why do you look like you've eaten a fly?"
Miaomiao chuckled, "Mommy, Uncle Lengmo is afraid that Aunt Lai Lai will be snatched away by someone."
Jiang Zixuan poked her forehead gently, "Little girl, why are you becoming more and more noisy?"
Before her sixth birthday, she seemed like a naive little baby who knew nothing. However, after she turned six, her IQ and EQ increased dramatically, and she was spoiled by Jin Mohan to no end. Sooner or later, she turned into a witch with a bad temper.
Miaomiao giggled and lowered her head to do her homework. Jin Mohan also stared at the mother and daughter intently, with a look so gentle that it could squeeze out water.
(End of this chapter)
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