End of Chapter 38
tomato?
Zheng Ying was slow to realize that He Tingting was teasing his red face.
"I…I agree."
After agreeing hesitantly, Zheng Ying couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
He had rarely experienced such emotions in his life.
Since childhood, he has been the best among the children, a good student in the eyes of his teachers and a good son in the eyes of his parents.
Zheng Ying was used to looking forward. In his eyes, all difficulties and setbacks were just small hurdles that required a step to overcome, not enough to cause regret.
But when it comes to love, everyone is equal.
He could even be said to be a poor student.
He had clearly liked He Tingting for such a long time, but he was so cowardly that he only dared to follow her around, not even saying out loud that he liked her.
He also has to wait for the girl to confess to him.
It shouldn't be like this. It really shouldn't be like this.
Zheng Ying doesn't think that confession must be done by boys, she just regrets her own lack of courage.
He took a deep breath and reached out to grab He Tingting's sleeve.
"Tingting, I want to confess to you."
He Tingting laughed as soon as these words came out.
"What? Did you break some law? Or was it a big mistake?"
After Zheng Ying said this, he realized that the word "frank" was not appropriate.
After being teased by He Tingting, his already hot face felt even hotter.
But now that he had opened his mouth, he still wanted to express his love.
"I like you."
After saying these four words, the rest of the words will not be so difficult to say.
"Actually, I've been following you for a long time. I noticed you when you were setting up a stall at the door. I don't know how to describe this feeling. I just know that I want to see you every day."
Zheng Ying's face grew hotter as he spoke. "I was planning to wait until this experiment was over before confessing to you."
Unexpectedly, He Tingting was one step ahead of him and pointed it out first.
"Tingting, I want to ask you, are you willing to be with me?"
Zheng Ying has a scholarly air about him, and even at this moment, he looks gentle and refined.
He Tingting teased him a few more times, and only let go when she saw that he was almost cooked by her temperature.
She reached out and directly grabbed Zheng Ying's hand.
"Okay, I promise."
After she finished speaking, she realized what was happening and touched her face.
At some point, she was infected by Zheng Ying and became another tomato.
The fact that they were dating was not made public, but everyone around them could see it.
Sister Hua quietly asked He Tingting the next day.
"So, you two are together?"
He Tingting was very puzzled and asked while nodding.
"Sister Hua, how did you figure that out?"
"Hi," Sister Hua said, winking and looking like an experienced person. "When Zheng Ying came this morning, his eyes were almost glued to you. I was almost embarrassed to look at the smile on his face."
Is it that obvious?
He Tingting smiled embarrassedly.
Sister Hua also laughed and said, "And you, you usually act so calm, I almost forgot you're only in your early 20s. You're so lively today, you really act like a young person."
lively?
He Tingting's expression was very confused.
To herself, she was the same as any other day.
Without He Tingting asking any questions, Sister Hua explained with a smile.
"You hummed a song while cooking today, tapped your toes while serving the rice, and even skipped while washing the pot."
Just by listening to her, He Tingting could imagine what the girl looked like.
She had shown it so obviously.
He Tingting tried to restrain herself, but the effect was not as good as she expected.
Two weeks later, He Lili also discovered her abnormality.
However, the little girl didn't know much about love, and she just felt that her sister had become strange recently.
"Sister, are you sick?"
She finished her homework before dark and asked He Tingting, who was staring at the book in a daze, with confusion.
After her family's financial situation improved, He Tingting bought a lot of books.
When she is not busy, she occasionally reads to relieve her boredom, and sometimes tells He Lili stories from books.
He Lili often stayed beside her and listened to her read. She was very familiar with her sister's condition. Her sister was always very focused when reading and rarely sat there in a daze like she did today.
This sound interrupted He Tingting's thoughts.
She blinked her sore eyes and said, "I'm not sick. Lili, have you finished your homework?"
He Lili held up her homework book to show her.
"I've already written it. I've already called you sister twice!"
He Tingting took it guiltily and helped her check the answer.
"You got all the math problems right, Lili, you're awesome!"
The two sisters depend on each other, and He Tingting never hides anything from her younger sister.
After falling in love, she wanted to tell He Lili as soon as possible, but she never found a suitable opportunity.
The reason why she was in a daze was also related to this.
When meeting Zheng Ying today, he gave Lili a gift and asked her to bring it to Lili.
A set of Journey to the West.
Books are not cheap these days. A complete set of books is exquisite and rural people rarely buy them.
Zheng Ying wanted to get closer to her future sister-in-law, so she carefully selected and chose Journey to the West, which children might like, and bought it as a gift for Lili.
This was a good intention, and He Tingting was happy to see that he valued Lili.
After bringing the book back, I realized a problem.
How should I tell Lili about their relationship?
As she thought about it, He Tingting's thoughts drifted far away again.
He Lili jumped into He Tingting's arms dissatisfiedly, hung around her neck and shook her hard.
"Sister! You're not listening to me again!"
"Listening."
There was no point in dragging it on like this, so He Tingting simply took out the books from her bag.
"This is a gift from Zheng Ying to you, Journey to the West."
After saying this dryly, He Tingting was afraid that He Lili would forget Zheng Ying, so she explained.
"He's the handsome older brother who always comes to our stall in a white shirt to buy food. Remember him?"
He Lili tilted her head and looked at her, "Sister, your face is so red."
The early death of her parents made He Lili much more mature than other children of the same age. She sensitively realized that the name Zheng Ying was very special to He Tingting.
So I asked, "I remember that brother. Why did he suddenly give me a gift?"
"Because, because..."
He Tingting stammered, "He is the person I like, and we are in love."
in love!
He Tingting's eyes widened, "Am I going to have a brother-in-law?"
"It's too early to talk about this now. We just started dating."
He Tingting is particularly shy about talking about love with a child. "If everything goes well, we might talk about this next year."
He Lili's grip on He Tingting tightened a little.
She thought of an important question.
"Sister, if you get married, can I still live with you?"
When she was a child, she heard her mother say that after she married her father, she had no contact with her original relatives. Her sister was the only relative left, and she wanted to live with her sister forever.
He Tingting felt her emotions.
He stroked the little girl's furry head soothingly, ruffling her combed hair.
"Don't worry, you're my only sister. You have to go wherever I go. You can't refuse to go even if you want to."
He Lili was immediately relieved, and she put her arms around He Tingting's neck and kept reading with her.
As the days passed, more and more people started eating in the cafeteria.
In the busyness, a year passed quickly.
During the winter vacation, the cafeteria was renovated and a side door was added to connect to several single rooms.
The principal specifically called He Tingting for this matter and made it clear that people with special identities might come to dinner in the future.
"Okay, do you need me to do anything special?"
The principal waved his hand and said, "No, they eat like everyone else, they just eat in a quieter place."
He Tingting didn't think anything of it at the time, but after receiving a few foreign guests, she finally figured it out.
Most of these people are bigwigs in their respective fields.
Because of their special status, the principal built a place specifically for them to eat to avoid any accidents.
The principal is paying close attention to the incident in which a small-time gangster in a certain county accidentally killed a big boss in the industry, causing the entire region to suffer development problems.
Bei'an University has many industry experts and even more scholars from all walks of life who come to exchange ideas. Each one of them is precious and always has to be placed in a separate place to feel at ease.
After understanding the inside story, He Tingting prepared more things.
The stall also hired one more person, and the number of dishes served increased from three to five per day.
She prefers to do the cooking herself. No matter how many people she hires, they can't help her with this step. The amount of five dishes is already the limit for He Tingting.
Fortunately, the job of serving meals is done by two other people, so the daily workload is not that heavy.
The more serious and responsible she is, the more people are willing to come to her stall to eat.
Before I knew it, the amount of ingredients I had to prepare every day had increased several times compared to when I first started my business.
Her family's financial situation improved, and she finally bought a color TV at the end of the year.
Television is quite popular in rural areas, but not every household has the more expensive color TV. After He Tingting bought one, she was very happy and smiled at everyone she met.
While she was washing the pot at the stall, Sister Hua, who came to work, saw her smiling face and teased her.
"I was thinking of giving you a surprise. Judging from your current expression, you should already know, right?"
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Sister Hua's face was filled with joy. "I also heard from the old man at the door that this year's agricultural exchange meeting is being held here. They said that reporters from the provincial TV station are coming to interview you, and they specifically wanted to interview you."
"Interview me?"
He Tingting was even more puzzled. "I'm just an ordinary chef. Why are they interviewing me?"
Sister Hua understood it immediately.
Tingting's family didn't have a TV before, so she probably didn't know that the professors had praised her in interviews before.
Sister Hua laughed mysteriously a few times.
"Don't think too much about it. Just wait until you're on TV. We've got a celebrity in our village!"
He Tingting scratched her nose. She had no experience in interviews.
When the microphone was finally handed to her, He Tingting was as nervous as a primary school student who had just put on a red scarf.
"Ms. He, we've interviewed several professors before, and they all said your stall in the restaurant is a calling card for Bei'an University. What do you think of this evaluation?"
He Tingting's sweat broke out in seconds, and she didn't dare to exaggerate.
"I really don't deserve this title. I'm just an ordinary cook."
The principal, who was acting as a spectator nearby, heard this and squeezed into the camera.
"Young people are humble. Xiao He's cooking is delicious, and the professors at our school are full of praise. The food tastes good, and my mind is clear, so my research goes much more smoothly."
He patted He Tingting's shoulder heavily, encouraging this capable and down-to-earth child.
"Xiao He has made an indelible contribution to ensuring that students and professors have good food and drink."
He Tingting smiled shyly beside him.
This scene was captured by reporters and was not only reported on the satellite TV news that day, but also in the newspaper.
The two men's faces were printed on the newspaper with the headline written in large letters.
The Fifth National Agricultural Association Conference was successfully held, with Chef He Tingting playing an important role.
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