Xiao Jin usually takes care of the space, so she can think of it as an advance payment of wages. Moreover, when its physical image is upgraded, won’t she, the host, be the ultimate beneficiary?
...right?
"It's all spent. It would be nice if you could have dinner with me in the future. You cook first, and we can take care of the rest when we get back to the space tonight."
"Okay...Manman."
Although it was chatting a lot with Xu Manman in its mind, it did not affect its cooking at all.
Two stoves were lit at the same time, and the movements were smooth and flowing. In less than twenty minutes, four dishes and a soup were ready, which amazed Chen Ming, who was preparing to help in the kitchen.
Placed on the stone table under the jujube tree were stir-fried pork with green peppers, fried eggs with leeks, pan-fried tofu, eggplant and green beans, loofah and egg soup, and the staple food was rice.
"I didn't prepare much today, just some home-cooked dishes. I hope Brother Ming and Classmate Xu don't mind."
"How could that be? Your cooking skills are much better than mine."
Xiao Jin smiled innocently, "Back in the mountains, the elders weren't very good at cooking, but I gradually learned it myself. I'm very happy that you guys stayed for dinner. It's been a while since I've eaten with anyone."
Hearing it say this, the kind-hearted Chen Ming felt sorry for it and comforted his new brother in a gentle voice.
The scene of the elder brother being kind and filial to his younger brother made Xu Manman's mouth twitch.
The speechlessness in my heart turned into appetite. While the two people opposite were still talking, I took a bite with my chopsticks and half of the shredded pork was gone.
By the time the two of them finally picked up their chopsticks and started eating, Xu Manman was almost full.
During the meal, Chen Ming praised Brother Jin's cooking skills highly.
"Haha, Brother Ming, as long as you like it, come often. Next time I'll stew pig's trotters for you."
Xu Manman was drinking tea to help digest her food, not disturbing the emotional exchange between the two at all.
After the meal was over, Chen Ming, who had eaten for free with his cousin, spontaneously cleaned up the dishes.
Chen Ming was washing dishes in the sink outside the yard. "Brother, your yard is really well-maintained. With this pressure well, it's almost as good as tap water."
"I bought this yard after I came down from the mountain. I renovated it. It used to be an ancient well, but I was worried it might be unsafe, so I sealed it up and made it into a pressure well."
"This is a really good change, and it doesn't take much effort to fetch water."
Xiao Jin then introduced to the two some of the renovations and design ideas of the yard, which amazed Chen Ming again.
Xu Manman secretly gave Tongzi a thumbs up on the side. Xiao Jin was very perceptive. After today's preparations, the renovation of the Xu family's courtyard would be a natural process in the future.
So the two "men" gathered in the yard for another in-depth discussion. If it weren't for the fact that class was about to start, Xu Manman felt that they could have talked until sunset.
On the way back, the brother and sister each rode a bicycle all the way into the school, and they attracted a lot of attention.
After class in the afternoon, Xu Manman did not leave the school. She went to the school's message room to borrow a phone, then called her uncle to inform him that the two bicycles had arrived.
"Okay, since you two have taken care of the bicycle by yourselves, I won't interfere. If you have anything else you want to add to the yard, let's get it all done while uncle is still here."
"It's really nothing. Uncle, you are busy with work, so don't worry about us."
His daughter was indeed much more considerate than the brat. Xu Lei felt much more relieved when he heard this. "Uncle is not busy. He just has meetings these days. Apart from this, he has nothing else to do."
"Then how about this, Uncle, come to school before you leave. I'll prepare some things and bring them to Auntie. I won't send them this time."
"Okay, Manman, you have classes tonight, right? Then go first."
"Okay, uncle, take a rest. I'm going to hang up now."
I felt that I had a lot more time after using the bicycle. I went to the cafeteria and had a leisurely dinner. It was still early.
Xu Manman simply went back to the dormitory, took a basin to take a shower, and rubbed her clothes at the same time. This way, she could soak her feet and go to bed when she came back in the evening, saving a lot of trouble.
Otherwise, during the peak hours after classes every night, the bathhouse and the water room would be crowded, and Xu Manman would have to wait until the lights were almost turned off before going.
When she returned to the dormitory, she ran into three people from the Political Science Department. It turned out that they usually went to the bathhouse at this time.
That’s what I said. No matter how early or late she came back at night, she never ran into these three people in the bathhouse.
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