For a moment, they were all thinking that if that were really the case, considering how much money Lu Chen had prepared for all these gifts, they must have cost at least three or four hundred yuan.
Now that they know he needs their help, what if...?
Considering the recent implications, it seems that Zhiyu's return to the city is not far off. When that time comes, he will no longer need Zhiyu and will get rid of him.
Sigh! Isn't this just playing with other people's feelings?
The room suddenly fell silent. Ye Zhiyu's gaze swept across their faces, their expressions all strange.
"Grandpa, Grandma?"
They snapped out of their daze and suddenly all seemed very busy, clearing their throats.
Even Ye Jinlin is like that.
"What's wrong? Why are you all acting so strangely all of a sudden?"
The group hesitated for a moment, but in the end, it was Grandma who spoke up.
She pulled Ye Zhiyu to sit down beside her and carefully asked, "Girl, tell Grandma, did you only start dating Lu Chen because he can help you with chores?"
Ye Zhiyu was stunned for a moment, and it took her two seconds to understand what they meant.
She replied, half-laughing and half-crying, "Grandma, what kind of person do you take me for?"
“At first, when Lu Chen helped me, I only considered him a friend. But as we spent more time together, I fell in love with him, and that's when we started dating. Do I look like the kind of person who would deceive someone's feelings just to do less work?”
Ye Jinlin nodded: "Yes, you do."
"Dad~" Ye Zhiyu called out in disagreement.
He then went to his grandmother to complain: "Grandma, look at him!"
Grandma casually tossed a piece of fruit over and said, "Shut your mouth. If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."
Ye Jinlin silently accepted it; with his daughter back, his status in the family had once again become last.
Grandma: "Since you've chosen him, he must have many good qualities."
Ye Zhiyu nestled between her grandmother and maternal grandmother; "He's perfect for me, but you might not be. Anyway, we've been at home for half a month, so you can experience it for yourselves."
Grandma tapped her little nose: "So confident?"
"certainly."
Happy times with family always seem to fly by.
When Lin Yiduo came to call them for dinner, almost an hour and a half had already passed.
The table was laden with dishes.
Lu Chen and Lin Yiduo brought out rice. He was still wearing an apron, looking like a very virtuous househusband.
Ye Zhiyu wanted to take over, but Lu Chen avoided her.
"It's hot. You don't need to wash your hands."
Ye Zhiyu: "Oh."
Lu Chen went to the kitchen to get chopsticks. Everyone except him and Ye Zhiyu was already seated.
Seeing that he was still wearing an apron, Ye Zhiyu took the initiative to help him untie it.
Ye Jinlin retorted sourly, "Don't you have hands?"
Ye Zhiyu knew he couldn't accept it right away, so she ignored him.
Lu Chen answered seriously, "Uncle, it's a little inconvenient to have chopsticks in my hand. I'll be more careful next time."
Ye Jinlin was already feeling uncomfortable, so he made a sarcastic remark. People had been busy all morning, and his daughter had only gone to help by taking off her apron and lifting a hand. He just couldn't control his mouth, and he didn't expect Lu Chen to take it seriously.
He felt a little embarrassed, but still had to maintain the dignity of an elder (even though it was gone), "Ahem, you know that's good."
Seeing that everyone was seated, Lin Yiduo finally spoke up: "I'm just saying beforehand that all of this was prepared by Xiao Lu. I only took a spoon and a plate at most. I couldn't resist taking a bite in the kitchen, and it was super delicious."
Grandpa Ye chuckled, "Really? Then we'd better have a good taste."
"Let's start eating, let's start eating."
Ye Zhiyu whispered, "You're really amazing."
She knew Lu Chen's barbecue was delicious, but she didn't expect him to be such a good cook as well.
"Mmm, delicious. Xiao Lu's cooking skills are just as good as those of a restaurant chef."
"Yes, Xiao Lu, is this blood sausage also homemade by your family?" It seems that Grandpa Su really likes this dish.
Lu Chen: "Yes, every household in our area knows how to do it."
“A pen pal sent me some before, and I found it quite unforgettable after I ate it. It’s been eight or nine years since we last contacted each other.”
Grandpa Su's voice was full of emotion.
Lu Chen: "If you like it, I'll bring you more next time I visit."
Grandpa Su: "That would be wonderful."
The atmosphere was harmonious, and there was none of the accusation that Lu Chen had imagined.
Actually, there were things he didn't know, things that were secretly observing him.
Lu Chen watched as Ye Zhiyu ate only shredded potatoes and scrambled eggs, ignoring the shrimp, braised pork with preserved vegetables, and other dishes on the side.
I picked up a few pieces of fish and placed them on the plate, carefully removing the bones.
I picked up a few more pieces of braised pork belly and removed the fat.
Ye Jinlin frowned as she looked at him. This young man seemed alright, so why was he being picky about food? And that fish meat, he should just put it in his mouth and eat it, instead of being so fussy and picking at the bones.
The others were also very surprised, but they saw that he had switched his plate with Ye Zhiyu's.
"I've removed all the bones and fat. You eat first, and I'll peel the shrimp for you."
Ye Zhiyu smiled and said, "Okay."
Lu Chen used serving chopsticks to pick up some shrimp, then began peeling them, placing each translucent shrimp in front of Ye Zhiyu.
After peeling the shrimp, seeing that Ye Zhiyu liked to eat fish, he went to pick out the fish bones, repeating this process over and over again.
Ye Zhiyu was used to this, but the others at the table were seeing it for the first time.
They dote on Ye Zhiyu, that's true, but they wouldn't spoil her like this. What's the difference between this and feeding her directly?
But judging from his own daughter's behavior, he knew that this was how they usually got along. From the start of the meal until now, Lu Chen himself had barely eaten anything, as he had been busy taking care of Ye Zhiyu.
Su Jiarui's lips twitched. He was truly speechless. His family already spoiled him enough, and now this one was even more spoiled.
Ye Jinlin couldn't stand it anymore, "Ahem, Zhiyu, what kind of behavior is this? Eat your own food."
Ye Zhiyu didn't speak, but Lu Chen spoke first, full of protectiveness: "Uncle, Zhiyu isn't good at spitting out bones and shelled things, so I'm helping her, otherwise she won't eat well."
Ye Zhiyu said smugly, "That's right, Lu Chen didn't say anything, humph."
For the first time, Ye Jinlin felt that his daughter deserved a beating.
Lu Chen only started eating after he saw that Ye Zhiyu had almost finished eating.
He was as meticulous as Ye Zhiyu was, but he was also very perfunctory with himself. He was fast, but he didn't seem crude.
After finishing his meal, Lu Chen was about to clear the dishes when Lin Yiduo stopped him.
"Don't worry about that, go and get some rest. You've been traveling for two days, and I already feel bad that you had to cook for me when we got home."
"Zhiyu, take Xiaolu to the room upstairs, the one with the door open."
After saying goodbye to his grandparents, he took Lu Chen upstairs.
"This young man is not bad."
It seems that Mr. Ye is satisfied with him.
Several elderly people echoed this sentiment, saying that one should judge a person not by what they say, but by what they do.
Even if what they do might be an act, you shouldn't hire someone who isn't even willing to pretend.
"That's fine then."
Thinking back to what happened at the dinner table, Ye Jinlin stubbornly insisted, "It's fine as it is."
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