Shen Yan was the first to wake up. He yawned as he went downstairs, but he didn't see the familiar figure. He felt a little strange. Did Chen Le not come back last night? He walked to the entrance and looked down. There was a pair of high heels on the ground that didn't belong to the three of them. Although Chen Yu was precocious, she wasn't at the point of wearing high heels.
He squatted down and examined it carefully. Soon after, Chen Le came down with his men.
"Ziying, be careful on your way back. I'm so sorry I can't see you off."
"It's okay~"
The two voices were very soft, but they still reached Shen Yan's ears clearly. He stood up from the ground, startling Chen Le and Zhang Ziying. Zhang Ziying jumped directly onto Chen Le. After Chen Le realized that the person in front of him was Shen Yan, he looked at him somewhat embarrassed, and then looked at Zhang Ziying in his arms.
"Little Shen Yan, you're up so early today." Chen Le chuckled awkwardly. It was barely dawn outside, and little Shen Yan was really up early.
"Um, who is this, Uncle?"
"Oh, Uncle's friend, she's going home now."
Chen Le pushed Zhang Ziying towards the entrance. Zhang Ziying was very sensible; she put on her shoes, opened the door, and went out, even saying goodbye to Chen Le before leaving.
With Zhang Ziying gone, only Chen Le and Shen Yan remained. He didn't know how to explain to Shen Yan, and it wasn't easy to explain, since Zhang Ziying wasn't his girlfriend and the two hadn't officially confirmed their relationship.
"This is my... friend, hahaha, friend."
"Uncle, would you like to have breakfast together?"
The two spoke at the same time. Upon hearing Chen Yan's words, the boy didn't press further. "Okay, you can watch TV in the living room. Uncle will cook for you."
Shen Yan originally wanted him to cook for Chen Le, but Chen Le dashed into the kitchen, so Shen Yan had to sit on the sofa. He picked up the remote and turned on the TV, which was showing the variety show that Chen Yu was watching. As soon as Chen Le entered the kitchen, he took out his phone and sent a message to Zhang Ziying, asking her to let him know when she got home. After thinking about it, he apologized to her.
He took out the chive dumplings he had prepared earlier from the refrigerator, cooked 30 dumplings, 15 for himself and 15 for Shen Yan. As for Chen Yu, she definitely wouldn't get up that early; by the time she got up, she would probably have already had lunch.
Shen Yan tried watching the variety show and was surprised to find it quite interesting.
"You can come and eat now, Xiao Shenyan."
He was engrossed in watching when he heard Chen Le's voice. Reluctantly, he turned off the TV. "Uncle's here."
Chen Le quickly finished his dumplings. He needed to catch up on some sleep. To avoid the two little ones, he had set an alarm to wake Zhang Ziying up, but he still ran into one of them. Luckily, it was Shen Yan. If it had been Chen Yu, the whole family might have found out.
"Put it in the kitchen after you finish eating. I'll wash it when I wake up. I'm going upstairs to sleep now." Chen Le said, then yawned, looking really sleepy.
Shen Yan took the bowls to the kitchen and washed them. It was already completely bright outside, and he had nothing else to do. He opened the front door and went out to feed all the animals on Chen Le's farm. When he arrived at the horse pen, he felt a little uncomfortable. He remembered being locked in the horse pen for a night and felt even more resentful towards Chen Yu.
It was past ten o'clock when he finished everything. Shen Yan returned home, washed his hands, opened the refrigerator and found some dishes that Chen Yu liked. His first reaction was to cook them for her. He was stunned for a moment, then closed the refrigerator door and sat down on the sofa.
He felt like a contradiction, hating Chen Yu on one hand, and remembering everything she liked on the other.
noon.
As Chen Le got up and passed by Chen Yu's room, he knocked on the door and said, "Chen Yu, get up and eat."
Chen Yu, who was woken up, hummed in response, turned over and went back to sleep. Chen Le went downstairs but didn't see Shen Yan. He checked the time and it was already 12:30. He thought to himself, "Oh no, I slept too late. Shen Yan and Chen Yu will be hungry later." He ran into the kitchen to prepare food and saw Shen Yan standing in front of the stove fiddling with something.
"Little Shen Yan, what are you doing here instead of studying?" Chen Le leaned closer and saw that in front of Shen Yan were cooked sweet and sour pork ribs, as well as green vegetables and stir-fried pork with chili peppers.
"Yeah, I saw you weren't up yet, so I took something from the fridge and cooked it."
"Not bad, Xiao Shen Yan, this dish looks quite professional."
Shen Yan just smiled and didn't say anything. He carried the dishes to the table, and Chen Le helped carry two of them and also got some rice. He sat down and rubbed his hands together. "Let me try it and see what it tastes like."
Chen Le took a bite of the sweet and sour pork ribs and was surprised by the taste. It was comparable to that of restaurants outside. "Not bad, this tastes very good."
"I'm glad Uncle likes it."
The two realized Chen Yu hadn't come downstairs when they were halfway through their meal. Chen Le stood up to call her, but Shen Yan beat him to it. He remembered that Chen Yu had asked him to wake her up, but Chen Yu hadn't said what time, so Shen Yan wasn't sure either.
He arrived at Chen Yu's door and gently knocked. "Chen Yu, get up."
Chen Yu, who was still asleep, sat up abruptly when she heard Shen Yan's voice. She glanced at her phone; it was exactly one o'clock in the afternoon. She threw back the covers, got out of bed, and opened the door to see Shen Yan's face looming close. Her face flushed red again, "Why did you only wake me up at this hour? Come earlier tomorrow; I need to study."
After saying that, she rushed to the toilet, leaving behind a bewildered Chen Yan. Had he misheard her? Chen Yu actually said she wanted to study.
Although it seemed a little unbelievable, he quickly realized it wasn't his problem. All he had to do was wake her up. So, Shen Yan turned and went downstairs, returning to the dining table to continue eating.
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