"Ayan, treat Luoluo well."
Although he had already explained it many times at Li Shaochuan's house last time, he was still very nervous. He would probably be even more nervous after Li Mufei got a boyfriend.
"I know, you really can rest assured."
Lan Jingyan understood his feelings and didn't find him long-winded.
"It's rare for the four of us to get together like this after we started working, unlike before."
Yan Yuze reminisced about those wonderful times from the past.
I remember once, he had a fight with Li Shuwen, ran away, and got lost. When his family found him, his lips were purple from the cold, and he was shivering all over.
That year was the second year after Yan Qirui and Yan Yixing were born. Yan Qirui and Yan Yixing were twins. Yan Youting and Li Shuwen both specially put aside their work to take care of them. At that time, Yan Zhiguo was still in very good health and young, and he was still managing the company.
Because of Yan Qirui and Yan Yixing, the couple had to take care of two children at the same time, and thus somewhat neglected Yan Yuze. They forgot about the promise to take him to the amusement park. That day, Yan Youting wasn't home, and Li Shuwen was taking care of the two children alone. After all, the children were still too young, and she didn't feel comfortable leaving them with a nanny, so she couldn't keep her promise. Yan Yuze didn't understand these things and thought that his mother had deliberately broken her promise, so he threw a tantrum and ran away from home.
After learning about this, Lan Jingyan, Li Shaochuan, and Su Ruien came up with the idea of this secret base. Whenever they had a conflict with their families or were in a bad mood and had nowhere to go, they would go to their secret base.
To prevent Yan Yuze from getting lost, after that incident, one of the three of them would come to pick Yan Yuze up no matter what happened. This was also to put the elders in their families at ease.
Soon, Lan Jingyan had prepared a large table of dishes, and the other three also brought all the dishes to the table.
"Luo Luo, come and eat."
Lan Jingyan came out wearing an apron. Despite the air conditioning and range hood being on in the kitchen, he still sweated a lot while cooking.
"Aren't you tired? Look at you, your forehead is covered in sweat."
Yan Xiluo took out a few tissues and gently wiped the sweat from Lan Jingyan's forehead and neck.
Who would have thought that the usually domineering and decisive CEO Lan would be cooking while wearing an apron?!
"Tsk tsk tsk, they'll be full from eating dog food soon."
Yan Yuze felt like he had been hit with a critical strike, feeling like they were abusing each other.
"If you're full, you don't have to eat later."
Lan Jingyan retorted coldly, looking at him with annoyance.
Yan Xiluo was amused by this scene. At first, she thought Yan Yuze was just lively and cheerful, but she didn't expect him to be so funny. He was just as funny as Yan Yixing!
"Hey, hey, I did contribute too, okay!"
Not eating? How could that be? If we don't eat this time, who knows when Lan Jingyan will cook again? This time it's purely thanks to Yan Xiluo.
"Please sit down, Luo Luo."
Lan Jingyan ignored him and instead asked Yan Xiluo to sit down. He then turned and went into the kitchen to serve Yan Xiluo rice.
"good."
Watching Lan Jingyan's busy figure, she seemed to see her married life with him, with him cooking for her... This feeling of happiness was quite nice.
Abalone and pork rib lotus seed soup, stir-fried bullfrog, garlic vermicelli scallops, boiled beef, sweet and sour pork ribs, stir-fried eggplant, potatoes, and green peppers, and stir-fried seasonal vegetables.
For Lan Jingyan, these are common home-style dishes, which he can easily make.
"It looks so appetizing! I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking, Ah Yan."
Yan Xiluo couldn't help but praise, and at the same time, she swallowed her saliva gently.
"Then let's eat it while it's hot."
Lan Jingyan smiled indulgently as he placed a bowl of rice in front of Yan Xiluo and also served her a bowl of soup.
The others were also waiting for Yan Xiluo to start eating first.
"Hmm, really good, cooked just right, this beef is very tender."
Yan Xiluo couldn't help but sigh even though she still had food in her mouth.
"Luo Luo, swallow your food first before you speak."
Li Shaochuan grew anxious and couldn't help but remind her, fearing she might choke.
"Eat more if you like it, you're too thin."
Yes, he thinks his girl is too thin! He wants to fatten her up a bit.
"It's not that I don't eat enough, it's that I don't gain weight."
She was stating a fact, not Versailles...
"Ah Yan, your cooking skills have improved. With Luo Luo coming along, we'll be even more fortunate to have such delicious food."
Yan Yuze was very satisfied with the meal. Lan Jingyan's cooking was just as good as Yan Xiluo's, but he was reluctant to let his sister cook for him.
Even food can't shut you up.
He didn't want to cook for them; he only wanted to cook for his girl. He hadn't expected these three to come back today anyway.
"By the way, what brings you all back here today?"
Lan Jingyan thought that it was rare for them to get together, so why did they all come back here today without prior arrangement? Did something bother them?
"I was just tired from work, and since it's close by, I wanted to come back and rest."
Su Ruien is having a meeting at the branch office today. She plans to rest well after returning home and then go back to the head office in the evening.
"I just finished a tricky case in F country and want to come back here to rest my mind."
This case is really too troublesome. He was afraid that going back to the Yan family would not be peaceful enough, so he came back here first.
"I happened to be here on a business trip and didn't want to stay in a hotel, so I thought it was better here and came over."
Like Li Shangjue, Li Shaochuan's work is now mainly focused on City B.
Lan Jingyan nodded thoughtfully.
After dinner
"Luo Luo, you can sit down and rest. You don't need to clear the dishes."
Lan Jingyan saw Yan Xiluo clearing away the dishes and quickly stopped her; he couldn't bear to let his girl do such things.
"That's not a good idea. You cook, and your three older brothers help out. I haven't done anything. I can manage this little thing."
Yan Xiluo felt that it would be pretentious and awkward for her not to do anything.
“Ayan is right. You don’t need to clear the dishes. Go sit down and rest. Ayan, you stay with her. I’ll clear them.”
Yan Yuze tactfully took the bowl and chopsticks from Yan Xiluo's hands.
"Come on, let's sit on the sofa."
Lan Jingyan took her hand.
"Oh well."
In the living room, Li Shaochuan was wiping the dining table.
In the kitchen, Yan Yuze put the dishes and chopsticks into the dishwasher to wash. Su Ruien took out the fruit, washed it, cut it, and arranged it on a plate.
This scene is so heartwarming. I never expected that four boys would have such a clear division of labor when they are together. Although they love to bicker, they are very loving towards each other and care about one another.
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