After He Yunxiao finished introducing himself to the others, the situation showed no signs of easing.
Nan Zhu's wife continued to hide, and Chu Chu showed no intention of greeting Nan Zhu.
He Yunxiao naturally dared not order Chu Chu around, so he pulled her into the house. Once the door was closed, he said to Nan Zhu's wife, "Rou'er, come and greet Miss Chu."
Meng Qingrou had originally been hiding behind the wall, using it as cover. Now that Chu Chu had entered the room, she could no longer use the wall for cover and could only hide behind He Yunxiao.
He Yunxiao asked her to greet him, and she knew she should. However, Chu Chu was a stranger, and a bit fierce, and this was an unfamiliar place, so she hesitated.
Meng Qingrou stepped out from behind He Yunxiao and said timidly, "Sister Chu, my name is Meng... I am Zhang Lingrou. My father is a fourth-rank official, and He Yunxiao is my cousin... Hello..."
Perhaps out of consideration for Meng Qingrou being He Yunxiao's sister, Chu Chu didn't remain indifferent this time, but instead responded with a soft "hmm."
He felt much more at ease when he heard Chu Chu agree.
Those who know Chu Chu know that her acknowledging you is a concession to you. If she's willing to talk to you, then there's not a big problem.
Relaxing, He Yunxiao smiled and corrected his wife, Nanzhu, "Rou'er, you were wrong just now. Rou'er is seventeen years old, and Chuchu is sixteen. Rou'er is the older sister, and Chuchu is the younger sister."
Meng Qingrou blinked her sleepy eyes, while Chu Chu's pretty face darkened.
He Yunxiao sensed something was wrong and tentatively asked, "Chu Chu?"
Chu Chu's expression was unfriendly. "He Yunxiao, who told you that I am only sixteen years old?"
"I read novels... no, Chu Fan told me."
"I am not sixteen years old."
"and you……"
"I am seventeen years old (by Chinese reckoning)."
He Yunxiao: ...
Seventeen years old in the traditional Chinese age system is exactly sixteen.
Meng Qingrou, who was hiding behind He Yunxiao, was initially a little scared and nervous, but now she was amused by Chu Chu's words and was no longer so afraid.
Rou'er is already eighteen years old (by the traditional Chinese age reckoning).
The implication is that Chu Chu is still the younger sister.
Chu Chu's already pale face darkened further.
Looking at Chu Chu's gloomy face, He Yunxiao roughly understood. This "Lord Chu Chu" probably wouldn't allow herself to be someone else's "sister".
He Yunxiao, who wanted to be impartial and not deceive anyone, immediately changed the subject.
"Rou'er, your meat is all burnt!"
Meng Qingrou looked at the charred mutton on the stove and wanted to clean it up, but then she looked at Chu Chu and didn't dare to leave He Yunxiao's side.
He Yunxiao urged, "Go quickly. Check if it's burnt. If it's inedible, just throw it away. I'll go get Chuchu a chair."
Meng Qingrou hesitated for a moment before taking two steps away from He Yunxiao. Then she quickened her pace, squatted down in front of the grill, and checked if the charred meat was still edible. However, she couldn't help but steal a glance at Chu Chu every few seconds as she looked at the meat.
Chu Chu immediately noticed Meng Qingrou's gaze. At first, she didn't intend to pay attention, but this "Zhang Lingrou" kept looking at her, glancing at her every two seconds. Later, when Meng Qingrou looked at her again, Chu Chu looked back at Meng Qingrou.
The moment the two female leads met eyes, Meng Qingrou, knowing she felt guilty, immediately looked away and gazed elsewhere.
Besides a long bench that could seat several people, there were also individual chairs in the room. Back then, He Yunxiao would sit on the chair to cut and skewer the meat. Nan Zhu, on the other hand, would sit on the long bench to grill the meat.
When He Yunxiao went to move the chairs, his mind was also on the female leads. Seeing Chu Chu and Nan Zhu's little gestures, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.
The interactions between the female leads are really interesting.
The domineering CEO Chu Chu and his sweet little wife Nan Zhu.
Why do I feel like I'm superfluous...?
The room was furnished with two long chairs facing each other and two barbecue grills.
Currently, only one stove is running; the other is idle. It would be wasteful to run two stoves when two or three people are eating together.
However, this means that if the three of them sit on a bench, one of them will be far from the stove, feeling isolated. Neither Nan Zhu nor Chu Chu can be the one sitting far away. He Yunxiao doesn't mind sitting far away, but if he does, the two female leads will have to sit next to each other.
Let Chu Chu and Nan Zhu sit together... or maybe we should move some chairs.
He Yunxiao moved the chair to the side of the bench closer to the stove.
"Chuchu, you sit in the chair. Rou'er, make room for me. I'll sit in the middle."
"Uh-huh."
Meng Qingrou readily agreed and immediately gave up her seat for He Yunxiao.
After He Yunxiao sat down, he noticed that Chu Chu did not move for a long time.
Chu Chu saw He Yunxiao and his sister sitting side by side, with their chairs spaced far apart.
"I wish to sit on a bench."
He Yunxiao: ...
This is a bit tricky.
He Yunxiao had a sudden inspiration.
Damn it, why move the chair? I'll just move the stove to the middle, isn't that enough?
He got up, pushed the stove towards the center, and then asked Nanzhu's wife to sit a little further on the other side of the bench, finally making room for Chuchu.
He Yunxiao patted the spot on his right.
"neat."
This time, Chu Chu didn't say anything. She walked to the chair and sat down next to He Yunxiao, about the same distance as Meng Qingrou and He Yunxiao.
Even when He Yunxiao was grilling meat and his arm inevitably brushed against Chu Chu, Chu Chu didn't say anything. She didn't even try to move away. She still insisted on sitting next to him.
Since there were three of them, and they were sitting in the middle, the task of grilling naturally fell to He Yunxiao.
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