Chapter 55: Looks are questionable
Lin Zixia has become accustomed to going to and from school with Lu Xiangye every day.
Although classmates were a little suspicious when they saw the two of them walking so close, Wu You was always there, and since they lived in the same community, it made sense for them to walk together.
In addition, the two had previously declared that they looked down on each other, and no more gossip was spread about them.
On Friday afternoon, Lu Xiangye and Lin Zixia returned home and found that Grandma Lu was not at home. She had left a note for them.
"Xiao Ye, I'm going to your Grandma Chen's house. Take Xiao Xia out for dinner tonight."
Lu Xiangye glanced at it, put the note away, and looked at Lin Zixia, "What do you want to eat tonight? Grandma asked me to take you out to eat."
Lin Zixia looked out the window. The sky was dark and a little stuffy. She didn't want to go out. "How about ordering takeout?"
Lu Xiangye lowered his eyes and glanced at her, then took out his cell phone to check. Eating takeout all the time was not healthy.
"What do you want to eat? I'll buy some groceries and cook it."
Lin Zixia suddenly looked up at him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, "You can cook?"
Lu Xiangye opened the grocery shopping app and casually replied, "My grandma used to have a poor appetite, so I learned how to cook for a while."
Lin Zixia nodded, looking curious. "So, can you do everything?"
Lu Xiangye: "If you don't know how, you can search for tutorials."
Lin Zixia boldly ordered something more difficult, "I want to eat stir-fried clams and garlic spare ribs."
Lu Xiangye raised his eyelids and glanced at her, "You're welcome."
Lin Zixia pursed his lips and said, "Didn't you ask me to order it? If you find it troublesome, forget it."
Lu Xiangye raised his eyebrows slightly, "I said I'm in trouble?"
Lin Zixia: "Isn't that what you mean?"
Lu Xiangye lowered his head, tapped the screen with his slender fingers, and quickly placed the order.
Then I clicked on the cooking app, took a look, and confirmed the cooking steps.
Lu Xiangye handed her schoolbag to her, "Do you want to do your homework first or..."
Lin Zixia's eyes widened. "Today is Friday. Can't I take a break?"
Lu Xiangye crossed his arms and tilted his head to look at her, "Aren't you always like this? Why, do you want to rest today?"
In the past, Lu Xiangye only knew that Lin Zixia was serious in school, but during the few days of living together, he discovered that she was always serious and seized every minute and every second to study.
When I am not playing, I study hard, as if I don’t know how to get tired.
Lin Zixia reached out and took the schoolbag. "Of course I'm not taking a break today. Weiwei asked me out tomorrow, so I'll try to finish my homework tonight."
Lu Xiangye: It is indeed so.
He had never seen a girl as self-disciplined and studious as Lin Zixia.
But she is not just a bookworm. She has a wide range of interests and a spiritual aura, like a cunning little fox.
Lin Zixia's schedule is very tight. She always finishes the homework assigned by school first, and then she arranges the rest of the time on her own, previewing or learning more difficult knowledge.
Sometimes she would read extracurricular books or play other things, but only after she completed the tasks she had assigned to herself.
Lu Xiangye raised his chin towards his bedroom and said, "Then go and write first. I'll call you when dinner is ready."
Lin Zixia suddenly laughed out loud.
Lu Xiangye looked over, confused. "What are you laughing at?"
Lin Zixia pursed her lips and suppressed her smile. "Nothing. I just thought you looked a lot like my aunt just now."
Lu Xiangye: “???”
What kind of metaphor is this?
Lin Zixia's eyebrows curved, a sly look in his eyes as he explained earnestly, "It's just... very kind..."
"Lin Xiaoxia!"
Seeing that Lu Xiangye was angry, Lin Zixia immediately shut up, picked up her schoolbag and trotted into Lu Xiangye's room, with the ponytail on the back of her head swaying.
Lu Xiangye looked at the girl who was skipping away like a little rabbit, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and suppressed the anger in his heart.
Was he being too indulgent towards her?
Now it's almost riding on my head!
…
Lin Zixia entered Lu Xiangye's room with a smile on his face.
She didn't touch or look at anything in his room, and went straight to the desk where she had been sitting.
Take out a note and list the things you need to do over the weekend, then start doing your homework.
She didn't close the door, leaving it wide open. She could faintly hear the sound of water and the clatter of dishes coming from the kitchen.
Lin Zixia buried her head in her English workbook. English was the easiest subject for her, and she even had time to pay attention to what was happening outside.
When the vegetables arrived, Lin Zixia put down the pen and went to the kitchen.
Lu Xiangye was preparing the ingredients when he heard footsteps. He looked up and asked, "Why are you out? Have you finished your homework?"
"Even if I'm a tentacle monster, I can't finish it." Lin Zixia rolled up his sleeves and walked to Lu Xiangye's side. "Let me help you."
Although she loved to bicker with Lu Xiangye, they were already living in someone else's house, and it was not appropriate to expect others to have everything handed to them. She also couldn't really leave Lu Xiangye alone to cook.
Lu Xiangye: "Can you?"
Lin Zixia looked unconvinced, "Who are you looking down on? I can still cook simple meals."
"When my uncle and his family were busy with farming, my cousin and I were the ones who cooked."
Although she is young and only helps out, she still knows the basics.
Lu Xiangye looked at Lin Zixia in surprise. This was the first time she took the initiative to mention her family.
But, uncle?
Lin Zixia didn't want to talk anymore. She looked at the bag of vegetables and took out the lettuce. "Do you want to wash this?"
Lu Xiangye nodded.
Lin Zixia turned around, took a vegetable washing basket, turned on the faucet and started washing the vegetables quickly.
The water was gurgling, Lin Zixia's movements were very skillful, and Lu Xiangye also did his own thing.
After washing the vegetables, Lin Zixia began to help Lu Xiangye prepare the ingredients, peel garlic and wash ginger.
Lin Zixia had just taken out a knife to cut the peppers when Lu Xiangye pulled it away from her hand. "I'm going to start cooking. Go out and wait."
Lin Zixia hadn't recovered yet. "You can fire me if you want, but why are you kicking me out? I haven't even started cutting yet."
Lu Xiangye: "It's very fumesy inside."
Lin Zixia: "Isn't there a range hood?"
She is not some fairy who is detached from the world.
On the contrary, she quite likes this down-to-earth feeling.
Lu Xiangye glanced at her, his tone strangely asking for a beating, "Your appearance is questionable to begin with, and your skin isn't great either. You don't know how to take good care of it."
Lin Zixia: “???”
"My appearance is questionable?"
Although she is not a great beauty, who wouldn't say that she is well-behaved and cute?
"My skin is bad?"
Lin Zixia tiptoed up to Lu Xiangye, her eyes wide open and her cheeks puffed with anger.
"Open your eyes and see clearly who has bad skin!"
Lu Xiangye looked at the little face that suddenly approached him, and his pupils shrank slightly.
The girl's skin is fair and delicate, as smooth as jade, and her cheeks are rosy and white, as if water could be squeezed out of them.
Her dark, round eyes stared at him, her eyelashes were distinct, thick and curled, as if there were no flaws.
Lu Xiangye's Adam's apple rolled up and down, his fingertips moved slightly, and an inexplicable restlessness surged in his heart.
He calmed himself down, raised his hand, and put the back of his hand against her face, and said in a low voice, "Just talk, don't get so close!"
Lin Zixia paused. Why did this sound so familiar?
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