Xia Tian, who was preparing the ingredients, saw Qiu Mengyun come in and asked in surprise: "What are you doing here? Just stay outside and wait for dinner."
Qiu Mengyun curled her lips and said, "You think I want to come? It's just that your mother is too tough. I can't handle the questions anymore, so I had to use the excuse of helping in the kitchen to avoid the limelight for now."
Xia Tian smiled and said, "Okay! Since you're here, help me peel the garlic!"
Qiu Mengyun complained as she peeled garlic, "Are all these mothers so bored? They do nothing all day long but worry about their children's marriages."
Xia Tian smiled and comforted him, "It's okay. We won't be staying at home for many days anyway. We can just deal with it and it will be over."
"If it really doesn't work, I'll book the tickets tonight and we'll return to the Magic City together tomorrow."
Qiu Mengyun shook her head: "Forget it, you haven't been home for a long time. This is a rare opportunity to come back, you must stay home for a few more days and spend more time with Grandpa Xia."
"If I had just arrived today, we would have left together tomorrow. Grandpa Xia and your parents would definitely misunderstand and think that I couldn't get used to being here and that's why I was in such a hurry to take you away."
"Uncle, aunt, and Grandpa Xia are all very nice to me. I don't want them to misunderstand me."
Xia Tian nodded and said, "It's up to you to decide. This is my home anyway, so I definitely won't have any objections."
"If you ever want to leave, just tell me directly."
"At worst, we can just tell them we need to go back and prepare for the next episode. They won't understand anyway."
Qiu Mengyun smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be so considerate. I thought you only knew how to argue with me and go against me."
Xia Tian laughed and said, "You're wronging me. I'm well-known for being considerate and caring. If you don't believe me, go ask around at our school."
Qiu Mengyun said angrily, "What do you want me to find out? How considerate you were to other women before?"
Xia Tian also realized that it seemed inappropriate to talk about this topic in front of Qiu Mengyun.
Although the two of them are not real lovers, she is his girlfriend in name after all.
Asking her to inquire about how he had taken care of Lin Wanqing in the past seemed a bit like bullying.
He smiled awkwardly: "Ahem! What flavor do you want for your fish today? Sweet and sour?"
"But I think this fish is quite fresh. How about we steam it?"
Hearing Xia Tian's abrupt change of subject, Qiu Mengyun rolled her eyes and said nonchalantly, "Whatever. I'm not picky about food. As long as it tastes good, I'm fine with it."
Xia Tian smiled and said, "Don't worry about the taste. It's definitely not worse than what other hotels make."
After a brief reply, Xia Tian began to concentrate on cooking.
Because of what happened just now, Qiu Mengyun didn't continue to talk to Xia Tian.
It wasn't until Xia Tian had almost finished cooking that Qiu Mengyun couldn't help but ask, "These dishes are ready. Do you want me to serve them first?"
Xia Tian nodded: "Yeah! You can take it out first, it's a good time to go out and rest for a while."
"It's time for dinner soon anyway. If you leave now, my mom probably won't talk to you about the previous topic again."
"Yes!" Qiu Mengyun agreed and went out with two plates of dishes.
"Ouch! What the hell did that brat Xia Tian do? How could he let Meng Yunduan eat the food? What if he gets burned?"
Seeing Qiu Mengyun coming out with two plates of freshly cooked dishes, Fang Wenjing stood up to greet her while complaining.
Qiu Mengyun smiled and said, "It's okay. These two dishes have been sitting there for a while, so they're not hot."
After taking a plate from Qiu Mengyun, Fang Wenjing asked, "Where's that brat Xia Tian? Why doesn't he serve the food himself? Why does he let a girl like you help serve the food? How can that be?"
Qiu Mengyun explained on Xia Tian's behalf: "Xia Tian is still cooking in there. I felt I couldn't help anymore, so I took the initiative to come out."
Fang Wenjing responded: "Well, it's enough for one person in the summer. You should sit down, have a drink and rest for a while!"
After sitting back down in the living room, in order to avoid being asked embarrassing questions by Fang Wenjing again, Qiu Mengyun decided to take the initiative.
She asked curiously, "Auntie, when did Xia Tian learn to cook? Has he always cooked so deliciously?"
Fang Wenjing smiled and said, "He learned to cook a long time ago, but he probably really started learning culinary skills in high school!"
"I remember that his cooking skills made a qualitative leap after he came back from the summer vacation of his sophomore year in high school."
When Qiu Mengyun heard that Xia Tian’s cooking skills only started to improve rapidly in his second year of high school, something instantly came to his mind.
She asked curiously, "Why did he practice cooking so hard that year? Did he learn to cook specifically for a girl he liked that year?"
Fang Wenjing shook her head. "I don't know about that. He was always quite independent during school and rarely told us anything."
"Anyway, his academic performance has always been top-notch, so we are happy to give him more autonomy."
Qiu Mengyun sighed in disappointment: "Oh, I thought I could hear his first love story, but it seems there is no chance."
Fang Wenjing laughed and said, "Haha! You're bound to be disappointed on this point, because as far as we know, Xiaotian never had a romantic relationship during high school."
Qiu Mengyun nodded: "Oh, then it seems that he might have had a crush on a girl at that time. However, he didn't succeed in confessing his feelings in the end, or he never confessed his feelings at all."
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