Aunt Zhou had no idea what Gu Nianshen was doing in the kitchen. “Nianshen, what are you doing?” She followed closely behind.
“I’m making breakfast,” Gu Nianshen replied as he began retrieving ingredients from the refrigerator.
“Do you want to make breakfast?” Aunt Zhou asked in disbelief.
This was as bizarre as him rummaging through the dumpsters with a group of people.
Could Gu Nianshen have become bored with the food prepared by the servants each morning?
As Gu Nianshen did not reply to Aunt Zhou, she continued to ponder. Meanwhile, Gu Nianshen had already organized the ingredients he had taken out of the refrigerator in a systematic way.
It looked almost as if he prepared meals regularly.
“Isn’t breakfast already prepared? Is there something, in particular, you would like to eat?” Aunt Zhou asked.
If there was a problem with the food, the servants needed to know about it so they could improve.
As Aunt Zhou asked her question, she moved closer to Gu Nianshen before examining the ingredients he had taken out from the refrigerator. “Didn’t you use these ingredients to make a sandwich for Xiaoxiao? Do humans and dogs eat the same ingredients?”
After finishing her sentence, she lifted her head to look at Gu Nianshen confusedly as she blinked.
Was this old woman born to be an investigator? How could she have noticed that?
Gu Nianshen felt self-conscious as he tried to make Aunt Zhou go away. “You have a lot to say lately, haven’t you? If you don’t have anything to do, you can go chat with Aunt Hong.”
Aunt Zhou was becoming increasingly involved with gossips. Gu Nianshen wondered who had taught her how to use a smartphone. After all, she seemed to be reading a lot of news on the internet lately.
Gu Nianshen swore that he would find out who had shared with the world about his visit to the junkyard.
He would tell the person that nothing would have happened if he had kept quiet.
After being questioned by Gu Nianshen, Aunt Zhou decided to keep her mouth shut.
As she turned around and began walking out of the kitchen, she mumbled something in a soft voice. “If I don’t have a big mouth, how would you have found out about Lin Yiqian being brought home by another guy?”
Hearing this, Gu Nianshen suddenly stopped cutting the vegetables.
He had completely forgotten about this since the night before. Who had sent Lin Yiqian home last night?
Regardless of how hard he tried, he could not find an answer as to whom it might have been.
However, since the person had dropped Lin Yiqian off at the door, the security camera would have recorded it. Gu Nianshen would be able to find out who the person was after checking the security footage.
‘This idiot.’ Gu Nianshen cursed to himself. He should not have let her go off on her own.
***
Since Aunt Zhou had been shooed out of the kitchen, she had nothing to do. So, she ended up sitting on the couch with her phone.
When Lin Yiqian returned and found Aunt Zhou sitting there on her own, she felt curious.
That was because she would normally be occupied at this hour in the morning as she prepared breakfast for Gu Nianshen.
Why was Aunt Zhou this free today?
Lin Yiqian looked in the direction of the dining room with a confused expression. Could he have already left after finishing his meal?
“Little Yi, you’re back from your jog,” Aunt Zhou said after noticing her.
“Yeah.” Lin Yiqian nodded as she shifted her gaze to Aunt Zhou.
She then wiped the sweat off her face using the towel around her neck.
“Go on and eat. Nianshen has prepared breakfast on his own.”
Lin Yiqian was shocked to hear this.
Had she heard Aunt Zhou wrongly? Did Gu Nianshen prepare breakfast?
Whilst Lin Yiqian was still in a state of shock, Aunt Zhou continued to speak with a concerned tone. “Little Yi, I have suddenly remembered something.”
“What is it?”
“Jiajia told me each time she returned that the food we eat should never be given to Xiaoxiao, especially food that contained sugar. However, the jam in the sandwiches contains sugar and raw vegetables. Do you think Xiaoxiao would be fine after eating that?” Aunt Zhou seemed troubled as she asked the question.
She was worried that Xiaoxiao might get sick from eating those ingredients. How would she explain herself to Gu Nianjia if that happened?
Lin Yiqian did not quite understand what Aunt Zhou had said as she seemed to be murmuring to herself. “Aunt Zhou, what are you saying?”