Xu Zhihao’s matter, for Xu Nianhua, was like a small wave that quickly disappeared without a trace.
She had no interest in the affairs of the Xu Family.
Xu Nianhua had gotten up early to make a pot of millet porridge and brought it over. The fragrant and thick millet porridge was light but very delicious.
Today, no one competed with Pei Yicheng, and he alone drank three large bowls of millet porridge, finishing all that she had brought. He complimented her, "Nianhua, your porridge-making skills are really impressive. Both the lean meat porridge from yesterday and today’s millet porridge are exceptionally fragrant."
"The dishes I cook are even tastier," Xu Nianhua said with pride. In the past, due to her appearance, she didn’t have many opportunities to go out. During her spare time, her favorite activity was to experiment with food. In terms of cooking, Xu Nianhua admitted that she did quite well.
"Then I’ll have a good fortune in the future," Pei Yicheng’s eyes shone bright as he looked at her.
Xu Nianhua frowned slightly and said, "Does that mean I’ll be cooking every day from now on?"
"Of course not, I can wash and chop the vegetables, you just need to handle the stir-frying. I’ll also take care of washing the dishes," Pei Yicheng said immediately.
"That’s more like it."
Xu Nianhua murmured, liking cooking and making delicious food, but really disliking washing vegetables and dishes.
Suddenly, she belatedly realized and said, "We’re thinking too far ahead right now."
They had just confirmed their relationship not long ago, she was still in school, and life after marriage was still a long way off.
"It’s not too early, we can still think about it," Pei Yicheng wished that day would come sooner. He watched Xu Nianhua’s ears slowly turn red and said, "Nianhua, should we consider getting engaged first?"
Without a second thought, Xu Nianhua rejected the idea, "We’ve just confirmed our relationship, how can we get engaged so quickly? We need to spend time together first and see if we’re suitable for each other."
"Are you saying that we don’t get along well enough? That we’re not suitable?" Pei Yicheng felt a slight sadness at her unhesitating rejection. After all this time together, didn’t she know whether they were suitable in her heart?
"But, it’s too soon," Xu Nianhua cleared her throat and said, "My parents just found out about our relationship yesterday, and to talk about engagement today, what do you think my parents would think?"
"Yicheng, the fact that we secretly confirmed our relationship hasn’t even been addressed by my dad yet." Xu Nianhua pursed her lips, her bright eyes blinking as she looked at him. She smiled and said, "I’ll go check if the water is boiling yet."
With that, Xu Nianhua took the kettle and left the ward.
Pei Yicheng watched her quickly walking away, his dim gaze brightening slightly.
Once Xu Nianhua left the ward, she headed straight to the hot water room, her ears tingling slightly. In two lifetimes, this was the first time someone wanted to get engaged to her.
The hot water wasn’t ready yet, so Xu Nianhua decided to visit the attending physician to inquire about Pei Yicheng’s wound. After looking around and not finding the physician, she instead saw an unexpected person.
There was Xu Zhihao, his face beaten to a pulp and his arm bandaged up!
If it weren’t for seeing Shen Qiuyun, Xu Nianhua would barely have recognized him as Xu Zhihao with that swollen face. Tsk, tsk, tsk, those marks on his face were clearly made by someone’s scratching.
"Qiuyun, stop making a fuss, this is a hospital." Xu Zhihao felt extremely uncomfortable with the pointing and whispering crowd. He coaxed her, "Qiuyun, I was wrong, I truly know I was wrong."
Xu Zhihao whispered in Shen Qiuyun’s ear, his voice low.