Soon, the waiter called them over, saying their food was ready.
Huo Jingrui didn’t let Yunyi lift a finger. He ran twice himself to bring over all the food they’d ordered. "Here, try this local braised pork with vermicelli noodles. The flavor is truly authentic."
He put some into her bowl and watched her eat before asking, "How is it?"
Yunyi nodded. "Not bad, indeed flavorful."
Seeing she enjoyed it, he then added more of the dishes Yunyi had previously ordered to her bowl. "Eat more."
The two chatted sporadically about recent events. Huo Jingrui then remembered a phone call from his mom a few days ago. "By the way, did you receive the package sent from Beijing?"
Hearing his question, Yunyi also remembered. That was indeed one of the reasons she had come today. "Yes, I did. Did you tell your family about us?"
Huo Jingrui looked at Yunyi seriously. "Yes, I’ve told my family about our situation, and my mom asked about your preferences."
Since it was a gesture from her future mother-in-law, Yunyi didn’t want to seem ungracious and accepted readily. "Please thank her for me, and let her know I really liked the gifts."
She didn’t plan on accepting these gifts without reciprocating; a return gift was necessary. "Having received so much, I’ve naturally prepared some return gifts. Tell me about your parents’ and sister’s preferences."
Huo Jingrui was naturally overjoyed by Yunyi’s words. He held nothing back, answering her questions and explaining everything he knew as meticulously as possible.
Finally, he added, "So, do I get a gift too?"
Yunyi glared at him playfully. "What do you think?"
Seeing her , Huo Jingrui knew he definitely had something coming his way.
He didn’t know why, but even though he and Yunyi hadn’t known each other for long, he always felt a deep sense of familiarity with her. He felt he could understand her every word and action.
After finishing their meal, they headed together towards the Mechanical Plant Family Courtyard.
On the way, Huo Jingrui told Yunyi about the Mechanical Plant Family Courtyard. He explained that he’d been assigned a detached house with a courtyard. The main building had three rooms. On the west side, there were two connected west wing rooms, serving as the kitchen and storage room.
The east side had only one east wing room, though it was a bit larger than each of the west wing rooms. The remaining area was taken up by the courtyard gate.
The people living in this area either held positions of rank, had long service at the plant, or had made outstanding contributions to the facility.
Along the way, many people greeted Huo Jingrui. "Hello, Vice Factory Director Huo. And who might this be?"
Huo Jingrui, with uncharacteristic gentleness, patiently introduced her to everyone he met: "This is my fiancée." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾※𝙣𝙚𝙩
A few women gathered around. "Your fiancée is really beautiful."
Hearing this, Huo Jingrui actually smiled and agreed, "Thank you for the compliment. She indeed is quite beautiful."
Yunyi felt a bit embarrassed and quickened her pace.
Huo Jingrui, however, was in genuinely high spirits.
They soon arrived at the courtyard. Huo Jingrui pointed to a nearby house, "That’s Director Feng’s house from the Mechanical Plant. The house over there belongs to Deputy Director Lu, also from the Mechanical Plant."
Yunyi remembered what he had previously said about Chief Lu from the finance department and couldn’t help but ask, "Is this Deputy Director Lu related to Chief Lu from the finance department?"
While unlocking the door, Huo Jingrui replied, "No relation. Deputy Director Lu isn’t a local."
Yunyi had only asked casually and didn’t dwell on it. She followed Huo Jingrui into the courtyard.
There was still a lot of uncleared snow in the courtyard. Huo Jingrui explained, "I’ve been very busy lately and haven’t had time to clear it. I’ll clean up the snow in the courtyard soon."
Huo Jingrui pointed at the main building. "I’ve set up the middle room as the living room. Of the rooms on either side, we’ll live in the eastern one, and the western one will be the guest room."
Yunyi was quite satisfied with the house. It wasn’t very large, but it was more than enough for them.