Actually, Wang Xiangxiang was just looking for an excuse to go out and didn’t really intend to visit the rental courtyard, but now that this shameless man had suggested it, she really wanted to go since it was nearly noon and certainly Li Fugui had prepared something delicious again.
Indeed, as soon as she entered the courtyard, she could smell the aroma of the food, so Wang Xiangxiang headed straight for the kitchen, which made Chu Lian behind her furrow his brows.
"Li Fugui, what delicious thing are you making? It smells so good."
Upon hearing Wang Xiangxiang’s voice, Li Fugui didn’t even lift his head and continued serving the dishes, "Today you’re in luck, sweet and sour spareribs."
"Haha, I came at the perfect time." Wang Xiangxiang leaned in closer, "Quick, let me have a taste."
Li Fugui handed her the chopsticks, "Try it, has it improved?"
Wang Xiangxiang took the chopsticks, picked up a piece, blew on it a bit, and then started eating voraciously, oil smearing all over her mouth, and while eating she kept saying, "Delicious, delicious."
Seeing the interaction between these two from the doorway, Chu Lian thought their behavior completely resembled that of an old married couple. And now this wilful girl was smiling at Li Fugui, a stark contrast from her attitude toward him from before, which inevitably made him furiously jealous.
He feigned a cough, "Ahem, ahem."
Only then did Li Fugui notice someone else at the door, and turning his head, he saw it was Chu Lian.
He greeted him awkwardly, "Brother Chu."
Chu Lian spoke with an odd tone, "Brother Li, anyone who didn’t know better would think she’s your wife."
Reminded by Chu Lian, Li Fugui also felt he might have overstepped, so he quickly started explaining, "Brother Chu, you’ve misunderstood, Miss Wang and I are just acquainted, familiar with each other, not at all what you’re thinking."
Wang Xiangxiang was starting to be infuriated by this shameless man. Speaking in such a sour tone, she said to Li Fugui, "Don’t mind him, he forgot his medication when he left home."
"..." This wilful girl had such a venomous tongue, saying he forgot his medication, wasn’t she insinuating he was sick?
Feeling an angry twitch at the corner of his mouth, he forcefully suppressed his anger, "Serve me some, too."
Wang Xiangxiang rolled her eyes at Chu Lian, if you’re so capable, then don’t eat.
Chu Lian shot back a look, if you’re eating, why shouldn’t I?
Watching the two communicate with their eyes, Li Fugui felt helpless, he left food for Wang Xiangxiang and Chu Lian and then went out to deliver food to the female workers. He couldn’t and shouldn’t interfere with those two, it was better if he dined with the female workers, letting the two of them create a racket by themselves.
After Li Fugui left, Wang Xiangxiang didn’t take her meal to a room to eat, she ate directly in the kitchen, simply because Li Fugui’s cooking was too good.
Watching the wilful girl eat, Chu Lian frowned in disapproval, couldn’t she behave in a more ladylike manner?
However, watching her eat made him feel an inexplicable belief that the food must be delicious. Thus, he also picked up his chopsticks, admiring Li Fugui’s culinary skills.
The two quickly finished off the food Li Fugui had left for them, and just as Chu Lian set down his bowl and chopsticks, he heard the wilful girl speak.
"You, go wash the dishes."
"..." He hadn’t misheard, right? The wilful girl actually asked him to wash the dishes. He glared at her, expressing his dissatisfaction.
"What are you looking at? Didn’t you want to prove something to me? So, if you can’t even wash a bowl, what good are you?"
Her words left Chu Lian speechless; if he refused, it would mean that his previous bravado was all for show, but if he did the dishes, it felt like he was being toyed with by the wilful girl.
Struggling to contain his rage, he picked up the bowl and chopsticks, glaring at the wilful girl, hoping she wouldn’t fall into his hands one day...