"Sorry to make you all laugh." Mr. Zhou said with some discomfort.
Although he spoke cheerfully, in the end, it was he who raised her single-handedly, and seeing her pretending to be something she was not, it felt like a knife stabbing into his heart.
Poor him and his wife, they pitied her for losing her parents and gave her the best of everything, only to end up raising such an ungrateful child.
What a failure!
Looking at the little girl in front of him, Mr. Zhou became even more firm in his decision.
"Grandpa, shall I make you something delicious?" Gu Lingling said with a playful smile, "It’s been a long time since you last had my cooking. Are you craving it?"
Of course.
No one in this world can cook better than the little girl.
No one can make dishes that are more memorable than hers.
Having returned to the Capital City for so long, the meals he missed the most were naturally those cooked by her.
The little girl said this just to see him in low spirits, trying to change the subject to make him happy.
"Come on, let’s go buy some groceries." Mr. Zhou stood up and said, "There’s a market nearby where there are many ingredients, but unfortunately, I don’t know how to cook."
The school had arranged for him to have a nanny who would come over to prepare three meals a day and tidy the house, but he refused, only letting her prepare meals at mealtime.
He had just returned, so the nanny hadn’t come over yet, and he made do with breakfast.
Seeing him like this, the two felt relieved. Gu Lingling went to the kitchen to find a basket, and the three of them set off to buy groceries together. Just as they reached the door, they saw the nanny hurrying over, "Xiao Lan, you can go back first. There’s no need to prepare lunch today."
Mr. Zhou waved her off with a smile and happily walked away with Gu Lingling.
Xiao Lan glanced at the girl. She had been taking care of Mr. Zhou for some time, but had never seen Professor Zhou so happy.
This was the residential area of Kyoto University, and the market Mr. Zhou took them to was large and well-stocked.
The two stood behind Gu Lingling, watching her select items and haggle with the vendors.
Yang Yunhai took on the role of carrying the items.
Only then did Mr. Zhou realize that there was so much to learn about grocery shopping, that it could capture the essence of life’s flavors.
Mr. Zhou, being from the South, loved fish. At lunchtime, Gu Lingling specially bought a fish to steam and prepared a table full of his favorite dishes, making Mr. Zhou eat to his heart’s content.
"Once our class schedule is set, if I don’t have class at noon, I’ll come over to cook for you." Gu Lingling said with a smile, "Just have the nanny buy the ingredients in advance."
"Okay." Mr. Zhou replied with a gratified smile, "In the future, I’ll buy the groceries. Whatever Lingling wants to eat, just tell Grandpa."
Today was an eye-opener; grocery shopping had so much knowledge behind it.
Moreover, in the market, he could see many things that he couldn’t experience before, which he found interesting.
The two happily agreed on this.
After eating, they accompanied Mr. Zhou for a walk along the tree-lined path near his home to help with digestion. Seeing that he was getting a bit tired, they said their goodbyes and left.
Meanwhile, Zhou Mei felt as if she was in a daze, wandering back home.
Thinking of her husband’s reminders, Zhou Mei couldn’t help but shudder.
No one knew Yang Aihua’s temper better than the person who slept beside him, and if he discovered she hadn’t even accomplished this, he would definitely be angry.
Yet she couldn’t not tell him about this matter.