Chapter 7: Wei Lixuan Disappears 2
The knife jumped between the cucumbers so quickly that it was dazzling. After a while, Wei Lixuan put down the knife, picked up the cucumber proudly and pulled it gently. The cucumber that looked intact turned into countless cucumber slices of the same thickness.
"Wow, what great knife skills."
Wei Xi and Mama Li were stunned and applauded continuously.
Zhang Zhi was at the other end of the kitchen, holding a seasoning box filled with various condiments, moving easily between the soup pot and the wok. He would also lift the lid of the steamer from time to time to check on the food inside.
"Don't stand here, both of you. Go and set the tableware first." Wei Lixuan, who called himself a top chef, actually started to chase people away.
Mamali pouted and said, "Huh, it's just cooking, what's so great about that? I can also make delicious snacks."
"Yes, yes, Miss Ma is the most capable, so I would like to ask you to do the important preparations before the meal." Zhang Zhi raised the soup spoon in his hand and said with a smile.
"That's more like it. Mixi, let's go."
Mama Li pulled Wei Xi to the dining table and started working. Wei Xi asked curiously, "Why aren't Zhang Zhi's family here today?"
"Zhang Zhi's family is very busy and often not at home, so Wei Lixuan can stay at Zhang Zhi's house." Mama Li lifted the tablecloth, spread a few beautiful small plastic mats, and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Wei Xi, don't you know?"
Wei Xi was stunned for a moment. Could it be that the Wei Xi in the past knew these things?
"But it's normal that you don't know. Zhang Zhi is always mysterious and doesn't like to talk about his own affairs. I also found out about this by accident. This is my first time to visit his house. I didn't expect it to be so big." Mama Li said in a surprised tone, "He should have a lot of pocket money, and he shouldn't make his messy hair look better. I don't know why he is always so sloppy and unkempt."
"Because I have no money." Zhang Zhi's voice suddenly came from the side, scaring Mamali into screaming.
She patted her chest, turned around, and said unhappily, "Are you born in the year of the cat? How come you walk without making any sound?"
Zhang Zhi held a bowl of steaming hot soup in both hands and said, "You were so engrossed in gossiping about me that you didn't hear my footsteps, okay? Get out of the way! I'm almost scalded to death."
Wei Lixuan also came out with dishes: "It's time to eat. You are so lucky today to be able to taste the food made by me, Chef Wei. I guarantee that it will be so delicious that you will even want to swallow your tongue."
"What if it doesn't taste good?" Wei Xi asked with his hand covering his mouth.
Wei Lixuan raised his head and said proudly, "If it doesn't taste good, I'll eat the bowl."
"Well, then prepare the bowl first. Maybe it will be yours to eat in a while."
Zhang Zhi took advantage of the situation and placed an empty bowl in front of Wei Lixuan, making him so angry that he yelled, "Hey, how can there be a good friend like you who ruins things? I'm breaking up with you!"
His exaggerated words made everyone laugh, and the food was indeed delicious as he said, and Zhang Zhi's dishes also received unanimous praise.
After dinner, Wei Xi and Mamali were responsible for washing the dishes and clearing the table. Mamali still remembered Zhang Zhi's words and asked him where he spent his pocket money.
Zhang Zhi said mysteriously, "I am doing a very important research. I cannot tell you now, but one day I will succeed. When that time comes, I will invite you to be the first to visit."
"I noticed that since you got together with Wei Lixuan, you have become particularly fond of boasting. Wei Xi, you feel the same way, right?" Ma Mali sought support from Wei Xi.
Wei Xi had no idea what Zhang Zhi was like in the past. She stammered and said "hmm" a few times, then quickly changed the subject: "I didn't expect Zhang Zhi and Wei Lixuan to be so good at cooking. It's really beyond my expectation. How did you come up with the idea of learning to cook?"
"There's nothing I can do. My dad is very busy at work, so I have to help with housework since I was young. I naturally learned how to do it over time." Wei Lixuan said helplessly.
Wei Xi almost blurted out "Don't you have a housekeeping robot at home?", but fortunately she stopped herself in time before she said it.
Zhang Zhi adjusted his glasses and said, "My family members are very busy at work and are often not at home, so I learned how to cook."
"Zhang Zhi, your family should be very rich. Can't you eat out? Why do you have to learn how to cook?" Wei Xi asked curiously.
Although she can cook simple meals, she hates it very much. Not only is it troublesome to cook, but also because after cooking, she will feel more lonely eating alone.
Zhang Zhi took a sip of hot tea and said, "Because my family might come back unexpectedly. I like to see their happy faces when they come home and see hot meals. This is a feeling of happiness that you can't get from eating out in a restaurant."
"Yes, I feel the same way. Every time my dad comes home and sees the food on the table, he smiles, which makes me feel that what I do is very meaningful." Wei Lixuan shrugged and said, "So, although sometimes I envy other people's mothers who cook delicious meals, as long as I think of myself as an important and indispensable person to my dad, I feel relieved."
Mamali stuck out her tongue and said, "After listening to what you said, I suddenly realized how lucky I am, because my parents eat at home every day. Weixi, your mother cooks at home, too, right?"
Wei Xi was stunned for a moment, then realized that she was referring to her current family, so she said with some dissatisfaction: "My mother is also very busy, so I often do housework, and I hate doing housework the most."
And there is so much more to do.
"But there's nothing we can do about it. Our parents work hard to raise us. When they can't take care of the family, it's normal for us as children to share the housework." Zhang Zhi said seriously.
"But aren't parents often away from home? What kind of parents are they if they neglect their children just for work?"
Wei Xi said angrily as she thought about the time when she lived alone.
"Wei Xi, why are you suddenly so excited?" Mamali asked in surprise.
Wei Xi also realized that he was too excited, and hurriedly covered it up, "I'm not excited at all, I just spoke a little too fast."
"That's good. You really scared me just now." Mama Li pretended to be angry and hit Wei Xi's shoulder lightly. "But to be honest , sometimes I really want to be a boy."
"Hey, sometimes I want to be a girl." Wei Lixuan said carelessly, "My family is full of boys, so my father likes daughters very much and often complains why he doesn't have a cute daughter for him to love. The reason why I learned to cook was also forced by my father. He always said that he would raise me as a daughter, and I had to learn everything that a girl should know."
He made a bitter face and pretended to be sad and said: "Can you imagine that I have to learn cross-stitch? It's terrible."
"Before I was born, my family thought I was a girl. I heard that when I was born, everyone was very disappointed that I was a boy." Zhang Zhi also joked, "If I were a girl, my family would not be so relieved to leave me alone at home."
"You are really taking advantage of me." Wei Xi bit her lip and said, "If parents are partial, gender doesn't matter at all. And most parents still prefer sons, especially when the sons are outstanding."
"Wei Xi, do you mean that your parents like Wei Yi more?" Zhang Zhi asked.
"What does this have to do with Wei Yi?" Wei Xi asked back in confusion, and suddenly understood what Zhang Zhi meant.
She felt like she was talking to a cow.
In this world, no one will understand her pain and troubles.
Whether it was error code 123 or these friends, what they saw was not the real her.
Just like in the original world, when she was with Qiao Jingling and Gong Yeli, she felt that they only saw Wei Han's sister.
Could it be that no matter where she is, she can only be "someone else"?
Thump…
Her heart was beating violently, and shouting was stirring in her heart. Mixi wanted to speak out the whole truth loudly and tell everyone who she was.
But she didn't dare say it.
Because she couldn't bear the consequences of telling the truth.
Everyone had started talking about new topics and were laughing so hard that they were bent over, but the laughter sounded so harsh to Wei Xi.
She couldn't stand the pain any longer, so she stood up, said "I want to go home", and walked out.
"Wei Xi, are you in a bad mood?" Mama Li thought Wei Xi was worried about her father's condition, so she comforted him, "Uncle will get better, don't worry too much."
Wei Xi tried hard to force a smile, waved to her, and then ran away quickly.
