Chapter 84 The Longest Road is Xu Cheng’s Routine
"Um……"
Xu Cheng picked up a piece of fried okra with vermicelli with chopsticks, and his face suddenly turned grim.
"Mom, who cooked this dish?"
He Ying untied her apron and put it aside. "I fried it. What's wrong? Is it not delicious?"
Xu Cheng put his hands on his chin and spoke very seriously.
"I have two versions of the answer, one humorous and one rational. Which one do you want to hear first?"
"This kid...then you should talk about something humorous first."
"The humorous version is that you didn't put enough vegetables in this dish of fried okra with vermicelli."
"What about rational ones?"
"You put too much salt in this plate of fried okra with vermicelli!"
He Ying took a chopstick and tasted it herself, "It's true... It's okay, I'll soak it in water and stir-fry it again."
"Was it accidental or intentional?"
Although he was complaining a lot, Xu Cheng actually didn't care much about such things. After all, he had a strong taste and liked to watch...ah, he liked to eat something strong, and the dishes were a little salty, just right for eating with a meal.
He just wanted to find some light-hearted topics to liven up the atmosphere at the dinner table. After all, it was his first time to have dinner with his mother-in-law, and he could tell that she was not very comfortable.
Maybe my mother-in-law has a serious social anxiety disorder and Yu Yu has a minor social anxiety disorder, and it’s a family tradition?
After dinner, the adults were chatting and laughing at the dining table, while the three children were hiding in Yu Yu’s bedroom and playing.
Lin Wanzhou sat beside Yu Yu's bed, carefully reading the comics she had drawn, her heels of her milky white boots pressed on the ground and her toes twisted.
"This ending is so tragic... The male protagonist is actually a fantasy..."
Yu Yu lowered his head in embarrassment, "I didn't think that much when I was drawing it..."
Xu Cheng smiled and said that this is how I do creation during this period. I always like to make the content more profound, do some ntr or revive my lover.
However, the setting of this ending is quite thoughtful, and it can be seen that Yu Yu must have read a lot of comics.
"I think what the heroine said is very good——"
"In my memory, he was just a childhood fantasy through a window, but he existed so real."
Yu Yu blushed and covered her face with her hands.
"It's pretty good." Xu Cheng nodded, then stood up and suggested, "We're free anyway, why don't we go out and play for a while?"
He wanted to use this excuse to trick Yu Yu into buying her a cotton coat.
Lin Wanzhou glanced out the window. The cold wind was shaking the glass. "Do you still want to go out when it's so cold outside?"
I'm dizzy. Aren't you the one who likes shopping the most?
"Let's go to the mall. It must be warm inside."
The wind was light and the snow was heavy. The three of them walked on the snow, making a "crunching" sound. The scenery of the city was covered with snowflakes, which was completely different from what they usually saw. While walking outside, they would exhale a few puffs of white air from time to time.
Lin Wanzhou tilted her head and looked at Xu Cheng, covering her mouth and giggling, "Xu Cheng, you are like the Bull Demon King right now, wheezing and panting."
Xu Cheng wanted to refute her, I am the Bull Demon King, then you are the Iron Fan Princess or the Jade-faced Fox, but he noticed that Yu Yu's eyes were frequently looking towards the roadside -
She was an old woman wearing a gray-green military coat, selling snacks such as grilled cold noodles at a stall. Perhaps because the weather was too cold, she paced back and forth with her hands in her sleeves, stomping her feet from time to time.
"Let's eat this, I'll treat you..." she suddenly said.
Xu Cheng and Lin Wanzhou both found it very strange. Yu Yu rarely took the initiative to want to eat something, so what happened today?
“I don’t seem very hungry after just eating…” Lin Wanzhou rubbed his stomach.
Xu Cheng could probably guess what Yu Yu was thinking, so he nodded and said, "If you want to eat, then I'll treat you. After all, you've already treated us to a meal today, so I can't let you spend money on this again."
In the end, the girl was still very stubborn and said weakly, "But this was my suggestion... "
Lin Wanzhou was embarrassed to ask Yu Yu to treat her to another meal. "Well, let me do it. I said I would help today but ended up not being able to help much. I feel like I'm the only one who got a free meal..."
"It's not for nothing. I want to treat you to a meal..."
This time, Yu Yu acted out of character and did not quickly give in to Lin Wanzhou as usual. He insisted on treating the guests himself.
The two girls were arguing over who should pay for the meal, so Xu Cheng walked to the middle and pushed them all away.
"Okay, stop arguing..."
"If you have different opinions, listen to me."
"It's my treat."
Surprisingly, the two girls just puffed up their cheeks at the same time and said nothing else.
Xu Cheng rushed to the stall, and the grandmother who was selling things spoke with a smile, her voice a little hoarse.
"Kid, what do you want to order? Grilled cold noodles, multi-grain pancakes, egg-filled pancakes, or steamed meat buns..."
Xu Cheng thought about it. He had just eaten, so he definitely couldn't eat a big piece of bread or steamed bun. Grilled cold noodles would be a good choice, as they could be chopped into small pieces and shared among everyone.
"I want two servings of grilled cold noodles, both with ham and eggs."
"Okay, I'll give you another egg."
"Thank you, grandma."
Crack the egg on the table and drip it onto the baking sheet, emitting fragrant white smoke. The golden egg liquid quickly solidifies on the baking sheet. When it is half cooked, put the cold noodles on it, wrap it up, apply various dipping sauces, and sprinkle with coriander, green onions, sesame seeds...
Lin Wanzhou, who had just said he didn't want to eat, was now standing beside the table like a little squirrel with its head raised and neck stretched out, its little nose twitching.
The two portions were quickly fried, and my mother-in-law asked, "Do you want to pack them or just eat them?"
"Just... take it and eat it..."
Xu Cheng took the two disposable foam lunch boxes from her, and when he saw the three bamboo sticks handed to him by his mother-in-law, his mind moved a little, and he silently threw one of them into the white snow.
“Here…”
Xu Cheng handed them two servings of grilled cold noodles.
"Eat it quickly, or it will get cold."
After that, he inserted two bamboo sticks into two disposable foam bowls.
Lin Wanzhou picked up a piece of grilled cold noodles, stuffed it into his mouth, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face.
"Hmm...it's warm and delicious. Yu Yu, why do you suddenly want to eat this? Didn't you have enough food just now?"
Yu Yu replied in a low voice, not quite feeling comfortable, "I think... if I buy one, maybe this mother-in-law can go home earlier..."
Xu Cheng could understand her thoughts. It was probably an emotional projection. She thought that if she was nicer to this mother-in-law, other people would also be nicer to her when they saw her mother-in-law.
Many people may have similar experiences, especially those whose parents work in the service industry. When they see people who do the same job as them, they always subconsciously treat them better and tolerate their mistakes with a smile. They just hope that others can be a little nicer to their parents at such times.
Lin Wan ate porridge for a while and walked a long way away from the stall before she realized that Xu Cheng was just walking silently. She raised her elbow and poked him.
"Xu Cheng, don't you want to eat?"
Xu Cheng shrugged helplessly, "Just now the old lady gave us one less bamboo stick... Since you have already used them, you two can eat them..."
Yu Yu frowned. She didn't notice this just now. She had already bitten the bamboo stick herself. If she gave it to Xu Cheng again, wouldn't it become what Xu Cheng said that time - an indirect kiss.
Lin Wanzhou didn't know what to do for a moment, but her female sixth sense, which had not yet fully awakened, told her that this was a conspiracy, so she subconsciously took a few steps back away from Xu Cheng.
Routines... all routines...
