"My name is Mo Lang—the Lang from 'waves.'"
Looking at that all-too-familiar opening line, Mo Lang spoke with considerable emotion.
"Why do you keep staring at me?"
Seeing Mo Lang stare at her nonstop, Xiao Wu asked a little shyly.
"There's something on your face." Mo Lang tossed out the flirtatious line with ease.
"What is it?"
"A little cuteness."
"..."
Xiao Wu's face instantly reddened like an apple, making her look even more bashful and adorable.
This was the first time a boy had called her cute!
"There's something on your face too."
"Is it a little handsomeness?"
"No, it's the snot you wiped out when you wiped your nosebleed earlier."
"..."
"By the way, A Lang, where are you going?"
After Xiao Wu and Mo Lang returned the soul coins to those people, Xiao Wu suddenly asked him.
The moment Mo Lang heard that, he knew that his plan to quietly slip away had failed. There was no avoiding it after all.
Still, having Xiao Wu by his side was a good thing.
At the very least, he could protect her.
Having sorted it out, Mo Lang no longer hesitated. "I'm going home. Doesn't Notting College start the day after tomorrow? I'm planning to study there."
"What a coincidence! I'm going to Notting College too. Let's go together!" For some reason, Xiao Wu trusted this boy she had only just met.
"No problem, but I need to go home first. My younger brother is going too, and I need to check on my grandfather," Mo Lang said.
"Going home?" At those words, a trace of loss flashed through Xiao Wu's eyes. Then she looked at Mo Lang nervously. "Then... can I go home with you?"
Mo Lang's heart skipped a beat again at that.
If a girl had said something like that to him in his previous life, he wouldn't have been single since birth.
"Of course. If we hurry, we can still make it back for lunch. I'll let you see what my cooking can do!"
Since he couldn't avoid it, Mo Lang wasn't going to miss any chance to win Xiao Wu over.
Feelings grew over time, after all.
"Really? You can cook too?"
Xiao Wu immediately became excited again.
She was obviously a foodie.
"Of course. I guarantee you'll be amazed!"
Mo Lang raised his brows.
It was time to show off his knife skills.
He'd carve a phoenix out of carrots if he had to!
Holy Soul Village.
Two figures had been standing at the entrance of the village for quite some time, anxiously looking into the distance.
"Dad, I'm not trying to say anything, but even if you got lost, that kid Mo wouldn't get lost!"
The younger figure, John, said to Old Jack beside him.
"Get lost! Little Mo would normally have been back by now. It's already been two hours, and he still hasn't returned. How could I not worry?" Old Jack glared at his son.
What did he mean by that?
Was he saying he was old and senile?
This unfilial son!
Seeing that his father was angry, John didn't dare say another word. He turned to look outside the village as well, only to spot Mo Lang returning!
"Dad, look! Little Mo's back! I told you that kid wouldn't get lost!"
"What are you shouting for? It's not like I'm blind!"
Only after seeing Mo Lang did a smile appear on Old Jack's face.
Seeing that, John began to wonder whether he was really his father's biological son.
But when Old Jack noticed a pretty little girl following beside Mo Lang, his eyes filled with surprise.
Had this brat brought him a granddaughter-in-law after only three months?
She looked quite good. Once she grew up, she would definitely be a beauty. It seemed he needed to work even harder to save money for this brat's future marriage.
"Old Jack, I'm back!" Seeing Old Jack, Mo Lang immediately rushed over and patted him on the waist. "Not bad. You haven't gotten lost in beautiful women."
"You little brat, you're getting more and more disrespectful." Old Jack laughed and scolded him before looking at Xiao Wu. "And who is this young lady? Aren't you going to introduce her?"
"With that mouth of his, he must've seen how pretty she was and sweet-talked her into coming back with him!" John teased from the side.
"John, I should have a nice chat with Aunt Mona about what happened in the little woods that day." Only then did Mo Lang notice John was there too.
If John exposed his past, the glorious image he had worked so hard to build in front of Xiao Wu would be completely ruined.
So he immediately pointed at him, and John promptly shut his mouth.
Satisfied, Mo Lang introduced Xiao Wu to Old Jack and John. "Her name is Xiao Wu. We met while working in Notting City. She'll be attending Notting College the day after tomorrow too, so she'll stay at our place for the next two days. Then we'll head to Notting City together."
On the way back, Mo Lang had told Xiao Wu not to mention his strength to Old Jack, lest the old man worry needlessly. Xiao Wu hadn't asked any questions and simply nodded in agreement.
Still, she was becoming more and more curious about Mo Lang.
Mo Lang also introduced Old Jack and John to Xiao Wu. She immediately greeted them both obediently.
Seeing that Xiao Wu was both adorable and polite, the two of them liked the little girl very much.
"Alright, let's head home first. I bought some things, and today I'll treat you all to a feast!" Mo Lang decided to show off his real cooking skills.
He would thoroughly win over Xiao Wu's stomach, then win her heart!
"It's been another month since I last had your cooking. I really have missed it." Old Jack saw that Mo Lang was trying to impress Xiao Wu and immediately praised him to her. "Xiao Wu, don't be fooled by Mo Lang's careless, unreliable appearance. The moment he enters a kitchen, he becomes a completely different person!"
Originally, John thought Mo Lang would bring out some of his signature dishes.
Things like chopped pepper fish head, mapo tofu, West Lake vinegar fish, Dongpo pork, sour soup beef, and other dishes so delicious they could make him swallow his tongue.
Yet the moment Mo Lang brought out the first dish, John was dumbfounded!
It was actually a phoenix carved from radishes and other vegetables!
Then came a white tiger carved from white radish!
After that were all sorts of exquisitely ornate dishes carved from radishes!
There were also dishes he had never seen before. Just looking at the presentation made them seem expensive!
At that, Old Jack turned to look at Mo Lang.
You brat, this wasn't just knowing a little!
You knew an insane amount!
But when he thought about how he had raised this brat for so long without ever getting to eat dishes like these, only for a girl to show up and have him turn cooking into an art form, it was simply too much!
"I learned all this in Notting City. Didn't I become an apprentice at a hotel there? As soon as I learned these dishes, I made them for you!" Seeing that Old Jack was about to erupt, Mo Lang hurriedly explained.
Only then was Old Jack satisfied. He called over several villagers as well, including Tang Hao and Tang San.
Mo Lang had originally worried that something might happen between Tang San and Xiao Wu, but he found that Xiao Wu was too busy stuffing herself with food to even glance at Tang San. Mo Lang finally relaxed. It seemed his worries had been unnecessary.
However, Tang Hao gave Mo Lang a meaningful look and said, "Why are all the dishes made of radishes? Are you a rabbit?"
Pretending not to understand what he meant, Mo Lang glanced at Xiao Wu and said, "These are all Xiao Wu's favorite foods. She's come from far away, so she's our guest. Don't you know your own place?"
Tang Hao: "..."
How could a dignified Titled Douluo suffer such humiliation?
"Pour your brother some more wine."
How can I drown my sorrows? Only Du Kang.
Soon, night fell.
"Little Mo, share a bed with your cousin tonight. Let Xiao Wu sleep in your bed."
Although Old Jack was very satisfied with Xiao Wu, there was no need to rush things. They were both still children, and their future depended on themselves.
"It's fine. I can share a bed with A Lang."
Before Mo Lang could nod, Xiao Wu spoke from the side.
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