Noon.
Lunch was ready in the courtyard.
Dish after dish came out of Dong Xuebin's hands, stir-fried one after another. In the end, unable to refuse Fang Shuiling's initiative, he let her cook the remaining few dishes.
"Time to eat!" Dong Xuebin pushed open the kitchen door and came out.
Xie Hao laughed. "I could smell it from a mile away."
Dong Xuebin waved a hand. "Then why are you still sitting there? Hurry up and help Xiao Ling bring out the dishes!"
Xie Hao was incredibly lazy. Hearing that, he flopped onto the stone table like a rascal. "I'm tired. My legs hurt."
Xie Ran, on the other hand, felt sorry for his girlfriend. He gave Xie Hao a smack on the head, then headed for the kitchen with a grin. "I'll go."
Dong Xuebin didn't care about Xie Hao's excuses. He kicked him. "Go bring out some chairs from inside, and get a few cups too. You think I can't order you around, brat?"
Xie Hao grumbled, but had no choice but to go.
Xie Jing's little temper had passed as well. She smiled at the sight. "I'll go serve the rice, Brother-in-law."
"Sure. Don't forget the chopsticks." Dong Xuebin sat down and took the chance to light a cigarette. Before long, Xie Jing and Fang Shuiling, the two women, came back, and only then did he put it out. Earlier, while arguing with Xie Jing about foreigners, he had lost his temper and cursed a few times. He felt that had damaged his image in front of Fang Shuiling, so he paid more attention to it now. He would not even smoke in front of her.
The dishes arrived.
Everyone sat down and started eating.
Dong Xuebin called out, "Come on, come on, try my cooking!"
Fang