Noon.
Lunch was ready.
Dong Xuebin carried the dishes to the table and called out, "Eat up, eat up. It's been a long time since I cooked. See if my skills have gotten worse."
Xie Huilan picked up her chopsticks and tasted some. "Heh, not bad."
Qu Yunxuan took a few bites too. "Pretty good. It tastes great."
Dong Xuebin said happily, "That's good. Eat more while it's hot. Here." He served them some food.
But the atmosphere quickly became awkward, and no one spoke at the table for a long while. Seeing this wouldn't do, Dong Xuebin hurriedly made small talk with Xie Huilan. But after saying a few words, he felt Qu Yunxuan seemed to be looking at him. He hastily chatted with Aunt Xuan instead, but then he felt Xie Huilan seemed to be glancing at him. Dong Xuebin had no idea what to say anymore. In the end, he could only shut his mouth and awkwardly eat by himself, no longer serving food or talking to anyone.
What was he supposed to do?
The air was way too awkward.
After lunch, Dong Xuebin really couldn't stand the bizarre atmosphere any longer. After voluntarily washing the dishes, he said to the two women, "Um, I'll take Qian Qian out for a walk."
Qu Yunxuan immediately said, "It's freezing outside. Don't let the child catch a chill."
"She won't." Dong Xuebin said, "I'll let her get some sun."
Xie Huilan smiled. "Yun Xuan and I already took her out in the sun this morning."
"Then..." Dong Xuebin coughed. "Then I'll go buy some things. We still need to prepare dinner tonight. I'm leaving, I'm leaving. You two watch TV first."
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong. It rang several times in a row, urgent and hurried.
Dong