"Boss, I'll go watch the shop up front. You guys eat."
After shaking hands with Zhao Guoan, he served himself some food and went up front to watch the shop.
Xu Xiuying dove into the kitchen and drove Zhou Lijuan out.
Zhou Lijuan's face was wreathed in smiles. She hadn't been this happy in a long time. Every wrinkle on her face seemed to be glowing tonight, and she couldn't stop smiling.
"Xiao Yan's here, and Miss Bai is here too."
Bai? hurriedly said, "Auntie, just call me Xiao Bai."
"Of course, of course. Xiao Bai, sit down. It's time to eat." Zhou Lijuan beckoned her over.
Luo Yan cleared his throat and said, "Mom, I have something to tell you."
"Bai? and I are dating."
Zhou Lijuan raised her head. The smile on her face gradually faded, making Bai? feel extremely uneasy.
Why did Auntie stop smiling? Is it because she doesn't like me?
Of course. I must have frightened her at the Local Security Bureau the day before yesterday.
She only has Luo Yan as her son. She must want him to find a normal person, not someone like me...
Just as Bai? was letting her imagination run wild, Zhou Lijuan smiled again and called toward the kitchen, "What do you think, Xiuying? I told you Miss Bai... no, Xiao Bai. I told you Xiao Bai was dating our Xiao Yan, didn't I? Do you believe me now?"
"Huh?" Bai? froze for a moment, looking at the smile that had returned to Zhou Lijuan's face. She was somewhat surprised.
A moment ago, she had still been worried that Zhou Lijuan didn't like her, but from what she was hearing now, that didn't seem to be the case.
Could I have been overthinking it?
Just then, Xu Xiuying came