At dusk, after having dinner in the park cafeteria, I took a taxi home and found that my brother and Candy had already returned.
As soon as I stepped inside, I caught the aroma of food.
Candy, sprawled on the sofa watching TV, looked toward her returning sister and called loudly into the kitchen, "Brother, Sister's home!"
"Then go wash your hands and get ready to eat."
"On it!" Candy dashed off at top speed, her little feet bare.
Setting down her handbag, Zhou Yaling regretted not messaging her brother that afternoon to ask about his plans.
She'd thought her brother and Candy wouldn't come back until after dinner. After all, her brother was a senior leader visiting the project site. Surely the construction contractors would be eager to invite him to dinner.
She'd never imagined her brother would actually come home...
"What are you standing there for? Sit down and eat." Mo Jingchun looked at Zhou Yaling, who was standing blankly beside the dining table, puzzled. Had his cooking improved so much that it had left her stunned?
The next second, he heard Zhou Yaling say in a plaintive tone, "I already ate at the cafeteria."
Mo Jingchun paused, then burst out laughing. "It's all the same as long as you're full. You've never had boxed meals at a construction site. If you had, you'd never complain about the food in our cafeteria."
Zhou Yaling rolled her eyes, turned around, and headed upstairs with her bag. The company cafeteria's food was naturally good—in fact, it tasted pretty great.
"Brother, why's Sister going upstairs?" Candy asked in confusion as she washed her hands and watched her sister climb the stairs.
"Your sister's already eaten. It's just us two."
"Oh~ What a shame."
Mo Jingchun and Candy happily dug into their