"Just have a little bit of dessert."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"If you want more, you can have some this afternoon."
"Otherwise, are you planning to skip lunch?"
"Lunch?"
Zhang Bo froze.
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow.
"What? Are you really planning to skip lunch?"
He'd only said it offhand.
"No."
Zhang Bo shook his head.
"I forgot about lunch before I came over."
He'd just had a sudden impulse.
While trying to decide what to do next, he suddenly thought of the snacks at the Xiao Family Teahouse.
No sooner said than done.
Zhang Bo had come back to the Xiao Family Teahouse with Xiao Xiao—well... to the courtyard behind it.
He figured he was pretty impulsive too.
"Ahem~"
Zhang Bo rubbed his neck. "I'm really sorry."
"How did I end up here mooching a meal?"
Third Brother had helped him a lot these past few days.
And now he was eating Third Brother's family's snacks and meals...
It almost seemed like he was the one who'd helped Third Brother.
"Heh..."
Zhang Bo gave an awkward grin.
"Eldest Brother, you really weren't comfortable coming over by yourself, were you?"
Xiao Xiao raised an eyebrow.
"Why are you being so polite?"
"That's nonsense."
Zhang Bo instinctively retorted, "What would I be uncomfortable about?"
"It's just that you helped me out, so technically I should be treating you to a meal. But now it's the other way around..."
"So I feel a little..."
Uh...
Zhang Bo swallowed the word uncomfortable.
Wasn't he contradicting himself?
He'd just said he wasn't uncomfortable.
"Ahem~"
Zhang Bo changed the subject.
"Your mom's cooking is delicious."
"After eating out for a few days, I'm starting to miss home-cooked food."
"Want me to help set the table or bring out the dishes