Seeing Xu Xinian hang up, Qin Yuwen asked, "Was that your family? What happened?"
"My mom said... she wants me to bring you guys over to my place for dinner."
At that, Qin Yuwen's face lit up with anticipation. "Dinner? Sure. We haven't even decided what to eat tonight."
"Then... are we still going to the old street?" Xu Xinian asked.
"No. Old streets are everywhere, but your mom's cooking is one of a kind in the whole world."
Those words stirred an indescribable feeling in Xu Xinian's heart.
It was as if someone had gently kneaded his heart, leaving him relaxed in both body and mind while making him begin to depend on the person beside him.
Perhaps it had only been something Qin Yuwen said casually, but for Xu Xinian, it was the first time he had heard someone say that his mother's cooking was unique in the entire world.
Even his grandparents had thought his mother was embarrassing and had never liked him much.
After all, his grandparents had three children, one son and two daughters. His uncle was the small boss of a company and had bought a house in Rongcheng, while his eldest aunt owned a clothing store.
His mother was their youngest daughter, yet she had lived such a difficult life, and no one felt sorry for her.
From beginning to end, he had been the only one who cared for his mother.
Although he normally did not talk with her very much.
He knew that the only way he could help his mother hold her head high was to make something of himself.
So he had put in efforts beyond ordinary people's imagination, becoming the Top Scholar of the College Entrance Examination and astounding everyone.
Yet between Qingbei's two universities, he had not