Back at the residence.
"A-Ning, you must be hungry! The food is still hot!"
The moment Jiang Ning crossed the threshold into the front courtyard, he saw Liu Wanwan emerge from the house.
"Then thank you, Sister-in-law. I happen not to be full yet, so I'll have some more!" Jiang Ning said with a smile.
Although he could now eat or go without eating, he did not refuse Liu Wanwan's kindness.
Besides, returning home to find hot food waiting for him made him feel a little warmth.
With family around, he would not feel so lonely and alone.
He would not feel, in some moments, as though he were the only person left between heaven and earth.
Especially for someone who had lived two lives, he cherished the feeling of having family all the more.
"All right!" Liu Wanwan smiled. "I'll bring it over right away!"
With that, Liu Wanwan hurried toward the back kitchen.
"After you came back, Sister Wanwan has been praising you nonstop!" Lü Yi said with a chuckle behind him.
Jiang Ning smiled as well.
A moment later.
In the main hall.
"How does it taste?" Liu Wanwan asked.
"Delicious!" Jiang Ning paused his shoveling of rice and gave her a thumbs-up. "Sister-in-law's cooking is still absolutely amazing!!"
Liu Wanwan smiled sweetly at that.
Then she gathered her thoughts.
"A-Ning, thank you for today. It was all thanks to you, otherwise Brother Li and Ming'er would have suffered their humiliation."
"It is also my fault. I simply could never forget the bond between parents and child!"
Hearing this, Jiang Ning set down his bowl and chopsticks again.
"Sister-in-law, how could you possibly blame yourself for something like this?"
"Our parents' grace in raising us—how could children simply cut those ties whenever they wished?"
"Besides, Sister-in-law, these