"Come on, get up. The food's ready. It'll get cold if we wait." Lin Jingchen gently pulled Bai Chen to his feet.
"Mm, what did you make?" Bai Chen asked.
"I made a few simple home-style dishes. You know what my cooking's like. I can't make anything too fancy, but trust me, in a few more months, my cooking will definitely be up to scratch," Lin Jingchen said confidently.
"Mm-hmm, I believe you. With you handling the cooking from now on, I'll have nothing to worry about..."
Once he finished speaking, Bai Chen could no longer hold it in.
"Hahaha..."
Lin Jingchen: "..."
Why did he feel as though Bai Chen didn't quite trust his cooking? Was he imagining things?
After getting ready, Bai Chen was about to head out, but before he could leave, Lin Jingchen took a thick coat from the wardrobe and draped it over his shoulders.
"It's too cold outside, and you're not wearing enough. Be careful you don't catch a cold," he said softly.
"Mm, thank you." Bai Chen glanced at the coat he was wearing.
Bai Chen wasn't very good at finding his way around. Although Uncle Chen had shown him around earlier, and he had made a serious effort to learn the way, he simply couldn't remember it.
So he tried to memorize the route again as they headed out.
Lin Jingchen led the way beside him and said, "I grew up here. My grandmother raised me, and I wasn't taken back until I was twelve. Although I have a house downtown too, that place never really feels like home. It's better here, more comfortable. That's why I come back to stay for a couple of days whenever I'm not busy on weekends. Even if I have work to do, I bring