With no elders at home, the girl was utterly uninhibited.
"Taoist, you can sleep in the same room as last time tonight. I've made the bed for you."
"Okay. Thanks, Little Cicada."
"Grandpa just called to ask if we wanted to go back to the village for dinner. Do you want to go, Taoist?"
"Up to you. If you want to eat there, Little Cicada, I'll take you back. If not, we can cook for ourselves here."
"Then let's cook! Later, we can buy fireworks and go back to the village to play! My youngest uncle said they're having a barbecue tonight, too."
"Okay, let's cook for ourselves, then."
Despite being the guest, Chen Shi'an put on an apron and stepped into Wen Zhixia's kitchen.
There was still plenty of meat and vegetables in the fridge. Chen Shi'an took out a few things to make a few simple dishes.
Wen Zhixia wasn't idle, either. She came over to rinse the rice and set it cooking, helping him out.
She even made a video call to her mother. While Chen Shi'an cooked, she stood beside him, filming with her phone.
"Mom, Taoist's cooking for me!"
"Oh, honestly, how can you have the nerve to make Shi'an cook?"
How could her mother fail to see that her daughter was showing off?
But seeing Shi'an actually cooking for their troublesome daughter really did make her parents' impression of him better and better.
Just look at his knife skills, how deftly he tossed the wok, how the dishes looked-
Hearing the conversation coming through the phone's speaker, Chen Shi'an looked back at the camera with a smile as he cooked and greeted Li Yilan on the other end.
"Happy New Year, Aunt Lan."
"Happy New Year, Shi'an! You've come to visit, and now you're