By the time Chen Shi'an brought Lin Meng Qiu home on his bike, Wen Zhixia, who had arrived ahead of them, was already helping Li Wanyin prepare the food in the kitchen.
Lin Meng Qiu did not idle either. After setting down her bag, she headed into the kitchen too.
Chen Shi'an stood at the kitchen doorway and looked inside. "See if there's anything else you'd like to eat. I can go buy it at the market."
"Anything for you two, Zhizhi, Meng Qiu? School officially starts tomorrow, so let's have a proper feast tonight!"
"This is already such a feast!"
"All right, then why don't you shower first, Shi'an? We're just prepping the ingredients. It won't take long, and then we can eat."
"Okay."
Chen Shi'an took a change of clothes and went to shower first.
When he came out of the bathroom, he had put on his blue-and-white school uniform, just like the two girls.
It had been a long time since they last saw him in uniform. All three girls blinked at him and stared for quite a while.
"...What?"
"Hahaha, it's been ages since I've seen you in uniform, Shi'an. You look sharp!" Li Wanyin said with a smile.
"Taoist, after roaming around out there for so long, you're finally going back to school!"
Tonight's hot pot was quite a feast, both because Chen Shi'an and the two girls were starting school and to celebrate his sister finding a shop she liked. The four raised their drinks and clinked glasses together, enjoying a lively, cozy hot pot dinner.
After dinner, the four washed all the dishes and tidied everything up together. Li Wanyin then produced three red envelopes and handed them one each.
"Shi'an, Zhizhi, Meng Qiu, these are your back-to-school red envelopes from me. Here's