Chapter 47: A Heartwarming Dinner?!

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Su Wen had finally returned home.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Li Mu and Lu Xiaoxi sitting together, studying the computer.

The two were so close to each other.

If they got any closer, they could almost kiss.

Su Wen’s heart blossomed with joy, his eyes sparkling.

He even fantasized about the beautiful life of Lu Xiaoxi marrying into their family in the future.

Their son had become successful!

“Mom, did you really only buy these things after being at the market for so long?”

Li Mu looked at the bag of bean sprouts in his mother’s hand, lost in thought.

They had been at the market for three hours and even visited the seafood market, and you tell me you only bought a bag of bean sprouts?

The gas money for this trip must have cost over ten yuan.

“I didn’t find what I wanted to eat,” Su Wen said with an awkward smile.

They weren’t really at the market.

They had been chatting with the neighbors downstairs, munching on sunflower seeds for three hours, and her hands had gone numb.

This bag of bean sprouts was just to cover up the fact that they went to the market.

They had already decided to eat fried mooncakes tonight; the bean sprouts were just a side dish.

“Where’s Dad?”

“He’s downstairs playing chess with someone.”

Su Wen looked at Lu Xiaoxi with a cheerful expression and gently asked, “Xiaoxi, do you want to have dinner here tonight?”

“Maybe not, Aunt Su,” Lu Xiaoxi casually deflected; she didn’t want to eat fried mooncakes…

After chatting about various things for a while, Lu Xiaoxi packed up her computer and left.

She returned to her room.

She placed her computer aside and quietly lay on the bed. The chubby cat meowed and followed her, the clever cat sensing something was off with its owner and vigorously scratched her with its fluffy tail.

“Chubby, stop it.”

“Meow—”

The big cat had no idea why its owner’s face was so red; it only knew that being massaged by its owner felt very comfortable.

Earlier, while watching a sci-fi movie at Li Mu’s house, Li Mu had been like a child sharing something, reminiscing about the plot while explaining the storyline to her, even elaborating on the sequel of the original movie.

She had always watched sweet dramas; even when she watched anime, it was pure love stories. Occasionally, she would follow the trend and watch popular genres, but she had never ventured into sci-fi and didn’t want to.

Yet, she had just accompanied Li Mu to watch an entire movie.

How strange.

Moreover, when they sat together, Li Mu’s calf always brushed against hers.

Only now did she realize it.

Whether Li Mu did it intentionally or not, today he had taken advantage of her.

If he dared to take advantage today, he would dare to bully her tomorrow.

Girls’ thoughts were always quite erratic.

She noticed the pink mechanical cat’s glasses case on the table.

It seemed Li Mu had been using her glasses as a topic of conversation these past few days.

Lu Xiaoxi picked up the glasses case, sprayed some lens cleaner, wiped it clean, and put them on.

Her prescription wasn’t high, so it didn’t affect her daily life. She usually didn’t want to wear glasses; the blur was quite nice, but once she put on the glasses, that blur disappeared.

“Chubby, get up!” Lu Xiaoxi straightened her body but couldn’t get up. She stubbornly tried again but still couldn’t; it was all Chubby’s fault for being too fat.

Chubby meowed in dissatisfaction, jumped from Lu Xiaoxi’s soft spot to the bed, licked its fur, and watched Lu Xiaoxi get up and walk to the vanity to admire herself.

Black round-frame glasses had a “nerdy” stereotype in many films, and she didn’t know who started it, but black round-frame glasses were actually quite cute.

At least Lu Xiaoxi looked very cute in them.

The sunlight became gentle.

Lu Xiaoxi took a short nap and woke up to find it was already past six in the afternoon.

Ever since she took out the things Li Mu had given her, her sleep had been incredibly sound.

She felt surrounded by someone’s scent, which gave her a strong sense of security.

As she opened her bedroom door, a pungent smell hit her. In the kitchen, a familiar figure was busy, and Lu Xiaoxi washed her face before going to help.

Lu Xiaoxi’s family loved spicy food; even boiled vegetables had to have chili.

This was what they meant by “not a family, don’t enter the same door.”

“Mom, has it started?”

“Not yet, just finished preparing the dishes.”

“I’ll do it; you go watch some TV.”

“What’s wrong?”

Qin Xiaoqian asked in confusion. It used to be that they cooked together, and occasionally her husband would help out.

Now it was a holiday, and she didn’t have to work, yet she wasn’t allowed to cook; instead, she felt restless.

Today, her daughter was acting a bit unusual.

“Ah, I can handle it.”

Lu Xiaoxi tied her short ponytail, put on a red apron, and pushed Qin Xiaoqian out of the kitchen, finally pulling up the glass to block the oil smoke.

She checked the rice cooker; thankfully, it had just started cooking; otherwise, it would have been difficult to add rice.

She rinsed a small bowl of rice and poured it in.

This small bowl was for someone special.

Tonight’s dishes included ribs and grass carp, along with a basket of oil wheat vegetables—simple yet not dull.

This time, she had to cook not only for her parents but also for Li Mu, making the spice level quite tricky to control.

She only added a small spoonful of chili, being very careful while doing so.

“Xiaoxi, is it done cooking?”

“It’s done.”

Lu Xiaoxi opened the door and brought several dishes to the dining table.

“Hey, you didn’t add chili?”

Qin Xiaoqian immediately noticed something was off.

The dishes were different from before; where was the red oil?

“Ah, I forgot to add it,” Lu Xiaoxi said, her gaze drifting, unsure how to explain.

“That’s fine; eating spicy food all the time isn’t good for your health. Let’s have a light meal today.”

Seeing her daughter’s expression, Qin Xiaoqian immediately understood.

Their family was all used to spicy food; how could she forget?

There was only one truth.

Qin Xiaoqian seemed to put on glasses.

“Is Li Mu coming to our house for dinner?”

“Ah?”

Lu Xiaoxi’s reaction made Qin Xiaoqian realize she had guessed correctly.

Her daughter was really not being straightforward at all.

“Just tell Mom, is he or isn’t he?”

“… It’s not exactly yes or no…” Lu Xiaoxi said softly, feeling a bit guilty; it was just a simple dinner delivery.

“What do you mean by not exactly yes or no?”

“I was just asking Li Mu to help me with the computer today, and that idiot shamelessly asked me to bring him dinner.” Lu Xiaoxi decided to be honest; her mom was too smart to hide anything from.

“A heartwarming dinner?”

“Mom!”

“Alright, alright, I won’t say anymore; I don’t want to upset our precious Xiaoxi.”

Qin Xiaoqian looked at her daughter’s face, which had turned as red as a tomato, and covered her mouth, stifling a laugh, completely unfazed.

If it were someone else, she might have lectured her daughter.

But since it was Li Mu, she actually hoped things would escalate a bit.

Having watched Li Mu grow up, she knew exactly what kind of person he was and felt very reassured.

Although it was a bit unkind, she and Su Wen had always been shipping their child with Li Mu.

They had started a long time ago.

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