In the kitchen, Lin Shirou was accompanying her mother to prepare today's lunch.
She has always had a calm temperament and always does things slowly, but when she thinks of him outside, she chops vegetables a little faster.
The mood is like that of a student looking at the clock and waiting for the end of get out of class, wishing it would be faster.
Next to her, Mother Lin was heating a pot. She looked at her daughter's shredded potatoes. She didn't rush to cut them, but turned around and said.
"Shirou, what's your relationship with that boy outside the house?"
"Classmate relationship." Lin Shirou's voice was calm.
"Has he come to our house several times?" Mother Lin thought for a while and asked.
"Um."
"You can't let up now, do you understand?"
At this point, Mother Lin started chattering again.
"Look, your grades are getting better and better. You will work hard to become the top pick this year. Mom, your face will be so bright. Don't delay your future just because you are confused!"
Thinking of the way Lin Shirou looked at Jiang Chen, Mother Lin's eyebrows knitted together.
My own daughter doesn't even look like that to her own brother, a foreign boy, why?
"I have a sense of propriety." Lin Shirou turned a deaf ear and was still chopping vegetables on the plate.
"Just be sensible. Let me tell you, a woman cannot marry a poor man. Otherwise, she will be poor for the rest of her life, just like when I married your father!"
When Mother Lin said this, resentment welled up in her heart again, and she began to chatter endlessly.
"Your dad doesn't make much money, so he daydreams all day long. Even if it's not just a dream, how much is the dream worth? You can't find a husband in the future..."
Lin Shirou remained unmoved.
When the food was ready, she walked to the rice cooker to serve the rice, pressed all the rice into the bowl, compacted it with a shovel, and filled it more.
"Give it to your brother. It's not easy for your brother to be a soldier." Mother Lin's words came from behind.
Lin Shirou nodded and casually took two more spoons.
She said as she left the kitchen with the food and saw Jiang Chen who was listening to her brother talk about the mountains.
"Come and help."
"Come on."
Jiang Chen had long been tired of hearing about Lin Xiangyu's college life and wished he could go in earlier, but Lin Xiangyu hurriedly stopped him.
"Sit down, classmate. You are a guest. How can I let you get hurt? I'll do it!"
"Come together, come together, I won't be free."
The two grown men entered the house together, and the originally small kitchen seemed even more cramped. Taking advantage of the gap between Mother Lin and Lin Xiangyu carrying the dishes out of the house, Lin Shirou whispered softly in his ear.
"I gave you a lot, can you finish it?"
"no problem."
"Don't force yourself."
"Do not worry."
"Mom cooked a lot of dishes today, which one do you like best?"
"Of course you did it." Jiang Chen replied immediately.
"It's a pity that I'm not in charge of cooking today. I'm only responsible for chopping vegetables."
Lin Shirou whispered.
"Next time, when it's just the two of us, I'll cook it for you. You can eat whatever you want."
"I want to eat braised pork."
Jiang Chen obviously saw Lin Shirou licking her lips when he said this.
"good."
Just before leaving the kitchen, Lin Shirou stretched out her little hand and touched Jiang Chen's palm.
"Huh?" Jiang Chen felt a warmth and coolness and turned to look at her.
Lin Shirou smiled slightly: "Advance some rewards in advance."
Jiang Chen smiled knowingly.
When they arrived in the living room, Lin Xiangyu had already laid out the food, took the initiative to sit next to Mother Lin, and said, "Mom, I'll pick up the shrimps for you!"
At the same time, he didn't forget to give Jiang Chen and his sister a few winks over there.
The two understood each other.
Mother Lin was the only one who felt uncomfortable, but considering her son's filial piety, she couldn't say much.
The four of them sat down, and after a brief pre-dinner greeting, they began to eat.
Lin Shirou picked up the cooked prawns, peeled them carefully, her slender fingers became wrinkled due to the water, and then put them into Jiang Chen's bowl.
Mother Lin frowned when she saw this scene and was about to say something. Lin Xiangyu next to her quickly put the shrimps in Mother Lin's bowl.
"Mom, I haven't been back for a long time. Let my son respect you for once."
"You can eat it. Mom doesn't like seafood."
As she said that, she quickly picked up the two drumsticks of the braised chicken and put them into her son's bowl, still saying so politely.
"Eat them all, eat them all."
Jiang Chen wasn't interested in a few chicken drumsticks.
His family ran a restaurant, and Sun Yuhong spoiled him. As long as he wanted to eat, he would basically eat anything flying in the sky, running on the ground, or swimming in the water.
On the other hand, it was Mother Lin who spoke passionately and looked at her hands from time to time, with an expression that made Jiang Chen want to laugh.
He actually wanted to pick up shrimps for Lin Shirou, but every time he looked at Lin Shirou, she would always shake her head slightly.
Jiang Chen also gave up this idea.
Chatting was inevitable at the dinner table. Mother Lin looked at Jiang Chen and suddenly asked.
"Little classmate, you were busy last time, so I didn't ask you. We just chatted casually. What do your family members do?"
"A restaurant owner." Jiang Chen thought there was no need to hide anything and told the truth.
"Then your family is not short of blessings. You probably don't like these food." Mother Lin said.
"No, no, your cooking is very good, and I eat it very deliciously."
"Oh, my aunt is not very good at cooking. Just enjoy eating and be happy."
Mother Lin looked at Jiang Chen up and down and asked again.
"Where does my little classmate live? My aunt will also visit me when I have time."
Jiang Chen didn't think much and reported his home address. When Mother Lin heard this, she frowned.
It sounds like an ordinary person...
But then I thought about it, there weren't many big families in this county. Except for those in the real estate and clothing businesses, everyone in the area was basically the same.
Ordinary families are not good at it. It is estimated that it will be difficult to collect betrothal gifts in the future...
Mother Lin thought to herself, and did not ask any more questions. Instead, she lowered her head to eat. The dinner table quickly returned to the previous rhythm of picking shrimps with each other.
Lin Shirou's hands were filled with the smell of shrimp, and the shells in front of her formed a hill. She wiped her hands with the rag on the table and took her first bite of rice.
Today's rice is particularly delicious.
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After lunch, Lin Xiangyu said that he had to do housework. Regardless of Lin's mother's complaints, he pulled her into the kitchen.
Before entering the door, he gave Jiang Chen a wink and then closed the door.
"Your brother is really interesting." Jiang Chen turned around and said.
"I said, he is a good person." Lin Shirou said, "But because of his status, it will be difficult for him to do it."
Jiang Chen could generally understand the meaning of Lin Shirou's words. At the dinner table, Lin's mother had completely different attitudes towards the brother and sister.
His eyes are full of his own son, even when eating and picking up vegetables, and he hardly glances at his daughter.
Jiang Chen felt uncomfortable, but Lin Shirou seemed to have become accustomed to his mother's attitude, so he couldn't say much.
"How long do you plan to stay?" Lin Shirou tilted her head and asked in his ear.
"Do you think we can have dinner at your house?" Jiang Chen said.
Lin Shirou shook her head: "Not this time, maybe next time."
"Yeah, I understand."
Even after lunch, Mother Lin had already begun to show her dissatisfaction. Now that she had dinner, she was afraid that Lin Shirou would have a hard time at home if he hadn't left.
After sitting for a while at Lin Shirou's house, it was finally time to say goodbye.
Lin Shirou personally sent him downstairs and said to him before going home:
"The exam is coming soon, so work hard."
"Of course, I will definitely do well in the exam this time." Jiang Chen promised.
"What you say is unfounded."
As soon as Lin Shirou finished speaking, Jiang Chen suddenly felt his fingers being touched, and then his little finger was gently hooked.
"Pull the hook," she said.
