novel for you Chapter 2535 Giving them a chance to be alone
Chapter 2535 Giving them a chance to be alone
"They saw through it but didn't say anything, letting us develop our relationship freely. Xiaoya's brother has also met me, and I think he could tell too."
Currently, there are no obstacles from the Zeng family preventing the two from being together.
"Xiaoya isn't stupid. She probably felt that the gap between the two families was too big, so she didn't think about it seriously. You haven't confessed your feelings yet."
"But get to know each other a little better before you confess. No matter the outcome, don't give up. We support you in spirit."
Hai Tong gave her brother-in-law a thumbs-up gesture.
Zhan Yue said, "I will never give up. People from the Zhan family are the most loyal to love and marriage. Once you fall in love, it's for life."
"Take your time getting ready. I'm going to the guest room to sleep for a while. I got up a little early today. The two kids always get up very early since they don't have to go to school."
Haitong turned around and walked out of the kitchen.
From the moment she came in until she left, she didn't help Zhan Yue at all, and Zhan Yue didn't expect his sister-in-law to help him either.
At my brother and sister-in-law's house, I can see my brother cooking, but I rarely see my sisters-in-law cooking. It's not that the sisters-in-law don't want to cook, but my brothers, who are so fond of their wives, can't bear to let their beloved wives cook.
They said the kitchen was hot and smelled of cooking oil, and cooking a meal was tiring.
After Hai Tong left, she didn't go back to sit on the sofa. Instead, she asked Ning Yun Chu, "Yun Chu, are you sleepy? Do you want to go upstairs for a nap?"
Ning Yun immediately understood what she meant and replied, "I'm a little sleepy and need to go take a nap. Xiaoya, would you like to rest for a while? Or watch some TV?"
Zeng Xiaoya smiled and said, "No need, I'm not sleepy, you guys go and rest."
The two young mistresses should be going to take their afternoon nap soon, so I haven't gone upstairs to keep them company.
"Then watch TV for a while. I'll ask Lao Ba to turn on the TV for you. Grandma will get up soon. Her afternoon nap usually lasts only an hour."
Zeng Xiaoya nodded with a smile.
The two sisters-in-law went upstairs.
Zeng Xiaoya was the only one in the living room.
She sat for a moment, then got up and went to the kitchen.
Hearing footsteps, Zhan Yue turned around and saw Zeng Xiaoya. He grinned and said, "Xiaoya, what brings you in?"
"Come in and see if you need any help. Your two sisters-in-law have gone to take a nap, and I'm a little bored by myself."
Zeng Xiaoya stepped closer to look and asked him, "Are all the ingredients for dinner ready?"
"It's almost all ready. There's just one more thing. I can handle it by myself. Why don't you go watch some TV?"
Zeng Xiaoya said, "I don't usually watch TV, and even when I do, I don't know what to watch. I'll help out, so it'll be easier to pass the time if I have something to do."
If she hadn't promised the old lady to stay for dinner before going home, she would have said goodbye and gone home long ago.
"Xiaoya, I'm sorry. I invited you over as a guest, but I left you alone."
Zhan Yue said apologetically.
“My brother, sister-in-law and grandmother have a relatively regular daily routine. They usually take a short nap at lunchtime, and my parents do the same.”
Zeng Xiaoya said, "I should be the one apologizing. If it weren't for entertaining me and chatting with me, Sister Haitong and the others would have gone to rest long ago. Everyone is so busy with work, and it's rare for them to have two days off. They all want to rest well."
"Grandma Zhan has a regular schedule, which is probably why your grandma is healthy and long-lived. Grandma Zhan is very well-maintained; you can't tell from her appearance that she is ninety years old."
When Zhan Yue saw that she wanted to help, he gave her a pair of clean gloves so that her hands wouldn't get dirty.
Everyone went to take a lunch break, which also had another purpose: to allow Zeng Xiaoya to chat with Zhan Yue when she was bored, so that the two of them could have some alone time.
It wasn't that they were being unhospitable; it was to give Zhan Yue an opportunity.
"How many dishes are you going to make for dinner? You've prepared so many ingredients."
Zeng Xiaoya saw that Zhan Yue had prepared a particularly abundant amount of ingredients and couldn't help but ask a question.
Zhan Yue said, "There are many people, and it's difficult to please everyone. We have to take into account everyone's preferences, so we prepared twelve dishes. Four of them are dishes that the children like to eat, and the rest are dishes that we adults like to eat."
There are a few dishes that Zeng Xiaoya likes to eat. In short, Zhan Yue has taken care of everyone who is eating at his house today.
Zeng Xiaoya said, "You've thought of everything very carefully."
"Everyone is usually busy, and even though we all live in the city, we rarely get together. Today, it's rare for everyone to be here, so let's have a lively time. I'll definitely treat everyone well."
Zhan Yue said, "I'm not quite sure what kind of food you like. Last time we ate together, I noticed and prepared a few dishes that you like, which are also my favorites."
"Although I grew up eating delicious food, I am not a picky eater. It's probably because when I was little, my grandma made me learn to cook. I knew that I was not good at cooking since I was a beginner, so my grandma made us eat what we cooked ourselves."
"After eating so many really bad dishes, even the pickiest eaters can't stand them anymore. Seriously, when we first started learning to cook, the dishes we made were really awful."
"After learning for a while, it will gradually taste better. When we can cook well enough to be comparable to chefs outside, Grandma will finally do us the honor of tasting our food."
Zeng Xiaoya laughed and said, "Practice makes perfect. No one can do it well when they first start learning, and I was no exception."
"However, I didn't learn from anyone. I figured it out on my own, or I searched for tutorials online and learned by doing. After doing it a few times, I understood it."
She hadn't tasted Zhan Yue's cooking yet, so she didn't know if his dishes were good or not, or who was better than her.
With Zeng Xiaoya's help, the two of them worked non-stop, talking non-stop, and quickly finished their work.
Zhan Yue asked Zeng Xiaoya to wash her hands and go outside to sit for a while. He had just made some pastries and was baking them. They were ready now, and he was going to take them out for Zeng Xiaoya to try.
He made several kinds of desserts, some for the children, shaped like various small animals, and some like flowers, the latter being for Xiaoya. There were also some other styles. In short, they were all very exquisite and delicate.
Zhan Yue took out the pastries he had made and placed them on three pretty little plates. He put three pastries on each plate, arranging them very nicely.
Then he placed the three small plates on the tray and carried the tray out.
Zeng Xiaoya had just turned on the TV with the remote when she noticed the volume was a bit loud, so she quickly turned it down to avoid disturbing people taking their afternoon nap.
Seeing Zhan Yue come out, she casually asked, "What kind of TV shows do you usually watch? Do you have any recommendations for good TV series?"
"I rarely watch TV."
Zhan Yue walked over, put down the tray, picked up the three small plates of snacks, and placed them in front of Zeng Xiaoya.
"Xiaoya, I made these pastries. Try them and see if they're good. They're fresh out of the oven."