"Sir, Young Master, this is fresh meat I just received tonight, for you!"
"And my vegetables were just picked, absolutely fresh. Please accept them, Sir!"
A group of stall owners enthusiastically offered meat and vegetables.
But they were all ordinary people. After Lin Yu made his selection, he paid for everything, even giving more than the asking price.
After buying the groceries, Lin Yu and Qian Renxue left the market, intimately holding hands.
They returned home with several large bags of ingredients, seasonings, and a cookbook that Qian Renxue had specifically bought.
"Then I'll start cooking, Lin Yu. You can be my assistant."
"Okay~" Lin Yu responded dotingly.
Qian Renxue studied the cookbook, preparing to cook herself, while Lin Yu watched her busy herself with interest from the side.
Although she had a cookbook, cooking was not that easy. In a short while, Qian Renxue, who had never cooked before, became flustered.
"Lin Yu! Quickly hand me the soy sauce!"
"Oh, oh! Ah! I forgot to add the spices!"
"Oh no! The meat's about to burn!"
Watching her in the kitchen, completely flustered, Lin Yu couldn't help but find it amusing and decided to take over himself.
He slowly picked up two aprons hanging on the wall, put one on himself, then took the other and walked behind Qian Renxue.
Lin Yu put one arm around Qian Renxue's waist, then hugged her tightly from behind.
"Mmm~"
Qian Renxue's body couldn't help but tremble slightly, because she could feel Lin Yu pressing tightly against her, and against her buttocks. Her face instantly flushed red, and she said shyly, "Lin Yu, you... what are you doing? I'm cooking. Don't, don't do this."
Lin Yu chuckled inwardly, slowly leaning towards Qian Renxue's earlobe, and said gently, "Silly girl, of course I'm putting an apron on you. You! You've been busy for half the day and didn't even put on an apron. Look, your clothes are all dirty."
She had thought Lin Yu was going to make a move on her at that moment. Realizing she had misunderstood, Qian Renxue couldn't help but feel even more embarrassed: "I, I forgot."
"Alright, step back. From now on, you'll be my assistant." Lin Yu tied Qian Renxue's apron for her, then prepared to step forward.
Qian Renxue asked somewhat confused, "You, you know how to cook?"
"Just a little."
Lin Yu directly took over the main cooking position, then picked up the wok and began to stir-fry. He became more and more familiar with it, and the stir-fried pork with chili in the wok was perfectly cooked by him.
Salt, MSG, and various seasonings were added just right, and a wonderful aroma was already wafting from the wok.
"You call this 'just a little'?"
This series of smooth, flowing movements completely stunned Qian Renxue.
"Oh my god, Lin Yu, you, you're actually so good! No, when did you learn to cook? I had no idea!"
"Of course, I learned when you didn't know." Lin Yu hooked Qian Renxue's nose, then picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and fed it to her mouth: "Come on, open your mouth, see if it's delicious."
Qian Renxue obediently parted her pink lips, took a bite, and carefully savored the taste of the meat in her mouth.
"So, so, so delicious!" Qian Renxue's face showed a surprised and happy smile.
"Hehe, it's good that it's delicious." Lin Yu smiled, thinking, "It seems my cooking skills are still somewhat intact after not cooking for many years."
Lin Yu's cooking skills were naturally not acquired in the Douluo ContinentWorld, but from his previous life.
Next, Lin Yu took over as the main chef, while Qian Renxue was responsible for assisting: peeling vegetables, washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, passing seasonings. They cooked together, chatted, and played around. The kitchen was filled with laughter, like a young couple, full of the taste of life.
In a short while, the dining table was filled with dishes, a bottle of red wine, and two wine glasses.
The two of them prepared a large table of dishes themselves, which gave them a sense of accomplishment, and it also seemed to make the food taste even better. Perhaps this was the difference in achieving results through one's own labor.
They planned to have a small drink.
"Cheers! Let's eat!"
They both raised their glasses at the same time and began to enjoy their dinner.
Unconsciously, time came to past eight in the evening. Both of them were full and content, leaning back in their chairs to rest.
The dishes on the table had all been eaten.
Afterward, they cleaned up the dishes and washed them together.
Unbeknownst to them, a day of sweet moments had passed just like that.
Although simple, ordinary, and brief, it made both of them feel incredibly happy and joyful.
This day was very pleasant and unforgettable, because for them, such ordinary and simple days were actually not many.
When everything was done, it was nine in the evening, and it was time for them to part again.
The two lay on the sofa, Qian Renxue leaning reluctantly in Lin Yu's arms: "Lin Yu, it's getting late. I... I should probably go back to my room to rest. Tomorrow morning, I have to start the third assessment again."
"Xue'er, don't leave tonight. Will you sleep here with me?" Lin Yu held Qian Renxue's jade hand and said seriously.
"Sleep together? Lin Yu, this... this might not be so good..." Qian Renxue was a little tempted. She also didn't want to go back to an empty room alone and wanted to stay with Lin Yu longer.
But she had some reservations. She was worried that Lin Yu would...
"What's not good about it? You and I have already set our engagement; we are already fiancés. Besides, we won't do anything else, just lie together and sleep, that's all."
Qian Renxue couldn't help but feel suspicious and asked, "You really won't do anything?"
Her face instantly flushed a few shades red, and she said extremely shyly, "Can you, can you control yourself?"
Lin Yu was already a young man full of vigor. Could he really not do anything else, not have any improper thoughts, when sleeping in the same bed with her?
"Cough cough!" Lin Yu cleared his throat twice and guaranteed earnestly:
"Really! I promise!"
"Then, then I'll stay tonight, okay?"
"Mhm mhm!!" Lin Yu nodded frantically: "Then, then shall we go back to the room to rest?"
"Mhm." Qian Renxue nodded shyly, got up first, and the two walked into the bedroom together.
As the door closed, looking at the bed in the room, both of them, for some reason, felt nervous.
They had clearly agreed not to do anything, just to simply sleep, but why were they inexplicably nervous?
"Then, then you go shower first." Qian Renxue said with a flushed face.
"Okay."
Lin Yu took his clothes and went into the bathroom. A moment later, he came out and asked, "I'm done. Do you want to shower? Xue'er, here or...?"
"I, I'll just shower here." Qian Renxue dared not look directly into Lin Yu's eyes. She always felt the atmosphere was very subtle, and she always felt very shy like this. She quickly ran into the bathroom.
(Indeed... the next chapter was censored...)
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