"Pei Yan and Taozhi won't be back very early," Cheng Qingci said, washing a cucumber. "They have their own schedules."
Zhao Qichen paused for a moment. 'This new female guest must have quite a background,' he thought, but he had no intention of prying. "So a new male guest has arrived? Does that mean we only need to make dinner for the male guests tonight?"
"Yes," Cheng Qingci said, setting the cucumber aside and wiping her hands. "Can you cook? Do you have any dietary restrictions?"
Zhao Qichen stood beside her, ready to help. "I can only make simple things, like noodles or dumplings. But I could try following a recipe. I don't have any dietary restrictions. I can eat anything."
Cheng Qingci glanced sideways at him. "Alright. So for dinner tonight, it'll just be me, you, and Xu Yize?"
