I want to know you better

  "Alright, I know you also want me to be happy." I interrupted Mom's lengthy speech, feeling heavy-hearted. "Give me a plate!"

  Compared with the fiery kitchen, the living room was freezing cold.

  This stinky kid agreed so readily, could it be that he's the one who got his daughter pregnant?! Yan Wanching felt his eyelids twitching rapidly.

  "When will you get married?"

  "Wait until I graduate."

  "Did she wait?"

  Hua Jingyan fell silent for a moment.

  "I have a small request, I hope Father will permit it."

  Yan Wanching twitched at the corner of his mouth.

  "You said."

  "I hope Miro can move into my house and we can live together."

  "Hey kiddo, come over here." Dad yelled from the kitchen.

  Mom took off her apron and brewed a pot of jasmine tea, then carried it out.

  Through the glass window, I saw Dad and Mom entering/exiting the master bedroom.

  Hua Jing walked over and gazed at me solemnly.

  "I've already spoken with Dad, from now on, you'll be living at my place."

  The spatula in my hand paused for a moment.

  "What did you say."

  "Say it in a way that your parents want to hear." Hua Jingyan crossed her arms over her chest, her expression as cold as ever.

  This time, my back didn't send a chill down my spine, but instead, my face was burning hot.

  It's better this way. At least I won't have to use Liang Su Na and Le Xiao Yu as excuses for not going home.

  "Thank you." I turned my head and said to him.

  Hua Jingyan's expression was somewhat dazed.

  He didn't think I would sincerely thank him.

  "Everyone has some dreams. Maybe in your eyes, my parents' dreams are a bit ridiculous. But seeing their smiles and the hope in their eyes, I don't want to ruin it," I said.

  Hua Jingyan didn't say anything else, he quietly watched me cook.

  "Is Xiao Yu's proposal what you planned?"

  I stared at the dishes in the pot and caught some details in my memories.

  Le Xiyu has many things on her mind, but she won't bother others. She wouldn't let Hua Jingyan come to my house for no reason.

  "Yes."

  Hua Jingyan replied succinctly.

  "Why?" My breathing slowed down.

  "I want to know you."

  Hua Jingyan looked at me straightly and added another sentence before he was done.

  "There's nothing between me and Lan Xi Yue."

  I gripped the shovel tightly, his tone without a hint of concealment or evasion.

  "At that time her elbow brushed against my clothes. So..."

  "I didn't see anything."

  I turned around, took out a plate, turned off the fire, and scooped the dish onto the plate, also ending our ambiguous and unclear conversation.

  Having finished cooking four dishes and one soup, Mom came out of the master bedroom with a smile on her face.

  It wasn't until dinner time that Father slowly emerged from his room, shrouded in a thick smell of smoke.

  Everyone had their own concerns at the dinner table.

  "Xiao Hua, eat." Mom enthusiastically picked up a red braised chicken wing and put it in Huajingyan's bowl.

  "Thank you, mom." Hua Jingyan clumsily scooped a spoonful of Kung Pao chicken for his mother.

  Suddenly, I felt a foot stepping on my instep.

  Mom gave me a look.

  "Dad, have some fish." I picked up a piece of fish with my chopsticks and put it on Dad's plate.

  My foot was stepped on by mom again.I understand what she means.

  I've already lost face in front of Hua Jingyan. How can I still have the nerve to try to get on his good side?

  "Alright, alright. Annoying or not. You're on your own." Dad suddenly spoke up, his tone sarcastic and mocking.

  Then everyone buried their heads in eating again.

  After a while, Dad stood up.