Small Fry, Come Back Soon

That evening.

At the Leng Family residence.

"Sister! I'm home!"

Leng Ling'er walked in with an unhappy face, swinging her small schoolbag. "Sister, you won't believe this! That good-for-nothing Gu Yan is too much! He didn't come this morning, and he didn't show up in the afternoon either!"

"I heard from my little brother that that good-for-nothing Gu Yan went to visit his grandmother with his butler!"

"Seems like he won't be coming for several days! This is really... uh, sister, what are you doing?"

Leng Ling'er's words trailed off as she spoke, and she had a bad feeling.

Because in front of her, Leng Qingqiu was wearing an apron and holding a clay pot with both hands as she placed it on the dining table.

Wait, isn't that clay pot hot, sister? How are you holding it with bare hands?

Hearing Leng Ling'er's voice, Leng Qingqiu smiled softly: "Yes, I already knew about this."

She had already learned about Gu Yan's whereabouts from Mei Xue.

So he was just visiting his grandparents, really, she had wondered what it could be.

After learning it was just that, Leng Qingqiu's mood improved greatly. She had originally planned to order takeout, but since she was in such a good mood, she decided to cook herself.

Moreover, thinking about it, takeout wasn't healthy or hygienic, and it wouldn't be right to let Ling'er eat such things.

So, it would be better to cook herself.

With this thought, Leng Qingqiu opened the pot lid and looked kindly at Leng Ling'er: "Ling'er, wash your hands and sit down for dinner."

"Since your brother-in-law isn't coming lately, I'll cook for you instead."

??

Leng Ling'er slowly made two question marks in her mind, swallowed hard, and bravely peeked into the clay pot.

With just one glance, she covered her mouth in horror.

What on earth was this black-purple sticky substance?!

Why... why were there fish eyeballs floating on top and blinking?!

Sister! Are you really cooking in a normal way? Even if your cooking skills are terrible, you shouldn't be able to create something that doesn't belong to this world?!

Are you a demon?! And can you even see where the oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar are?!

Leng Ling'er's face turned pale as she smiled awkwardly: "This... this isn't necessary, sister, we can order takeout..."

Hearing this, Leng Qingqiu frowned and lectured: "Why eat unhealthy takeout all the time?"

"Takeout isn't as healthy and hygienic as home-cooked food. Don't be stubborn, sit down, wash your hands, and eat."

"I made your favorite fish head soup."

This pot of stuff is fish head soup?!

Leng Ling'er painfully looked at the large pot emanating an eerie aura.

Hey, hey, hey, drinking this would kill someone, right?

Leng Ling'er was crying out desperately in her heart, good-for-nothing Gu Yan, come back quickly!! If this continues, someone's going to die!!

.....

....

At Tianhu Cave Villa No. 1.

A beautiful figure stood obediently at the front door: "Hello, Uncle and Aunt, I'm Yan Qingqing. Ah, I'm not here about Gu Yan hitting me, we've become friends, so I just wanted to come visit him."

"Is he home?"

Yan Qingqing had gathered all her courage to come find Gu Yan, and when she learned that he also lived here, she was overjoyed.

Gu Tianming and Su Murong exchanged glances, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.

The latter leaned close to Gu Tianming's ear, looking at Yan Qingqing while whispering: "Say, isn't this that person?"

"Mm... the Yan Family's eldest daughter."

Gu Tianming responded quietly.

Su Murong was confused: "Then why would she come looking for our Yan? What's their relationship?"

Gu Tianming didn't understand either. He thought, wasn't it your Yan Family's old man who gathered other families to demand an explanation from him before?

How come now the actual victim is coming to find his son?

But regardless of his thoughts, Gu Yan really wasn't home now, so he said: "Well, what bad timing, Gu Yan isn't home for the next few days."

"He went to visit his grandmother."

Hearing this.

Disappointment flashed in Yan Qingqing's eyes: "Is that so..."

But soon a smile appeared on her face again, and she thanked Gu Tianming and Su Murong: "Thank you, Uncle and Aunt. I'll come back to find Gu Yan another time."

Then she left with a disappointed mood.

Gu Tianming and Su Murong looked at each other in bewilderment.

Wait a minute, young lady, your attitude makes it hard for us not to suspect that you've fallen for our son.

Gu Tianming was uncertain: "This shouldn't be happening, that's the Yan Family's eldest daughter, and our son even beat her up."

Su Murong nodded in agreement: "Mm-hmm, she probably came for revenge."

After saying this, she changed the topic and said after thinking hard: "But if she likes our son, I wouldn't necessarily object."

"The Yan Family and Gu Family are well-matched in status..."

Hearing this, Gu Tianming interrupted: "Hey, our son already has someone he likes, have you forgotten about that girl from the Leng Family?"

At this mention, Su Murong's expression soured: "Hmph, I wouldn't mind if our son liked a normal person, but she's blind!"

Gu Tianming remembered how this daughter-in-law he had never met had changed his son, so he said: "What's wrong with being blind? If our son likes her, can you separate them? Besides, you haven't even met Leng Qingqiu, how can you decide you won't like this daughter-in-law?"

Hearing this, Su Murong shook her head and said decisively: "I definitely won't like her! They say mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships in Huaxia are very tense."

"This Leng Qingqiu, I definitely won't like her. Even if Yan really ends up with her, I definitely won't like her!"

Gu Tianming watched with a headache as he grabbed Su Murong's hand and pulled her into the house, showing rare firmness: "We need to correct this mindset of yours."

"Tianming, what are you doing! Ah!"

Click! The front door closed.

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At the Gu Family Manor.

In the first-floor dining room.

At a rectangular dining table that was dozens of meters long.

Gu Tianlong and Grandmother Gu sat at the head of the table.

Gu Yan sat across from another well-dressed man with an elegant and gentle demeanor.

Each person had a plate in front of them, with the same food on each plate.

The two elderly people preferred light dishes, so naturally, the younger generation followed suit.

Xuehua stood behind the man, her eyes filled with admiration.

Young Master Zihua... is still as handsome and elegant as ever.

Gu Zihua put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth, and looked at Gu Yan with gentle eyes: "Brother, it's been a long time since we've seen each other, hasn't it?"

Gu Yan heard this and looked up at Gu Zihua, saying calmly: "You're quite forgetful, sir. We met just last year, it hasn't been that long."