Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

Ye Fei had a good understanding of Li Xiaoyun’s cooking skills.

Fortunately, making soup and porridge doesn’t require advanced knife skills.

As long as the ingredients are well matched and you’re willing to spend time simmering, gently watching the heat is enough.

Given Li Xiaoyun’s level of care for Zhao Dingli, she definitely has the patience.

After Ye Fei hung up the phone, she immediately encountered the eager gaze of the old lady and the little fellow.

It was almost impossible for Ye Fei to ignore.

"It’s Xiao Yun," Ye Fei said straightforwardly, "She just asked me for recipes to nourish the stomach. She wants to help Uncle Four with it."

The old lady shuffled forward quite a bit on the couch.

"Wow, so they still kept in touch after they last came for dinner?" The old lady’s eyes were bright.

The little fellow grabbed Ye Fei’s arm: "Tell us, come on, tell us!"

Ye Fei laughed and tapped the little fellow’s nose.

Such a little rascal.

So young, yet already understanding adult relationships.

"I don’t really know the specifics. Uncle Four was right next to Xiao Yun just now, so she probably felt embarrassed to go into details. She just said that Uncle Four was very helpful to her. I think, since Uncle Four can help Xiao Yun out, they surely see each other quite often."

"Xiao Yun is independent and very capable. Because of that, she seldom asks others for help, especially not from unfamiliar people. If she’s accepting Uncle Four’s help, it shows that their relationship is at least quite close."

Ye Fei crossed her arms and smiled, "Who would’ve thought, it hasn’t been long but Uncle Four is really proactive."

Ye Fei took a deep breath, pondering, "I wonder when Uncle Four started secretly seeking Xiao Yun out."

The old lady clapped her hands joyfully, "Who would’ve thought, at his age, he finally figured it out."

"Listen to you, actually Uncle Four isn’t that old. Of course, when it comes to starting a family, maybe it’s a tad late. But if you really consider his age, Uncle Four is still in his prime."

"That’s true," the old lady mused, "I hope soon enough, we’ll need to add another chair at family dinners."

"Oh dear, I need to share this good news with the third one," the old lady said, picking up her phone to find the third old man’s number in the contacts, "The third one works so hard, a big man, not really socializing on the women’s side, yet he has to painstakingly introduce girlfriends to Ding Li. It’s rather challenging for him."

"I’ll quickly tell him, so he can relax," the old lady said.

Ye Fei smiled and said, "I’ll get my computer and organize a few stomach-nourishing recipes for Xiao Yun."

The old lady nodded, engrossed in her call to the third old man.

Ye Fei had come to stay with the little fellow and brought her computer along.

She took the laptop into the living room, sat cross-legged on the floor, and placed it on the coffee table.

Now, Ye Fei felt quite at ease in the family home, like it was her own.

No one in the old house restricted her, letting Ye Fei enjoy herself.

Ye Fei worked on the recipes while the old lady wrapped up her call with the third old man, saying, "See, it’s really nice having a spouse around who cares for and warms you."

"Before Ding Li had anyone, who would’ve thought to care for his stomach, giving it nourishment?" said the old lady.

As family, they would want to, but living apart simply isn’t convenient.

"Now with Xiao Yun caring for him, helping him with his well-being, life feels so warm," the old lady said.

Ye Fei finished organizing the recipes quickly.

Zhao Dingli and Li Xiaoyun were halfway there when Li Xiaoyun received Ye Fei’s recipes.

"Will we pass by a supermarket on the way?" Li Xiaoyun asked Zhao Dingli.

"There’s a large supermarket," Zhao Dingli didn’t play dumb this time, "I just heard you asking Ye Fei for recipes, to help my stomach?"

"Yes, Ye Fei’s an expert. Following her advice won’t be wrong. Even if it’s not as healthy as before, at least it should protect against the stomach becoming more fragile," Li Xiaoyun said.

"Let’s go to the supermarket then," Zhao Dingli laughed.

Alongside receiving Ye Fei’s recipes, Li Xiaoyun got another message from Ye Fei: "What’s really going on with you and Uncle Four?"

Li Xiaoyun: "..."

"Oh come on, don’t mind me," Ye Fei said, "I’m just curious."

"I asked Gu Shen, Uncle Four isn’t known for being helpful," Ye Fei said, "and with your personality, letting him help is clearly a sign that your relationship is pretty good. It’s not just the occasional meet-up."

"Gu Shen said, Uncle Four is indifferent to everything, actually has a somewhat cold temperament. And he likes quiet, when introduced to girlfriends before, he found them too noisy," Ye Fei said, "Now it seems, he didn’t find them noisy, just that the conversation didn’t resonate."

Li Xiaoyun is quite chatty.

"Is your Uncle Four really like that?" Li Xiaoyun was surprised, this was completely different from the Zhao Dingli she knew.

Li Xiaoyun couldn’t help but reflect on Zhao Dingli’s behavior since she knew him, seemingly none of it matched Zhao Dingli’s preferences.

She was suddenly very conflicted.

But right after, she saw another message from Ye Fei: "He’s not like that. He’s only like that with outsiders. With family, and close ones, he’s completely different."

Li Xiaoyun: "..."

Is that true?

Li Xiaoyun couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Zhao Dingli driving beside her.

With close ones, he’d be the complete opposite.

Li Xiaoyun thought, well, she indeed is quite close with him.

After all, she even moved into his home.

"If Uncle Four helps you like this, I think he must care about you more than you’ve told me," Ye Fei said, "which means he’s treating you like family."

More than that, Ye Fei felt was inappropriate to say.

Finally, she said: "If you want to know anything about Uncle Four but feel awkward asking him directly, feel free to come to me. I’ll ask Gu Shen for you."

This way, she could also get a sense of Li Xiaoyun’s thoughts.

Ye Fei felt she was pretty clever.

Meanwhile, as Ye Fei was chatting with Li Xiaoyun.

Zhao Dingli received a call from his father.

"Ding Li, I heard from your fourth aunt that you got a girlfriend?" The third old man asked directly.

Well now, if the old lady knew, she’d surely cry out unjustly.

She had told the third old man that recently, Zhao Dingli seems to have a girl he’s quite close with.

But by the time it gets to the third old man, it’s become ’girlfriend’.

Luckily, Zhao Dingli was wearing a Bluetooth earpiece.