Chapter 1003: Feeling Uneasy
So influenced by Mrs. Li, Li Xiaoyun didn’t know how much Zhao Dingli eats.
But she thought he’s a grown man, so his appetite can’t be small.
These amounts of dishes should be fine.
Thus, Li Xiaoyun bought the ingredients according to the menu sent by Ye Fei.
And had them delivered by the supermarket once again.
Li Xiaoyun carried all the ingredients into the kitchen, feeling a bit worried.
How should I handle these?
Just as she was about to video call Ye Fei to ask, Ye Fei called her.
Li Xiaoyun breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "You’re my lifesaver. I was just about to call you. How should I deal with these ingredients?"
Ye Fei explained each step: "Washing is simple. Put the vegetables in water to soak, add some baking soda; if you don’t have any, salt works too. It disinfects and sterilizes, then just wash them clean."
"As for the rest, whether to slice, dice, or shred, I’ll organize it and send you a written guide; otherwise, you might not remember so many details from what I say."
"Okay, okay, okay." Li Xiaoyun nodded hastily.
As Ye Fei was speaking, Zhao Dingli’s face suddenly appeared behind Li Xiaoyun in the video frame.
Since Zhao Dingli is tall, he had to bend over and lower his head to be in the frame.
Li Xiaoyun’s kitchen space is limited.
With Zhao Dingli stepping in, the limited space becomes even more cramped.
Yet he bends over and lowers his head to squeeze into the frame.
As a result, he is even closer to Li Xiaoyun.
Although one is in front and the other is behind, his face nearly touches Li Xiaoyun’s face.
Li Xiaoyun saw on her phone screen that Zhao Dingli had suddenly appeared behind her.
At the same time, she felt the clear warmth of skin next to her face.
Li Xiaoyun froze, extremely nervous, unable to speak.
Her face was like one struck with facial paralysis.
Of course, at this moment, Ye Fei couldn’t remind Li Xiaoyun.
Because she was stunned herself.
She hurriedly ran off to find Zhao Gushen: "Gu Shen, Gu Shen, quick, look!"
She said, turning the phone screen to show Zhao Gushen.
Zhao Gushen: "..."
His fourth uncle is truly shameless.
"Fourth Uncle," Zhao Gushen called out calmly.
Zhao Dingli nodded, his cheek accidentally brushing against Li Xiaoyun’s earlobe.
Li Xiaoyun’s face instantly turned red.
She felt her nostrils filled with the pine scent from Zhao Dingli.
And the warmth from his ear touch.
Right now her ear is so hot, as if her entire head is about to explode.
Clearly unable to feel Zhao Dingli’s transmitted warmth.
Since her own body temperature is already hot.
Ye Fei still couldn’t quite believe it, blinking several times while looking at the screen.
Seeing Zhao Dingli’s posture indicates he truly has an interest toward Li Xiaoyun.
If the two can really succeed, calling Li Xiaoyun "Fourth Aunt," she would be quite happy.
Originally, Li Xiaoyun felt nothing was special, but being looked at like that by Ye Fei, it seemed that she and Zhao Dingli had developed an ambiguous relationship.
Suddenly she felt very out of sorts.
Li Xiaoyun didn’t know why she felt uncertain inside.
"Then... then I’ll wait for you to send me the written guide." Li Xiaoyun said, quickly bidding Ye Fei farewell.
"Hey..." Ye Fei couldn’t stop her, didn’t even have time to ask what’s going on between her and Zhao Dingli.
Ye Fei decided to wait until Zhao Gushen goes on a business trip.
Since he’s not home, she’ll have time.
She’ll go find Li Xiaoyun for a nice chat.
Seems recently, Li Xiaoyun has encountered many things.
Ye Fei feels she missed a lot.
Including how Li Xiaoyun became so familiar with Zhao Dingli.
What help Zhao Dingli offered her.
These, Ye Fei wants to find out.
After hanging up, Ye Fei simultaneously edited the written guide for Li Xiaoyun and asked Zhao Gushen: "Does Fourth Uncle have anything he doesn’t like to eat?"
Zhao Gushen said: "I don’t know either."
Why bother to find out what his fourth uncle eats.
Between two grown men, they don’t need to know such details.
Zhao Gushen had previously told Ye Fei that Zhao Dingli is very steady and reliable.
If he really made a move towards Li Xiaoyun, it means he’s thought it through seriously.
Therefore, Ye Fei didn’t need to ask whether Zhao Dingli is trustworthy.
Meanwhile, after hanging up, Li Xiaoyun started following Ye Fei’s instructions, soaking the vegetables in water.
She used kitchen paper to clean the blood off the meat surface.
After soaking, Zhao Dingli asked, "What did Ye Fei say to do with these ingredients? I’ll help too."
Li Xiaoyun looked at her small kitchen which was just enough for one person to work.
With just one person doing the cutting and washing, to turn around and grab something doesn’t take much of a walk.
Just a turn and you can grab what you need.
One can imagine how small the kitchen is.
But since her little apartment isn’t big to begin with, naturally the kitchen doesn’t have a large space.
She fits just right alone.
Adding Zhao Dingli, the two in the kitchen would be mostly bumping into each other.
Li Xiaoyun felt that, although she’s a kitchen novice who knows nothing, Zhao Dingli is surely not better than her.
Besides, Zhao Dingli is a guest, disregarding the kitchen space constraints, how can you let a guest do the work?
Li Xiaoyun said, "No need, no need, I’ll do it myself. Even though I don’t cook often, I can still handle these things, don’t worry."
"I know you can, it’s just that handling everything alone is too much for you. If I help, it’ll be quicker." Zhao Dingli explained.
"My kitchen is really too small, with both of us here, we’re just bumping into each other, there’s no space to work," Li Xiaoyun said, "Besides, since I’m inviting you for dinner, I should be the one doing everything to show sincerity, right?"
Seeing Zhao Dingli still wanting to speak.
Li Xiaoyun had to muster up the courage to push Zhao Dingli out.
Her two soft hands pressed on Zhao Dingli’s shoulder blades.
At that position, Li Xiaoyun had to raise her arms high to reach.
Zhao Dingli felt that his back was incredibly soft.
Why are Li Xiaoyun’s hands so soft?
Finally, she pushed Zhao Dingli out.
"You just wait there," Li Xiaoyun said, pointing to the sofa, "Hey, let me get you some snacks."
Li Xiaoyun brought out some snacks.
"I don’t know how long I’ll take," Li Xiaoyun, not usually hands-on and suddenly preparing a big meal tonight, wasn’t very confident.
Her knife skills aren’t good; her speed at cutting vegetables isn’t just far from Ye Fei, but even far from her mom.
Her mom might not be a professional chef.
But with decades of cooking experience, she’s really quick at cutting vegetables.
Just watch her hold that big knife, slicing on the cutting board, the "thud thud" speed is extremely fast.