Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

Ye Fei immediately asked, "Are you in trouble recently?"

Before Li Xiaoyun could answer, Ye Fei expressed her dissatisfaction: "Why didn’t you tell me if you were in trouble? Do you even consider me your friend anymore?"

Before, she didn’t have the ability, not to mention that she couldn’t help Li Xiaoyun.

Faced with many situations, it was often Li Xiaoyun who had to help her instead.

Although they were close and didn’t need to fuss over it.

But Ye Fei still felt that now she had the ability.

Of course, it was mostly due to Zhao Gushen’s capabilities.

But nonetheless, if Li Xiaoyun had a problem, Zhao Gushen wouldn’t sit idly by.

Yet, Li Xiaoyun didn’t tell her when something came up.

That felt a bit too distant.

"No." Li Xiaoyun said softly, "It’s not that I didn’t tell you, I just hadn’t had the chance to tell you yet."

"Hmm?" Ye Fei immediately understood, "You mean, before you had the chance to tell me, your friend had already solved it for you?"

"Yeah." Li Xiaoyun nodded.

"Who is your friend? Do I know them?" Ye Fei was extremely curious.

She sensed it was Zhao Dingli.

"Just..." Li Xiaoyun was torn about how to tell Ye Fei.

At this moment, Zhao Dingli suddenly turned his head and asked, "Is that Ye Fei?"

Zhao Dingli’s voice wasn’t loud nor soft, just at a normal volume.

Li Xiaoyun couldn’t claim he was doing it on purpose.

But it was just loud enough for Ye Fei to hear.

"Is that Uncle?" Ye Fei’s hearing was excellent.

Li Xiaoyun: "..."

She strongly suspected Zhao Dingli did it on purpose, but had no evidence.

"Yeah." What needed to happen would happen.

After saying it, Li Xiaoyun felt relieved.

"It’s because there’s a collaboration between Ruishi and Changlin this time, and I had met your uncle before." Li Xiaoyun said.

She scratched her ear and said, "You know, I’m currently competing for the manager position in our department?"

"And because of the collaboration with Changlin, we had a fallout." Li Xiaoyun said, "He used unscrupulous methods to negotiate the contract and then falsely accused me. He pinned all his actions on me."

"Because it involved Changlin, your uncle helped me a lot. I hadn’t had time to tell you before everything was resolved." Li Xiaoyun briefly explained.

It couldn’t be fully explained in a short time.

Zhao Dingli listened on the side as Li Xiaoyun kept calling him "your uncle," feeling a bit choked.

Ye Fei was surprised by the story, but it didn’t distract her mind.

She still remembered the reason Li Xiaoyun approached her in the first place.

Ye Fei’s mind was quite clear.

"So, you specifically wanted to learn how to make stomach-friendly recipes from me for my uncle, huh?" Ye Fei laughed, her face full of gossip.

Ye Fei was calling Li Xiaoyun and didn’t avoid the elders.

Normally, if it was about something else, Ye Fei would have stepped aside.

But upon hearing that Zhao Dingli was one of the parties involved.

Ye Fei didn’t go.

Moreover, when she mentioned Zhao Dingli’s name, the little one and the old lady immediately looked over.

With bright eyes.

Those two pairs of eyes sparkled, their presence impossible to ignore.

Ye Fei understood what they meant.

So she didn’t leave.

"Yes, indeed." Li Xiaoyun admitted reluctantly.

Zhao Dingli couldn’t hear what Ye Fei was saying on the other end.

So when Li Xiaoyun admitted it, he didn’t find it special.

"Isn’t it troublesome going back and forth delivering things?" Ye Fei began to tease.

Li Xiaoyun: "..."

Li Xiaoyun wouldn’t say that she’s currently living at Zhao Dingli’s place no matter what.

Otherwise, Ye Fei would definitely start imagining things.

"It’s okay, sincerity is what matters!" Li Xiaoyun said.

"True." Ye Fei mused, going back and forth also meant more interactions.

This back-and-forth let them get to know each other better.

Ye Fei then said, "Xiao Yun, my uncle is quite a catch."

Ye Fei wouldn’t usually say something like this lightly.

At least not in front of the elders.

At most, she’d say it to Li Xiaoyun in private.

But since the old lady had already expressed her strong acceptance of Li Xiaoyun.

She even wanted to find a chance to matchmake them.

Ye Fei didn’t mind saying it directly in front of the old lady.

As expected, upon hearing Ye Fei’s words, the old lady’s eyes brightened even more.

She nodded repeatedly, fully approving Ye Fei’s assessment of Zhao Dingli.

Zhao Dingli is quite good!

Ye Fei added, "Although he’s my uncle, he’s not that much older. He’s in his prime. Only six years older than my Gushen."

Next year, Zhao Gushen would be 31.

Time flies so quickly.

Li Xiaoyun: "..."

Ye Fei’s words made her a little anxious.

"Xiao Yun, I don’t mean anything else. I’m just saying, when you interact with my uncle, don’t feel burdened. Just treat him as a peer."

Ye Fei didn’t dare delve deeper into it.

She hadn’t confirmed with Zhao Dingli yet.

She didn’t know Zhao Dingli’s intentions, and she didn’t want to stir up Li Xiaoyun’s feelings without reason, causing trouble.

"Just because he’s my uncle, don’t consider him an elder like I do. He’s my elder, not yours, so consider him a peer." Ye Fei said.

Seeing him as a peer removed the barrier of hierarchy.

At least Li Xiaoyun could be more relaxed, not setting up a mental barrier between herself and Zhao Dingli due to their connection through her.

If she always approached Zhao Dingli with caution in her heart, she could never truly open up.

Taking a step forward only to retreat half a step.

"You’re my friend, but you don’t have a hierarchical relationship with my uncle." Ye Fei reminded.

"Yeah, I knew." Li Xiaoyun nodded.

Zhao Dingli had already told her this and convinced her.

So now Li Xiaoyun was thoroughly persuaded by Zhao Dingli.

Adding Ye Fei’s words, Li Xiaoyun felt completely free.

Besides, she was unconsciously attracted to Zhao Dingli.

It was impossible to consider him an uncle on account of hierarchy now.

Besides, they weren’t even related by blood, why call him uncle for no reason?

The underlying meaning in Ye Fei’s words was for Li Xiaoyun to open her heart.

To see Zhao Dingli as a peer, and if there’s a good feeling, to be brave.

But Ye Fei dared not explicitly say so to Li Xiaoyun.

Fearing unnecessary stirring of her heart.

She could only say this much for now, allowing Li Xiaoyun’s mind to relax.

The rest was up to Li Xiaoyun and Zhao Dingli to develop freely.

"Okay, I’ll put together a stomach-friendly recipe now." Ye Fei said, "It’s no trouble, I’ll customize one for you."