Warm Married Life: Mr. President Loves His Darling Wife

Cynthia Young asked seriously, causing Aiden Hayes’s smile to freeze, "What?"

"Blinking continuously might be due to trachoma, or it could be caused by inflammation. You should go to the hospital sooner rather than later to avoid it becoming a bigger problem." Cynthia Young spoke with seriousness, as if she were a school disciplinarian, leaving no trace of sarcasm or humor.

"Pfft!" Bella was the first to succumb, covering her mouth as she laughed, "Sorry, sorry." She didn’t mean to laugh, but seeing Aiden Hayes’s first attempt at flirting end so disastrously felt hilarious, and she couldn’t stop laughing.

Aiden Hayes put on a woeful face, "Bella, you’re laughing too loud."

"I... I didn’t mean to, but... hahaha." Bella clutched her stomach, her shoulders shaking with laughter.

Damian Sinclair, worried she might strain herself, reached out to pat her back to ease her breathing.

Cynthia Young finally broke into a slight smile, "It’s time to eat, what’s with all the crazy laughter? Have you no image to maintain?"

"Ms. Young, it’s not that..." Bella finally managed to stop laughing, wiping away tears of laughter from the corner of her eyes with the back of her hand, whispering, "Ms. Young, are you a femme fatale or something?"

"You really think you know a lot." Cynthia Young lowered her voice, "Such playboys should stick to sweet-talking little girls. Why is he winking all over the place with me? If it’s not an eye problem, then what is it?"

"Pfft, Ms. Young is awesome." Bella gave her a thumbs up.

Aiden Hayes interjected, "Bella, what are you whispering about with The Stunning Miss Young? Is it bad-mouthing me?"

"If you haven’t done anything wrong, what bad things would there be for me to say?" Bella chuckled, "Most of the dishes are here, let’s start cooking. Young Master Hayes, I think you should stick to the chicken soup pot, or else you might suffer tomorrow."

"No worries, let me give it a try first." Aiden Hayes picked up a duck intestine and asked, "Bella, what is this? How do you cook it?"

"Duck intestine, put it in for eight seconds, then take it out. It’s crunchy and very tasty." Bella dipped some tripe in the chicken soup and shared it with Talia and Ethan.

Aiden Hayes followed her instructions, cooking it in the spicy pot before dipping it in a bowl of sesame oil and putting it in his mouth, but he ended up choking on the spice after just a few chews.

"Cough cough cough!" Aiden Hayes swallowed the duck intestine and guzzled down more than half a bottle of cold beer, his handsome face flushed, "Bella, why is this hotpot so spicy?"

"I already told you it was very spicy. Join Talia and the others in the chicken soup pot." Bella handed him a glass of juice, "Are you okay?"

"A bit spicy, but the flavor is amazing, I’ve never had anything like this before." Aiden Hayes exclaimed, "It makes you want to eat more despite the spice." With that, he dipped another duck intestine into the spicy pot.

Lacking experience the first time, he was prepared the second time, and though it was still spicy, he didn’t choke.

"Delicious." Aiden Hayes genuinely praised.

Damian Sinclair cooked a duck intestine and placed it in Bella’s bowl, also preparing some tripe for her while attending to Talia.

Bella felt a bit apologetic, "Mr. Sinclair, we can do it ourselves. You should eat too."

"Okay." Damian Sinclair acknowledged while continuing to cater to Bella and Talia, handling their dishes.

Talia raised her chopsticks and said, "Dad, I want to eat lotus root."

"Alright." Damian Sinclair picked some lotus root and put it in her bowl, asking, "What else do you want to eat?"

"Potatoes and mushrooms."

Damian Sinclair continued serving her, while Bella watched and silently lowered her head.

She thought to herself, others would surely think they looked like a family.