Chapter 42

Returning home half an hour later than usual, Zhai Da ran all the way and pushed open the door.

The fragrance of the food entered Zhai Da's nasal cavity before the light.

And Yu Xiaoli, who should have been busy in the kitchen, was sitting on the sofa with a motherly smile, pouting at Zhai Da.

Zhai Da looked toward the kitchen; a slender, tall back was cooking very seriously.

The chef today was Lu Wei.

The apron, which was too loose for her, wrapped around her slender waist, actually outlining the curve of her waist-to-hip ratio.

But not much.

Following the movement of her hands, the ponytail on her hip swayed slightly, not considered skilled, but not unfamiliar either.

Zhai Da couldn't help but look a few more times, and the serious Lu Wei didn't seem to notice anyone had returned.

Yu Xiaoli whispered: "Xiao Wei begged me all day in the factory, saying she wanted to cook tonight, didn't even let me help."

Zhai Da thought it should be because she felt sorry for the materials in the morning, carrying guilt.

Putting down his schoolbag and washing his hands, Lu Wei was already serving the dishes.

Seeing Zhai Da, she was a bit embarrassed: "I... didn't do very well."

Zhai Da spread his hands: "Being able to organize a meal, you've already defeated 90% of your peers."

How many people at this age can open a small umbrella but can't open a gas stove.

Besides frying egg pancakes with the materials from the morning and stir-frying a plate of shredded potatoes, Lu Wei also made stir-fried pork with green peppers and cut cucumber shreds.

The dietary habits of the northern region were deeply influenced by Shandong province, and this kind of spreading pancakes to roll vegetables was very much to the taste here.

The taste wasn't bad either, Zhai Da even felt that if the ingredients were fresher, it could be even better.

Lu Wei stared with her flickering big eyes, waiting for the evaluation of Zhai Da and Yu Xiaoli.

Yu Xiaoli smiled and said: "Really not bad."

Zhai Da gave a thumbs up: "This roll! Amazing!"

Lu Wei's expression relaxed a lot visibly.

For people who lack confidence, letting encouragement and praise broadcast in excess is more appropriate.

The glorious task of washing dishes was taken on by Zhai Da; there was no reason to let Lu Wei both cook and wash dishes.

And the former main force, Ms. Yu Xiaoli, could lie leisurely on the sofa watching TV, her favorite "Rural Love" series.

A thought suddenly popped into her mind.

Does this count as enjoying the life of a mother-in-law in advance?

Zhai Da finished washing the dishes and came out, finding no sign of Lu Wei.

The door of that small room was tightly closed; it should be that this girl didn't want to disturb others and locked herself inside.

Zhai Da walked to the door and knocked: "Can I come in?"

Yu Xiaoli on the sofa immediately pricked up her ears.

Inside the room, Lu Wei responded softly: "Can..."

But then realized this was someone else's house, and added: "I mean you can come in anytime."

Zhai Da pushed the door open.

This room wasn't narrow, but it certainly wasn't spacious either, especially since besides a spring bed there was nothing, entering the door meant talking on the bed.

Lu Wei sat on the spring bed uneasily, as if a female student being inspected.

Zhai Da felt it was impolite to get on the bed as soon as he entered, so he simply stood and talked.

He took an envelope from behind and handed it to Lu Wei, saying: "There's 1000 yuan in here, talked about it for a long time, if I don't give it to you, I'll spend it."

"I don't want it."

Lu Wei was afraid Zhai Da would force it on her, so she put both hands behind her back to show resistance.

This girl seemed to have a grudge against money...

Zhai Da placed the money directly on Lu Wei's lap: "Accept it, things we agreed on can't change. Besides, you can use it to subsidize the household, buy some vegetables for the family, etc."

Lu Wei finally nodded, but didn't notice that some concepts had been confused.

"By the way, remember to buy a phone battery when you have time, or another second-hand phone, a few hundred should be enough, otherwise it's inconvenient if I want to contact you."

Another reason why she had to use money, Lu Wei could only accept it with a complex mood.

After finishing the business, Zhai Da turned and returned to his room; it was getting late, and if he didn't study, it would be too late.

[Literary Girl's Pen] could also be used at school, but [Old Man TV] only had this time at home.

Before closing the door, Zhai Da poked his head back and said to Yu Xiaoli: "Mom, you're watching TV, at least turn on the sound, right?"

Yu Xiaoli pretended nothing happened and canceled the mute mode.

The lines with a full flavor of the northeast came from inside.

"To be long-lasting, kiss once morning and night..."

[Old Man TV] always made time pass without realizing it, [Literary Girl's Pen] recorded knowledge deeply in his brain, Zhai Da looked up again, and it was past twelve.

After showering, he lay on the bed, flipping through "Take You to Play with Poker" by the small bedside lamp.

A few minutes later, Zhai Da noticed something unusual... too quiet.

Tried saying: "Asleep?"

The "wall" didn't respond, until Zhai Da had already given up, Lu Wei's voice came: "No."

"Then why is there no movement, don't you turn over when you sleep?"

"Don't dare to turn... afraid of affecting you..."

Zhai Da thought to himself, what's the difference between this and torture... are you trying to sleep until you get bedsores?

"You can turn, I sleep late and soundly, you can turn into a wind-fire wheel and it'll be fine..."

On the other side of the wall, there was a slight movement; it seemed not turning over for a long time was indeed uncomfortable.

After learning Lu Wei wasn't asleep, Zhai Da couldn't read the book.

Playing with the [Clown Poker] in his hand, Zhai Da said: "Ask a question."

"Hmm..."

"You are the same age as me but a grade higher, if you didn't participate in the college entrance exam before, how were your mock exam grades?"

In the small room next door, Lu Wei's eyes, which had been staring at the wall, were a bit dim: "Didn't participate in the second mock, third mock... first mock... 630."

Lu Wei's college entrance exam in the previous grade was still the traditional model, which was seven subjects in the unified exam, full score 750... couldn't rashly convert to the 08 new regulations, but it was already quite awesome.

630... even in the province where people were more rolled than dogs, it was a stable first-tier score, and it was only the first mock; theoretically, if she worked hard in the second half, she could improve a bit more.

She should have been the most awesome study ace in Maofang Middle School, how did the school allow her not to repeat?

Caused by the beast father?

And Lu Wei's detachment from "academics" was even earlier than he imagined... didn't participate in the second and third mocks, which meant she was basically out of state in the second semester of senior year...

"So awesome? You are a science student, right? How were your grades in each subject?"

Because it was a relatively distant thing, Lu Wei needed to think: "All... okay, my weak subjects are Chinese and English, physics, chemistry, and biology are generally above 90 (full score 100), math... full score in most cases."

A partial-subject god still had over six hundred, which meant the weak subjects weren't necessarily that weak, but the strong subjects were definitely strong to the point of being outrageous.

"Then I have a money-making opportunity, do you want it?"

Lu Wei answered in a second: "Don't want it."

When it came to not wanting money, Lu Wei was always extra tough.

"Uh... I'll change the way I say it, I have a task to entrust to you, be my tutor."

Tutor, tutor, isn't it very reasonable to teach slowly while living at home?

In the small room next door, Lu Wei was very hesitant: "I haven't studied for a long time."

"Try it, I won't give you money, it's settled, starting tomorrow."

Because it was a task, it seemed there was no chance to refuse. After a long time, Lu Wei could only say a soft hmm.

Zhai Da was satisfied, turned off the desk lamp, and pillowing his arm behind his head: "Play a song to listen together?"

"Okay..."

Zhai Da searched through the folders of the knock-off phone, and finally found a song by a niche singer.

"Hear, the departure of winter~

"I woke up in some year, some month...

"Zhai Da.."

"Hmm?"

"What is the name of this song?"

"'Meeting', Sun Yanzi."

"Zhai Da."

There was a reaction from the other side of the wall after a long time.

"Hmm... I'm asleep... what's wrong"

"I will work hard.."

The girl's careful gasping voice was more ear-grabbing than the music.