PPS Chapter 160

Chapter 160: Sweet-talking Little Gu

Chapter 160: Sweet-talking Little Gu

Xie Tingyun went to the kitchen to help with cooking, but he was looking at Gu Yusen with disdain.

However, Zhang Anru had instructed him to go.

He huffed and puffed as he walked in.

Gu Yusen had a sweet tongue and knew how to talk. The two of them cooked a meal together in about half an hour. He managed to amuse the usually stern and rigid Xie Tingyun.

Xie Tingyun and Gu Yusen walked out of the kitchen with steaming dishes. Zhang Anru had already set the table and was sitting there with a smile, waiting for them.

Chu Zhaoyi and Xie Yuyin were playing a game with controllers, looking quite intense.

The table was full of colorful and fragrant dishes: stir-fried seasonal vegetables, braised pork, and a bowl of steaming chicken soup with a few golden ginger slices floating on top.

In front of Chu Zhaoyi was a bowl of porridge.

“Oh my, you two really work well together!” Zhang Anru praised with a smile, her eyes scanning back and forth between the two men. She was puzzled to see a rare smile on Xie Tingyun’s face.

How could cooking a meal create such revolutionary friendship?

Xie Tingyun cleared his throat and regained his usual stern expression, but the smile at the corner of his mouth hadn’t completely faded.

“Time to eat.”

Xie Yuyin smelled the food, put down the controller, and called Chu Zhaoyi to eat.

However, Chu Zhaoyi was still thinking about the level they hadn’t passed and was eager to try again.

As a “wild child” who had never been taught, he didn’t understand the so-called politeness and respect for elders. He just wanted to finish the game right now and refused to move from the sofa.

Since he was their own child, everyone wouldn’t feel there was an issue. Xie Yuyin had already stood up, but she sat back down.

She was more than happy to spend time with her younger brother.

Gu Yusen leaned in and glanced at their gameplay, mocking Chu Zhaoyi: “Chu Piglet.”

Chu Zhaoyi was already angry about not being able to pass the level, and this nickname made him even angrier. He angrily shoved the controller into Gu Yusen’s hands: “You try it, Brother Sanmu!”

“Alright,” Gu Yusen raised an eyebrow, took the controller, and worked with Xie Yuyin to pass the level in a few moves.

“Brother Sanmu is amazing!” Chu Zhaoyi touched his own hands in genuine admiration.

Brother Sanmu was amazing at everything, even playing games.

Gu Yusen couldn’t help but feel a little proud and a little touched by his adoring look.

But with so many elders around, he could only cough lightly and lead Chu Zhaoyi to the dining table.

The group sat down to eat together.

The atmosphere at the table was harmonious, with everyone chatting as they ate. Of course, Chu Zhaoyi was mostly silent, and Zhang Anru and Gu Yusen were the most talkative.

The remaining three were like wooden stakes.

The topic gradually turned to the Lunar New Year. Zhang Anru put down her chopsticks, wiped her mouth, and asked casually, “By the way, where are you two planning to spend the Lunar New Year? It’s almost the end of the year, so you must have some plans.”

Having just recognized her own child, who had only been home for a full four or five days, Zhang Anru secretly hoped that Chu Zhaoyi would come home for the Lunar New Year.

But she was also very clear that her position in Chu Zhaoyi’s heart was far inferior to Gu Yusen.

Chu Zhaoyi ate silently. He didn’t have much feeling about the Spring Festival. In the past, everyone in the Chu family had celebrated it separately. Naturally, he didn’t understand the expectation in Zhang Anru’s words.

“If you don’t mind, can I take A-Yi to the Xie family for the Lunar New Year?” Gu Yusen knew what Zhang Anru wanted to say and continued along that line.

In the past, he had spent the Lunar New Year at various banquets, at most having a reunion dinner with his family and entertaining some relatives from the side branches.

Now that the Xie family had finally recognized their child, they would definitely want Chu Zhaoyi to come home for the Lunar New Year.

Moreover, it would be a good thing for Chu Zhaoyi to show his face at both the Xie and Zhang families.

Gu Yusen’s words sounded nice, and Zhang Anru felt comfortable hearing them, but the final decision still rested with Chu Zhaoyi.

“A-Yi? What do you think?”

Chu Zhaoyi had been forced by Gu Yusen to eat a few more mouthfuls of porridge and was frowning unhappily. Suddenly, he was called upon and nodded subconsciously.