"We really thank you then."
The four women said in unison.
Chen Tianming nodded with a smile, "You're welcome, you're welcome. Everyone, feel free to do as you please today. After eating, you can take a look around and learn from the farmers. Learning early is beneficial."
"Everyone, please be relaxed and start cooking."
"Miao Miao, what do you want to eat?"
Fang Miao Miao shook her head, "I don't have anything particular I want to eat. I'll eat whatever you make."
In the kitchen.
Cui Tong held a tomato, unsure of how to proceed.
"What are you doing standing there blankly with the ingredients?"
"I don't quite understand."
"Then, could you please step aside and think somewhere else? I need to cook for Miao Miao. Miao Miao usually eats lunch by now."
"You can cook?" Cui Tong couldn't help but raise his voice.
"What else?" Wen Zhi Yan peeled a potato with a knife.
His fluid movements stunned Cui Tong, "So, you really can cook."
"May I pass?"
Cui Tong instinctively moved aside, giving Wen Zhi Yan space.
Watching Wen Zhi Yan's skilled actions, Cui Tong had to admit that in one aspect, he truly couldn't compare to Wen Zhi Yan.
"Xiao Wen is that good at cooking?" Wu Lu exclaimed in surprise.
"Brother Wen is so amazing."
Ye Fei looked at Wen Zhi Yan with envy. He was capable in many things, but cooking was something he could never learn. He and Huan Huan could only order takeout at home.
"None of you can?" Wen Zhi Yan turned, looking at the three men staring intently at him. He found the scene somewhat familiar.
Cui Man Tong stood outside the kitchen, cracking sunflower seeds, "Miao Miao, seeing this, I suddenly remember when we were on a parent-child reality show, the three of us used to stand in the kitchen, looking at you cook."
Hearing this, Fang Miao Miao felt a mix of laughter and tears, "But Wen Zhi Yan's cooking is quite good. I also like Wen Zhi Yan's cooking."
Cui Man Tong raised an eyebrow, "What did you call him?"
"Wen, Wen Zhi Yan," Fang Miao Miao saw the three of them smiling at her, a heat rushing to her head, making her cheeks burn, "Wh-why are you looking at me like that."
Cui Man Tong grinned mischievously, "You've already had the wedding, and you still don't call him husband."
"I can't bring myself to say it," Fang Miao Miao honestly replied, "It just feels strange."
"I can't say it either," Cui Man Tong said with a laugh, "Anyway, it's either Cui Tong, or 'hey, hey, hey.'"
The word "husband," unless he insisted, she wouldn't use.
[So, celebrities don't call their husbands "husband" either. I thought it was just me. I also can't bring myself to say it.]
[Hahaha, the word "husband" is only used when you need something from him. Anyway, if I make a mistake, I'll pitifully call him husband, and then he won't have the heart to punish me.]
[OMG, I'm getting fed dog food from just a few lines of text. As expected, couples' reality shows are full of dog food, aren't they? It makes me want to fall in love, but I'm afraid of meeting a scumbag.]
[The person above is spot on. I want to fall in love too, but I'm just afraid of meeting a scumbag.]
Wen Zhi Yan, in the kitchen, directed the others.
One person peeled garlic, another washed vegetables, and so on.
"Wen Zhi Yan, can you teach me how to cook?" Cui Tong asked quickly.
"What did you say?"
"Teach, me, to cook!"
Wen Zhi Yan glanced at the smiling faces of the people in the living room outside, his gaze fixed on only one person.
"I can't let my Man Tong only eat your cooking."
Otherwise, Man Tong would have more reason to run to Fang Miao Miao's house.
"Do you really want to learn?"
Cui Tong nodded, "Yes."
"Call me Master, let me hear it."
Cui Tong gritted his teeth, "Wen Zhi Yan, I'm telling you, don't go too far."
"Do I?" Wen Zhi Yan blinked. "If you don't want to learn, then move aside?"
Cui Tong looked at the busy Wen Zhi Yan, took a deep breath, and shouted at him, "Hello, Master!"
[Hahahaha, Cui Tong is really something else. To learn the art, he's willing to call his rival "Master." It's true love, no doubt.]
Wen Zhi Yan raised an eyebrow and continued his work, "Later, I'll teach you the simplest one."
Fang Miao Miao naturally heard the conversation from the kitchen and looked at Cui Man Tong with admiration, "Sister Man Tong, Big Brother treats you so well."
"Hehe, I'm okay, I'm okay," Cui Man Tong said with a smile, her eyes full of Cui Tong's flustered and busy back in the kitchen.
"Speaking of which, why do you and Cui Tong have the same surname?" Fang Miao Miao asked curiously.
She couldn't help it, as the book didn't provide many introductions or snippets about Cui Man Tong and her husband.
This made it difficult for her, the spectator, to be satisfied.
"Do you all want to know?" Cui Man Tong saw the other two looking at her and didn't know whether to laugh or smile.
Zhou Jia Xin coughed a few times, "Man Tong, gossiping is beneficial for health."
Chen Huan took a sip of tea and remained silent.
"Cui Tong and I are, in a way, childhood sweethearts."
"Childhood sweethearts?"
"Yes," a nostalgic look appeared in Cui Man Tong's eyes, "He was adopted by my family."
Adopted?
Fang Miao Miao became even more excited. This storyline was quite compelling.
"Yes, my father felt I was lonely as a little girl and might be bullied, so he took me to an orphanage and adopted a little brother."
"So, siblings on the same household registration can get married?" Fang Miao Miao asked, confused.
In her world, if they were on the same household registration, they were considered siblings. If they were together, people would talk.
If the parents were willing, they might receive blessings, but if the parents were unwilling, it would be difficult for them to get blessings.
"Yes, they can," Cui Man Tong nodded, "My father was very happy when he knew we were together. The next morning, he went and moved Cui Tong's household registration out."
"Your father is quite fast."
Cui Man Tong smiled blissfully, "Yes, my father treats me very well, Cui Tong treats me very well, and Si Si also treats me well."
"That's great," Zhou Jia Xin sighed. Her current husband and child also treated her well, but she would still occasionally think of her biased parents.
However, it was fine. Her life was already very good. One shouldn't be too greedy.
"Dinner is ready."
The men brought the dishes to the dining room.
They were, to say the least, a feast for the eyes and the palate.
Except for...
That plate, a monstrous creation, of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Cui Man Tong looked at the scrambled eggs with tomatoes placed specifically in front of her, then glanced at Cui Tong, who was eagerly looking at her for praise. For a moment, she had no desire to pick up her chopsticks.
"Man Tong," Cui Tong called out pitifully.
"May I ask, what is this?"
"Scrambled eggs with tomatoes."
Cui Man Tong fell silent, "But, tell me, why does your scrambled eggs with tomatoes have carrots and shredded meat in it?"