Chapter 195 - Light My Fire (2/2)
Huo Jialan noticed her lack of enthusias “Do you still feel unwell? Or is the food not to your liking?
“Oh, I’ve only just recovered My appetite hasn’t returned, just yet” Gu Nianzhi s finished his plate Withoutthe rest of Gu Nianzhi’s uneaten breakfast
Zhang Wenna and Zhang Wenjie were also at the table, eating their breakfast They could not believe what they were seeing
Huo Jialan was just as du—who continued to nonchalantly dig into Gu Nianzhi’s leftovers—and then at Gu Nianzhi, who see in the world for Huo Shaoheng to help her clean her plate Huo Jialan frowned
After breakfast, Huo Shaoheng led Gu Nianzhi to the third floor to visit Song Jinning
Huo Jialan wanted to go with them, but at that moment Huo Guanchen came down the stairs and called out to her “Jialan, what did the Xue faive us for New Year’s last year? Do you have a list?”
Huo Jialan quickly said, “I do, Second Uncle I’ll go get it for you, right away”
Huo Guanchen nodded “Be quick about it I have other things to attend to” Huo Jialan nodded and hurried to the studio on the first floor to find the list detailing all the gifts they had received during the previous New Year
Huo Shaoheng and Gu Nianzhi arrived at the third floor, and walked down the corridor to the innermost cloakroom Inside the cloakroom was a cleverly hidden staircase
Gu Nianzhi looked at the stairs in complete surprise “I didn’t know there was another floor”
Huo Shaoheng explained, “The third floor was actually a single floor that had been split into two Fro looks like it has only three floors”
Gu Nianzhiup the stairs
They arrived at what see was a lot lower than in the floor below
Huo Shaoheng was six foot two The top of his head al
It was a narrow, oppressive space—even , Gu Nianzhi thought frustratedly
Gu Nianzhi sighed inwardly as she followed Huo Shaoheng to a door that stood slightly ajar
A wo, what are you doing in the kitchen so early in the et the cooks in theJinning did not reply The fragrant aroht occurred to Gu Nianzhi She ht, crisp s, Mrs Huo!”
The door opened into a s rooed woman, dressed in the white shi+rt and black trousers of a household ht of Gu Nianzhi A second later, she saw Huo Shaoheng standing behind Gu Nianzhi, and hastily curtsied “Goodstood behind Gu Nianzhi He did not say anything
Song Jinning heard their voices and ca face, and was momentarily dumbfounded “Who are you?”
Gu Nianzhi had arious and friendly with strangers She said easily, “I’m Gu Nianzhi Mrs Huo, you told me yesterday that you wanted to cook for uely She mumbled to herself: “Did I say that? But I don’t remember…”
A pained expression caed her head, overwhel, and instinctively shrank backwards
Gu Nianzhi saw the woman’s fear and immediately ook her hand “If you don’t remember, that’s okay Don’t force yourself Let’s just pretend I’m here to mooch off of you! I’ve already had h, to be honest!”
She had turned her nose up at her breakfast Noever, the san to water
Her casual, friendly de relaxed, and leaned over excitedly “You’re hungry? Really?”
“Yeah, I’ry” Gu Nianzhi took her hand and led her back to the small room “Is this your kitchen?”
They stepped into a simple kitchenette There was only one burner on the stove, with a pot of porridge sirant aroe pot
Gu Nianzhi looked down at the porridge pot, and sed The porridge looked delicious: clumps of the rice had broken apart in the soup, but each individual grain of rice had reoopyJinning was aot out a ladle and filled a boith porridge “Eat up, if you’re hungry There’s lanced at Huo Shaoheng, who had silently followed them into the kitchenette She shyly asked, “Do… do you want so Jinning quickly handed hi seated themselves on opposite side of the table in the kitchenette, and began to eat their porridge
The porridge was the real deal It had been on the stove long enough for the rice on top to dissolve into a thick, nutritious soup The porridge ith the natural fragrance of rice; it did not require additional seasoning or other condie Gu Nianzhi had ever had
Gu Nianzhi finished her bowl and ie pot was now practically empty
“Whoops—I’m so sorry, Mrs Huo, I should have left sohly ee had been the tastiest food she had eaten in the last two days; the only food that had truly sated her appetite
Song Jinning slad you enjoyed it I have my own food, I ht! You do remember what you toldJinning’s ar for you in return?”
Song Jinning nodded eagerly “Okay What can you cook?”
Gu Nianzhi re—only instant noodles
Huo Shaoheng was not about to let her feed his mother instant noodles He shot her a look “Why don’t you… take her outside? I’ll do the cooking”