Chapter 111 - Playing Basketball Before the Others Come (1/2)

After lunch, Li Qin Yao and the others returned to their office where she gave further instruction to the others. There was a lot to do and they could not afford to waste time. If they wanted to complete the project within time, everything needed to follow as scheduled.

Li Qin Yao clocked out earlier as they still need to travel back to Y City. Moreover, she did not feel too good to show up late as Zhang Jing had said that he will be the one who cooks.

Once they clocked out, Li Qin Yao went with Zhang Yu Han to Y City and he took her back to the Zhang residence. When they arrived, the housekeeper greeted them at the door and Zhang Yu Han introduced her as Auntie Wu.

Zhang Yu Han pulled out a pair of slippers for Li Qin Yao before he looked at Auntie Wu. ”Where's grandfather?”

Auntie Wu looked at Li Qin Yao and smiled. When her gaze returned to Zhang Yu Han, the smile on her face widened. ”Old Master is in the kitchen. He was persistent to prepare everything himself.” Auntie Wu looked at Li Qin Yao again and said, ”Miss Li, please come in.”

Li Qin Yao stepped into the Zhang residence and started to look around. Although the building was not as big as her grandfather's place in Capital City, Li Qin Yao could see from the outside that they have a bigger courtyard.

”Yu Han is here?” Zhang Jing's head peeked out from the kitchen. Once he saw Li Qin Yao at the door, Zhang Jing's expression brightened. He wiped his hands on the apron and waved for Li Qin Yao to come closer. ”You're here. Come. Have a seat. Auntie Wu, take out some refreshments for them. It will be a while before we get to eat.”

”Grandfather, it's fine. I'm still full,” Li Qin Yao walked over to Zhang Jing. ”I ate too much during lunch. Grandfather, is there anything I can help you with?”

Zhang Jing waved his hand to decline. ”No need. Auntie Wu is here to help me. Moreover, I just need to marinate the ingredients before we take everything in the backyard. You just need to sit around and wait.” he looked at his grandson and said, ”Yu Han, give our Qin Yao a tour before we start.”

Previously, when Zhang Jing had proposed for Li Qin Yao to stop calling his grandson formally, Li Qin Yao had urged Zhang Jing to call her Qin Yao or Yao Yao.

Zhang Yu Han looked around and frowned when he noticed that the surrounding was too quiet. ”Yu Ying not here?”

”I sent her for an errand,” Zhang Jing said. ”She should return with Jun Hao shortly.”

Zhang Yu Han nodded. ”Grandfather, have you started the grill?”

”I asked Assistant Huo to help me with that. You go and check on him.”

Zhang Yu Han turned to Li Qin Yao and waved his hand to let her come with her. The two of them went to the backyard and saw that Assistant Huo was busy lighting up the grill.

Assistant Huo paused at what he was doing when he saw that the two of them were walking towards him. ”Director Zhang, Miss Li, hello.”

”Hello, Assistant Huo,” Li Qin Yao greeted.

Zhang Yu Han took off his coat and put it on the garden chair. Then, he went to Assistant Huo's side, picked up a bag of charcoal and put a bit more in the grill. As Li Qin Yao watched the way Zhang Yu Han swiftly helped Assistant Huo to start the fire, she was reminded that he had once told her how his grandfather had taught him a lot about barbecuing.

As the fire started to grow bigger, Zhang Yu Han told Assistant Huo to look after the grill. Then, he turned to Li Qin Yao and tilted his head. ”Why are you still standing there? Have a seat. Or would you like to walk around the courtyard before the others come?”