"Do you really not need any help?"
"I really don't!"
He casually took off Dong Chengling's apron, pushed her out of the kitchen, then Ren Suo shut the door firmly and said from inside, "Just sit tight and get ready to enjoy my cooking! I've mooched off you so many times, Cheng Ling; it's definitely my turn now!"
Dong Chengling knocked on the kitchen door and said with a laugh, "Then we could cook together too..."
"No, today is special."
"Why?"
"Because... because..." Ren Suo was desperately searching for an excuse, "because today is the Winter Solstice... because this time my parents are here... because this meal contains all my gratitude toward you, so I don't want you to help."
Dong Chengling paused for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Suo, does all your gratitude only amount to one meal?"
Ren Suo was startled for a moment, then quickly responded, "Of course not just..."
