"This doesn't count as dinner," Gu Fuqiao said.
Actually, it wasn't supposed to be dinner. She initially just wanted to eat it as a snack.
"So when are you going to make dinner?" Yan Zhen Guo asked hoarsely, clearly with a hint of displeasure in his tone.
The Dragon Boat Festival was approaching, and in C City, it got dark quite late in the summer. Though it was still bright outside, it was already past seven.
"I'll go make it now," Gu Fuqiao sighed.
Actually, she wasn't hungry. After eating the zongzi, she probably wouldn't get hungry.
But living under someone's roof, she had to lower her head; besides, she's just a cannon fodder female supporting character!
Just as she was about to turn into the kitchen, the wooden door behind her was suddenly knocked on.
Yan Zhen Guo turned to open the door.
Gu Fuqiao thought it must be someone from the team looking for Yan Zhen Guo. Anyway, she still had to cook, so she slowly walked to the kitchen.
"Brother Yan, we've wrapped a lot of zongzi at my place. You and your wife come over and join us," a woman's enthusiastic voice sounded from behind.
Gu Fuqiao recognized the voice; it was clearly that of Sister-in-law Wang.
She turned her head to glance at the door.
She saw Sister-in-law Wang standing at the door.
Sister-in-law Wang also saw Gu Fuqiao, and the smile on her face froze slightly, most likely remembering the farce that happened today.
Yan Zhen Guo turned his head to glance at Gu Fuqiao and gestured for her to come over. "Don't cook tonight, let's go eat at Brother Wang's place."
"Oh, okay." She nodded.
Gu Fuqiao wasn't very fond of Sister-in-law Wang and didn't like freeloading at others' homes, but since Yan Zhen Guo said it, it saved her the trouble of making dinner.
She glanced at Sister-in-law Wang again, who, after today's incident, disliked her even more.
Although nothing was said outright, Sister-in-law Wang avoided eye contact with Gu Fuqiao.
Sister-in-law Wang's house was just at the end of this floor.
A few steps to the left after exiting the door.
When Gu Fuqiao entered Sister-in-law Wang's house, she realized Wang Mei was also there.
When Wang Mei saw Yan Zhen Guo arrived, her delicate face lit up with delight.
Gu Fuqiao had no particular feelings about this, because Yan Zhen Guo was destined for the female lead, and these supporting female characters like Wang Mei were bound to become cannon fodder.
"Brother Yan, you're here," Wang Mei quickly stood up from her chair and approached Yan Zhen Guo to say.
Her excitement was akin to that of modern people seeing a celebrity idol.
"Hmm, your sister-in-law didn't cook today, so we came to eat at your place," Yan Zhen Guo politely said a couple of sentences.
Even though it was a short sentence, it was enough to make Wang Mei happy.
Wang Mei quickly said, "It's just right that we made zongzi today. Brother Yan and sister-in-law can have a good meal. I'll go get you some tea!"
After saying this, Wang Mei walked away with a joyful expression.
Gu Fuqiao, standing behind Yan Zhen Guo, looked at the scene and felt like laughing.
Wang Mei was really naive. If she listened carefully, she could tell there was a hint of detachment in Yan Zhen Guo's words just now.
But girls having a crush!
Who would've thought even a white lotus could have her springtime.
Just as a smile graced Gu Fuqiao's lips, Yan Zhen Guo suddenly turned to look at her.
His sharp eyebrows and eyes startled Gu Fuqiao, freezing her smile. She didn't expect Yan Zhen Guo to suddenly turn to look at her.
"You're injured, sit down first," Yan Zhen Guo said as he supported Gu Fuqiao's hand, guiding her to a nearby chair to sit down.
Gu Fuqiao hadn't anticipated that Yan Zhen Guo turned to her just to say this.
After sitting down, she glanced at Yan Zhen Guo.
Even off-duty, Yan Zhen Guo sat upright, his entire demeanor embodying the word 'sturdy'.
Seeing Yan Zhen Guo like this, Gu Fuqiao thought, not just white lotuses, but even scheming green teas and black teas.
It wouldn't be hard to fall for him.
"Old Yan, I thought with your recent marriage, you wouldn't come to my place to eat?" At this moment, a man with proper features walked out from the kitchen, an apron tied around his waist.
This man looked to be at least in his thirties, but his proper features added quite a bit to his appearance.
Gu Fuqiao thought, appearing in the Wang Family kitchen, it must be Old Wang next door.
"My wife isn't very good at cooking yet, so I brought her over to learn," Yan Zhen Guo exchanged a few words with Old Wang, Wang Zongbing.
Wang Zongbing smiled, untied the apron around his waist, looked at Gu Fuqiao and said, "Old Yan, your wife is indeed beautiful, the flower of our military family residential building."
Zhang Hong, who had just reached the kitchen door, heard this and her face fell as she said, "Everyone, let's eat."
After saying so, she turned and went back to the kitchen to serve the dishes.
However, everyone was sitting with their backs to Zhang Hong, so no one saw her expression just now.
Gu Fuqiao was not a picky eater, and since she came to eat, she wouldn't hold back.
Besides, the dishes Zhang Hong made were to her liking.
On the table were stir-fried greens, boiled egg soup, braised chicken, and some zongzi.
Wang Zongbing and Zhang Hong sat together, while Gu Fuqiao and Yan Zhen Guo sat together, and Wang Mei sat beside Yan Zhen Guo and Wang Zongbing.
From a certain angle, this was also close to Yan Zhen Guo.
The two men naturally focused on drinking once they sat down.
Gu Fuqiao just ate her meal, and after three rounds of drinks, she was quite full and looked up.
She noticed that Wang Mei's bowl of rice was barely touched, and by looking at how Wang Mei held her chopsticks... she understood that Wang Mei was likely trying to leave a ladylike impression on Yan Zhen Guo.
However, Yan Zhen Guo didn't pay any attention to her.
Gu Fuqiao let out a cold laugh; this white lotus had better keep her thoughts on Yan Zhen Guo and not look for trouble with her like today.
Otherwise, she'd make this white lotus into a black lotus.
But what you think about just happens to appear.
Just as Gu Fuqiao was picking a zongzi into her bowl, Zhang Hong looked at Yan Zhen Guo and said, "Brother Yan, actually sister-in-law has something to ask of you."
Upon hearing Zhang Hong, Yan Zhen Guo put down his wine glass and looked at her.
Wang Zongbing, seeing Zhang Hong speak, seemed to know what she wanted to say and frowned in embarrassment, hoping Zhang Hong wouldn't continue.
But Zhang Hong pinched Wang Zongbing's hand under the table.
She said to Yan Zhen Guo, "It's like this, my younger sister is no longer young, and both I and the General wanted to find her someone to meet. But as you know, our General can't bring new people, and those in the offices are almost all married. So, I'm thinking, Brother Yan, you know a lot of people, could you keep an eye out."
Could her meaning be any clearer?
Finding someone to play matchmaker, how did it fall on Yan Zhen Guo, who only knows research?
Moreover, being in the research team together, how could the neighbor Old Wang not find a match?
Gu Fuqiao suddenly found Sister-in-law Wang amusing. As she peeled a zongzi, she looked at Zhang Hong.