Lu Zhou was slightly stunned, then took out his mobile phone, and sure enough, he saw the text message Ms. Yang sent him.

[Mr. Lu, I'm really sorry, because the company has a meeting, I really can't come back in time, and I may have to wait until ten o'clock in the evening. I am willing to pay double the hourly rate compensation for your delay, and I ask for your forgiveness. 】

Double hourly wage......

That is, four hundred in an hour?

Lu Zhou gasped, and said in his heart, Auntie, don't be polite, it's okay if you don't come back tonight!

Although he knew it was unlikely.

"Do you eat chicken or beef?" At this time, Han Mengqi poked her head out of the kitchen, looked at Lu Zhou who was sitting in the living room and asked, "There are only sandwiches in the refrigerator, and that woman locked the door, and she can't order takeout." ”

Lu Zhou looked at the frozen sandwich in her hand and couldn't help asking, "You eat this at night?" ”

Han Mengqi asked nonchalantly: "Is there any problem?" ”

Everywhere is a problem.

Lu Zhou sighed, got up from the sofa, and walked towards the kitchen.

"You...... Do? Han Mengqi took half a step back, and the fox asked.

"I'll do it."

"You can also cook?" Han Mengqi looked at Lu Zhou with wide eyes and a look of disbelief.

Lu Zhou put the pot into the pool and flushed it, and said with a smile: "Heh, you think I'm the same as you?" ”

Han Mengqi raised her chin dissatisfied: "What do you mean?" ”

"It's not interesting, if you're idle and have nothing to do, just go to the living room and pick up the things I wrote and read them, it will help you." Lu Zhou said without looking back while washing the pot.

The family didn't know how long it had been since the fire had been turned on, and a layer of dust had fallen on the cooking pot, so much so that Lu Zhou brushed several waterways to completely clean it.

In addition to the sandwiches in the fridge, there was surprisingly some fresh food. According to Han Mengqi, these ingredients are all used by "that woman" to make salads.

"Stir-fry cabbage and stir-fry shredded chicken with chicken breast and chili...... Two dishes should be enough. Let's steam two cups of rice first, and I'll eat more. ”

Putting the cutting board on the table, Lu Zhou washed his hands, picked up the kitchen knife and skillfully cut the ingredients. Chicken breast is more troublesome, you have to boil water, but the temperature should not be too high, otherwise the meat will turn firewood. It tastes quite unpleasant when you eat it that way.

However, for Lu Zhou, the problem is not very big.

During the time when her mother was not in good health, he was cooking for the family almost every day. Although I haven't touched the kitchen for more than two years, the things I've learned are not so easy to forget.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, listening to the sound of chopping vegetables from the kitchen, Han Mengqi stared at the outline that Lu Zhou had spent an afternoon writing for her, her mind was very irritable, how could she not concentrate.

I don't know how long it was, the kitchen door opened, and then a wisp of food aroma entered the tip of my nose.

The tip of Han Mengqi's nose moved slightly, then swallowed and foamed, and grunted alone.

At this time, Lu Zhou's voice came.

"If you're hungry, come and eat, and make your own food."

Han Mengqi wanted to say something mean, but after looking at the review materials on the coffee table and the food on the table, she finally swallowed back those inappropriate words, lowered her head and whispered "oh", and then went into the bathroom.

People know what is good and what is bad, and there is still a difference between good intentions and malicious attitudes.

After washing her hands, Han Mengqi picked up the bowl, added a small half bowl of rice, and sat opposite Lu Zhou.

Looking at the two ordinary home-cooked dishes on the table, she hesitated, stretched out her chopsticks and grabbed a small piece of cabbage, but then suddenly glanced at Lu Zhou vigilantly: "You didn't put anything strange in it, did you?" ”

Lu Zhou, who was eating, almost didn't choke on the rice grains, raised his head and glared at the little girl fiercely, and said, "Is there something wrong with your brain, what am I eating now?" ”

Han Mengqi's face flushed, and she also realized that the question she asked was idiotic, but she didn't want to admit it, so she quibbled: "Isn't there such a thing as having taken the antidote in advance and then being fine......

"Watching TV shows makes your brain look stupid." Lu Zhou said unceremoniously, "I don't want to eat pull-down, go back and nibble on your sandwich." ”

Han Mengqi stuck out her tongue, didn't say anything more, and continued to eat.

During the meal, the two did not communicate at all.

Chewing slowly, after eating a bowl of rice, Lu Zhou was about to get up, and was suddenly surprised to find that Han Mengqi went to the kitchen with a bowl and came back with a bowl.

This seems to be the third bowl.

Is this guy so edible?

Lu Zhou glanced at her thin body with some suspicion, it didn't look like a very edible type.

Maybe it's just a little bit added each time?

Thinking like this, Lu Zhou walked to the side of the rice cooker, opened it and froze instantly.

Gone?

Lu Zhou looked back at Han Mengqi, who was eating hard.

"You...... What are you watching me do? Noticing Lu Zhou's gaze, he was a little embarrassed, Han Mengqi reluctantly swallowed the food in his mouth, and whispered embarrassedly, "Why don't I share a little with you?" ”

"No need...... You grow your body, eat more as you should. Lu Zhou shook his head and took the dishes and chopsticks to the sink in the kitchen.

When he was almost tidying up the kitchen, Han Mengqi silently walked into the kitchen with empty plates and empty bowls, looked at Lu Zhou with some embarrassment and said, "Why don't you ...... Shall I wash? ”

This tutor was so diligent that she was a little embarrassed.

"No, you can put it there, if you have this time, you might as well go to the living room and read two questions." Lu Zhoutou, who was washing the cutting board, said without looking back.

It's learning again!

Han Mengqi grimaced at the back of the landing boat, ignored him, and turned around and went back to the living room.

After cleaning up in the kitchen, Lu Zhou returned to the living room, and when he saw the little girl lying next to the coffee table looking at the things he wrote, he couldn't help but smile, so he walked over and sat next to her, and asked, "How is it?" Do you understand? ”

"Hmph...... It's so simple. ”

"Simple? You're getting a lot wrong with these simple questions. Lu Zhou casually pulled out a scroll, "For example, in this question, according to the equation between a straight line and a circle, judge the position relationship between a straight line and a circle." In my opinion, it's all about sending off the question. ”

Han Mengqi held her mouth and quibbled: "...... You're in college, and of course it's easy. ”

"Really? That's not what you learn in college. And I haven't touched this kind of question for more than a year, so I just read it in the afternoon. Lu Zhou said with a smile.

“…… Anyway, that's how I do math, whatever you want. Han Mengqi simply broke the jar and fell, leaned on the sofa, and lifted Erlang's legs.

"Gave up? It seems to me that you are still saved. Lu Zhou said.

"You don't have to comfort me, I know what my situation is, I basically didn't study much last semester." Han Mengqi crossed her arms and said expressionlessly.

"Don't even have the courage to give it a try?" Lu Zhou said with a smile.

“…… It didn't work for me to use agitation. ”

Yes......

I didn't expect to be recognized.

The atmosphere cooled down again, Han Mengqi lowered her head and played with her mobile phone, although she didn't know why she didn't go back to the room to shut herself up, but she didn't say a word to Lu Zhou again.

The sky outside the window gradually darkened, and Lu Zhou walked over and turned on the light in the living room.

At this time, it suddenly occurred to him that the house was too big and it didn't seem to be a good thing.

It's okay to have more people, but if you stay alone, you're really a little panicked. The hollow and dark doors seem to suck people's souls away.

After taking the book from the bookshelf in the study, Lu Zhou returned to the sofa in the living room and sat down, quietly flipping through it.

Han Mengqi, who was playing with her mobile phone, suddenly glanced at him quietly and whispered.

"Thank you."

"Huh?" Lu Zhou turned his face slightly and glanced at her in confusion.

"What did you cook...... It's delicious. Han Mengqi stared straight at the phone screen and said in a stiff tone.

"It's just something very simple...... You. Didn't Mom do it for you? Lu Zhou asked.

Han Mengqi's expression instantly turned cold: "She? She doesn't know how to cook...... And let alone cooking, I don't see her a few times a day. ”

No wonder it tastes so good, it turns out that I haven't eaten it for a long time.

Lu Zhou thought that his cooking skills had grown again, but he didn't expect it to be an illusion again.

"What about your father?"

The moment he asked this question, Lu Zhou regretted it, because the answer was obvious.

"I'm fighting a lawsuit with my mother, and it's probably over." Sitting on the sofa with her knees hugged, Han Mengqi said this sentence expressionlessly.

The Adam's apple moved slightly, I don't know why, seeing her with such an expression on her face, Lu Zhou felt a little sympathetic to her.

Staring straight ahead, Han Mengqi suddenly spoke.

“…… Will you cook for me in the future? ”

Lu Zhou thought for a while and said, "If you study hard, I will consider it." ”

“…… What, it turns out that there are prerequisites, it's really boring. Han Mengqi cut and turned her head.

Lu Zhou said: "After all, my job also has a performance appraisal, if your mother thinks that I don't work with a salary, maybe she will quit me in a few days, right?" ”

“…… Then there is no way, that woman is like this every time, it is difficult to like a strong man," Han Mengqi lowered her head, tightened her arms holding her knees, thought about it and said, "I will try to work hard, but I can't guarantee it." ”

"Hmm." Lu Zhou said with a smile, "Then let's talk about it." ”

The two chatted about studying with each other, and the atmosphere was a little stiff at first, but then it was much smoother.

It was almost eleven o'clock when the sound of a car finally came downstairs.

After a while, the door to the entrance opened, and Ms. Yang finally returned home.

Han Mengqi glanced at her mother silently, and did not exchange a word, but just snorted softly as if demonstrating, and returned to the room.

The expression on the strong woman's face still did not change, she glanced at the review materials and outline on the coffee table, her brows stretched slightly, she lowered her head to Lu Zhou, and her slightly tired voice was deeply apologetic: "I'm really sorry to delay you so much, why don't I drive you back?" ”

"Don't bother, I'll just do it." Lu Zhou hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile, "You should spend more time with your daughter at home." She still needs to work on her math, so I made a syllabus for her, as long as she is willing to spend time on it, I believe that it will not be a problem to catch up with her ability. ”

"Thank you, Teacher Lu, I will urge her." Ms. Yang nodded slightly.

“…… Don't be so polite, I'll go first. By the way, you still have to communicate more with each other...... I'm referring to the aspect of learning. After all, this thing can't be rushed, and pushing too hard will have the opposite effect, so it's better to leave it to the child herself, so that she can find her own rhythm to solve the problem. ”

Again declined Ms. Yang's proposal to send him back, and after Lu Zhou took the elevator downstairs, he took out his mobile phone and called a Didi.

After getting into the car, Ms. Yang transferred money through WeChat and directly called the money for the make-up class to his mobile phone.

The first five hours are calculated at 200 yuan per hour, and the second five hours are calculated at 400 yuan per hour, adding up to no more than 3,000 yuan.

Looking at the 3,000 yuan make-up fee, he couldn't help but sigh.

Sure enough, it's a rich person, and he really doesn't treat money as money.

The total amount of his bank card is just over 3,000, and his total assets have directly doubled.

If it weren't for the summer make-up classes organized by the school from Monday to Friday, he would have been eager to come every day......