CHAPTER XXII

"Everyone, I've been waiting!" Just as we were about to start the second game, Xu Yinyao's father held a large bowl of hot soup in both hands and warmly beckoned us to the small dining room on the balcony.

"Here we go!" Already disturbed and hungry by the aroma wafting from the kitchen, we immediately dropped the game of chess that did not have much interest and ran over.

Xu Yinyao and Xingyuan methodically distributed the utensils to us, and then went back to the kitchen to help serve the dishes. Sitting and watching others go about their business made me deeply uneasy, but Xu Yinyao's father, who was sitting with us, used him to be comfortable, and even seemed to have a little peace of mind, to eliminate the worries in my heart.

As the fragrant dishes were placed in front of us one by one, my hunger level quickly climbed to the peak.

"Time is in a hurry, I didn't prepare anything delicious, please forgive me!" Xu Yinyao's mother put the last plate of food on the table and sat down in the empty seat between her husband and son.

Finally, everyone is ready to eat!

Perhaps Xu Yinyao's family has the excellent character of humility. Otherwise, I'd be curious about what kind of lunch would be unforgiving. Black pepper steak, pork chop baked rice, spaghetti with bolognese, chicken pizza, ham and egg sandwiches, fruit salad, borscht, as well as cream cake and Xingyuan's favorite macaron, all of which are made by Xu Yinyao's mother, can make so many dishes in a short period of time, and the taste is excellent, I really admire it.

"This one is so delicious!" Yang Fan didn't care about stuffing his mouth with spaghetti, and expressed his surprise and admiration to Xu Yinyao's mother anxiously.

"Eat more if you like!" Xu Yinyao's mother happily filled Yang Fan with a plate full of spaghetti, which made Yang Fan smile from ear to ear.

"Thank you, Auntie!" Drops of sauce squirted from Yang Fan's mouth onto the white tablecloth, causing Xin Tian to frown.

"What a shame!" Xin Tian took a tissue from Xingyuan's hand and slapped it on Yang Fan's mouth angrily. "Hurry up and wipe it!"

Disgust is disgust, Xin Tian is still very concerned about Yang Fan. It is estimated that he planned to make it for Yang Fan to eat in person after he went back, Xin Tian coquettishly asked Xu Yinyao's mother about the method of spaghetti with meat sauce.

Xu Yinyao's mother generously disclosed the recipe for the sauce and carefully explained the process to us. At the end, she didn't forget to praise her little assistant Xingyuan today: "Xingyuan is very talented in cooking, she has been helping by my side today, I believe she has learned eight or nine points." In the future, if you have anything that is not white, you can just ask her. ”

I was quietly writing down the formula in the memo on my phone with my head down, and after hearing Xu Yinyao's mother's words, I couldn't help but raise my head to look at Xingyuan. I didn't expect Xingyuan to have so much talent...... Maybe...... Will she promise to open a coffee shop with me? Suddenly, my heart was full of longing and fantasy for the future, and I couldn't wait to immediately pull Xingyuan together to discuss and plan.

"Auntie...... I've just started learning, how can I teach others......" Xingyuan shook her head shyly and waved her hand.

"It's okay, learn slowly!" Xu Yinyao's father patted his slightly bulging belly, to be precise, belly, and grinned: "To capture a man's heart, you must first grab his stomach, Mrs. Xu's experience, haha!" ”

"Oooh!" The four girls nodded understandingly.

I know the three of them have "oh" reasons, but Li Jiamin ...... What is she going to do with the fun? I've never heard of her having someone she likes, so could it be that she really does? Forget it, no one cares anyway. I glanced at her suspiciously, and didn't think much more.

Probably worried that Xingyuan would take his father's words seriously, Xu Yinyao held Xingyuan's hand tightly and angrily blamed: "Dad, you don't talk nonsense!" ”

"It doesn't exist! I'm telling the truth! Xu Yinyao's father sat up straight and smiled even more.

Except for Xu Yinyao, everyone laughed heartily.

After the meal, everyone consciously stayed to help clean up the table, during which Xu Yinyao's father patted his chest and assured us that today's dinner would never disappoint us again. In fact, this hearty and delicious lunch had nothing to do with disappointment, but that didn't stop us from looking forward to dinner.

The sun at noon was very scorching, so Xu Yinyao's mother suggested that we go to take a nap first. Anyway, it was only half past one, and there was time to play in the afternoon, so we obediently went back to our respective rooms to rest.

After a sleepless night and a tiring journey, I was already exhausted. So much so that less than a minute after I lay on the bed, which was much more comfortable than my home, I was already in a half-asleep state. Relying on the faint smell of perfume emanating from Xingyuan's body, I barely managed to maintain the last trace of sobriety.

"Xingyuan, remember to call me when you go out......" I said in a daze.

"Sleep in peace, I won't forget you." Xingyuan smiled and covered me with a quilt.

"Hmm...... "I'm so tired that I really want to sleep in this cool and soft bed." But I don't want to miss a single moment of happiness on this trip, even though I can often only witness their happiness and rejoice for them as a bystander. But at least, it's much stronger than an outsider who doesn't know anything, isn't it?

I don't know until today that I belong to the kind of person who is suitable for traveling, because I don't know the bed. I slept heavily until Xingyuan gently shook me awake. I struggled to get out of bed, yawned heavily, and slowly opened my eyes, which were hazy. I had a little abacus in my heart to sleep for a while, and asked Xingyuan what time it was, and she told me that it was already four o'clock. Well, I don't think there's any reason for me to stay in bed. When I went downstairs, Xin Tian complained to me that in fact, they had already gotten up, but Xingyuan had to wait for me and let me sleep for an extra hour, so they stayed in the room and didn't go out to play.

"I'm sorry......" I whispered an apology to Xin Tian and Yu Menghan.

"It's a trivial matter, we won't take it to heart, who made us friends." Yu Menghan put his arm around my shoulders and asked in a low voice, "By the way, didn't you change your swimsuit?" ”

"Do you want to change?" I looked at her in amazement, and my heart trembled slightly.

"I'm going to the beach later!" Xin Tian sighed helplessly.

"I don't have to go into the water to play......" I replied hesitantly.

"Even if you just go to the beach to pile up sand, you're going to get your clothes dirty, unless you bring two changes of clothes." Yu Menghan withdrew the arm on my shoulder, leaned half-leaned on the handrail of the stairs, and looked at me with a frown.

“…… I'm going to change it, you don't have to wait for me! Without waiting for them to reply, I ran upstairs as fast as I could.

I changed into my bathing suit, put my clothes on the outside like they did, and then dragged my weak steps to meet them. I was afraid that I would not be able to find them on that vast stretch of sand, and that I would get lost in this strange land. Fortunately, what I was afraid of did not happen, because Xingyuan was waiting for me on the first floor, as well as Xu Yinyao, Yu Menghan and Li Jiamin.

"Xin Tian and Yang Fan went to take a place for us first." Xingyuan greeted me with a warm smile.

Occupy a position? "Oh oh......" Seeing the unhappiness on Menghan's face, I didn't dare to ask more, so I hurriedly followed.

Xingyuan walked in front of us holding Xu Yinyao's hand, and the sweetness and happiness of love were overflowing. Later, Yu Menghan finally lost his anger and was willing to take my hand and walk side by side, so Li Jiamin was alone again.

I couldn't turn a blind eye to Li Jiamin's pitiful situation, and I felt very uncomfortable, almost uncomfortable. I'm really not white, who asked her to come, and she knows that she will be treated coldly, why do she still come?