Chapter 763 — The Young Miss's Heartfelt Thanks
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Wei Zhao glanced at the time — it should be about right. He climbed out of bed, pushed the door open, and stepped outside, only to be greeted by a most astonishing sight!
The young miss and Little Shu were actually bustling about in the kitchen, doing God knows what?
"Little Shu, you big idiot! The internet says you're supposed to pour the oil first — how come you put the eggs in first?" Gu Mengyao's furious voice rang out from the kitchen.
"Oh... I don't know," Shen Yushu replied in a feeble voice. "I thought you were supposed to put the eggs in and then simmer them in soybean oil..."
"Forget it — no oil is healthier anyway..." Gu Mengyao was more than a little speechless. But before she could even catch her breath, another problem arose.
A crackling, popping sound suddenly came from the rice cooker!
"Little Shu, what did you do this time?" Gu Mengyao instinctively rushed to the rice cooker. One careful listen and she nearly jumped out of her skin. She hurriedly lifted the lid, only to be struck speechless with frustration: "You didn't even add water! How is this supposed to make porridge?"
"Oh, I thought the water was supposed to be added afterward..." Shen Yushu said.
"You idiot! I should never have let you be my assistant! With cooking skills like yours, don't ever expect to get married!" Gu Mengyao was so exasperated she wanted to kick her out of the kitchen.
"Oh, Brother Jianpai knows how to cook — he doesn't need me to do it." Shen Yushu replied with a perfectly indifferent expression.
"When you marry someone, can you bring Wei Zhao along?" Gu Mengyao's eyes went wide.
"I'll just marry him, won't that do?" Shen Yushu looked at Gu Mengyao as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"Little Shu, tell me the truth — have you fallen for Wei Zhao?" Gu Mengyao's gaze bored straight into Shen Yushu's eyes.
"Haven't you?" Shen Yushu shot back.
"I have not." Gu Mengyao said with deadly seriousness: "Little Shu, Wei Zhao already has a girlfriend. Don't go straying down the wrong path."
"Oh, I'm not — I'm going to be the little wife. What does it matter if he has a girlfriend?" Shen Yushu shook her head.
"You're deceiving yourself." Gu Mengyao said: "Little Shu, what exactly are you thinking?"
"I'm not thinking anything in particular. I just want to be with Sister Yaoyao forever." Shen Yushu said, her expression naive and innocent.
"Fine, I won't fuss over you. Do as you please." Gu Mengyao felt a headache coming on. She and Little Shu had both grown up — though the two of them were still impossibly close, the deepest recesses of every heart held secrets of one's own. This had nothing to do with whether the bond between best friends was solid; everyone, after all, had their privacy.
Gu Mengyao stared at the popcorn in the rice cooker, utterly at a loss for what to do.
Wei Zhao had heard every word the young miss and Little Shu said, but he did not go over to interrupt.
As for Shen Yushu, Wei Zhao's feelings toward her were peculiar. He had always sensed a certain quality about her that seemed strangely familiar, yet the more he thought about it, the more he realized he truly did not know any girl with that particular temperament.
Only after the two of them had finished their private conversation did Wei Zhao walk over to the kitchen: "All right, leave it to me. You two just wait in the living room."
Gu Mengyao nearly jumped at Wei Zhao's sudden appearance, but Shen Yushu simply stuck out her tongue and clapped her hands: "Oh, ready-made food again! See, Sister Yaoyao? I told you we'd have Brother Jianpai — no need for us to do anything."RO