It's terrible. Mr. Lu is too clingy.

Lu Ci was also busy in the kitchen. In order to prevent him from being left out, Xie Xingran greeted a few people, put out fruits and melon seeds, and then stayed in the kitchen to chat with him, helping him from time to time.

She was frying the last two dishes when she heard some noise outside and came out.

Seeing the person coming, she slightly curved her lower lip and said, "Are you here? Come sit inside. Your brother-in-law will cook the food soon."

Ye Fanchi's face was tense. He wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed all his words.

"Sister, I wish you a speedy and complete recovery." He handed over the sunflower.

Xie Xingran took it and said, "Thank you. From now on, just call me Sister Xing. Your brother-in-law is sick. Don't make him jealous."

"...Okay." Ye Fanchi felt like a torrential downpour in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it in the slightest.

"Actually, I'm fine now. Your brother-in-law takes good care of me."

She turned around and led them into the house:

"After dinner, if you have nothing else to do, go back. This house can't accommodate so many people. Your brother-in-law has already arranged a car for you. When you get home, just send a safe message."

This was something Lu Ci strongly requested. They finally had some time alone together, and he didn't want to leave a few ignorant people at home.

The other three had no objection, and they didn't want to cause trouble for Sister Xing.

But Ye Fanchi was about to cry, his little heart was broken again, he didn't want to leave so soon.

But he had no reason to stay.

Eight dishes have been placed on the square table, and the last one is being fried.

When they saw the delicious food on the table, they couldn't help swallowing their saliva and praised the brother-in-law for his good cooking skills.

Lu Ci also had a warm expression in front of outsiders.

At this time, he just smiled faintly: "Then you have to eat more when the time comes. I cooked a lot of rice."

But I couldn't stop bragging in my heart:

[La la la, I've been praised! My wife must be feeling incredibly proud. It's true what they say online: if you want to capture someone's heart, you have to capture their stomach first!]

Xie Xingran walked up to him, and the curve of his lips couldn't be suppressed.

She picked up the small fan on the stove and blew air for him considerately. Lu Ci also smiled at her. The last bowl was a hot dish, so he was a little free at the moment.

He bent down and complained to her in a low voice: "Wife, I heard it."

Xie Xingran raised his head and raised his eyebrows: "What did you hear?"

Lu Ci also curled his lips, feeling a little aggrieved: "You just said I was sick."

She smiled and said, "Please consider the context. I'm complimenting you in a roundabout way. Don't be ungrateful."

"Humph, you're just cursing me in a roundabout way, but how can you praise someone and say they're sick?"

Xie Xingran was about to explain a few more words when he heard a few whispers behind him:

"Sister Xing and her husband are so sweet, they're even whispering to each other."

"I feel like I'm glowing, do you feel it?"

"Well, the four of us are the light bulbs."

Xie Xingran's ears turned red. It was a sin to show affection in front of a few children.

She increased the distance between them and stopped the small fan from blowing on him, and blew on herself instead.

Lu Ci also curled his lips, "Wife, are you hot?"

Xie Xingran pretended to be calm and nodded: "Yeah, a little."

The next moment, someone grabbed her shoulders and pulled her over, saying:

"If it's hot, my wife should stay closer to me because I have 'ice'."

Xie Xingran: ...

Haha, your Mandarin is not good, right?

There was a constant low laugh behind her. She glared at the man who didn't know how to restrain himself, pushed him away, turned around and sat down at the table.

"Go play with sick people less in the future, okay?" she scolded them in a serious tone.

The three of them suppressed their laughter and nodded hurriedly.

Ye Fanchi pulled the corners of his lips, smiled stiffly, and looked at them with complicated eyes.

It's obvious that they have a very good relationship, and it seems impossible to poach them.

No, it's not just seems, it's simply impossible.

Ye Fanchi lowered his head, not daring to look at the person opposite him.

He was afraid that if he was accidentally discovered, he would not even have the chance to sit at the same table with her.

—

The meal went quite harmoniously.

After dinner, they talked about some things in study and life. When the four of them were about to leave, Lu Ci also suggested to send them to the village entrance, and Xie Xingran agreed.

Under the osmanthus tree, everyone waved goodbye.

Ye Fanchi was walking at the end. Suddenly, he stopped and looked back at Xie Xingran:

"Sister, is he really good to you?"

Xie Xingran was stunned for a moment and didn't react. This question seemed to be a bit over the line.

Lu Ci also had a sharp explosion in his heart:

「Ah! You little brat! I knew my sixth sense was right. You actually wanted to rob my house, damn──」

Before someone gets angry, Xie Xingran holds his hand in time and comforts him silently.

"You should call me brother-in-law, and you should call me Sister Xing." Xie Xingran's voice was slightly cold.

Later, in order to avoid awkwardness when they met next time, she softened her tone and said, "He treats me very well. You don't have to worry. The important thing is to study hard and don't let me down."

Ye Fanchi lowered his eyes and nodded dejectedly, "...Okay, I will."

Looking at the lonely figure, Xie Xingran frowned slightly.

She didn't know when Ye Fanchi had started to have such thoughts about her... Well, she just hoped that he would come to his senses soon and not hang himself on this tree.

"Look, look, keep looking!" Lu Ci also shook off her hand and blocked her view. "The person is gone, what are you looking at?!"

Xie Xingran raised his eyes lazily and looked at the person in front of him.

Really, ever since he dyed his hair that way, every time he got angry, Xie Xingran felt like he had a little lion by his side that loved to get angry.

Oh no, it's a big lion.

A big lion that is not very intimidating.

"Don't think too much, there's no way I like him." She took the initiative to explain.

With these words, Lu Ci's angry expression eased a little, but he still couldn't help but said jealously:

"Is it really impossible? He's only a sophomore, so he's only twenty years old, right? Five years younger than me.

Don't you like people calling you 'sister'? Are you not interested in his 'sister' at all? "

[You little brat, you actually called me sister before me. Humph, as long as I'm here, you can't even dream of holding two gold bricks!]

Xie Xingran: ...

She shrugged speechlessly: "I'm really not interested. I'm not a beast. He was only in his first year of high school when I sponsored him. I always treated him as a child and had no other thoughts."

Then she raised her hand and pinched his cheek:

"Also, I don't like others calling me 'sister', I like hearing you call me 'sister'.

Besides, after hearing you call me "sister", how can I bear to hear others call me like that?

Isn't this correcting them? From now on, you'll be the only one to call me 'sister'."

Lu Ci's mouth curled up as well, and he couldn't suppress it no matter how hard he tried.

Xie Xingran laughed after seeing this, "Are you satisfied?"

"I'm quite satisfied," he said.

[I'm actually very satisfied, super satisfied! Woohoo, my wife really loves me~]

She chuckled and held his hand again: "Let's go, go home when you are satisfied, you haven't washed the dishes yet."

"Wait a minute, honey." He held her back, "Wait a moment, I'll have a surprise for you soon."