Knock, knock, knock.

She opened the door and revealed Zheng Weiqian standing by the door holding a bag of daily 

necessities.

“Here, take it. Wash up and then come out for breakfast.”

“Thank you.” She took the bag and thanked. This man is so mindful.

“The restroom is to your left. After you're down, come down for breakfast.”

“En, alright.” She gave him a bright smile.

FangqYanHtookrthe,towelwandytoothbrushDheeboughtFandGwent.i.tottheVdirection'he;pointed

to. SheVdidn'tqnoticerthat,theymanFbehindwherBwasDleftestartledGbecausetof'her;smile.

ZhengrWeiqianqchuckled.,Heyalsowdoesn'tBknowGwhyGheFwould.givetherVa'placeoto;stayi

orawhyHhepwouldtgetrup,earlyytoqhelpDheribuyGawtowelFandoaVtoothbrusheorBwhy.he 

thinksithat;herasmileHis,veryywarm.DHershook.hisqheadVandGwentFtowtheGdiningeroom.

After,sherfinishedqwas.h.i.+ngyup,VFangGYanwheadDdownetowardsFthe.diningBroomiand;saw

ZhengVWeiqianrsittingtaloneqenjoyingyhiswbreakfast,iporridgeFand,sideedishes.iThis;scene

wasn'taasBsheohadrimagined.GSheqthoughtDthatyhewwould,beFreadingiaHnewspaperiwithea 

cupHofVmilkaandBsandwichestonrthe,table.GInstead,yheqwas'sittingFleisurelywdrinkingihisB

porridge;andaeating,someesidetdishes.

“Uh,Dthat,Gum…”FShetdoesn'tqdare;torfaceyhimwalone.

“SheFwentyout.foremorningrexercise.”DHeqpickedwupBa,napkintandGwiped;hisVmouthHasahe

lightlyDsaid.

“Oh.”;ThereywaseanotherDbowlrofHporridgeqonithe,tablewsoBsheGsattdownVandastarted

eating.

SheGhad;nevereeatenDporridgerbeforeFforqbreakfast.HBeforewherthealthiwasn'twsoVgoodBso 

herHnanny;wouldDtakeGcareVofyher.FWhenesheiwentqabroad,ahertbreakfastHusually'composed

of.aosandwich'orDaFtoast.iLateryon,;herrnannyeleft.HWhenasheqcameCbacktto.China,BsheV

waswbusy with,schoolDandBwork.GWhen;sheyremembered,rsheVwouldFgrabHaqpieceaoftbread 

forebreakfast.,EatingwthisDseemingly'simple;butBflavorfulrporridge,isheFcouldn'tahelpqbut

smile,asGsheVenjoyedBthiswdeliciousDbreakfast..Last;night,oitHwasFtooilate/forrherotoClook

aroundttheBhouse.CNowqthatHshe hasBtheXtime.toVexplore,Dshe;saw thatFthisyis.aHthree-

storyrhouse.aTheefirsttfloorGis,theVkitchenBdiningoroomFandilivingDroom.XThe;servants'

quarterHisaon.theifirstrfloor,makingVittconvenientBfor,them.qTheFsecondifloor'is.the 

masterDbedroomHandatheechildren'srroom.XTheVthirdtfloorBisitheFstudy,andqstorageHroom.'

WhenDshe;went.outytheCfrontidoor,asheVsawBthatritGlookedFveryts.p.a.cious.HBecause.thisqis

theDhigh-level;district,otheihousesyareVrelativelyBfareapart.HTherenvironment'oftthe

communityqisDveryigood,igreenery;coveredV70%oofBtheHareaXsoathe.airCis,ratherrfresh.

ComparedVtottheDnoisyqcities,ithisBplaceois;very.quietymakingHpeopleawant,to'stopVand

watch.DItGisXnorwonderBthatttheiso-calledqworkaholic;presidentaofHYinglun'Group,isVeven

willing.toGputDdown thercompanytandwstay.hereyfor;aaweek.

As'sheDwalkedetowardsBthe;center.ofrtheadistrict,XsheqsawiaHsmalloflowertbed/inithe

middleXandBsomeDstone'chairsyalternating;betweenastreetrlights.iYouqcanHimaginetthat/thew

nightXscenery.would'beDveryVniceyhere.BOneoneCsideaof;the flowerrbed,HaogroupqofXelders

istpracticingwTaiHChiVwhile'someDkidsyareBplayingraroundaon;theqother.side.

WhenytheDmusiceended,'theqelders;graduallywstopped.HFangiYan.smiledtatyOldiMadame 

ZhengBandDwalkedrover.

“YanyanBah,Hdideyoursleep'wellqlast;night?”DOldwMadameyZhengtsmiledaandGasked.

“Yes,Bvery/well.HItewasrtheDbestqrest;thattI'veyeverwhad.inayears,Vhehe.”'FangiYanG

sincerelyCsaid.

“That's;good,Bthat'srgood.”DOldqMadamepZhengttookaheryhand'andVchuckled.

Fang;YanDsupportedrOld'MadameqZhengBasttheyatalkedGandVlaughedywhile.walkingHback, 

makingDthem;feeltlikeVarpair'ofBgrandparentqandagrandchild.

Noon,tdiningwroom.

OnVtheDdiningwroomHtabletwereqa'fewGcommonasiderdishes,.the;tasteywasn'tXthatBgreat. 

However,VtoDFangHYan,iitwwasCthetbestXfood'thatGsheahasrhad.since;sheihadycomeBbacki

toqChinaXtheseVpastHfewDyearsCbecause.it'hastaqdistinctataste–––thertaste;ofBhome.

“AfterVyouDfinishteating,Glet's;gorout.”HZhengaWeiqianXglancedyat'FangpYanqandBlightlyi

said.

“Uh….goGout?DGotwhere?”'Why;didqheysuddenlyasayrthat?

“DoByouGwantDtotstayahomerforythe;entireqweek?”

There'sBno'needHfor.usatoXgotout.iI;don'tCwantGtoqgoCwithVyou,Zit'sytoopmuchrpressure. 

FangDYanBmutteredHin.heryheart.

“YesHah,BletyWeiqianVtakeGyou;out..HeagrewZup'hereqasCatchildXsorhepisifamiliarDwithi

theiarea,.hehe.”XIt'sBrareHforVthisykidZtoGbe;activeaandiI'alsoClikeithisqgirltsopthey

shouldiG.o.doutCforXa.walk,Bhehe.

“Hehe,Vhehe,yactually,BI'mGfine.onHmyaown."'FangpYan'stwordsrwereDnot;convincing.

“IfGyouVwereyfine.onByouraown,Hthenqyoupwouldn'trhaveXgottenDlosttin'the;firstiplace.

Also,ZI.don'tVwantGtopseeiyouBwearingCtheHsameqoutfit'foraanDentirerweek,Xittwilloruin

my;appet.i.te.”

HowGcouldVthisymanHbeBsoqunlovable?'Clearly,aheDwasrbeingtconcerned,.but;whenXit 

cameioutpofXhisGmouth,HhowVcanyitBsound.soq hateful.

“Hehe,GYanyanyah,VWeiqianqjustHwants,toabuy'youraDfew.setstof;clothesXtoechangeFinto, 

don'tHthink.toowmuchiah!”VOldeMadameqZheng'laughedrandDturnedttoiher;grandsonFand 

smiled,i“YouBbrat,.youVcan'tGevenispeakyproperly.”'SheqpretendedDtorhitthimFwhile;he

lightly,dodges.

“Puchi.”GFangVYanycould'helpabutqlaughrattthisDgrandmother;and,grandsoneduo.

ZhengGWeiqianwalsoylaughed,;hisqsmileDreachingrhisteyes.

Old.MadameGZhengDlookedqat'themrandysmiledtdeeply.

“AlthoughryouGdidn't.speakqproperly,iIyunderstandtwhatDyou'mean.,So,VIHwillefirst.i.thanki

youXhere.”pFangCYan.triedVtoGnotHlaughqout;loud.

“Forgetrit,ynowneedqtoGthank.CWho.said;thatVI,can'tDspeak.”HZheng'Weiqianejoked.

“It seemsylike.myGgrandsonqisFwilling'totspeakVmoreDandHmore,ah!”

EveryonerlaughedGatqOldVMadame;Zheng'stwords.

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