Gu Yanzheng recited two Olympic slogans: “I participate, I’m happy!” Chu’e couldn’t help but smile, “Okay, since you’re willing to help, I’ll save some effort.”
The two worked tacitly, one selecting vegetables, the other chopping. Chu’e asked, “Do you usually cook at home or eat out?”
“Outside,” Gu Yanzheng said, “First, I don’t have time, second, I can’t cook!”
“Can’t cook?” Chu’e was surprised.
Gu Yanzheng just smiled.
“Oh, I understand,” Chu’e said, “She must be a career woman, right?” She remembered Yun Lei mentioning in Zhuhai that the couple was always polite to each other, not at all like they were living a married life.
Gu Yanzheng gave a bitter smile, “It’s already difficult for a woman to pursue a career, and even more so without support. In a marriage, someone has to compromise. She doesn’t want to be a housewife, doesn’t want children, doesn’t want to be the woman behind a successful man, so I can only go along with her…”
Chu’e was momentarily speechless. However, from Gu Yanzheng’s words, she could sense that his marriage was not happy. Did his wife realize this?
Chu’e was distracted and almost cut her finger. “Ah!”
“What’s wrong?” Gu Yanzheng asked.
“Nothing!” she answered hastily.
Even doing something as trivial as washing vegetables, if he does it seriously, he looks attractive. So, Gu Yanzheng sitting seriously on the small stool, carefully washing green peppers, looked so handsome in Chu’e’s eyes! She felt her heart crack open, and the tall Gu Yanzheng gently, bit by bit, squeezed his way in.
After some bustling, three dishes and a soup were finally on the table. Kung Pao Chicken, Tea Tree Mushroom Stir-fried Pork Belly, Fermented Black Bean Sardine Lettuce, and Fish Head Tofu Soup – red, green, and white dishes filled the table, looking appetizing.
“Smells great!” Gu Yanzheng looked like a greedy cat, making Chu’e smile. “Sorry, these are just home-cooked dishes, nothing special. You’re used to grand occasions and have probably tasted all kinds of delicacies, so I hope you don’t mind!”
