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Han Zhou realized that he couldn't count on others. It was still too much to rely on just one word to associate the key information, so he immediately changed the subject and said, "By the way, where are the seniors and the others?"
"Still busy inside." Gu Zheng pointed to the door behind him.
"Then let's go in and help." Lin Anyu said excitedly, "It's rare for everyone to get together today. It's Gu Zheng's birthday. Han Zhou, you have to cook a few dishes, right?"
Ever since he ate the food cooked by Han Zhou last time, he had always wanted to eat it again.
"no problem."
Han Zhou smiled. Of course he wanted to show off his cooking skills today.
Pushing open the door is Zhong Yin's residence. The space inside is relatively small, and the kitchen can only accommodate two people. As soon as Han Zhou arrived at the door, he saw Zhong Ling in an apron. The other person was concentrating on chopping vegetables, not paying any attention at all. Noticed his arrival.
Zhong Yin can't be seen, but her busy voice can be heard: "Xiao Ling, help me get some garlic, some minced ginger, is the chili over there? Pass me a plate for the fish. that……"
He watched silently, until he coughed due to the sudden smell of oil smoke, and then Zhong Ling looked back with a delighted smile on his face.
"Junior, you are here."
Han Zhou smiled and said, "Well, thank you for your hard work."
Today is Gu Zheng's birthday. In fact, Zhong Ling and Zhong Yin shouldn't have to worry about it, but they took the initiative to "contract" the venue for the birthday party. Now they are responsible for cooking, which is really a hard work for them.
"Ahem, cough, what's wrong, Xiao Ling? Is it that little...is Han Zhou here?"
Along with several coughs, Zhong Yin's voice sounded in the kitchen.
Zhong Ling nodded toward the room.
"Ahem, cough, cough, the room is a little choked. Let him stay outside and come back later."
Han Zhou heard Zhong Yin's words and raised his voice and said, "Sister Yin, I'm here to cook, please give me the kitchen!"
He had already told Zhong Yin that he wanted to cook before he came.
"I know, I'll let you go when this dish is finished, and you go out first."
He didn’t know what Zhong Yin was cooking. The whole room was filled with a choking smell, but it smelled quite delicious. As soon as Han Zhou walked out of the door, he saw Zhong Ling following him. He coughed and explained: " The room was too choked, so my sister asked me to come out.”
"What is she cooking?" Han Zhou looked curious and handed the water glass on the table to Zhong Ling.
He recognized the other person's water glass.
Zhong Ling wiped her hands on her apron, then took the water glass and said with a smile: "My mother used to make a dish for us. It is a specialty of their hometown. It tastes delicious. My sister has been learning it recently and wants to make it." Give it a try to everyone.”
"It does smell delicious." Han Zhou smiled.
Zhong Ling nodded, with a nostalgic smile on her face: "My mother's cooking skills are very good. She said it was this dish that captured my father's stomach and heart. She also let my sister and I learn to cook with her when we have time. But we were still in school at that time and rarely had the opportunity to enter the kitchen, so we only learned a little bit.”
At the end of the sentence, a trace of sadness flashed in her clear eyes.
But she also knew that today was a happy day, so she quickly calmed down her emotions and plucked up the courage to say, "So if my sister's cooking is not delicious, please forgive me."
Han Zhou was stunned and said with a smile: "Of course, but the taste just now was very fragrant. Sister Yin will definitely make it delicious."
"Ok!"
Zhong Ling nodded vigorously, with a gentle smile on her face.
Not long after, the door opened, and Zhong Yin's voice came from inside the house: "Han Zhou, come in!"
Han Zhou walked into the room. Before he could speak, the door was slammed shut. Zhong Yin turned his back to him and was taking off his apron. He said without emotion: "The kitchen has been cleaned. You can go in." Remember to keep the range hood on and the ingredients in the refrigerator.”
"Thank you."
Han Zhou nodded and took the apron from Zhong Yin. Seeing that the other party never looked back at him, he couldn't help but wonder, "What's wrong with you, Sister Yin?"
"Nothing, let's go make your dishes. It's almost noon, don't wait any longer." Zhong Yin still had his back to him, his tone couldn't be called cold, but it definitely couldn't be called gentle. It sounded rather stiff.
But this is already the result of Zhong Yin's hard work for a long time.
"Could it be that oil splashed on your face?" Han Zhou asked.
"No, don't be so busy."
"So you didn't put on makeup when you woke up today?"
"When have I ever worn makeup?"
Zhong Yin was a little impatient and was about to let this guy get out of the kitchen quickly, but there was no sound behind him.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly turned to look to her side. She saw Han Zhou coming to her side at a glance, with a bit of concern on his face and an uncertain expression of hesitation.
"Sister Yin...are you crying?"
(End of this chapter)
333. Chapter 331 The reason for tears
Chapter 331 The reason for crying
A gust of cold wind passed by the small balcony, and the wind chimes hanging by the window made a crisp sound.
Sunlight squeezed into the house through the windows, leaving a bright parallelogram on the white walls.
The choking fragrance still lingered in the room, and Han Zhou looked nervously at Zhong Yin, who had red eyes in front of him.
Zhong Yin's expression was quite calm. He was not sure for a moment whether the other person's eyes were red because he cried or was smoked, but considering that the other person deliberately didn't want him to see it, it was more likely that he wanted to cry.
Thinking of this, his tone became cautious: "Sister Yin...are you crying?"
Seeing this guy sneaking up to him without saying a word, Zhong Yin felt a little annoyed in his heart, but he resisted getting angry, and at the same time resisted the urge to turn his face away again, and said impatiently: "Being smoked Yes, please pay attention later, this range hood is not very easy to use. "
If he hadn't added the last two sentences, Han Zhou might really have thought that the other person's eyes were red from the smoke, but adding them made it seem a bit too obvious.
I probably cried.
He knew it in his heart, but he didn't expose it. After all, Zhong Yin was a very strong person, and his relationship with the other party was not yet to the point where he could freely inquire into each other's thoughts. He just pretended not to see it. The reason why he came closer to check just now was, They are just worried about the other party's condition.
However, he was still somewhat curious about why Zhong Yin was crying. Could it be that he was emotionally moved by the scene and thought of his deceased mother while cooking?
Thinking of what his senior said not long ago, he felt that it was not impossible.
Unexpectedly, Sister Yin looked cold, but deep down she was quite sentimental...
Various thoughts flashed by, and Han Zhou pretended not to notice anything and replied: "I know, I will pay attention."
Zhong Yin suspected that he might have noticed that she had cried, but still pretended to be calm and said: "Well, you can go ahead."
Seeing that the other party was standing motionless, with no intention of leaving, Han Zhou asked tentatively: "Sister Yin, can't you go out?"
"What, are you afraid that I'll secretly learn how to cook with you?" Zhong Yin glanced at him sideways.
"What I mean is, why don't you go out and rest for a while? I heard from my senior sister that you have been busy early in the morning."
Not knowing what he thought of, Zhong Yin was silent for a moment and put on the apron he had just taken off again: "No, I'll stay here to help you."
This made Han Zhou, who wanted to ask if he could lend him the apron, stunned for a moment.
Zhong Yin was already walking to the kitchen. When Han Zhou wasn't paying attention, he quickly rubbed his eyes and urged: "What are you doing standing still? Do it quickly, or do you think I can't help?"
"No, no, I'll be right away."
Han Zhou first went out to borrow an apron from Zhong Ling, and then came to the kitchen.
The kitchen was not big, so it was a bit crowded for two people to stand in it, but fortunately it did not affect their movements. Zhong Yin stood by the sink and took the initiative to take on the task of washing and chopping vegetables, while Han Zhou was responsible for seasoning and cooking.
All of a sudden, the sound of the kitchen knife hitting the cutting board and the clattering of bowls and chopsticks could be heard. The two of them were doing the preparations for cooking in an orderly manner.
Perhaps feeling a little bored, Zhong Yin lowered his head to chop vegetables and took the initiative to chat: "How was your visit to the zoo last week?"
Han Zhou was stunned: "Didn't Senior Sister tell you?"
A week has passed, and it is impossible for Zhong Yin, who is a fan of caring for girls, not to have learned about what happened last Sunday from Zhong Ling.
"Xiao Ling is Xiao Ling, I'm asking about you." Zhong Yin glanced at him.
"I?"
Although he was a little surprised, Han Zhou thought about it seriously and replied, "Fortunately, I'm quite happy, if it hadn't rained heavily later."
"Yeah."
Zhong Yin put the chopped vegetables on the plate, cleaned the kitchen knife, and started chopping ginger and garlic again. He hesitated for a while and asked, "Xiao Ling didn't cause you any trouble, did she?"
"Of course not." Han Zhou smiled.
"That's good."
Zhong Yin stopped talking, and the kitchen became quiet, leaving only the sound of chopping vegetables.
Han Zhou put the prepared sauce aside for later use, and was about to heat the pot when he heard Zhong Yin suddenly ask: "I heard Gu Zheng said your cooking skills are very good?"
"That's pretty good." Han Zhou said with a smile, "Did that guy say something later that she just doesn't want to practice, otherwise the cooking will definitely taste better than mine?"
"You really know her."
After a pause, Zhong Yin said in an emotionless tone, "But she doesn't seem to understand you very well."
Han Zhou was stunned.
"Last week you went to the zoo with Xiaoling Yixia, but you didn't mention Yixia to Gu Zheng. Instead, you used Xiaoling as a cover, right?"
Zhong Yin looked over at some point, his red eyes filled with coldness and questioning, and the kitchen knife in his hand had a cold sheen, looking a little scary.
"I..." Han Zhou hesitated.
"really."
Zhong Yin knew that he had guessed correctly as soon as he looked at him, and said coldly, "You have been lying to Gu Zheng."
Facing the other party's increasingly cold gaze, Han Zhou took a deep breath and said calmly: "I admit that I deceived Gu Zheng, but I didn't mean to use my senior sister as a cover."
"I know, otherwise you wouldn't be able to walk into the store today."
Of course Zhong Yin understood that Han Zhou had no intention of taking advantage of Xiaoling. She was the one who begged him to take her sister to the zoo, otherwise the two would not go out together at all.
But even so, the fact that the other party deceived Gu Zheng cannot be changed, and deliberately concealing a person of the opposite sex in an operation, such deception is enough to explain a lot of problems.
She was right from the beginning, this guy was indeed not a good person.
Han Zhou was wary of the kitchen knife in Zhong Yin's hand and carefully probed: "Then since you allow me to enter the store, does that mean..."
"Today is Gu Zheng's birthday. I just don't want her to be unhappy, and I don't want to make Xiao Ling unhappy either." Zhong Yin interrupted him.
"What about me?" Han Zhou asked shamelessly.