Translator: Lonelytree
When they returned to the courtyard, Xiao Lingyu bit her lip and turned to Gong Tianhao, “Young Master Gong, can I ask you something?”
Gong Tianhao’s eyes lit up, and he couldn’t hide his excitement. It meant that she needed him for something. It meant that she was slowly becoming dependent on him. This was progress, and it was something worth celebrating.
Gong Tianhao smiled and said, “Of course, you can ask me anything. You don’t need to be so polite around me.”
“…” Xiao Lingyu looked at Gong Tianhao’s obviously happy expression and swallowed her saliva. But in the end, she still said, “Can Young Master Gong please not be so close to me in the future? I… I’m not used to it.”
Gong Tianhao, “…”
The smile on his face froze for a moment. Then, he replied with a serious tone, “Lingyu, remember this. It’s fine if you’re not used to it now. You can take it slow. However, you have to get used to me being by your side in the future.”
Xiao Lingyu’s heart shook when she heard this!
She appeared to be in a daze, and her mind suddenly went blank!
A sentence kept repeating in her mind:
‘You have to get used to me being by your side!
‘You have to get used to me being by your side!
‘What… What did he mean by that?’
Xiao Lingyu stared at Gong Tianhao in a daze, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.
Gong Tianhao’s expression was also serious as he stared at her.
Then, he reached out his hand and caressed her fair and tender face as he said in a gentle tone, “Yu ‘Er, I know what you’re thinking. But it’s alright. I’ll give you time. However, I’ll always be by your side!”
After saying that, he lowered his head and kissed her forehead gently before letting go.
Then, he took a deep look at her and left.
Even after Gong Tianhao left for a long time, she still couldn’t come back to her senses.
This person… was too much!
“Yu ‘Er, why are you standing at the entrance of the courtyard?” Mother Xiao looked at Xiao Lingyu suspiciously. “Why is your face so red? Why don’t you go in? If you stand there and bask in the sun, of course you’d be hot.”
Mother Xiao returned, and she saw Xiao Lingyu. Her face was red and she had a dazed look on her face.
Xiao Lingyu heard her mother and snapped back to reality. She turned around and finally realized Gong Tianhao was gone. She was stunned for a moment before she patted her cheeks. ‘Xiao Lingyu, snap out of it!’
Mother Xiao looked at Xiao Lingyu with confusion and asked, “Yu ‘Er, why are you patting your face? Is it really that hot?”
“…” Xiao Lingyu said, “Yes, Mom.”
“Then, you better hurry on and get inside,” Mother Xiao said. Then, she asked, “Yu ‘Er, why were you standing out there in the sun anyway?” Then, Mother Xiao saw Old Master Gong, who was drinking tea in the courtyard. Mother Xiao asked, “Elder Gong, what do you want to eat today?”
Old Master Gong’s eyes immediately lit up as he said, “Qiuying, are you going to cook whatever I want to eat?”
Mother Xiao nodded and said, “Sure!”
“Then I want to eat braised pork, braised pork trotters with preserved vegetables, stewed pork trotters, and…” Old Master Gong immediately ordered the dishes.
Mother Xiao didn’t wait for Old Master Gong to finish and interrupted him. She sighed softly and said, “Old Master, that is too much meat. I’ll cook some vegetables for you instead.” It wasn’t that she was stingy, but Old Master Gong couldn’t eat too much meat.
Doctor Huang had told them that because of Old Master Gong’s health, he should consume less meat and more vegetables.
Old Master Gong, who was disappointed, pleaded, “Qiuying, please have pity on this old man. I’ve been hungering after meat so much that I can’t sleep at night. Can’t you satisfy my craving this once?”
Mother Xiao rejected flatly, “No, Elder Gong, your health is the most important.” After saying that, Mother Xiao ignored Old Master Gong and went straight into the kitchen.
Old Master Gong’s eyes went with her. Xiao Lingyu found this funny and amusing. Xiao Lingyu smiled.
At this moment, Old Master Gong noticed Xiao Lingyu. He thought of something and said, “Girl, look at me. I just want some meat to eat. Your mother dotes on you the most. Just tell Qiuying that you want to eat some meat and she’ll cook for you.”
Xiao Lingyu, “…” This old man has turned his schemes to me instead.
Xiao Lingyu also sighed softly.
“Elder Gong, the Doctor said that my stomach is growing too fast and I have to control my diet. Otherwise, if my stomach is too big, it won’t be easy to give birth. So, even if I tell my mother that I want to eat meat, do you think my mother will believe me?”
Old Master Gong pouted like a child. “I don’t care. I want to eat meat. Otherwise, I’ll go and tell Qiuying that you and Tianhao were at the courtyard gate just now…” kissing and hugging.
He was threatening her.
“Stop!” Xiao Lingyu’s expression immediately changed. ‘So he has seen everything.’
Then, she gritted her teeth and said, “Okay, I’ll go and tell my mother that I want to eat stewed pork trotters. Is that enough?” At least this dish didn’t have that much fat.
Old Master Gong said that he also wanted a dish of braised pork.
Xiao Lingyu seemed to have seen through his thoughts and immediately said, “Elder Gong, I can only plead for one dish. If I ask for more, I might not even get this one dish.”
After Old Master Gong heard this, he thought for a moment and reluctantly accepted it. “Alright, stewed pork trotters then.”
Xiao Lingyu walked to the kitchen with her stomach puffed out and said loudly, “Mom, I want to eat stew pig’s trotters.”
Mother Xiao immediately said, “What nonsense! Can’t you see how big your stomach is now? The Doctor said that you must control your diet.”
Xiao Lingyu immediately added, “Elder Gong also wants to eat stew pig’s trotters.”
Elder Gong, who was listening outside, “…”
This girl must be doing this on purpose.
Mother Xiao said, “Alright. Since two people want to eat it, I’ll make this dish.”
Xiao Lingyu said, “Mom, just make this meat dish. The rest can be vegetarian dishes.”
“Huh? All vegetarian dishes but one?” Mother Xiao frowned. “That’s not very nice. Xiao Zhang and Xiao Wang and the others like to eat meat.”
“Mom, look at them. They are going to become chubbier than me! They should eat less meat!” Xiao Lingyu said calmly.
Xiao Zhang and Xiao Wang, “….”
We’re innocent! Old Chief, why did you do this to us?
