I want to have a normal campus romance

Seeing this, I immediately offered to help Xiao Jingwen cook. Although Xiao's mother strongly objected because I was a guest, due to my firm attitude, Xiao's mother didn't say anything after refusing twice.

The reason why I was so resolute this time, apart from the fact that I felt guilty about not working and just waiting, was more because Mr. and Mrs. Xiao were sitting outside. If I didn't go in with Xiao Jingwen to cook, I was afraid that I would be greeted with all kinds of matchmaking.

It’s a little creepy just thinking about it.

So in some sense, the kitchen is the safest place!

When Xiao Jingwen saw me follow in, she didn't say anything, but her face turned slightly red. I didn't know if it was the lingering shyness or a new blush.

Chapter 118 Strange

To be honest, my cooking skills...uh, well, actually my cooking skills are probably just about making instant noodles and stir-frying rice. When it comes to really cooking, I'm not very good at it.

After all, takeout is convenient and affordable now, and how many people can learn to cook now? So it’s not so much that Xiao Jingwen and I cook together, but in fact I just help her.

But what I didn't expect was that Xiao Jingwen, who is about the same age as me and a graduate student, is very skilled in cooking. Her cooking skills are much better than those of me, a kitchen novice who can only make fried rice and instant noodles.

She has a high level of education, a good personality, is beautiful, is a teacher, and is an excellent cook. It is impossible to find more girls like her who are good wives and mothers!

To the extent that at this moment, I even had an inexplicable illusion. Looking at Xiao Jingwen wearing an apron and a ponytail, busy in the kitchen, while I was standing beside her processing the ingredients, the words "newlyweds" even popped up in my mind.

Although I know that all this is just my fantasy, and I have seen such scenes countless times in various comics or animations, but when you experience it all yourself, you will inevitably have some special feelings and experiences, which is a kind of warmth and sweetness in the ordinary.

Looking at that familiar figure, I felt my heart filled with gentleness and tranquility, as if all the troubles could be thrown behind me at this moment.

Perhaps my life has been too up and down recently, so after revisiting this ordinary life, I feel a little relieved for no reason. Because no matter what kind of people I know and what kind of things I have experienced, returning to the ordinary life in the end may be the melody of my life.

Maybe it was because Xiao Jingwen made me feel too at ease, or maybe it was because she was the so-called confidant sister. When I was with her, I never had to worry about anything or be afraid of anything. This feeling even gave me a sense of "home".

No matter where people go, there will always be a final destination, and that is probably the so-called "home".

I just don’t know who will be the one who will form a “home” with me in the future? Is she someone close to me, or is she still in the distant and vague future and has not yet arrived?

I shook off the thoughts in my mind, because I thought it was useless to think about these things now. After all, I don’t even have a girlfriend now, so how can I form a so-called "home"?

Xiao Jingwen is very skilled at cooking, and because I had prepared many ingredients in advance, the meal was quickly prepared. I pushed open the kitchen door with the dishes, and Xiao's father and mother were sitting at the dining table looking at us with a smile, which immediately made me feel a little guilty.

After all, the relationship between Xiao Jingwen and I is that of a student and a teacher. The feeling of deceiving them always makes me feel uncomfortable and even a little bit wronged.

However, after seeing the two of them happy, I felt a little better. At least at this moment, it could make Xiao's father and mother happier and less worried.

Thinking of this, I looked at Xiao Jingwen who was sitting next to me, then smiled and shook my head.

As for what happens in the future, we can only take it one step at a time.

"Come on, Xiaolin, don't just stand there, eat."

Just when I was a little dazed and thinking about something, Xiao's mother seemed to think that I was a little shy and embarrassed, so she started to invite me to start eating and even put a lot of dishes in my bowl.

For a while, I became the most popular person at the dinner table. Father and Mother Xiao chatted with me from time to time and put dishes in my bowl from time to time. Although I was already a little full, I couldn't refuse their kindness. Besides, these were the good intentions of the two elders, so I couldn't refuse directly.

Xiao Jingwen, who was sitting next to me, was ignored by her parents. On the contrary, I was always warmly treated by Xiao's father and mother, as if I were their biological child, which made me feel a little embarrassed.

I could even see her casting me a faint look from the corner of my eye, but every time I turned my head away, she would lower her head and start eating, so that I didn't even know whether what happened just now was real or just my illusion.

However, Xiao's mother seemed to have noticed our little movements. After coughing twice, she began to wink at Xiao Jingwen. Seeing this, I quickly pretended not to see it and lowered my head to eat.

However, Xiao Jingwen did not seem to understand Xiao's mother's expression. I could even hear Xiao's mother whispering to Xiao Jingwen:

"What are you standing there for? Pick up some food for Xiaolin. He came all the way here, and you don't even want to show some concern for him?"

I wanted to say something at this time, but I didn't know how to open my mouth. After all, I just pretended that I didn't hear it. After Xiao Jingwen heard what Xiao's mother said, I didn't know what she said to them. I only vaguely heard some scattered fragments.

I originally thought that Xiao Jingwen was complaining to her mother about her favoritism, but I don't know what they said to each other. In the end, Xiao Jingwen even got up and left.

What happened? Did they have a falling out?

It shouldn’t be...A girl like Xiao Jingwen shouldn’t be the type to fall out with her parents.

Seeing Xiao Jingwen turn around and run to the kitchen, I was suddenly confused. Then I turned to look at Xiao's mother who was sitting opposite me. She looked at me awkwardly but didn't say anything else.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Xiao's father continued to chat with me about family matters, which did not let the atmosphere become cold.

Seeing this, I wanted to get up and see what happened to Xiao Jingwen, but Xiao's father smiled at me and told me not to worry.

This made me feel a little strange at first, but seeing that Mr. Xiao looked calm, and it didn't look like Xiao Jingwen and Mother Xiao had just had an argument, I relaxed and chatted with them while eating.

However, although the food Xiao Jingwen cooked was delicious, I couldn't resist eating it like that, so after finishing the last bite of food in the bowl, I declared surrender.

I don't know why, but this strong feeling of fullness reminded me of the painful memory a month ago when I ate a bunch of buns and almost died of fullness under the coaxing of that little girl Liu Tongtong.

Just as I finished eating, Xiao's mother heard the noise in the kitchen, and as if she remembered something, she coughed lightly a few times, and then nudged Xiao's father with her elbow.

"I remember there's a package I need to pick up. Come with me and get it."

"Express delivery? What do you mean by express delivery? Oh, now I remember. There is indeed such a thing."

"Let's go quickly, or the post station will be closed soon."

"Ah? Right now...Okay, okay, I'll go change my shoes."

Seeing that Mr. and Mrs. Xiao looked like they were about to go out, I bet they were definitely not going to pick up any express delivery, but they were in such a hurry to leave that it was obvious that something had happened, and it was not convenient to tell an outsider like me, so I did not ask in detail.

"Xiao Lin, we're going out first. If you want to leave later, just go ahead and don't worry about us."

"Uh...ok."

Looking at the closed door and their final meaningful looks, I always felt that something was wrong, but I couldn't tell what it was.

I sighed and was about to go to the kitchen to see what Xiao Jingwen was doing when a rapid ring suddenly came from the dining room. I turned around and found that it was the phone she had placed on the table ringing.

Hmm? Who's calling at this late hour?

Chapter 119 Telephone

I looked at the number above and found that the caller ID showed an unfamiliar number with no remarks. The scammer should have gone off work so late at night, so why would someone call?

I was just about to get up and give the phone to Xiao Jingwen, but I found that the phone had stopped ringing. Xiao Jingwen seemed to have heard the ringing and walked out of the kitchen with a cup of hot tea in her hand.

"Was it my phone that just rang?"

"Well, I don't know who it is. It's an unfamiliar number."

"Unfamiliar number?"

After hearing what I said, Xiao Jingwen couldn't help but frowned. After putting the hot tea in her hand on the table, she saw the missed call display on her mobile phone. At this time, the phone rang again, and the number displayed was the same number as before.

However, Xiao Jingwen didn't even seem to read it. After seeing that there was no remark information on it, she directly chose to hang up and block it.

"Uh, Sister Wen...won't you confirm it?"

"No need to confirm. This is obviously a harassment call. Just hang up and block it."

Huh? After hearing what Xiao Jingwen said, I was immediately curious about how she could tell the difference, because I didn't see any system prompts just now.

And I found that when she said this, she intentionally or unintentionally emphasized the word "harassment", and her tone was full of certainty.

So I didn't ask any more questions after seeing this. After all, I heard about the serious leakage of personal information recently, so it was not surprising to receive frequent harassing calls. But my intuition told me that things were not that simple.

"No, it's for you."

Xiao Jingwen fiddled with it for a while, then put her phone aside and pushed the cup of hot tea on the table in front of me, which surprised me.

"For me?"

"Well, I saw my parents kept picking food for you and you were so full, so I told my mom not to pick food for you anymore and I made you a cup of hawthorn tea to help you digest the food."

After hearing what Xiao Jingwen said, I suddenly understood why Xiao's mother looked at me with some embarrassment at the table just now.

But no matter how I thought about it, I never expected that Xiao Jingwen would be so thoughtful as to make me a cup of hawthorn tea to help digestion. She really knows how to take care of people.

Under normal circumstances, if I had eaten too much, I would probably lie on the bed with Fatty and the others, chatting and playing games. Why would I think of making myself a cup of hawthorn tea?

"Then I'm not welcome!"

Looking at the steaming hawthorn tea in front of me, I smiled at Xiao Jingwen and took a sip. The tea had the sweet and sour taste of hawthorn and a hint of bitterness from the tea leaves. Although I knew it was definitely my psychological effect, after taking a sip of the tea, I felt that my stomach was not as bloated as before.

Seeing my frown slowly relax, Xiao Jingwen slowly sat down opposite me, then cleaned up the dishes on the table and said to me with some resentment:

"Next time if you can't eat it, just leave it there. You're so stupid...you're so honest."

"..."

I heard it. Are you saying I'm stupid? You must be saying I'm stupid? Although Xiao Jingwen quickly changed her words, I still heard the words. However, I didn't regret what I did.

Because maybe if I wasn't stupid this time, I wouldn't be able to drink this cup of steaming hawthorn tea. Maybe being "stupid" in some things is not a bad thing.

So I didn't refute anything, but just held the hot tea in my hand and slowly replied to Xiao Jingwen who was a little angry:

"It's all out of my heart, and I can't refuse."

What I mean is that Father and Mother Xiao are so enthusiastic, and if I refuse like this, it will inevitably disappoint them. However, Xiao Jingwen seemed to have thought of something else. Her face, which was pretending to be serious, turned red again. Then, as if she had thought of something, she stood up from her seat and looked around.

"Where are my parents?"

"Oh, uncle and aunt? You don't have to look. They hurried downstairs to get the package. There are only two of us in the room."

I thought she was going downstairs to help, so I stood up and prepared to follow her, while reaching out to take my cell phone on the table.

But I didn't expect that after Xiao Jingwen heard what I said, the expression on her face became a little strange. After seeing me stand up from my seat, she subconsciously took half a step back and protected her chest with her hands.

This suddenly made me feel a little embarrassed, and I didn't know whether I should pick up the phone on the other side of the table.

"You...what do you want to do?"

"Fuck, Sister Wen, you——"

What I wanted to say was... Damn it, Sister Wen, you really don't trust me, do you? But before I could finish, Xiao Jingwen's face suddenly became even redder.

To be honest, this was the first time in my life that I actually saw the whole process of a face turning red. I could even imagine that the red face was steaming like in the cartoon, so I was a little stunned.

But I reacted quickly. After all, it’s not nice to stare at others like that, especially when I noticed that Xiao Jingwen’s ears turned red after noticing my gaze. I was even worried that she would faint.

But what is going on? Did I do something wrong? Or say something wrong?

Should...probably...maybe...no?

"Uh, Sister Wen...are you okay?"

"You...you...what did you tell my parents?"

"Ah? I didn't say anything, and they suddenly went downstairs to get the package... Uh, Sister Wen, don't look at me like that, what I said is true, if you don't believe me you can call and ask yourself, I'm innocent!"

Looking at Xiao Jingwen's eyes, I seemed to understand why she blushed just now, but... God knows! There was really no other meaning in my words!

"Sister Wen...you're not thinking of something wrong, are you?"

"Who...who has the wrong idea!"

However, after Xiao Jingwen finished speaking, she gave me a cold look, but there was a hint of embarrassment on her face. When she saw that I was staring at her, she twirled her hair ends with her hands and looked away with a blush.

Finally, she simply took the dishes to the kitchen. Seeing this, I wanted to follow and help, but after Xiao Jingwen pointed to the only sink in the kitchen, I smiled awkwardly, put down the dishes tactfully, and left quietly.

After returning to the restaurant, I couldn't help but feel a little headache. After all, no one would feel good after being misunderstood like this. What's worse is... so many things happened today, how should I face Xiao Jingwen in the future?

Uh...I'd better say less jokes to her in the future.

Just as I was thinking this, Xiao Jingwen's phone rang again. I wanted to give it to Xiao Jingwen, but I found that the phone number had two extra zeros in front of it, which was obviously...

"An overseas number? Could it be that the call is from Myanmar? This scammer is too unprofessional. Shouldn't he at least change it to a domestic number?"

Seeing this, I immediately pressed the hang-up button. After all, nine out of ten calls from abroad are scam calls, and the remaining one is on the way.

But what I never expected was that this scammer seemed to be persistent and made four or five calls in a row. I was so angry that I almost laughed. I was already in a complicated mood, and at this moment I felt even more annoyed.

So after the sixth call, I immediately pressed the answer button and yelled at the person on the other end of the phone:

"Who the hell are you? Are you annoying?!"

At this time, after hearing what I said, the person on the other end of the phone paused, and then a hostile voice came:

"I'm Xiaowen's boyfriend, who are you?"　

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PS: Although I think everyone should know Pigeon's style, I still want to give you a warning. No NTR! Really no NTR! And Xiao Jingwen is not cheating! No stomachache plot!

Chapter 120 The past