You are my wife, don't doubt it!

Then, the two began to chat sweetly with each other until Yu Lihua stepped into the house. The girl then reluctantly put down the phone.

Xiao Yao went to the soap room to boil water and simply washed his body (because if he didn't wash, Yu Luying would probably nag him again), then hand-washed a few pieces of his and Yu Luying's underwear, hung them in the soap room, lay on the bed, and was about to send a "good night" to Yu Luying, but found that Yu Luying had already sent him a "good night" message, so he happily replied to her.

After thinking about it, he sent another good night message to Shen Jie.

"I hope I can see you again soon, Meow Mama." Then he added this.

"Amen." Xiao Yao muttered these two words, wrapped himself in a small blanket, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, at around six or seven o'clock, I was awakened by a sudden ringing of the phone.

It wasn't a cell phone ringing, it was the shrill sound of a landline.

"Hello..." He answered the phone weakly.

"Good morning, Big Rabbit!" Yu Luying's energetic voice came from the other end of the line.

"What time is it..." Xiao Yao looked at the floor clock weakly in the semi-darkness.

"I usually get up this early." Yu Luying said confidently.

"? It's summer vacation now."

"You have to go to bed early and get up early."

"Okay." Xiao Yao said.

"..."

"Didn't you ask me to say good morning and good night every day?" Seeing Xiao Yao didn't say anything, the girl confidently recited the lines she had prepared long ago.

Xiao Yao knew that he meant for her to send a message.

Xiao Yao also knew that she knew what he meant.

Xiao Yao also knew that even Yu Luying would not get up so early every day during the summer vacation.

So Xiao Yao knew that she was deliberately making fun of herself.

"Okay, good morning," he said finally, and then yawned loudly.

"Remind you, you have science class today, don't forget it!" Even through the receiver, Xiao Yao could imagine the fierce voice on the other end.

"Okay," Xiao Yao said, "Call me later. I'm so sleepy... I'll take another nap."

……

Xiao Yao was woken up again by Yu Luying's call, and two hours had passed.

In the large conference room of the Sacred Heart Church, Xiao Yao's eyes were fixed on Yu Luying today.

In fact, not only Xiao Yao, but all the boys present - except Yu Bo - were attracted by her outfit today.

Her top is a navy blue short-sleeved "imitation" sailor suit. The reason why it is called "imitation" is that the "collar" of the sailor suit is painted on and cannot be turned over at all. The triangular scarf is "built-in" and fixed to the clothes and cannot be moved. Her lower body is a navy blue knee-length pleated skirt, and her feet are pure black short-tube cotton socks and small leather shoes.

Xiao Yao's Adam's apple moved, and then he remembered where he was, so he drew a vertical and horizontal line on his chest, shook his head, and tried to drive away distracting thoughts. After all, he was not like them, and he would not have this blessing if he left this room.

Since the "Seven Sacraments" had already been completed, today's lesson was the "Seven Deadly Sins", which were pride, stinginess, lust, greed, envy, anger, and laziness. Xiao Yao yawned as he listened, and he was thinking about his meeting with Liang Yanan at dusk, so his mind was not on the class at all.

During this time, Daiyu kept talking to Xiao Yao, complaining that Yan Xiao didn't answer his phone calls again. Xiao Yao listened to Daiyu listing Yan Xiao's crimes such as being hot and cold, moody, and disappearing all the time, and secretly teased in his heart, "Aren't you all in harmony with your lives? Why do you still care about such trivial matters? When we talk about "evil Yin" later, you must confess to me." After thinking about it, he seemed to have no right to say anything about others. He glanced at Yu Luying and then retracted his gaze.

Yu Luying sat in the corner of the room, holding a book in her hands, her eyelids drooping, motionless, and no one knew what was in her mind.

After class, Yu Bo prepared to take Xiao Yao, Yu Luying, Daiyu and others to level up as usual, but Xiao Yao declined on the grounds of feeling unwell, so the day's exploration was once again temporarily cancelled.

"Liang Yanan made an appointment with you? Tonight?" Yu Bo was a little surprised: "When I mentioned this to her, her attitude was not so positive - come here."

Yu Bo hooked his arm around Xiao Yao's neck and pulled him into the back garden: "I guess if she says she wants to help you, she may not help you for nothing."

"What do you mean? You want money?" Xiao Yao was stunned.

"Of course she's not asking for money - maybe she wants to get some information from you." Yu Bo guessed, "Information in exchange for information."

"I thought you two were old friends—good friends?" Xiao Yao said.

"We are good friends, for sure," Yu Bo said, "but the adult world is always complicated. She is no longer the student I could see through at a glance, and there are many things we cannot tell her casually. She bypassed me and contacted you directly. She must have her own intentions."

"I thought you gave her my number?"

"Your number is not a secret - in any case, be careful, keep your mouth shut, and contact me if you have anything."

"I understand." Xiao Yao agreed, but he was full of doubts in his heart.

Without staying in the church for lunch, Xiao Yao and Yu Luying walked home under the scorching sun. Just as they arrived downstairs of Yu Luying's house, they saw Yu Lihua getting ready to go out to buy groceries.

Xiao Yao suddenly had an idea and volunteered to accompany Yu Lihua to buy groceries.

Yu Lihua was a little surprised, but did not refuse, so Yu Luying went up by herself, and the mother and daughter went to the nearby vegetable market.

The market was still the same as I remembered when I was a kid (although it wasn't a market at all), wet, dirty, and messy. Xiao Yao had never liked going to the market with his mother since he was a kid, but now he couldn't even accompany her if he wanted to.

He helped Yu Lihua carry one plastic bag after another, carefully avoiding the dirty water on the ground. Watching Yu Lihua bargain with others, he also gained a lot of fun from the world of fireworks and market life.

They chatted while buying vegetables, and after returning home, he helped Yu Lihua pick and wash vegetables, and helped her when she cooked. Although it was almost one or two o'clock in the afternoon when dinner was served, Xiao Yao felt more like a member of this family than a guest.

"What did you learn in class today?" Yu Lihua asked Xiao Yao while eating.

"Seven deadly sins." Xiao Yao said.

"It's the Seven Deadly Sins," Yu Lihua corrected, "The Seven Deadly Sins is a mistranslation by foreigners. The Seven Deadly Sins themselves are not sins, but the causes of sins..."

"Oh, yes, yes," Xiao Yao said, "Bo Ge said the same thing."

"Did you memorize the Seven Sins?"

"Uh, pride? Anger? Jealousy? Laziness? Gluttony? No, no, the one called Taotie? ... Uh, there's more, there's more..."

"Mom, what are you doing?" Yu Luying said unhappily, "I'm eating."

"Tsk, I see you don't care about Xiao Yao's religious beliefs at all." Yu Lihua said dissatisfiedly.

"Mom, have you heard a joke?" Yu Luying pouted.

"what?"

"There was a family who believed in Buddhism, and they asked their daughter to find a boyfriend who also believed in Buddhism."

"Then what?" Yu Lihua asked.

"Then, when my daughter found a boyfriend, her family required that the man must be a Buddhist."

"It's normal," said Yu Lihua.

"Three months later, the mother asked her daughter, 'Does your boyfriend believe in Buddhism?' The daughter cried and said, 'Yes, he believes so much that he has become a monk.'"

"Puff——" Xiao Yao shook his head and sprayed the rice in his mouth onto the floor. He apologized hurriedly and went to get a dustpan.

"Let me do it, let me do it." said Yu Luying.

"No, Auntie, this is too funny," Xiao Yao said, "It's too much. Oh, I can't take it anymore. These three words hit me too hard. It's too much..."

Yu Luying frowned and looked back at him, and Xiao Yao quickly shut his mouth.

Fortunately, Yu Lihua didn't mind, she just sighed and said: "Yes, at the beginning, no one in our family could have imagined that the person who finally 'believed it' would be your uncle Bobo?"

"Uncle Bobo was a gangster when he was in school, right?" Xiao Yao asked.

"It's the same now." Yu Lihua said in a displeased manner.

The three of them laughed together.

After lunch, Xiao Yao helped Yu Lihua clean up. While they were cleaning up, she started nagging again.

The gibberish was to first praise Xiao Yao's progress and that he could help his mother with housework, then move on to the fact that he generally lacked the ability to take care of himself in the past and needed further improvement, and that he couldn't leave everything to his wife after marriage. It was the same old repetitive stuff, and he went on like this over and over again.

In the past, whenever Yu Lihua said to Yu Luying in front of her, "You will do this and that after you get married," Yu Luying would interrupt her mother, appearing shy but actually being angry and forcing her to change the subject.

But today, he was uncharacteristically silent and replied, "I was thinking about this question yesterday as well."

"What's the problem?" Xiao Yao and Yu Lihua asked.

"It seems like I really have to marry this guy in the future." When Yu Luying mentioned the word "marriage", she pursed her lips in embarrassment and lowered her head: "How can he survive otherwise? He doesn't even know where he put his underwear, right? If no one takes care of him..."

"Tsk tsk, listen, listen." Yu Lihua said: "I really love my daughter."

Xiao Yao was a little surprised. Of course, first of all, he knew where his underwear was placed. What surprised him was that... Yu Luying would actually say such words, which seemed to be criticism but were actually tender and sweet.

In front of Yu Lihua and himself.

"If he marries a young lady, she won't take care of his life. That would be miserable..." Yu Luying chuckled.

Hmm? What do you mean?

Doesn’t the young lady have maids or servants at home?

"Yes, the guy named Shen before you..." Yu Lihua continued the conversation naturally, but was glared at by Yu Luying and kept silent.

After helping the mother and daughter clean up, Xiao Yao wanted to go home for a nap, but at Yu Lihua's invitation, he took a two-hour nap on the sofa in their home.

This was the first time Xiao Yao slept at Yu Luying's house.

It’s better to sleep with the mother and daughter.

Of course, this “together” refers to time.

He felt a sense of relaxation both physically and mentally, and felt more and more comfortable staying in this pavilion.

"It's almost time for dinner, where are you going?" Yu Lihua asked him in surprise.

"He made an appointment with a friend. He made the appointment yesterday. Mom, don't ask so many questions." Yu Luying answered quickly.

It was dusk when Xiao Yao arrived at the place designated by Liang Yanan.

This is a high-end western restaurant. There are not many customers in the restaurant. Liang Yanan, who is dressed exactly the same as when they met in the hospital that day, stands out here.

As soon as they met, without any greetings or conditions, Liang Yanan pushed a small piece of paper over from the dining table: "This is the current address of the person you are looking for."

"Thank you." Xiao Yao glanced at the words on the note. At least it wasn't anywhere he had been to in the past two days. Xiao Yao silently memorized the address, but left the paper on the table. He was secretly wondering why Liang Yanan didn't just text the address yesterday, but insisted on making an appointment with him and delayed for another day? It wouldn't be just to kill him for a steak, right? It would be better if that was the case.

Although he had all sorts of doubts in his mind, Xiao Yao did not ask them out loud, in order to avoid being rude. After all, Liang Yanan was considered an elder in Yu Bo's eyes.

"Please place your order. I have already ordered my food." Liang Yanan said as he pushed the menu over.

"Auntie...well, sister, you order. I'm fine with anything." Xiao Yao was being polite to her while flipping through the menu.

"Little brother, I have a question for you," Liang Yanan pushed the tinted glasses on her nose, "Where did you learn your Kung Fu?"

Xiao Yao's hand holding the menu shook subconsciously.

Chapter 234 Shen Jie will be here soon, where are you?

2023-06-16

*This chapter is also called "I Know She Knows I'm Lying"

"Little brother, sister wants to ask you, where did you learn your kung fu from?"

"Kung Fu, what Kung Fu?" Xiao Yao raised his head in pretended surprise: "Oh, you mean that? Well, I don't know any Kung Fu. I'm just a doctor after a long illness. I'm showing off my skills in front of you."

Liang Yanan squinted behind her tinted glasses, but Xiao Yao couldn't see it.

She judged that Xiao Yao was not telling the truth - however, she did not continue to dwell on this issue.

"Your well-done rib eye." The waiter placed the steaming steak in front of Liang Yanan, who skillfully spread out a large tissue and blocked it in front of himself.

The hemispherical metal cover that was upside down outside was opened, and the sizzling beef on the iron plate burst out with an enticing aroma.

"Look...it looks delicious." Xiao Yao said with a wry smile.

Liang Yanan did not raise the knife and fork in front of her, but asked the waiter to bring her... a pair of chopsticks.

Seeing Liang Yanan using chopsticks to pick up the steak clumsily with her left hand, Xiao Yao said that it would be easier to use a knife and fork if her hands were not convenient.

"I never choose the easiest path, and I don't like to use a knife at the table." Liang Yanan finally picked up the steak with chopsticks and took a satisfied bite.

Xiao Yao suddenly thought of her current and past occupations, felt a chill on her back, and quickly shut her mouth.

After a brief silence, Liang Yanan spoke.

"You know I don't know you very well, right?"

Xiao Yao nodded knowingly. He also knew that today's incident could not be resolved by a meal of Wangpin steak.

"So I also hope you can do me a favor, which is to answer a few questions."

Xiao Yao continued to nod.