"What?" Zhao Hongyu, who had always been calm in the face of all kinds of things, was shocked when she heard this news.
"I don't know if it's a trap. Tomorrow evening, the Prime Minister of the West Ocean Dragon Clan will come to the East Ocean Dragon Palace to deliver the gifts and take Zeng Yitao back," Zhao Guang said.
"However, West Ocean wouldn't do it in such a roundabout way. With the difference in strength, there is no need for schemes, "Zhao Hongyu analyzed in a low voice.
Hao Ren stood on the side, wondering why West Ocean's attitude changed 180 degrees all of a sudden.
"Mom! Now that the pot is out, do you want to wash it? " Standing on the other side of the living room, Zhao Yanzi asked with a dusty electric hotpot in her hand.
Zhao Hongyu turned to look at Zhao Guang and said, "We'll talk about it when we get back." Then, she turned to Zhao Yanzi and said, "It's dirty. Of course, we have to wash it!"
"Ok!" Zhao Yanzi nodded. Then, she ran to Hao Ren and put the pot in his hand. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Hurry up and wash it!"
"Zi, wash it yourself!" Zhao Hongyu glanced at Zhao Yanzi helplessly.
"It's their pot, and I don't know how to wash it. It took me a lot of effort to find it in the storage room!" Zhao Yanzi said with bright eyes.
Hao Ren saw some spider webs on her clothes and arms, and he knew that she had indeed found the hotpot from the pile of junk. He didn't want to argue with her and took the pot to the kitchen to wash it.
"Linlin, Lili, come with me to wash the vegetables!" Zhao Hongyu shouted at the sisters.
"Ok!" the Lu sisters answered at the same time.
Although they were eating hotpot, some vegetables had to be washed and soaked in advance, and some meat had to be cut.
Like two obedient girls, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili followed Zhao Hongyu to the garden at the back door on the first floor and helped her.
Now, Zhao Yanzi had nothing to do. Standing in the living room while her grandma was talking to her dad, she felt like she was standing there alone.
After a moment of consideration, she ran into the kitchen and stood by Hao Ren's side.
Hao Ren was scrubbing the dirty pot with a rag in his hand. When he saw Zhao Yanzi, he intentionally ignored her.
Zhao Yanzi didn't say anything. She just stood there and looked at him.
"What?" Hao Ren turned his head slightly and looked at her.
"Nothing." Zhao Yanzi curled her lips.
Hao Ren rinsed the pot with hot water and wiped off the stubborn stains with a steel wire ball.
"Hey!" Zhao Yanzi suddenly yelled.
Hao Ren ignored her and continued to scrub the pot.
"Hey!" Zhao Yanzi yelled again.
Seeing that Hao Ren was ignoring her, she suddenly said, "Shall I call your Class President over?"
"Are you provoking me on purpose?" Hao Ren looked at her helplessly.
"I didn't do anything to you. Don't you miss her?" Zhao Yanzi glanced up at Hao Ren and said deliberately.
Hao Ren ignored her and continued to scrub the pot.
"Give me the phone, and I'll call her." Zhao Yanzi opened her palm.
"I don't want to talk to you." Hao Ren took the pot and moved to another pool.
Zhao Yanzi chased after him. Seeing Hao Ren holding a rag in one hand and a pot in the other, she reached her hand into Hao Ren's pocket to take out the phone.
Hao Ren twisted his waist and dodged, but Zhao Yanzi's hand kept searching in his pocket, which made Hao Ren panic.
Pa! Zhao Yanzi finally got the phone and took it out of Hao Ren's pocket.
"Hey! Give it back!" Hao Ren chased after her with the pot, but Zhao Yanzi ran out of the kitchen and out of the house to make the call.
Hao Ren couldn't chase her out of the kitchen with the pot in his hand. He could only watch her make the call outside.
A few minutes later, Zhao Yanzi returned to the kitchen with Hao Ren's phone.
"Are you done?" Hao Ren looked at her.
"Humph! I'm just kidding. I didn't call her!" Zhao Yanzi put the phone back into Hao Ren's pocket and ran out of the kitchen to check on Zhao Hongyu and the Lu sisters in the back garden.
Hao Ren didn't believe her. He dried his arm and took out his phone to check on Xie Yujia. Sure enough, there was a call from Xie Yujia one minute later.
He dialed Xie Yujia's number. The phone was picked up after two rings.
"Yujia?" Hao Ren asked.
"Yeah, it's me," Xie Yujia answered.
"Did Zhao Yanzi call you just now?" Hao Ren asked.
"Yeah, she called me out of the blue," Xie Yujia answered lightly.
"What … did she say?" Hao Ren asked cautiously.
"Nothing much. She just asked me to come over to eat hotpot." Xie Yujia paused for a few seconds. "Is she with you?"
"Yeah, she's at my house. And her parents. "
"Oh …"
There was a moment of silence.
Hao Ren asked her immediately, "What are you doing?"
"I'm reading some books."
"Are you home alone?" Hao Ren asked again.
"Yeah," Xie Yujia answered in a low and steady voice.
"How about … you come over for hotpot? Lu Linlin and Lu Lili are here anyway."
"It's okay. I'll cook for myself."
"Oh …" This time, it was Hao Ren who didn't know what to say.
"Have fun. I'm going back to reading," Xie Yujia said and was about to hang up.
"Ok. Um … Grandma asked you to come over when you're free, "Hao Ren said.
"Got it," Xie Yujia answered in a low voice and hung up.
For a moment, Hao Ren was depressed and didn't know what to do.
He could imagine Xie Yujia reading quietly in that small, windowless room with a yellow desk lamp on.
Then, he saw Zhao Yanzi playing with Zhao Hongyu outside the north gate of the house. Hao Ren didn't know if Zhao Yanzi called Xie Yujia just to tease her or to provoke her.
"Ren! Are you done washing the pot? "Grandma yelled from outside.
"Yeah, I'm done!" Hao Ren answered immediately and walked out with the pot.
Just like that, a hot family hotpot began. Everyone surrounded Grandma, talking and laughing, and they all got closer to each other.
Zhao Guang was in a good mood. He ate a lot, drank a lot, and talked a lot. In recent years, Grandma rarely had so many people eat with her. Of course, she was very happy.
When night fell, Zhao Hongyu and the Lu sisters helped Hao Ren clean up the table, and it was almost time to go home.
Grandma stood at the door and didn't want them to leave.
There were two empty seats in the car, and Zhao Guang's family could take the twins back to the city. Generally speaking, since the twins were Lu Qing's granddaughters, they were a part of Zhao Guang's family.
The black Chevrolet drove away slowly in the night. Looking at the direction they left in, Grandma sighed softly.
Loneliness came after the fun.
Hao Ren knew what Grandma was thinking about, so he helped her back into the house.
"I called Yujia today, but she said she was busy and couldn't come," Grandma said regretfully as she walked into the house.
"She … must be busy," Hao Ren said helplessly.
"Forget it, forget it. Nothing in this world is perfect." Grandma waved her hand and hobbled into the brightly lit villa.
While Hao Ren was sighing with Grandma, Xie Yujia was rubbing her head in the small room. She closed a thick professional book and looked at the alarm clock on the table. Then, she loosened her shoulders and stood up. "Well, it's time to cultivate with Old Grandma."
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