"Come on, let's not talk about other things. Let's eat first. We can chat after the meal!" Mrs. Lu said after Lin Wan greeted everyone present in a rather hesitant manner. Everyone could tell that Lin Wan was extremely nervous about the current situation.
As soon as she heard about eating, Lu Yao jumped up first. She reached out and hooked her arm around Lin Wan's, who was closest to her, and said, "Right, right. I'm starving. Come on, Third Sister - in - law. Let's go eat."
Just as they had walked a few steps, Lu Zhihang stepped forward and separated the two of them. He also knocked on Lu Yao's head without any explanation and said fiercely, "What's your business? Get out of the way."
Lu Yao was speechless for a moment. She touched her head aggrievedly and then turned to complain to her second cousin.
Lu Nanjing just smiled and reached out to touch her head. "I'll give you a sympathetic look. Today, you single dog can only make do with me, another single dog."
"So pitiful..." Lu Yao instantly looked aggrieved.
Lu Nanjing smiled and touched Lu Yao's head again. Without saying anything, the group walked towards the dining room together.
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When everyone started the meal, no one said a word. Lu Zhihang kept picking up food for Lin Wan, which made her so shy that she wished she could bury her face in the bowl.
After they were full, Mr. Lu, who was sitting at the head of the table, finally spoke, "Wanwan, right?"
Lin Wan was startled. She quickly sat up straight and nodded nervously. Mr. Lu found it both funny and pitiful and quickly waved his hand. "It's okay, it's okay. Don't be so nervous. Just treat this as your own home. Let's just chat as a family."
Lin Wan relaxed a little and nodded obediently.
"I heard you're a writer?" Mr. Lu smiled very kindly and asked after thinking for a while.
Lin Wan was stunned for a moment and then nodded. "I've published one or two books on the website, but I can't really be called a writer. I'm still in the learning stage."
"Haha, don't be modest. I've read the books you wrote. They're very nice. I like the characters in them very much." Mr. Lu was very happy, so his speech became more casual. "Especially those blogs on your Weibo. I take out each one and read it several times!"
Lin Wan was embarrassed. As soon as the blogs were mentioned, she thought of the show - of - affection posts she had made. She didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Yes, I didn't know this stinky boy in our family could cook. After seeing the pictures you posted, I really feel that I don't know my son well enough. He doesn't seem like my own son at all." Mrs. Lu also nodded in agreement and deliberately or inadvertently gave Lu Zhihang a dirty look.
Lu Zhihang was embarrassed. He coughed lightly in embarrassment. In fact, he didn't mean to hide it on purpose. Usually at home, there was no chance for him to cook. He really started learning to cook after he entered the drama college. Since then, he had been traveling to other places every now and then, so Lu Zhihang had even fewer opportunities to show his cooking skills at home. This matter had been hidden until now.
"That's right, Third Brother. You're really not being nice. You only cook for your wife. You don't even cook a few dishes for us to taste." Lu Shun also said with a smile.
The topic at the dinner table instantly shifted to Lu Zhihang, which made him almost cry.
"Next time, I'll definitely cook for you when I come back next time." Finally, he could only surrender like this.
Seeing him being besieged, Lin Wan also showed a faint smile. She relaxed and leaned gently on the back of the chair.
"Next time won't do. You're a busy person. Who knows when your 'next time' will be? I already have a lot of things to do at the police station. I don't even know when I'll be able to go home next time. Seize the day. You should cook a meal for us tonight." Lu Nanjing was the first to protest, with a faint smile on his lips.
Seeing that his excuse had been exposed, Lu Zhihang glared at Lu Nanjing. Finally, helplessly besieged by many people, he had to agree.
After everyone finished the meal, Lu Zhihang took Lin Wan around the Lu family's place.
The Lu family's villa was really big. It had four floors in total. The top floor was an attic. The third floor had various rooms for Mr. and Mrs. Lu. The second floor was for the three brothers' bedrooms, studies, etc. Even the first floor had a game room, a screening room, and a rather large back garden.
After walking around the garden for a while, Lin Wan showed extreme curiosity about the various kinds of flowers in the Lu family's garden. After Lu Zhihang introduced most of the flowers to her, she didn't hide her envy at all. She reached out and gently touched the leaves of the rose. "It's so nice."
"Do you like it?" Lu Zhihang gently hugged her waist from behind. He sniffed the scent on her neck, kissed her gently, and asked with a smile.
"Yeah." Lin Wan nodded.
"Then in the future, we'll do the same in our home." Lu Zhihang said softly.
Lin Wan didn't think too much. She nodded and smiled.
Finally, Lu Zhihang took Lin Wan to his room. Looking at the clean and quiet room, Lin Wan seemed to be able to imagine what Lu Zhihang was like when he was a child living here. It was very cute, very warm, and enviable.
After a day of getting along, Lin Wan had obviously become more familiar with the people in the Lu family's villa. Mrs. Lu often pulled her to talk, as if she wanted to make up for all the motherly love she had missed. She was even nicer to Lin Wan than to her own son.
The two of them left after dinner. Before leaving, Mrs. Lu and Lu Yao showed extreme reluctance. Finally, they let Lin Wan take a lot of things back.
Looking at the car's back seat full of various things, Lin Wan sighed. "Auntie is really too polite. Where am I going to put all these things?"
"She's our mom." Lu Zhihang corrected with a smile and then said, "Take some to your school and share them with your classmates and teachers. They're all just snacks. You can eat the rest at home when you're free."
Lin Wan nodded. She didn't dwell too much on the address. She turned her head and looked out of the car window.
After a while, she asked with some difficulty, "Did you tell Uncle and Aunt about my family's situation?"
Lu Zhihang raised his eyebrows. At first, he didn't understand. When he did, he quickly denied it. "It wasn't me. They went to find out by themselves. I didn't know anything about it."
"I don't think that sounds very reliable." Lin Wan squinted at Lu Zhihang, who was 'concentrating' on driving.
Lu Zhihang was almost in tears. But then Lin Wan said again, "Forget it. It doesn't matter if they know. Anyway, it's no longer a secret. And Auntie is really nice to me."
"Really?" Lu Zhihang perked up his ears and immediately asked.
Lin Wan nodded. "She's just like a mom. I really like this feeling. I've never felt it before." Her voice became softer and softer and finally turned into a soft sigh.
"From now on, my mom is your mom. There's no difference." Lu Zhihang smiled.
Lin Wan nodded. With her head by the car window, a faint smile on her lips, she was very satisfied.