In order to prove that he really loves washing dishes and is obsessed with washing dishes by hand for a lifetime, Gu Xihuai put a dozen dishes in total when he invited Wen Zhuoyu to have supper that night. Because the supper was not much, on average each bowl contained only one tiger skin and chicken feet, one shrimp dumpling, and one glutinous rice ball...

Wen Zhuoyu looked at the small dishes and bowls on the table, and said with a headache, "You don't need to do this!"

"It's very necessary!" Gu Xihuai said with a firm attitude: "I love to wash the dishes. Washing the dishes can make me calm, and washing the dishes can make me happy."

Wen Zhuoyu: "..."

Wen Zhuoyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Gu Xihuai solemnly say, "I'm willing to wash the dishes for a lifetime. Would you like to call me when I'm cooking?"

Before Wen Zhuoyu could speak, Gu Xihuai added extravagantly: "I can also help you choose vegetables, wash vegetables, and cut vegetables for you. In fact, I am also learning to cook now, although it is not very delicious. I'll practice hard. If you don't want to cook, I can cook it for you..."

The more Gu Xihuai spoke, the more nervous she became. She only felt that her brain was blank, her mouth opened and closed mechanically, and she didn't even know what she was talking about. In the end, only Wen Zhuoyu's smiling face remained in the field of vision.

Those peach blossom eyes, which are always full of love, are looking at him, as if affectionate but innocent. The black and white eyes are like two black pearls floating in the autumn water. Gu Xihuai can even see his own reflection in Wen Zhuoyu's pupils, looking at him so intently, as if at that moment, he became his worldwide.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Gu Xihuai almost choked on his own saliva, and looked at Wen Zhuoyu eagerly: "...Can you see it?"

Wen Zhuoyu put his right hand against his temple and looked at Gu Xihuai with a smile.

The air suddenly quieted down, and I don't know how long it took until Gu Xihuai clenched her hands nervously and pursed her lips into a straight line. Wen Zhuoyu chuckled and said seemingly casually, "Okay!"

Before he finished speaking, Gu Xihuai rushed to Wen Zhuoyu excitedly: "Really?"

Gu Xihuai looked at Wen Zhuoyu with bright eyes, and subconsciously stretched out his right hand and curled up his four fingers, leaving only one little finger sticking out: "Whatever you say!"

Wen Zhuoyu: "..."

Gu Xihuai looked at Wen Zhuoyu's expression, and realized that what he just did was really naive, he withdrew his hand a little embarrassedly, but when he had just withdrawn halfway, Wen Zhuoyu pinched his wrist.

Wen Zhuoyu held Gu Xihuai's wrist with one hand, and hooked his little finger with the other hand, imitating Gu Xihuai's appearance: "It's a deal."

Wen Zhuoyu looked at Gu Xihuai with a smile: "I'll just wait for Gu Daxing to wash the dishes for me for a lifetime."

Gu Xihuai was heartbroken. He took a deep breath, swallowed his heart that had almost jumped out of the sky, and then raised his throat again: "Wen Zhuoyu, actually, I, I like—"

"You can use this winter vacation to practice hard, and I will test your learning results when I come back." Wen Zhuoyu paused for a while, and asked, "What did you just want to say?"

"It's nothing!" Gu Xihuai seemed to have had his tongue bitten off by a cat, and his tail was lifted by the flames, and said reflexively, "I will practice washing dishes well."

Wen Zhuoyu couldn't say enough: "...I asked you to practice cooking." What a good practice in washing dishes!

"Oh!" Gu Xihuai came back to his senses and vowed: "I will work hard."

Wen Zhuoyu narrowed his eyes and looked at Gu Xihuai: "..." I always feel that something is wrong!

Gu Xihuai changed the subject cowardly and guilty: "I will drive you to the airport for your flight ticket tomorrow."

Wen Zhuoyu: "?"

Gu Xihuai came back to his senses and quickly corrected: "What time is the plane tomorrow, I'll drive you!"

Wen Zhuoyu seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "I even forgot what time my flight was. It seems that you don't care much about me!"

Gu Xihuai almost burst into flames, and the whole person became alert to the naked eye. If the mood is visualized, Wen Zhuoyu can even see Gu Xihuai's airplane ears close to his scalp.

"I remembered, it was the ten o'clock flight." Gu Xihuai looked at Wen Zhuoyu eagerly: "I'll take you to the airport at 8:30 tomorrow morning."

Wen Zhuoyu snorted: "Come here at seven o'clock."

Without waiting for Gu Xihuai's promise to be there on time, Wen Zhuoyu explained superfluous: "I want to get on the plane after breakfast, and I will do your part by the way. It is a thank you for taking me to the airport."

Gu Xihuai's smile suddenly brightened, and her mouth opened uncontrollably: "I will do the dishes well."

Wen Zhuoyu: "..."

Seeing this, Gu Xihuai immediately changed his words: "No. I mean, I will be here on time."

Gu Xihuai did what she said, and the next morning, she rang the doorbell of Wen Zhuoyu's house on time at seven o'clock.

Looking at 7:00:00am displayed on the electronic alarm clock screen, Wen Zhuoyu was silent for a moment. He doubted whether Gu Xihuai was waiting outside early and didn't ring the doorbell until seven in the morning.

Wen Zhuoyu was curious, and when he opened the door for Gu Xihuai, he also asked this question.

Standing at the entrance, Gu Xihuai's ears were flushed, and Gu Zuo said to him, "I was going to get up early and practice in the morning..."

Wen Zhuoyu laughed dumbly, and stopped teasing Gu Xihuai: "Come in."

For breakfast, Wen Zhuoyu carefully prepared preserved egg porridge with lean meat and glutinous rice and simmered wheat. The side dish was cold shredded bamboo shoots. Although it was not rich, Wen Zhuoyu and Gu Xihuai were very full.