Chapter 58: Hard Work Is a Man’s Best Dowry
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
No matter if they were bickering or quarrelling, Jin Nian always had the upper hand in the end. She had always been waiting for Lu An to lower his head. As expected, she had a dark expression on her face and remained silent. Lu An’s expression changed. Lu An scratched his head and lowered his voice. “I’m sorry.”
“I hate you to death!” Jin Nian said angrily. “Your face flips faster than flipping a book! Didn’t you pretend pretty well when you begged me to teach you just now?”
Lu An’s ears turned red. He felt that he had fallen into her hands for the rest of his life. In the end, he did not want to continue the cold war with her. “Are you hungry? Can I take you out for dinner?”
Jin Nian was not an aggressive person. She could not help but grin, thinking that he was a real man who knew when to yield.
“What are you laughing at?”
“I’m laughing at you, silly pig!”
Lu An was also amused by her substandard Cantonese p.r.o.nunciation and asked her to quickly go to her room to change her clothes. However, the rain had not stopped outside. Jin Nian had just taken a shower and did not want to go out.
“Forget it, let’s eat at home. I’ll cook.” Jin Nian did not hate cooking, and she did not think that cooking for two people was too much work. The vegetables in the fridge had been processed by the market auntie. The meat had been shredded and the potatoes had been sliced. The onions, ginger, and garlic were also cut into pieces. The auntie was just short of coming home to help with the cooking.
Jin Nian only needed to wash the rice, cook some rice, and stir-fry two dishes. It will not even take half an hour. She did not think that cooking was like being a mother to anyone. “Lu An, don’t worry. My cooking is still pretty good.”
Lu An stood up and rolled up his sleeves. “You rest, I’ll do it.” Jin Nian was in disbelief. “When did you learn how to cook?”
“Didn’t you say that there are manuals on the internet that you can learn with just one look?”
“I know it at first glance, but for some young masters who don’t even do ch.o.r.es, it’s really not certain.”
Lu An did not argue with her. He walked into the small kitchen, opened the fridge door, and took out all the ingredients.
Jin Nian did not decline and turned around to put on her pink ap.r.o.n for him. She stood in front of him and asked him to lower his head. He did as she said. She put the ap.r.o.n around his neck, went behind him, and tied the rope.
After that, she went to wash the rice and cook. After everything was done, Jin Nian looked at Lu An’s muscular body covered in a pink ap.r.o.n and could not help but laugh. Should I say it or not, a man who washed his hands and made soup was indeed a little more homely. Even the tattoo on his arm did not look so barbaric anymore.
“Lu An, you’re so handsome as a cook! Indeed, hard work was a man’s best dowry!”
“Arc you trying to deceive me?”
Jin Nian smiled. “How is that possible! I’m telling the truth! You’re the most handsome!”
Lu An did not respond to her chatter anymore. He skillfully picked up the pot and boiled the oil. Tomato scrambled eggs, radish brisket soup, and stir-fried pork with asparagus. All the ingredients were ready. Jin Nian was completely stunned. She said, “Lu An, you really know how to cook?”
“Do you like the tomato scrambled eggs salty or sweet?” Lu An asked her. “Sweet, sweet!” Jin Nian answered.
Jin Nian stood beside him and watched him cook with interest. At first, she just wanted to see Lu An make a fool of himself, but she did not expect Lu An to be so capable. Jin Nian’s parents knew how to cook, so it was up to them who had more free time to cook. When the two of them had nothing to do, they would work together in the kitchen. He would cook while she washed the vegetables. There would never be a person who was busy in the kitchen while the other person waited for the ready-made food with a clear conscience.
Therefore, when Lu An was cooking, even if Jin Nian could not help, she would accompany him. Jin Nian suddenly remembered the marriage life that she had already pre-arranged in her mind, just like now. Daily necessities were plain. She had never had the chance to experience this simple happiness in her previous six-year relationship.
“Go see how long left it will take for the rice to be fully cooked,” said Lu An.
Jin Nian looked at the display of the rice cooker. “There are less than six minutes left.”
“Go get the cutlery and get ready to eat.”
“Alright!”
Coincidentally, the doorbell suddenly rang. “Ring, ring, ring-”
Who would come to visit so late at night?
Jin Nian put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands and looked through the doorbell. The sight scared her out of her wits and she quickly ran back to the kitchen.
“We’re done for! My parents are here!” Jin Nian shrank back and felt guilty. “What should we do?!”
Lu An was calm and collected. “Just in time. I’ll take this opportunity to say h.e.l.lo to Dad and Mom.”
“What parents? They are not your parents! Stop trying to get close to them!”
“What trying to get close to them? They are my parents. I can use this opportunity to confess to my mother-in-law..”