Chapter 423: Chapter 420 Apologies
He Qianhui suddenly felt that she was quite bold this time.
She was still lying in bed sleeping when the aunt arrived.
Such an unforgivable act, how could she have done it?
However, seeing Zhang Hao’s attitude, there shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
"Why didn’t you wake me up when your aunt came? Your parents weren’t very supportive of the two of us being together in the first place,"
"If I don’t make a good impression in front of your aunt to change her mind, we won’t have anyone’s blessing in the future."
Zhang Hao held Qianhui in his arms and whispered, "Don’t you think that after this incident, my mom’s view of you has changed a lot?"
Qianhui looked at Zhang Hao with disbelief.
"Don’t talk nonsense here. I should quickly call your mother to apologize, so she doesn’t harbour all sorts of dissatisfaction with me."
While speaking, Qianhui took out her phone and found Zhang Hao’s mother’s number in her contacts.
Just as she was about to make the call, Zhang Hao snatched the phone away first.
"What’s the point of calling? When my mom left, she even asked if you were asleep, and I said you were."
"Besides, we’re family. Why make it so awkward? She knows you had a bit of an issue yesterday."
"She didn’t want to disturb you. Next time she comes, just take good care of her, and that will be fine."
Qianhui understood what Zhang Hao meant, but she felt it was inappropriate not to apologize right away.
At this moment, however, Zhang Hao suddenly heard his own stomach growling loudly.
He rubbed his stomach and said, "My mom brought us food. Now we don’t have to rack our brains thinking about what to eat later, hurry up and get dressed so we can eat."
Zhang Hao’s few words of urging interrupted Qianhui’s intention to make the call to apologize.
Qianhui had no way to handle him and could only let it go.
The two came out of the bedroom and saw the dishes laid out on the table.
Thinking of the aunt’s cooking skills, Qianhui couldn’t help but lick her lips.
"I’ve been wanting to eat your aunt’s cooking for a long time. I’ve eaten her dishes a few times before and always missed them. I thought I would never get to eat them again."
Hearing Qianhui speak like this, Zhang Hao was somewhat incredulous.
"You actually like my mom’s cooking? Are you sure you’re not, not making that up?"
Zhang Hao had eaten his mom’s cooking all his life.
He didn’t think his mother’s culinary skills were anything special.
Even his dad used to say that only his mom could stomach her own cooking.
Despite looking good, the taste left much to be desired.
But he had gotten used to it over the years.
"Of course it’s delicious. If you don’t like it, just leave it to me, and you can order takeout,"
She offered, and Zhang Hao didn’t force her.
"Remember, it was you who said that. I really will order takeout."
Seeing Qianhui with an indifferent attitude, Zhang Hao picked up his phone.
He found a nearby restaurant and ordered two stir-fry dishes and two main courses.
By the time the food was delivered, Qianhui had already eaten half a meal.
He gave her one of the servings of rice and opened the two boxes of food.
"Let’s eat something good; the dishes from this restaurant always taste nice."
Qianhui took one symbolic bite with her chopsticks and then didn’t touch it again.
This behavior made Zhang Hao wonder if there was something wrong with Qianhui’s taste buds.
She didn’t want such delicious food and instead had a special fondness for his mom’s cooking, or maybe his mom had improved her cooking skills.
And made dishes better than those of a professional chef from outside.
This possibility was not very high, but it wasn’t impossible either.
What if Mom got bored staying at home alone and started to delve into cooking, it’s also possible.
Zhang Hao gave his mom’s dish a try and knew immediately upon tasting it that her culinary skills had not improved at all.
"How come there is no taste at all?"
"It’s because your taste is too heavy, so you can’t appreciate the flavor of this dish," He Qianhui said.
Seeing her say that, Zhang Hao tried another dish, but the result was much the same.
The only noticeable thing was how fresh and tender the vegetables were, not tough at all.
Besides that, there were hardly any other flavors.
"Since you like it, go ahead and eat to your heart’s content, I won’t compete with you for it."
In the end, Zhang Hao still decided to order takeout, in case He Qianhui’s initial show of liking the home-cooked meal was just an act.
By the end of the meal, He Qianhui was consistently appreciative, which led Zhang Hao to believe that she might truly enjoy his mom’s cooking.
After they were both full, they settled down on the sofa one after another.
Zhang Hao intended to grab the fruit bowl from the coffee table to see if there were any edible fruits.
However, upon inspecting it, he immediately put it back, probably because they had been away for too long.
The fruits inside had started to rot a bit.
"Let’s go buy some fruits later in the evening."
Without hesitation, He Qianhui nodded in agreement.
"Okay, what fruits do you want to buy?"
"I don’t know, let’s see when we get there."
So the two snuggled up on the couch for a couple of hours, not really paying attention to what was showing on the TV.
They just used the sound coming from the television as a kind of background music.
When the sky darkened, Zhang Hao changed his clothes, ready to go out.
He Qianhui also changed out of her robe and into a two-piece set with short sleeves and shorts that were about ten centimeters past her knees.
She wore a pair of white women’s slippers on her feet.
This attire was so proper that there was no trace of He Qianhui’s femininity to be seen.
But Zhang Hao thought that was just fine.
"In addition to fruits, shouldn’t we also stock up on some vegetables at home?"
While saying this, He Qianhui opened the fridge to take a look.
They hadn’t been home the past couple of days, and the vegetables in the fridge were fresh when they left.
Now, after a few days, those vegetables were no longer fresh, and He Qianhui carefully selected,
preparing to throw away the ones that had started to spoil.
"If we need anything else, let’s buy it together," Zhang Hao said.
The two of them went out and about, leading a life that seemed just like that of a married couple.
The sight of them together might have made many people envious.
Arriving at the neighborhood supermarket, Zhang Hao automatically pushed a shopping cart,
accompanying He Qianhui as she chose snacks from the shelves.
They had only planned to buy some fruit before returning, but one detour later, the cart was half full.
There were snacks, daily necessities, and groceries, with fruits and vegetables being the last items they picked.
Carrying two big bags full of items, Zhang Hao was also complaining.
"Didn’t we agree to just buy vegetables? How did you end up buying so much?"
"What’s the problem, buying so much, are you worried about the money?" He Qianhui said with a smile.
Zhang Hao shook his head, "I’m not worried about this bit of money."
Laughing and chatting, they ran into the neighbor who lived opposite them.
"Haven’t seen the two of you in the last few days, did you go out for some fun?" the neighbor asked.
