When Liulan woke up around noon the next day, he found no sign of Xu Jiangxing. Groggy, he searched the courtyard in a circle, realized Xu Jiangxing wasn't there, and only then washed up and headed toward the dining hall.
It was almost lunchtime, and the estate's hired help were busy preparing meals. Since this was the first time Liulan was bringing a boyfriend home, even Xue Lan—who rarely cooked—had run to the back kitchen to call the shots.
Finding this quite novel, Liulan asked, "Mom, how is it that you came to the back kitchen today?"
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