At 6:00 PM in the evening.

Have dinner.

"Bro, what do you want to eat?" Yu Jin stood at the kitchen door, wearing an apron and a hand on his waist.

"Drink the porridge."

"Oh, porridge again..." Her brows furrowed as she turned her head to look at Cheng Yuanli. "What about you? What do you want to eat?"

Cheng Yuanli raised an eyebrow and said, "Spicy chicken."

Yu Jin's face displayed an exaggerated expression, "Wow, the expectations are so high... With my lack of experience, I'm afraid I won't be able to meet them."

"Then let me help you."

Yuyang and Yu Jin asked in unison, "Can you still cook?"

Cheng Yuanli blinked and said, "Of course."

Cheng Yuanli's mother is very busy with work and often not at home. Sometimes they don't have money to order takeout, so he has to cook for himself. As he cooked, the raw rice turned into cooked rice, and cooking became effortless.

"Then come over here." Yu Jin beckoned with a wave and walked into the kitchen.

......

Soon, the meat and vegetables were put into the pot and produced a sizzling sound of frying.

Cheng Yuanli deftly spread the seasonings in a familiar manner, skillfully sprinkling salt and garnishing with green onions. Yu Jin couldn't help but admire his technique with an envious expression.

"Yuan Li-ge, you're really amazing." Yu Jin leaned closer to the oil pan and took a deep breath, "I also love spicy food, but my brother's taste is bland. As we eat, we even forget what spicy tastes like."

Cheng Yuanli was stir-frying chicken chunks while tilting his head and asking, "Do you prefer light flavors? Like, plain soups?"

"We both almost drink porridge every day."

"Ha...," Cheng Yuanli laughed, "I don't like drinking congee. It feels like I'm drinking air. But I do love drinking soup, like bottle gourd with lean meat soup, lotus root with pork rib soup, winter melon with kelp and barley soup. I can make all of these."

Wow, I'm getting hungry just listening to that... Yu Jin rubbed his stomach and his small face crumpled in distress. "Yuan Li ge, you're too much of a handsome man, not only good-looking but also skilled in cooking."

Cheng Yuanli smiled and said, "Shhh, I'm not some kind of 'male god'. I have a very bad temper."

"No, no, it was all caused by my brother, I understand... Oh no, it's burning, quickly take it out, quickly take it out!"

The "Spicy Chicken" is ready to be served.

"Hmm, smells so good, so good, so good!" Yu Jin's face radiated with contentment.

"Wait a moment, Yu Jin, make another bowl of soup."

"Ah? Making soup? But I'm so hungry, I want to eat chicken," Yu Jin innocently blinked his eyes.

"Then you go ahead and eat first, I'll join you in a little while." Cheng Yuanli poured some dish soap and water into the pot, picked up a steel wool ball, and started scrubbing the pot.

Yu Jin nodded and placed a plate of spicy chicken on the dining table with a satisfied expression.

She handed a pair of chopsticks to Yu Yang, picked up a piece of chicken and put it into her mouth. While chewing, she leaned closer to his ear and said mysteriously, "Brother, Yuan Li gege is really good to you. He even wants to make soup for you!"

"Uh-huh."

"Really, if you don't believe me, go and see for yourself. He heard that you like eating light dishes, so he obediently went to make soup..."

"Um."

"Tsk tsk tsk, just look at him. He can enter the hall, the kitchen, and even the big bed. I advise you to take advantage of him while you can, don't let others covet him..."

"Um, currently breaking through the defense."

"Come on, bro, I believe in your 'ability'," Yu Jin smirked, revealing a smile that differed very little from Yu Yang's. "Oh, speaking of which, bro, where is our hamster? Why is even the hamster cage gone? Where did my Xiao Cang, Xiao Jing, Xiao Kong, Xiao Ze... all go?"

"Let me go upstairs."

"What are you doing upstairs?"

"..."

(Note: The original paragraph contains ellipsis in Chinese)

"You didn't say it, so I brought it up myself."

"Don't want him to see it."

"Which certain someone? Cheng Yuanli?" Yu Jin furrowed his brows, feeling perplexed as he absentmindedly rubbed the back of his head. "Even if he saw it, what can he do? It's not like he'll take a piece of flesh from you... It's truly incomprehensible..."