When Lin Hai got home from work at night, the first thing he said when he entered the house was habitually,"What are we eating tonight?"
"I bought two Hualien fish heads. I'll make a clay pot with fish heads tonight. Put more garlic in it. Don't you like it too?”Uncle Wang said as he entered the kitchen.
"How do I cook this fish head?" Xiao Nan asked.
"I'll cook the fish heads. First, peel the garlic.”Uncle Wang told Xiao Nan.
Xiao Nan had already picked and washed the vegetables, and the rice in the rice cooker was boiling. She took out four of them and planned to peel them. As she peeled them, she wanted to see what Uncle Chen would do.
In the living room, Lin Hai turned on the television and switched to the sports channel. It was another football match.
"Lin Hai, let me ask you, have you called Ye Ying in the past two days?”Auntie Chen looked at Lin Hai and asked.
"Oh…Ah, no." Lin Hai's eyes were fixed on the television as he replied absent-mindedly.
"Didn't I tell you to call Ye Ying when you have time to ask if she's busy with work?”
"I don't know what to call. I just asked if I was busy with work. What else can I say? We just met, so we have nothing to say."
"I've never seen someone as stupid as you. You don't even know what to say. For example, whether she liked watching movies or not…Shopping, and…Traveling, sports, and so on." Auntie Chen said as she racked her brains.
Lin Hai looked at his mother and helplessly turned his head to continue watching TV.
"You have to take my words to heart. Tomorrow is Saturday, and you're asking Ye Ying out. I don't believe that you can't even say a word when we're face-to-face.”Auntie Chen glared at her son.
"That's possible."
"Are you trying to anger me to death?" Auntie Chen was anxious.
"Why are you so anxious? What I said was the truth. I really didn't know what to say when we met that day. Do you think I did it on purpose?”
"If we meet a few more times, won't we have something to talk about when we're familiar? If the two of them were in a relationship, how could a boy not find something to say?... If you don't know how to do it, you should learn from it. Look at the TV series. Ah, boys often say that good horses come from their legs and good people come from their mouths.”
"Alright, I'll memorize it after I read it."”
"Why don't you have the right attitude? If you screw this up, I won't let you off.”
"I know what to do. Can you stop being so stubborn?”Lin Hai gave her a reassurance.
"After you're done, just let Xiao Nan watch the fire.”Uncle Wang went into the living room and poured himself a glass of water before sitting down on the sofa.
Xiao Nan had also finished cutting the vegetables. After stewing the fish head, she began to stir-fry. She stood in front of the pot and stared at the clay pot, deep in thought as she waited.
She was wondering if she should find some time to go to the bookstore to read some English textbooks. Where was the bookstore? He should also prepare some materials for mathematics…
"Aiya! What's that smell!"
Xiao Nan didn't know how long she had been thinking about it when she suddenly heard Auntie Chen shouting.
Oh no, the clay pot had dried up. Xiao Nan seemed to have just smelled it. She came back to her senses and quickly turned off the fire in fear.
Auntie Chen scurried into the kitchen in a few steps and picked up the lid of the casserole."What do you think? Wasn't it already overcooked? Seriously, what are you standing there thinking about?”Auntie Chen's expression immediately changed.
"Auntie, I'm…I'm sorry. I forgot.”Xiao Nan's face turned red with embarrassment, as if she had been slapped.
"I wasted half a day's effort! It's over. Stop eating!" Auntie Chen said as she walked out of the kitchen.
Lin Hai heard his mother's stern scolding in the living room. Just as he was about to go over and take a look, he saw his mother come in and sit on the sofa angrily.
"Is there a need to be so angry?" Lin Hai looked at his mother in confusion.
Uncle Wang walked into the kitchen to see what was going on. He took a shovel and carefully turned the pot over. He found that only the garlic at the bottom was burnt, but not the whole pot. He scooped out the fish head and said,"It's fine. It's fine. It's just that the garlic is burnt.”Uncle Chen comforted Xiao Nan.
"Aiya! How could I forget?" Xiao Nan blamed herself.
Xiao Nan cleaned the pot thoroughly. Uncle Chen told her to use starch to make some sauce and pour it on it.
Xiao Nan did not dare to be careless anymore. She carefully fried two dishes and made a soup.
The dinner table was unusually quiet tonight. Only the sound of eating could be heard. Xiao Nan pretended to be as calm as usual, but she kept suppressing her emotions, as if a stream of spring water was about to spurt out. But no matter what, he would not let a drop of water leak out. She scooped the food and sat down to eat, planning to finish it quickly.
Uncle Wang first put a piece of fish head into the bowl and tasted it. He said,"Sigh, this fish head is delicious! Come, come, come, try it!" He didn't know if Uncle Wang meant it was really delicious or if he wanted to give everyone a way out. He picked up a piece for everyone to break the awkward atmosphere.
"It's really delicious. I like it with a stronger garlic flavor.”Lin Hai also said that it was delicious, perhaps to comfort Xiao Nan.
Even though Uncle Wang and Lin Hai had good intentions, Xiao Nan was no longer willing to face the matter of whether the fish head was delicious or not. Looking at the fish head in the bowl, he wished he could swallow it and turn it into nothingness.
Auntie Chen ate a little. She didn't say whether it was delicious or not, but she still ate it.
After Xiao Nan finished eating, she left the table and went to the kitchen to clean up. Actually, she wanted to get some fresh air alone.
When she returned to the dining room, she saw that she had almost finished eating. As usual, she began to clean up the dishes and wipe the table.
Xiao Nan tidied up the kitchen one by one. She was still very careful and serious. She wiped every nook and cranny. In a short while, the kitchen became very clean and quiet.
Lin Hai got up and went to the bathroom to rinse his mouth. When he came out of the bathroom, he saw Xiao Nan holding a garbage bag and was about to leave the room. However, when he saw Xiao Nan's expression, he subconsciously grabbed Xiao Nan's arm and whispered,"Where are you going?" Xiao Nan didn't say anything, flung the door open, and left.
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