Chapter 67 - 67 They’ve Long Treated Ai Tingya As Family
67 They’ve Long Treated Ai Tingya As Family
The two of them held hands and strolled casually on the road.
Their three years of high school were very tight, they had to rush even after eating. Ai Tingya felt that she had not taken such a slow walk in a long time. Everything on the street seemed unfamiliar yet familiar at the same time. The store making the popcorn alone made Ai Tingya want to stand still and take a look.
“Do you want to eat?” Luo Feng took out his wallet.
“No, no. We’re going back to eat soon.”
Mother Luo was preparing a sumptuous dinner when they went out for the exam in the morning. Ai Tingya liked Mother Luo’s cooking very much and had been thinking about it since she came out of the examination hall.
Just as the two of them were looking at each other affectionately, Luo Feng’s phone buzzed.
The phone receiver honestly conveyed Mother Luo’s lion roar. “Why aren’t you back yet? The food is getting cold!”
It’s already summer, how cold can it be? Luo Feng thought to himself. “Alright, we’re on the way.”
There were still people waiting at home, so the two of them gave up on the idea of walking back slowly. Luo Feng hailed a taxi to step on the accelerator to quickly reach home.
Mother Luo had been waiting at the door for a long time.
The moment she saw Ai Tingya return, she hurriedly took the pencil case from her.
“Tingya is back. It’s been hard on you for the exam. Quickly wash your hands and prepare to eat. Auntie made chicken soup for you. Nourish yourself well!” Mother Luo nagged as she led Ai Tingya into the kitchen.
There were four to five pots on the stove. Mother Luo opened them one by one to let Ai Tingya see the dishes today.
“It’s so sumptuous, Auntie. You’re amazing!” Ai Tingya said in surprise.
Her words made Mother Luo overjoyed.
Luo Feng was left alone on the doorstep. What was going on? Why didn’t anyone care about him?
Coincidentally, Father Luo, who was passing by, saw his son standing at the door. “Why are you standing there? Come in and help.”
Alright…
Luo Feng accepted reality. He was only fit for a life of hard work.
Actually, the two of them came back relatively late and did not need any help.
The dining table was filled with sumptuous delicacies. There were two types of fish. Mother Luo was best at bean paste fish and steamed bass. The braised pork knuckle was placed in the middle and was quite impressive. It was surrounded by sweet and sour pork and white oil belly strips.
Green vegetables could only be used as decorations.
“Wow! Our family is celebrating the new year! How can they eat so well!” Luo Feng exclaimed.
Usually, the three of them at home would eat one meat and one vegetable. Today, they must have brought out all their secrets.
Mother Luo came out of the kitchen with the bowls and chopsticks. “Of course we have to make it as grand as possible to celebrate the end of Tingya’s college entrance examination. Hurry up and pour the drinks.”
“Hey, hey, hey, mom, we have two college entrance examination students at home, okay?” Luo Feng protested.
Why? You mean there wouldn’t be this table of dishes if I was the only one taking the college entrance examination?
Mother Luo rolled her eyes at him and said, “Our family’s policy is to raise our son in austerity, our daughter in indulgence. You’re benefiting from Tingya.”
When Ai Tingya, who was in the kitchen, heard this, her hand that was scooping the soup suddenly paused. So the auntie already treated her as a family.
Ai Tingya felt grieved and happy at the same time. Even though Dean Du had done her best to create an atmosphere of family for the children in the orphanage, Ai Tingya had never experienced playing around with her parents like this.
Moreover, she was openly favored. In the past, Ai Tingya felt that it was extravagant just to think about it.
She was so touched that she wanted to cry, but she was too happy to cry.
When Luo Feng came in to look for her, he saw that she was staring blankly at the chicken soup pot. He hugged Ai Tingya from behind and said, “Is my mother’s soup that pretty?”
Ai Tingya sniffed and said, “No, I just feel too happy and lucky.”
Luo Feng guessed that Ai Tingya must have heard the conversation between him and his mother.
Luo Feng tightened his arms and hugged Ai Tingya even tighter.
Outside the kitchen, Father and Mother Luo sat quietly at the dining table.
Father Luo looked in the direction of the kitchen. “How long does it take for them to come out with one bowl of soup? I’ll call them out for dinner.”
“Aiya!” Mother Luo pressed Father Luo back into his seat and said softly, “Give them some space to be alone! Children of this age like to stick together!”
The two of them looked at the sumptuous food that was gradually turning cold on the table and then at the silent kitchen. They swallowed hard.
Mother Luo was very gratified. Her son was stable. Her efforts had not been in vain!
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After dinner, the family watched television happily for a while.
Mother Luo originally wanted Ai Tingya to stay at home. There was everything at home and everything was convenient after all.
However, Ai Tingya insisted on returning to the orphanage. After the exam, she wanted to see her family in the orphanage. Mother Luo couldn’t force her to stay, so she instructed Luo Feng to send Ai Tingya home.
Luo Feng didn’t tell his mother that his bicycle had been taken away by the principal.
He could only borrow a bicycle from Lei Jin.
Luo Feng had traveled the path from home to the orphanage countless times.
Ai Tingya sat in the back seat and hugged Luo Feng’s waist. “Why don’t we buy another bicycle? Otherwise, it’ll be inconvenient for you to travel.”
Luo Feng said, “We should buy a car if anything. We would have to travel further in the future. Since the college entrance examination is over, let’s go get our driver’s licenses during the summer vacation.”
He actually knew how to drive, but he did not have a license in the current world and could not go on the road.
Ai Tingya did not refute when she heard that he wanted to buy a car. She would definitely be worried about money again if it was in the past.
However, ever since the milk tea shop was built, not only did it resolve the economic crisis of the orphanage, it had also made a lot of money. This was the first time Ai Tingya calmly chatted with Luo Feng about buying things.
“We can get the driver’s license, but we might have to buy the car after we work.” Ai Tingya calculated the profits of the milk tea shop.
They had the money to buy a car, but she wanted to use that money to run the milk tea shop better.
“One cent can’t do two things,” Ai Tingya sighed.
“Then why don’t we just earn two cents worth of money?” Luo Feng said casually. Earning money wasn’t hard at all to him currently.
As long as there was a legitimate reason, such as investing, he could get a lot of money.
Ai Tingya thought that Luo Feng was talking about expanding the milk tea shop and said happily, “So you have the idea of expanding the milk tea shop too. I was still thinking about what to tell you.”
Previously, the two of them had put this matter on hold because of their studies.
Ai Tingya rubbed her palms together now that she could finally start over. She could not wait any longer.
Luo Feng choked. He didn’t mean that. He just wanted Ai Tingya to idle around and work hard to help him spend money. Only then would he be able to earn more money!
Forget it!
It was a good thing that Ai Tingya was motivated. After all, the future female CEO needed to be trained in the early stages. In any case, expansion required a large sum of money.
Right now, there were only two things that could make Luo Feng happy. One was with Ai Tingya, and the other was spending money on her.
“Alright, go ahead if you want to do it. I support you!” Luo Feng confessed.
Ai Tingya’s heart warmed. She pressed her face against Luo Feng’s waist and whispered, “You’re the best.”