Seeing his mom actually return, Zhang Yuze was a little embarrassed because he hadn't brought Liu Mengting back this time. He didn't know if his mom would say anything. He knew his family had a very good impression of Liu Mengting, and even somewhat tacitly approved of him dating her.
“Mom, you're back?” Zhang Yuze asked, smiling ingratiatingly at his mom. There seemed to be a hint of guilt in his voice.
Zhang Yuze's mother was also very happy to see him back. It had been a while since she had seen her son. Although as a police officer, she didn't dote on her son's life as much as other mothers, she was still very concerned about her son who was away at university. She took off her shoes, then came to Zhang Yuze's side, patted him on the head, and said with concern, “Yuze! You're actually back. How many days are you staying?”
As she spoke, she seemed to glare at him reproachfully, and said, “You've been gone for so long, why haven't you called home? Just because you've gone far away, you don't want your mom anymore?”
“Just one day, I'm leaving tomorrow.” Zhang Yuze said to his mother with a smile. However, after hearing his mother's words, he also felt a little guilty. He had been at university for over a month, and he really hadn't called home much to tell them about his life there. Moreover, his mother probably didn't even know his new cell phone number!
“Oh! Is that so! You must not have eaten yet! Mom will make you something.” Zhang Yuze's mother said, looking at him with a doting smile.
“Mom, no need, this…” Zhang Yuze scratched his head awkwardly when he heard his mother was going to cook for him, wanting to say that someone was already cooking inside, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Zhang Yuze's mother was about to say something when she smelled the aroma of food. She felt very strange and looked at Zhang Yuze in surprise, saying, “Huh! Who's cooking? It smells so good! Is it Mengting?” As she spoke, she looked curiously in the direction of the kitchen.
Zhang Yuze's mother knew that Zhang Yuze and Liu Mengting were very close, so she wouldn't find it strange if Liu Mengting came to visit.
“Uh! Mom, it's not Mengting, it's another friend of mine.” Zhang Yuze said awkwardly to his mother, looking a little embarrassed. If he said it directly, his mother would probably suspect his motives.
Upon hearing that it wasn't Mengting, Zhang Yuze's mother became even more curious. If it wasn't Mengting, could it be another girl? Usually, only girls would come to a boy's house to cook for him, and usually only if they were interested in the boy. Zhang Yuze's mother looked at Zhang Yuze with a smile, her eyes filled with a hint of teasing. It seemed to say, what are you up to, kid?
At this moment, Xiao Haiyan had finished cooking and walked out from inside. Seeing Zhang Yuze's mother, she seemed to know that this was Zhang Yuze's mother. She panicked at first, then lowered her head and softly called out, “Auntie.”
Seeing the somewhat shy and timid girl in front of her, Zhang Yuze's mother smiled and said, “We have a guest! Yuze, why haven't you greeted her? How can you let a guest cook?”
