Lin Feng was completely surprised that Tang Rou had actually come to his house. During dinner, Lin Feng asked Tang Rou why she was still in the country, as he thought she had gone abroad.

Tang Rou simply smiled and told Lin Feng, "I changed my mind. I persuaded my dad to let me stay and study in the country instead of going abroad."

"Oh? Really?" Lin Feng asked. "So, which university did you apply to?"

"Hmm..."

Tang Rou became a bit shy. Jiang Xiuyun, who was sitting beside them, chimed in, "She also applied to Jiangzhou University. She's in the Foreign Language Institute, studying English. Son, you're in the School of Economics and Management, studying Business Administration."

Hearing Jiang Xiuyun's words, it finally dawned on Lin Feng. So, I'm studying Business Administration! If Mom hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have even known. Am I the most clueless university student in the world? School was about to start, and he didn't even know what he was majoring in. Thinking back, Lin Feng felt his summer vacation after the college entrance exams had been rather awkward.

After dinner, Jiang Xiuyun actually made Lin Feng wash the dishes, then she pulled Tang Rou into the bedroom to chat.

To Lin Feng's dismay, he was stuck in the kitchen washing dishes. He could hear intermittent whispers and soft laughter from the bedroom and couldn't help but feel curious. Mom and Tang Rou sound like they're having so much fun. What on earth are they talking about?

A little while later, Tang Rou emerged from the room, came into the kitchen, and said to Lin Feng, "Lin Feng, you've only just returned. Go and rest a bit. Let me do the dishes."

"It's alright," Lin Feng said. "You're a guest. How could I let you do the dishes? I should do it. This is an order from my mom."

"Then... how about we wash them together?"

After a moment's hesitation, Tang Rou didn't argue. While Lin Feng washed the dishes, she sensibly started scrubbing the pot.

"We'll wash them together..." When Lin Feng heard Tang Rou's words, his mind immediately went into the gutter. 'Wash together'... Does she mean... bathe together?

The two of them stood side by side in the kitchen, one washing dishes, the other scrubbing the pot. Lin Feng glanced sideways. Tang Rou stood with an elegant posture, earnestly scrubbing the wok, looking quite adept. Her cherry-like lips were slightly pursed, a faint smile playing on them, and her long eyelashes fluttered as she blinked. She was so beautiful it almost took his breath away.

Truthfully, Tang Rou was the quiet and gentle type of beauty, the kind who seemed delicate and demure. Whenever Lin Feng saw her, he felt she always brought a sense of inner peace to him. Watching Tang Rou, Lin Feng found himself lost in thought...

"What are you looking at?"

Just then, Tang Rou happened to turn her head and glance at Lin Feng. Seeing him looking her way, she quickly averted her gaze and asked shyly.

"Watching you... scrub the pot."

Lin Feng snapped back to his senses; he'd almost had a slip of the tongue. Still, his words made Tang Rou, beside him, blush slightly.

After giving the dishes a first wash, Lin Feng started rinsing them with clean water. As he did, he casually asked, "Tang Rou, what were you and Mom talking about just now? I heard you two laughing so happily."

"Hehe..." Tang Rou giggled, then gently bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth. Smiling at Lin Feng, she said, "Aunt Jiang told me stories about you when you were little... Hehe, who would've thought you were such a mischievous child."

Hearing this, Lin Feng had a bad premonition. "Mischievous when I was young? What did Mom tell you?"

Tang Rou laughed again and said, "Aunt Jiang mentioned that when you were a kid, you often wet the bed and wouldn't tell anyone, hehe... And... and you used to peek at the eight-year-old girl next door when she went to the toilet..."

"Uh..."

Lin Feng wanted to cry but had no tears. Is Mom even my real mother? How could she tell Tang Rou all this?!

When I was six, I was curious! Peeking at the pretty older girl next door using the toilet was purely out of a thirst for knowledge about the unknown, alright? You could just say my sex education started a bit early...

Seeing Tang Rou snickering, Lin Feng could only shake his head, at a loss for words. He had no idea how many of his childhood stories his mom had shared with Tang Rou.

After her giggles subsided, Tang Rou dealt Lin Feng another blow, "Lin Feng, I never realized you were so perverted even as a child!"

Lin Feng didn't dare offer any defense. He felt completely defeated by his mom.

Speak of the devil. Just as Lin Feng was inwardly complaining about his mom's tendency to spill all his secrets, Jiang Xiuyun walked out of the bedroom.

"Hehe, Little Rou, you told me you were going to the toilet. I was wondering why you were taking so long; I thought you might have fallen in! Turns out you were in here helping Lin Feng with the dishes, eh? Gosh, do you dote on him that much? It's just washing a few dishes..."

Jiang Xiuyun leaned against the kitchen doorframe, smilingly watching Lin Feng and Tang Rou. By the time she finished speaking, Tang Rou's head was bowed so low in embarrassment, she stammered in a tiny voice, "Aunt Jiang, I was just... just..."

In front of Jiang Xiuyun, Tang Rou had to capitulate. Her face as red as an apple, she struggled for a moment, not knowing how to explain.

She had simply seen Lin Feng washing dishes alone in the kitchen and couldn't bear it, so she had come to help. But how could she explain this to Jiang Xiuyun?

Seeing Lin Feng silent, not arguing or resisting, Jiang Xiuyun felt inwardly pleased. Her gaze swept over Lin Feng, landing on his shoes—those rubber-soled shoes from his army training—and she immediately said, "Son, you're back and you're still wearing those rubber-soled shoes? If word gets out, people will think your old mom is mistreating you. How about this: later, around three, I'll take you shopping for clothes. Anyway, university is about to start, so I need to buy you some new clothes and pants. Otherwise, what girl will give a lad like you a second glance!"

Lin Feng was speechless: "..."

Tang Rou, however, was snickering softly beside him. Then, as if an idea struck her, she said, "Aunt Jiang, you've only just recovered. If you go shopping, you'll have to walk a lot, and that won't be good for your health. Why don't I go with Lin Feng to buy clothes this afternoon? I'm free anyway."

"Oh?" Jiang Xiuyun paused in surprise, then said with delight, "That... that would be wonderful! Hehe, alright, alright, it's settled then. Son, you make sure to take good care of Little Rou this afternoon, you hear? If you make Little Rou angry, your mom will hold you accountable!"

"Mom, are you sure I'm your biological son..." Lin Feng was rendered speechless.

Jiang Xiuyun chuckled. "You little brat! What kind of nonsense are you spouting? If you were half as obedient, well-behaved, and sensible as Little Rou, I wouldn't have nearly so many worries."

"Aunt Jiang, I'm not nearly as good as you say..." Tang Rou said, feeling shy.

After the dishes were done, Tang Rou and Jiang Xiuyun resumed their cheerful chat in the bedroom. Lin Feng, on the other hand, returned to his own room, took a shower, changed his clothes, and then took an afternoon nap.

Lin Feng woke up around three in the afternoon and found Tang Rou already waiting for him in the living room.

At Jiang Xiuyun's insistence, the two had no choice but to go out shopping. Before they left, Jiang Xiuyun pressed a few thousand yuan into Lin Feng's hand and said to him with a meaningful look, "Son, have a good time with Little Rou today. Hmm, I might not be here tonight, so you two don't need to come back for dinner. Find a nice, romantic place to eat out, and then maybe catch a movie or something. I think that would be lovely, hehe."

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