Pei Yang originally had a string of things he wanted to say to Wang Cuilan, but after suddenly hearing what she said, everything else got stuck in his throat.

He had already planned it out, thinking he would take Wang Cuilan out and give her a good introduction to their new car.

Even though he wasn’t quite sure about the car’s benefits, that wasn’t important.

What mattered was that he could take Jiang Ran along, and then Jiang Ran would naturally start talking about it.

But Pei Yang never expected that Wang Cuilan wouldn’t play by the usual rules.

She outright refused to go!

Pei Yang stared at Wang Cuilan in shock, unable to comprehend why things turned out this way.

Seeing Pei Yang’s expression, Wang Cuilan found it rather strange.

"What’s gotten into you?"

Pei Yang shook his head, "Nothing’s wrong."

Upon hearing Pei Yang say he’s fine, Wang Cuilan let it go, "Alright then, if nothing’s wrong, go wash your hands and slice the mutton. We’ll be eating soon."

The soup had been simmering for so long, it was already well done.

Now, they just needed to prepare the ingredients they wanted to eat, and that was it.

Everyone busied themselves, each performing their roles; they coordinated well.

It didn’t take long before they had all the food ready.

Not only was the table piled full, but the small shelves beside it were also loaded with plates containing various dishes.

There were many of them, and they all had good appetites.

So naturally, when preparing hot pot, they needed to have more ingredients than others might.

Pei Jing sat beside Jiang Ran and Pei Huai.

As soon as Pei Jing mentioned wanting to eat something, Pei Huai would promptly pick it up for him.

Originally, Jiang Ran wanted to look after Pei Jing too, but after a few times, she realized there wasn’t much for her to do.

Pei Huai not only took care of Pei Jing but also tended to her at the same time.

He already knew exactly what she liked to eat.

Sometimes, Jiang Ran felt like she had just glanced at something when Pei Huai, as if receiving a signal, would immediately place it in her bowl.

Being cared for so thoughtfully felt really nice, of course.

But Jiang Ran didn’t want to do nothing either; she wanted to care for Pei Huai too.

However, before Jiang Ran could take any action, Pei Huai said, "You don’t need to take care of me. Taking care of you and Little Jing makes me happier than anything else I could eat."

Hearing these words suddenly, Jiang Ran was taken aback.

The words were, of course, pleasing to hear.

But everyone else in the family was present!

Saying things like this in front of everyone...

If this were the world before she was in a novel, Jiang Ran wouldn’t think much of it.

After all, in that society, everyone loved showing off their affection.

But now, the situation was entirely different.

At this moment, most people’s feelings were very reserved.

Even when two people were alone, they wouldn’t necessarily say sweet nothings, let alone in public.

People hearing these words might end up blushing and getting flustered.

Jiang Ran quickly glanced around and saw that everyone was looking at her.

With everyone staring, Jiang Ran felt her heartbeat quicken a bit.

But upon seeing everyone, their eyes sparkling and smiles on their lips.

Although their cheeks were red, that red was entirely from the heat of the hot pot.

On all of their faces, there were only two words written at this moment.