Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 386: In This World, I Only Fear You (5)

Chapter 386: Chapter 386: In This World, I Only Fear You (5)

Gu Nuan, of course, couldn’t get angry. In plain terms, she had also wished to have her mother stay for a meal before leaving.

He hadn’t asked her, yet how did he know what was on her mind?

In that moment, as Gu Nuan’s gaze met his lifted eyes, she swiftly looked away.

After getting used to how he was, his sudden change left her feeling somewhat estranged and inexplicably, she felt a little shy and uncomfortable.

Gu Nuan didn’t even know how to describe her current feelings, only aware that she stood there, not knowing how to move.

Mother Gu, observing her daughter’s demeanor, appeared thoughtful with a hint of a smile. It was evident that there were emotions between the two.

The shyness her daughter suddenly displayed was something she, as a mother, had scarcely ever seen before. When her daughter was with Wa Zicong, they had a good relationship, but it seemed that her daughter was rather dominant and never showed this kind of bewildered vulnerability.

Xiao Yebai glanced at the mother and daughter and said, "Now that Nuannuan is back, if Mom agrees, I’ll have the hotel deliver some dishes over."

"What dishes?" Gu Nuan asked.

Mother Gu explained, "Yebai didn’t want us to cook. I told him not to waste money, that even with money we shouldn’t be too extravagant, but he insisted, saying that we should get some home-cooked dishes delivered. You work hard cooking at home usually, so let’s take it easy today."

As Gu Nuan listened to Mother Gu’s words, she recalled how that person had messaged her at noon to demand fried shrimp and crab and threatened not to eat unless she cooked.

He really could play his cards right—tailoring his words to the listener. This big white dog immediately turned into a good son-in-law and husband in front of her mother.

Sensing a meaningful glance from his wife, Xiao Yebai quickly pretended to be busy making a phone call.

Gu Nuan said, "Mom, don’t listen to his nonsense. I’ve already bought the groceries; they’re ready to be washed and then we can eat. The food from the hotel could never be as delicious as what’s made at home."

The women of the Gu family were known for their thriftiness and despised wasting food from home. Mother Gu was no exception. As soon as she heard that the groceries were already bought and in the fridge, she changed her tune and told her son-in-law, "No rush to make that call, Yebai. I know you can’t cook, but that’s alright, I can lend a hand, and we’ll have dinner ready in no time."

Xiao Yebai became anxious upon hearing this; it wasn’t right for a mother-in-law to cook while visiting. He stood up and said, "I can wash the vegetables. I usually help her with that."

As soon as Gu Nuan heard this, she turned her head and shot the kid a look: lying without a draft.

If the big white dog could wash vegetables, she, Gu Nuan, would wait for pies to fall from the sky.

Once this kid entered the kitchen, it was bound to become a ticking time bomb.

"You just keep Mom company here," commanded Chef Gu. If he went into the kitchen, he would only make things worse.

Seeing his wife debunk his Magic Mirror in front of her, the big white dog wagged his tail at his mother-in-law and said, "Mom, I’ve enrolled in a cooking class recently. Next time you come, I’ll cook for you."

Gu Nuan nearly slipped and fell.

Mother Gu burst into laughter, unable to close her mouth. Although this son-in-law didn’t seem as serious as Wa Zicong, he definitely had a charming way of speaking that endeared him to the older generation.

Listening to her mother’s laughter, Gu Nuan walked and sighed: this man was hopeless at everything but flattery. For a man, it was such a waste—it would’ve been more fitting for him to be reborn as a woman, a total fox spirit with a sweet tongue.

Regardless, at this junction, Mother Gu decided to help her daughter in the kitchen, so everyone could have dinner sooner. Thus, she stood up, reassuring the son-in-law who couldn’t cook, "You can help set the table and arrange the bowls and chopsticks. Moreover, in our hometown, it is a must for a mother-in-law to cook for the son-in-law the first time they meet."