Chapter 238: Has it transcended the times?

On the afternoon of September 9, Zhao Yuxi received a message from Xu Yingze.

"Sister Zhao Yuxi, please come to my house for dinner with Dean Gu Tingzhou tonight."

Zhao Yuxi showed the message to Gu Tingzhou: "Go take a shower, change your clothes, and we'll set off."

"Want to bring them presents?"

"No. It would be too much trouble if I had to bring a gift every time I met you."

"it is good."

Mu Zhengguang and Xu Ying spent two hours preparing dinner.

Through the study in the past few days, they have learned how to make more than a dozen dishes, and by analogy, if they learn how to make braised pork, they can make braised spareribs. They have also mastered the method of braised fish, but there is still a possibility of failure.

Cold asparagus, blanched lettuce, salt and pepper shrimp, braised pork, steamed sea bass, pork ribs and corn soup, this is the menu for tonight.

When Zhao Yuxi knocked on the door, Mu Zhengguang and Xu Ying were both in the living room.

The braised pork and pork rib soup were almost done, the ingredients for salt and pepper shrimp and steamed sea bass were also ready, and the cold asparagus and blanched lettuce would be ready soon. If the two of them started working at the same time, all the dishes could be ready within 20 minutes, so they decided to wait for Zhao Yuxi to come before continuing to cook.

Xu Ying ran to open the door: "Sister Zhao Yuxi, you are here."

Zhao Yuxi nodded at her: "Yes. We are here."

Several people entered the living room, Mu Zhengguang greeted Gu Tingzhou, and then went into the kitchen with his classmates.

Two guests, stay in the living room.

Zhao Yuxi was very confused: the guests are all in the living room, and the hosts are all gone. This situation is not right. If you are married, there are two hosts in the house, one host is responsible for cooking, and the other host is responsible for entertaining guests. If you are not married, Mu Zhengguang is also a guest, and the guest has to stay in the living room. But to be honest, it doesn't make much difference whether you are married or not. Even if you are married, you may still maintain the status quo. There is nothing wrong with maintaining the status quo. It is easy, free, and more efficient. However, this status quo is different from the status quo in the secular world.

There were only two people in the living room, and Gu Tingzhou stretched his arms casually, as if he was at home.

Zhao Yuxi was afraid that he would do something random again and be seen by the two men. She whispered, "Gu Tingzhou, pay attention to your image."

Gu Tingzhou was quite puzzled: "Ah?"

"Have you heard of the term '慎独'?" Zhao Yuxi's voice rose slightly, but her tone was gentler.

"I saw it on the Chinese test paper, it seemed to be an essay." Gu Tingzhou remembered that the meaning and origin of "慎独" was clearly written on the essay materials at that time. The meaning of this word seemed to be that one should be cautious even when alone.

"It's good that you've read it. You should know the meaning of 'be cautious when alone'. You must also abide by the rules when there is no one supervising." For some reason, as long as Zhao Yuxi was in front of outsiders, she could always see the imperfections in Gu Tingzhou and was eager to correct his mistakes.

"But..." Gu Tingzhou wanted to deny what Zhao Yuxi said, but he only said the word "but". If he completed this sentence, it would probably be, "But we don't need to be cautious when alone."

Xu Yingze's family is Mu Zhengguang's family. Gu Tingzhou is very familiar with Mu Zhengguang. He doesn't think he needs to behave properly in Xu Yingze's family. The last time he cared so much about his words and deeds was when he was facing Song Yihan.

At that time, he had to be careful about his words and actions, even the frequency of picking up food quickly or slowly, and how much food to pick up each time. He hated that feeling. Although he didn't hate Song Yihan, this feeling became a barrier between the two of them, making it impossible for them to be together.

"But I didn't do it either. We just need to do it when we need to do it." Zhao Yuxi realized that she seemed to have made too high, even harsh, demands on Gu Tingzhou. He stretched out his arms. It was nothing. The ancients didn't need to care too much about their appearance. If the ancients were also bound by the rules and regulations of the old times, wouldn't it mean that this power still did not transcend the times?

Thinking of this, Zhao Yuxi suddenly understood something: What I want to change is not one or two things, not one or two people, nor one or two ideas, but all the things in the old era that I don’t like.

"Gu Tingzhou, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked you to do things according to my ideas. We are in Xu Yingze's house. We don't need to be so cautious. If we are too cautious, we will seem like outsiders. Right?"

When Gu Tingzhou heard that she had changed her mind, all the grievances and entanglements in his heart were swept away: "Yes, yes, we don't have to be too restrained. They will definitely not mind these two."

"If they minded, they wouldn't leave us here alone. I envy them for being able to live freely."

"Sister Zhao Yuxi, you can also live freely."

"Well, it's worth a try."

The two sat in the living room for about ten minutes. At this time, Mu Zhengguang returned to the living room and called them to eat.

"Dean Gu Tingzhou, Sister Zhao Yuxi, the dishes are ready."

Xu Ying brought the dishes to the table, served the rice, and arranged the chopsticks and spoons. After that, she sat down and waited for the three people to come and eat.

Mu Zhengguang sat next to Xu Yingze, and Zhao Yuxi sat opposite Xu Yingze.

"Sister Zhao Yuxi, come and try the braised pork I made."

"Okay. This soup was made by Dean Mu Zhengguang, right?"

Zhao Yuxi deliberately distinguished between the two people's names. She would add "Dean" when addressing Mu Zhengguang, but not when addressing Xu Ying. This distinction originated from the other party.

Xu Yingze and Mu Zhengguang both call her "sister" and Gu Tingzhou "dean", even though Xu Yingze is closer to her and Mu Zhengguang is closer to Gu Tingzhou. This shows that Xu Yingze has a great influence on Mu Zhengguang. Because Xu Yingze is willing to call her sister, Mu Zhengguang also calls her that.

"Yes. He made this soup. He also made the lettuce and shrimp."

Zhao Yuxi could tell at a glance that the two dishes that took the most time to prepare were braised pork and pork rib soup. Since the braised pork was made by Xu Yingze, the pork rib soup was most likely made by Mu Zhengguang, after all, he was also in the kitchen.

Zhao Yuxi drank a mouthful of soup and tasted a piece of braised pork: "You two have done a good job. You have the ability to live like adults now."

Gu Tingzhou poked her leg, giving her a very clear hint: Don't talk about the living abilities of adults in front of minors.

Zhao Yuxi quickly corrected herself: "Sorry, I said the wrong thing. Living ability has nothing to do with being an adult. You all have good abilities, so you will definitely live a happy life."

Zhao Yuxi thought secretly: Sure enough, Gu Tingzhou's way of thinking is still more like a minor. Maybe this is a good thing, because minors are more likely to gain powerful strength. Moreover, for now, because his way of thinking is more like a minor, it is easier for him to communicate with the two young deans.

"Thank you, Sister Zhao Yuxi." Xu Ying knew very well why Zhao Yuxi changed her words. She must have felt that the word "adult" would cause them trouble. This trouble was minimal, almost non-existent, and she didn't need to change her words specifically for this. However, Sister Zhao Yuxi seemed to be such a cautious person. She was always like this, and she had always been like this.

Mu Zhengguang followed closely behind, and he also thanked Zhao Yuxi: "Thank you, Sister Zhao Yuxi."

Zhao Yuxi wanted to use her ability to distinguish true from false to see whether these two sentences were true or not. But after thinking about it, she decided not to do it. Knowing more does not necessarily mean being happier.

(End of this chapter)