The disciple of Yue Lao

Chapter 87 Dinner Together
When it was time to get off work, Luo Fan couldn't wait to leave without waiting for Zhou Hai to pack up.

On the road in front of the company's gate, Xia Yu was waiting for Luo Fan, carrying a bag of freshly bought fried chicken and beer.

She ate one green date after another. After she finished, she walked back and forth on the roadside, watching the cars passing by and browsing her WeChat Moments to kill some boring time.

"Xia Yu?"

Luo Fan saw Xia Yu from afar and was surprised. Why would she suddenly go to pick him up from get off work?

Luo Fan ran to Xia Yu and smiled a little embarrassedly, and asked: "Have you... been waiting here all this time?"

Xia Yu looked at Luo Fan's "sorry" expression and replied, "No. I went shopping in the mall and just came here."

"Oh..." Luo Fan suddenly felt a little disappointed. He glanced at the food bag in her hand and asked with a smile, "What did you buy?"

"Last time we had roast duck, this time..." Xia Yu deliberately shook the food bag in her hand and said with a smile: "... Let's try fried chicken!"

Luo Fan smiled and nodded, took the things from Xia Yu's hand, and the two walked side by side.

On the way home, they talked about their experiences of the day and showed concern for each other.

When they occasionally looked at each other, Xia Yu could always feel Luo Fan's burning gaze, but she didn't understand what his eyes wanted to express.

The saying "Those involved are often confused, while those who are not involved can see clearly" makes a lot of sense. Anyone with a discerning eye can see Luo Fan's thoughts, but only Xia Yu himself is still confused.

"for you."

"Ok?"

Luo Fan took one of the six keys to his house, and after much hesitation, he handed it to Xia Yu. Seeing Xia Yu's confusion, he explained, "We bought a lot of fruit at home. I can't finish them all by myself, and they will go bad if I leave them alone. If you like them, you can take them anytime."

"Can't you just buy less?" Xia Yu said that, but he couldn't help but reach out to take the key.

Maybe he was worried that Xia Yu would lose it! Luo Fan bought a new keychain specially, which only had a key and a small white plush rabbit as a decoration.

Luo Fan thought that all girls would like cute little rabbits, but Xia Yu's favorite was her original form - the white gardenia.

"I'm too busy at work, so I seldom go to the supermarket. I can save time by buying more at one time." Luo Fan said with a smile.

Xia Yu carefully put the key in her bag, and suddenly remembered that when she went to Hua Changyi's house today, it seemed that there was no "key" for his door...

"Speaking of which..." Xia Yu asked as he walked, "Aren't there locks that can be opened without a key?"

"Yes." Luo Fan replied, "In addition to the locks in my house that require keys to open, there are also 'password locks', 'fingerprint locks' and 'face recognition locks'. The latter three are relatively convenient, but I feel like I have a sense of home only when I carry a key with me, so I chose the current lock."

"Oh..." Xia Yu nodded as if he understood, and secretly looked up the three types of locks that Luo Fan mentioned and learned how to use them.

……

After arriving home, Xia Yu was responsible for holding Da Huang and sitting on the sofa to watch TV, while Luo Fan was responsible for preparing their dinner for tonight.

Looking at Luo Fan wearing an apron and busy in the kitchen, Xia Yu took out his mobile phone and took a few photos secretly, and then took a few selfies with Da Huang.

“Woof woof woof woof woof woof…”

Dahuang called out to Xia Yu a few times tentatively, his voice becoming smaller and smaller, and his eyes were full of anticipation as he looked at Xia Yu.

This is asking... How is the "marriage search" that Xia Yu promised to help it with going...

Xia Yu didn't dare to look at Da Huang's innocent eyes. He gently stroked its head with one hand and said: "I checked, you will have a happy marriage in the future. But now the time is not right, you can't reveal the secret, otherwise... your marriage will be affected, maybe it will be gone..." After hearing this, Da Huang absolutely trusted Xia Yu! He immediately became as docile as a kitten, lying in Xia Yu's arms motionless and silent.

In a short while, Luo Fan had prepared a table full of delicious food.

There are Xia Yu’s favorite fruit salad, pizza, sweet and sour spare ribs, stir-fried cabbage, white tofu and pea tips, stir-fried pea pods...

After serving the fried chicken and beer that Xia Yu bought to the table, Luo Fan happily called Xia Yu: "It's time to eat, little fairy."

The rich aroma of food wafted into the air. Dahuang ran faster than the summer rain and had been waiting by the dining table for a long time.

As soon as the food was served, Xia Yu immediately spotted a plate of (two pieces of) pancakes on the table. They looked familiar and tasted familiar.

"This is..." Xia Yu looked at Luo Fan with a curious look: "...What kind of cake is this?"

Hearing this, Luo Fan secretly chuckled for a while, looked at Da Huang with sympathy, and asked Xia Yu: "Haven't you seen it before? When you first came to my house, I made two pieces of this cake. It's called 'pizza cake', it's very delicious, you try it."

"Woof~"

Da Huang cried out with some grievance.

Xia Yu pretended not to hear Dahuang's cry, and pretended that he was eating "pizza" for the first time. He took a bite and made a "surprised" expression.

"Wow! It's delicious!" Xia Yu smiled happily at Luo Fan and said, "How did you make it? Teach me after dinner."

"Okay!" Luo Fan agreed readily.

However, this didn't seem to be Xia Yu's ideal answer. She thought about it and said, "Forget it. I can't learn it."

Luo Fan picked up the knife and fork, and took the initiative to help Xia Yu cut her large pizza into small pieces. He smiled dotingly and said, "It's okay if you don't learn. Whenever you want to eat in the future, come to my house and I'll make it for you."

"Really?" Xia Yu asked in surprise.

No need to spend money? The legendary "free lunch"?
So, she can save a lot of money on food?

Luo Fan seemed to see through Xia Yu's thoughts and smiled, "Really."

When Xia Yu came down to earth, meeting Luo Fan was like meeting her rice bowl; meeting Li Jian was like meeting her "money pillar".

A bite of fried chicken, a piece of spareribs, and a sip of beer. This meal was probably the most filling Xia Yu had ever eaten.

"How long can you stay here this time?" Luo Fan asked casually.

this problem……

Xia Yu himself doesn’t know!
If you finish the task early, you can go back early. If you finish the task late, it will be too late to go back even if you want to!

"Maybe I can go back soon, or maybe I won't be able to go back for a long time, it's not certain." Xia Yu replied.

Luo Fan hopes that Xia Yu can stay in the mortal world for a longer period of time, the longer the better.

After a few beers, Luo Fan, under the influence of alcohol, said to Xia Yu: "I have a question."

Although Xia Yu was very full, he couldn't stop eating. Without even looking at Luo Fan, he said, "You go ahead."

"You are a disciple of Yue Lao, responsible for helping Yue Lao manage marriages in the mortal world. Then..." Luo Fan hesitated, looked at Xia Yu, and asked: "... Is your own marriage also under your control? Doesn't that mean... you can be with whoever you want?"

(End of this chapter)