return of the king

"Master, it should be expected that the young master is back."

As soon as she saw Zhou Yingli getting off the car at the door, the maid immediately ran into the house to tell Zhou Mingren the happy news.

After Zhou Yingli and Duan Li left that day, Zhou Mingren was the only master here. Although Zhou Mingren didn't sigh or complain, everyone could see his loneliness and loneliness.

Although Zhou Lixi and Zhou Lingsheng appeared at Zhou's house together, Zhou Lingsheng would come back every day, but Zhou Mingren didn't let him in.

It can be seen that what Zhou Mingren pays more attention to now is not his eldest grandson, but Zhou Yingli and his wife and children.So when they saw Zhou Yingli coming back, they knew that Zhou Mingren would be very happy.

"Did you come back?"

Zhou Mingren stood up and wanted to go out to meet him.

It's a pity that he has bad feet, he only took a few steps, and he was still far away from the door, and Zhou Yingli had already walked in.

"what happened?"

Seeing Zhou Mingren standing, Zhou Yingli thought something happened.

"Master wants to go out to meet Young Master Yingli."

It was naturally impossible for Zhou Mingren to reveal his plan, so the butler spoke it out for him.

It was the first time for Zhou Mingren to do such a thing to Zhou Yingli. When the housekeeper told him to his face, he felt a little hot on his face. Fortunately, his face was relatively dark, so he couldn't see his slight blushing.

"I can walk back by myself, and I don't need you to greet me."

Zhou Yingli's cold tone was like a basin of cold water pouring down his head, and Zhou Mingren's whole body was cold.

Seeing that Zhou Mingren's face was not looking well, Zhou Yingli added another sentence: "Your feet are not good."

Being able to say this sentence is already his limit, and he can't say any more explanations.He is used to expressing his feelings with actions, and he doesn't like to talk too much.

Coupled with the fact that he and Zhou Mingren have never been close, it is even more difficult for Zhou Yingli to say a lot to him.

Zhou Mingren understood what Zhou Yingli meant, and immediately smiled.

He was concerned about his poor walking and cared about him, so he didn't have to greet him!

Zhou Mingren smiled rarely, and the housekeeper couldn't help showing a happy smile. He was really happy that the old man got his son's care.

Being stared at by Zhou Yingli, Zhou Mingren was a little embarrassed, so he changed the subject: "Have you had breakfast?"

After finishing speaking, Zhou Mingren's old face turned even redder.

It's almost ten o'clock now, and it should be impossible to have breakfast at this time. What he said is obviously nonsense.

"I didn't eat."

"Quick, get someone to prepare lunch right away and cook more delicious dishes!" Zhou Mingren excitedly ordered the housekeeper.

No matter whether Zhou Yingli told the truth or told lies to make him happy, these words saved him from embarrassment, and he was grateful to Zhou Yingli.

"Well, I'll go up and take a shower first and then come down."

Zhou Yingli nodded to Zhou Mingren and went upstairs.

When Zhou Yingli went up, the housekeeper whispered in Zhou Mingren's ear: "Young Master Yingli talked a lot with Master this time."

"Yes." Zhou Mingren said cheerfully.

When Yingli lived at home before, the number of words he spoke to him in a day generally did not exceed ten words, even if he only spoke a few words to him today, but he is already very happy!

As the saying goes, step by step, I hope they can have a more harmonious future.

It took the three cooks of Zhou's family less than an hour to prepare more than a dozen dishes, and according to the housekeeper's instructions, they were all Zhou Yingli's favorite dishes.

Zhou Mingren naturally couldn't tell what Zhou Yingli liked to eat. Duan Li told the cook that he only needed to tell the cook to cook the dishes that Yingli liked, and the cook would know what to cook.

"Do you want to go up and call the young master?" the housekeeper asked.

The dishes were ready, but Zhou Yingli hadn't come down yet, he was afraid that the dishes would not taste good if they were cold.

"No, when he comes down, there's no need to specially urge him to come down." Zhou Mingren said considerately.

He knew that Zhou Yingli had been abroad some time ago, and he must have come back by plane when he appeared here today. Maybe the jet lag hadn't adjusted to rest on it, and he didn't want the housekeeper to disturb Zhou Yingli's rest.

As soon as Zhou Mingren spoke, the sound of going down the stairs came from upstairs. From the sound of steady footsteps, Zhou Mingren and the housekeeper knew that Zhou Yingli had come down.

Zhou Mingren looked in the direction of the stairs, and when he saw Zhou Yingli, he said, "The meal is ready, you didn't eat breakfast, eat more."

Hearing this, Zhou Mingren paused for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses and continued to go down the stairs.

His instant reaction did not escape the attention of Zhou Mingren and the housekeeper.

A flash of shame flashed in Zhou Mingren's eyes.Zhou Yingli showed that expression obviously because he was surprised that he said such caring words to him.

It was just a small word of concern that could surprise Zhou Yingli, and Zhou Mingren couldn't help but reflect.

He had said a lot of words of concern to Zhou Lingsheng, but it was only now that he realized that, except for business matters, he had never said a word of concern to Zhou Yingli about himself.

Noticing that Zhou Mingren's eyes were red, the housekeeper hurriedly said, "Master and Master Yingli, please go to the small hall for dinner."

"it is good."

Zhou Mingren stood up and slowly walked towards the small dining hall step by step.

After being interrupted by the butler, Zhou Mingren had recovered when he walked to the small hall, and his red eyes that were about to burst into tears also returned to normal.

"When did you return?" Zhou Mingren asked what time Zhou Yingli returned to the domestic airport.

The Zhou family never spoke when eating, but Zhou Mingren was afraid that he would not find a chance to talk to Zhou Yingli, so he asked them during the meal, which could also break the embarrassment of the two of them who did not have a deep relationship during the meal.

"Yesterday." Zhou Yingli answered honestly.

"Why did I come back yesterday..."

After speaking, Zhou Mingren stopped and didn't ask further.He was afraid that Zhou Yingli would misunderstand what he meant, thinking that he was asking questions.

"I came back yesterday to go to the branch office to deal with matters. I slept in the company's lounge at night and went to see Duan Li in the morning. I just came back now." Zhou Yingli explained in detail.

He looked very calm, as if he didn't care what Zhou Mingren meant by asking this.

"Duan Li... Is she, is she okay?" Zhou Mingren stammered and asked.

He originally thought about whether Duan Li would come back and why he didn't come back with Zhou Yingli, but seeing Zhou Yingli coming back alone, he quickly realized that Duan Li still refused to forgive Zhou Yingli and therefore refused to come back, so he quickly changed his mind and asked Duan Li about it. Condition.

"She's fine." Zhou Yingli replied in the affirmative.

When he saw Duan Li, Duan Li's face was full of red, and even her body that had remained unchanged for thousands of years seemed to be a little fatter, so it was taken for granted that she was doing well.

Of course, he didn't dare to say "you've gained weight". If he did, it would be even more impossible for Duan Li to come back with him.

"Then..." Zhou Mingren hesitated to speak.

Even if he didn't say it, Zhou Yingli knew exactly what he wanted to ask.

"She and Li Xi are at Cao Dafu's house, and they will be back in a while." Not wanting Zhou Mingren to feel guilty, Zhou Yingli said words of comfort, which was also his promise to Zhou Mingren—he would definitely bring Duan Li back.

"It's okay, it's okay..." Zhou Mingren breathed a sigh of relief.

It would be much better for Duan Li to be at Cao Dafu's house than to go back to her mother's house. If her father and mother knew what Zhou Yingli had done to her, they would never even try to bring Duan Li back.

Zhou Yingli understood what he meant. In fact, he was not afraid of Duan Li returning to her natal family. He even hoped that Duan Li would return to her natal family instead of staying at Cao Dafu's house. fact.

"Have you heard about Li Xi's ability to cook?"

When Zhou Yingli asked this sentence suddenly, Zhou Mingren almost choked.

Difficult to swallow the food that was almost stuck, Zhou Mingren asked strangely: "Why do you ask like that?"

"Does Dad know?" Zhou Yingli didn't explain, but asked again.

"I only found out a while ago that it was Da... It was Li Xi who came back and cooked me a meal. I didn't know about it, and the food he made was delicious, better than the food made by the chefs of the Zhou family. tasty."

It seems that Zhou Yingli can't accept Dafu, so Zhou Mingren changed the way of saying Dafu when he was about to say Dafu, omitting the appearance of Dafu.

"It's better than Zhou's cook." Zhou Yingli murmured.

After speaking, he tasted the dishes on the table again, then frowned.

Duan Li's cooking is not even half as good as Zhou's cook, but Zhou Lixi's cooking is better than the cook's. Duan Li has nothing to say if he wants to cook better than Zhou Lixi's. It seems that the responsibility is heavy. Far.

Zhou Mingren observed Zhou Yingli's expression carefully, and didn't ask any more questions.

But no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't understand Zhou Yingli's inner thoughts and plans.

In this regard, he is not as good as Duan Li. If Duan Li is here now, maybe she can see something and help, but there is nothing he can do.

"Eat."

Zhou Yingli picked up a chopstick and put it into Zhou Mingren's bowl, telling him not to think too much about eating.

"You eat too!"

Zhou Mingren was excited to pick up food for Zhou Yingli, but because his hands were shaking so badly, he picked up the food a few times and quickly fell into the plate again.

Zhou Yingli picked up the bowl, and when he saw Zhou Mingren picking up the vegetables, he immediately stretched out the bowl to catch it, and ended the embarrassing scene.

"Eat, eat..." Zhou Mingren laughed.

"En." Zhou Yingli responded lightly.

Zhou Mingren was in a happy dining mood.He knew that Zhou Yingli's temper was cold, and he was very happy to be able to answer him, and he didn't care that Zhou Yingli's words were cold.

Zhou Yingli ate the dishes made by the cook, thinking to himself, how long would it take to learn this level?