The landlord has multiple personalities and wants everyone to pay him.

Ignore that pile of delivery boxes for now; we need to eat first.

Ye Shu put on an apron and went into the kitchen, where the range hood began to hum.

Xiaoxue nestled on the sofa, smelling the delicious aroma all the way there. Finally, she could eat the grilled squid she had been longing for.

She held a skewer of large squid in one hand, eating with both hands, her mouth dripping with oil, humming with delight as she ate.

The potato chips were also drooling under the sofa, so it grabbed the sofa and stood up, spinning around impatiently.

Ye Shu simply made stir-fried bok choy and tomato and egg soup; dinner was that simple.

I remember when Ye Shu first started out, she even set goals, like having to eat four dishes and a soup every day. She was so young back then.

I'm exhausted from work every day, so I'm lucky if I can make sure I have one dish and one soup every day.

"Come and eat."

Ye Shu called out towards the sofa, and Xiao Xue finally moved over reluctantly.

Her ears turned red the moment her bottom touched the chair. The sauce on her lips had been wiped off, but they still looked greasy. She lowered her head and secretly glanced at Ye Shu, whispering:

"I'm so sorry... I couldn't resist and ate the skewer of squid I told you about..."

Ye Shu looked at her face covered in oil and her guilty expression, and her heart softened.

As expected, being cute means you can do whatever you want. I forgive you.

Ye Shu used a rice paddle to scoop a bowl of rice for Xiaoxue and placed it in front of her:

"Just eat it, it's no big deal. Let's eat quickly, and if you want more, we can buy more next time."

Ye Shu also served himself a bowl and sat down opposite Xiao Xue to eat.

He was really hungry. The workload at Corner Tea House was enormous. Although it wasn't physically demanding work, just making drinks back and forth, it was non-stop work with no chance to catch his breath.

While Ye Shu was showing off, Xiao Xue across from her wasn't in a hurry to eat. She lowered her head and poked at the rice in her bowl with the tip of her chopsticks, smacked her lips, and stared at the vegetables on the table, not taking a single bite for a long time.

Ye Shu found it strange and reached out to tap the rim of her bowl with her chopsticks:

"Eat up, there's no more food left, no need to wait."

Xiaoxue opened her mouth as if to say something, but seeing that Ye Shu had already picked up his chopsticks and started eating, she didn't dare to speak. She could only swallow her words and lower her head to eat in small bites.

He would only pick up a few grains of rice at a time, and chew very slowly, so the rice in the bowl didn't seem to decrease at all.

After Ye Shu finished showing off his bowl of rice, he looked up and saw that Xiao Xue's bowl was half empty, with only a few small dents poked into it.

"Why aren't you eating? Don't you like it?"

"I'm full..."

Xiaoxue blushed and looked up, a little hesitant, like a child who doesn't like to eat looking at their parents at the dinner table. He said to Xiaoxue:

"You're not full now, it's just that the squid is too oily. You'll be hungry again soon. Eat some more, at least half a bowl."

Xiaoxue looked at him pitifully. Seeing his serious attitude, she had no choice but to lower her head and slowly eat her rice. Every bite felt like she was eating dirt.

After finally managing to eat half a bowl, she looked up at Ye Shu and whispered:

"I really can't eat anymore..."

"Okay, okay, if I can't eat anymore, I won't eat anymore."

Ye Shu reached out and took the half bowl of leftover rice from her, finishing it in a few bites.

He still softened, not for any other reason than that he had also disliked eating when he was a child.

On the way home from school with my classmates, I would buy snacks with my meager allowance and eat them as we walked, so I didn't feel like eating dinner when I got home.

And once you feel like you don't want to eat, it's really hard to even swallow a single bite; he understands that all too well.

However, he still picked up some greens with his chopsticks and put them in his mouth, then said to Xiaoxue:

"If you don't eat rice, you can only have a bowl of soup. From now on, you're not allowed to eat snacks before meals. You've made me not eat rice at all."

Xiaoxue pouted, obediently ladled herself a bowl of soup, and muttered something under her breath:

"Then... then squid counts as a meal too..."

Hmm...it seems...there's nothing wrong with that. Who says grilled squid can't be considered a meal?

Ye Shu found herself surprisingly easy to persuade.

After finishing her meal, Ye Shu took the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen to clean up the mess.

Xiaoxue squatted down next to the two delivery boxes, holding a utility knife in her hand, and opened the boxes!

The first box was opened, and it was full of all kinds of clothes, neatly stacked, each item sealed in a transparent plastic bag.

Xiaoxue's eyes lit up immediately. Although she usually wore that rabbit pajamas at home, she was still a little girl at heart, and there was no reason for her not to love pretty clothes.

She untied the top strap, revealing a light pink dress. But when she took it out and compared it to herself in the mirror, her face immediately turned bright red.

This skirt is way too short! The hem barely reaches the top of my thighs. How am I supposed to wear this out in public?! Everyone can see it!

She quickly stuffed the skirt back into the bag, muttered "indecent" under her breath, and couldn't help but steal a glance at the lace trim peeking out of the bag.

She continued scrolling down and saw that Qin Lili had indeed bought a lot, and she had bought a portion for each person, in all styles.

They have everything from crop tops and sexy outfits to motorcycle-style leather jackets, Chinese cheongsams, and women's suits and shirts... you name it.

She even found a set of underwear inside, but when she held it in front of her face, she could see through the underwear the potato chips lying on the ground looking up at her.

She quickly stuffed it back into the pile of clothes and covered it with other clothes, her face starting to burn uncontrollably again.

When Ye Shu came out of the kitchen wiping her hands, the sofa was piled high with clothes, and there was nowhere to sit.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw Xiaoxue pull another dress out of the box. The color of the dress was indeed beautiful, just like the one Emperor Huizong of Song described: "The sky-blue color awaits the misty rain, and I am waiting for you"...

No, this is Jay Chou's color. It should be the color of "after the rain, the sky clears and the clouds break." Combined with the fabric of this dress, it looks as soft as freshly fired porcelain.

"This looks good, why don't you try it on?"

Ye Shu bent down beside her and reached out to touch the fabric of the skirt. The material was cool and smooth.

Xiaoxue also thought the dress was pretty, so she nodded, picked it up, and ran into the bedroom.

Ye Shu looked down at the boxes on the ground; there were still several that hadn't been opened. How long would it take to unpack them all…?

Just then, he suddenly saw the words "Ye Shu" written on a box. "Is this one mine?"

Ye Shu took the utility knife and opened it. Good heavens, it was full of men's clothing, but the quantity was a little less than Xiao Xue's box, but it was still enough for four people.

He rummaged through the suitcase and realized he had bought quite a lot, from floral shirts for summer that made him look like he was going on vacation to Sanya, to down jackets for winter.

Moreover, he has three suits alone.

Black, white, and a flashy pink set.

He squinted at the bright pink outfit and noticed that when held up to the light, he could see a subtle shimmer on the fabric.

He didn't quite understand when this flashy pink outfit was supposed to be worn.