404: Chapter 404 How about you leave the day after tomorrow?

Xu Qin blinked instantly and hurried over.

With a flushed face, she looked at Chen Cheng, who frowned, not understanding what she was staring at.

He lifted his chin and asked, "What's wrong? Is there a flower on my face?"

Hearing Chen Cheng speak, Xu Qin finally came to her senses, blushing, "You haven't left yet."

Chen Cheng nodded indifferently while organizing the items in the trunk, "It's been snowing all day; visibility is too low to fly."

Xu Qin smiled but said nothing. Only then did she have time to glance at the trunk, her eyes widening instantly, "So many things?"

In the trunk were four large oil-paper bags containing vegetables, fruits, milk, eggs, as well as meat, fish, prawns, and so on.

Chen Cheng smiled, "Your fridge was empty, and some of the frozen goods had expired."

"I definitely don't want to eat steak again tonight."

That was what Chen Cheng was thinking, though he had bought so much simply because he kept picking things up as he went.

"Uh..." Xu Qin felt a bit awkward; those steaks from last night had been frozen in the fridge for two or three months.

"I... I was actually planning to go to Costco tomorrow."

Chen Cheng smiled and shook his head, saying nothing.

Xu Qin's current state was very similar to a period he had gone through before.

Forgetting to eat and sleep while studying and working, just making do with life as long as one could maintain vital signs.

It took them two trips to carry all the supplies Chen Cheng had purchased back into the house.

They placed them one by one on the kitchen island.

Fortunately, the kitchen island in this open-plan kitchen was large enough, otherwise, there wouldn't have been enough space.

Looking at the array of food, Xu Qin's mouth started watering.

Ever since the housekeeper left, she had been eating instant noodles, burgers, and pizza for a week.

"There's so much, what are we eating tonight?"

Chen Cheng took a look, "Whatever, anything is fine."

Xu Qin tilted her chin up and asked suspiciously, "You can cook all of this?"

Chen Cheng nodded indifferently, "Yeah, I learned online when I was studying here."

Xu Qin was stunned for a moment, then curled her lip, "You liberal arts students really are idle."

They had talked about Chen Cheng's school and major yesterday, and Xu Qin already had a basic understanding of him, except for his history with women.

Chen Cheng wasn't happy about that, rolling his eyes at her, "I'm a science student."

"..."

Xu Qin curled her lip speechlessly; this guy was a brilliant science prodigy, yet he ended up studying economics, a 'pseudo-science' field.

She rolled her eyes and pointed playfully at the items on the counter, "Can I order then?"

Chen Cheng had been pandering to her all day, so he didn't mind continuing to the end.

He nodded, "Order away!" A fake smile appeared on his face, "However, classmate Xu, you have to clean out your fridge first."

"Oh~" Xu Qin made a sound, her eyes glancing toward the fridge not far away.

She didn't really have the nerve to order, "You decide what to make; I've looked, and there's nothing in the ingredients that I don't like."

After saying that, she walked a few steps to the fridge and began cleaning out the expired frozen goods.

Chen Cheng watched Xu Qin squatting in front of the fridge, checking the production dates on the freezer layer one by one, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.

I gave you the chance to order, but you couldn't seize it.

It'll probably be hard to get this opportunity again in the future.

Well, at most, I'll cook some porridge in the rice cooker again.

Chen Cheng looked at the things on the counter, picked a few items, and began the preparations.

First, he put the rice on to cook in the rice cooker.

Xu Qin finished cleaning out the expired food in the fridge, including meat that had been frozen for who knows how long.

Then, she put the ingredients that wouldn't be used tonight into the fridge one by one.

Standing in front of the fridge, looking at the full inventory, the corners of her mouth lifted involuntarily.

People are just like that sometimes.

When in need, even a bowl of porridge can trigger intense emotional fluctuations.

Scum Cheng was now a veteran psychologist too.

He was best at profiling people and analyzing their personalities and needs.

Prescribing the right medicine for the illness—it truly was effective immediately.

Closing the fridge, Xu Qin walked to the other side of the island, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

She rested her elbows on the counter, propped her chin with her hands, and watched Chen Cheng cook, her eyes fixed on him.

As she watched, her gaze became tender and lingering.

Who said men are most handsome when working seriously?

It's clearly that handsome men look handsome doing anything.

That back, it was a standard "double-door" shape.

Hehe~

"Gulp~" Xu Qin subconsciously swallowed, unable to tell if her mouth was watering because of the aroma from the pot or something else.

Not long after, Chen Cheng called out, "Get a plate~"

Xu Qin gave a start, came to her senses, and quickly replied, "Oh~ coming~"

Xu Qin held the plate with both hands, looking at Chen Cheng with a smile.

Chen Cheng curled his lip expressionlessly; in this short hour, the notification sounds for the favorability points in his mind were about to ring off the hook.

Scum Cheng had never seen such a completely love-struck brain.

Just cooking a meal was almost giving her an orgasm.

Well, based on Scum Cheng's experience, an intracranial orgasm was definitely happening.

The first dish was sweet and sour pineapple pork ribs.

People say the pork here has a gamey smell, but that's just because they don't know how to cook it.

Chen Cheng scooped it into a plate while still washing the pot.

Xu Qin didn't show any restraint at all and had already started eating impatiently.

"Mmm~ So delicious!" Her eyes lit up as she held her chopsticks.

Chen Cheng's mouth twitched, "Don't you have a housekeeper? How did you end up living like you're in prison?"

Xu Qin raised her eyebrows, "Oh~ my housekeeper is from Western Shu."

Chen Cheng's mouth twitched again; a person from City Name hiring a Shu person as a housekeeper, that really must have been hard on her stomach.

Xu Qin continued, "I couldn't bring a housekeeper from back home, so I had to find one here."

"I searched for a long time to find this housekeeper."

"Mainly because Rochester is too remote, and many people don't want to come."

"This housekeeper came here to join her son, but later, when her grandson grew up and her husband passed away, she wanted to find something to do, which is how I got a housekeeper."

"When I was in Philadelphia, I took care of my own daily life."

Chen Cheng nodded and continued to cook the remaining few dishes.

Mushroom and shrimp with scrambled eggs, green pepper twice-cooked pork, pan-fried broccolini, and winter melon, squid, and scallop soup—four dishes and one soup.

Broccolini is a very common vegetable in America, a hybrid of broccoli and asparagus, very crunchy and refreshing.

Xu Qin looked at the winter melon soup on the table, suddenly widening her eyes, and asked, realizing it only just now:

"Where did you find winter melon?"

Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment, "The Asian supermarket. Lee market."

Isn't that obvious? Locals don't eat this stuff anyway.

"Oh~" Xu Qin felt awkward again.

Chen Cheng shook his head in annoyance; this young lady had no life skills at all.

"Let's eat~ Let's eat~"

Can't worry about that much; let's eat first.

The two ate for a while; yesterday, Xu Qin thought Chen Cheng was stuffing his face, but today it was her turn.

"Hiccup~"

Xu Qin put down her chopsticks and let out a burp.

Realizing it didn't seem very 'ladylike', she hurriedly covered her mouth, fearing that Chen Cheng would see her losing her composure.

As it turned out, the person opposite her was acting like nothing had happened, still busy stuffing his face.

She had already polished off two bowls of rice and half a bowl of soup.

This person's appetite was indeed a bit large.

He couldn't have been starved by her last night, could he?

Thinking of this, a blush crept onto Xu Qin's face, and she looked at Chen Cheng very embarrassedly.

She rolled her eyes, thought for a moment, and asked:

"How about you leave the day after tomorrow instead?"