Chapter 139: Be My Neighbor

"Man! I’m telling you, you definitely have to try my newly developed dumplings later!""I made purple sweet potato and hairtail dumplings! I used the best purple sweet potatoes and the best fish for the filling!"

Shang Yuan stood behind the unusually excited Lu Cheng.

He didn’t mention that Lu Cheng also added a large spoonful of sugar to her new creation, making the filling unbearably sweet.

"There’s also the newly developed apple and beef filling!"

Shang Yuan closed his eyes. This one didn’t contain sugar, but she put in vinegar.

"Oh right, oh right! This is my carefully concocted soup, pineapple crucian carp soup! No unnecessary seasonings, guaranteed freshness! Have it with the dumplings later!"

Shang Yuan touched his nose. There were indeed no weird seasonings, but she added sesame paste.

"Making a few dumplings isn’t tiring at all. If it weren’t for your persuasion, I’d definitely make chili pumpkin dumplings for you! Also..."

Yu Man felt a bit faint listening to this. No wonder she’s her best friend. Her cooking skills are indeed becoming more ’masterful’.

She’s quite grateful that, after a lot of persuasion from her and Shang Yuan, the dumplings meant to be the main dish were only made as a dessert.

Yu Manman blinked, puzzled.

Are her godmother’s dishes really that peculiar?

In both her lifetimes, this was the first time she’d heard of such magical dumplings...

They finished lunch, feeling quite apprehensive.

"They should be almost ready, right? I’ll go check the kitchen!"

Lu Cheng excitably headed to the kitchen.

Then, a phone call came in.

"Wife, can you do me a favor?" The beast husband distracted Lu Cheng.

"My dumplings..." Lu Cheng glanced at Shang Yuan.

"Wife, I’ll keep an eye on them for you." He smiled slightly.

Lu Cheng nodded and went upstairs after hanging up the Light Brain call.

Shang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly opened the door to let Galen bring the stuff in.

Two pots of dumplings and one pot of soup.

And the stuff in the kitchen was immediately taken away by Galen.

Thankfully, they managed to stop her; otherwise, the wife wouldn’t have made too much.

Nowadays, natural food is generally more expensive, so to avoid wasting food as much as possible, they each stuffed their mouths until it was all eaten...

Yu Manman stared blankly, "Mom..."

"Shh..." Yu Man gave her a look, "Don’t tell your godmother, understand?"

Yu Manman nodded.

She won’t say a word!

By the time Lu Cheng came downstairs, everything was settled.

"Come and try!" Lu Cheng ladled a spoonful of fish soup, tasting it first, "So sweet and fresh!"

Her doe-like eyes sparkled as she smacked her lips, "It’s just that it seems to lack the pineapple flavor."

"Maybe not much was added, so it didn’t cook out much taste." Shang Yuan fibbed brazenly, "There’s still some strained soup residue in the kitchen."

Though the wife hardly checks, he left some just in case.

"Then I’ll add more next time!" Lu Cheng said joyfully.

"Alright." Shang Yuan wasn’t worried because the wife never repeats dishes.

"Man, try it!"

"Hmm..."

Thankfully, Shang Yuan had Galen make a new batch earlier. The apple in the apple and beef filling had "dissolved," and the purple sweet potato and fish filling remained unchanged, but at least there was less sugar, with some tweaks to the ratio and seasoning.

After all, if changed too much, Lu Cheng would notice.

"This purple sweet potato one is just average..." Lu Cheng directly stopped Yu Man, "You better not eat it! I’ll let you try after I improve the recipe next time!"

No matter what, don’t mistreat your bestie!

"Ah, it seems that even a culinary genius like me can have a downfall!"

Shang Yuan lowered his head.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to tell her the truth, but back then, Lu Cheng had encountered a big setback and was in a slump.

After much effort to find something to distract Lu Cheng, Shang Yu couldn’t bear to let her down.

As long as Lu Cheng was happy, they didn’t mind eating a bit of experimental cuisine.

Later, Lu Cheng got over it, but still occasionally wanted to cook.

They felt bad to tell her, so they kept it a secret...

"By the way, Man, isn’t your Manman ready for primary school?" Lu Cheng asked.

Yu Man nodded, "Yes, I initially planned to let Manman play in kindergarten for another year, but Manman doesn’t want to go."

Manman was born in winter and is now almost six.

This timing to start primary school isn’t too early.

"Shang Yu is also starting primary school!" Lu Cheng looked at Yu Man, "He won’t be going to the previous school. We found him a new one."

Shang Yu is a year older than Manman and was supposed to start second grade. However, after Shang Yu was kidnapped, he stayed home for a long time before being taken in by Shang Yuan.

Shang Yu is still quite sensitive and usually likes to be alone. Now, only Manman is close to Shang Yu.

So, she wanted Yu Manman to join him in first grade.

Hearing Lu Cheng’s plans, Yu Man nodded, "Sure, with Shang Yu and Manman accompanying each other, I’m relieved too."

Despite Shang Yu’s aloof demeanor around strangers, he cares for Manman a lot. When Manman fell and scraped her skin, not uttering a word, Shang Yu was the first to notice.

Lu Cheng excitedly discussed which primary school to choose with Yu Man.

"Man, there’s a primary school in the nearby Land Third District called Lu’an Primary School; it’s a private school I had Shang Yuan investigate, and it has a great atmosphere!"

She introduced Lu’an Primary School to Yu Man.

The school was founded by a beastman from the Deer Clan, and the teachers there are all very gentle and treat the children well.

"Man, how about moving to my side to live?" Although Hollow City is nice, the ecological environment in Land City is even better.

"I’m still considering it..."

Yu Man had originally considered it too. Song Chen and her company are both in Hollow City, so living in their current location is more convenient, but with advanced technology nowadays, transportation isn’t too much of a problem.

"Man, the house next to mine just got vacated, and it seems no one has moved in yet. Why don’t you move over?"

"Why not take some time to think it over?" Lu Cheng cooed while tugging at Yu Man’s arm, "Be my neighbor?"

"I’ll think about it."

Yu Man didn’t take long to decide, and after returning home, Guan Heng delivered the property deed right in front of her.

Staring at the name ’Yu Man,’ she was shocked.

"When did you buy it?"

And it already had her name on it!

"Just a few days ago," Guan Heng replied in a puppy-like plea-for-praise manner, "Isn’t your best friend living next door?"

He secured it the moment he received the news.

If it weren’t for his third brother’s affairs, he probably would’ve delivered it to Yu Man even sooner.


"Guan Heng, we haven’t even bonded yet, and you’re giving me this house as a gift? Aren’t you afraid I might take this house and not bond with you later?"

Land City real estate is expensive, every inch is precious, not to mention it’s a whole villa.

"Then let’s consider it a gift for my sister." Guan Heng wasn’t worried in the slightest, "I’m confident in myself."

"Sister, once we’re bonded, everything of mine is yours!"

Once bonded, a male’s assets belong to both husband and wife.

"Alright, I’ll accept it." Yu Man didn’t refuse because she wasn’t planning to play with Guan Heng; she intended to bond with him in the future.

"Once I have our child, let’s get bonded."