She felt upset, but recalling Wang Jingchuan’s advice, she controlled her thoughts and went inside with the items.

Gu Anxi was playing chess with the old man. She had taken off her shoes and was half-leaning against the sofa, with her phone tossed aside, watching the old man’s head-scratching expression with sparkling eyes... how interesting!

The old man, acting shamelessly, said, "I have to take back a move, I accidentally made a wrong move just now."

Gu Anxi allowed him to take back a move, but the old guy wanted to take back two steps, and the old lady beside them scolded him for being worthless.

Just as the atmosphere was blissful, Jiang Chaoge made a dazzling entrance.

At least, when Gu Anxi glanced up, she was shocked—

A very familiar scene, last year in Qingcheng, this Dr. Jiang cooked for her uncle, and now she’s going to cook for her elder brother? If she is cooking, she should at least take it to the hospital. Carrying vegetables like this doesn’t look like a guest but more like the housemaid aunty.

The young sweetheart gently coughed, pretending not to see clearly: "Is it aunty coming back from grocery shopping?"

The old lady took a look and saw it wasn’t an aunty but rather that unlikeable Jiang Chaoge woman, so she glared at the young girl: "You little slick one, it’s clearly Dr. Jiang."

Gu Anxi frowned: "Why is Dr. Jiang buying groceries?"

She slapped her thigh: "Should I call her sister-in-law from now on?"

Jiang Chaoge felt like she ate something funny, her heart tightened with pain—

Gu Anxi is everywhere.

She was angry, but Gu Anxi was all smiles, "I was planning to go back and have dinner with my uncle, but since big sister-in-law is here, I’ll reluctantly stay for a meal."

She said to the old lady, "Big sister-in-law cooks really well."

The old lady, with smart eyes, looked Jiang Chaoge up and down, examining her for a while before slowly and authoritatively speaking: "Really?"

Jiang Chaoge knew this old lady wasn’t easy to deal with. She thought as long as she behaved appropriately, even if she had to endure for a while, the old lady would change her view on her, especially when compared to Gu Anxi.

Done, she looked at Gu Anxi, feeling a bit disdainful—

Always just knowing how to play around.

Gu Anxi didn’t care, she just chatted with the old man, and after a while, the old man ordered a few dishes.

Jiang Chaoge immediately agreed: "Sure, I’ll get right on it."

The old lady nodded, "You are a sensible child."

Jiang Chaoge felt instantly delighted.

The old lady even gave her a smile: "Do well, these are all dishes Anxi likes to eat."

Once she finished speaking, Jiang Chaoge’s smile froze, "Don’t you want to order something, old sir and madam?"

"We’re old, our teeth are gone, we’re not picky, Anxi is still growing and naturally needs to eat well." The old lady’s eyes sparkled: "What, can’t do it? If you can’t, there’s no shortage of servants at home."

Jiang Chaoge felt extremely aggrieved, but she held it in.

Patience, patience, she told herself, she managed to force a smile: "I’ll go do it." With that, she carried the groceries to the kitchen under the servant’s guidance.

Once she left, the old lady couldn’t help but roll her eyes: "Nowadays, what kind of people come here, even Jingyao finds a woman to serve him well, yet she comes home to cook, there’s no shortage of servants at home. A Ph.D. still thinks of all these ways to please people, wasting those years of study."

Gu Anxi chuckled, continued playing chess with the old man... the old lady quietly read a book beside them, everyone forgot about Dr. Jiang, who looked quite disheveled in the kitchen.

Have to admit, Jiang Chaoge was quite skilled at cooking, in less than an hour, she had three dishes and a soup ready. When she brought them over, she was feeling a bit confident and smiled gently, "Old madam, come take a look, if it’s not good enough, I can add a couple more dishes."

The old lady put down her book, went over to have a look, and hardly ever showed a smile: "Not bad."

Jiang Chaoge earnestly offered, "Then I’ll come and cook every day."

The old lady smiled again and turned to the young sweetheart: "Dr. Jiang says she will cook every day, do you want to come?"

Gu Anxi immediately stood up, took chopsticks to pick up a piece and tasted it: "It’s really good."

She looked satisfied: "From now on, the elder brother will eat well, Sister Chaoge, you really are kind-hearted, beautiful, and capable."

Jiang Chaoge would never take these as compliments, but in front of the old lady, these words were quite favorable, so she modestly said, "If you like it, you can come over and eat."

These words carried a bit of owner’s tone, but Gu Anxi just smiled without saying anything more.

The old lady smiled too, very amiably saying to Jiang Chaoge: "Thank you for your hard work."

Jiang Chaoge quickly said it was not hard, it was what she should do, Mr. Wang was in the hospital, and she ought to look after the two elders...

The old lady smiled slightly: "Well, I also know about you and Jingyao."

Jiang Chaoge dared not make a sound on the side.

In her heart, there was anticipation.

But the old lady did not immediately continue, instead letting the old man and the young sweetheart sit down to eat, while she discussed with Jiang Chaoge courteously: "Although both of you are willing, still, matters of a lifetime should be handled properly, for instance, does your family know? I heard that not long ago your mother arranged a blind date for you, and that person was Chen Ming, right? Everyone sees each other frequently; spreading like this would not be good for your reputation nor for Jingyao’s name. So, solve things with Chen Ming first, and then we can talk about you two, Dr. Jiang, don’t you think this is reasonable?" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

The words, although courteous, each hit Jiang Chaoge’s face, and she couldn’t break out.

Jiang Chaoge pressed her lips tightly, speaking softly, "There’s nothing between me and Chen Ming."

"I believe so, but others don’t, plus, Jingyao’s status doesn’t allow any ambiguity, you shouldn’t blame my strictness, I have only one son, naturally, for his lifelong matters as a mother, I have to guard well." The old lady spoke gently.

Jiang Chaoge felt somewhat embarrassed, but still endured it: "Then, I’ll go home and explain to my mother clearly."

The old lady smiled: "That’s it, it isn’t a difficult matter, for girls, it’s better to be straightforward, dragging on always ends with a bad reputation. Chen Ming is an honest child, I trust him too."

On Jiang Chaoge’s face, it was like being slapped hard.

The old lady implied that Chen Ming was honest, implying she wasn’t... She came today merely to humiliate herself!

Though she felt embarrassed, she dared not lose her temper. The old lady was right, Wang Jingyao’s lifelong matter couldn’t bypass the old lady, so she had to win over this stubborn old woman...