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Chapter 881 - 878: This is the Key to My House

Chapter 881: Chapter 878: This is the Key to My House

By four o’clock, Tong Xiaohua had finished going through the accounts and was feeling a bit bored, but seeing that Yan Bo was still seriously flipping through documents, she felt it would be impolite to disturb him. So, she said to Yan Bo, "I want to go over to Aunt Xin’s and steal some cooking skills!"

Yan Bo didn’t say anything and just handed her a set of keys.

"The yellow ones are the keys to my house, you can just open the door and go in, the study is unlocked, feel free to go in and read if you want."

Knowing Tong Xiaohua as he did, Yan Bo thought that the girl couldn’t even make instant noodles, let alone steal cooking skills. Whom was she kidding?

Tong Xiaohua glanced at the keys but didn’t take them.

"No need for the keys, I’ll ring the doorbell."

She always felt that using his keys to open his door would make her think of some embarrassing things.

Okay, she admitted, she really had started to feel a little stir of the heart lately.

Especially since that night when they had walked around Tong village, and although they hadn’t seen each other this week, something seemed to have increased between them.

They would talk on the phone or text every day, and at night when lying in bed, she would think of him.

These occurrences were rare for Tong Xiaohua and the reason for them was clear to her.

"Aunt Xin is in the kitchen with the range hood on, she might not hear the doorbell, take it, I’ve got a spare set of keys."

With Yan Bo insisting thus, Tong Xiaohua had to take the keys.

Just outside Yan Bo’s office, Miss Guo, who worked there, heard the door open and turned around, seeing Tong Xiaohua, she immediately stood up with a smile.

"Miss Tong, are you leaving?"

"Yes, goodbye!" Tong Xiaohua smiled back at Miss Guo.

Miss Guo was almost stunned by her sweet smile and watched her leave, then knocked on the boss’s door.

"Boss, is Tong Xiaohua your girlfriend?"

Miss Guo, with her veteran status, asked much more directly than Di Xu had.

Yan Bo looked up thoughtfully at her, "Does it seem like it to you?"

Having worked with this young boss for two or three months, Miss Guo was not any less informed about Yan Bo’s character than Di Xu.

"Yes! And quite a match! My girl has lost to her, both heart and soul!"

After becoming familiar with Yan Bo, Miss Guo often teased him, suggesting he wait for her daughter to grow up.

Now, it seemed her daughter was completely out of the picture.

"If you say so!"

Yan Bo didn’t deny it, and even felt pleased inside at the thought that he and she appeared so well-suited in someone else’s eyes.

He didn’t consider that he was the boss, and Miss Guo, the sly fox that she was, would of course say what he liked to hear.

"Such a beautiful boss lady, you should keep a close eye on her, she looks quite young."

Miss Guo had completely given up hope, but her fascination with gossip was burning fiercely.

"She is quite young, just over eighteen."

"Is she a university student or a high school student?"

Since the boss was willing to talk, Miss Guo wasn’t going to let any detail slip by.

"Freshman!"

Yan Bo didn’t mind talking about Tong Xiaohua with others, except of course that guy Di Xu.

Miss Guo wanted to ask more, but the phone on Yan Bo’s desk rang, and she tactfully left the room.

The call was from Aunt Xin, "Mr. Yan, Miss Tong is here, is she going to have dinner here?"

As the nanny, Aunt Xin was quite surprised to see Tong Xiaohua opening the door with keys. Yan Bo had never told her that someone had keys and could come up anytime, so to be safe, she called Yan Bo behind Tong Xiaohua’s back.

However, she asked so subtly that most people would really think she was just inquiring about dinner.

"Yes, she will stay for dinner. See what she likes to eat and just cook according to her taste. If the ingredients aren’t enough, go to the supermarket and stock up."

Aunt Xin acknowledged, and Yan Bo added, "From now on, whenever she comes, just keep her for dinner, no need to ask me."

This statement directly indicated that Tong Xiaohua was no ordinary person.

"Okay, I got it!"

Yan Bo contemplated whether or not to just give the two keys he had just gotten to Tong Xiaohua.

However, at this stage, she probably wouldn’t accept them.

Yan Bo smiled and shook his head, feeling like he might have been dazzled by the recent progress, thinking how could he hope for her to accept the keys?

He and she hadn’t even established a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship yet.

At this point, he somewhat regretted having been too clear at the beginning, saying he would give her enough time and guarantee not to force her to make any decisions.

Indeed, the one who falls in love first is destined to be in a passive position.

On the other side at the residence, after Aunt Xin hung up the phone, she made a cup of hot tea and went out, just in time to run into Tong Xiaohua coming out of the toilet.

"Aunt Xin, is it okay if I sneak in to learn?"

"Of course, you can. Have a sip of tea and rest for a bit."

Tong Xiaohua took the tea and followed Aunt Xin directly into the kitchen.

"Miss Tong, what would you like to eat? I’ll make it for you."

Although last time Yan Bo had already told Tong Xiaohua to let Aunt Xin cook whatever she wanted to eat, Tong Xiaohua didn’t have the nerve to do so.

"Aunt Xin, I’m not picky, just cook according to Yan Bo’s taste, that’s fine."

She was here as a guest; how could she possibly take over?

Her modesty made Aunt Xin’s fondness for her increase a few notches.

"Mr. Yan isn’t picky either. Besides, he specially called back just now to tell me to cook according to your taste."

Aunt Xin was very clever, portraying it as if Yan Bo had called back, even though Yan Bo did indeed specifically instruct her. But with this twist, the implication of Yan Bo’s affections for Tong Xiaohua seemed to multiply.

Indeed, Tong Xiaohua coughed awkwardly a couple of times and after a moment, finally nodded and said.

"Well, alright... I respect your wishes."

"What do you feel like eating then?"

Tong Xiaohua pointed to the fridge, "Just make whatever’s in the fridge, I really don’t mind."

Luckily, Aunt Xin had stocked up on a lot of fresh ingredients today, so she simply opened the fridge and let Tong Xiaohua choose for herself.

Tong Xiaohua only knew how to eat, and had no idea about what dishes used which ingredients, not even a rough idea. She glanced at the fridge packed full of ingredients and scratched her head embarrassingly.

"Aunt Xin, I’d like to have that fried shrimp you made last time, the braised matsutake, and those ribs that I don’t know how you cooked were also really tasty. For the rest, just anything will do."

Fortunately, Aunt Xin had these ingredients on hand, "Alright, I’ll cook these. Anything else?"

"I don’t know, I can’t think of anything else. Just make the rest according to Yan Bo’s taste."

Aunt Xin didn’t press any further, and bent down to take out the ingredients one by one.

Tong Xiaohua said she was there to learn, but upon seeing Aunt Xin bringing out a bunch of ingredients, she felt a headache just looking at them.

Seeing her furrowing her brows in distress, Aunt Xin couldn’t help but laugh.

"Miss Tong, why don’t you go sit outside? I’ll handle dinner!"

Tong Xiaohua, feeling like she had been pardoned, quickly slipped out, having completely forgotten about her intention to learn.