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Chapter 268: Things Like Self-Confidence Sometimes Have Nothing To Do With One’ s Ability

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Lin Wan was cooking.

Li Yanchen and Auntie Huang’s efforts to stop her were all in vain.

Auntie Huang was afraid that Lin Wan would burn down the kitchen, so she stood at the door to keep an eye on her. However, Lin Wan shooed her away.

Auntie Huang and Li Yanchen had no choice but to hover around the kitchen door to listen for anything dangerous happening inside.

The clanging in the kitchen continued for twenty minutes. The two wanted to rush in but found that the door was locked from the inside.

Lin Wan thought that her vegetable-chopping skills weren’t that bad. She never had any trouble cutting fruits to decorate her cakes, but, somehow, when she cut the vegetables, the sizes didn’t come out just right.

After chopping the vegetables for a while, she got up to heat the oil in a pan.

If someone asked her what she was most afraid of, she would definitely say it was hot oil. Just like in her original world, she was terrified of the splashing oil whenever she tried to put the vegetables in the pan. Fortunately, she wore a mask today.

After an hour and a half, the kitchen door finally opened. Lin Wan had already cleaned up the… battlefield.

Auntie Huang and Li Yanchen were on high alert. The moment the kitchen door opened, they examined Lin Wan carefully. After making sure she wasn’t burnt, Auntie Huang rushed into the kitchen.

Lin Wan hooked her arm around Li Yanchen’s. “The food today is delicious. I put my heart and soul into it,” she said. “It’s almost noon. I wonder where

Xuanxuan is.”

Lin Wan could not wait to show off her efforts.

Li Yanchen was skeptical. Even though Auntie Huang had told him that Lin

Wan had been practicing for two months to cook, he knew she was bad at it. Lin Wan had tried to make scrambled eggs. A whole tray of eggs was wasted in these two months.

Li Yanchen sighed. “Is it eggs again?

Lin Wan froze. How had he guessed?

From the dishes on the table in the kitchen, Li Yanchen could see that he was right. His eldest son had invited some of his friends over for lunch. He didn’t want them to leave on an empty stomach. He wondered if it was too late to order some food from outside.

“Wanwan, why don’t we eat all that tonight instead?” asked Li Yanchen cautiously. “Since we are going to have some guests over, I will just order something from outside.”

“No! I made plenty! I made seven types of dishes.” Lin Wan pulled Li Yanchen into the kitchen to show him.

“See? I made egg tomato soup, simple scrambled eggs, tomato scrambled eggs, green pepper scrambled eggs, cucumber scrambled eggs, fried pork belly, and vegetable wraps.”

Lin Wan was proud of herself. She had never imagined, in her wildest dreams, that she could prepare a table full of different dishes!

Li Yanchen wasn’t sure how he should react. He gritted his teeth. “I… think they look good, but they are all made of eggs. We need some variety.”

“Hm… you’re right,” said Lin Wan. “We are still short of fish and prawns. See if you can order them from outside.”

Li Yanchen took out his phone and hurriedly placed an order.

Assistant Qin went to pick up Li Zexuan and his friends. The boy first held the door open to let Xie Wanyu and Luan Rongrong into the backseat. Then, he made his way to the front passenger seat.

Along the way, Li Zexuan initiated conversations with his friends. Assistant Qin was surprised. In his eyes, Li Zexuan had always been silent and reserved. He seemed like a completely different person now.

When he was asked to pick them up, Assistant Qin assumed Li Zexuan’s friends were boys from his class. He hadn’t expected two girls.

Li Zexuan pretended to ask questions about the school subjects to help them feel less awkward.

The car reached the house. This was the first time Xie Wanyu had entered a rich neighborhood. She found Li Zexuan’s house really luxurious. He told her that this was a temporary residence. His real home, at Royal Water Bay, was even bigger than this. After his younger brother graduated, they would head back to the Royal Water Bay Villa.

Xie Wanyu could see that this house was five times bigger than her own house that she lived in with her grandmother. Li Zexuan told her that his father had bought this house to help Li Zexin study with Lin Wan. Xie Wanyu felt even more inferior in the face of such wealth.

“Wanyu, this way.” Li Zexuan held the main door open for her

“Dad! Ms. Lin!” He shouted to let them know that they had arrived.

Lin Wan heard him and walked to the door. When she saw Xie Wanyu, she smiled warmly.

“Wanyu, welcome to our house!” She turned to the other girl. “And this must be

Luan Rongong. So pleased to meet you. Xuanxuan told us all about you two.”

Luan Rongrong smiled. “Hello, Sister Lin. Nice to meet you too.”

“Sorry for the intrusion, Sister Lin,” said Xie Wanyu.

“Oh, come on, you two! Don’t treat me like a stranger. Come here more often from now on,” said Lin Wan as she ushered them inside. “You must be hungry.

Let’s eat first. I cooked plenty. It might not be that good, though.”

Lin Wan led them all to the dining table. “Sit here. The dishes are on the way.”

Xie Wanyu wasn’t a picky eater. When she went home during holidays, she always cooked by herself. She was fine with anything as long as they were edible.

Li Zexuan turned pale when he realized that Lin Wan had cooked. “Why don’t we go somewhere out to eat? All of us. My treat!”

Xie Wanyu was puzzled.

“Ms. Lin’s cooking is… questionable. I will eat them all later.” Li Zexuan’s stomach churned when he remembered the dishes Lin Wan had cooked at Lan Village.

“Sister Lin already cooked so much. It’s alright. I am not a picky eater.”

“Wanyu is more sensible than you,” said Lin Wan. “How will you know if you like it or not until you have tasted it? I know I said it might not be good, but I promise it’s decent.”

“I ordered a few more dishes from outside. They’ll be delivered soon. Everyone, please take a seat and… eat a little for now,” said Li Yanchen.

Seven dishes filled the dining table. Li Zexuan could see that five of those dishes contained eggs.

He could tolerate having cucumber and pepper with eggs. However, he was appalled at the tomato scrambled egg and egg tomato soup. ‘What in the hell is that?!’

“Ms. Lin, what are those?” asked Li Zexuan as he pointed at the two questionable dishes.

“One is a scrambled egg dish, and another is soup. Can’t you tell?”

“I see…” Li Zexuan felt dejected.

Xie Wanyu ate with relish. Li Zexuan felt that he was being unreasonable and complaining too much.

He scooped up a bowl of rice and added some of the egg dishes to it. “I practiced a lot,” said Lin Wan happily. “Even Yanchen said it looked good.”

Lin Wan felt very confident this time. She remembered how everyone had looked at her in disdain when she tried to cook. All that would change eventually.

After lunch, Li Yanchen and Lin Wan were talking in the garden. He felt that sometimes self-confidence had nothing to do with one’s ability to do things. He liked Lin Wan because she was full of confidence even when trying to do things she was really bad at.

Meanwhile, Li Zexuan took Xie Wanyu and Luan Rongrong on a tour of his room and the study. He also showed them the basement, where all three brothers had their own collection of the things they liked.

The two girls were baffled at the things they saw.

After that, the three of them talked at length. Xie Wanyu especially liked Lin Wan’s personality.

“Sister Lin is so full of life,” she said. “Her eyes always sparkle when she talks.”

“Right? I felt that too. She is so lively. Whenever she speaks, you can’t help but get drawn into it,” said Luan Rongrong. “It’s like she has a magnetic field around her.”

“Yes. Ms. Lin can be childish sometimes,” said Li Zexuan.

“She isn’t childish,” said Xie Wanyu. “I think she knows how to be herself with people, no matter how young or old they are. That is wisdom..”