Zhang Yan finished tidying up the kitchen and made her way to Huang Duo Duo's bedroom door. She gently knocked on the door.
Huang Duo Duo had just called Huang De Han, but his phone was turned off. She was feeling frustrated when she heard the knocking. Thinking it was Li Man, she shouted loudly at the door, "What? I need to study, don't bother me!"
Zhang Yan quickly spoke, "Duo Duo, it's Grandma. Please open the door."
Upon hearing Grandma's voice, Huang Duo Duo walked over and opened the door, asking softly, "Grandma, what's the matter?"
Zhang Yan looked at Huang Duo Duo and said with concern, "Grandma noticed that you didn't eat earlier. Are you hungry? Grandma can make you a bowl of noodles."
Huang Duo Duo had only taken a few bites of rice earlier and was still hungry.
Feeling touched by Grandma's care, Huang Duo Duo said, "Okay, thank you, Grandma."
Zhang Yan smiled, and the wrinkles on her cheeks resembled a blooming chrysanthemum. "Wait here, Grandma will prepare it for you."
Huang Duo Duo glanced at the living room but didn't see Huo Jian Sheng and Li Man, so she asked, "Where's my mom?"
"Your mom went out."
Saying that, Zhang Yan went to the kitchen and started cooking noodles for Huang Duo Duo.
Huang Duo Duo also walked out of her room and went to the living room, turning on the TV.
The noodles were quickly cooked, and Zhang Yan called out to Huang Duo Duo, "Duo Duo, come over quickly."
"Okay." Huang Duo Duo responded and got up to sit at the dining table.
The noodles were rich with pork ribs, fried eggs, and vegetables.
They looked delicious, and Huang Duo Duo's mouth watered. She picked up her chopsticks and started eating with a "slurp" sound.
Sitting beside her, Zhang Yan looked at Huang Duo Duo with a kind expression and asked, "Is it delicious?"
"Mmm, it's delicious!" Huang Duo Duo mumbled with her cheeks puffed like a little hamster.
Seeing Huang Duo Duo in a good mood, Zhang Yan couldn't help but ask, "Do you dislike Uncle Huo?"
As soon as Huo Jian Sheng was mentioned, Huang Duo Duo instantly felt the noodles in her mouth lose their flavor. She sullenly said, "Grandma, don't mention him in front of me. I hate him!"
Zhang Yan quickly asked, "Why do you hate him?"
Huang Duo Duo angrily replied, "I just hate him. There's no reason!"
Zhang Yan sighed and said, "There must be a reason for hating someone. Do you feel like he's taking your mom away?"
Huang Duo Duo put down her chopsticks and said, "Isn't that true? He's dating my mom now, and if they get married, what about me? What will I be?"
Tenderness filled Zhang Yan's eyes as she gently stroked Huang Duo Duo's hair and said, "If your mom marries him, you can come and live with Grandma, okay?"
Huang Duo Duo hesitated for a moment and asked, "Will Mom really marry Uncle Huo?"
Zhang Yan shook her head and said, "Grandma doesn't know, but your mom is still young. She can't go her whole life without getting married, right?"
Huang Duo Duo didn't understand and asked, "Why does she have to get married? Isn't having me enough?"
Zhang Yan gave a bitter smile and said, "Silly child, you're growing up, and eventually you'll have to get married. If you get married, your mom will be left all alone."
Huang Duo Duo was even more puzzled and said, "Well, she can wait until I get married, and then she can find someone. Why does she have to do it so early?"
Zhang Yan helplessly replied, "By the time you grow up and get married, your mom will be old. How can she find someone then?"
Huang Duo Duo confidently asserted, "Then she doesn't have to find anyone. I'll come back often to visit her."
Zhang Yan sighed again and said, "You're still young, you don't understand. Anyway, just don't worry about your mom. If she wants to get married, you can stay with your grandma, alright?"
