Mu Zilin was speechless. His brother was too unyielding. "My brother is coming to pick me up. I don't know what happened to him, but he directly rejected me. He didn't give me a chance to explain."
"Your brother is concerned about you. Do you want to watch another movie?" Shuishui asked Mu Zilin.
Mu Zilin sat at the side and shook his head. "Forget it. I don't want to watch any more movies. We've already watched two. Next time, I won't watch horror movies. There's nothing interesting about it."
"En." Shuishui smiled. She found it quite adorable that Zilin was afraid.
Mu Zilin felt that his brother was a little unhappy. He didn't know if he had said or did anything wrong. It didn't make sense to him.
Mu Ziyu soon arrived. Shuishui saw Mu Ziyu, and she wondered why he had to pick Zilin up. She actually thought that Mu Zilin could go home by himself. After all, Mu Zilin was not a kid anymore.
"Big Brother Mu, isn't it too troublesome for you?" Shuishui asked. He was older than her, after all.
"It isn't troublesome. If I hadn't come, he will probably trouble you, right?" Mu Ziyu looked at his brother. How could he casually stay in a girl's house? They would be alone together. How could he be at ease? Even if Zilin and Shuishui were good friends, he wouldn't allow it. He knew very well what kind of character his younger brother had. He couldn't let the two of them be alone in the same room.
Shuishui prepared a cup of tea for Mu Ziyu. "Brother Mu, why don't you sit down and have some tea?"
"En, thank you." Mu Ziyu did not hesitate and sat down.
Mu Zilin leaned against the sofa. "Why don't we go for supper?"
Shuishui looked at Mu Zilin. "You ate quite a lot of snacks just now."
"Those are snacks. They won't fill my stomach. Let's go. Anyway, it's Friday. We can go for a barbecue tonight," Mu Zilin suggested. He just wanted to eat.
Shuishui didn't really want to eat barbecue. "Not barbecue. It's too hot. Why don't we have a small hot pot or something? It's actually not that good to eat barbecue outside. Eating less is good for your body. Hot pot is also good. Compared to barbecue, I still think hot pot is better."
Mu Zilin didn't have any objections. "Then hot pot it is. I just want to eat. I agree with hotpot."
Mu Ziyu was obviously very happy. "But hot pot is also good to eat at home."
Shuishui thought for a moment. "I have a pot, but I don't have any ingredients here at home."
Mu Zilin said, "It's also good to eat at home. It's been a long time since I've been like this. I'll also buy some wine."
"Sure." Shuishui nodded. She remembered that her teacher was unavailable for the weekend. She only needed to practice her self-defense skills on Sunday. For some reason, her self-defense teacher didn't really give her much time off, and he wouldn't cancel classes. He held classes regularly.
However, if she would be unable to attend the class, her teacher would assign more tasks. She used to be worried that she would be lazy. Recently, however, she had vowed to not be lazy.
After they had made up their minds, they prepared to buy the ingredients. Mu Zilin stayed in the apartment and washed the pots. Shuishui and Mu Ziyu went to buy the ingredients and seasonings.
Mu Zilin did not have any objections. Shuishui and Mu Ziyu quickly left. There were no big supermarkets near their area. There were only small supermarkets.
They could only go to the big supermarkets for the ingredients.
They bought meatballs, seafood meatballs, and a bunch of vegetables. Shuishui also bought marinated beef. Shuishui then walked to the condiments area. "Brother Mu, do you like seafood sauce or sesame sauce?"
"Both are fine. You can take whatever you want. We're not picky." Mu Ziyu smiled faintly. He was very casual, especially when it came to food.
However, Shuishui knew that although Mu Zilin would not say he preferred anything, he was very picky in other aspects. "Zilin likes to eat something heavy. Let's get him a spicy one."
"You know Zilin very well. He's lucky to have you as a friend." Mu Ziyu felt that this was also the work of fate. Otherwise, they would not have known each other.
Shuishui ate less at night, so she chose sesame paste. Brother Mu didn't sayhe preferred anything. He could choose some sauces himself. "Oh, right. We didn't buy the ingredients for the soup base. Let's boil the soup base of the white radish and the big bones. It will be more delicious and it will also taste sweeter."
Mu Ziyu let Shuishui decide. "Okay. It's up to you. Zilin and I don't cook much at home, so we don't know much about these things."
Shuishui also understood that the Mu brothers were both young masters, so they naturally wouldn't cook. Shuishui, however, had to do it herself.
They immediately went back to the apartment when they completed the ingredients.
Shuishui did not carry anything because Mu Ziyu had carried all the groceries. Shuishui walked beside Mu Ziyu. "Why don't I help you carry a bag? They're quite heavy."
"No need. Get in the car first. I'll put the bags in the trunk." Mu Ziyu's tone was very firm. He just didn't want Shuishui to carry them. He felt that he could carry them all by himself.
Shuishui got in the car and sat in the passenger seat and waited for Mu Ziyu.
Along the way, Shuishui felt a little unnatural. "Big Brother Mu, you don't have to be so polite."
"No. I'm just not used to letting women take things. The bags weren't heavy, so you don't worry about it." Mu Ziyu reached out and touched Shuishui's head. "Since you call me Big Brother Mu, then I have to act like a big brother too, don't I?"
Shuishui laughed. "That's right." Mu Ziyu was indeed a good big brother. There was no denying it. However, with her age and mentality, it was impossible for her to treat Mu Ziyu as a big brother. In her previous life, she had always treated everyone equally.
To her, everyone was equal. Regardless of their age, she would respect them. However, respect was also a two-way street. If someone disrespected her, she would not be respectful towards them as well.
When they reached the apartment, Mu Ziyu carried all the bags by himself. They had bought quite a lot of ingredients. Shuishui pressed on the elevator button and walked ahead of Ziyu so she could open the door for him.
When they reached the apartment, Ziyu put down the bags. Shuishui then prepared to cook. She took out the pot and placed it on the table. She washed the meat and cut the white radish. She placed the two main ingredients into the pot and boiled them. They took out the meatballs and the vegetables and washed them under running water.
The pot soon boiled.
They took out their bowls and chopsticks and mixed the ingredients in the pot.
Mu Zilin actually felt a little excited. "The food tonight is actually good. I'm only unsure of the meatballs. There is only beef in the meat. Marinated? I wonder how it will taste."
The three chatted as they ate. Shuishui was also quite happy because she rarely ate hot pot at home, and she also rarely had company.
Mu Zilin was the happiest. "This chili is good. It's spicy enough. I like it."
Mu Zilin breathed in and huffed.
Shushui looked at Mu Zilin's red face and ears. It was indeed spicy enough, but the hot pot tasted good. He did not even change the seasoning.