At that time, John was 27 years old.
He came back from studying abroad, and it was the 80th birthday of Lydia's grandfather, so he went there with his parents.
He didn't know most of the people at the birthday party. He had stayed abroad for almost ten years and seldom came back. He knew some people in the upper class, but he didn't have many friends.
Therefore, after walking around with his parents, some people wanted to introduce their daughter to him, but he felt bored and wanted to go out for some fresh air.
Lydia's grandpa was old, so the birthday party was held in the Song family. He walked around the yard, but he did not expect that he would go to the kitchen by accident.
When he was about to go back, he suddenly saw a girl squatting on the ground and eating a chicken leg with her head lowered. There were a few pieces of cakes and fruits in the bowl in front of her.
He thought that it was interesting, so he stepped towards her.
Looking at the black leather shoes that suddenly appeared in front of her, Lydia was stunned for a moment. Then she looked up with vigilance in her eyes, and hid the bowl behind her back.
"You're not allowed... to tell my dad that I'm eating
here."
The girl in front of him was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and her eyes were big and bright. She wore a long white cotton dress, and the hem of the dress was on the ground because of her current posture. There was no makeup on her face, but her skin was so good and ruddy. The fine hair on her face glowed in the late afternoon sun.
At this time, she looked at him, and there was obviously vigilance in her eyes. She said those words to him in a threatening but flattering tone.
There was grease at the corner of her mouth, and her long eyelashes were trembling.
Before that, John didn't believe that he would fall in love with someone at first sight, because he thought that it was too exaggerated. But at that time, he felt that the butterflies in his stomach couldn't stop.
He was dumbfounded, crouched down and replied, "Okay, I won't tell him." His tone was even softer.
Lydia was doubtful, "Really?"
"Yeah." He was obsessive about cleanliness, but he took out a folded handkerchief to wipe the corner of her mouth and said with a smile, "It's a good thing that you can eat much. Eat more, and you can grow taller."
She was thin and small, like a little girl in her teens, but he...
Unexpectedly, Lydia frowned and soon laughed, "I don't think I'll grow taller. I'm already twenty years old."
Hearing this, John was taken aback again, but he secretly felt happy in his heart.
"You really won't tell my father about it?" Lydia tilted her head and asked again.
"Yep." John took back his hand and put the handkerchief back into his pocket. He didn't feel that it was improper, "Are you a child of the Song family?"
In the upper class, no child would go to another people's kitchen to eat no matter what.
"Right." Lydia nodded. She took out the bowl behind her back and raised it as if she was presenting a treasure. "You're a nice man. I can share this with you." After that, she added, "However, you can't eat too much."
John was very helpless, but he thought that this girl was really cute. She was simply a foodie!
"No, just eat all them all on your own."
"You're so nice." Lydia ate a piece of fruit and said contentedly, "If only my parents could be like you." She snorted, "They want me to eat less every day, but I'll be hungry if I don't eat."
John raised his eyebrows, "Why do they ask you to eat less?"
"They said that real ladies eat less. Besides, I'm not young anymore. When I finish my study, I'll marry someone. It's not right for me to eat like this." She looked at John and said pitifully, "Being a real lady is so tired."
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