Lina was rendered speechless.

“Mom, we owe a lot to Zeke today… He was busy all day and didn’t eat much, so I—”

“Just wait. Mom will train him!”

“Huh?”

Before Lina could say anything, Melissa abruptly opened the kitchen door with a loud noise and said sternly, “Zeke! Bring the plate in!”

Zuko was taken aback and instinctively looked at Lina. The latter turned her face away, exasperated.

“Zeke, come in quickly!” Melissa beckoned.

Zuko reluctantly walked into the kitchen, holding the plate and a spoon.

Melissa had a smile on her face and raised her eyebrows as she looked at the sink. “Put them in there!”

Zuko did as she said.

“Wash the plates and also clean the pots!” Melissa instructed.

Zuko stared at her blankly.

Since he arrived, it seemed like he had not done any household chores. The last time he cooked for Lina, the kitchen had turned into a battlefield, and Melissa had ended up cleaning it up.

What was Melissa planning to do now? Teaching him how to do housework?

Zuko was confused. It was not that he did not want to do housework, but he did not know how. From childhood to adulthood, he had at least five or six housekeepers taking care of his daily life. Even when he came to Jangasas, he lived in a villa area Zephyr had invested in during his early years.

He was a truck driver for the Grist Group in the day, but he returned to the villa at night and was served. He had no idea how to wash plates or clean pots.

“First, get some water and add dishwashing detergent.” Melissa leaned against the kitchen door frame, directing him. “Yes, like that. Use that sponge!

“Hey, Zeke, turn down the water! Do you think water’s free?”

it like that, inside and out.

greasy water with foamy dishwashing liquid floating on the surface. He held a dishwashing sponge like a warrior and battled with the pots

felt a sense of inside him like a volcano about to erupt. He managed to suppress it in the

took a deep breath and followed Melissa’s instructions, laboriously completing the final

to her daughter with her eyes, then turned to Zuko and praised him. “Look, even men can do housework excellently! You did a good job washing

back to her room. Lina reluctantly walked

composed face showed no trace

to chat with him. “Zeke, how old are you

the staircase,

Zuko answered softly, “26.”

our Lina.” Melissa looked around. “You didn’t go to college during

answer the question, so he remained

there other

“I…”

parents

“Of course!”

throbbed. Conversing with Lina

and asked, “What do your parents

and felt his temples pounding even harder. With things coming to this point, he could only

at

not have to work since

should be around the same

“Uh… Yeah!”

how do they live without

sweat on his forehead. “Sometimes they go to the

take a look and check

they do odd jobs in big companies? Like

Zuko stayed silent.

there other

“I have a

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