Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Chapter 1045
Zachary helplessly looked at the two women.
Once Serenity was done laughing, he said, “Honey, have some soup first.”
Serenity said in relief, “Luckily, I wasn’t drinking soup earlier, or else I might have spat it out.”
“Dig in.”
Grandma May laughed as she scooped from a dish she liked. After tasting it, she frowned and said, ” Seren, these weren’t
cooked by you, were they? It tastes a little different from before.”
“Does it taste bad?” Zachary asked.
“If you think it tastes bad, I’ll call Kevin right now and get him to pick you up so you can go to the hotel and eat all the delicacies
there since my homecooked food isn’t to your taste.”
“Such a belligerent tone. It must be Zachary’s cooking.”
Grandma May continued to eat as if nothing had happened and said to Serenity, “Seren, Zack’s cooking hasn’t improved much.
You should let him practice more. Let him cook on the weekends and prepare all your meals. With more opportunities to practice,
his cooking will get better.”
Zachary’s expression was dark. “Nana, you’re insulting me yet you’re eating my food at the same time.”
“You never used to cook. If it weren’t for Seren’s influence, I wouldn’t be able to eat your cooking either. I definitely have to eat
more now that I have the chance to. Although they don’t taste five-star, they’re still palatable-I won’t die, at least.”
Zachary was speechless.
“Nana, we’re going for a barbecue tomorrow.”
Serenity changed the topic so they would stop bickering.
“You young’uns can go ahead. I’m a bag of old bones with no teeth. How could I eat barbecue?”
Grandma May did not want to be the third wheel.

Right now, she was trying to scope out a good match for Dylan York, but she still did not have anyone in mind yet.
Sigh... She had too many half-witted grandsons that she even had to worry about their marriages.
“We’re going back to Wildridge Manor for the barbecue.”
Zachary added, “Liberty is going too.”
Grandma May hummed in acknowledgment and said, “Liberty’s going too? Then Nana will follow you guys back to join in on the
fun. You should call your mom and dad later so they can make preparations. Liberty is young, but she represents the elders in
Seren’s maiden family.”
“Got it.”
Serenity was deeply moved as she listened to their conversation.
Her in-laws did not look down on her family just because her pedigree did not match up with Zachary’s.
This was a show of respect for and recognition of her.
Since the small gathering the next day was essentially a meeting of the parents, Grandma May got
Serenity to call Mrs. Stone and invite her and her husband to come along too.
Duncan did not expect his act of dragging Zachary out as a shield would turn into a family meeting between the elders of Hunts
and Yorks.
Liberty had met everyone in the York family before, but she had never been to the real York family home. Therefore, Grandma
May attached great importance to this visit and she specially called Liam and Tania to make sure they made ample preparations.
Grandma May even tagged everyone in the family group chat. As long as they were in Wiltspoon, they had to return to Wildridge
Manor tomorrow.
After dinner, Grandma May urged the young couple to go out for a walk.
Zachary complained, “The wind is too strong outside.”

Grandma May glared at him. “Don’t you know how to layer up? No matter how strong the wind is, if you’re heavy enough, can it
blow you away?”
Zachary was struck speechless.
Was he heavy enough?
Had he gotten fat?
No way. Seren said he had lost weight and her heart ached to see it.