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[weiyingdown]

[whistles]

Can you really make that? Do you know any recipes?

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Mm.

[he certainly looks like he knows what he's doing in the kitchen]

[weiyingdown]

[Lan Zhan...can cook?

he doesn't lean on his shoulder--that would keep him from cooking!--but he gets really close, watching the process with interest]

How long have you known how to do this for?

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[pretends not to hear the question]

[weiyingdown]

[leans closer to his ear]

I asked a question. Are you ignoring me?

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[takes one step away very smoothly, still not answering]

[weiyingdown]

I won't eat it if you don't answer my question. Is the answer that bad?

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[frowns, then, terse]

I learned after you died.

[weiyingdown]

[blank faced, unable to understand the significance of the timing]

It would have to have been, wouldn't it? It's been thirteen years already. If you had known before then, I would have made you treat me to a meal sooner.

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[TURNS HIS BACK TO HIM AND BUSIES HIMSELF CHOPPING SOME GARLIC]

[weiyingdown]

[UNDETERRED and keeps talking at him, pointedly talking any time the chicken starts making clucking noises]

Did you pick up any other hobbies? I'll keep it a secret, I promise.

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Busy.

[weiyingdown]

Too busy to answer my questions? But I'll die of boredom! Then who will you feed your cooking to?

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[GLARES, over his shoulder]

Do not die.

[weiyingdown]

[waves a hand, all smiles]

I won't, once was more than enough. But do you really need to ignore me while you're cooking?

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[grabs the wrist of that waving hand]

[weiyingdown]

[waggles the fingers of the caught hand at him]

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[tugs him in until they're standing by each other at the counter and puts an arm around him firmly, still dealing with the food preparations with his other hand

there, now you are not being ignored!!!]

[weiyingdown]

[going from startled to bemused to laughing out loud as he watches Lan Wangji attempt this one-handed]

Ahahahaha, can you cook one-handed like this? I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll let you cook properly now. I was only having fun. I'll be good, you can let me go.

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[he does not, though he is certainly having a bit of trouble cutting onion this way]

Mine.

[weiyingdown]

[shifting to try and make it easier for Lan Wangji to cut the onion...after a pause where he realizes that's ineffective, he reaches over to hold the onion for him]

Yes, it's your cooking, and I would feel bad ruining it. Especially if I'm the one eating it.

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Hm.

[looks...faintly pleased...? goes back to cutting the onion up properly]

[weiyingdown]

[this is not fun. how did this happen. he watches Lan Wangji for a little while, letting himself be used as an extra pair of hands for holding things, but his patience runs out.]

If I'm going to be helping, then you should let me do some cooking too! I'm an excellent cook, you know.

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No. A gift.

[weiyingdown]

A gift that I'm already helping with! Between the two of us, who is being more shameless here?