"What do you usually like to eat?" Clara asked Jay.
Since she was planning to cook for everyone, she had to cater to everyone's taste buds.
"I'm not picky, I eat almost anything. I'll eat whatever you guys eat. Sometimes I'll be quite busy and won't have many chances to come home for dinner," Jay said.
"Is there anything you don't like in particular, such as specific condiments or something? I'll take note when I cook."
"None at all."
"Okay." Clara nodded and could not help but tease, "It's pretty easy cooking for you, then, unlike Zoe and Yelena who are so picky."
"Zoe has been picky since young."
Jay smiled as he started chatting with Clara.
"Yelena is just like Zoe, a very picky eater. She doesn't enjoy eating and is as skinny as a skeleton," Clara exclaimed exaggeratedly.
"It's not too good for children to grow too fat either. Yelena is just nice like that." Zoe really did not want to join in the conversation but she could not hold herself back.
"She should still gain some weight. She's a little too skinny," Clara insisted.
Zoe did not want to say any further.
Each time they were on the topic of Yelena's appetite, she would always lose to Clara.
Jay's lips were lifted in a smile throughout the conversation.
The atmosphere was great.
After lunch, Jay accompanied Yelena for her afternoon nap which she had a habit of having, while Clara and Zoe stayed in the living room.
Jay's living room was at least thrice the size of the living room in their apartment.
The two of them sat on Jay's couch, feeling rather out of place.
"After everything is settled, we'll go back," Zoe said.
"This place is quite nice. The rooms are so big, and Yelena has so much space to run around and play. Things are a little cramped in our house."
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