Ye Yun was both amused and exasperated.

"Okay, okay, you're Qin Zheng's best friend."

It's unclear whether Xiao Hai listened to her, but when Ye Yun walked towards him, Xiao Hai immediately stepped towards her, clutching her clothes tightly again out of insecurity.

Such an urgent action clearly shows that he regards her as the only person he can trust.

It's hard to imagine that just two days ago he treated her like an enemy.

"Never mind, never mind, take them away, take them away." Seeing this, Gu Jin's face flashed with a strong sense of frustration, and he waved his hand to tell Ye Yun to take the person away quickly.

He wanted some peace and quiet.

Ye Yun chuckled and took the child's hand as they walked into the courtyard.

As she left, she turned to Gu Jin with a smug look and said, "Weren't we supposed to be building up our relationship? Want to join in?"

"Alright."

Gu Jin followed them again.

In the courtyard, Qin Zheng was washing the persimmons that Qin Xiang'e had asked them to bring.

A basin of freshly drawn cool water, golden persimmons, unwashed ones piled up, washed ones piled up in another.

Gu Jin saw the food.

Instantly forget the unpleasantness in your heart.

He stepped forward, picked up a ripe persimmon, and unceremoniously popped it into his mouth.

"good."

Ripe persimmons are soft and juicy; a bite releases a burst of juice, and the flesh comes in slices that are tender, chewy, and exceptionally sweet.

Qin Zheng: "You took the unwashed one."

"Pfft..." Gu Jin spat out the fruit he had just put in his mouth.

He gasped, pulled the persimmon from his hand, and complained angrily, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Can't you see for yourself?"

Qin Zheng had just washed a persimmon and leisurely placed it on the other side, giving him a deliberate glance.

Gu Jin, “…”

"Also, what wasn't washed is the peel, and you ate the persimmon flesh. Why did you spit it out? Wasting food is shameful."

"..."

Gu Jin's face was even more unpleasant than if she had swallowed a fly. She gritted her teeth and forced a cold smile, "I really regret calling you back."

"Ha, we're thinking the same thing."

Qin Zheng gave a forced smile, "I also regret coming back."

"..."

Gu Jin was thwarted once again.

He rummaged through the basket of persimmons and couldn't help but ask, "Is this all you brought back? Nothing else?"

"Call me 'Dad,' and I'll tell you."

"father."

"Hey, good son." Qin Zheng's eyebrows relaxed and his eyes brightened. "It's a pity there's nothing else."

"...Annoying, give me back my father."

"Dream on."

Gu Jin: "!!"

Hahahaha!

Tian Xiaohui, who was passing by, saw this scene and laughed until her stomach hurt. She clutched her stomach and quickly ran into the shop in front.

She was going to laugh herself to death if she listened any longer.

Ye Yun couldn't help but chuckle.

Whether it's fighting or verbal sparring, Gu Jin always ends up losing in front of Qin Zheng.

It's already lunchtime.

"Xiao Hai, what do you want to eat for lunch today?" She looked down at Xiao Hai beside her, her smile bright.

Xiao Hai's eyes darted around, and he opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

He had no idea what was edible.

In his memory, having food was already a good thing; how could he expect to be able to choose what to eat?

He pointed to the persimmon in Qin Zheng's hand.

"Eat this?" Qin Zheng raised the persimmon in his hand and waved it at him.

Xiao Hai nodded.

He knew that persimmons were edible.

His mother used to pick them for her in the mountains.

Ye Yun chuckled, "This is fruit, it won't fill you up. We need to have lunch now, how about stewed chicken with potatoes?"

Xiao Hai's eyes lit up.

There's meat to eat?