Chapter 281

After hearing this, Bai's parents and eldest brother raised their eyebrows at the same time, showing a hint of surprise.

Brother Bai picked up a piece of tomato from the fruit plate and put it into his mouth to chew. After a while, he couldn't help but nodded and praised: "Yes, it is indeed!"

"I really didn't expect that. My sister-in-law obviously didn't sell tomatoes these past two days. Xiao Yu, how did you buy these?"

The last time he visited, he shamelessly picked a bag full of tomatoes from the backyard.

Who would have thought that just because he accidentally stepped into Ningning's carefully tended vegetable garden, Leng Zexi ruthlessly put him on the blacklist of people prohibited from visiting.

To be honest, if he hadn't seen Ningning crying so miserably with his own eyes, he would never have believed that what he was stepping on were those tender vegetable seedlings!

In his initial impression, those wilted-looking plants looked more like dead grass that no one cared about.

"I finally managed to get a spot to buy vegetables yesterday. When I went to get the vegetables just now, I asked my sister-in-law for these tomatoes."

Bai Yu scratched his head and explained with an embarrassed and slightly shy look on his face.

Hearing this, Bai's parents all looked at him with dissatisfaction and blame.

They naturally knew very well that this kind of tomato was not an ordinary vegetable.

It is said that there are already many people outside who are eagerly looking forward to buying tomato seeds or seedlings, and their prices are higher than those of ordinary vegetables.

Some people even go to great lengths to get tomatoes, but are reluctant to eat all of them at once. Instead, they choose to eat half and use the other half to plant.

But even so, although the fruit that finally grew tasted okay, it still felt slightly inferior to the ones grown by Xia Ruoan himself, lacking that wonderful taste that made people linger on the memory.

"How can you take other people's tomatoes for free?" Bai's mother frowned and looked at him with a puzzled look.

Bai Yu waved his hands quickly and explained anxiously: "Mom, you misunderstood! I just wanted one to try, I'm really embarrassed to ask for more."

"I told her I would pay for it, but my sister-in-law was so nice that she refused to take my money and even gave me a full bag of fruits!"

At this time, the elder brother Bai Yao, who was sitting at the side, cast his eyes on his younger brother, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a smile: "Little Duoyu, are you hiding something from us? I see that you are a little bit abnormal today."

After saying that, he picked up a piece of red tomato and took a bite. The juice splashed everywhere, and he kept exclaiming, "Hmm, it tastes good."

Although Bai Yao said this, he did not stop eating the tomato.

After hearing what their eldest son said, Bai's parents turned their attention to their younger son and looked him up and down.

That's right. According to past experience, if there was such delicious food, this kid would definitely hide it tightly at the first time, and would not take it out and share a little with everyone until he had enjoyed it enough by himself.

But today, not only did he take the initiative to confess the origin of the tomatoes, but he also came to please them eagerly. This was really abnormal.

Bai's mother suddenly turned her gaze towards Bai Yu, a trace of worry flashing in her eyes, and asked hurriedly: "Bai Yu, have you gotten into trouble again at school?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Father Bai next to him asked, "Is it because you don't have enough money?"

Faced with his parents' repeated questioning, Bai Yu felt uneasy. He secretly glanced at his older brother beside him, and opened his mouth but dared not utter a word.

After all, compared to suffering punishment early, he would rather delay some time and face the terrible consequences later.

At this moment, Mother Liu happened to bring out a plate of steaming dishes from the kitchen. It was the plate of vegetables that everyone had been waiting for for a long time.

Bai Yu seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and hurriedly shouted: "Let's stop talking and have breakfast first. Look, the vegetables are already fried!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the plate of lush green vegetables that exuded an enticing aroma.

Bai Yao, who had been silently observing his brother's every move, naturally did not miss Bai Yu's guilty look. He thought to himself, "Looking at the boy's appearance, this matter is probably related to him."

However, when his eyes fell on the plate of delicious vegetables on the table, all his doubts were instantly thrown away, and he walked straight to the dining table, ready to eat first and ask later.

Bai Yao sat down while muttering to himself, "I didn't expect that even though I've known Leng Zexi for so many years, it would be so difficult for me to ask for a few vegetables at his door. This guy is really a man who values women over friends!"

"It seems that the most important thing right now is to find ways to make Ningning happy first. Only in this way can we have the opportunity to visit her again and pick those delicious vegetables smoothly."

At the same time, Qi, who was standing aside, stared at the plate of vegetables in the middle of the dining table, his entire mouth open in shock.

Especially when he saw the Bai family of four sitting together, eating this extremely ordinary plate of vegetables with gusto and praising it endlessly, he could hardly believe what was happening before his eyes.

"Bai Yu, you swore to me before that these vegetables were reserved for your Teddy to enjoy!"

"But why is the puppy nowhere to be seen now? Could it be that it has hidden itself?"

Qi Wang looked at Bai Yu with a puzzled look on his face, and leisurely put the last red and juicy tomato in his hand into his mouth and started chewing it.

Hearing this, Bai Yu's eyes widened and he retorted unhappily: "Who said Taidi is a dog?"

"That's just a nickname I just gave myself! It's the Tai from Tarzan plus the Di from Invincible. How cool! Isn't that okay?"

Before he finished speaking, Bai Yu seemed to realize something. He suddenly cast his gaze towards the tomato that Qi Wang was eating, and an ominous premonition suddenly arose in his heart.

He rushed into the kitchen in two steps, and when his eyes fell on the bag full of fresh tomatoes, he was stunned for a moment.

I saw that the bag was now empty, without even a tomato to be seen!

"Qi Wang! You...you actually ate all my tomatoes!" Bai Yu yelled in frustration, his voice so loud it could have broken the roof.