“We were talking about how Chen Jingyi ate and took things with her, and we’ll have to ask her to do the dishes later,” Lu Yibei said.

Calmness and urgency:

"Qingqian gave it to me, why are you acting like you're using her as a shield?"

Lu Yibei raised an eyebrow:

"Oh, you can use idioms now? How many points did you get in Chinese this time?"

"one hundred…"

Chen Jingyi stopped talking at this point.

She knew that even if she revealed a score that she could be proud of in class, she would still be ridiculed by her brother, that wicked academic genius.

But saying nothing would be too unimpressive.

"childish!"

After scolding him, she turned to him for help: "Sister Qingqian! Look at him—"

Even Shen Jingyi herself was somewhat surprised after she said it.

How can she act so naturally when she's being coquettish?

It was as if she had already assumed that the girl who was visiting for the first time was her sister-in-law...

Actually, Ji Qingqian found it quite novel.

Ah Bei would often be sarcastic and mean to her, but he knew when to stop.

At most, it just adds a bit of fun.

She had never seen a boy so aggressive.

Perhaps that's what siblings are like.

Ji Qingqian was unable to empathize with the "brother-sister relationship".

It seems she doesn't have any siblings of similar age around her.

Even if they did, they probably wouldn't be able to banter with her as calmly as Ah Bei and his sister.

…It turns out what the book said was true.

Ji Qingqian sighed, "It's true that siblings can sometimes grow to loathe each other..."

Ji Qingqian, unusually, volunteered to act as a peacemaker between the brother and sister.

But then they saw Grandpa Lu Ming stride in from the front door, head held high and chest out, looking very imposing.

He was also carrying a classic red bucket.

Grandpa first saw his granddaughter-in-law, but then couldn't find his wife. He immediately had a thought about Run.

But seemingly unwilling, after thinking it over, she still reluctantly moved closer.

"Jingyi's here," Grandpa greeted her.

He nodded to Ji Qingqian again, and Ji Qingqian softly said, "Grandpa, you're back."

The two, who were both not good at socializing, had already met.

"I heard from you, brother, that you went to watch people fishing?" Shen Jingyi asked.

As she said this, Lu Yibei went to the kitchen to check on his braised bamboo shoots.

Hahahahaha.

Grandpa suddenly burst into hearty laughter, leaving Chen Jingyi bewildered: "You don't know yet, do you? I caught a big fish!!"

He handed over the bucket of water.

Chen Jingyi and Ji Qingqian leaned over to look.

There really was a fish inside, about 70 centimeters long.

“…It’s really big,” Ji Qingqian exclaimed softly.

"sharp."

The calming ritual also says.

However, there wasn't much flattery in her tone.

…Because this is a grass carp, and grass carp are generally this size, it can't be called a "big fish" at all.

"If I had known beforehand, I wouldn't have needed to buy fish," Ji Qingqian said softly.

"That won't work."

Grandpa said, "Jingyi doesn't eat grass carp."

Chen Jingyi was a little embarrassed.

"She only eats crucian carp among freshwater fish," Grandpa added.

“I always feel that other fish have a certain smell,” Shen Jingyi said.

Although Ji Qingqian couldn't appreciate Shen Jingyi's peculiar taste buds, she could understand them.

Just like she doesn't really like eating scallions, everyone has their own taste.

Ji Qingqian suddenly seemed to remember something and let out a soft "ah".

Shen Jingyi looked at her questioningly.

Ji Qingqian didn't speak, she just shook her head.

"nothing…"

She just thought of it.

Previously, when Ah Bei was at the market, he bought crucian carp.

Although she didn't say anything at the time, she also found it strange.

Because crucian carp has many bones, she thinks it's more often used to make fish soup, while sweet and sour fish is more often made with carp or grass carp.

She thought it was because Ah Bei had some special methods, but she never expected the reason to be this.

But Jingyi didn't come over at that time.

Oh, I mentioned before that she comes to deliver mooncakes every year.

It turns out that Ah Bei had been planning to have his younger sister come to dinner from the very beginning.

He just didn't say it.

He didn't tell Ji Qingqian.

He didn't tell Chen Jingyi either.

Although siblings may indeed dislike each other, they will still show each other the care and concern in their hearts.

Grandpa was the same.

Ji Qingqian thought to herself, according to Abei, Grandpa can't cook and he never cares about such things, but he still remembers the little girl's taste.

Grandpa was a gentle person too.

Lu Yibei, still inside the kitchen, could still hear the conversation outside:

"You're such a picky eater, you're such a difficult young lady to please."

Shen Jingyi immediately retorted, "I'm just picky about the fish I eat!"

"Come help get the food, the last dish is almost ready!"

Chen Jingyi was impatient, but she still walked towards the kitchen:

"Here it comes! Here it comes!"

"Call Grandma and tell her she can come back."

"No, do you want me to get food or do you want me to make a phone call?" Shen Jingyi asked.

"Eat your food one bite at a time, can't you do things one step at a time?" Lu Yibei asked.

Lu Yibei and Chen Jingyi continued their verbal sparring.

Ji Qingqian and her grandfather looked at each other.

Grandpa seemed to want to say something, but didn't know how to start.

Ji Qingqian looked at the bucket. She also had some questions she wanted to ask, but she didn't know how to ask them.

After taking a deep breath, Ji Qingqian finally overcame her awkwardness with social interaction, the look of anger on her grandfather's face that had previously made him angry.

"...Wasn't Grandpa watching people fish? What happened...?"

Grandpa's eyes lit up, as if Ji Qingqian had just brought him a back scratcher when his back was really itchy. He immediately replied:

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