On Sunday, Ji Ye got up early and took Xiao Wu out for a walk.

Nowadays, in the villa area, more people know Xiao Wu than he does. Just now, a middle-aged couple greeted Xiao Wu with smiles, completely ignoring Ji Ye: "Xiao Wu and your brother are out exercising, that's great."

They held sausages in their hands and naturally unwrapped them to feed Xiaowu, clearly not the first time they had done this.

Xiao Wu was also particularly obsequious. When others gave it food, it would lie down and let them pet its belly. It even thought Ji Ye was in the way, so it directly bit the dog leash.

Ji Ye was completely stunned. Whose dog was this?

Then, they encountered an elderly couple practicing Tai Chi by the lake, and elementary school students playing soccer on the field, all of whom gathered around Xiaowu and gave him a good massage.

When Ji Ye led Xiao Wu back, it had already fed itself to its heart's content and was snuggling against Song Xia's feet, acting all cute.

"Let's have barbecue today, right here in the yard. We'll have skewers after breakfast."

Ji Ye asked in surprise, "You can barbecue?"

"It's not that unusual, it's not that difficult. I've already asked Aunt Wu to buy a barbecue grill. Young people like us should enjoy grilling and eating at the same time."

To be honest, Ji Ye had never had such an experience before, but after Song Xia mentioned it, he started to look forward to it.

"I've taught you today, so from now on when we go camping, the task of barbecuing will be yours."

Ji Ye chuckled: "Okay, I will definitely study hard."

Camping, he began to look forward to it. He had dreamed of it when he was a child, but unfortunately no one was willing to take him. His grandfather was too busy and in poor health, his father was never home and could not be relied on. As for Mei Xue, her heart was always only with her future husband and Mei Jiao. When the family went on a trip, they never thought of him.

Speaking of which, although Aunt Song has not been here for long, she has done many things with me that I had never done before, and I suddenly realized that life is worth looking forward to.

Ji Ye and Song Xia got up early, and Han Jie and Zhou Yuanyuan, who were invited by them to visit the Ji family, had also been preparing for a long time.

Mrs. Bai is off work today. Knowing that her daughter has been invited to visit by her classmates, she packed the osmanthus cake she made early this morning into a clean box. In another basket, there are also exquisite and beautiful fruits, all of which are the freshest ones she picked after coming home from get off work yesterday.

Now that she and her daughter are not short of money, she is especially happy to spend these things on her daughter.

When her daughter insisted on transferring to this prestigious private school, she was worried that her daughter wouldn't adapt and wouldn't get along with her classmates. She never expected that everyone would be so friendly to her daughter.

In retrospect, their impression of wealthy people was too stereotypical. In reality, whether it was their daughter's classmates and parents or her employers, they were all very friendly people.

Bai Xinyi didn't feel embarrassed bringing her mother's osmanthus cake to visit her classmates, because she had gotten to know Ji Ye and the others well enough during this time, and the sentiment was the most important thing.

Looking at her phone, Zhou Yuanyuan said she was almost at the intersection. She said goodbye to her mother while carrying her things: "Mom, I'm going down now."

"Hey, have fun with your classmates."

When Bai Xinyi got into the car, she noticed that Zhou Yuanyuan hadn't brought any expensive gifts, but rather a beautiful bouquet of flowers, indicating that they all seemed to be in sync.

When the two women arrived, Han Jie was already being shoveled by Ji Ye. Seeing them walk in, Han Jie quickly said, "Quick, don't just stand there, come along."

At this moment, Song Xia came out of the villa with a drink and smiled: "Skewering is your job, girls. I'll take care of the rest."

Bai Xinyi put the osmanthus cake and fruit basket aside, looking shy and embarrassed: "Aunt Song, these were made by my mother herself. Please have a taste."

Song Xia said happily, "Your mother has really worked hard. Nowadays, all the food outside has an industrial taste. It's been a long time since I've had something purely handmade. Xiao Ye, Han Jie, wash your hands and try some too."

Although Bai Xinyi wasn't feeling inferior when she brought it, she still felt relieved when she heard Song Xia say that, and her expression relaxed even more.

Zhou Yuanyuan also handed the bouquet to Song Xia, smiling playfully: "Flowers for a beautiful woman, Auntie, let me take a picture of you."

The flowers Zhou Yuanyuan brought were not ordinary roses, but a combination of various purple flowers and several kinds of wildflowers. Holding them in her hand, the flowers swayed from side to side, looking particularly lively.

Song Xia accepted it with a smile. Today she was wearing a simple beige home dress, her hair was gently tied up with a wooden hairpin. Her usual aloof demeanor when facing employees was completely gone. At this moment, she looked more like a gentle and leisurely freelance painter.

It's truly amazing. Zhou Yuanyuan felt that she had seen quite a few elegant beauties, but Aunt Song gave her the most special feeling. It was hard to imagine that Aunt Song could have cultivated such elegance in such a family.

It can only be said that people with innate talent will not be buried by ordinary family background.

While taking the photo, several other classmates who had been invited arrived one after another, and Song Xia suggested that they take a group photo instead.

The villa hadn't been this lively in a long time, and even though Aunt Wu was running around like crazy, she was overjoyed.

After taking the photos, everyone gathered around to eat the osmanthus cake made by Bai Xinyi's mother, nodding in approval. Putting aside the fact that it tasted really good, the sentiment behind it was very respectable.

"Alright." Song Xia clapped her hands after finishing a piece. "Now let's get to work. I invited you all here as guests, but I'm making you do the work yourselves. You don't mind, do you?"

"Of course I don't mind, it's more fun this way!"

"I'll show you what I can do later."

Song Xia assigned tasks to everyone: the boys did the more strenuous work of skewering the meat, while the girls washed vegetables and cut fruit.

She then made cold dishes herself, first marinating various kinds of seafood, then mixing a plate of lemon chicken feet, followed by smashed cucumbers, vinegar peanuts, and so on. These alone were enough to fill a table.

Then she started making drinks, and all the girls' eyes were drawn to her.

Amidst the dazzling array of drinks, various beverages were served one after another. Although it was already autumn in City A, the lingering heat of the past two days still made people feel unbearably hot. Song Xia poured herself a cup, and after finishing it, she felt completely refreshed.

"Even beverage shops aren't all that great."

"I think it tastes even better than the drinks from beverage shops; it's not too sweet at all."

"I also think, Aunt Song, you are a treasure."

"Ah, I'm so jealous. Why is Ji Ye so lucky? I want an aunt like you too."

Ji Ye snorted: "You're just jealous. Aunt Song can only belong to my family."

"You little rascal," Han Jie put his arm around his shoulder, "I used to pity you, but now you're showing off."

Everyone laughed as they watched the two of them playfully bickering. Song Xia was overjoyed; this was the kind of emotion a young person should have!