So what happened next was that Liu Jin and Jiang Xiaoluo were preparing food in the kitchen, while Zhao Tiezhu led Qiqi and Liu Huanyi outside to pick vegetables. Although they said the three of them were working together, in fact, only Zhao Tiezhu was working.

Qiqi had no idea which parts of the vegetables were edible and which were not, so she just picked the ugly parts and threw them directly into the trash can.

Zhao Tiezhu picked them up again with a distressed look on his face, "Qiqi, these are all edible, why did you just throw them away?"

"I don't know..."

Qiqi pouted, "Dad, I don't want to pick vegetables, is there any other work for me to do?"

Zhao Tiezhu really wanted to tell his little ancestor to just be quiet for a while. Not daring to do anything would be the biggest help you can offer us.

But if he said that, Qiqi would definitely make a fuss, so Zhao Tiezhu had no choice but to find a corn cob for her to peel.

"Go and shell a bowl of corn kernels."

"good!"

Qiqi sat aside holding corn and a bowl, peeling the corn kernels with grunts, while Liu Huanyi stood at the kitchen door, watching Liu Jin and Jiang Xiaoluo kneading dough while chatting.

They were talking about Jiang Hao.

Both of them have close ties with Jiang Hao, and they mostly sigh when talking about Jiang Hao.

"That child is so well behaved, it makes me feel bad for him. But he has to have such parents..."

Jiang Xiaoluo put the dough on the chopping board, cut it into small pieces, and handed them to Liu Jin to roll into dumpling skins.

"But you're right, Jiang Chao has done so many bad things in his life, but he has raised his son well." Liu Jin is not targeting people but the facts, so he naturally won't bring the grudges of the previous generation to the next generation.

"It's just pitiful that he has to stay in an orphanage at such a young age. From what I've seen from his description, his life in the orphanage must have been difficult. Alas."

An idea flashed through Jiang Xiaoluo's mind, but after looking at Liu Jin, she suppressed the idea in her heart.

When Liu Jin turned around, she saw Liu Huanyi standing at the kitchen door. She was immediately startled and covered her chest with her hands, scolding: "You kid, you scared your mother."

Liu Huanyi apologized with a smile, "By the way, Mom, Uncle Xu just called and asked you what you were doing, and I said you were making dumplings."

"Then have you told him that I came to Beijing?" Liu Jin asked nervously. She deliberately didn't tell him in advance in order to give him a surprise.

Liu Huanyi paused deliberately, and then smiled and shook his head when he saw that his mother was really anxious.

"No, you tell him yourself."

Liu Jinsong said in a breath, "I'll call him back later."

Jiang Xiaoluo vaguely knew about the affair between Liu Jin and Xu Chuxiao, so she came up to ask about it out of curiosity and asked Liu Jin to call Xu Chuxiao over for dinner in the evening.

"Forget it, forget it. This time I just want to spend some time with Huanyi and go out and play with you guys."

"We don't mind." Jiang Xiaoluo said quickly, "If it doesn't work, we can let him go shopping with us."

Liu Jin still refused.

Although her relationship with Xu Chuxiao continued to heat up, she was still a long way from bringing him out to meet her relatives and friends.

"Okay, I won't force you. I just want to see how that man treats you."

Liu Huanyi picked up a tomato that Liu Jin had washed and started to eat it. "Aunt Xiaoluo, I agree. That man must be very good to my mother."

Jiang Xiaoluo laughed out loud, and Liu Jin shyly pushed Liu Huanyi out.

"Go, go, go play with Qiqi, don't delay us from cooking."

Liu Huanyi could see that his mother was shy, so he stopped talking and ran out to watch TV with Qiqi.

The meal was a joyful one and Liu Huanyi also enjoyed it very much. After the meal, they took the dumplings to see Jiang Hao together, and happened to see someone in Jiang Hao's ward.

"Brother, the meals you brought me are delicious, thank you brother!"

When Jiang Hao's voice came out, Liu Huanyi knew it was Huo Yuli who was inside. However, she forgot to tell Liu Jin that they didn't have to come up with her, and now she happened to run into Huo Yuli.

"What's wrong, Huanyi? Why don't you leave? What are you standing here for?" Liu Jin looked at her with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Liu Huanyi shook her head and thought about it, so she decided to just push the door open and go in, so as not to worry her mother.

In the room, Huo Yuli was watching Jiang Hao eat.

For various reasons, Huo Yuli cared about Jiang Hao very much and would even go to see him after get off work.

"Brother, my sister's mother came to see me at noon. She also said she would make dumplings for me." Jiang Hao said happily.

Seeing that his chin was stained with food, Huo Yuli took out a piece of paper and handed it to him, "Wipe your face."

"Thank you, brother."

Jiang Hao danced with joy and told Huo Yuli how beautiful Liu Jin was and how gently she spoke. After he finished speaking, he lowered his head dejectedly.

"If only my mother were this gentle."

Don't talk about gentleness, it would be nice if his mother could just show up.

Huo Yuli rubbed his head and said, "Don't think too much. The doctor said that you have recovered well. I will take you to eat other delicious food after you are discharged from the hospital."

"Brother, I don't want to be discharged from the hospital. Will this be bad?" Jiang Hao asked in a muffled voice, almost burying his head in the bowl.

Huo Yuli was not surprised, he just asked: "Why do you think so?"

"Because I will be going back to the welfare home after I am discharged from the hospital." Jiang Hao was worried that Huo Yuli would think he was a bad kid, so he quickly explained: "The director's mother is very nice to me, but the other kids are not nice to me. They always bully me, so I don't want to go back."

Huo Yuli could make a rough guess. When Jiang Hao returned to the welfare home, he would talk to the director about this and donate some money to the welfare home. In return for the money, they would take good care of Jiang Hao.

At least Huo Yuli thought so.

Liu Jin lowered his eyes and knocked on the door gently.

"Come in."

Huo Yuli stood beside the bed and watched the door open. The next second, Liu Jin and Liu Huanyi walked in carrying lunch boxes.

Qiqi also wanted to come along, but Jiang Xiaoluo was having trouble acclimatizing to the local climate, so Zhao Tiezhu and Qiqi stayed at home with her.

As soon as he saw Liu Jin, Huo Yuli immediately nodded at her.

"Hello, Auntie."

Liu Jin was very surprised to see Huo Yuli. The little boy back then had grown into a handsome and successful man now.

"Hello, long time no see."

Huo Yuli took the initiative to shake hands with Liu Jin, and said in a measured way, "Yes, long time no see, aunt. I never had the chance to run into you."

Liu Huanyi wanted to laugh when he saw how polite they were. "Come on, this isn't the first day you two have met. Is there any need to be so reserved?"

She cares more about Jiang Hao.

Liu Jin placed the lunch box in front of Jiang Hao and gently opened it. "Auntie is late. I don't know if the dumplings I made are to your taste. Try one first. This one is stuffed with corn and pork."

Jiang Hao didn't expect that they actually made dumplings and brought them. He looked at Liu Jin with emotion: "Auntie, thank you!"

"Silly child, try it first and see if you like it. If you don't like the taste, you can make more." Liu Jin was a little nervous because the taste of the dumplings was based on their taste, and Jiang Hao might not like it.