That evening, as expected, Tong's mother was so angry that she didn't cook.
Qi An had anticipated this, and ordered a whole bunch of takeout for himself, enjoying the food immensely.
Tong's mother sat on the sofa, sulking. The fragrance wafting from her daughter's room only fueled her anger.
She frowned and muttered to herself, "I've told you so many times, don't eat takeout because it's not clean, but she just won't listen. She won't learn to cook either. What will she do when she gets married?"
Thinking about it again, given Tong Qian's attitude towards marriage, it's uncertain whether she'll even have a husband in the future, which made Tong's mother even more heartbroken.
I wonder what that brat is secretly eating. It smells so delicious.
Tong's mother swallowed hard, her stomach beginning to ache slightly.
She used to be so busy that she often ate irregularly, which eventually led to stomach problems; her stomach would hurt whenever she was hungry.
Just as I was thinking of finding something to eat, I saw my daughter come out carrying a bunch of takeout bags.
"Mom, I accidentally ordered too much. There's a millet and pumpkin porridge and two meat buns left. Do you want some?"
Tong's mother was still angry with her, so she refused against her will, saying, "I won't eat. I'm going to be angry with you to death anyway, so I might as well starve to death."
"Oh, okay then, I'll throw it away if you don't eat it."
After saying that, Qi An picked up the bag and walked towards the door, preparing to go downstairs to throw away the trash, while silently counting "one, two..." in his mind.
Before they could even count to three, the mother behind them couldn't help but speak up: "Wait a minute."
Qi An turned around and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Hey, you can put it there. Mom will go downstairs to throw it away later."
"I'll go, so you won't say I'm lazy again," Qi An said, and started to open the door.
Tong's mother rushed over and snatched the bag from Qi An's hand, scolding, "Look at yourself now, how can you go out and face people?"
Qi An asked in bewilderment, "It's just going downstairs to throw out the trash. Do I have to take a bath, burn incense, and dress up in all my finest clothes?"
The mother was exasperated: "You might just be blind enough to fall for someone on the street. You need to always be mindful of your appearance so you don't miss out on a good man."
Qi An's lips twitched. This old lady must be possessed.
Suddenly I regretted leaving her the porridge and steamed buns.
After shooing her daughter into the room, Tong's mother took out the porridge and steamed buns and placed them on the coffee table.
Only after hearing the sound of a TV drama coming from her daughter's room did Tong's mother open the takeout box and start eating.
I mentally commented: The taste was so-so, far inferior to her cooking skills.
Qi An, who was inside the house, smiled and knew that the old lady was reluctant to waste money.
That night, Tong's mother was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt something poking her, and she groggily opened her eyes.
Upon seeing this, the mother was so frightened she almost screamed.
In the darkness, a figure stood beside her bed, its face deathly pale.
The mother was terrified; had a thief broken into her house?
Is her Qianqian alright?
"who?"
The mother shouted and slammed the bedside lamp on.
Then, the mother, who was worried about her daughter's safety just a second ago, wanted to slap the unfortunate child to death.
Because the "thief" in front of her, dressed in cartoon pajamas, with disheveled hair and a face mask on, was none other than her resentful daughter, Tong Qian.
The mother breathed a sigh of relief, clutched her chest, and cursed:
"What are you doing standing by my bed in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? You're giving me a heart attack."
Qi An said matter-of-factly, "Didn't you say you couldn't sleep at night because I wasn't getting married? I just came to see if you were asleep or not."
After saying that, Qi An chuckled and said, "You were sleeping soundly, weren't you? Your snoring was so loud I could hear it from the living room, which means you weren't worried too much."
Tong's mother was a little embarrassed. This brat used all her cunning on her, but why wasn't she so clever when it came to finding a partner?
Qi An made a few more sarcastic remarks, and was eventually thrown out of the room by Tong's mother, who was furious and embarrassed.
After Qi An finished being cheeky, he removed the face mask and went to sleep contentedly.
Well, look at how energetic the old lady is, she definitely won't be driven mad.
She fell asleep peacefully, while Tong's mother was wide awake and couldn't sleep at all.
Thinking about how she hadn't cooked yesterday and her daughter had eaten so much junk food, Tong's mother sighed and resignedly went into the kitchen.
First, knead the dough and let it rest. Then, prepare the meat filling and put it in the refrigerator.
Qianqian loves the pork dumplings she makes, so I steam extra and put them in the refrigerator for her breakfast, otherwise she'll have to eat all that random stuff from outside.
"I must have owed this brat something in my past life."
While grumbling and cursing, Tong's mother meticulously prepared the ingredients for breakfast, all of which were her daughter's favorites.
Tong's mother was quick and efficient; the steamed buns were already being steamed before dawn, and Tong Qian's favorite corn porridge was simmering in the pot. All that was needed was to stir-fry a vegetable dish before they could eat.
It was almost Tong Qian's usual wake-up time, but there was still noise in the room.
Worried that she would oversleep and be late for work, Tong's mother knocked on the door herself to wake her up.
"Qianqian, wake up."
After calling out several times without getting a response, she had no choice but to push open the door and turn on the light.
Her resentful daughter was sleeping sprawled out on her back, with the blankets on the floor.
Tong's mother picked up the quilt and threw it on Qi An, shouting in a loud voice, "Get up and wash up quickly, or you'll be late for work."
Qi An casually waved his hand to indicate that he understood.
The mother went into the kitchen, grumbling, to prepare a dish to eat with porridge later.
Qi An had no intention of getting up and was about to continue sleeping when a fragrance that seemed to reach straight to the top of his head wafted into the room.
This tastes like... stir-fried eggs with long green peppers.
This...this smells so good!
Qi An instantly sobered up, feeling so hungry he could eat a whole cow.
At the dinner table, Qi An ate a whole basket of steamed buns with chili peppers and eggs, and then downed two large bowls of corn porridge, which surprised Tong's mother.
Old Master Qi enjoyed his meal, thinking to himself that the old lady was indeed worthy of running a breakfast shop; her home-cooked meals were incredibly delicious, far superior to takeout.
When she was about to eat her tenth bun, her mother, who could no longer tolerate it, stopped her.
"Aren't you full after eating so much? Are you planning to starve at noon? Hurry up and change your clothes and go to work."
Qi An stretched and said, "No work today."
"Why? Isn't today Monday?"
Qi An said casually, "Oh, I took a week of annual leave."
I can't possibly go to work. Anyway, I won't have to go to work in a week, so I might as well use up my annual leave as soon as possible.
Tong's mother asked in confusion, "Why are you taking leave all of a sudden? Are you feeling unwell?"
"well……"
Qi An sighed, "There's nothing I can do. Blind dates are too draining, especially with that idiot I met yesterday."
He severely damaged my confidence and hurt my feelings. I need to take a short break to recover before returning to work.
The mother glared at him: "If you want to be lazy, just say you want to be lazy. What kind of excuse is this? How did anyone hurt your feelings?"
"Don't think I don't know. Your Aunt Wang called me early this morning and said that you hit Qianbao yesterday."
"It caused me to get a scolding from your Aunt Wang. She said she'd never introduce you to anyone again."
Qi An said matter-of-factly, "If he's not a fool, why would I hit him?"
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