Chapter 172 Flipping Through the Photo Album
Xiang Yun strolled around the supermarket in the city, bought some fresh vegetables and seasonal fruits, and also picked up two pounds of pork ribs, planning to make carrot, corn, and pork rib soup for her when she got back.
He discovered that Xu Songning loved to eat carrots because she wanted to protect her eyes. She said that since she stared at the radar all day, she needed to eat carrots to supplement her vitamins, otherwise her eyes would become less beautiful.
In fact, her eyes are well-preserved, her vision is normal, and they are bright and clear.
Xiang Yun sent Xu Songning a voice message to let her know, "Sister Xu, I've taken the person home. I'll be right back and make you some soup."
Xu Songning was directing the aircraft and couldn't reply to his messages. Time was tight, and she didn't have time to go to the canteen for a meal. After sending a message for help to her strategist Lu Xiaomeng, she rushed to the approach radar room.
By the time she drove Xiang Yun's car home, she was starving.
As soon as she opened the door, she smelled the aroma of pork ribs and heard the bubbling sound of soup boiling.
"Brother Yun, I'm back."
Xu Songning felt a warmth in her heart; the stark black and white decor couldn't diminish the warmth of having another person in the house.
Xiang Yun came out of the kitchen wearing a newly bought oversized bear apron and holding a soup spoon, looking every bit the perfect family man.
Combined with his cool and handsome face, it's both cute and incongruous.
"Are you hungry? Have some fruit to tide you over."
Xiang Yun took a bowl of washed cherries from the refrigerator, covered them with plastic wrap, and they were plump and brightly colored.
Xu Songning hugged him from behind, feeling very at ease in his scent, and gently nuzzled his neck. "Brother Yun, you're so good to me."
"You're fine too." Xiang Yun kissed her forehead. "Okay, I'm going to get the soup. Let go."
Xu Songning let go of him, smiled, hung her bag on the clothes rack, and went to the kitchen to get the tableware.
Dinner was simple: a plate of cured pork rice, a large bowl of pork rib soup, and a serving of cherries.
Cured pork rice is a new recipe that Xiang Yun learned. He chopped up cured pork and ham, put them in a rice cooker and cooked them together. He was worried that it would be a culinary disaster, but it turned out to taste pretty good.
"Brother Yun, your cooking skills are getting better and better. I'm going to send this to my mom. She used to always say that I can't cook and that's why I can't find a man. I always told her that there must be good men in the world who can cook." Xu Songning took out his phone to take a picture.
When Xu Songning mentioned Ms. Xu, Xiang Yun remembered his mother's words, "Songning, next time you have a break, come home with me? I want to introduce you to my parents."
Xu Songning wasn't too surprised by this, and she wasn't against meeting Xiang Yun's parents. Dating wasn't just a matter between two people; she also wanted to know what the other person's family's attitude was.
Although her younger sister was very supportive of her and Xiang Yun liked her very much, her parents' attitude was also very important.
“Okay! Let’s go next Thursday then. We don’t have any classes for the time being. You can talk to Auntie first, and if there are any changes, we’ll see how things go then.” Xu Songning readily agreed.
"good."
Xu Songning picked up a piece of pork rib and gave it to him, asking cryptically, "Did Lu Xiaomeng cause you any trouble today?"
"You've been a great help," Xiang Yun asked her. "Did you send her?"
"Of course it wasn't me. I just promised to leave work with her, and she thought I was the one driving," Xu Songning replied with a smile.
Xiang Yun raised an eyebrow. "That's quite a coincidence. She even helped you declare ownership."
Xu Songning feigned surprise, "Really? Isn't your little sister adorable? Lu Xiaomeng told me she looks like a little princess. Are you childhood sweethearts?"
“She was three years old, and I was eight. I only met her a few times. Back then, I found every little kid annoying, especially those around the same age as Cui Yuyue,” Xiang Yun sighed.
Taking care of his younger sister was truly a nuisance. No matter how adorable a three-year-old child is, just thinking about how she and Cui Yuyue tripped and fell together, crying with tears and snot, made Xiang Yun feel no pity at all.
"What did you look like when you were little? Last time I asked you to show me a photo, you said you'd found one and would show it to me, but then you never heard from me again. You're really not paying attention, Yun-ge." Xu Songning poked at his ribs.
"I brought it with me when I went home last time. I'll show it to you after dinner." Xiang Yun was glad that she remembered it, otherwise she would have been criticized.
“Okay,” Xu Songning replied.
The food suited her taste perfectly, and she drank a bowl and a half of soup before stopping. Xiang Yun was worried that she would overeat in the evening, so he insisted on taking her for a walk to digest her food, otherwise he wouldn't show her the photos.
The two were taking a walk in the neighborhood. There were many people walking their cats and dogs in the evening. The chubby Corgi wiggled its heart-shaped butt and rubbed against Xu Songning. Xu Songning patted its head, and it walked away contentedly, wiggling its butt.
The soft touch in Xu Songning's palm hadn't faded yet, and she felt a little craving Sanhua.
"Do you want to have three flowers?" Xiang Yun took her hand and gently squeezed it.
Xu Songning deliberately bumped his shoulder, "How did you know? You're Sanhua's brother."
Xiang Yun sighed and wrinkled his nose. "It should be changed now. It's not its brother anymore."
"Hahaha, you're right, you've become its father. Let's go see the baby another day. The baby is having so much fun right now, it probably doesn't even miss us." Xu Songning sighed.
“No, Sanhua has such a good memory, she’ll definitely remember us.” Xiang Yun led her back, intending to distract her with something else. “Let’s go look at the photos.”
Xu Songning sat on the sofa watching TV, waiting for Xiang Yun to bring the photos over. There were leftover cherries from dinner on the coffee table, and she ate them while watching TV.
Xiang Yun walked over with a photo album and greeted her, "Come and take a look."
Xu Songning smiled and snuggled into Xiang Yun's arms, the two leaning against the sofa flipping through photo albums.
Turning to the first page, the first thing that catches the eye is a photo of Xiang Yun at his full moon. He's such an adorable little dumpling. Xu Songning exclaimed, "So cute, Brother Yun!"
Xiang Yun coughed lightly, the full moon affecting his splendid image, and turned to the next page, "Let's look at something else."
The next page shows five-year-old Xiang Yun, dressed in a tiny pilot's uniform with the four stripes on his shoulders neatly pinned. The other children are also dressed in aviation-themed clothing, surrounding several pilots.
Xu Songning asked curiously, "What kind of activity is this?"
Xiang Yun put his arm around her and introduced her, "It's an aviation class at kindergarten. My mom really regrets letting me participate in this activity."
"She doesn't want you to be a pilot?" Xu Songning's heart tightened.
This page contains many photos of Xiang Yun wearing a little pilot's uniform, a memento from kindergarten. You can tell the resolution wasn't as good as today's cameras.
Xiang Yun shook her head. "It's not that she's unwilling, it's that she's afraid. She has a client's child who was on a plane that crashed while flying abroad."
As someone working in the civil aviation industry, hearing about plane crashes always makes me uneasy. She held Xiang Yun's hand and said, "It's alright, the takeoff and landing were safe. The civil aviation industry is developing well now, and the technology is advanced, so it's not that easy for something to happen."
"Nothing will happen, the probability is too small." Xiang Yun kissed her hair. "Besides, you're waiting for me to come home at VHF."
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