When Xu Lai saw that Grandma Jiang had tapped his head, she couldn't help but laugh out loud. She tried her best to hold it in and said, "Then I'll go back and cook first."
For dinner, Zhao Qingyun pan-fried tofu and also made Mapo Tofu. These dishes were particularly good with rice, so he served himself a little extra.
Grandma Jiang smiled when she saw him like that and said, "Didn't you think it was no different from the market? Then why are you eating so heartily?"
Zhao Qingyun stubbornly replied, "It's alright. I think my cooking skills are better. Compared to her, she's still a little bit inferior."
Xu Lai next door sneezed. She wondered, who had insulted her?
Tonight, she made tofu stew. She sliced lean meat, marinated it, and then stir-fried it. She pan-fried the tofu until it was golden brown, then put it in a clay pot with the meat to stew. She also added three fried eggs and simmered it over low heat.
After eating, she lay down in the yard, thinking that this kind of life of lying down after eating was not bad.
The phone rang, and Xu Lai picked it up to see that it was Xia Ning calling.
She answered the phone and asked, "What brings you here?"
Xia Ning was on her way home when she snorted, "Can't I chat with you if there's nothing wrong?"
Xu Lai smiled and said, "Of course! What did you have for dinner? I made tofu today, and we had tofu pudding. I also made tofu stew for dinner."
Xia Ning grew hungrier as she listened, so she quickly stopped her: "Stop, stop, stop! I haven't eaten yet. I'm a working person, and I'm just getting off work now. I'll just grab something to eat tonight."
Xu Lai smiled slightly, recalling her previous working life. She was so busy that she didn't care about anything else, but all the results of her efforts were taken by others.
Xia Ning got down to business: "Your ex-boyfriend, oh dear, I've almost forgotten his name. After the company's investigation, everything you said is true. He was fired, but his family has some money, so it shouldn't have much of an impact on him."
Xu Lai had almost forgotten about it. After she returned, she cut off all contact with the other side. Apart from needing to communicate with colleagues during the handover of work, she hadn't paid any attention to company matters since.
Xia Ning continued, "Didn't you ever think about coming back? That scumbag is gone, we can't let our skills go to waste."
Xu Lai shook her head and joked, "I don't have any plans for now. Staying in the countryside is fine too. At least I can lie down after eating now, while you're out there working like a beast of burden."
Xia Ning broke down: "Xu Lai, you're finished when I get back. You actually tried to tempt me to resign right in front of me."
Considering that Xia Ning hadn't returned home yet, she hung up the phone, went back to her room, took a shower, and then started editing the video.
When the scene cut to her roasting Zhao Qingyun, she couldn't help but laugh out loud. His expression was hilarious; he seemed unable to believe he was being scolded.
She originally intended to delete it directly, but she still extracted this section and saved it separately.
After editing the video, she watched it twice and, finding it satisfactory, clicked send.
Then she went about her daily routine: watering the flowers. Sometimes she would run into the neighbor while watering the flowers, and Xu Lai wondered if he might be there.
She pushed open the door and went out. The balcony next door was empty. Xu Lai felt a pang of disappointment, but she didn't think about why.
Just as she was checking the tulips' budding, a shadow fell over her head. She thought the light was broken, but when she looked up, she found Zhao Qingyun watching her.
Xu Lai took a step back, not understanding why she had to, even though there were two walls between them.
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