But this doesn't cause her or them any trouble. Her family has been well-off since she was a child, and there are plenty of nannies to do these things.
So she can't understand why Gu Rongqi doesn't hire a housekeeper. Even if he's not in Ouqi, hiring two or three housekeepers would be more than enough.
She could tell that there was no one else in their family, otherwise it wouldn't be in such a mess.
They were all just kids' toys.
Chihiro irritably looked away.
Although she has tried to accept it, she still cannot understand Gu Rongqi's behavior.
Cheng Qicai, who was in the kitchen, leaned closer to Gu Rongqi and asked, "What did you and your mother talk about?"
Seeing the curiosity on her face, Gu Rongqi felt a mischievous urge rising within him. Gazing at Cheng Qicai's increasingly bright eyes, he deliberately paused for a moment before saying, "It's nothing."
Cheng Qicai's curiosity was extinguished by Gu Rongqi's simple words.
Seeing the smile on his lips, Cheng Qicai knew that he was deliberately teasing her.
She glanced at the sliced garlic on the cutting board, her eyes darting around, and a wicked idea began to form in her mind.
Her tone was a complaint, but it sounded more like a coquettish pout, "Gu Rongqi... why are you always like this..."
Gu Rongqi apologized quickly, saying, "I'm sorry."
"You didn't even look at me when you apologized, that's so insincere..." Cheng Qicai noticed that his hands were busy mixing meat with starch and he didn't have time to free his hands.
"I'm sorry..."
Gu Rongqi turned to her, but before he could finish speaking, Cheng Qicai stuffed something into his mouth.
The pungent taste of garlic spread in his mouth, and he spat the garlic into the trash can.
"Hahaha..." Cheng Qicai laughed happily as her prank succeeded.
Although he spat it out, the taste was still there. Gu Rongqi had no choice but to wash his hands and go outside to rinse his mouth with water.
Qianzhi, who was sitting in the living room, also heard Cheng Qicai's laughter. Looking at Gu Rong, who came out, she asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing," Gu Rongqi picked up his water glass, took a sip, and smiled. "Qicai threw a piece of garlic into my mouth."
Chihiro: "..."
She suppressed the urge to sigh again.
When the food was ready, Cheng Qicai brought the dishes to the table and then went to the living room to call Qianzhi, "Auntie, dinner is ready."
When Qianzhi went in, he saw Cheng Qicai pouring dog food into the dog bowl.
Remembering that Qianzhi was frightened by Golden Bean today, Cheng Qicai didn't let Golden Bean out, but instead took the dog bowl to Golden Bean's room.
When they returned, Gu Rongqi was already serving the rice.
Cheng Qicai sat down in her seat and said to Qianzhi, "Auntie, don't be shy! Apart from this stir-fried cauliflower, everything else was made by Gu Rongqi. He made all your favorite dishes."
Chihiro replied indifferently, "Mm."
She looked at the table full of dishes, and indeed most of them were ones she liked.
Cheng Qicai took a bite of the candy and sautéed the pork rib meat. "The pork ribs are really well made today. They're so easy to separate from the bone, and they taste even better than before!"
"Thank you." Gu Rongqi smiled and accepted Cheng Qicai's praise.
This is practically a must-do for them. Every time Gu Rongqi finishes cooking, Cheng Qicai praises every single dish.
Looking at the smile on Gu Rongqi's face, Qianzhi subconsciously recalled that she had never known Gu Rongqi to smile so much.
He's laughing all the time.
After dinner, Cheng Qicai volunteered to wash the dishes, letting Gu Rongqi go and keep her mother company.
The main problem was that she didn't know how to face Qianzhi. If it were just the two of them, she would be the epitome of awkwardness.
When Cheng Qicai finished washing up and came out, she saw Qianzhi, who had already changed back into her own clothes.
“The clothes are in the bathroom,” Chihiro said, looking at her.
Cheng Qicai nodded obediently, "Oh, okay."
Qianzhi looked at Gu Rongqi and said, "Then I'll go back."
Gu Rong started to speak.
He and Cheng Qicai dropped Qianzhi off at the entrance of the residential area, and only left after seeing her get into the car.
Qianzhi watched the two of them holding hands as they walked back to the neighborhood for a while before telling the driver to start the car.
When Cheng Qicai got home, she clung to Gu Rongqi, determined to get to the bottom of things. "Tell me, what were you and your mother talking about? Did you tell us to break up?"
Gu Rongqi pulled his hand away from hers, wrapped his arms around her waist, and looked at her with a smile. "It's not a breakup, it's an agreement."
"Huh?" Cheng Qicai stared blankly, her expression like that of a capybara.
Gu Rong was charmed by her expression and couldn't resist giving her two light pecks on the lips.
Cheng Qicai's mind wasn't on that. She leaned back, avoiding his mouth, and asked with great confusion, "Why did your mother agree? Didn't she plan to give me money to break up with him last time?"
Gu Rongqi chuckled, "Didn't my mom plan to give you money last time?"
"So you're just messing with me?" Cheng Qicai blurted out instantly.
Gu Rongqi was speechless at her blunt words. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "No... she didn't mean for us to break up."
He had already asked Qianzhi while Cheng Qicai was washing the dishes. "No, you misunderstood last time, so my mom just went along with what you said."
It turns out that her last sentence, "You're overthinking it," really meant exactly what she said!
"..." Cheng Qicai was very puzzled. "But I still don't understand why your mother suddenly agreed?"
Their previous attitude of disagreement was clearly very firm.
Gu Rongqi smiled and said, "Perhaps... our relationship moved her."
No one would believe her. Cheng Qicai felt that this was more like a perfunctory remark she made.
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