Old Liu and Liu Xiong noticed that Chu Yunxiao was staring intently at Liu Anran, who was cooking in the kitchen, with a tenderness in his eyes that even Chu Yunxiao himself didn't realize.
Old Liu and Liu Xiong exchanged a glance, their faces showing understanding. It seemed that Liu Anran might become the young mistress of the Chu family.
After finishing his potato, Liu Xiong walked over to Chu Yunxiao and said, "Boss, Lao Liu and I will go and move the obstacles away first."
Chu Yunxiao withdrew his gaze and nodded, saying, "Go! After An Ran finishes cooking the rice balls, everyone can eat one, and then we can set off."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiong was overjoyed and walked out the door with Lao Liu, his steps light.
Chen Biao wanted to help, but looking at his injured leg, he lowered his head dejectedly.
Seeing Chen Biao's dejection, An Qiao said gloatingly, "Serves him right! It would be best if he became a cripple."
Chu Yunxiao had already promised to heal An Qiaozhi's facial injuries, but she still spoke sarcastically about Chen Biao, making him very uncomfortable, and a faint displeasure appeared on his face.
“An Qiao, it was wrong of Chen Biao to push you out. As the boss, I failed to protect you, which is my incompetence. We can understand if you have grievances. But when Chen Biao was being taken away by those thugs, he ran to stop them and got his leg injured. You cursed him to be crippled.”
Chu Yunxiao then said seriously, "An Qiao, if you think we can't protect you, I'm sorry, you can leave when we reach the next town."
After hearing Chu Yunxiao's words, An Qiao recalled the situation at the time. Even Liu Anran was forcibly pushed into the car and almost humiliated, but Liu Anran did not complain at all. Chu Yunxiao felt guilty and treated Liu Anran much better than before.
If she keeps giving people the cold shoulder, over time, everyone's patience and sense of guilt will disappear, and all that awaits her will be giving up and getting annoyed.
No, she can't leave Chu Yunxiao's team, at least not now. She can only leave after she finds a powerful backer.
Chu Yunxiao watched An Qiao's expression change repeatedly, and he knew exactly what she was thinking. She hated them, but she didn't dare to leave them. He just didn't want to argue with a woman!
Yunlong walked up to Chu Yunxiao, looked up at him, and said, "Daddy, give me a hug!"
Chu Yunxiao looked down at Yunlong and saw that he looked sleepy. He bent down, picked up Yunlong, and asked, "Are you sleepy? Do you want to sleep?"
Yunlong yawned, gave a soft "hmm", and then rested his head on Chu Yunxiao's chest.
Chu Yunxiao carried Yunlong to the kitchen door and said to Liu Anran, "Anran, Yunlong wants to sleep."
"Wait a minute, let me put the cured pork and pumpkin slices on the noodles first, then I'll go get Yunlong." Liu Anran said as she placed the sliced cured pork and pumpkin slices on the noodles, then covered them up. She then instructed Luo Yuyu, who was tending the fire, "Yuyu, the rice is already 80% cooked. We can't use high heat now, or the rice will burn. We have to simmer it slowly over low heat until it's fully cooked."
"I understand, Sister Anran," Luo Yuyu said.
Liu Anran walked up to Chu Yunxiao, took Yunlong into her arms, sat down on a chair, gently patted his back, and said softly, "Yunlong, be good, Mommy is here. Sleep peacefully! When you wake up, you can eat the rice balls Mommy made."
Yunlong lay in Liu Anran's arms, clutching her clothes, listening to her gentle voice, and slowly drifted off to sleep.
Chu Yunxiao sighed as he looked at Yunlong. The boy's eyes were practically closed, but he still refused to sleep. As soon as Liu Anran held him, he fell asleep immediately.
Looking at Yunlong's sleeping face, Liu Anran whispered, "Yunlong was frightened today. He only feels safe and can sleep peacefully when I hold him."
Yunlong was raised by Liu Anran, and he relies on Liu Anran, which Chu Yunxiao can understand.
Luo Yuyu squatted in front of the stove, smelling the aroma wafting from the pot, and swallowed hard.
He walked to the kitchen doorway, looked at Liu Anran, and asked, "Sister Anran, is the food ready yet?"
"We don't need to light the fire anymore. Let the remaining embers in the stove simmer for a while longer," Liu Anran said.
"Oh! I understand." Luo Yuyu said, then turned and went back to the kitchen.
Seeing that Yunlong was already fast asleep, Chu Yunxiao said to Liu Anran, "Let me hold Yunlong, you go and make the rice balls."
"Okay." Liu Anran gently placed Yunlong in Chu Yunxiao's arms, and carefully adjusted Yunlong's sleeping position to make him more comfortable before going to work with peace of mind.
Looking at Liu Anran's thoughtfulness, An Qiao sighed, "Liu Anran is such a virtuous woman. It's so hard to find a woman like her these days."
If An Qiao had a child, she certainly wouldn't be as attentive as Liu Anran, nor would she have the same patience to soothe the child.
A smile flashed in Chu Yunxiao's eyes. Liu Anran was indeed a good woman, and he was becoming more and more satisfied with her.
Liu Anran returned to the kitchen, opened the pot lid, and a fragrant aroma wafted out. Liu Anran's lips curled into a slight smile; firewood-cooked rice was indeed delicious.
Luo Yuyu stared at the white rice, the glistening cured meat, and the golden pumpkin in the pot, swallowing hard.
Luo Yuyu hadn't had a proper meal in a long time, and he asked impatiently, "Sister Anran, is the food ready? Can we eat now?"
"It's cooked, you can eat it now." Liu Anran said, picking up her chopsticks and placing a piece of cured meat near Luo Yuyu's mouth. "Try it, is it good?"
Luo Yuyu had been craving it for a long time, so he took a big bite of the cured meat without any hesitation. The cured meat was fatty but not greasy, and it had a wonderful aroma, which made Luo Yuyu very happy.
Luo Yuyu put the cured meat in his mouth and said with a big smile, "Sister Anran, it's delicious."
Liu Anran smiled. Her cooking skills were alright, but far inferior to those of top chefs.
After Liu Anran and Luo Yuyu finished making the rice balls, Liu Xiong and Lao Liu returned.
Liu Anran brought out rice balls, and Liu Xiong and An Qiao gathered around. Chu Yunxiao said, "One rice ball for each of us. After we eat, we'll get ready to go."
As soon as Chu Yunxiao finished speaking, Liu Xiong and the others couldn't wait to pick up the rice balls and start eating.
Upon hearing Chu Yunxiao's words, Liu Anran's lips twitched a few times. Damn it! It's as if eating this meal means they're going to report to the underworld.
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