Chapter 4 "Come out when you're done."
Qi Ying said: "It's okay, I'm not picky about food, as long as the food is cooked."
After serving the rice, the two sat face to face at the dining table and began to eat. Qi Ying discovered that Xing Xiaochu's cooking skills were only average, not delicious nor terrible, but definitely edible.
Xing Xiaochu was observing Qi Ying's expression while eating, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't notice that she was unhappy in any way.
After dinner, Qi Ying rolled up her sleeves and was about to wash the dishes. Xing Xiaochu sat up and hurriedly stopped her: "Sister, I'll wash the dishes."
"How can that be possible?" Qi Ying looked at her and said, "We will live here from now on, how can I let you do all the housework? If you cook, I will be responsible for washing the dishes, what do you think?"
Xing Xiaochu hesitated: "But..."
Qi Ying did not give her time to hesitate. He took the bowl and chopsticks and went to the kitchen to start washing the dishes. Xing Xiaochu turned into a little tail again, following Qi Ying wherever he went. She handed him a rag and a dish towel in front of the sink. She followed him the whole time even though she was not doing any work.
Qi Ying didn't stop her. Xing Xiaochu must be very uneasy coming to an unfamiliar environment. Perhaps running around with her more would make her feel more at ease.
After finishing all these, Xing Xiaochu still followed Qi Ying. Qi Ying looked back at her several times before she understood what the little girl meant. She wanted to ask about her mother. Fortunately, Qi Ying prepared something after going out, so now she can tell her.
After pouring himself a cup of hot tea and preparing a cup of hot milk for Xing Xiaochu, Qi Ying said to her, "Go sit on the sofa. I'll tell you about your mother."
Xing Xiaochu's eyes lit up. Holding a cup of hot milk, he followed Qi Ying and sat on the soft sofa, looking at her impatiently.
Qi Ying organized her words and told Xing Xiaochu something about her mother.
"Your mother and I used to be colleagues in the same company. When I just graduated, I knew nothing, and she taught me little by little." Qi Ying said to Xing Xiaochu: "At that time, she often stayed in the company or factory and rarely went home. We didn't know the specific situation of her family until I went abroad to study."
Qi Ying turned around and looked at Xing Xiaochu, and continued, "At that time, I studied design abroad for a year. During that time, I kept in touch with your mother. Suddenly one day, she sent me an email saying that she had been subjected to domestic violence for a long time, and she also mentioned you in the email."
Xing Xiaochu widened her eyes slightly: "Mom mentioned me?"
"Yeah." Qi Ying nodded, took a sip of tea and then said, "At that time, I also suggested that she call the police or seek help, but she never sent me an email since then. It was not until I returned to China that I learned that your mother had passed away. I remembered that she often mentioned you, so I thought that maybe I could come and help you."
Qi Ying asked her softly, "You must have had a hard time after your mother left, right?"
Xing Xiaochu slowly lowered his head, holding the hot milk in his hand without saying a word. Then he saw the little girl's shoulders shrugged and she actually started crying. Qi Ying hurriedly put down the tea in his hand, reached out and held the girl in his arms.
Xing Xiaochu held onto the milk and cried. She said to Qi Ying in a soft voice, "My mother was beaten to death by my father."
Qi Ying looked at her in surprise.
Xing Xiaochu whispered, "That day I heard them arguing again. My father kept beating her, and finally my mother pushed him and ran out, and never came back. The next day the neighbors told me she was dead and drowned in the river."
Qi Ying frowned and asked Xing Xiaochu coaxingly, "Did your father chase her out at that time?"
Xing Xiaochu shook her head: "I don't know. I stayed in the room the whole time. When I went out, they were gone... Later the police came, but they said it was all an accident."
Xing Xiaochu looked up at Qi Ying with red eyes and asked her: "Do you think it was an accident, too?"
Qi Ying's heart skipped a beat when he was stared at by her bright dark eyes.
She pulled out a tissue from the side, wiped away Xing Xiaochu's tears, and said, "I don't know either."
Xing Xiaochu sobbed a bit and lowered her head again.
"My father... wants me to get married." Xing Xiaochu whispered again: "He wants to use me to exchange for money..."
Afterwards, Xing Xiaochu talked a lot about herself and her mother. Perhaps in Xing Xiaochu's world, only the unfamiliar Qi Ying could make her say so much. In the end, Xing Xiaochu was tired and the milk in her hand was cold.
Qi Ying had been accompanying the child the whole time. When she saw that she was tired, she rubbed her cheek, looked down at her swollen eyes, and said slowly, "Go take a bath, okay?"
Xing Xiaochu nodded.
There were no clothes for Xing Xiaochu at home, so Qi Ying found a loose pajamas and new underwear in her cloakroom, thinking that she would have to find time to go to the mall to buy some clothes for her tomorrow. It would definitely cost a lot of money to support her in the future.
Fortunately, Xing Xiaochu is sensible, and Qi Ying is willing to spend money on her.
"I've left your clothes at the door." Qi Ying pushed open the bathroom door and saw the mist rising from the frosted glass. Xing Xiaochu's shadow was looming. She couldn't help but take a few more glances and found that her legs seemed longer than she saw.
Although she is not tall, she has a good body proportion. Maybe she can be trained to become a big star?
After all, Xing Xiaochu is very beautiful and has a good figure, it would be a pity if she didn't become a star.
Xing Xiaochu said "hmm" in the shower room, and Qi Ying withdrew his gaze and turned away.
After laying out new sheets and quilt covers, Qi Ying took a set of clean bedding and smelled it, finding no musty smell. He guessed that moisture wouldn't occur in this world.
But when Qi Ying was done, Xing Xiaochu still hadn't come out of the bathroom, but the sound of water had stopped. Qi Ying was a little worried, so he walked to the door, knocked, and asked her, "Are you done washing?"
“Okay, okay…”
Xing Xiaochu's voice seemed to suddenly become nervous, and her voice was much higher. Qi Ying blinked in confusion and said to her through the door: "Come out when you're done. I've decorated your room. See if there's anything missing."
Soon, Qi Ying knew why Xing Xiaochu was nervous.
The bathroom door opened with a click, and Qi Ying turned around to see Xing Xiaochu, who was wearing her pajamas, appearing at the bathroom door. Her hair was wet, one hand was tightly clutching her chest, and the other hand was holding her belt. Qi Ying realized that the clothes he got for her were too big for her to wear.
Qi Ying is tall, so loose pajamas for her are a disaster for Xing Xiaochu.
His pants started to fall down after he took two steps, not to mention his collar. It covered the front but not the back, and if it covered the back, his white chest was exposed. It covered his two round shoulders at the front and back, but they were exposed again. The short walk out of the bathroom took Xing Xiaochu a long time. He was either pulling up his pants or adjusting his collar, which was extremely embarrassing.
"elder sister……"
Xing Xiaochu sent a distress signal to Qi Ying. Her snow-white cheeks turned red, and even the half of her shoulder that was exposed was pink, making her look like a ripe tomato.
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