Chapter 37 "Don't you want to see the gift I gave you?"
When she got home, Xing Xiaochu had not finished school yet. Qi Ying boiled a pot of water and cooked two dumplings. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that the taste of the dumplings in this dumpling shop was the same as the ones Shi Yu brought.
But how is that possible?
Qi Ying looked at the dumplings floating in the pot and thought that maybe she was overthinking it.
When the school bell rang, Qi Ying saw a large number of children pouring out of the school gate. She now had experience in picking up children. She knew that she would probably not be able to find them by herself. As long as she stood under a landmark building, the children would find themselves.
Just then, Xing Xiaochu saw Qi Ying standing under a street light with his hands in his pockets from afar, and he ran towards her happily with his schoolbag on his back.
"Sister, you're here to pick me up again?" Xing Xiaochu stood in front of Qi Ying happily, looking up at her and said with a smile, "Sister, wait for me, I'll go buy you something."
Qi Ying looked at the child curiously as he ran towards her and away, full of energy like a little sparrow that had just left its nest.
The children didn't go anywhere else but lined up at the milk tea shop next door. Qi Ying found that many of her classmates couldn't help but look at Xing Xiaochu when they passed by her, but Xing Xiaochu was completely unaware and was still asking the clerk at the milk tea shop what flavor of milk tea she wanted.
Qi Ying raised her eyebrows slightly, feeling inexplicably unhappy when she saw the men and women looking at Xing Xiaochu.
My own child, what are these people looking at?
Qi Ying was very unhappy with her strong possessiveness. When Xing Xiaochu bought the milk tea, Qi Ying had already walked over. Looking at the two cups of milk tea in her hands, she asked, "Which one is mine?"
Xing Xiaochu looked left and right, handed over one of the cups of milk tea, and said to Qi Ying: "Dongdong and the others told me that this milk tea shop is having a promotion this week, buy one get one free for milk tea, this cup of grape succulent is for my sister."
Qi Ying took the milk tea handed to her by Xing Xiaochu, and with his other hand he gently held the person in his arms, blocking others from prying eyes.
Xing Xiaochu looked up at Qi Ying in confusion, not quite understanding why she was so proactive today.
Suddenly, Xing Xiaochu smelled the scent of plum wine, which was the smell of pheromones that Qi Ying emitted involuntarily. It seemed stronger than usual, as if it was originally sake but now had become aged.
Is this the susceptible period?
Xing Xiaochu couldn't help but look at Qi Ying worriedly. An alpha in the susceptible period is as painful as an omega in estrus. Without a partner, they can only rely on inhibitors to control it.
During Qi Ying's susceptible period, will she choose the peach-flavored Omega or the rose-flavored Omega?
Come to think of it, it seems like I haven't smelled those two scents for a while.
Xing Xiaochu glanced at Qi Ying quietly and asked her hesitantly: "Sister, your susceptible period..."
Qi Ying looked at her in confusion and tilted her head: "What susceptible period?"
Xing Xiaochu bit her lip, guessing that Qi Ying probably didn't want her to know, so she had to hold the milk tea and shook her head, saying, "Nothing, sister, let's go home."
Qi Ying glanced at the men and women around who were peeping at her beautiful child, and hurried back home with Xing Xiaochu.
Along the way, Xing Xiaochu was talking to Qi Ying about school matters as usual, but suddenly fell silent at an alley they passed by. Qi Ying saw Xing Xiaochu's eyes looking at the group of girls in the alley. They looked like the kind of idle people who had just reached adulthood. Among them was a child wearing the uniform of No. 3 Middle School and with a tuft of green hair on his head.
The child seemed to notice Qi Ying's gaze and turned to look over. He had a burning cigarette in his mouth and looked between her and Xing Xiaochu, with no expression on his face.
Xing Xiaochu seemed to get nervous. He grabbed Qi Ying's hand and took two quick steps until they were far away from the alley. Qi Ying could still feel the gaze of the green-haired kid.
Qi Ying looked at Xing Xiaochu who looked unhappy and asked, "Your classmate?"
Xing Xiaochu hesitated for two seconds before shaking his head and saying, "I don't know him."
"Oh." Qi Ying held the child's hand and said to her, "They didn't bully you, did they?"
Xing Xiaochu quickly shook his head and explained: "No, no one bullies me in school."
Seeing Xing Xiaochu anxiously explaining, Qi Ying chuckled and said to her, "If someone bullies you at school, you must tell me right away. I will always stand by you, understand?"
Xing Xiaochu looked at her in a daze, and after a long while he nodded gently.
Qi Ying rubbed the child's head and took her home.
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On Xing Xiaochu's birthday, Qi Ying woke up early.
Today is Friday and the school has to go back to school. Qi Ying plans to go to the record company to get the contract while Xing Xiaochu is at school. The record company sent Qi Ying a series of demos to listen to. Qi Ying thinks they are pretty good and plans to ask Xing Xiaochu for his opinion.
Since he had taken a day off today, Qi Ying simply didn't go downstairs. He entered the game directly on the second floor, opened his door and went out.
The bright sunlight shone in from the floor-to-ceiling windows. Guazi was sleeping on the sofa. He opened his eyes when he heard the noise and wagged his tail playfully at Qi Ying. There was also a noise coming from the kitchen, the sound of the range hood whirring.
Turning around, she saw Xing Xiaochu coming out of the kitchen in her school uniform, carrying two cups of milk. When she saw Qi Ying coming out of the room, she smiled and said, "Good morning, sister. I made steamed dumplings today."
Qi Ying felt her throat itching again, so she cleared her throat and said, "Okay, I'll go wash my face."
After washing up and sitting at the table, Qi Ying looked at the steamed dumplings made by Xing Xiaochu. In addition to the dumplings, there was also a pot of steamed siu mai and sausages, as well as prepared milk.
Qi Ying picked up a steamed dumpling and started to eat it slowly. He said to Xing Xiaochu, "Go home early after school today."
Xing Xiaochu raised her head and blinked at Qi Ying, then said sheepishly, "Sister, you don't have to be so formal. I never celebrated my birthday before."
"The past is the past, and the present is the present." Qi Ying put a steamed bun in the child's bowl and said to her softly, "I have prepared a cake and a gift for you. Remember to go home early after school today."
Xing Xiaochu was disturbed by her words. When she left the house, she looked back at Qi Ying several times reluctantly. If she wasn't about to be late for school, she really didn't want to leave.
Even though they had just separated, Xing Xiaochu felt like going home again.
After Xing Xiaochu left, Qi Ying began to pack up. She took out the windbreaker she had made from the utility room, ironed it with an iron, folded it, and put it in the gift box that had been prepared long ago. After pouring cat food and water on the melon seeds, she went out to the record company to get the contract, and then went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables.
Qi Ying's cooking skills are not very good, and the noodles she cooks are too watery and tasteless, so she usually just makes do with it. But today is Xing Xiaochu's birthday, so Qi Ying decided to show off her cooking skills and make a hotpot for the child.
Hot pot is a great thing. It doesn’t require knife skills or seasoning. You just need to buy the hot pot base and wash the side dishes, then you can sit at the table and enjoy it.
Qi Ying felt that this was very suitable for her.
In the afternoon, Qi Ying received a call from the cake shop next door. He went downstairs, took the cake and put it in the refrigerator, then began to wait for Xing Xiaochu to come home.
While waiting, Qi Ying was not idle. She cleaned the house from top to bottom. Fortunately, she did not enter Xiaochu's room. She still had to respect the child's privacy. Then she focused on cleaning Guazi's cat bed.
The little thing is not big but it puts everything into the nest, not to mention the vegetable leaf paper balls, but also Xing Xiaochu's socks.
Qi Ying looked at the kitten with disdain and spanked it on the butt.
The kitten protested and meowed around Qi Ying, but there was no way to stop her from throwing away her collection. Then she went back to her clean cat bed with her butt sticking out angrily to sleep.
Xing Xiaochu was not having a good day either. She knew that Qi Ying was at home preparing for her birthday. She was so excited that she hardly paid attention in class the whole day. Her mind was filled with the anticipation of going home after school.
As soon as the school bell rang in the afternoon, Xing Xiaochu began to pack his things impatiently, but in his haste he left his notebook on the seat. Su Yun yawned and stood up, and saw the notebook and the back of Xing Xiaochu who was running outside in a hurry.
"How come Xiaochu runs so fast?"
At this time, Su Yun heard the girl named Chen Dongdong sitting next to her packing her things and curiously asked Xin Ya: "Is she in a hurry?"
Xinya stood by her desk and said, "I don't know. Maybe it's urgent. Hey, do you want to come to my house this weekend? My mom bought me a game console and we can play games in the living room."
Chen Dongdong put on his schoolbag and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, it just so happens that we haven't finished the game we played last time. Do you still have the save file? Then we can call Xiaochu and the three of us can play together."
Xin Ya nodded: "Okay, then I'll ask Xiaochu later, but I always feel that Xiaochu is stupid and doesn't seem like he can play games..."
The two of them walked towards the door while talking, and Su Yun could no longer hear the sound of their discussion. At this moment, she looked at the lonely notebook on the seat, and hesitated for a long time before reaching out to pick it up.
She drooped her long eyelashes and decided to wait until next Monday to return the notebook to Xing Xiaochu.
At this moment, Xing Xiaochu had already run two miles.
She ran home quickly, like the unbridled summer wind, her ponytail swinging behind her head spiritedly. When she entered the elevator, her heart was still pounding and her breathing was still rapid.
With a 'ding' sound, the elevator door opened. Xing Xiaochu happily ran home and opened the door.
"Sister, I'm back!"
Xing Xiaochu put down her schoolbag and sat on a chair to change her shoes. Guazi was the first to run over to greet her, and he meowed around Xing Xiaochu's feet like a puppy.
"You're back." Qi Ying, wearing an apron and slippers, came over and said to her, "Go change your clothes quickly, we're going to have hot pot today."
Xing Xiaochu nodded repeatedly. Without even having time to touch the kitten, he quickly ran into the room and came out after changing into home clothes.
Qi Ying had already prepared the hot pot. As soon as Xing Xiaochu came out, she smelled the delicious aroma of spices. Qi Ying brought out a plate of enoki mushrooms and spinach. Seeing that the child couldn't wait to sit down, she smiled and said to her, "Why are you just thinking about eating? Don't you want to see the gift I gave you?"
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