Chapter 314: Extremely Hot. No Lies
Gu Ye cooked eight dishes: braised spare ribs, boiled pork slices, braised prawns, stir-fried pork slices, three fresh vegetables, stir-fried forest vegetables, dried tofu with hot peppers, and loofah and shrimp soup.
The staple food was white rice and white flour buns. Freshly squeezed watermelon juice was specially prepared for Duoduo, and four bottles of ice-cold beer were placed next to Li Qing and Koi.
The dining table is right next to the kitchen. It is a large round table that can seat eight people, and there is also a glass turntable on the table for serving dishes.
"Brother Qing, Koi, please try it and see if it tastes good. Time is a bit tight, otherwise I can show you some more of my skills."
Gu Ye also poured a glass of watermelon juice for Chu An, "I heard from Xiao An that koi like to eat shrimp, so I made one."
He had heard Chu An talk about Koi's life story, so he pushed it towards him and said, "I made it especially for you. Eat more."
After Chu An served them the meal, he looked at the two stone statues that were to be erected and said helplessly, "Hurry up and eat. We still have to work after dinner."
"Yeah." Li Qing reacted first. Actually, he didn't have to eat coarse food every day in the Qing Gang, but it was nothing compared to what he saw before him.
They are living hard every day, and Xiao An is living seriously every day.
Koi felt even worse, his eyes felt a little sore. He used to like braised prawns the most, but he couldn't remember the last time he had it.
He didn't dare to ask for privileges when he was in the Qing Gang, because so many eyes were staring at him and Gangzi. Even if he had good things, he had to give them to others first. He had suffered so much grievance, so he was the first to stand on the side when the family was separated that day.
He doesn't have such great abilities and ambitions, he just hopes that Brother Qing is well, and that he has some capable people under him. He doesn't cause trouble, but he's not afraid of trouble either.
"Thank you." Jinli pushed his heavy glasses, raised his head, and showed a bright smile, flattening the sour corners of his eyes.
In the past, they always cared about their subordinates, but today, someone also cared about them. No wonder the boss always said that he had a good sister. Who wouldn't want such a sister?
There were eight dishes for five people, and they all finished them in the end. Gu Ye hadn't eaten well or slept well in the past two days, so he made up for it today.
However, Chu An didn't let them drink too much beer. Just half a bottle per person. They still had to drive back in the evening, so they just drank to satisfy their cravings.
In the heyday, people would never drive after drinking. But now there are too few people driving, and there are no traffic police, so all they have to do is keep them safe.
After dinner, Chu An asked Gu Ye to take them to the basement, and she took Duoduo to take a bath. The little guy was a little shy at first, but after getting used to it for a while, he started to play like crazy, and his big, sparkling eyes narrowed into slits from smiling.
After she finished washing, she whispered to Chu An, "Don't tell anyone else that you're taking a shower."
This is probably what Li Qing told her before.
But Duoduo is already so old, it’s a bit inappropriate for Li Qing to give her a bath again.
"Who used to bathe you?"
Duoduo blinked her big eyes and said innocently, "Do I need someone else to take a bath?"
Uh... no wonder the little guy was a little shy at first, it turns out he wasn’t used to having help.
This is the unique gentleness beneath Li Qing's ruffian appearance. He would secretly buy her sanitary napkins when she had her first period, ask Li's mother to teach her about menstrual hygiene, and every time he entered her room, he would hold the door with his foot to leave a gap to prevent outsiders from gossiping.
"Duoduo is amazing. He can even take a bath by himself." Chu An pinched her little face. "Duoduo, you must be nice to Brother Qing in the future. Listen to him and don't make him angry. Do you understand?"
"Of course." Duoduo suddenly put her hands on her hips and said with her bulging belly, "When I grow up, I will not allow anyone to bully Brother Qing. I will treat him well for the rest of my life."
A lifetime???
I don’t know where the little guy learned this word, but it sounds a bit like a domineering president.
She smiled bitterly and shook her head, then took out a new blue floral dress for her to change into, "Do you know how long a lifetime is?"
"How long?" Duoduo frowned.
How long is a lifetime!
Some people can live to be a hundred years old, while others die at birth; some people leave just when they have learned to respect their parents, just understood the true meaning of love, just wanted to forgive their friends, just accomplished something great; some people may not know what they have done in their life until they die, and they live in a daze and waste their time.
A lifetime can be long or short.
She felt that she had dug a hole for herself, so she had to change her answer, "People get along with each other, just like you and Brother Qing, me and you, me and Brother Qing, as long as we treat each other sincerely..."
I was afraid she wouldn't understand this word, so I changed it to, "Never tell a lie, then the length of your life will be that you will be together forever. Otherwise, your life may end with the day you lie."
Duoduo blinked quickly. Chu An didn’t know whether she understood or not. Well, she didn’t know how to explain.
The little guy put on his clothes, tilted his head and asked softly, "Sister Xiaoan, if I don't lie, Brother Qing will never abandon me, right?"
That's true.
She suddenly understood why Duoduo was willing to stick to Li Qing. It was because she felt insecure, just like the time when Gu Ye had just been rescued by her.
"Yeah, that's right." She rubbed the little guy's head, "As long as you don't lie, Brother Qing won't ignore you."
Duoduo was very happy to get a positive answer, and immediately ran to the living room to play the basketball he had longed for.
Chu An blew his hair dry. Seeing that they would be back soon, he went to the bedroom to change into a cool summer outfit, went downstairs and cut a big watermelon. Just as he was about to call Duoduo to eat watermelon, he saw three people pushing the door open.
"How is it?" Chu An asked directly.
"Cool, really cool." Koi couldn't stop smiling, "And there's a well at the innermost part, with deep well water."
Gu Ye continued, "This time we will walk through the entire place. It is divided into three areas, with six caves on each side and nine caves in the middle."
Chu An understood that the security guard should have taken them to the middle area, "Where was the well found?"
Gu Ye said, "It's right in the middle, but the hemp rope for drawing water is broken, and the wooden frame on top is also falling apart. They all need to be repaired."
"Eat some watermelon to cool down." Chu An asked the three of them to sit on the sofa, and then said to Li Qing, "Then you should move in tomorrow. I'm afraid the night will be too long and there will be more trouble."
Seeing that the temperature was getting higher day by day, she couldn't guarantee that it would be the same as in the previous life.
Li Qing ate a large piece of watermelon and sighed contentedly, "Oh, how come I have such a good girl."
Chu An rolled his eyes and said, "When the extreme heat is over, you can go wherever you want."
"Brother is going to go fishing, do you want to come?" Li Qing suddenly said mysteriously, "You won't starve to death at sea."
She also wanted to go fishing, but she had to wait until she was sure that Lao Chu was safe. "I'll think about it, but you can take advantage of this extremely hot opportunity and bribe the ship king with the water in the well."
Koi nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, he didn't care about our water before, but it's different now."
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