After paying, Wen Shuqiao took the receipt and went upstairs to work. She was busy until noon, and then went to eat at a newly opened hot pot restaurant downstairs with her colleagues.
I had just sat down when a new message came in.
[Shen Jiaju: Are you done with your work?]
Wen Shuqiao casually snapped a photo: "Finished work, time to eat super spicy hot pot with colleagues."
A short while later, Shen Jiazhou also sent a photo of himself eating curry rice that his secretary had bought downstairs.
[Shen Jiaju: It doesn't look as good as yours. I also want to eat super spicy hot pot.]
Wen Shuqiao smiled and said, "[I'd rather not. I'm afraid you'll get too sore from the spiciness, and I won't be able to carry it back.]"
[Shen Jiaju: I'm not that bad; I've improved now.]
Wen Shuqiao believed this, as Shen Jiazhou had been eating spicy food with her for a while and his tolerance for spicy food had improved a lot.
Seeing the smile on Wen Shuqiao's face, her colleague asked, "Is your brother-in-law checking up on you?"
Wen Shuqiao looked up and said, "No, they just asked if I had eaten."
The colleague sitting next to her was the same colleague who had helped her yesterday along with Xie Jingbei; her name was Ye Zi.
Leaf said, "Oh my, it's sweet."
Wen Shuqiao was a little embarrassed. Ye Zi asked, "How did you and your brother-in-law meet? He's so handsome, even more handsome than a model."
She gave a thumbs up: "Which way should your head be turned to find a tall, handsome, and devoted partner?"
Wen Shuqiao chuckled: "If he heard you praising him like that, he'd be strutting around like crazy."
Ye Zi said, "I didn't praise you wrong. My brother-in-law's good looks are obvious to everyone!"
Three colleagues were also having lunch with Yezi today, and they all nodded in agreement when they heard Yezi say that.
They all work as photographers, so they are more "picky" about people's beauty and ugliness. When they met Brother-in-law Wen last night, they felt that he was perfect in every way. He didn't even need to wear makeup. He just changed his clothes and stood in front of the camera, and he looked like a soldier!
Wen Shuqiao's ears turned red from the praise. It was strange; the praise was for Shen Jiazhou, so why was she feeling embarrassed?
Just then, the waiter brought out the dishes, and Wen Shuqiao calmly said, "Dinner's ready, dinner's ready."
On the other side, Shen Jiazhou sniffed, put down his chopsticks, and looked at the curry chicken, but he didn't have much of an appetite.
It doesn't taste as good as Wen Shuqiao's hot pot at all.
He picked up his phone again and sent Wen Shuqiao a fainting emoji.
[Wen Shu-chiao: Your curry chicken looks delicious too.]
Shen Jiazhou leaned back in his chair, pondering how to ask Wen Shuqiao to go out for hot pot together, when his phone vibrated again.
[Wen Shu-chiao: Let's go eat together again this weekend.]
Shen Jiazhou's expression softened, and he quickly replied, "Okay, I'll eat the extra spicy one with you, and Can Can will eat the tomato one."
Everything is bright red, symbolizing a prosperous and thriving family!
*
Wen Shuqiao finished work and took the subway home.
Can Can sat on the sofa watching cartoons with Milk Cake, while Aunt Zhang was in the kitchen preparing dinner.
When Can Can heard the noise, she turned around and saw that her aunt had returned. She was overjoyed and jumped off the sofa to run over and hug her.
Wen Shuqiao reminded him, "You need to wear shoes."
Even though the house is kept at a constant temperature, it's still absolutely not okay to walk barefoot on the floor.
Can Can put her slippers back on, while Wen Shu Qiao had already changed her shoes and walked to the sofa.
"Auntie!" Can Can exclaimed happily, "I missed you so much!"
He buried his face in Wen Shuqiao's arms. He had been bored all day at home with his grandma!
Wen Shuqiao patted the back of his head: "I missed you too."
Can Can looked up and said, "Auntie, shall we go out and play? I want to go out and play."
Grandma had a lot to do, so he was too embarrassed to ask her to take him out to play. He could only wait for his aunt or uncle to come back.
Wen Shuqiao glanced at the time. Shen Jiazhou wouldn't get off work until six o'clock, and it was only five o'clock now. It was just the right time for her to take Cancan downstairs for a walk.
She nodded: "Okay, where would you like to go?"
Can Can thought for a moment and said, "Let's go walk the dog, then go home and get the photos. I want to see photos of Mom and Dad."
When they were at Jade Courtyard, Can Can would often look through photos. But this time, he's been here for so long that he hasn't looked through any photos in ages.
Wen Shuqiao nodded: "Okay, go get your coat and put it on. I'll sit and wait for you."
Can Can readily agreed, let go of Wen Shuqiao, and ran back to her room to get her coat.
Wen Shuqiao was sitting on the sofa when Can Can came over with her coat in her arms.
He dressed impeccably in front of Wen Shuqiao and even twirled around smugly: "Am I pretty, Auntie?"
Wen Shuqiao straightened his collar: "A super cute little baby."
Can Can tilted her head back, looking incredibly proud (￣??)!
"Go and put the string on the cake!" Wen Shuqiao also stood up. "We're going out to play. Go and tell Grandma too."
Can Can saluted again and ran quickly to the kitchen: "Grandma, Auntie and I went out to walk the cake. We'll be back soon."
Aunt Zhang smiled and said, "Okay, okay, get some exercise, and eat more later. Grandma will cook you some delicious pickled fish today."
Can Can licked his lips. When he came back later, he wanted to eat lots of fish!
I took the cake downstairs. The sun had already set, and it was a bit chilly with the wind blowing.
But after walking a short distance with the dog, my body warmed up.
Wen Shuqiao took a picture of Can Can walking the dog and sent it to Shen Jiazhou.
[Shen Jiaju: I'm envious. I'm still in a meeting. I also want to walk Can Can and the cake with you.]
Wen Shuqiao couldn't help but laugh at this sentence. She lowered her head and replied, "You'd better not say it in front of him."
Otherwise, we'll have to turn on another kettle at home.
How can the uncle and nephew be so competitive? They're completely focused on each other.
[Shen Jiazhou: When he gets angry, I hide behind you, so he can't hit me.]
He could easily manipulate a child without any problems.
[Wen Shu-chiao: ...Please don't drag innocent people into this war, thank you.]
They chatted for a few minutes and soon arrived at the Emerald Courtyard.
Once upstairs, Can Can couldn't wait to grab the photo album. After flipping through it for a couple of seconds, she turned to ask, "Auntie, can I take it all with me?"
“It would be too heavy to bring everything. You can choose one book, and we’ll be back in a couple of days.”
Can Can hesitated for a moment: "But my uncle said that we should stay at his place, otherwise he will miss us every day."
My poor little uncle!
Wen Shuqiao hummed in agreement: "Is that all your uncle told you?"
Can Can nodded very seriously: "He said that if he can't see us, he will miss us. If he misses us every day, he won't be able to work or eat properly. If that happens, his health will deteriorate. I don't want my uncle's health to deteriorate."
...
Wen Shuqiao had always thought Shen Jiazhou was using some kind of coercion or inducement, but it turned out he was playing the emotional card! That was so unexpected.
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