This was the first time Qiao Yingrui went out to buy vegetables. Su Man stopped him from going to the supermarket on the grounds that the vegetables there were not fresh enough, and instead sent him to the vegetable market where Zhao Man often bought vegetables.
Rotten vegetable leaves were scattered everywhere on the muddy ground, lively fish jumped around and splashed water all over the ground, and noisy vendors shouted their wares in loud voices. All of this made Qiao Yingrui at a loss.
Because it was the weekend, people were coming and going here. Qiao Yingrui walked with difficulty in the crowd. By the time he bought the corresponding ingredients according to the recipe Su Man gave him, nearly an hour had passed.
When he finally came out, Su Man called.
"Does it take so long to buy groceries? Look at the time. I have to pick up An Ning this afternoon. Aren't you wasting time..."
Qiao Yingrui was so furious at being scolded like this. Just as he was about to retort, several images suddenly flashed before his eyes.
"Why are you so slow in cooking? If I had known, I would have taken Coco out to eat." He seemed to be angry in the picture.
"I'm sorry, I didn't feel well this afternoon, so I lay down for a while. I didn't expect it was too late." Zhao Man apologized while busy in the kitchen.
"I've worked hard outside all day, and I can't even get a hot meal when I get home. Never mind, I'll take Coco out to eat."
"I'll be done soon, just wait..."
The rest of his words were thrown into the door by him, along with her figure chasing after him.
For some reason, those once insignificant memories appeared before his eyes frame by frame like a movie, even the details were clear.
Zhao Man’s pale face, the stains on her apron, and her hands protecting her belly.
Qiao Yingrui didn't want to think about it anymore, and went to Su Man's house with the plastic bag that was strangling his hand.
...
Since it was his first time cooking, Qiao Yingrui seemed clumsy.
The water on the vegetables caused the oil pan to explode. He frantically tried to use a spatula to remove the water, but ended up breaking his hand.
He endured the pain and threw the live shrimps in. The high temperature of the oil pan scalded the shrimps so much that they fled in panic and jumped everywhere. The kitchen was instantly a mess.
After working for nearly two hours, Qiao Yingrui finally finished cooking and served the meal. Not only did he have seven or eight big blisters on his hands, but he also cut his hand while cutting vegetables, and his body was splashed with countless oil spots. It was so miserable.
Looking at the plates of black dishes on the table, Su Man looked disgusted and asked, "Are you cooking or poisoning?"
"I didn't expect cooking to be so difficult, I..."
"Okay, stop making excuses. Take these out and clean up the kitchen. Change and wash the sheets this afternoon, then make dinner."
After explaining the task, Su Man left in a leisurely manner, leaving Qiao Yingrui alone staring at the mess in the kitchen in a daze.
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An Ning stayed at Luo Ming's house again last night. Su Man brought some snacks and toys and played with her for the whole afternoon.
Unlike his previous timidity, An Ning now seemed to have found the happiness of his childhood. Accompanied by joy, the two of them were laughing all the time.
It’s not just peace that has changed, joy has changed as well.
Although she would still greet Suman loudly when she saw her, her every move was no longer as deliberate as before to pretend to be an adult.
Seeing that the two finally had the carefree look of children on their faces, Su Man also smiled.
Let these two little kids heal each other and grow up safely and healthily.
After watching them finish their meal, Suman told them a bedtime story before going home.
"drop"
The fingerprint lock opened with a click.
Qiao Yingrui had disappeared, leaving only the warm yellow doorlight illuminating the entrance hall.
Su Man felt a little strange. Qiao Yingrui just left like that. Didn’t he want the money anymore?
While she was puzzled, she suddenly found some plain noodles on the table with a note next to it.
Judging from the degree of clumping of the noodles, it can be seen that Qiao Yingrui has been gone for a long time.
Unfolding the note, there was only one sentence on it:
"I've only succeeded with this. Thank you for your hard work over the years."
If it weren't for Qiao Yingrui's handwriting, Su Man really couldn't believe that these were words Qiao Yingrui could say.
However, it would be more accurate to say that he began to care about her rather than to say that he came to his senses.
After all, Qiao Yingrui's favorability towards her is almost perfect now, so he would put himself in her shoes and have such an understanding.
It's like when you like someone, you feel terribly distressed when she suffers even the slightest injustice. But when you dislike someone, you think she's being pretentious even if she suffers the most.
Su Man flicked the note lightly.
From this point of view, Qiao Yingrui is not completely hopeless.
Was it him who killed An Ning in the previous life?
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Hospital
"Why are you back?"
Siwen was a little surprised to see Qiao Yingrui suddenly appear in the ward. She asked tentatively, "Did you borrow the money?"
Qiao Yingrui didn't answer, but walked to the bed and touched Qiao Keke's head, "How are you today, Keke?"
"Still the same." Siwen said perfunctorily, then asked, "Did you manage to borrow the money?"
"No."
After a brief moment of disappointment, Siwen said sarcastically, "Humph, I told you she wouldn't lend you money. Now that you're broke, it would be strange if she didn't avoid you."
At this moment, Qiao Yingrui was feeling guilty towards Zhao Man. When he heard Siwen say this, his face suddenly turned cold. "But she is our daughter, not hers. She has no obligation to take this money."
Seeing Qiao Yingrui defending Su Man everywhere, Siwen also became annoyed, "Okay, Keke is not her daughter, but Keke is your daughter, right? Then you should think of a way!"
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