Bai Yutong lowered her head and ate quietly, lost in her own thoughts.
After regaining her composure, she looked up at Shen Muzhi and saw that Shen Muzhi was peeling shrimp.
She had eaten with him a few times, and he never seemed to like eating seafood like shrimp and crab; he must have been peeling them for the children.
Bai Yutong glanced at the two children; they were so adorable that it was impossible not to like them.
She was about to look away when she saw that the shrimp Shen Muzhi was peeling was actually for Xiang Zhilan.
She paused slightly, somewhat incredulous, while Xiang Zhilan seemed quite used to it, showing no surprise whatsoever, and picked it up and ate it.
Watching her eat it, Shen Muzhi seemed very happy, and then he went to peel it again.
Bai Yutong pursed her lips, but the cucumber in her mouth tasted like a bitter melon.
It turns out that the way you act when you love someone and the way you don't is so different.
The Shen Muzhi she saw did not seem to be the real Shen Muzhi.
"Auntie, eat." Xiao Kui used a spoon to transfer the smiley-face white radish from her bowl into Bai Yutong's bowl, calling out sweetly and obediently.
"Thank you, Xiao Kui." Bai Yutong had heard Xiang Zhilan call her daughter by her nickname in the supermarket. The little girl was so pretty and delicate that it made people feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Xiang Zhilan gently tapped Xiao Kui's nose. Bai Yutong might not know, but as her mother, she knew best that the little one wanted to give away what she didn't want to eat.
Xiang Zhilan felt a little embarrassed to Bai Yutong when she saw that the white radish was covered with Xiao Kui's rice grains. She wondered if Bai Yutong would find it disgusting, but then she saw Bai Yutong immediately eat the radish.
"Auntie, eat more." Xiao Kui then tried to use the same trick again.
"Auntie will eat, Xiao Kui should eat more." Xiang Zhilan turned her head back and coaxed her to eat.
Shen Muzhi took care of Hengheng as he ate, and the family was enjoying a happy time together.
Bai Yutong felt a little envious. She was her father's daughter born late in life, and her mother had passed away long ago. After her father passed away last year, she had no relatives left.
"Miss Bai, try this steamed pork with rice flour. It's Chef Wang's specialty," Xiang Zhilan said to Bai Yutong when she saw that Bai Yutong hadn't touched her chopsticks.
After saying this, she herself had three black lines on her face. It was all Shen Muzhi's fault. It was his duty as the host to encourage the guests to eat more, but he hadn't said anything. If she didn't say anything either, Bai Yutong would be so embarrassed.
But if I say too much, I'm afraid Bai Yutong will take offense.
"Thank you." Bai Yutong nodded politely, picked up a piece of food and put it in her bowl, and saw Shen Muzhi put food on Xiang Zhilan's plate as well.
She found dinner rather bitter; perhaps she shouldn't have come today.
Even though she knew that Xiang Zhilan and the child had returned to China, and that she had no hope left, she couldn't help but harbor some lingering desires.
Whether she came over under the pretense of delivering matching outfits that day, or came over abruptly like today, it only made her realize more clearly that Shen Muzhi's heart belonged only to Xiang Zhilan.
After finishing dinner, she didn't stay any longer, said goodbye, and left.
Shen Muzhi looked at Xiang Zhilan and smiled faintly: "You treated them very well just now, why don't you go and see them off?"
Xiang Zhilan knew that after Bai Yutong left, he would tease her, so she pretended not to hear and continued to play with the children.
Shen Muzhi was secretly pleased. In fact, he knew that Xiang Zhilan was not the kind of person to show off, and she would not be jealous of him. But he was still happy, which meant that even after two years, the habits she had developed from living here were still ingrained in her.
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