The early spring sunset filled the Pear Blossom Villa, and the air was filled with warmth.
Lu Yu nestled in the cat house, lazily rubbing the cat San San, a new way she had recently discovered to relieve stress.
Its fluffy body looks chubby, and it's incredibly agile when it leaps and bounds, and when it squeezes through door cracks and rolls down stairs, it's like flowing water. A tuft of dark fur sits atop its white, fluffy head.
Soft light streamed down as Lu Yu hugged the kitten and repeatedly opened and closed her fist, demonstrating the action of spreading her five fingers.
"San San, stretch out your paws~"
The cat remained unmoved.
Lu Yu flicked the kitten's paw with her finger, "Like me, whoosh~ extend your paw."
Following Lu Yu's rhythm, San San suddenly opened its paws, its small, chubby paws swaying in the sunset light, exuding a sense of healing.
The cattery door opened again, and Jiao Yuyin came in, still damp from his shower, along with the rich scent of raspberries, just like the smell of early spring, a blend of freshness and warmth.
San San couldn't stand it any longer. She jumped out of Lu Yu's arms, pawed at Jiao Yuyin, and leaped onto him.
"You're being naughty again." Jiao Yuyin bent his arm and caught the clingy cat, not forgetting to scold it playfully.
A few white cat hairs immediately stuck to his black long-sleeved sweatshirt, making him look rather cute. At this moment, Jiao Yuyin seemed more like the boy next door, both lively and warm.
Lu Yu rolled over on the cushion, stood up in a flash, chased after Jiao Yuyin, bent down to examine the cat, her fair and rosy face looking as if she wanted to sink into Jiao Yuyin's arms.
Lu Yu pinched San San's chubby cat face and muttered to the cat, "What's wrong with letting me cuddle with you for a while? If I don't pinch you, I'll get hungry. Please, I treat you better than he does. Besides, I bought your favorite fish-shaped cat food, and your cat tree—"
"What do you want to eat...?"
Jiao Yuyin's magnetic voice suddenly interrupted her rambling.
Lu Yu looked up and saw that he still had that same smiling expression. From this angle, his jawline was completely visible. Only then did Lu Yu notice that Jiao Yuyin had a small mole on his jawbone, very light in color and in a hidden location, so she had never noticed it before.
In the current situation, that little mole was like a charming musical note, coupled with Jiao Yuyin's languid and sexy appearance, making Lu Yu unable to stop her imagination from running wild.
"Ahem—what would you like to eat?" Jiao Yuyin asked somewhat awkwardly, feeling the intense gaze Lu Yu was giving him.
Lu Yu scratched his head, a little embarrassed. "Pumpkin, I don't know why, but I suddenly want to drink pumpkin soup."
"Drink if you want, or ask Aunt Zhang to come and cook some?" Jiao Yuyin asked.
After Jiao Yuyin and Lu Yu's wedding, Jiao Yuyin arranged for a driver and nanny at Lixiang Villa.
The Lixiang Villas are row houses with individual entrances and units. Drivers, nannies, and cooks all live and work in these low-rise buildings.
Dinner had just ended a little over an hour ago, and Lu Yu was also a bit reluctant to bother anyone. She said, "I'm just torn. Drinking pumpkin sweet soup is too sinful." Lu Yu showed her little tiger teeth and made up her mind, "I'll go cook some pumpkin. It's okay to just drink a little bit."
Lu Yu hadn't decided whether to add some fermented grains when Jiao Yuyin urged her to take a bath.
"Go take a shower, and cuddle the cat after you finish playing basketball." Jiao Yuyin smiled indulgently. "I'll make you some sweet soup. How about pumpkin dumplings? Just a little bit of rock sugar, that should be fine."
"Huh?...Oh, no, no problem." Lu Yu felt that the two of them really were like an old married couple who had lived together for many years. She deliberately said something else to cover up her imagination, "My health indicators have been very good recently, so I can eat sugar normally."
In the interplay of light and shadow, Jiao Yuyin's small mole seemed even more glaring...
*
Water was poured into the soft pumpkin puree, and soon the lid of the soup pot began to gurgle and vibrate. Jiao Yuyin opened the lid, and the aroma of pumpkin mingled with the steam and rose out.
The tiny, round glutinous rice balls float and tumble in the pot, like little pearls swimming.
Jiao Yuyin mixed cornstarch with a small bowl of milk and added it to the boiling pumpkin soup. He then added a handful of goji berries and two rock sugar pieces, which enhanced the aroma of the pumpkin and blended it with a richer milk flavor.
With its golden base dotted with red, the pumpkin glutinous rice balls have an irresistible aroma.
"bell--"
The phone rang. Jiao Yuyin glanced at it, put the pot lid back on, and answered Qin Meng's call.
"...Let's start with the biometrics module. Give me five minutes."
*
There were two knocks on the bathroom door, and Lu Yu turned off the shower.
"Little Taro, the sweet soup is ready. It's in the soup pot in the kitchen. You can serve yourself in a bit. I'm going to the study to take care of some work."
"Ah... I understand."
There was no sound at the door.
This scene today is so much like her childhood.
Lu Yu hadn't felt this way in a long time.
If I casually mention something I want to eat to my grandparents, it will appear on our family's dining table the next day. My grandparents get up early to go to the orchard to harvest fruit, and before they leave, they will tell me that the best food is in the pot.
That kind of life appeared again, and Lu Yu felt an intoxicating fragrance in the steamy shower room, which was so alluring.
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