The next day, the sun shone brightly, the weather was fine, and a gentle breeze was blowing – the perfect time for exercise. His biological clock kicked in automatically, and after brushing his teeth and washing his face, Xia Shizhao got up for his morning run as usual. Just as he stepped out the door, he ran into Ye Qiuling, who was carrying groceries home.
Ye Qiuling's sharp features softened instantly upon seeing her, and her cold eyes took on a hint of warmth: "Good morning."
"morning."
After exchanging greetings naturally, Xia Shizhao looked at the bag curiously, "What's good to eat?"
"I bought some of your favorite foods." She opened the bag to show Xia Shizhao.
"Oh ho, then I'll look forward to it," Xia Shizhao tilted his head, his eyes crinkling with laughter, and waved his hand. "Then I'll continue my training."
"Um."
After finishing his workout, it was already nine o'clock. Xia Shizhao was slightly out of breath and was about to go home to change when Ye Qiuling called out to him, "Would you like some osmanthus rice wine?"
Xia Shizhao pointed to his sweat-soaked back, nodded, and said, "Okay, but I'll go change my clothes first. Where's Xiaohu? Why isn't it out playing?"
"It's sleeping on the sofa." Ye Qiuling said, pointing to the living room. Xiao Hu stood up, greeted Xia Shizhao, and then lay back down.
Xia Shizhao noticed that Xiaohu seemed listless, so he went over and touched Xiaohu's head, asking with some concern, "Is Xiaohu feeling unwell?"
Afraid of being noticed, Ye Qiuling shook her head, "There's no problem. It was checked at the vet and is very healthy. It's just lazy. You should go back and change your clothes."
Xiao Hu rolled over and bowed to Xia Shizhao, looking at her with bright, round eyes. He was full of energy and didn't seem uncomfortable at all, which reassured Xia Shizhao. She stood up and went home to change her clothes.
Xia Shizhao breathed a sigh of relief when she didn't see Ye Qiuling standing behind her.
She didn't have time to control Xiaohu's reactions while she was cooking.
He touched his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.
Go and take the fermented rice wine from the kitchen out.
He rolled up his sleeves and went back to the kitchen, where there were many exquisitely arranged plates, showing that he had excellent knife skills.
Xia Shizhao walked into the kitchen from outside and exclaimed in a low voice, "Wow!" She could do it, but she found it troublesome and didn't like doing it this way. Goodness, showing off her skills.
Because the weather was slightly cool, Xia Shizhao was wearing a long-sleeved shirt. Looking at the exquisite and beautiful lily-stuffed shrimp balls, a strange competitive feeling arose in his heart. He excitedly rolled up his sleeves and moved closer to Ye Qiuling, "I'll help too. My knife skills are also super good!"
Ye Qiuling quickly stopped her hand from cutting the tofu, her face showing a hint of helplessness: "Go and eat the fermented rice first, then you can come and help later, okay?"
"oh."
Xia Shizhao obediently walked out of the kitchen, pulled out a chair and sat down at the dining table. A few osmanthus flowers were poured on the surface, and the unique aroma of wine and rice intertwined and surrounded his nose. He scooped up a spoonful and put it in his mouth. The soft and sticky rice grains melted instantly on his tongue, and the floral fragrance and sweet but not greasy juice blended perfectly together.
A happy expression spread across her face, like a little hamster enjoying a delicious meal, her eyes sparkling.
Xia Shizhao poked the white dumpling. He didn't like eating white dumplings, even if they were in fermented rice wine. But in the spirit of not wasting food, Xia Shizhao still ate them.
The next second she blinked in surprise.
The glutinous rice balls have sesame filling, which was something she casually remarked at the time, and she didn't expect her to remember it.
Why can't the rice balls in sweet fermented rice balls be filled with sesame paste?! I don't like plain rice balls! I'm so angry! They're so awful! And I can't waste the plain rice balls.
"Don't be angry. From now on, I'll make you little sesame balls. If you eat out and get any white sesame balls, give them to me, and I'll finish them for you so nothing goes to waste."
Lowering her gaze slightly, Xia Shizhao suddenly remembered when Qiu Li and she went out to eat together. Qiu Li had also ordered sweet fermented rice balls, but Qiu Li seemed to have said, "I like sweet fermented rice balls, do you want some? If not, I'll eat them all."
She seemed to happily agree at the time.
Xia Shizhao concealed the complex emotions in his eyes and silently drank the sweet water.
Just as she finished drinking, as if timed perfectly, Ye Qiuling brought out a plate of crystal-clear shrimp dumplings. "Here, your breakfast."
Xia Shizhao looked at her suspiciously, "Don't you want me to go to the kitchen to help you?"
Ye Qiuling nodded honestly and said, "Yes, you just need to eat today."
"Okay, I'm going to eat all the food you made today."
Xia Shizhao nodded seriously, with an expression that suggested he was planning to eat her out of house and home.
Ye Qiuling chuckled easily, her voice rising slightly: "Okay~"
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