A few days later, the weather warmed up a bit, and Su Jingjing invited Xinyi to her home for dinner.
They hadn't seen each other for almost a month since they last parted ways.
After finishing breakfast, Su Jingjing went to buy groceries. It was still cold outside, and going back and forth would be too much trouble, so this time she didn't let the children come with her.
She ran into Xinyi when she returned to the entrance of the military region.
The girl immediately took her hand as soon as she arrived, "Sister Jingjing, you've gone to the city?"
"Let me help you carry it."
Su Jingjing handed her the lighter bag to carry.
He jokingly said, "It's rare for someone to come to my house for dinner, so I'll definitely prepare a more lavish meal."
"The two kids miss you terribly since we haven't seen each other for a while."
Zhong Xinyi felt it was highly believable that Yuanyuan missed her, but An'an...
That would be a bit difficult.
This child looks exactly like Commander Li.
Yuanyuan squatted by the windowsill like a statue waiting for her mother, sighed, and turned to ask, "Brother, why hasn't Mom come back yet?"
An'an went over and closed the window, leaving only a small crack.
"Don't be exposed to too much cold wind, or you'll easily catch a cold."
He touched his sister's flushed cheeks with the back of his fingers. "Are you cold?"
"It's not cold." Yuanyuan shook her head honestly; the scarf her mother knitted was very warm.
When she went to class, her classmates were all envious that she had such a wonderful mother.
"Hey, brother, look! Mom's back!"
The next second, Yuanyuan chuckled, her dark eyes suddenly brightening.
“Sister Xinyi is with Mom.”
With her eyes darting around, she ran to the door and opened it for her mother ahead of time.
An An silently put down his book, clearly delighted as well.
"Mom, Sister Xinyi."
Yuanyuan peeked out and kept staring at the stairwell. As soon as she saw someone, she immediately beamed with joy.
Zhong Xinyi's eyes lit up. "Little Yuanyuan is getting prettier and prettier. Let your older sister give her a hug."
I don't know how Sister Jingjing raised her child, but she's so round and beautiful, she's bound to be a beauty in the future.
Yuanyuan smiled so much that her dimples deepened.
Su Jingjing didn't know whose dimples her daughter inherited from; perhaps her mother-in-law.
Only my mother-in-law in the whole family has dimples.
My daughter calls Xinyi "sister," and the generations are all messed up.
But the little one felt that calling her "Auntie" was too old.
Su Jingjing smiled helplessly and stopped correcting her daughter's way of addressing her. She figured that Xinyi would naturally change it after she got together with Gu Shaokai.
"Jingjing, Yuanyuan will definitely be prettier than you when she grows up."
Zhong Xinyi is so rare, I really want to take her home and raise her.
Upon hearing this, Su Jingjing continued tidying up the groceries she had bought, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Of course, her father and I cherish her like a treasure."
The situation with my mother-in-law is even more extreme. People say that grandparents and grandchildren are closer, and that's absolutely true.
Besides, she has her older brother An'an to protect her, so no one can bully her.
Yuanyuan is the apple of everyone's eye.
Zhong Xinyi saw An An helping Jing Jing organize the ingredients with a blank expression.
He couldn't help but praise her, "An'an is getting more and more...beautiful." It was just a bit cold.
She originally wanted to compliment her on her looks, but then she thought that men shouldn't be called beautiful.
An An paused for a moment, a blush creeping onto her face.
Yuanyuan covered her mouth and giggled, "Sister Xinyi, my brother doesn't like people saying he's handsome."
Why?
Zhong Xinyi raised an eyebrow, finding it somewhat intriguing.
"My brother said that boys shouldn't say 'good-looking'."
Last time, a girl in my class complimented my brother on his good looks, and he immediately put on a stern face, causing the girl to burst into tears.
Zhong Xinyi was overjoyed. "Oh my, An'an, this is too funny!"
An An suddenly became anxious, whether because of her sister's words or Zhong Xinyi's teasing.
Su Jingjing looked at her son and smiled, "Sister Xinyi is praising you."
An An pursed his lips. Of course he knew this was a compliment, but he didn't like people saying he was good-looking.
The four of them prepared lunch together, with the two children mainly participating.
Zhong Xinyi stared at Su Jingjing's skillful movements and couldn't help but feel envious. "Sister Jingjing, did you study cooking skills specifically?"
Su Jingjing shook her head, "No, that's not true."
He joked, "It might be a talent."
Yuanyuan tilted her head back and said in a childish voice, "Sister Xinyi, my grandma cooks very well too. She said my mom inherited it from her."
He scratched his head, puzzled, and asked, "What is heredity?"
An'an corrected her sister, "Silly girl, it means the child resembles the parents."
"Hmph..." Yuan Yuan snorted coldly, put her hands on her hips, "Daddy said Yuan Yuan is not stupid."
Her brother made her angry, and she couldn't be appeased.
Seeing his younger sister puffing up in anger, An'an quickly compromised, "Brother didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted you to read more books."
"Brother, will the book talk about these things too?"
Isn't it just about arithmetic?
An'an continued to coax her younger sister, "Everything is in the book, and that will make you smarter."
Oh, I see. Then she should be as smart as her brother.
Yuanyuan quickly pulled her brother into the room to read.
The little guy doesn't seem to have any talent for learning.
Su Jingjing and her husband were very open-minded, but An'an was very worried.
The conversation between the two children amused Zhong Xinyi.
“Jingjing, you must be happy to have two children by your side.”
Su Jingjing smiled, her eyes crinkling, "Yes, they are my source of joy."
They are so easy to take care of.
Unlike some unruly children in later generations who make adults clean up their messes all the time.
Half an hour later, the two of them had prepared four dishes and a soup: Mapo tofu, cabbage and vermicelli soup, stir-fried pork with chives, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and fried yellow croaker.
Deep-fried yellow croaker is her specialty. She uses soybean oil, a perk the army gave her a couple of days ago. The oil sizzles as soon as it hits the pan. The yellow croaker, coated in starch, turns golden and crispy immediately after being added to the pan. Finally, she adds scallions, ginger, and garlic to infuse the flavor.
Oh, and I also steamed four crabs with just two slices of ginger. The crabs' delicate aroma immediately filled the air.
Yuanyuan, tempted by the aroma, put down her book and ran out to ask, "It smells so good!"
She tilted her head back, raising her chubby cheeks, and asked, "Mommy, can I eat now?"
Su Jingjing smiled and said, "We can eat when Daddy comes back."
Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao appears.
However, there was another person following behind Li Hanting.
It's Gu Shaokai!
This was something Su Jingjing hadn't expected.
Gu Shaokai probably only came here because Xinyi was here.
It has to be said that Su Jingjing is right.
Upon seeing Uncle Gu, An'an and Yuan Yuan greeted him politely.
Gu Shaokai was overjoyed and stretched out his arms, wanting to pick up both children at the same time, but An'an dodged away and said coolly, "I'm not a child anymore, I can't just be hugged like that."
"Uncle Gu, you can hold your little sister."
Everyone laughed together.
"..." Gu Shaokai was speechless.
As expected of Ting-ge's son, he has surpassed his father.
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