Xu Hanli's already pale face flushed red from the words, as if he were drunk.
His head was almost inside the bowl.
Chen Ji slowly fed Xiao Bao her food. The child, who had been eating well, was now staring intently at Xu Hanli.
Chen Ji's seat was blocking her view, so Xiao Bao tilted her head and tugged at Chen Ji's arm to look.
Peeking around.
It seems like there's a strong sense of theft involved.
"ah!"
Xiao Bao noticed that Xu Ruantang was also watching, so he stretched out his little hand, gesturing and shouting.
Xu Ruantang couldn't help but laugh.
This kid just loves being in the thick of things.
Ye Lan and Chen Lin's attention was quickly diverted to Xiao Bao.
Chen Jicai had only fed her half when Ye Lan snatched the bowl away.
"Mom, you eat first, I'll feed you."
Chen Ji usually handles these things.
When the two of them were at home, Chen Ji did all the housework, including cooking, washing dishes, and doing laundry.
It's not that Xu Ruantang doesn't want to do it, but that she simply can't get it.
Over time, she got used to it.
Ye Lan refused, "No need, no need. In the time it would take to fight over this, our baby would have finished everything."
After saying that, she asked Xiaobao in a high-pitched voice, "Is what Grandma said right?"
Xiao Bao shook his head, his mouth wide open.
After dinner, Ye Lan asked Chen Lin to take Xiao Bao home.
“Ruan Tang, there’s Yi Yi at home too. The two children won’t be lonely together.”
Xu Ruantang: "......"
Even a baby in swaddling clothes can't be lonely, right?
As if afraid that Xu Ruantang would refuse, Chen Lin took Xiao Bao's little hand and walked out.
Xiao Bao has short legs but moves quickly, and Chen Lin follows closely behind her.
"Mom, there are a lot of people riding bikes in the yard. Tell Dad to be careful. If necessary, let Xiaobao ride in a stroller."
Xu Ruantang gave instructions to Ye Lan, who was pushing the cart.
Ye Lan nodded.
Xu Ruantang continued, "Don't keep carrying her. She's heavy now, and your and Dad's arms can't take it."
Ye Lan nodded again, "I know, I know."
They might say that, but they probably won't actually do it.
The three of them looked up.
Not far away, Xiao Bao was riding on Chen Lin's shoulders, excitedly raising his head and shouting.
Ye Lan's lips twitched, and she pushed the cart forward guiltily.
He waved to them and said, "Go back."
"Mom, I'll pick up Xiaobao tomorrow. If you need anything, just have someone come to the house to find me."
Xu Ruantang's words quickly dissipated in the cold wind.
She looked up at Chen Ji, whose face remained calm, and asked, "Are you mute?"
"Um?"
Chen Ji reached out and ruffled Xu Ruantang's hair. "Don't worry, Mom takes very good care of the child."
Xu Ruantang turned and walked into the house, muttering softly, "I think you're the type who'll just abandon her in the future. Other dads are all doting on their daughters, why aren't you clinging to your daughter at all?"
Although Chen Ji takes good care of the children.
Chen Jiyou narrowed his deep eyes and retorted, unusually, "I'm clingy too."
Xu Ruantang pursed her lips, disagreeing.
Xu Hanli had slipped away as soon as he finished eating, leaving only the two of them at home.
The two entered the house and, while clearing away the dishes, Xu Ruantang asked Chen Ji, "By the way, did you ask Xu Hanli who decorated our new house?"
Chen Ji nodded, "I asked, and it was my comrades who helped out of their own initiative."
He felt a headache coming on just thinking about how indifferent Xu Hanli had seemed at the time.
"Old Chen, why are you so unsociable? People are willing to help you, shouldn't you be happy? It means you're popular."
"Old Chen, I was also looking for a master, but some brat let the word slip, and they followed me when I was shopping!"
Xu Hanli looked furious, and his acting was quite convincing.
"I'll treat everyone to dinner when I get back."
Chen Ji offered a solution.
Xu Ruantang came out with a rag, and Chen Ji was already tying on his apron.
"Then I'll make a three-tiered cake tomorrow and send it to your unit as a way of thanking everyone."
Chen Ji looked up at her and chuckled, "No need, I'm too tired."
He didn't know before that making a cake was so complicated.
I watched her make a cake from the glass last time.
Remembering how she had been rubbing her wrists when she came out, Chen Ji didn't want her to do it herself.
Drawing and baking cakes are both very demanding on the wrists.
She wants to build a three-story building.
Those people are all roughnecks; how could they tell the difference between good and bad food?
“I want to do it,” Xu Ruantang retorted. “I also want to thank everyone in my own way.”
In later times, home renovation would cost a lot of money.
Besides, Chen Ji must be under a lot of pressure; he's not someone who likes to owe favors to others.
The matter was decided amicably.
The next day, Xu Ruantang got up early and went to Xifo Temple to make a cake.
Before the shop opened for business, Qiu Liang asked everyone to put down what they were doing and watch Xu Ruantang make cakes.
Especially the chefs in the shop.
This is a rare opportunity to learn up close and in its entirety.
To this day, Qiu Liang has never seen anyone with better cake decorating skills than Xu Ruantang.
Whenever Xu Ruantang makes something personal, she pays the price according to the selling price.
Qiu Liang naturally refused.
But Xu Ruantang would secretly slip it back.
"Qiu Liang, why don't you deliver this to Ruan Tang? This cake is so big, how can she carry it?"
Sister Juan looked at the cake with a troubled expression.
Just as Qiu Liang was about to nod, the shop door rang.
Wang Xiuxiu brought Lu Xiaozhao over; she's been running back and forth between several shops and her new house lately.
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