Chapter 36
The next morning.
Due to his biological clock, Lan Shuqing woke up at around seven o'clock, while Jiang Bai was still sleeping.
Lan Shuqing was actually still a little sleepy. The curtains in the room were drawn and it was still dark outside the window. Jiang Bai was lying on his side facing the outside, leaving his back to Lan Shuqing.
Fortunately, it was still early. Lan Shu stared at the back of Jiang Bai's head, moved over and put his hand on Jiang Bai's waist, gently holding Jiang Bai in his arms. Lan Shu gently rubbed Jiang Bai's hair, lay on Jiang Bai's pillow, and fell asleep again leaning against her.
When she woke up again, she was woken up by a phone call. Jiang Bai was still very sleepy. She closed her eyes and felt for her cell phone on the bedside table. She found it and opened her eyes reluctantly to take a look. It was an unfamiliar number, but it was from a local city in A. Jiang Bai half-propped herself up and suddenly felt a little heavy on her waist.
Jiang Bai turned around and was stunned for a moment. She didn't know when Lan Shuqing changed his position and was sleeping with her in his arms.
The phone rang again. Lan Shuqing frowned slightly, as if he was disturbed. Jiang Bai quickly answered the call, coughed lightly, and whispered, "Hello?"
"Mr. Jiang..."
She came to urge the process, but Jiang Bai was not on duty today. Jiang Bai was about to get out of bed to talk, but saw Lan Shuqing slowly open his eyes. She lifted the quilt and pressed Lan Shuqing down again, walked aside to explain to the caller and asked him to contact Zhou Yue, then hung up the phone.
Jiang Bai turned around and saw Lan Shuqing sitting up with her hands propped up, looking at him with a hazy look in her eyes. Jiang Bai held the phone in his hand, walked to the bed and sat down, and asked softly, "Lan Shuqing, are you awake? Do you want to sleep a little longer?"
Lan Shuqing sat up straight and scratched his hair. "What time is it now?"
Jiang Bai checked his phone and said, "10:30..."
They both slept for so long, it was all because they stayed up late last night.
Lan Shu yawned lightly, leaned towards Jiang Bai, and leaned on her shoulder, "I'm still so sleepy..."
Jiang Bai tilted his head slightly and reached out to gently stroke Lan Shuqing's back, "Do you want to sleep a little longer?"
Lan Shu shook his head lightly, "No."
Jiang Bai smiled, what a good boy.
Lan Shuqing leaned back for a while before straightening up. She looked at Jiang Bai and smiled, "Jiang Bai."
"Um?"
Jiang Bai looked at her in confusion, not knowing why she shouted but there was no follow-up.
Lan Shuqing still smiled, "I just want to call you."
Jiang Bai said "Oh" and patted Lan Shuqing's hand. "Then get up and get ready. I'm going out to buy groceries and cook." She stood up and said, "At this time, there's only brunch..."
Speaking of eating, Lan Shuqing suddenly remembered something. She turned over, picked up her phone, put on her shoes, got out of bed, and followed Jiang Bai's pace. She walked up to Jiang Bai with clear eyes, "Jiang Bai, how about we go to my house for dinner today?"
Jiang Bai was stunned for a moment, "Going to your house?"
Lan Shu nodded slightly. "Aunt Yao's cooking is delicious. What do you like to eat? I'll call her and ask her to make it..."
Jiang Bai subconsciously refused: "It's not so good..."
Lan Shuqing listened, took Jiang Bai's hand and shook it, and said softly: "Just come back with me, cooking is so tiring, and I'm already hungry..."
Once the child started to act coquettishly, Jiang Bai was a little overwhelmed. However, she had no experience of going to other people's homes for dinner, especially when she might have to meet the elders. She swallowed her saliva and asked, "Are your parents home?"
When Lan Shuqing heard that something was going to happen, he immediately took out his cell phone and called Aunt Yao, "Hello, Aunt Yao..."
When she received the call, Aunt Yao was still cleaning the living room. "Miss, what's going on?"
Lan Shuqing raised his eyebrows, obviously in a good mood, "Are my parents home?"
"They are all at home, including the young master."
Lan Shu glanced at Jiang Bai and whispered into his phone, "Everyone's home. I'll ask Aunt Yao to prepare our meal~"
Jiang Bai nodded helplessly.
"Hello, miss?"
There was no response from Lan Shuqing, and Aunt Yao was a little confused. The call was still going on. Just when she was wondering, Lan Shuqing's cheerful voice came from the other side, "I'm going to bring a friend home later. Aunt Yao, please prepare some more food. My friend likes spicy food."
Aunt Yao agreed, "Okay, Miss."
Li Liyue, who was sitting on the sofa nearby, heard Aunt Yao making a phone call and waved to her.
Lan Shuqing had already hung up the phone. Aunt Yao walked over to Li Liyue and said, "Madam."
"What did Shu Qing say?"
Aunt Yao replied hesitantly, "She said she'll bring some friends back for dinner later."
Li Liyue was puzzled. "Friend? Jiang Bai?"
Ding Dong!
Li Liyue's phone on the coffee table vibrated. She picked it up and saw several messages from Lan Shuqing: "Mom, I'll take Jiang Bai home for dinner later."
I've already told Aunt Yao to prepare a few more dishes~
Sorry, I acted first and asked for your permission later~
Jiang Bai is timid, so don't scare her later~
Love you~ muah~
Li Liyue laughed. How could she be so young and yet her elbows were already turning outward? Was she such a scary person?
In the bathroom, Jiang Bai found roses on the sink as soon as he entered. He changed the water and put them in the cup.
Lan Shuqing was behind her, standing on tiptoe to take a look. Seeing that Jiang Bai didn't move, she poked her shoulder and asked, "Jiang Bai, what are you doing?"
Jiang Bai came back to his senses, looked back at Lan Shuqing, and said, "Nothing." Then he took the toothbrush and toothpaste and started to wash.
The two of them spent half an hour packing up and went downstairs to take a taxi.
The weather has turned cold in January, and the electric scooter is not suitable for daily outings, especially for Jiang Bai to carry Lan Shuqing out. Jiang Bai himself doesn't care.
It took less than ten minutes by taxi to reach the gate of the community, and the two got out of the car and walked in.
This was the first time Jiang Bai walked in like this. Lan Shu gently took her hand and led her away.
The entire villa area is in European style. Each household is at least fifty meters apart, and each household has its own yard. Some of them are even decorated, which looks particularly beautiful.
There were no fallen leaves on the green belts on both sides of the road, which showed that they were well maintained. The further Jiang Bai walked inside, the more nervous he became. He clenched his hands in his pockets and did not hear Lan Shuqing's words.
"Jiang Bai?"
Lan Shuqing called her again.
Jiang Bai came back to his senses and looked at her blankly, "Huh?"
Lan Shu chuckled, "What are you thinking about?"
Jiang Bai smoothed his hair to hide his embarrassment, "No."
It looked like there was something wrong. Lan Shu chuckled and comforted him, "Don't worry, it's just a meal, there's no big deal..."
Jiang Bai looked at Lan Shuqing and sighed, "I understand~"
Because she was going to Lan Shuqing's house, Jiang Bai was still struggling with what to wear when she went out. The main reason was that her style was not that lively, but more rigid, which was not the same tone as Lan Shuqing.
Finally, he chose a ginger-colored jacket, a white sweater underneath, and black tapered sweatpants. Compared to Lan Shuqing's light blue coat, Jiang Bai would call it rubbish.
After so many years, Jiang Bai finally realized that her dressing style was too monotonous.
After a while, the two arrived at the door of Lan Shuqing's house. The yard door was also locked with a password. Lan Shuqing unlocked the door and pulled Jiang Bai in.
There were lawns on both sides of the courtyard, and tiles were laid in the middle of the lawn leading to the gate. Jiang Bai followed Lan Shuqing to the gate. Before entering, Lan Shuqing turned around and looked at Jiang Bai, and Jiang Bai also looked at her.
Jiang Bai tilted his head slightly, looking less nervous than when he came.
That’s right, the more nervous this person is, the calmer he becomes. Lan Shuqing smiled secretly, turned around and pushed open the door.
Aunt Yao was preparing food in the kitchen. Li Liyue was sitting on the sofa. The latest TV series was playing on TV. Lan Shuqing walked in and said, "Mom, I'm back."
Li Liyue turned around and saw Lan Shuqing and another girl walking in.
Lan Shuqing took out a pair of guest slippers from the shoe cabinet at the door for Jiang Bai. When Jiang Bai put them on, he found that the shoes were a little small and could hardly cover the heels. Lan Shuqing smiled after seeing this. It seemed that he would have to prepare a new pair of shoes for Jiang Bai in the future.
"Aunt Yao~"
Aunt Yao came over from the kitchen, her kind face full of smiles, "Miss, you're back~"
Jiang Bai was still holding two bags of fruit. Lan Shuqing took them and handed them to Aunt Yao. "These are the fruits Jiang Bai bought. Put them in the kitchen. You can wash some and eat them later."
Aunt Yao nodded and went back to the kitchen with two bags of fruit.
The two walked to the living room. Lan Shuqing squeezed in next to Li Liyue and sat down, hugging Li Liyue's arm. "Mom, did you miss me?"
Li Liyue gave Lan Shuqing a look, then looked at Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai stood aside, clasped his hands in front of him, and greeted Li Liyue, "Hello, Auntie."
Li Liyue looked like a well-behaved child. She smiled back, "Hello~" and pointed to the sofa beside her. "Sit down first. You can eat later."
Jiang Bai responded and sat on the sofa next to the two of them.
Lan Shu leaned lightly on Li Liyue's shoulder and said coquettishly, "Mom, I haven't seen you for two days. Don't you miss me?"
Li Liyue patted her hands and said, "If you hadn't run away, would you have been able to avoid seeing it?"
Lan Shuqing stood up straight, shook Li Liyue's arm, and smiled sweetly, "I just came back because I missed you~"
Li Liyue rolled her eyes at her again, then looked at Jiang Bai, who was sitting on the side, watching TV with a focused gaze. Li Liyue suddenly became interested, "Jiang Bai, are you watching this TV too?"
Jiang Bai turned his head and said, "It's okay. I think this one looks pretty good."
Li Liyue’s favorite pastimes are reading and watching TV. This TV series was recently released by Chili TV. It has a fresh and life-like style.
Li Liyue leaned forward and asked, "How many episodes have you seen?"
Jiang Bai thought for a moment, "Probably five or six episodes. I haven't watched it in a few days..."
Lan Shu interrupted, "Jiang Bai, how come I didn't know you were watching TV?"
Jiang Bai hasn't turned on the TV at home these past two days.
Before Jiang Bai could say anything, Li Liyue said, "You've known Jiang Bai for so long, and you didn't even know he watches TV?" There was a hint of gloating in her words.
Lan Shuqing straightened up and said firmly, "Of course, that's when Jiang Bai and I are together. There's no need to watch TV."
Li Liyue said "Oh" and jokingly said, "So confident?"
That look didn't trust Lan Shuqing at all. Lan Shuqing looked at Jiang Bai, "Jiang Bai, don't you agree?"
Jiang Bai hadn't expected that the two of them would argue over such a small matter. They were truly mother and daughter. She smiled and said, "Lan Shuqing is right. I don't spend much time at home with her. She still has homework to do."
When Li Liyue heard this, she seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, yes, you are still in your third year of high school."
Lan Shuqing was so angry, "Mom!"
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