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Unknowingly, the sky outside had darkened, and the baby seemed to be hungry, screaming and making a ruckus. Xiao Qiu coaxed her as she picked up the baby, and picked up her clothes to feed her.
They were all women, and at this time, there was nothing to worry about or awkward about. Sometimes, children would be so hungry that they would cause a ruckus, and there wouldn't even be time when they were in a situation.
The little fellow that was making a ruckus a second ago now quietly closed his eyes. Su Jinyi could not help but tease: "Sleep after you've eaten your fill, you really are a little pig."
"Sleep after you eat, or else it'll be too much trouble." The two exchanged glances and smiled.
After Xiao Qiu put on her clothes, she patted the little fellow who was still struggling to wake up while hugging him, causing the baby to quiet down.
Seeing that the baby had fallen asleep, Su Jinyi couldn't help but say softly: "I'm going to cook."
As Xiao Qiu lightly patted the baby, she replied, "Let's go together, I'll put it on the baby's crib in the living room."
Su Jinyi agreed as she picked up the blanket and followed behind.
After Xiao Qiu settled the little guy down, Su Jinyi walked into the kitchen to organize the ingredients.
Xiao Qiu's kitchen was semi-open, with all sorts of utensils. One could tell that Xiao Qiu could also cook at home just by looking at the oil smoke machine. The usual tools were in the background.
There were two aprons hanging at the side. Su Jinyi stuck her head out and asked: "Which one of these aprons is yours?"
Xiao Qiu coincidentally walked over, and took it down: "Anything is fine, then which one do you want?"
Su Jinyi took out one of the dishes and wrapped it around herself. Xiao Qiu also wrapped the apron around herself, Xiao Qiu first asked her what dishes she would cook, and after getting an answer, the two of them would wash the vegetables and peel the vegetables or cut the vegetables.
"Will it be tiring to be alone with the baby?" Su Jinyi's blade techniques did not stop there, the blade and chopping block made "ku ku ku" sounds as they collided, and she asked.
"It can't be, it's just that sometimes when I'm doing something I worry that the sleeping little guy will wake up or fall to the ground. Although the fence is very high, I can't help but to worry, as if I'm coming back to check if the door is closed after I leave the house." Xiao Qiu could not stop talking about her child.
"Don't just look at this little fellow, it's still a little wrinkled. The baby's smooth and tender skin isn't for show, and it'll definitely be very soft in the future. The child also has a fragrant milk smell, but it's good now, the baby is so obedient, crying when she's hungry, and sleeping after eating, it won't be too noisy for me to play with her??"
Su Jinyi chattered on endlessly in her ears as she cooked. When it came to the topic of children, it was as if Xiao Qiu had opened the floodgates and no one could interrupt him.
The two didn't waste any time and moved quickly. In just a few moments, it was done.
When Su Jinyi had finished cooking and brought the dishes to the table, the male owner of the house, Duan Yunxuan, had not come back yet.
"I'll ask when he'll be back." Xiao Qiu looked at the time, took out his phone and gave it to Duan Yunxuan. Su Jinyi nodded her head and walked to the side of the crib to look at the little guy.
There wasn't much movement in the kitchen, and the two of them also paid attention to the little guy from time to time. At this moment, she was sleeping soundly.
When Duan Yunxuan received the phone call, he realized that he was already at that point, so he pinched the center of his brows.
"Yun Xuan, we've already prepared di er at home. What time are you coming back?" Xiao Qiu's voice came from the other end of the phone, as if the fatigue from working hard had lightened a lot.
"I'll be a bit late. Sorry, I might need you to take the baby alone. This place is a bit busy."
Xiao Qiu was already used to it, she would be fine even if she was alone with the baby.
"Don't worry, Sis Jinyi will be playing at our house for a while. You don't have to worry."
A flash of astonishment appeared in Duan Yunxuan's eyes, but he did not say anything.
After Xiao Qiu hung up, she casually threw her phone onto the sofa, and walked towards the kitchen while saying to Su Jinyi who was looking at the baby: "Sis Jinyi, Yun Xuan has some work to do, let's eat first."
She immediately thought of He Ruiting, and Sheng Lin, to the point where Xiao Qiu had already come out with a bowl and chopsticks. She was still standing beside the crib, maintaining the posture that Xiao Qiu was in before she went to the kitchen.
Xiao Qiu noticed her strangeness and greeted her as if he hadn't seen her, "Come eat your meal quickly, I'm even hungry after smelling the fragrance of the dishes."
Su Jinyi came back to reality and sat at the dining table with her mouth wide open.
Xiao Qiu's family's dining table was a simple rectangular table, but there was a large round table displayed from the four arcs below the table.
Naturally, the two of them sat closer to each other as they sat on the two sides next to each other.
"This cooking is so fragrant, why is it not so fragrant even when I'm cooking it?" Xiao Qiu started a conversation topic to divert her attention.
Su Jinyi looked at the dish that Xiao Qiu mentioned, and placed it into Xiao Qiu's bowl. She laughed: I have put in some seasonings, and some people do not like to eat garlic, but they cook together with the ingredients, it tastes quite good.
Xiao Qiu nodded, she did not like eating garlic and did not hate eating garlic either.
After Duan Yunxuan finished the call, he looked at the time and then put the phone back in his pocket.
When he answered the phone, he did not avoid He Ruiting, so He Ruiting heard his words clearly.
"Is it safe to leave Xiao Qiu alone at home?"
Duan Yunxuan raised his thick eyebrows. Did he not know that Su Jinyi was together with him? He did not expect He Ruiting to not know about this, so he asked back:
"Don't you know that Sis Jinyi has come to my house?"
He Ruiting's eyebrows twitched slightly. He did not say anything as he pursed his lips, and picked up the phone to the side and pressed it to his ear.
As for who Duan Yunxuan was, as his good friend, this change was naturally seen through by him clearly, and he no longer took it as his own business.
Hearing the beeping sound coming from the phone, He Ruiting's eyebrows knitted even more tightly.
Su Jinyi had only eaten a few mouthfuls when she received a call from a man. It must be that Duan Yunxuan mentioned something in front of him.
She did not move, the phone continued to ring, and even Xiao Qiu raised her head and looked at her secretly. She glanced at her cell phone.
Su Jinyi suddenly thought that the baby was still sleeping, and the person on the other side did not intend to hang up, since the baby might wake up if this went on.
She had no choice but to pick up the phone.
He Ruiting only picked up the phone after listening to more than ten rings of the phone.
Su Jinyi did not want Xiao Qiu to see the worry in her heart, hence she gave a shout.
"Hey, where are you?"
When the man's voice came out, Su Jinyi's hand that was placed on his leg tightened.
Since she did not reveal it on the surface, there was no need for her to hide such a thing. She indifferently said: "At Xiao Qiu's home."
When He Ruiting heard her tone, he subconsciously frowned. He didn't know whether it was his imagination or some other feeling that her mood wasn't very high.
But he did not forget the purpose of his call.
"Why did you go to Xiao Qiu's house?"
There was no questioning tone in his voice, as if he was merely stating a fact. However, Su Jinyi thought of Sheng Lin. Even though she didn't completely believe him, it felt like a fish bone was stuck in her throat, making her feel uncomfortable.
With her grudging feelings, she did not have the mood to explain. Even Xiao Qiu felt that she was being perfunctory with that excuse.
"I forgot."
Right now, the moment she received He Ruiting's call, her mind would immediately think of the matter regarding Sheng Lin. She was so frustrated that she did not want to say much and directly hung up.
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