Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao opened the door curtain and returned home. Under the warm yellow light, they saw Lin Fei and Ji Leyu sitting on the quilt, cuddling against each other like small animals. It was as warm as a painting covered in oil paint.
Lin Luoqing couldn’t help laughing. He was about to speak when he saw Lin Fei raise a finger to his lips, and point at Ji Leyu beside him.
Ji Leyu was still sleeping with his hands holding the quilt. His head was resting on Lin Fei’s shoulder and his little face was flushed. He looked incredibly cute.
Lin Luoqing nodded. He walked in front of Lin Fei, lifted the bag to show his loot and said in a low voice, “Then you read first. Dad will cook for you. We will eat later.”
“Yes,” Lin Fei responded.
“What do you want to eat today?”
Lin Fei thought for a while before telling him, “Sweet and sour pork.”
“Okay.” Lin Luoqing smiled. “It just so happens that your father and I won a piece of pork tenderloin.”
“Xiao Yu and I won a bag of sweet potatoes,” Lin Fei said softly. “I put it in the room next door.”
“Wow, that’s so awesome.” Lin Luoqing was very happy. “Then Dad will make you shredded sweet potatoes.”
“Okay.”
Lin Luoqing saw that he and Ji Leyu were on the kang, so he didn’t want to cook in this room out of fear of choking the children with smoke. He pulled Ji Yuxiao out the door, ready to go to the semi-open kitchen outside.
It was said to be a semi-open kitchen because the room had no door and was more like a cave. The entrance of the cave was made of earth to make a stove. Behind it was a firewood for backup.
Ji Yuxiao took the initiative to take over the work of lighting the fire. “I have experience in this. I’ll do it.”
Lin Luoqing had no opinion. “Then I’ll go and wash vegetables. What do you want to eat?”
“I’m fine with anything. It is up to you.”
Lin Luoqing heard this and looked at the ingredients sent to them by the program group. He decided to keep it simple and make scrambled eggs with green pepper and mapo tofu. In addition, he would make sweet and sour pork and shredded sweet potatoes for the two children.
However, shredded sweet potatoes were almost considered a dessert. Ji Yuxiao didn’t eat sweet and sour pork very much. Lin Luoqing thought about it and decided to peel two more potatoes to make stir-fry shredded potatoes.
His movements were very fast. Ji Yuxiao helped him from the side, occasionally stir-frying for him. Soon, the dishes came out one after another.
Ji Yuxiao brought the dishes back to the dining table in the same room as the kang.
Ji Leyu woke up vaguely. He saw Ji Yuxiao and said softly, “Dad, you are back.”
“Yes.” Ji Yuxiao smiled, put the dish on the table and walked up to him.
He sat on the kang and reached out to rub Ji Leyu’s hair. “You’re awake. Did you sleep well?”
Ji Leyu nodded. The quilt was too warm, and he fell asleep before he knew it.
He lifted the quilt and hugged Ji Yuxiao in a clingy manner, nestling in his arms.
Ji Yuxiao kissed his sleepy red face and looked at him affectionately. “Yes. Go play with your brother first. I’ll help your dad serve the dishes. I heard that you and your brother performed very well today and won a bag of sweet potatoes. Your dad is also specially making shredded sweet potatoes for you.”
“Wow.” Ji Leyu was pleasantly surprised. “I want to eat.”
He said in a spoiled manner, “I’m hungry.”
“We will eat soon. Stay with your brother for a while. I will help your dad.”
Ji Leyu obediently let go and waved to him. Then he leaned back against Lin Fei.
He reached out and hugged one of Lin Fei’s arms. He placed his chin on Lin Fe’s shoulder and said in a clingy voice as if he just woke up.”Brother, what did you read up to?”
Lin Fei pointed to the page number in front of him.
Ji Leyu pouted. “You’ve read a lot.”
“Yes.”
Ji Leyu sat next to him again, quietly reading the book.
The parents in the live broadcast room were envious.
[How can there be such well-behaved children? Fei Fei and Xiao Yu are really good.]
[Yes. He just woke up and started reading a book with his brother again. Xiao Yu, you are too aware.]
[Other children cry when they see their parents and ask why their parents didn’t come back sooner. They need to be coaxed by their parents. Xiao Yu and Fei Fei are really good. They don’t cry at all.]
[Fei Fei is really too self-aware. Not only did he not cry, I thought Fei Fei would stop reading when Chairman Ji and Qing Qing came back. Unexpectedly, he is still reading!]
[Fei Fei has been reading ‘Stories of Idioms’ for over two hours. I can’t compare to this concentration.]
[Me too. I would die if I had to read books for two hours without playing on my phone!]
[He is also very attentive. When Qing Qing and Chairman Ji came back, he specially raised his finger to remind Qing Qing and Chairman Ji that Xiao Yu was asleep. He was afraid Xiao Yu would wake up.]
[That’s right. Fei Fei hasn’t changed his position since Xiao Yu fell asleep. It was probably because he didn’t want to wake up his younger brother.]
[F*k, this little bean is so sweet. He spoils his little brother.]
[No wonder our Xiao Yu is so clingy to his brother. If I have this brother, I can cling to him as well!]
[Hahaha, me too!]
[But Fei Fei actually has a sweet tooth. He is such a cute baby.]
[Hahaha, I noticed it too. He talked about sweet and sour pork with such a paralyzed face. It is too cute.]
[Wu wu wu, how can I find a man with a cute baby like Fei Fei or Xiao Yu? I’m asking for it online!]
[Give it up, Sister. Based on my experience of watching so many parent-child variety shows, it is too difficult. It is almost equal to nothing.]
Ji Yuxiao went back and forth three times before finally bringing out all the dishes.
He went to the next room to serve rice. Then he looked at the two children on the kang and said, “Come down and eat. The meal is ready.”
Ji Leyu immediately lifted the quilt and got off the kang.
The elementary school student following the live broadcast finally sighed with relief. He pointed to the phone and said, “It is time to eat. Lin Fei went to eat. He isn’t reading any longer!”
“Then let’s eat as well.” The parents of the elementary school student were very pleased to see that he had written so much in the afternoon. “You did well today.”
The elementary school student proudly stuck out his little chest.
“Tomorrow, we will continue to study with Brother Lin Fei.”
The elementary school student, “……”
The small chest instantly retracted. How come there was still tomorrow? Wu wu wu, QAQ.
Ji Leyu and Lin Fei got off the kang, walked to the table and sat down.
Ji Yuxiao handed them the rice and chopsticks.
“Eat the shredded sweet potatoes first,” Lin Luoqing reminded. “Otherwise, you won’t be able to pull them apart when they get cold.”
Ji Leyu also wanted to eat this first. He nodded like a pecking chicken and stretched out his chopsticks.
He took a bite and his eyes curved in a smile as he looked at Lin Luoqing. He said sweetly, “It’s so delicious. Dad makes it so delicious. It is even better than what Auntie makes.”
Lin Luoqing laughed when he heard this. “Why are you so good at talking?”
“It is because Dad is amazing. The food you make is super delicious.”
Once he finished speaking, he put down his chopsticks, raised his hand and gave Lin Luoqing a heart sign.
Lin Luoqing laughed and gave him another piece of shredded sweet potato. “Then you eat more.”
“Yes.” Ji Leyu nodded.
Lin Luoqing also grabbed a piece for Lin Fei. “Fei Fei, eat more. You must be tired from digging for potatoes today.”
Lin Fei shook his head. “I’m not tired.”
“But the two of you are smart. You know to sit on the kang to keep warm.”
“Brother found it,” Ji Leyu said with a smile. “Brother said it was warm there.”
“Do you feel warm?” He asked Ji Leyu.
Ji Leyu nodded obediently. “It is super warm.”
“Then we’ll sleep there tonight.”
“Okay,” Ji Leyu said happily.
Lin Luoqing looked at him with a smile while feeling that the children were really innocent. The warmth of the kang was enough to make them happy.
“By the way, your father and I have prepared small gifts for the two of you,” Lin Luoqing said suddenly.
Lin Fei raised his head curiously.
Ji Leyu asked in surprise. “What?”
Lin Luoqing stood up and took out the yearly abundance and little tiger paper cuttings from the bag he had brought back.
He gave the yearly abundance one to Ji Leyu and the little tiger to Lin Fei.
“This is called a window paper cutting. Your father and I learned it from the teacher this afternoon. Does it look good?”
“It looks good.” Ji Leyu pointed to the fish before looking at Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao happily. “It is a small fish.”
“Yes, it is a small fish.” Lin Luoqing smiled.
Ji Leyu looked at it happily. Finally, he tilted half his face from the paper cutting, smiling childishly and innocently.
Netizens instantly found it cute.
[So cute, so cute!! Xiao Yu, you grew up eating cute things, right?]
[The screenshot has been taken. It is so beautiful. The human face and paper cutting against each other are red.]
[I immediately feel the atmosphere of the new year. I will also try paper cuttings during the new year.]
[Tomorrow, I will get the same style as Xiao Yu!]
Lin Fei was also looking at the little tiger in his hand.
The little tiger was very cute and childish. At first glance, it looked like a baby tiger that hadn’t grown up.
A shallow smile appeared on Lin Fei’s face. He raised his eyes to look at Lin Luoqing.
Lin Luoqing rubbed his head and asked, “Do you like it?”
“Yes.”
“Once you get back, you can stick it on your window or frame it with glass so you can see it when you look up.”
“Okay.” Lin Fei agreed.
The two children received unexpected small gifts and were obviously very happy. They both ate half a bowl of rice. They also devoured the plate of sweet and sour pork and shredded sweet potatoes, almost finishing it.
The netizens who ate with them smiled.
[The children’s happiness can be seen with the naked eye.]
[Qing Qing is so smart! He even thought of giving the afternoon paper cuttings as a gift to his children. I would be very happy if I was them.]
[Qing Qing obviously missed the babies and loves them very much. Among the many parents, he is the only one who gave the paper cuttings to his babies.]
[He also took the initiative to ask the teacher how to cut a little tiger paper cutting. He should’ve been prepared at that time and planned to give one to each person.]
[Qing Qing is a very responsible father. In particular, thinking about how Fei Fei and Xiao Yu aren’t his biological children, I feel that he is even more responsible.]
[No wonder Xiao Yu and Fei Fei could be taught so well by him. Xiao Yu and Fei Fei must feel their importance from him, as well as his love for them.]
[There is also Chairman Ji. Chairman Ji loves the children so much. He will hold Xiao Yu and kiss him, or grab vegetables for Fei Fei. Chairman Ji also learned the little tiger paper cutting from his teacher.]
[Hahaha, so does Fei Fei really like little tigers? So cute.]
[As expected of Fei Fei. He just happens to like big cats!]
[Hahaha, a big cat. Then aren’t Fei Fei and Xiao Yu a big cat and a small fish?]
[So cute, so cute. I instantly imagined a picture.]
[I’m going to draw the picture now. Wait for me to produce it!]
After eating, Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao washed the dishes and prepared to play with the two children on the kang for a while.
As a result, he had just picked up Lin Fei when he heard Lin Fei ask him, “Do you have any cardboard?”
“What do you want this for?” Lin Luoqing was confused.
“The village chief uncle said that we will sell potatoes tomorrow. I want to write on the cardboard…”
Lin Fei got stuck at this point. He thought for a long time but couldn’t think of an answer. So he had to ask Lin Luoqing doubtfully, “How do you sell potatoes?”
“Huh?”
“How much?” Lin Fei looked at him with clear eyes.
Lin Luoqing immediately paused at the question. Then he asked in an uncertain manner, “One yuan for one catty?”
“How much is a catty?” Lin Fei obviously didn’t have the concept of a catty yet.
“It depends on the size of the potatoes,” Lin Luoqing explained to him.
Lin Fei didn’t quite understand.
However, Lin Luoqing already understood the situation. “Do you want to write the pricing of potatoes?”
“What is pricing?”
“It is how much money it costs.”
Lin Fei nodded. “Yes.”
He wanted to write it.
“Then I’ll help you find the cardboard.” Lin Luoqing put him down, turned around and walked to the next room.
Lin Fei followed him and walked out with Ji Yuxiao and Ji Leyu.
Proofreader: Wei
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