Lunch time was a bit late, almost one o'clock in the afternoon, but Aunt Wang prepared a rich meal.
Because Shen Jiayao left for something, there were only Lu Xixin and Shen Nianxi for lunch.
Aunt Wang brought the dishes one by one. Lu Xixin only glanced at them before turning her head to roll up Shen Nianxi's cuffs. It was already May and the weather was getting hotter.
The little boy had begun to wear thin clothes, short-sleeved shirts and thin shirts. When he came back at noon, he was wearing short-sleeved shirts and a baseball jacket.
But when I washed my face just now, I changed my clothes.
Although the sun was shining brightly outside, the ground had not warmed up yet and the room was a bit cool, so Lu Xixin found him a long-sleeved T-shirt.
The cuffs are a bit long and need to be rolled up when eating.
She held her arm there and turned around to find that the table was already full of dishes, most of which were spicy dishes.
Lu Xixin was surprised, her slender phoenix eyes raised with confusion: "Can Nianxi eat spicy food?"
Aunt Wang came over with a smile and brought a plate of spicy chicken and placed it in front of Lu Xixin. After setting the dishes, she opened her mouth and pointed to the dishes in front of Shen Nianxi: "The young master eats these, and the rest is Prepared for you."
"By the way, there's this." Aunt Wang returned hurriedly. After a while, she brought out a cup of yogurt and handed it over, "Miss Lu, here you go."
Lu Xixin looked at the cup of yogurt in trance, her memory seemed to be pulled out of a hole, and vague fragments flashed in her mind.
"I want to eat something spicy, so spicy!" The girl coquettishly hung on the man's back.
"Too spicy is bad for your stomach." The man said firmly. Although the figure was blurry and his face could not be clearly seen, he could feel the speaker's gentle and firm tone.
"Wouldn't it be better to just drink a cup of yogurt? Don't forget, I am a doctor, the most powerful doctor. Drinking yogurt before meals can protect the gastric mucosa." The girl was pleased with herself and turned to look at the man, wanting to see what else he could find. What excuse to stop myself from eating spicy food.
This time, the man did not make excuses, but directly held the girl's head and kissed her. His voice was as gentle as the spring wind: "Be good and don't eat spicy food today, okay?"
...You cheated!
The girl surrendered obediently, like a shy deer.
The fragments in the memory are distant and blurry, but the love flowing between the two cannot be blocked no matter what.
These are two men and women in love.
"Sister Xixin?" Shen Nianxi's tender childish voice pulled Lu Xixin out of her memory, "What are you thinking about?"
Lu Xixin pressed her temples to suppress the strange fragments in her mind, lowered her head and smiled at the little boy: "I was thinking, today's food tastes really good."
Hearing this, Shen Nianxi looked at the food on the table, stuck out his tongue, and said, "It's so spicy. Sister Xixin is so good, she can eat spicy food."
She touched the little boy's soft hair and said, "When Nian Xi grows up, he will be able to eat spicy food."
Shen Nianxi nodded: "Well, that's what dad said too. He said that if I follow mom, I can eat spicy food."
Mother?
Lu Xixin raised her eyebrows. This was the first time Nian Xi mentioned his mother.
Speaking of which, Shen Nianxi is different from ordinary single-parent children. No matter how lively and cheerful other single-parent children are, they will be a little sensitive and avoid talking about their missing parents.
But Xiao Nianxi is different. He seems to have no worries in this area at all, and he doesn't look like a single-parent child at all.
Lu Xixin had avoided talking about this issue before, for fear of hurting the little boy, but this time he took the initiative to mention it, Lu Xixin became a little curious and asked: "Does Nian Xi know his mother?"
"I know." The little boy nodded solemnly, and stretched out his white and tender little fat fingers to count one by one: "Mom loves spicy food, mom has medical skills, mom is beautiful..."
I counted several features in one go, until my fingers were no longer enough, and I was frustrated and put it down.
He lowered his head and raised his eyes again, glancing at Lu Xixin several times.
With the nervousness and temptation of a child: "Sister Xixin, do you know medical skills?"
Medical skills?
Lu Xixin's eyes darkened, and then she shook her head: "No."
"No?" Shen Nianxi raised his eyes in shock, looking at her in surprise and confusion, his chest heaving violently, and his eye circles quickly turning red: "Is it really not possible?"
The voice was full of tears.
Lu Xixin was really frightened, and her mind went blank for a moment. She rarely lost her mind like this. She couldn't control herself at all, and said directly: "I know a little bit."
"What does it mean to know a little bit?" Xiao Nianxi was very nervous, and his little hands were grabbing the corners of her clothes.
Lu Xixin explained warmly: "I knew it before, but then I kind of forgot about it."
So, does this count as a yes or a no?
Shen Nianxi was confused and thought hard for a long time.
He was a little unsure and decided to ask his father in the evening.
After finding the solution, Shen Nianxi became happy again, leaned into Lu Xixin's arms, and said to her: "Dad said that mother is a fairy in the sky. She went back to heaven after giving birth to Nianxi. She has to wait until Nianxi grows up. And come back only after finding her."
After saying this, Shen Nianxi quickly raised his eyes to look at Lu Xixin, then lowered his head and twisted his fat little fingers: "I found a lot of aunties, but I didn't even tell them that I was looking for my mother."
Lu Xixin was a bit of an afterthought and didn't figure it out until she heard this sentence.
Little tadpoles, do poles look for their mothers?
Then, found her here?
Suddenly, Lu Xixin didn't know how to reply. She saw the expectation in the little boy's expression. He must have regarded her as his mother.
Lu Xixin couldn't say any words of rejection, so she had to remain silent.
Fortunately, Aunt Wang came over with the last plate of food: "Miss Lu, eat quickly, the food is already cold."
Lu Xixin quickly straightened Xiao Nianxi and handed him a pair of chopsticks: "Let's eat."
"Oh." Xiao Nianxi felt a little depressed when she didn't get the answer.
However, he was an optimistic child. When he saw the table full of delicious food, he became happy again. He stretched out his chopsticks and gave Lu Xixin a piece of his favorite thick egg roll.
Although he is only four years old, his hands are still small, but his chopsticks are already very slippery.
It can hold thick chunks of egg yolks, thin strips of bean sprouts, and plump meatballs.
Today's food was very appetizing. Lu Xixin ate a lot. She didn't put down her chopsticks until her lips were full, red and moist from the spicy food.
Shen Nianxi also ate happily. While eating, he watched Lu Xixin eating spicy food with a raised eyebrow.
Dad said that Mom likes spicy food very much!
After lunch, Aunt Wang brought over another glass of coconut juice, saying it would relieve the spicy taste.
Lu Xixin didn't take it to heart. Many people like to drink a glass of coconut juice after eating spicy food, but when she took it into her mouth, she was stunned.
There is actually a familiar light medicinal fragrance in it.
Lu Xixin has a very sharp tongue. When she was young, whenever her grandfather cooked some medicine, she could tell the nature of the medicine just by tasting a little.
It's the same this time. After one sip, you can taste every medicinal ingredient.
Lu Xixin pinched her fingers, her face remained calm, but the doubts in her heart were getting bigger and bigger.