By now, Jiang Lihao had already dragged Huo Cheng away to finish the half - cooked meal they'd started. But when Jiang Lihao rushed into the kitchen, he realized he'd been too naive.
After an afternoon, the kitchen was no longer as it had been. The incident had happened suddenly. The half - cooked dish was still in the pot, raw. There were also half - cut vegetables on the chopping board, but the leaves were no longer fresh.
Facing such a kitchen, Jiang Lihao's growling stomach left him with neither the mood nor the energy to clean up. So he looked at Huo Cheng.
"Brother Huo, let's order takeout. This... can't be eaten," he said.
Huo Cheng looked at the kitchen and then at Jiang Lihao. He knew Jiang Lihao couldn't wait any longer. So he called to order a table of dishes to be delivered home.
Yang Qian and Gu Sisi were also called downstairs for dinner. Of course, before coming downstairs, the two of them fed the baby first and then coaxed the baby to sleep.
As soon as they came downstairs, they saw Jiang Lihao gobbling with a bowl in his arms. Huo Cheng was sitting opposite him, looking calm, with a table full of sumptuous dishes in front of them.
Yang Qian and Gu Sisi suddenly felt hungry too. So the two of them rushed to the table and began to feast.
Yang Qian always ate with gusto while holding the bowl. If you were observant, you'd notice that Yang Qian's way of holding the bowl while eating was exactly the same as Jiang Lihao's. They were truly a match made in heaven, Gu Sisi thought to herself.
But what she didn't realize was that her eating posture and some of her little daily movements were becoming more and more like Huo Cheng's.
Seeing Gu Sisi with such a rare good appetite, Huo Cheng was in a much better mood. He kept picking up dishes for Gu Sisi, piling her small bowl high.
Seeing this, Yang Qian nudged Jiang Lihao dissatisfiedly and pouted to show her discontent.
So Jiang Lihao picked up her favorite sweet - and - sour spareribs for Yang Qian. Yang Qian immediately beamed with joy, but Jiang Lihao tapped her on the head with his chopsticks.
"Eat properly," he said.
Yang Qian glared at Jiang Lihao, then refocused her eyes on the sweet - and - sour spareribs.
Forget it. For the sake of the delicious food, she wouldn't argue with this guy.
At the dinner table of the four, there was an inexplicable harmony. Although... after what had happened today, each of them had their own concerns, and the atmosphere was a bit solemn for a moment.
"It's really a pity that we didn't get to eat the food you two cooked today, Jiang Lihao and Brother Huo," Yang Qian was the first to break the ice.
"Hey, the food I cook is a limited - edition. There won't be another chance," Jiang Lihao boasted when he'd almost finished eating and heard Yang Qian's words.
"I'm not kidding. The food I cook is really something special," he added.
"Come on. You're getting carried away," Yang Qian was good at bursting Jiang Lihao's bubble.
"..."
Watching the two of them bickering, Gu Sisi couldn't help but laugh. This laugh attracted everyone's attention. Suddenly, everyone was staring at Gu Sisi, which made her a bit at a loss.
"Hey, Sister Sisi, have you ever seen General Manager Huo cook?" It was Yang Qian again. She was looking at Gu Sisi with a mischievous smile.
"Actually, I haven't," Gu Sisi answered truthfully.
"Why are you men all like this? Cooking isn't just our women's job. You can all cook, but you always push it onto us women. Humph," Yang Qian seemed quite indignant.
"Okay, okay. If you want to eat, I'll cook more for you in the future. Alright?"
Jiang Lihao reached out and ruffled Yang Qian's hair to comfort her.
"You said it. I'll remember," Yang Qian cheered at once. She felt like she could eat another bowl!
On this side, Gu Sisi inexplicably looked at Huo Cheng, and Huo Cheng was just looking at her too. The moment their eyes met, Gu Sisi panicked.
So she hurriedly lowered her head and coughed a few times to relieve the awkwardness. Unexpectedly, Huo Cheng caught Gu Sisi's hand that was on her leg, leaned over to her ear and said something.
Gu Sisi's ears immediately turned red. Then she quickly pushed Huo Cheng's hand away and said in a hurry,
"The baby seems to be awake. I'll go up and check," and then she ran away.
Only Yang Qian and Jiang Lihao were left looking at each other in dismay. The two of them looked at Huo Cheng, full of doubts. Jiang Lihao was the first to ask Huo Cheng:
"Brother Huo, what did you do to Sister Sisi? Why did she run away?"
Huo Cheng took a sip of soup, looking like a perfect gentleman.
"Nothing. I didn't do anything," he said.
Humph. The two people across from him rolled their eyes. They didn't believe him. He must have done something to her just now, or else she wouldn't have run away with her ears and face so red.
Gu Sisi dashed upstairs in a hurry. She closed the door and leaned against it. She could still feel her heart pounding and her face burning. What was going on?
The words Huo Cheng had whispered in her ear just now came back to her mind: "If you like, I can cook for you every day, wife~"
These words inexplicably struck Gu Sisi's heart. It was so flirtatious, talking about cooking and all.
Although Gu Sisi wasn't a foodie like Yang Qian, just thinking about the scene of Huo Cheng cooking, she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.
It was so annoying. She was still angry with Huo Cheng, but why couldn't she resist when he said such a thing?
Gu Sisi cursed herself for being useless. She was already a mother, but still so easily blushed.
When she walked to the baby's crib, she found the baby blinking big eyes and staring at her. She'd just used the baby waking up as an excuse, but unexpectedly, the baby was really awake. The baby just didn't cry or make a fuss, which surprised Gu Sisi.
Originally, Gu Sisi didn't have a deep understanding of taking care of a child. At home, there were still her parents to help. After coming to the Huo Mansion, there were Sister Hua and Sister Hu to assist her.
Today, neither of them was around, and Gu Sisi was really at a loss. She remembered how the baby had suddenly cried this morning, throwing both her and Huo Cheng into a complete mess.
Gu Sisi thought it was funny. They both hadn't thought that the baby was crying because it was hungry. They thought the baby might have hurt itself somewhere, or needed a diaper change, or didn't like being held like that.
They kept changing postures and coaxing the baby. At that time, Gu Sisi didn't understand why it didn't work. She clearly remembered that her mother had done these things when the baby cried.
Thinking about it carefully, the one who was really wronged should be the baby. The baby was so hungry, but mom and dad didn't know. They undressed the baby, changed the diaper, and carried the baby around, but just didn't feed it.
Thinking of this, Gu Sisi suddenly found it a bit funny. She scraped the baby's little nose and took out a toy to make the baby giggle.
"Baby, mom is sorry. You've suffered. Mom almost lost you today. Don't worry, baby. Mom will definitely bring your elder brother back too."