"Uncle Amy called and said it's been ages since I last did a live broadcast. He wants me to go live tonight. I'm thinking of filming the dishes Grandma made and posting the video on my account to introduce our country's cuisine," Xu Yiyi said.
"That's a great idea," Xu Qingqing praised, giving a thumbs - up. Then she secretly picked up a piece of sweet and sour spareribs and popped it into her mouth.
Since the spareribs had just come out of the pot, they were scalding hot. She kept exhaling and fanning her mouth with her hand.
"So hot!"
Lu Chuanbai was amused by the cute Xu Qingqing. He got up and poured a glass of cold water for her. "Stealing food in front of the kids. Aren't you afraid of setting a bad example?"
Xu Qingqing took the glass and took a sip. When the sparerib in her mouth was no longer hot, she continued to chew and mumbled incoherently, "None of your business."
There were sauce and sesame seeds on the corner of Xu Qingqing's lips. Lu Chuanbai lovingly reached out his finger and gently wiped away the sauce, then cleaned his finger with a tissue.
She's really like a child.
Xu Qingqing blushed. She put down the glass to cover her embarrassment. "I can wipe it myself. You don't have to."
Watching Xu Qingqing looking as embarrassed as a shy little rabbit, turning her face away to wipe her mouth, Lu Chuanbai thought she was extremely cute. He covered his mouth with his fist and coughed twice to hide his smile. By the time Xu Qingqing turned back, all traces of his smile were gone.
He didn't want Xu Qingqing to think he was laughing at her.
"Okay, the fish soup is here," Xu's mother said, bringing the last soup dish to the table. She called out to Xu Yiyi, "Yiyi, aren't you going to film a video? Hurry up. We can eat after you're done."
"Okay," Xu Yiyi said to Xu Qingqing. "Mom, help me record the video."
"Sure."
"I'll help you film."
Lu Chuanbai and Xu Qingqing reached for the camera at the same time. Their hands overlapped. Feeling the warm heat from the man's palm, Xu Qingqing quickly withdrew her hand as if electrocuted.
"Then it's up to you."
It's a free labor, so why not use it?
Lu Chuanbai picked up the camera and assumed a professional shooting pose. Xu Yiyi stood in front of the camera and introduced each dish made by Xu's mother.
"This dish is sweet and sour spareribs. It's one of my mom's favorite dishes. It's sour, sweet, and very appetizing... This is crucian carp soup. It tastes very delicious..."
Although Xu Yiyi was only five years old, his vocabulary and expression ability far exceeded those of other children of the same age.
He spoke fluently and clearly, describing all the characteristics of the dishes. The filming only took a few minutes.
Xu Qingqing leaned over to look at the footage on the DV. The picture was clear, and Lu Chuanbai's hand was very steady, without a single shake.
Xu Yiyi looked even cuter in the video. His fair and tender little face made people want to pinch it.
"You did a good job," Xu Qingqing complimented.
"Let me see," Xu Yiyi said, taking the DV from Lu Chuanbai's hand and watching it with his sister.
"I think so too," Lu Chuanbai said without modesty.
Xu Qingqing looked up and met Lu Chuanbai's confident and shining eyes.
His extremely handsome face, with deep eyes full of countless stars, was so attractive that it seemed to suck Xu Qingqing in.
Xu Qingqing was infected by him. It seemed that as long as she believed in Lu Chuanbai, he could do anything.
Xu Qingqing turned her head to avoid Lu Chuanbai's gaze. Her heart was beating a little faster.
She seemed to have her heart rate accelerated and become abnormal because of Lu Chuanbai recently. This feeling was a bit strange and scary to her. She was afraid of repeating the same mistakes.
Watching Xu Qingqing suddenly move away from him, a trace of darkness flashed in Lu Chuanbai's eyes, but infinite joy welled up in his heart.
Xu Qingqing would blush and have an accelerated heart rate when getting close to him, which meant that she had feelings for him in her heart.
Seeing that Xu Yiyi and the others had finished filming, Xu's mother came over and urged, "An'an, Yiyi, go upstairs and call Grandpa and Uncle to have dinner."
"Okay," the two kids put down the DV and ran upstairs to call the others.
When Xu's father and Xu Yan came downstairs, they saw Lu Chuanbai there. The smiles on their faces quickly disappeared.
Why is this guy here? He's so annoying!
But Lu Chuanbai seemed not to notice their displeasure. With a handsome smile on his face, he greeted them, "Uncle, Brother, how are you?"
"Um," Xu's father's expression softened a bit and he reluctantly replied.
But Xu Yan disagreed.
What brother? Lu Chuanbai hasn't married Qingqing yet. Why does he call him brother?
"Mr. Lu, you seem to be older than me," Xu Yan said coldly.
He remembered that several years ago, Lu Chuanbai had successfully become the president of the Lu Group. Judging from his strategies and schemes, Lu Chuanbai must be at least 30 years old!
"Brother, I'm only 26 years old," Lu Chuanbai said calmly without getting angry at his doubt.
"Ah? You're only 26 years old!"
Xu Yan was stunned. He didn't expect that Lu Chuanbai, who had experienced so many things and finally managed to secure the highest position in the Lu family, was only 26 years old!
He was even one year younger than him!
"Then can I call you brother?" Lu Chuanbai asked with a smile.
Xu Yan was speechless. He pursed his lips and said, "Whatever you want."
Anyway, he's the one taking advantage, so it doesn't matter!
Xu Yan sat down awkwardly. Xu's mother started to urge Xu Yan to get married again. "You're 27 years old already, and you don't even have a girlfriend."
"Hurry up and find a girlfriend. Don't let me worry about you all the time!"
While Xu's mother was putting chicken drumsticks on the two kids' plates, she scolded Xu Yan. Xu Yan was a bit speechless. He regretted speaking up.
Xu Qingqing let out a soft laugh and spoke up for the somewhat aggrieved Xu Yan. "Mom, my brother will definitely find a girlfriend. Don't scold him anymore."
"Yes, Uncle is so handsome. He will definitely find a girlfriend," Xu Yiyi said while eating.
Xu An'an had her mouth full of food and chimed in, "That's right. Uncle will definitely find an aunt!"
Only then did Xu Yan show a smile. His face brightened up. He really didn't spoil these two kids for nothing.
After dinner, Xu Qingqing and Xu Yiyi were going to the bedroom to do a live broadcast. When they reached the door of the room, Xu Qingqing finally couldn't bear it anymore. She turned around and glared at Lu Chuanbai, who had been following them every step of the way.
Xu Qingqing shouted, "Lu Chuanbai! What are you doing? We're going to do a live broadcast!"
"I'm going to do the live broadcast with you," Lu Chuanbai said with a wink and a smile, raising his eyebrows. "I'm participating in the live broadcast as Yiyi's father. You can't refuse me, right?"
"Representing Yiyi's father?" Xu Qingqing turned to look at Xu Yiyi. "Yiyi, Mom and you are enough for the live broadcast. We don't need an extra person."
Lu Chuanbai leaned against the door frame with his arms folded. He squinted his eyes and shook his head at Xu Yiyi, signaling him not to listen to Xu Qingqing.
Xu Yiyi understood Lu Chuanbai's hint. He pouted and said aggrievedly, "But every time the fans ask me where my father is. I don't want to say I don't have a father."
"So I invited Uncle Lu to be my father."