"An'an, who did your hair? It looks so pretty!" Xu Qingqing reached out and touched the bun on An'an's head.
"Daddy did it for me." Xu An'an twirled around to show Xu Qingqing and then hugged her waist happily. "All the kids in kindergarten were so jealous. Their daddies can't do hair like this! Teacher said I have a great daddy!"
"Yeah." Xu Qingqing picked up Xu An'an. "When you grow up, you have to be extra nice to Daddy, okay?"
"Okay." Xu An'an nodded, hugging Xu Qingqing's neck. "I'll be nice to Mommy too. I'll buy you a big house and a big car."
"And lots of yummy food."
"Thank you, baby!" Xu Qingqing happily kissed Xu An'an on the cheek. Her good daughter hadn't forgotten about her at this moment.
"An'an, we're going to take Wangcai for a walk." Xu Yiyi was holding Wangcai, who was eager to go out. He was sitting by the door putting on his shoes and called out to Xu An'an.
"Okay." Xu An'an slid off Xu Qingqing and went out to play with Xu Yiyi. "Brother, wait for me."
"Don't run around wildly outside. Come back early for dinner." Xu Qingqing told them and then walked over to Lu Chuanbai, who was sitting on the sofa drinking water.
"Chuanbai, congratulations on becoming the daddy who can do the best hair in the whole kindergarten."
"Yeah." Lu Chuanbai replied indifferently, but his eyes showed confidence. Doing hair was nothing difficult for him.
"I'll also become the daddy who's best at making handicrafts and drawing handwritten newspapers in the future." The combination of Lu Chuanbai's indifferent expression and childish words made Xu Qingqing want to laugh.
"Okay, then come on." Xu Qingqing got up to check the sweet and sour spare ribs in the pot. She had made extra today and planned to send half to her parents' house. She turned off the stove and dished up a plate of the dish. She said goodbye to Lu Chuanbai, who was still sitting on the sofa, changed her shoes, and was about to go next door. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Xu Yan standing in the cold wind, wearing only a T - shirt, shorts, and slippers. Xu Yan was shivering with cold, and his hand that was about to ring the doorbell froze in the air.
"Brother, why are you dressed like this..." Xu Qingqing blinked in confusion and stuffed the plate of sweet and sour spare ribs into Xu Yan's hand. "Since you're here, could you please take this back?"
Xu Yan stood there stupidly, holding the plate. Seeing the door about to close, he got angry and blocked it with his foot. "Xu Qingqing, do you have any conscience!"
"I'm just joking." Xu Qingqing giggled, took back the plate, and let Xu Yan in quickly. "Brother, what did you do to make Dad angry and get kicked out of the house again? You didn't even have time to change your shoes. That's so pitiful."
"Don't even mention it!" Xu Yan was filled with uncontrollable anger. He sat on the sofa and saw Lu Chuanbai putting down the kettle after pouring water. Xu Yan picked it up and asked Lu Chuanbai, "Do you still want some?"
Lu Chuanbai shook his head. Xu Yan took off the lid and drank all the water in one gulp to warm his frozen body. Lu Chuanbai: "..."
"It's all Jing Zhen's fault." Xu Yan put down the kettle and complained.
"What happened to Sister Jing Zhen?" Xu Qingqing sat opposite Xu Yan and asked in surprise. "Sister Jing Zhen is so nice, gentle and kind. It must be you who said something unpleasant and made her angry."
"Who would dare to bully her?" Hearing what Xu Qingqing said, Xu Yan got even angrier.
"Mom dotes on her like a real daughter. I can't avoid her fast enough! She went to a job fair and got selected to be an accountant. It's not even related to her major, and the boss of that company..." At this point, Xu Yan frowned in disgust, as if he had swallowed a fly.
"I said I could help her arrange a job, but she said she didn't need it. I got angry and said a few more words. Then Mom kicked me out."
"What did you say?" Xu Qingqing's intuition told her that Xu Yan was definitely not innocent.
Xu Yan probably also thought that what he said was not nice. He hesitated for a moment and repeated in a low voice, "I said she couldn't find a good job on her own."
"Well, you deserve it." Xu Qingqing instantly stopped feeling sorry for Xu Yan. Any ambitious person wouldn't want to rely on others to get ahead. It was no wonder that Xu Yan got kicked out by Mom.
"What can I do then?" Xu Yan felt even more aggrieved.
"The boss of the company where Jing Zhen is going to start work tomorrow is a habitual offender of harassing female employees. I can't just watch her jump into the fire pit, can I?"
"Then why didn't you just tell her?"
"I said her boss was not a good person, but she said I was being prejudiced against him." The more Xu Yan thought about it, the more aggrieved and angry he became.
Xu Qingqing patted Xu Yan on the shoulder. "Don't be angry. I have an idea."
"What idea?"
"Wait." Xu Qingqing snapped her fingers and went upstairs to her bedroom to rummage for her treasure.
Xu Yan had been out in the cold for too long and couldn't warm up quickly in the house. He picked up the coat that Lu Chuanbai had draped over the back of the sofa and put it on.
"Let me borrow this." Lu Chuanbai: "Yeah." It seemed that even if he didn't agree, he couldn't stop Xu Yan.
When Xu Qingqing came back with something, she saw Mom comforting Jing Zhen.
"Jing Zhen, don't be angry. Xu Yan is just like that with his mouth, but he means well for you."
"But that boss is really nice to me. Because I have no work experience and my major is not very popular, no one dared to hire me. It was him who invited me to work there." Jing Zhen firmly believed that the person who had helped her was a good person.
"Sister Jing Zhen, when something seems too good to be true, there must be something wrong. A boss who doesn't ask for anything from you when hiring an employee definitely has a problem." Xu Qingqing put the sweet and sour spare ribs into an insulated lunch box, sat next to Jing Zhen, and took her hand.
"But I still want to give it a try. After all, I've already promised him..." Jing Zhen believed that one should keep their promises and not let others down.
Seeing her determination, Xu Qingqing took out her treasure - a self - defense device she had used abroad.
"Then take this with you." Xu Qingqing stuffed a small red round tin can into Jing Zhen's hand.
"What is this?" Jing Zhen brought it close to her nose and sniffed. The strong smell of pepper spray made her sneeze.
"This is pepper spray made from the world's spiciest peppers. The button below is an alarm bell, and this small protrusion can release an electric current." Xu Qingqing showed an evil smile on her face.
"If he has bad intentions towards you, use all the tricks on him! Spray this pepper spray in his face, then press the alarm bell. If he still doesn't repent, electrocute him." Xu Qingqing carefully taught Jing Zhen how to use the self - defense weapon and imitated the sound of the pepper spray with her voice.
"Thank you, Qingqing." Jing Zhen gratefully accepted it. With this, she felt much more at ease.
Mom gave Xu Qingqing a thumbs up, winked at her, and deliberately said, "Qingqing, I've already kicked Xu Yan out of the house. You're not allowed to take him in either. Let him go as far as he can."