Sister Zhang was a little worried, fearing that Qiao Qixin's first meal at home would make her uneasy.
Qiao Qixin doesn't care about this, as long as it is cooked by Sister Zhang herself, she likes to eat it.
"How about some pickles? My sister has pickled them and brought them." Sister Zhang suddenly remembered the pickles she had picked up from home before coming to the villa.
"Ah...Sister Zhang, I can't eat salty food recently..." Qiao Qixin said coyly.
The pickles made by Sister Zhang were bitter, salty and astringent. Qiao Qixin chose to take back what she had just said.
"Well, let me cook you a bowl of Laba porridge. It happens to be the Chinese New Year soon." Sister Zhang had an idea.
"Okay." Qiao Qixin said happily.
Liu Zhan, who was ignored by the two, stood behind him. He silently moved the carriage to the parking place of the villa, and then also headed to the kitchen.
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In the kitchen
Sister Zhang was busy happily inside, completely forgetting to tell Brother Zhang that the child was back.
Qiao Qixin was also helping Sister Zhang, but she also forgot about the person who sent her back.
Qiao Qixin didn't realize this problem until the Laba porridge was bubbling in the pot and Liu Zhan came to the kitchen.
"Ah? You haven't left yet?" Qiao Qixin was stunned for a moment.
Liu Zhan was silent, and then said "hmm".
"Do you want to have lunch with us? Laba porridge, there is bacon in it." In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Qiao Qixin took the lead in extending an olive branch.
"Okay." Liu Zhan nodded.
Sister Zhang, who was making porridge next to her, looked back and whispered to Qiao Qixin, "Who is this? My brother-in-law?"
"Ah? No." Qiao Qixin denied, "This is the young master of Liu Mansion, Liu Zhan, I am..."
"Liu Zhan?" Before Qiao Qixin could finish her words, Sister Zhang interrupted her anxiously, "Is this the young master's house in Hexu Villa?"
Qiao Qixin nodded.
"Young Master Liu, I am disrespectful and disrespectful." Sister Zhang said quickly.
Liu Zhan waved his hand, "You continue to work."
"Okay." Sister Zhang turned around and continued to make porridge, but she always felt that there were a pair of eyes behind her staring at her.
She glanced back quietly, and sure enough, Mr. Liu was still standing there, but when she looked at him, he wasn't staring at her. He seemed to be looking at Qi Xin, who was squatting down and lighting a fire.
"Hey, hey." Miss Zhang whispered to Qiao Qixin, who was adding matches to the stove below.
"Ah?" Qiao Qixin was stunned for a moment, "Am I too angry?"
"Oh no."
What is this?
Liu Zhan was behind, and it was difficult for Sister Zhang to speak directly to Qiao Qixin, so she could only try her best to give hints with her eyes.
But Qiao Qixin didn't understand what Sister Zhang meant, "What's wrong, sister? Your eyelids are cramped?"
Sister Zhang stamped her feet angrily, reached out and patted Qiao Qixin's head gently, and then pointed slightly at Liu Zhan, who was watching from behind.
Qiao Qixin said "Oh" and turned around and said, "Liu Zhan, why don't you go out? It's quite scary to stare at me in there."
"No!" Sister Zhang's anxious voice became louder. She glanced at Liu Zhan, and then at Qiao Qixin, who looked confused.
"Get up and go out to play. One sister here is enough!" Sister Zhang urged anxiously.
Qiao Qixin was confused, "Sister, don't you miss me? Why do you want me to go out again?"
Sister Zhang anxiously wanted to give Qiao Qixin a violent shock.
"I don't want to think about it anymore, get out and get out quickly." Sister Zhang pushed Qiao Qixin out of the kitchen without any explanation. She looked back at Liu Zhan, who wisely also left the kitchen.
Sister Zhang hid behind the door for a while, and then secretly looked out from the crack of the door to see the progress (crossed out) of the two of them.
The couple (crossed out) man and woman were standing on the ground at the door, not knowing what they were saying.
Just when Sister Zhang wanted to open the crack in the door wider, she smelled a burnt smell on the tip of her nose.
"Ouch!" she exclaimed and ran to the stove to add water.
Qiao Qixin heard the sound outside the door and thought something had happened to Sister Zhang. She wanted to go back and have a look, but was stopped by Liu Zhan.
"Don't go, the porridge is probably burnt."
Qiao Qixin nodded thoughtfully.
Also, Sister Zhang has the best face, and I definitely don’t want to see her cooking porridge.
So Qiao Qixin squatted down on the spot, pulling up grass on the ground in boredom.
Liu Zhan also squatted down, but the speed of pulling weeds was much slower than Qiao Qixin's.
"I have investigated and found that you and Sister Zhang are not related by blood, but just now, you two seemed to be very close." Liu Zhan's speaking speed was a bit slow and sluggish.
Qiao Qixin nodded, "When I just divorced, Sister Zhang and Brother Zhang were taking care of me. When I opened the store, they were the only ones who supported me without hesitation, so in my heart, they are already my closest friends.
Relatives, blood ties, nothing like this."
Speaking of this, Qiao Qixin couldn't help but think of the time when her vegetable shop was just on track.
The original owner's parents were patriarchal, and they "bought" her to Liang Anting in order to use her dowry to provide for the original owner's younger brother.
After the vegetables were put out in good condition, her parents suddenly came out and asked her to pay her brother's gift money and build a house for them.
The reason is "It's not easy for us to raise you so big."
Naturally, Qiao Qixin refused. They even made trouble in front of the vegetable shop. They would roll around in front of the vegetable shop every day before dawn and pour dirty water on Qiao Qixin.
As a result, the vegetable shop lost a lot of customers during that period.
Qiao Qixin once applied for official service, but was defined as "unfilial" by the judges. Yes, it was Qiao Qixin who was unfilial.
It has to be said that Qiao Qixin was at a loss for what to do about this matter, and she even considered closing the vegetable shop and starting over somewhere else.