That night, Qiao Xiaomai cooked a sumptuous meal by himself.
Xiaobai started yelling as soon as he got home: "Hey, Sister Mai, how good is the food tonight? Let me see, there are steamed abalone eggs, cold chicken nuggets, bamboo shoots and shrimps, wow, and my favorite tira.
Misu and mango pudding...Sister Mai, I'm so hungry, is daddy coming back? We'll eat when daddy comes back..."
Before he finished speaking, Yi Xiangxi's laughter sounded at the door: "Little greedy cat, do you want to eat secretly while dad is not around?"
Xiaobai retracted his hand, ran over with a chuckle, and got slippers for his father, "Dad, look at Sister Mai making a lot of delicious food tonight, the table is full..."
Yi Xiangxi was also pleasantly surprised and hurried over to take a look. Sure enough, the table was full of delicacies that suited the tastes of the father and daughter. These days, the chefs cook, mixing Chinese and Western food. They haven't tasted Qiao Xiaomai's cooking for a long time.
Qiao Xiaomai had already changed her clothes and came down, and said softly: "You guys go wash up and eat quickly, the water is all ready."
Yi Xiangxi stared at her and saw that she had changed into an elegant dress. She was very clean and elegant. She had black hair, a warm smile, and was a very good wife and mother.
He took a deep breath, this was the life he had longed for for many years - a gentle wife, lively children, someone to greet him as soon as he came home, delicious food, a light fragrance of tea, a strong family atmosphere... all of this came naturally.
When he came out from washing, the rice was already served, and the child was holding a bowl, waiting for his father. Seeing the child's eager look, he said softly: "It's time to eat."
The child cheered and started eating immediately.
"Silly boy, eat slowly."
He kept picking up the children's favorite dishes. Seeing the children eating so happily, he couldn't help but feel an appetite: "Ha, Xiaomai, I only ate a little bit at noon today, and I was hungry. I didn't expect that there would be more food at night."
Such good food, luckily I didn’t eat too much at lunch.”
During this meal, both father and daughter had great appetites and ate up almost all the dishes on the table. On the contrary, Qiao Xiaomai ate a lot and only drank a small bowl of soup slowly. She had hidden worries in her heart.
Although it doesn't show it, it is always heavy like thorns on the back, and even the delicacies from the mountains and seas are hard to swallow.
He just quietly observed Yi Xiangxi while eating - his face was calm and he didn't mention it, as if he didn't know what happened at all.
That night, Yi Xiangxi's mood was as high as ever. He enthusiastically took the violin and sang cheerful songs with his daughter. His adaptation of Xi Yang Yang and Big Big Wolf made the child laugh.
The child was tired and fell asleep, and his eyes fell on Qiao Xiaomai.
Only then did Qiao Xiaomai speak, in a low voice: "Master Yi, have you read the online news these days?"
He smiled: "Which piece of news are you referring to?"
Qiao Xiaomai got up and went to the study room, opened the computer that was on, and when she clicked on the favorites, she was suddenly stunned. She then refreshed it again, but still nothing - the post had been deleted.
Unwilling to give up, she immediately went to Baidu, but all the results displayed showed that the message was missing - really, not a single search could find it.
Her eyes widened and she couldn't believe it. This post had been popular for three or four days. It had been forwarded on all major forums and countless people were discussing it. How could everything disappear overnight?