The two kids were, after all, physically weak and still young. They could barely run 500 meters before they ran out of steam. However, with Xu Zixi's encouragement, they managed to finish the remaining distance. On the way back, remembering that she had to make soup dumplings for the two kids, the mother and her two sons detoured to the supermarket to buy ingredients, which took another half an hour.
By the time Xu Zixi brought the kids back downstairs, it was already an hour and a half later. To her surprise, she found that the two men were still there!
Yuan Xiaoxu was extremely enthusiastic. "Uncle Grumpy, you're still here. Were you waiting for us?"
Too astonished, Xu Zixi sized up Yan Yincheng for quite a while, but she couldn't read anything from his face. As for Wei Shu, since he couldn't figure out Yan Yincheng's intention, he simply kept silent and just smiled gently at the two kids.
How strange! What on earth did these two men want? Xu Zixi frowned.
Actually, Yuan Xiaoxuan really liked the uncle Grumpy next door. He still remembered that the uncle had massaged his tummy last time, which made him feel really comfortable. Although the uncle had pushed him down before and it had hurt for a while, it was he who had first poured the ice cubes on the uncle's face. Remembering that Uncle Grumpy had offered to teach Mommy how to make soup dumplings but had been rejected just now, Yuan Xiaoxuan felt a bit sorry for him. So he tugged at Xu Zixi's hand and asked,
"Mommy, can I invite Uncle Grumpy to our home to eat soup dumplings?"
No way! Xu Zixi immediately wanted to refuse, but then the kid's words stopped her.
"Mommy, Xiaoma'er said that good friends should help each other."
So why on earth had she read the enlightenment reader to them last night?! Xu Zixi was exasperated. Glancing at Yan Yincheng, whose lips were clearly curving slightly, Xu Zixi had no choice but to grit her teeth and say, "Sure you can."
Then she looked at Yan Yincheng and his servant and said calmly, "You two, my kids said they'd like to invite you to our home to have soup dumplings. Of course, if you're busy and can't come, it's okay."
"No, we're not." Yan Yincheng replied immediately. Then, realizing that he had answered too quickly, he tightened his face and said, "Sorry to bother you."
The layout of Xu Zixi's house was a bit smaller than Yan Yincheng's, but it was big enough for the mother and her two sons. However, she hadn't expected to bring two guests back when she went out. The house was in a complete mess. The Lego pieces the two kids had put together were casually placed in the middle of the living room, and the enlightenment readers were scattered everywhere.
Yan Yincheng couldn't see and didn't know the situation inside the house. As soon as Wei Shu stepped in, he showed a horrified expression.
Xu Zixi calmly stepped forward and picked up the readers one by one. She said to the kids, "There are guests at home. You two need to put away your toys by yourselves. Otherwise, Uncle Grumpy might slip if he steps on them."
The two kids immediately obediently stepped forward and began to pick up the jigsaw pieces on the floor.
Then Xu Zixi showed the two men a polite and distant smile. "The sofa is on the left. Make yourselves at home. I'm going to make dumplings for the kids now. If you're bored, you can go back to your own place and wait. I'll send them over to you when they're ready."
Then she turned around and walked gracefully into the kitchen.
It was not until she was out of sight that her face gradually turned red.
How embarrassing! Wouldn't her elegant, noble, and wonderful image be ruined just like this! Should she be glad that the grumpy blind guy couldn't see at this moment? Otherwise, she really wouldn't have the face to face her new neighbor.
Doing housework was really not Xu's forte. Usually, when it was just her and the two kids at home, she hardly ever tidied up. Who would have thought that these two men would insist on coming to their home to play today...
It seemed that besides hiring a tutor, she also had to hire a maid to clean the house!
Xu Zixi clenched her fists.
"Why aren't you starting?" A deep voice suddenly came from behind, scaring Xu Zixi so much that she almost jumped up. Looking back, she found that Yan Yincheng was standing behind her at some point.
"Why don't you make any noise when you walk?!" Xu Zixi's almond eyes widened round, looking like a frightened little deer.
Yan Yincheng still looked as cold as ever. "I knocked on the door. You just didn't hear it."
Xu Zixi felt annoyed whenever she saw his arrogant face. She waved her hand and shooed him away. "I've said that I can look up the recipe online by myself. I don't need your teaching. I appreciate your kindness."
"Do you think I want to get close to you?" Yan Yincheng said. "This food is going to be eaten by the two kids. I must strictly control every detail."
Xu Zixi thought she had misheard. She turned around and raised her voice by two tones. "What do you mean? Are you saying that I would poison the two kids? I think you're crazy! They're my kids. No one cares more about their health than I do!"
"Whether you've regarded them as your kids or not, you know it yourself." Yan Yincheng's voice also turned cold. Did this woman really want him to expose what she had done before?
Xu Zixi became calm instead when she was extremely angry. "Sir, how many times have we met? Don't you think your misunderstanding of me is too deep? Where did you see that I'm not good to the kids? Oh, I forgot. You're blind. You can't see."
"Shut up!" Yan Yincheng was successfully enraged by her.
"You, in my territory, telling me to shut up? How ridiculous. I want you to get out now." Xu Zixi said word by word. "Leave my home right now before I completely lose my temper! Otherwise, I won't mind giving you a hard time!"
"Hey hey hey! What's going on? Why did you suddenly start arguing?" Wei Shu suddenly rushed into the kitchen. First, he apologized to Xu Zixi with a beaming smile on his face. "Sorry, sorry. My friend has a bit of a strange temper. He'll get really irritable when he's hungry and doesn't think before he speaks. Don't mind him. Just do it the way you want."
Then he turned around and whispered in Yan Yincheng's ear. "My Lord Third! If you anger her, what if we can't have breakfast?"
Yan Yincheng moved his lips, wanting to say something else, but thinking of his faintly aching stomach, he had no choice but to hold back.
Xu Zixi snorted. Picking up a radish with one hand and brandishing a kitchen knife with the other, she said, "I advise you to take him away quickly. There are fire and knives in the kitchen. If I accidentally hurt his noble body, I won't be able to afford the compensation."
Wei Shu said, "Yes, yes, yes. We'll go out right away."
"Oh, right. As your good neighbor, I'd like to give you a piece of good advice. Since you've chosen this path, whether it's surrogacy or adoption, find a way to get your own kids. Stop staring at other people's kids all day long. People who don't know might think you're child traffickers."
After Xu Zixi finished speaking, her meaningful gaze fell on the arm of Yan Yincheng that Wei Shu was holding.
Yan Yincheng: "????" Why did her words sound so sarcastic to him?