When the steamer lid was lifted, Wei Shu couldn't help but let out an exclamation. Inside the steamer, steamed buns in various shapes were neatly arranged. The smell resulting from the perfect combination of fresh meat and white flour made people salivate involuntarily. Even Wei Shu, who was used to delicacies in Fengcheng, couldn't resist the temptation of the delicious food in front of him.
At the same time, he had to admit that this steamer of steaming buns completely refreshed his previous perception of the fake daughter of the Yuan family.
You know, it was her first time learning to make steamed buns, and there was no one to guide her. But she managed to make the buns in such a short time, and even took the trouble to shape them into the favorite animal shapes of children.
With such care, would she really do something like abusing a child?
Through the steaming steam, on the opposite side, Xu Zixi was holding the two children in her arms and teaching them to recognize the buns in the steamer.
"Mommy! I know. This little animal with long red ears is the little horse's best friend, the little rabbit!" Yuan Xiaoxu clapped his chubby little hands and laughed.
"Baby is so smart! This is the little rabbit. Now, guess which one is the little fox?"
In front of the two guests, Xu Zixi was not stingy with her praise and love at all. "Great! Baby Xuanxuan has guessed it too?"
Yuan Xiaoxuan was a bit shy at first, but still remembered the little episode just now. He deliberately raised his head and said to Wei Shu:
"My mommy is really amazing!"
Yuan Xiaoxu also shouted, "My mommy is super amazing. Uncle, am I right?"
Wei Shu forced out a couple of laughs and didn't know how to answer for a moment. And Yan Yincheng beside him remained silent all the time, and his expression was hard to read. In the end, Wei Shu could only give a thumbs - up and nod:
"I didn't expect, Miss, that you have such excellent cooking skills."
Xu Zixi wanted to roll her eyes again. They had begged for food from her just yesterday. Didn't they know how good her cooking was? Could this praise be any more insincere? Squinting her eyes, she finally understood. She got it. The two of them had behaved so strangely this morning. They insisted on waiting for her and the kids downstairs, and even stubbornly wanted to teach her how to make soup dumplings, claiming it was for the sake of the two kids. In fact, they just wanted to come and beg for food, right?
Thinking she had seen through everything, Xu Zixi's gaze became profound.
She picked up the chopsticks and a plate, picked up a rabbit - shaped bun and put it in front of Yuan Xiaoxu. "This little rabbit is for Xuxu." Then she picked up a fox - shaped bun and put it in front of Yuan Xiaoxuan. "This is Xuanxuan's little fox."
"Baby, quickly taste how it is. Be careful not to burn your mouth." Xu Zixi said with a smile.
Yuan Xiaoxu was the first to pick up the bun and took a big bite. The white dough cracked, and the golden soup immediately overflowed from it, running down the baby's fair skin. The aroma emitted by the broken bun was even more intense than before.
Gulp.
Xu Zixi heard the sound of someone swallowing saliva. She looked across the table. Although there was no expression on Yan Yincheng's face, she clearly saw his Adam's apple move!
Humph! She knew it!
If you want to eat, just say so. Why put on such a stinky face? She really didn't know who had spoiled this bad habit. If she didn't cure it properly, she wouldn't be Xu Zixi!
After distributing enough buns to the two kids, she placed the remaining steamer in front of Yan Yincheng and Wei Shu and said with a smile, "Although there were some unpleasantness just now, I'm not a stingy person. I said I'd invite you for breakfast and I'll keep my word. Feel free to eat. You can have as much as you want for breakfast today. If it's not enough, I can cook a bowl of noodles."
Her attitude had completely changed from that in the kitchen just now.
Wei Shu inexplicably felt a chill on the back of his neck. But with the delicious food in front of him, he didn't have the ability to figure out the meaning behind her smile. He couldn't wait to pick up a bun and put it into his mouth.
As for Yan Yincheng... He couldn't even see properly. In fact, from the moment the buns were out of the steamer, his attention had been completely focused on them. Finally getting the signal to start eating, he also tentatively picked up the bun in front of him with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
When the soup exploded between his lips and teeth, the flavors of freshness, fragrance, tenderness, and deliciousness simultaneously stimulated his taste buds. His empty stomach was gradually filled. The long - distance wait from Fengcheng to Haicheng overnight was all for this moment. Yan Yincheng was completely soothed from head to toe.
"Delicious!" Wei Shu directly exclaimed, "It's so delicious! It's really hard to imagine that this is your first time making them!" He swore that this was the most delicious bun he had ever eaten in his life. If the bun shops outside always sold buns of this level, he wouldn't have been short because he didn't like to eat breakfast when he was studying!
Xu Zixi raised her eyebrows and picked one for herself. But after taking a bite, she frowned and said, "The taste is still a bit different from what I imagined. It seems there's still a lot to improve."
Wei Shu almost choked. "You're still not satisfied with this? Even my family's Third Master... even my friend thinks it's delicious. Right, Third Master?" Wei Shu nudged Yan Yincheng's elbow.
Xu Zixi didn't expect him to give any opinion at first, but unexpectedly heard a deep and magnetic voice: "It's good."
Yan Yincheng put down his chopsticks. His fair, clean, and well - jointed hands slowly reached forward. Regardless of the heat of the bun and the grease overflowing from it, he gently touched it with his fingertips and asked, "What's this?"
Xu Zixi was stunned. "What?"
"Animal." He said.
Xu Zixi replied, "A little frog."
Was it the one with big eyes and a big mouth?
Yan Yincheng couldn't imagine what a so - called frog looked like just by touching it with his fingertips. But the things she said, the descriptions of the little animals, were all new and strange to his world.
"What about the one just now?"
Was he referring to the one he had just eaten? Xu Zixi replied, "It's a little fox."
After that, he asked about every bun he ate. In the end, Xu Zixi inexplicably had the illusion that she was raising three children. Had no one ever popularized this knowledge to this person in his long life?
Eating was indeed the best social way to close the distance between people. After the meal, the tense atmosphere before was gone, and it was as harmonious and beautiful as a family. Of course, this was just what Wei Shu thought.
"Baby, you two be good at home. Mommy will send the two uncles home!"
After the meal, Xu Zixi enthusiastically sent the two men out of the house, then locked the door behind her. Crossing her arms, she lost the previous enthusiasm.
Xu Zixi said, "You've entered the house and had your meal. Now it's time for us to settle the score. Say, what on earth was your purpose for following me and the kids home, braving the cold wind for an hour and a half?"
"Could it be..." She suddenly took a big step forward, looked up at Yan Yincheng's perfect face up close, raised her eyebrows and said:
"That you've taken a fancy to me?"