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After sending her aunt off, Lu Jingqiu went to clean the rooms, changing the bed sheets on both the first and second floors.
She was washing Dad's changed clothes in the bathroom.
Hua Hua was afraid of water and dared not come close, yet she didn't want to leave her side, so she lay at the bathroom doorway, watching her intently.
"Hua Hua, you must have grown again this month, look at that belly, it's gotten much rounder. Mmm, you still look good chubby, I'll reward you with something tasty later."
Cleaning went on past five o'clock, and Jingqiu had cooked two bowls of noodles. She prepared some plain noodles and a yolk for Hua Hua, and when Lu Xianrun returned home, he saw his daughter feeding Hua Hua the egg yolk.
"We can't let it out that our Hua Hua eats eggs."
"Dad, you're back. Don't worry, what Hua Hua eats is our little secret."
Lu Xianrun smiled helplessly, then asked about the exams, to which Jingqiu answered truthfully.
