"Zhuzhu, ah." Xu Chunnian tore off the meat, blew on it to cool it down, and then fed it to Zhuzhu.
Zhuzhu opened her mouth and ate it.
"Is it delicious?"
Zhuzhu nodded. After playing with her for the whole afternoon, Zhuzhu was still a bit shy, but not as scared as when she saw her for the first time. When she was with Zhuzhu, Xu Chunnian unconsciously took on the role of a mother.
"We'll be able to have dinner soon." Xu Chunnian tore off another small piece of meat and fed it to her. "You must be hungry. I'm hungry too."
This time, Zhuzhu didn't open her mouth and pushed her hand away.
Xu Chunnian looked at her and asked, "Are you letting me eat it?"
Zhuzhu nodded.
"No, you eat it. I just secretly ate a piece." Xu Chunnian fed it to her again.
However, Zhuzhu insisted on pushing her hand back.
She was like a little angel. Xu Chunnian rolled her eyes and divided the remaining meat into two parts. She fed half to Zhuzhu and ate the other half herself. "Zhuzhu, go to the kitchen to find Grandma and Grandpa."
Zhuzhu tilted her head and looked at her.
Xu Chunnian wiped her hands with the wet tissue on the table. "Go and see what dishes Grandma and Grandpa have cooked."
Zhuzhu stood up from the floor, hugged the cup on the coffee table, and went to the kitchen.
"Oh dear, why is Zhuzhu here?" Bai Hui's voice came from the kitchen.
Xu Zhen was really touched. "Zhuzhu has come to bring water to Grandpa."
In no time, fearing that the kitchen fumes would harm the child, Bai Hui put some ribs in a small bowl. "Zhuzhu, we'll have dinner soon. Go out and play with Mom for a while, okay?"
Zhuzhu nodded obediently, clamped the little pig doll under her chin, and held the small bowl tightly with one hand.
Xu Chunnian got the ribs as she wished. She sat on the sofa, feeding Zhuzhu while eating herself.
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The dinner was sumptuous. It was rare for Xu Zhen to cook. Although he was a bit cold towards Xu Chunnian, most of the dishes on the table were her favorites.
Xu Chunnian had been clamoring for a divorce a year ago. Because of this matter, they had a huge falling out. Zhuzhu hadn't been seen for a long time either. Every time she saw Xu's father and the others with Zhuzhu, she would go crazy and push Zhuzhu to the side of the road in front of everyone, scaring them so much that they didn't dare to look for Zhuzhu again.
In the afternoon, Jiang Huaixu ran into Xu Zhen and learned that he was going to take Zhuzhu on a business trip. He felt a bit sorry for Xu Zhen's toil. Although Zhuzhu was easy to take care of, it would still be distracting. Xu Zhen took over, and Zhuzhu probably didn't have much memory of their Grandma and Grandpa, but she didn't want her father to be too tired, so she immediately took Xu Zhen's hand.
When watching Jiang Huaixu's figure disappear at the security checkpoint, Zhuzhu's look made Xu Zhen's heart ache. He picked her up, and Zhuzhu just quietly hugged Xu Zhen's neck, neither crying nor making a fuss, always looking in the direction where Jiang Huaixu disappeared.
"We don't have chopsticks for Zhuzhu at home. We'll buy a pair tomorrow." Bai Hui said while peeling shrimps for Zhuzhu. "And we also need a bib."
Zhuzhu was eating obediently with a spoon.
Bai Hui put the plump and white shrimps into Zhuzhu's bowl. "Zhuzhu, next time you come, Grandma will stew delicious pig's trotters for you, okay?"
Zhuzhu nodded. Hearing about pig's trotters, Xu Chunnian's eyes lit up. "Mom, I want them braised. I haven't eaten them for a long time."
"Who told you not to come back." Bai Hui snorted softly.
"I was studying..." Xu Chunnian pursed her lips and suddenly remembered that she wasn't 18 years old anymore.
Xu Zhen tugged at the hem of Bai Hui's clothes under the table.
It was not easy for her to come back, and they didn't dare to say too much to annoy her.
Since entering this door, Xu Zhen and Bai Hui had been a bit cold towards her. At least compared to before she transmigrated, the difference was huge. Although she knew it was her 24-year-old self who had caused trouble, Xu Chunnian still felt a bit strange in her heart.