"Lin Chen."
Xu Mengyao smelled the aroma of food as she entered the password to unlock the door.
Lin Chen was currently cooking in the kitchen, while Lin Xiaoxi was drawing on the balcony. Xu Mengyao changed her shoes and went to the kitchen door.
"Honey."
Xu Mengyao called out.
She was getting more and more comfortable calling him that. They had the certificate, the affection, and the child, so it was perfectly natural.
"Yeah!"
Lin Chen turned and smiled in response.
"Mom!"
Lin Xiaoxi ran over from the balcony. "Dad, I won."
Xu Mengyao picked up Lin Xiaoxi and asked, "Xiaoxi, what did you win?"
Lin Xiaoxi giggled. "Dad and I made a bet to see if when Mom came back, you'd look for Dad first or me first."
"I bet Mom would look for Dad first."
"I won, hehe."
Xu Mengyao: "..."
She pinched Lin Xiaoxi's little face and said, not amused, "Are you two bored, betting on this? Also, Xiaoxi, are you sure you really won?"
Lin Xiaoxi was puzzled. "I won. Mommy came to find Daddy."
Lin Chen laughed. "Xiaoxi, what Mommy means is that she came to find me first. You won the bet, but she came to find me first, so you actually lost."
Lin Xiaoxi shook her head.
"Daddy, that's not right."
"As long as Mommy loves Daddy and Daddy loves Mommy, I'll always be Daddy and Mommy's little treasure."
Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao were stunned.
They thought Lin Xiaoxi didn't understand, but she was actually the one who was right.
Her parents loving each other was the greatest happiness. Many adults didn't understand this as clearly as she did.
"Xiaoxi, you win."
Lin Chen said with a smile, "You and Mom go wash your hands quickly, and I'll stir-fry some vegetables, then we can eat."
"Mmhmm."
"Mommy, let's go wash our hands quickly."
Lin Xiaoxi urged.
"You little foodie."
Xu Mengyao hugged Lin Xiaoxi and went to wash their hands.
Soon, Lin Chen finished cooking and brought the dishes to the table. Lin Xiaoxi was already sitting properly in her high chair.
"Lin Chen, how did you make this? Why can you make ordinary tofu taste so delicious?"
Xu Mengyao asked with a puzzled expression.
Lin Chen smiled and said, "The tofu is ordinary tofu, but the broth isn't. The flavors of different foods can either interfere with each other or enhance each other."
"How to control the balance is key. In a sense, you actually know something about this too."
Xu Mengyao's eyes brightened. "What do I know?"
Lin Chen replied, "You know how to add oil and salt, but you don't do it very well. Sometimes there's too much, and sometimes there's too little."
Xu Mengyao: "..."
She rolled her beautiful eyes at Lin Chen: "Thanks a lot."
Lin Chen chuckled: "The principle is actually the same. Oil and salt can season food, and other things can too."
"It depends on whether you know how to use them."
Lin Xiaoxi glanced at Xu Mengyao: "Mom, don't be self-conscious, okay?"
Xu Mengyao: "..."
"Dad says everyone is good at different things. Fish are good at swimming, birds are good at flying, monkeys are good at climbing trees, and little ants are all strongmen,"
Lin Xiaoxi said in a childish voice.
Xu Mengyao asked: "Xiaoxi, you're good at drawing, so what am I good at?"
Lin Xiaoxi looked at Xu Mengyao, deep in thought.
"Mom, don't you have anything you're good at?"
Xu Mengyao looked a little sad.
Lin Xiaoxi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Mom, you're good at finding husbands! Dad is the best!"
Xu Mengyao: "..."
Good heavens, she was speechless!
Lin Chen chuckled. "Xiaoxi, your mom is good at many things. She's good at doing business and making money. And doesn't Mom play the piano really well?"
Lin Xiaoxi was puzzled. "Dad, isn't the best thing you're good at the most amazing? Mom, isn't this the best?"
Xu Mengyao put a piece of meat in Lin Xiaoxi's bowl. "Eat your food, Xiaoxi. If you don't know what to say, then say less."
Lin Chen said with a smile, "Xiaoxi, Dad supports you. Mengyao, do you have time on Saturday, the day after tomorrow?"
Xu Mengyao was puzzled, "I should, why?"
Lin Chen: "Old Man Jiang and the others want to see me. They plan to come to Modu. I was originally planning to visit him later, but they can't wait to come over."
"If you have time, you need to take care of Xiaoxi the day after tomorrow."
Xu Mengyao: "Are you planning to meet Old Man Jiang and the others outside?"
Lin Chen nodded.
"There are quite a few of them. If they come to my place, there probably won't be enough seating. I'll find a place outside."
Xu Mengyao shook her head, "You shouldn't bother. Your place is too small. My place is much bigger."
"They came from afar, and it wouldn't be good to entertain them outside."
Lin Chen: "Is it suitable to go to your place?"
"What's not suitable?"
Xu Mengyao countered, "It'll be hard to find a place outside with such good conditions."
Lin Chen thought for a moment and said, "If we go to your place, Xi-Xi and I will have to move in tomorrow. The day after, I'll have to go to the nearby market to buy some more groceries."
"My cooking skills will be on display soon. When Old Man Jiang and the others arrive, it wouldn't be right for me not to cook."
Xu Mengyao nodded.
Lin Xiaoxi's eyes lit up and she said, "Mommy, Daddy and I will pick you up after work, and then we'll go home together."
"Who are you?"
Xu Mengyao asked, a look of confusion on her face.
Lin Xiaoxi replied, "I'm your favorite baby."
"Really?"
Xu Mengyao scoffed.
"Yes, Mommy, I'll kiss you."
Xu Mengyao leaned in, and Lin Xiaoxi kissed her several times. "Mommy, have you remembered yet?"
"If you haven't remembered, I'll let Daddy kiss you too. That way, you'll definitely remember."
Xu Mengyao: "..."
She said unhappily, "I remembered."
"Lin Chen, has your calligraphy improved again?"
Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Chen, asking with a questioning tone, "Old Man Jiang and the others are all posting on Weibo saying that your calligraphy is even better."
"Improved a tiny bit."
Lin Chen smiled slightly.
"Wait a moment."
Lin Chen got up and went to the study to fetch the book he was going to give Xu Mengyao: "Wife, this is the first signed book from this batch."
Xu Mengyao took the book and opened it.
"To my wife--"
"Hand in hand, grow old together."
"Lin Chen."
Xu Mengyao was stunned when she saw what Lin Chen had written. Her pretty face flushed visibly.
One second, two seconds, three seconds…
Xu Mengyao looked carefully, and images flashed through her mind. She and Lin Chen gradually grew old, but they walked happily together day by day.
Finally, Xu Mengyao "saw" that their hair was all white.
The two of them strolled hand-in-hand in the sunset.
"Whew!"
Xu Mengyao exhaled deeply.
"Mommy, what happened just now?"
Lin Xiaoxi looked at Xu Mengyao and asked worriedly.
Xu Mengyao had been staring blankly at the book for four or five minutes.
Xu Mengyao shook her head.
"Mommy's fine. Mommy was just engrossed in the book."
Xu Mengyao's beautiful eyes turned to Lin Chen.
Her eyes were filled with affection.
"Honey, thank you for the book, I really like it."
Lin Xiaoxi: "Mom, then you have to say 'I love you' to your husband."
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