Lingdang chuckled, "Then why is Zhou Caihong so old-fashioned, while I'm so cute?"
Liang Shi: "..."
She said this without any hostility; it sounded more like teasing or being coquettish.
Her eyes curved upwards, just like the crescent moon in the sky; they were incredibly cute.
Liang Shi felt helpless, but at the same time, his heart was melting.
I couldn't even think of how to answer her question.
When Xu Qingzhu opened the door, she saw Liang Shi helplessly and affectionately taking Lingdang off the car, then gently pinching her nose, saying, "You really win."
He was completely convinced.
Xu Qingzhu changed into her home clothes, a long suspender dress with a long cardigan over it. The silver necklace around her neck shone brightly in the dim light. Her hair was tied up loosely, making her look lazy and casual.
She leaned against the door, arms crossed, a smile involuntarily creeping onto her lips.
As soon as Lingdang saw her, she waved, "Aunt!"
Xu Qingzhu greeted her as well, "Long time no see, Little Bell."
Liang Shi knelt on one knee in the entryway to change Lingdang's slippers. After changing them, Lingdang wanted Liang Shi to carry her to the living room.
Liang Shi: "..."
Xu Qingzhu watched from behind them, quite puzzled, "You've already changed your shoes, why do you still need your aunt to carry you?"
Lingdang buried her head in Liang Shi's neck and sniffed like a puppy, "Auntie smells nice."
As soon as she looked up, Xu Qingzhu noticed the red mark on the corner of her mouth, took out a tissue and carefully wiped it off for her. "You two ate behind my back?"
"Hmm." Bell held up one finger. "Just a little bit."
Even if an Alpha has good stamina, it would be tough to keep carrying the bell all the time.
After all, he's only five years old; he must weigh at least several tens of kilograms.
She was carried to the sofa. Liang Shi was still a little out of breath, and there was a thin layer of sweat on her forehead. Xu Qingzhu handed her a piece of paper.
When Liang Shi looked down, he noticed a small red stain on his shoulder.
The "remnants" that the bell put on her.
...
She smiled helplessly, "He doesn't even bother to wipe his mouth clean before sneaking a bite."
Bell stuck her tongue out at her and went to sit on the sofa to watch TV.
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Liang Shi didn't eat much outside, nor did he actually pack a fast food meal for Xu Qingzhu; he planned to cook it himself when he got back.
It turned out that Xu Qingzhu had been making soup in the kitchen.
A delicious aroma wafted from the kitchen.
Liang Shi exclaimed in surprise, "Teacher Xu, you're really good! Your skills have improved!"
Xu Qingzhu said expressionlessly, "It's a chicken soup shop that just opened downstairs from the company. I ordered the semi-finished product."
Liang Shi's initial surprise visibly faded.
"Where's my dinner?" Xu Qingzhu asked.
Liang Shi opened the refrigerator and said calmly, "I'm about to make it."
The two of them huddled in the kitchen, and Xu Qingzhu, unable to offer any help, simply stood by and watched.
Liang Shi was trying to tie her apron, but she couldn't manage it no matter how she put her hands behind her back. Xu Qingzhu couldn't bear to watch and reached out to help her.
Their fingers touched for a fleeting moment, and Liang Shi quickly pulled them back, but after a moment she whispered, "Your fingers are so cold."
"Didn't you already know?" Xu Qingzhu neatly tied her hair, then tiptoed and casually placed her hand on the back of her neck, sending a tingling sensation through her entire body.
In this world, Alphas and Omegas have glands that make their necks more sensitive than other parts of their bodies.
Especially the side of the neck.
Xu Qingzhu's hands were cold, and touching Liang Shi's neck felt like touching a large heater, but she quickly withdrew her hand without going too far.
Liang Shi turned around and found her a hot water bottle.
But when she came out of the kitchen, Xu Qingzhu noticed that the tips of her ears were particularly red.
Especially under dim light, it becomes transparent and vividly bright.
I really want to go up and... take a gentle bite.
Xu Qingzhu was surprised to realize that she had such thoughts.
How could a perfectly normal person act like a vampire?
She shook her head, banishing those romantic thoughts.
Dinner was simple: Liang Shi cooked one meat dish and one vegetable dish, along with his own steamed milk rolls.
Bell was craving it, but because she had eaten too much after school, she couldn't eat any more.
I could only watch them eat with longing, and swallow my saliva.
The two adults looked quite embarrassed.
But they smiled at each other without prior arrangement.
They both saw helplessness and doting in each other's eyes.
After dinner, Lingdang clung to Xu Qingzhu, asking him to tell her stories.
Liang then went to tidy up the kitchen.
Standing in the kitchen, her first thought was: the world is finally quiet.
As dusk settled and night fell.
The moon hung gently in the sky, and the wind rustled the treetops.
In the living room, Xu Qingzhu held a bell and told her stories, while Liang Shi put all the tableware away in the kitchen.
You can still faintly hear Xu Qingzhu's cold voice.
She told the story in a very flat voice.
But its advantage lies in its pleasant voice.
Liang Shi also benefited from the bell's presence and listened to it for a while.
When she came out of the kitchen, Lingdang was already asleep.
Xu Qingzhu gently patted her back, speaking softly as she continued telling the fairy tale.
Just when Liang Shi thought she was fast asleep, Lingdang suddenly twitched her nose, turned over in Xu Qingzhu's arms, and mumbled, "I want to sleep with you guys tonight."
Liang Shi: "?"
She reasonably suspected that the child was faking being asleep.
But Lingdang kept her eyes tightly closed, and after she finished speaking, her breathing gradually became long and even.
...
Xu Qingzhu turned her head to look at her, a smile playing on her lips.
Helpless, Liang Shi carried his blankets and pillows upstairs again, and took the opportunity to take a shower and change into his pajamas.
Stepping into that room on the second floor again, Liang Shi felt complicated, but didn't think too much about it.
Her mind was still preoccupied with Su Mu, whom she had met that day.
I tried to piece together a complete picture of it.
Whose child is Sheng Yu?
If it belongs to Sheng Qinglin, it couldn't possibly be only this big.
Could it be that Su Yao remarried to someone surnamed Sheng?
However, the surname Sheng is not common in Haizhou City.
Especially considering the tattoo on Su Yao's body, it's clear how deeply she loves Sheng Qinglin.
Liang Shi can basically conclude that Xu Qingzhu is the daughter of Su Yao and Sheng Qinglin.
Xu Qingzhu looks somewhat like Xu Qingya, and Lingdang even remarked at the first glance that Su Yao resembled her aunt.
It's almost impossible to find a clear photo of Sheng Qinglin online.
However, it should not be difficult to see that Xu Qingzhu inherited the best features of her parents in terms of appearance.
Although Xu Qingya has not yet fully matured, she is not as pretty as Xu Qingzhu at first glance.
Xu Qingzhu's beauty comes from within; she has a timid beauty when she's timid, and a flamboyant and unrestrained beauty when she's confident.
But in terms of eyebrows, eyes and facial features, it's as if it was exquisitely sculpted by Nuwa, with absolutely no flaws.
Xu Qingzhu's other half of her beauty comes from Su Yao, also known as Su Mu.
But Su Yao loves Sheng Qinglin so much, how could she not want her own daughter?
Didn't he know he had a daughter?
But... she gave birth to the child herself, how could she not know?
Moreover, anyone who paid even a little attention to the Sheng family back then could have guessed that the daughter that Sheng Qinglin's sister inexplicably gained was actually hers.
Or was it that Su Yao didn't care at all back then?
What was her situation with Sheng Qinglin at the time that made her completely indifferent to the daughter she had carried for ten months?
Or did the Sheng family forcibly take her daughter away after she gave birth, and prevent her from recognizing her daughter?
However, according to what Liang Shi learned from Xu Qingzhu about the Sheng family, they were not such unreasonable people.
After all, it was a child who ruined the happiness of his own daughter.
Sheng Linlang was ridiculed for a long time for her premarital pregnancy.