Chapter 220: Chapter 220: The Gift
"You’re back."
As soon as she opened the door, she heard Xia Shi’s voice coming from the kitchen. Bi Xia responded, changed her shoes, and walked into the kitchen with the bag in hand. She sniffed the air, her little face calm but her starry eyes lighting up, "Smells so good..."
Xia Shi chuckled, stole a glance at Bi Xia, and said, "Fried calamari rings. Want some?"
"I do~~~" Bi Xia nodded earnestly.
"Try one, how is it?" Xia Shi picked a piece of golden calamari ring from the pan, blew on it gently, and brought it to Bi Xia’s mouth. "Be careful, it’s hot."
Bi Xia swallowed her saliva, puffed out her cheeks, took a big breath, and then eagerly opened her mouth to eat it.
"Hot!" Xia Shi quickly pulled the calamari ring back, glared at Bi Xia, blew on it carefully, lightly touched it to her own lips to check the temperature, and only then handed it to Bi Xia.
Bi Xia felt a warm feeling in her heart due to Xia Shi’s careful actions. She opened her mouth and bit into the calamari ring, her eyes lit up after chewing a few times, and then she quickly ate the rest of it.
"Is it good?" Xia Shi flipped the calamari rings in the pan and asked as she reached for a plate.
"Really good."
Stretching out her long arm, Bi Xia first took hold of the plate and handed it to Xia Shi. Xia Shi couldn’t help laughing as she watched Bi Xia speak so seriously with her stoic little face.
Bi Xia rested her chin on Xia Shi’s shoulder, chewing on the calamari ring and quietly watching Xia Shi cook. Xia Shi turned her head to look at her daughter and asked amusingly, "What’s the matter? Want another one?"
Bi Xia gently shook her head and then hugged Xia Shi from behind, imitating Bi Xiaoyuan’s actions by nuzzling Xia Shi’s neck, and said slowly, "I love eating mom’s cooking the most... Please keep cooking for me, mom."
Xia Shi paused for a moment, her smile widening, "Okay, I’ll cook for my dearest Xiaxia."
When Bi Xia was little, she used to say this to Xia Shi often. But now, it’s been a long time since Bi Xia last said these words to Xia Shi.
Bi Xia’s words now made Xia Shi feel a pang of sadness, and all she could do was nod heavily. Bi Xia also knew that as long as she ate Xia Shi’s cooking heartily, it was the best response she could give to Xia Shi.
"What’s that in your hand?" Xia Shi looked at the bag in Bi Xia’s hand and asked.
"Oh, I almost forgot," Bi Xia lifted the bag, "It’s a reward for Bi Xiaoyuan. Where is he?"
Xia Shi pointed at the bathroom, "He’s been in the bathroom for twenty minutes now."
"What’s wrong, is he having diarrhea?" Bi Xia asked jokingly.
"Who knows, maybe he’s playing a game and lost track of time," Xia Shi said as she finished putting all the calamari rings on a plate and handed it to Bi Xia. "When he comes out, tell him about it. This is becoming a bad habit."
"Got it." Bi Xia responded, putting the plate on the dining table. She first went to Bi Xiaoyuan’s room, placed the gift box on the table, then closed the door and went to the bathroom door, knocking on it, "Bi Xiaoyuan, if you’re not out in five minutes, I’m coming in to take away your game console."
"Ahhh!" A loud shout came from inside, followed by the sound of something falling, then Bi Xiaoyuan shouted again, "I’m coming out! I’m not playing the game console! Don’t take it away!"
Tsk, this little bun can’t lie.
She chuckled, turned around, and went back to her room, changed into her pajamas, touched the necklace on her neck, took a deep breath, and collapsed onto her bed.
[Your Highness, most of the shops you looked at have been negotiated. However, some are still unsure because they haven’t met you in person. Do you want to show up for a meeting?]
’I’ll think about it. There’s only the contract left, right?’
[Correct.]
’Alright, I know. Set a time and I’ll see if I can make it.’
[Got it.]
’By the way...’
"Ahhh!!!!!!"
"Brother, brother, brother, brother!!!!"
A shriek sounded, and Bi Xiaoyuan’s voice came from next door. Thinking something happened, Bi Xia quickly got up and opened the door.
But as soon as she opened the door, a small figure lunged at her. Reflexively, she stretched out her long arms and caught the person lunging at her. This height, this weight, this way of pouncing, it could only be Bi Xiaoyuan.
"Bi Xiaoyuan, what’s wrong?"
Before she finished speaking, she saw Bi Xiaoyuan clinging to her, tears welling up in his big eyes. He pulled out a photo frame from his embrace and sniffed, "Did you give this to me?"
So that’s what it was. She nodded helplessly, "Yes, do you like it?"
"Love it! I love it so much!" Bi Xiaoyuan nodded vigorously, "I love it so much!!! This is mine, no one can take it away! Yay! A photo of me and my brother!!"
With that, he climbed down from Bi Xia’s arms and ran towards Xia Shi who had come out of the kitchen, waving the photo frame, "Mom, mom, look, this is what my brother gave me! My brother gave me!!"
Watching Xia Shi and Bi Xiaoyuan look down at the photo frame and the picture, Bi Xia leaned against the door, smiling. This family is really nice...