Do you still want it, son?

"I can't eat it," Ji Xiao bent down and pulled out the half-eaten candied dates from A Yuan's palm, shaking them in front of his eyes, "Look, there's still half of them left uneaten, do you want to eat later?"

A Yuan pursed his lips, and raised his sticky hand, which was stained with honey, to Ji Xiao, and insisted on asking for candy, "Eat, eat candy."

Ji Xiao lowered his head and carefully removed the date stone, then handed it to A Yuan.But A Yuan didn't pick it up. He had seen the big and small bags in Shen Huai's hand now, and he had long since despised the half-gnawed candied dates.Seeing that Ji Xiao refused to give it, he simply passed him and asked Shen Huai straight away, "Father, father, Tang."

Shen Huai felt extremely comfortable with A Yuan's bright eyes and soft voice, and stared in a daze as if trapped in a ball of cotton.As he passed his hand forward, he still felt that there were really few things in his hand.His son, what's wrong with just wanting to eat two pastries?Even if he wanted to eat dragon meat, he could find it for him!

A Yuan grinned happily, twisted his upper body and dived towards Shen Huai, Ji Xiao hurriedly pushed Shen Huai's hand away, "I can't give it, I can't give it, A Yuan doesn't like to eat after eating cakes, and he likes to drink in the middle of the night Water, it will take a whole night to eat this."

Shen Huai was stunned, and wondered, "Is it so important to raise this little guy?"

"Where is this child?" Ji Xiao smiled, bent over and picked up the unhappy A Yuan and walked into the house, "It was like this in the first few years of raising a child, and the sisters-in-law and mother-in-law around are all better I take care of it, I take A Yuan alone, I don’t know a lot, I can only learn from time to time, and there is no room for mistakes.”

Shen Huai followed Ji Xiao step by step, and A Yuan, who was lying on Ji Xiao's shoulder and calmed down, hugged Ji Xiao's neck, still staring at the things in his hand with a bit of grievance.Shen Huai knew a lot about fighting, but raising children was just an idea born after meeting Ji Xiao and A Yuan. He listened to everything Ji Xiao said, and lowered his head in a foolish manner.

After Ji Xiao said a few more words, Shen Huai's heart ached again.I don't know how Ji Xiao lived for two years. He must have suffered a lot when giving birth to A Yuan, right?Thinking of this, Shen Huai felt a little uncomfortable.

The yard that Ji Xiao bought is really not big, and the house is only two and a half rooms, one is used as a bedroom, the other is used as a utility room, and the other is a kitchen, so there is no extra space.If you want to hold a banquet at the moment, it can only be placed on the round wooden table in the bedroom.

There were already three dishes on the table at this time, a deep-fried crispy braised fish with dark and attractive sauce, a crispy and tender stir-fried cabbage heart, and a large plate of dark red braised pork.

Shen Huai was really surprised when he saw this. Although they were all home-cooked dishes, he did not expect that Ji Xiao could really cook well.

This is another evidence of Ji Xiao's hardships. Shen Huai beat his chest in his heart, regretting not bringing Ji Xiao with him earlier.

Ji Xiao didn't notice Shen Huai's emotions, he put his back on Shen Huai and hugged A Yuan's waist, and dropped him, writhing sideways in Ji Xiao's arms like a piggy.While taking off A Yuan's shoes, he said to Shen Huai, "Jin and you sit down first, and there is a cold dish, I can eat it quickly."

Although Ji Xiao was thin and thin, he was able to handle A Yuan with ease, and A Yuan was peeled into a white meat ball in Ji Xiao's hands in no time.Ji Xiao first wrapped A Yuan completely with a quilt, and quickly took out a set of underwear for sleeping from the closet on one side. When he opened it, it was only as wide as Shen Huai's two palms, making him look fresh. endlessly.

Shen Huai couldn't bear to be curious, he casually put the things in his hands aside, and moved closer to watch Ji Xiao's movements carefully.

A Yuan seemed very content with the situation, and the unhappiness in the past seemed to have been forgotten by him at the moment.He lay on the bed, took a sneaky look at Ji Xiao, then secretly stuffed his thumb, which still smelled of sugar, into his mouth and sucked it endlessly.

Ji Xiao didn't bother him first, he just turned A Yuan over and shook him out of the quilt.The white flesh on A Yuan's buttocks trembled, and a black-blue birthmark on it was very eye-catching.

"What is this?" Shen Huai saw such a big child for the first time, and it was still his own, and doubts emerged one after another in his heart.He poked the birthmark on A Yuan's butt with his hand, his eyes lit up.

"Birthmark, it's a little lighter now, it used to be black and blue," Ji Xiao glanced at what Shen Huai was pointing at, and said with a smile.

Shen Huai became interested, poked it a few more times, and sighed, "It's a good thing it didn't grow on the face, otherwise it would be a big loss."

The fleshy little butt was poked and shaken a few times, and Ah Yuan's temper came up again. He turned his head angrily, and faced Shen Huai's face full of curiosity.The little guy didn't give any face. He stretched out a small fist and muttered ferociously, "Hit!"

Shen Huai supported his head and looked at A Yuan with interest, "The little guy has a bit of a temper." As expected of him, Shen Huai's son!

Ji Xiao didn't agree with A Yuan's behavior, he clenched A Yuan's fist, flattened his fleshy hand, and said seriously, "Did dad teach A Yuan to beat people?"

Seeing that Ji Xiao didn't have a smile on his face, A Yuan wiped away the spirit of General Tiger just now.He pursed his lips, tears rolled down his eyes as soon as he blinked, and the next moment he opened his small mouth, and cried like he was wronged.

Shen Huai was startled, and stood up straight, "What, what's going on?"

While crying, A Yuan reached out to Ji Xiao to beg him to hug him. Ji Xiao reached out to wipe away the tears on A Yuan's face, and hugged him. He shook his head at Shen Huai first, and then lowered his head to reason with A Yuan, "Shut up." People are bad, remember?"

A Yuan looked up at Ji Xiao ignorantly, his eyes stopped for about three or four breaths, and then he said in a milky voice, "Okay."

A Yuan is only a year old and a few months old now. Although he is obviously mischievous, he is very obedient after all.Comparing the two, Shen Huai thought of those squeamish little nephews and nieces in the imperial city of the capital, all of whom were chased by four or five nannies. How could there be any reason to go crazy?At this moment, Shen Huai couldn't help feeling a sense of pride and pride.

Ji Xiao is so kind, Shen Huai fixed his gaze on Ji Xiao's back facing him at the moment.For a while earlier, he only thought that what he couldn't forget was Ji Xiao's good looks and Ji Xiao's body, but after two brief encounters with each other, he dug out Ji Xiao's unknown benefits.He is like a clear spring, soft and cool, with a certain amount of advance and retreat, and when he meets Shen Huai's aggressive and courageous temperament, it is the combination of softness and rigidity.

Shen Huai looked at it secretly for a while, his heart was pounding, the smile on his face was so wide that A Yuandu became puzzled and looked at him with teary eyes.

Ji Xiao also turned around, kissed A Yuan's soft cheek, and said softly, "A Yuan is playing on the bed for a while, dad will cook first?"

"No," Shen Huai stepped forward quickly, he stretched out his hand to A Yuan, and said, "Let me hug you, left and right are just a cold dish."

A Yuan spit out a bubble with a pop, and hid in Ji Xiao's arms with some distrust.

Ji Xiao felt that it was inappropriate for Shen Huai to hold the child, but before he could refuse, Shen Huai quickly grabbed A Yuan.As soon as he exerted more force, A Yuan naturally fell into his arms.

Ji Xiao couldn't say anything now, so he just nodded and said, "Then it's troublesome to reconcile, I'll move faster."

As he spoke, he stepped out, Shen Huai quickly hugged A Yuan and followed Ji Xiao.

His movements of holding the child were no different from holding firewood, A Yuan nearly fell to the ground staggeringly in his arms, and the little boy was so frightened that he hugged Shen Huai's neck tightly.Shen Huai didn't know the inside story, he only thought that his son was so close to him when he first met, and he lamented the nature of father and son for a while.

The location of the kitchen is not big, if there is a second person standing, you can bump into it if you turn around.Standing at the door with A Yuan in his arms, Shen Huai saw Ji Xiao walking quickly to the front of the cutting board.

There were two cucumbers on the cutting board, and a dozen fried peanuts and half of garlic in a small plate beside it.Ji Xiao smashed the cucumber with a heavy kitchen knife, and then chopped the cucumber into pieces with a few quick knives. Then he processed the peanuts and half of the garlic in the same way, and finally poured soy sauce, vinegar, chili oil, and two drops of sesame oil. Without stirring, there is an aroma from the seasoning alone.

Although Shen Huai grew up in the imperial city with rich clothes and fine food, he has never seen anyone cook so meticulously and beautifully.You can't see it in the imperial city, and you're leading the army to fight, so what's the point of eating?Grilled meat can be stuffed into your mouth with bloodshot eyes, and a few grains of salt flowers are a good dish when the food and grass cannot be delivered in time.

Ji Xiao has such a gentle temper, and takes care of the children so well, and now he cooks food so smoothly, and even opens a small tavern to make a living by himself, no matter what Shen Huai thinks, he can't find anything wrong with Ji Xiao, and he can't help but feel in his heart He let out a long sigh of relief, fortunately he found Ji Xiao back.

When all the dishes are on the table, it is considered a meal.Ji Xiao had already boiled the wine, and brought them all to Shen Huai.

The broth cooked in the casserole outside was used to mix rice with A Yuan. The shredded pork was stewed so crispy that it could be indistinguishable from the meal after a couple of stirs.Ji Xiao hugged A Yuan in his arms, and while blowing the broth and rice in the spoon, he greeted Shen Huai, "Jinhe eat more, there are not many dishes, don't be surprised."

How could Shen Huai refuse, he drank heavily and ate meat, all the wine and meat made his tongue lose its taste, and he almost bit off a piece and chewed it into his stomach.

"Ah Xiao, I didn't expect your craftsmanship to be so good!" Shen Huai's army was used to cooking, and he didn't look good when eating, and half a bowl of rice was gone after a few chopsticks.

Ji Xiao saw that his appetite was not polite, so he put his mind down, and asked casually, "Jin and you, are you working with King Ping? I saw you following King Ping's carriage today... ..."