Chapter 16
After getting out of the car, Xia Linxia ignored her and strode forward, hooking her arm around Song Wanyi's neck and walking with her.
Song Wanyi, with her boyfriend on her left hand and Xia Linxia suddenly on her right, exclaimed, "...?"
Fang Qiushuang chuckled at them, waiting for Ji Fengxue to catch up. "Your little one is very cute."
"Yes," Ji Fengxue replied with a smile, doing her best to ignore the injury on her foot. Earlier, when getting out of the car, Xia Linxia had stepped on her foot with a tricky angle. She then lowered her head without changing her expression, pretending to pick something up, wiped away the footprint, and forced a calm smile, praising, "She is, indeed, very cute, hehe."
Back at the villa, the kitchen was soon bustling with people. Xue Hui was kicked out by Song Wanyi and sat in the living room with Tang Yuande, drinking tea and watching television. Xia Linxia disliked kitchens and found an excuse to slip out, joining the tea-drinking crowd.
"This tea is quite good," Xia Linxia commented after a couple of sips. "It has a floral and fruity aroma, fresh and mellow, perfect for enjoying in the mountains."
"Oh, Little Xia knows how to appreciate tea?" Tang Yuande became interested. "This is a fine Biluochun gifted by Xiao Ji."
"I occasionally have a drink with my dad," Xia Linxia smiled, recalling how she learned to brew tea from her father. Seeing the tea set on the table, she picked out a few white porcelain cups and poured hot water to warm them.
Tang Yuande and Xue Hui watched quietly. Xia Linxia poured out the water, added about 70% more, selected tea leaves, and steeped them in the cups. The tea leaves sank, gradually unfurling, as if witnessing the tea leaves unfolding in the water for a second spring.
Her slender fingers caressed the cup's rim for a moment, and Xia Linxia focused intently on the changing tea leaves, exuding a sense of tranquility.
[Ahhh, Baby Xiaxia is so beautiful!]
[Xia Linxia is truly beautiful when she's quiet. That profile is amazing! Please, be a quiet beauty!]
[This is the first time I've seen Xia Linxia make tea. A little surprised.]
After about five minutes, Xia Linxia poured out the first infusion of tea into the cups, handing one to each person. "Try this first. It's bitter but has a sweet aftertaste."
Then, she continued to add water to the tea. The second infusion diluted the astringency, and the mellow fragrance was at its peak, leaving a lingering taste. The tea drinkers let out satisfied sighs.
The third infusion's flavor gradually faded, with a light tea aroma lingering around them.
Tang Yuande couldn't help but applaud. "Your father has great fortune."
Xia Linxia suddenly smiled innocently. "No, I am the fortunate one."
"Teacher Ji, Teacher Fang, would you like to try?" Xue Hui noticed someone passing by the kitchen door and greeted them.
Fang Qiushuang, holding a bunch of onions, walked out with a smile, pulling Ji Fengxue along. "Sure, let's try. Xiao Ji was crying from the onion fumes."
Hearing this, Xia Linxia's hand, holding the tea, paused slightly. She looked up and saw Ji Fengxue's usually clear eyes were red and a little moist. She couldn't help but ask, "You dislike onions, so why did you cut them?"
Fang Qiushuang was taken aback. "Oh dear, Xiao Ji, you don't like onions?"
"It's okay, it's just for seasoning, so you won't taste it," Ji Fengxue said, wiping her tears with a tissue again.
"Tsk," Xia Linxia picked up an untouched cup and offered it to Ji Fengxue's lips. "Have some tea to soothe yourself."
Ji Fengxue drank two sips directly from the cup's rim and gave a thumbs-up.
[So sweet, feeding her tea personally.]
[Xiaxia, I want to drink too~~~~ I'm thinking about the CP.]
[Sigh! Baby Xiaxia knows how to take care of people, it's not easy!]
[Fairy Ji looks so beautiful even when she's crying. I really want to bully her. Cage warning.jpg]
"Hold it yourself," Xia Linxia said.
After her eyes stopped hurting, Ji Fengxue took the cup and sat down nearby.
Xia Linxia turned and walked into the kitchen. Immediately, the sound of chopping echoed from the kitchen, followed by Song Wanyi's scream: "Ahhh ha!"
Xue Hui and Ji Fengxue were startled and rushed to the kitchen. They saw Xia Linxia with one hand in her pocket, holding a kitchen knife in the other, smashing the onion into pieces. Song Wanyi was laughing uncontrollably beside her, saying to them, "Hahaha, the look on Linxia's face when she was killing the onion just now was so much like a killer, hahahaha. You must watch the replay when you get back."
[I saw it, hahaha! So fierce!]
[Powerful wife protection, even if the opponent is an onion, it's not allowed!]
[Suddenly got Xia Linxia's girlfriend potential! Woman, how many more surprises do you have that I don't know about?]
Xia Linxia threw the onion directly into the trash can and said, "I only looked away for a moment, and you bought onions. What a waste of money."
"..." Ji Fengxue hadn't known beforehand. After buying groceries, everyone had dispersed. When they returned and were assigned the task of cutting vegetables, she only realized the onion's existence when she received it.
"I'm sorry, I should have asked first," Song Wanyi said apologetically.
"It's my fault, I should have said something directly. It's okay, we need to prepare dinner quickly," Ji Fengxue comforted her. They exchanged a smile, which made Xia Linxia's teeth ache.
Xia Linxia walked out. As she passed Ji Fengxue, the latter whispered, "Thanks."
"It's nothing," Xia Linxia raised an eyebrow, her steps quickening, almost running to the living room.
Tang Yuande smiled and said, "Little Xia and Xiao Ji have a really good relationship."
Xia Linxia's smile froze, and she stiffly explained, "I was just afraid that if something happened to her, it would cause trouble."
[Xia Linxia, do you know about "saying one thing and meaning another"?]
[Yes, yes, you were just worried about causing trouble. We pretend to believe you.]
[Do you think your excited little steps are fake? You're practically wearing "My wife thanked me, I'm so happy" on your face.]
Half an hour later, the six of them sat around the hot pot, raising their glasses to celebrate their first dinner.
Although Xue Hui was tall and burly, he was henpecked and listened to his wife very obediently. His first action was to put food into Song Wanyi's bowl.
"So sour!" Xia Linxia shouted. "Did you add lemon to this hot pot?"
Song Wanyi burst into laughter.
"Eat your food, you talk too much," Ji Fengxue put a slice of fatty beef into her bowl.
Xia Linxia was stunned for a few seconds. Usually, only her family members would put food in her bowl. She didn't have many true friends in the industry, and she hadn't been in touch with her former classmates for a long time.
"Oh, I'm the one who's sour!" Song Wanyi shouted back. "Teacher Ji has been cooking meat for so long, and it's all for you!"
Xia Linxia proudly shrugged her shoulders. "Can't help it, she just loves me a lot."
Song Wanyi: "Ew~"
[Ew ew ew ew ew~ Someone is showing off their affection here, reporting them.]
[Fairy Ji has been putting food in Xia Linxia's bowl, just like Xue Hui, hahaha.]
[Tang Yuande and Fang Qiushuang are like an old married couple, eating their own food. I wonder how they feel eating with the other two couples?]
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