Zheng Pianqian still had trouble dealing with Zhou Yi's deadbeat beggar. After holding it in for a long time, she only said one sentence: "I'll call an ambulance for you."
"No." Zhou Yi took her hand and brought it under the quilt, "You rub it for me."
Zheng Pianqing: "..."
"As a qualified lover, you have to save money for the benefactor." Zhou Yi squeezed her palm, "Don't waste money if you can solve it with your hands, eh?"
Zheng Pianqian was not as strong as him and couldn't break free at all.
Because of this accident, the two of them stayed in bed for more than half an hour. Later, Zheng Pianqian couldn't bear it and warned her once. Zhou Yi finally calmed down and got up obediently to cook downstairs.
Zheng Pianqing waited for Zhou Yi to go out before getting up from the bed and going to the bathroom to take a shower.
By the time she came downstairs after taking a shower, Zhou Yi was already busy on the kitchen island.
Seeing the island at this time, Zheng Pianying naturally remembered what happened here in the morning and the missing cake.
She vaguely remembered that they had made a mess here, but now it had been cleaned up and no flaws could be seen.
"We only have fish and shrimp at home. Is it okay to eat pasta?" Zhou Yi stood in front of the refrigerator and asked Zheng Pianqing what he thought.
Zheng Pianqing nodded, "Don't add cream, it's too greasy."
Zhou Yi: "Follow your orders."
Zheng Pianqing: "Are there any vegetables? I want to eat salad."
Zhou Yi: "Yes, I'll make it when the noodles are ready."
Zheng Pianqing: "Oh, I want oil and vinegar sauce instead of sauce."
Zhou Yi: "Okay, Miss."
When he responded to this sentence, the smile in his voice could no longer be hidden.
After Zheng Pianqian heard Zhou Yi's smile, she also realized that she had made too many requests, so she coughed and stopped saying anything.
Zhou Yi: "Miss, do you have any other requests?"
Zheng Pianqing: "No more."
Zhou Yi: "Oh - I thought poached eggs were added to the salad."
Zheng Pianqing: "..."
Zhou Yi: "How about it? I understand you, right?"
He put the ingredients on the counter, stopped in front of Zheng Pianqing and pinched her cheek, "Don't be embarrassed, it is my mission to serve the sponsor."
Zheng Pianqian walked around Zhou Yi to pour a glass of water, and then sat at the dining table.
Looking from the dining table, you can see the panoramic view of the kitchen, and you can have a panoramic view of Zhou Yi busy at the stove.
Zheng Pian Tiao rubbed the water glass with her fingers and looked at Zhou Yi cooking noodles. She was touched in her heart and pursed her lips slightly.
She has been very picky about food since she was a child, and she is very particular about what she eats. In this regard, Zhou Yi is completely different from her, or in other words, they are different in many aspects. He is carefree and very adaptable, no matter where he is. She can live well in any environment, but she is a little too pretentious and sensitive and cannot adapt to the surrounding environment quickly.
Being with people with different living habits requires adjustment and tolerance, but Zheng Pianqian had to admit that no matter before or now, she has never changed her living habits because of Zhou Yi, and Zhou Yi has never made any demands. She changed, but he always followed her habits.
When she was in her early twenties, Zheng Pianqing did not regard this as "paying", but as she grew older and her habits gradually solidified, she finally realized how difficult it is to follow another person's living habits. .
Regardless of whether Zhou Yi did this out of his feelings for her or out of responsibility for San San, Zheng Pianqing could not remain indifferent.
For a moment, an idea even came to her mind, thinking that it might not be a bad idea to continue living like this with Zhou Yi.
But such impulsive thoughts did not last long, and Zheng Pianqian quickly pulled away from it - so many years of experience have allowed her to discover the truth that people cannot make decisions under the impact of emotions.
This meal was not too difficult for Zhou Yi, but it was all ready and served in half an hour.
The two of them skipped lunch and exercised at high intensity for several hours, making them very hungry.
Zheng Pianqian took a bite of seafood pasta, and Zhou Yi asked her how it tasted. Zheng Pianqian nodded, "It's okay."
Zhou Yi was very satisfied to get such an answer from Zheng Pianqing, "That's fine, I'll keep working hard."
Zheng Pianqing: "Thank you."
Zhou Yi: "Why are you still being polite to me?"
Zheng Pianqing: "...Actually, you don't like pasta, and you don't like salad either."
Zhou Yi: "I'm not picky about food."
Zheng Pianqian hesitated, not knowing how to express what she meant to him.
But Zhou Yi has excellent understanding ability. Just by looking at Zheng Pianqing's expression, he could tell what she was thinking: "Are you feeling psychologically burdened?"
Zheng Pianqian shook her head.
Zhou Yi: "Is that touching?"
Zheng Pianqian answered the question inappropriately: "You don't have to keep accommodating me."
Zhou Yi: "I don't think this is accommodation."
He said, "As far as eating is concerned, I'm OK with it. I'm not that demanding about eating, but you are just the opposite. So the two of us can complement each other at best, so it's not an accommodation."
Zheng Pianqing was a little convinced by him and nodded lightly, "Oh."
——
Early in the morning on Zhou Yi's birthday, Zheng Pianqing was woken up by Sansan.
After getting up, Sansan took out the gift box from the cabinet and mysteriously told Zheng Pianqing her plan.
"Mom, let's go to dad's house and give him a surprise."
Zheng Pianqing sat up from the bed, pulled her hair and asked her, "Won't he come to pick you up?"
Sansan: "Yesterday I told him that he was going for a run with my uncle in the morning, so he didn't need to pick me up."
"This way we can give him a surprise." Sansan looked forward to it, "He will definitely be very happy to see us, hehe."
Naturally, Zheng Pianqing would not refuse the surprise planned by Sansan. "Okay, we will set off after breakfast."
"By the way, Mom, where is the gift you prepared for Dad?"
After Sansan asked, Zheng Pianying remembered that the watch she bought for Zhou Yi before seemed to be still in the car.
After I bought it that day, I happened to be busy with something and didn't have time to take it down.
Thinking of this, Zheng Pianqing quickly got dressed and got out of bed. She didn't even have time to change her shoes before she rushed into the yard.
After seeing the small bag safely appearing in the trunk, Zheng Pianqing could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
It was half past eight when breakfast was finished. Zheng Pianying and Sansan packed up their things and went out.
Sansan took great care of the carefully prepared gifts, held them with both hands, and carefully placed them in the car.
Zheng Pianqing looked at her movements in the rearview mirror and raised the corners of her mouth unconsciously.
Now when she sees Sansan showing love to Zhou Yi, she no longer feels jealous at all.
Zhou Yi's attentiveness to San San was worthy of such love and concern.
——
Because Sansan said that he would go for a run with Zheng Linxu in the morning, Zhou Yi had been waiting for Sansan to finish his run and contact him after getting up.
From time to time, Zhou Yi would pick up his phone and take a look, for fear of missing Sansan's news.
By early nine o'clock, Sansan still hadn't contacted him.
Zhou Yi couldn't sit still.
Zheng Linxu usually runs in the morning, and this time should be over.
Zhou Yi tentatively sent a message to San San, but there was no response.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Zhou Yi sent another message to Zheng Pianqing.
[Has Sansan not finished running yet? 】
Zheng Pianqing replied quickly: [I went to the supermarket. 】
Zhou Yi: [Well, how long will it take? 】
Zheng Pianqing: [You can come here now. 】
Zhou Yi: [Okay, I’ll go over now. 】
After replying to the message, Zhou Yi immediately put on his coat and changed his shoes.
He picked up the car keys and eagerly opened the door to take a step.
"surprise~!"
As soon as he opened the door, Zhou Yi heard a familiar voice.
After seeing Sansan holding the gift box and Zheng Pianqing standing next to her, Zhou Yi's mind went blank for a moment.
He glanced at his phone subconsciously.
"Sansan wants to give you a surprise." Zheng Pianqing said, "I just lied to you."
Zhou Yi felt a little floating. He had never felt like this before. He was teetering, as if he was about to fall down in the next second.
When he brought their mother and daughter back to the living room, Zhou Yi was still in a daze.
He has experienced many surprises, but today's one is the most special.
Sansan put the box on the coffee table and called Zhou Yi to open the gift.
Zhou Yi opened the box and the first thing he saw were the two greeting cards.
The colorful one was obviously written by Sansan, and the other one...he could recognize it at a glance, it was Zheng Pianqing's handwriting.
Then, Zhou Yi saw that it was full of felt toys.
"Mom and I made this together. Dad, do you like it?" Sansan asked him, holding her chin.
Zhou Yi nodded without hesitation, "Yes, I like it."
He glanced at the action storage cabinet opposite and said to Sansan, "Put it over there for me."
Sansan agreed immediately, took the box and went to work on the shelf.
Only Zhou Yi and Zheng Pianying were left on the sofa.
Zhou Yi stared at Sansan's back for a while, then turned to Zheng Pianqing, smiled and said "thank you".
Zheng Pianqing took out a box from her bag and handed it to him.
Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows.
Zheng Pianqing: "I am willing to admit defeat."
Zhou Yi: "I thought that was a gift for me."
Zheng Pianqing: "...Then give it back to me."
"Impossible." Zhou Yi immediately put his hands behind his back, "Once it's in my hand, it's mine."
He acted like a primary school boy.
Zheng Pianqian couldn't help laughing.
After Zhou Yi saw her smile, he suddenly approached her.
Zheng Pianqing's smile froze and she wanted to retreat.
Zhou Yi quickly pulled her hand over, put it on the back of his hand and held it, looking into her eyes.
Then, he said in a voice that only the two of them could hear——
"Now that I'm in your hands, I'm yours too."
Zheng Pianqing looked down at the hands of the two of them folded together, and said nothing for a long time.
After Zhou Yi was silent for a few minutes, he lowered his head and wanted to kiss her forehead.
Just a second before he was about to lean in, he suddenly heard a voice.
"Ah, oh—I didn't see anything."
Sansan stood in front of the handicraft cabinet, covering her eyes, opening a window with her fingers, revealing her pupils full of smiles.
——Zheng Pianqian
