Just as Qin Xiao had heated the oil and added so green onions, ginger, and garlic to stir-fry, Xiao Li suddenly covered her mouth and ran off...
Seeing Xiao Li cover her mouth and run, Qin Xiao quickly turned off the stove and followed her...
In the bathroom, Xiao Li was already leaning over the toilet vomiting, spewing out the cherries she hadn’t digested yet...
Qin Xiao entered, saw her vomiting, and quickly patted her back, then got her so water to rinse her mouth...
When Xiao Li finished vomiting and rinsed her mouth, Qin Xiao helped her up and asked, "Weren’t you over morning sickness?"
Xiao Li shook her head, "I haven’t vomited in a long ti! I’ve been so busy at the hospital and hadn’t thrown up at all!
Maybe I still can’t stand the sll of cooking oil! Just got nauseous from the aroma of your stir-fry..."
Qin Xiao said, "Then why don’t you wait in the room for a bit? I’ll finish cooking, and when the sll’s gone, you can co out."
The kitchen is open, and although there’s a range hood, there’s still so oil smoke when cooking. Xiao Li’s been very sensitive lately; if she sits in the living room, she might feel uncomfortable again...
Qin Xiao first helped Xiao Li back to the room, got her a glass of water, then went out to finish cooking...
Once the dishes were on the table, Qin Xiao slled himself and felt the sll of oil smoke, so he went to the next-door dressing room to change clothes, and then went to call Xiao Li.
After her brief rest, Xiao Li felt better. Upon hearing it was ti to eat, she eagerly followed Qin Xiao out.
At the dinner table, the food was already laid out. Xiao Li, seeing the dishes before even eating, praised, "Uncle, I told you you’re a genius!
If I hadn’t seen you cooking myself, I’d doubt these were made by you."
Qin Xiao smiled and served Xiao Li a bowl of soup to warm her stomach...
Xiao Li took a sip of the soup, "Hmm... Tastes just like Aunt Wu’s stew. Uncle, did you ask Aunt Wu to teach you how to make this soup?"
Qin Xiao nodded, "Yes, I had Aunt Wu teach over video calls a couple of days before you returned ho.
Tried it twice, and today’s turned out pretty well..."
Xiao Li loved Aunt Wu’s soup, which is why Qin Xiao specially learned it from her. As for the other dishes, he learned from recipes...
Hearing Qin Xiao’s words, Xiao Li naturally knew it was because of her that he took the effort to learn the soup from Aunt Wu, making her heart feel sweet and making the soup taste even better than Aunt Wu’s.
After finishing the lovingly made soup, Qin Xiao served Xiao Li so rice and handed her so chopsticks, and she started tasting the other dishes he made.
Every dish she tried, she would give so praise...
The al concluded amidst Xiao Li’s praises.
After the al, Qin Xiao cleaned up the table while Xiao Li went to the living room to video call Mianmian.
While they were eating, Mianmian had sent a video call request. As they were almost done eating, Xiao Li didn’t pick up imdiately, planning to chat with Mianmian after the al...
Once the video connected, Mianmian’s little face appeared on screen, "Mom... Grandma said you were captured by that big monster dad, and it’ll be a while before you co back...
Mom, are you really with dad?
Why don’t you co back with dad?"
Hearing Mianmian’s childish voice, Xiao Li’s heart lted, "Mianmian, what grandma said is true, mommy was captured by dad, and it’s dad who won’t let mommy co ho. As for why dad won’t let mommy co ho? Mommy doesn’t know either!
Why don’t you ask dad later, okay?"
Over the video, Mianmian puffed up angrily, "Dad is a big anie..."
Just as Qin Xiao finished cleaning up and ca over, he heard Mianmian calling him a big anie. He raised an eyebrow slightly and took the phone over, "Mianmian, who are you calling a big anie?"
Mianmian puffed up even more and said, "Dad won’t let mom co back, dad is a big anie."
Hearing this, Qin Xiao glanced at Xiao Li, who shrugged, "I’m just telling the truth, you’re the one not letting co ho!"
Qin Xiao chuckled, took the phone, and walked away while calming Mianmian.
Seeing him taking the phone away, Xiao Li hurried to follow, intending to hear what he’d say to Mianmian, but Qin Xiao went straight into a room and locked the door, leaving Xiao Li outside.
Xiao Li stood there, incredulous, staring at the closed door...
He... he... he...
Uncle actually... actually locked outside!!!
Xiao Li stood at the door, glaring at the tightly shut room door. Not even two minutes passed before Qin Xiao ended the video call and opened the door...
As soon as Xiao Li saw Qin Xiao open the door, she pounced on him, waving her arms, "Uncle... how dare you lock out...
Tell , what did you say behind my back to Mianmian in the room!
You don’t love anymore; how dare you lock the door and talk bad about behind my back..."
Qin Xiao endured Xiao Li’s affectionate pouncing with a smile...
After she cald down, he said, "I was just explaining to Mianmian why I wouldn’t let you co ho.
Since you’ve thrown this pot to , of course, I have to explain things clearly to Mianmian!"
Xiao Li retorted angrily, "How am I passing the bla? You’re the one not letting go back!"
Qin Xiao nodded, "Yes, yes, yes! You’re not placing bla; you’re stating the facts.
But isn’t this fact upsetting our little Mianmian? I have to go and console her!"
Xiao Li squinted, "You didn’t need to exclude to console her!
And you locked the door...
You must have said sothing bad about ."
Qin Xiao laughed, "Well, I was afraid that if you heard what I said to Mianmian, you’d be shy later, so I avoided it..."
Xiao Li stared at him intently, "So what exactly did you tell Mianmian?"
Qin Xiao smiled, "I told Mianmian that mommy missed daddy and wanted to stay and play with daddy for a while.
Once done playing, we’ll go back to see her."
Hearing that, Xiao Li felt a curtain of black lines over her face. Play...? The implication of this play is too deep...
After calming Xiao Li, Qin Xiao took her to the balcony to breathe so fresh air...
Standing on the balcony, looking at the city below, Xiao Li laughed, "The pandemic is over, the city is back up and running, how wonderful..."
Qin Xiao nodded, "Yes, everyone has worked hard during this ti!"
Xiao Li nodded, "Indeed! Everyone has worked hard.
The pandemic hit hard and caught everyone off guard; I’ve witnessed too many partings at the hospital during this period.
In our ward, there was an elderly man whose condition had improved, but after seeing his wife pass away, his condition worsened the next day, and he followed her.
We, as doctors, can’t save those who have lost the will to live, especially when that will is tied to emotion.
There was also a girl who was on the brink of danger several tis, yet she survived each ti simply because she said she is about to graduate and return ho, to repay her parents, and she couldn’t leave...
There are so many stories, and thinking back now, it’s truly a blessing and a fortune realizing how happy and lucky we are!"
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