Feeling the breath and body warmth of Ice Chunk, Li Mo naturally grabbed her hand, speaking softly into her ear as he did so.
All he talked about was cooking experience, like baby bok choy.
Don’t think baby bok choy is simple, because it’s precisely these small dishes that test one’s basic skills.
Look, the more he talks, the faster Ice Chunk’s heart beats, showing how thrilling it is to cook baby bok choy.
“For stir-frying, use hot water; this can prevent the baby bok choy from releasing water and becoming soft.”
Listening to the warm voice by her ear, Ying Bing nodded softly.
Perhaps to divert her attention, she looked at the dish she had made herself, picked up a pair of chopsticks, and prepared to taste it.
Just as she was about to put it in her mouth, she noticed the mouth behind her ear moving secretly, seemingly wanting to try it too.
Ying Bing pursed her lips and fed the baby bok choy to Li Mo.
“I know you’re hungry, eat quickly.”
“I want to eat something delicious,” Li Mo said with his cheeks bulging, looking pitifully.
Ying Bing raised her eyebrows slightly and asked in an unamused tone, “The dish I taught you to make isn’t good?”
How could it not be good?
Ice Chunk was all soft against him, basically doing nothing, just holding her hand and operating it himself.
“Big Sister…”
Before Li Mo could open his mouth, a white hand covered it first.
Ice Chunk stopped him from making a big move:
“Uncle Ling and Aunt Gu are coming soon.”
Then she pushed him away, asking him to clear the table.
Not long after, Gu Xueqin and Li Dalong came home. Seeing Xiao Li sitting there well, they felt relieved.
No matter what happened in the Qingyuan Sect, their son was safe and sound here.
Without time to ask anything else, they saw Ying Bing carrying dishes out from the kitchen.
Gu Xueqin was momentarily stunned but soon realized that it was Little Ice Girl who cooked dinner tonight.
“Oh, Little Ice Girl cooked by herself! Li Mo, look at you, sitting here without offering to help.”
Li Mo: “?”
What does he mean by not knowing to offer help?
He had been helping just now.
“The cooking was taught by me,” Li Mo couldn’t help saying.
“Mm, he taught it,” Ying Bing nodded gently, looking rather obedient.
Li Dalong took a bite of the baby bok choy, clapping before even chewing: “Delicious, incredibly delicious. If I may say, Little Ice Girl is truly a prodigy at cooking.”
“…”
Seeing her son lean back slightly, looking incredulous and distancing himself from his father, Gu Xueqin frowned:
“Why are you sitting so far? Are you not going to eat?”
“I’m afraid the lightning will hit me when Father crosses the heavenly tribulation.”
“?”
Gu Xueqin didn’t know what her son was thinking, but she put down her things and helped Ying Bing, not letting her continue to work, pulling her to sit at the table.
“When Little Ice Girl first came to our family, she still had pigtails, like a porcelain doll. In no time, she grew into a young lady.”
Looking at Ying Bing, who had her hair tied in a ponytail, with a gentle and beautiful demeanor, Gu Xueqin couldn’t help softening her gaze.
“I know Li Mo often causes trouble. When we are not around, it’s thanks to you taking care of him.”
Li Dalong chimed in: “Yes, Little Ice Girl, you have always been sensible and measured. If he ever angers you, tell us.”
Li Mo scratched his head, wondering why this sounded familiar.
Oh, he remembered. When his parents sent him to the private school, they had told the teacher something similar.
Am I a very childish Li Mo?
As he thought, he noticed Ice Chunk raising her head and glancing at him with a smile in her eyes.
“He has helped me a lot; we support each other.”
“Good, that’s good.”
Gu Xueqin looked at her, brushed the black hair behind her ear, and glanced at her own son:
“Li Mo, Little Ice Girl has grown up in our family since childhood. I consider her my own daughter and don’t want her to leave the Li family. Why don’t she call me Mother along with you in the future?”
Li Mo pretended to ponder but couldn’t suppress the smile on his face: “Mm, that would be good.”
“No wonder you always call Little Ice Girl Big Sister. If Mother has another adopted daughter, you will have another sister.”
“Good… Wait, this won’t do!”
Li Mo immediately stopped smiling.
Even Ying Bing blinked her eyelashes, saying, “Not being an adopted daughter, we can still be mother and daughter.”
“Eat, eat, hehehe…”
Hearing this response, Li Dalong chuckled and extended his chopsticks, giving his wife an approving glance.
He didn’t know what his wife was thinking, but indeed, she couldn’t bear to let go. By saying that, she was merely probing Little Ice Girl’s thoughts.
She also wanted to push the two young ones to settle their feelings.
This last resort was out of necessity.
If they hadn’t gone to Qinghe County, they wouldn’t be eagerly waiting for good news.
He didn’t know how to hint subtly, but his wife had already gone all out with the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths approach.
During dinner, the couple kept asking Ying Bing if she needed anything, showering Xiao Li with parental love, making his head spin.
Parents always talk about having both children, if only Ice Chunk were really their daughter, it would be great, right?
Such a situation… it’s like a tonic…
Li Mo sat uncomfortably, unable to eat a single bite. Only after dinner ended did he pull Ice Chunk away.
Watching the two of them go to the third floor, Gu Xueqin and Li Dalong exchanged a knowing smile.
…
“Ice Chunk, you saw it too, Lady Gu wants to hear you call her Mother so badly.”
Li Mo closed the door, revealing Ice Chunk’s serious and earnest face.
“What should we do?”
Ying Bing pursed her lips, finding his flustered appearance increasingly amusing.
“Don’t panic, you know, I am a genius.”
Li Mo held up three fingers:
“I have three strategies.”
Ying Bing leaned sideways on the soft couch, supporting her cheek with one hand, asking, “What is your top strategy?”
“Let Mother skip the stage of wanting a complete family and directly enjoy being a grandmother, getting lost in it and unable to extricate herself!”
