Chapter 71 - 071: Unexplainable Discomfort
By the time we got back to the villa, it was already half past five. Ms. Qin had just returned from grocery shopping, and when she saw Lu Shishu standing at the door as well, she was even more delighted. She quickly invited us in. Originally, Jiang Baizhou was planning to leave, but Ms. Qin pulled him in too, saying she was going to cook a big meal for us.
"Shi Shu, it’s been so long since you last came over. Have you been particularly busy lately? You look like you’ve lost a lot of weight." Ms. Qin poured two glasses of iced fruit juice for Lu Shishu and Jiang Baizhou from the kitchen and asked with concern as she looked at Lu Shishu’s beautifully gaunt face.
"It seems I’ve lost some weight. That’s why I’m missing Aunt Qin’s sweet and sour ribs and carp soup, isn’t it?" Lu Shishu shed the world-weary and indifferent demeanor from her face, replacing it with the cheerful and lively spirit from her school days, and replied sweetly.
"Oh, you and that sweet tongue of yours! Always saying what I love to hear. You know, I actually bought crucian carp today, so I’ll make that soup for you later."
"Thank you, Aunt Qin." During her school days, Lu Shishu often came over to Cen Jin’s house to eat and stay over. At that time, she was lively and open-hearted, and in Qin Xuesu’s eyes, Lu Shishu was practically like her daughter.
Cen Jin sat on the side, watching their perfectly natural and affectionate greetings. Until Ms. Qin and Jiang Baizhou laughed and returned to the kitchen to bustle about, she glanced around and pouted, complaining, "Why do I feel like you two are Ms. Qin’s biological children and I’m the one adopted for a phone recharge promotion?"