Chapter 54 - Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes

Throughout the afternoon, no one else came in to disturb them. Gu Nianbin was busy with his work while Du Xiaoxian sat on the sofa and watched the “Boonie Bears”. All the visitors for the president were stopped by Zhou Ting tactfully. But of course, Secretary Zhou wouldn’t turn down everyone blindly. As qualified as the outpost of the president’s office, her eyes were sharp enough to determine the priorities of matters. Visitors with real urgent matters would not be refused entrance.

Gu Nianbin quickly finished a backlog of work before taking Du Xiaoxian out. They picked up the luggage first and then drove near home. Gu Nianbin told her to wait for him in an ice cream shop and went home himself to get some things. He told his parents that he wouldn’t live here lately because he was very busy and had to work overtime a lot. As usual, Gu Guangxian didn’t say much because he had nothing to worry about his son who was mature enough to handle things properly. Fang Yaru told her son to take care of himself and said nothing more. It was common for Gu Nianbin to live in his own place. He had been living at home this time just because his sister came back on a vacation.

Before leaving, Gu Nianbin asked Xiao Bonian for the schoolbag that Du Xiaoxian had left here. Xiao Bonian slightly opened his mouth but refrained himself from saying anything. He found the bag and handed it to Gu Nianbin. When Gu Nianbin turned around to leave, Xiao Bonian finally called out, “Young Master!”

Gu Nianbin turned around and asked, “Uncle Xiao, what’s the matter?”

Xiao Bonian looked at the pink schoolbag and paused for two seconds before saying, “Young Master, take good care of yourself out there.”

Gu Nianbin smiled and turned around to leave.

Xiao Bonian watched Gu Nianbin’s car speed out of the iron door and shook his head. Suddenly, he recalled in his mind the way Du Xiaoxian looked when she first arrived in the mansion. She stood timidly in the living room, kept her head down and remained silent. It was as if she were suffering from malnutrition with slightly yellow hair. How could the young master pick such an inconspicuous little girl? He sighed, slowly turned around and went inside.

Gu Nianbin parked his car on the street. Through the large French windows, there he found his little girl sitting upright and gently swiping over the ice cream with a small spoon in her hand. She looked very focused with her shining eyes. It seemed like she was drawing slowly before putting a small spoonful of ice cream into her mouth. Then she narrowed her eyes and smacked her mouth to enjoy the delicious ice cream. Then, she lowered her head again to draw on the ice cream with the spoon.

When Gu Nianbin left, he bought her a three-flavored ice cream. He didn’t expect that she ate it so slowly that she was still eating it when he came back.

Only when Gu Nianbin walked in and patted on Du Xiaoxian’s head did she see him. She said happily with her eyes lighting up, “Brother, you’re back.”

Sitting down, Gu Nianbin looked at the remaining half of the ice cream and asked, “Is it good?”

“Yes.” Du Xiaoxian scooped up a full spoonful of ice cream and put it to his mouth. “Brother, try some. It’s delicious.”

Gu Nianbin didn’t like sweet food, but he was unable to refuse Du Xiaoxian’s expecting eyes. So he opened his mouth and ate all the ice cream with one bite. He nodded and said, “Hmm, it’s delicious.”

Du Xiaoxian became happier and tried to feed him some more, but then she was stopped by Gu Nianbin. He refused her with a smile, “This is for children. Having a taste of it is enough for me.”

“For children?” Du Xiaoxian looked at the girl at the next table, who was older than her and eating ice cream happily, and she became confused.

Gu Nianbin had to come up with another excuse, “It’s not for men.”

Du Xiaoxian looked around again and felt relieved to find that there were all girls in the shop other than Gu Nianbin. She was happy that this was something that she could eat. It was so delicious that she was reluctant to finish it quickly. In the meantime, she was not sure if she could eat it again next time.

Gu Nianbin read through her mind and said, “If you like it, we can come here more often in the future and eat it, okay?”

Du Xiaoxian nodded happily. She felt that ever since she had been with the young master, her life was getting better and better.

After she finished her ice cream, Gu Nianbin raised his hand, trying to order another for her. He was willing to give her anything as long as she liked it. Du Xiaoxian’s face was obviously saying that she wanted to have one more, but she held down Gu Nianbin’s hand and whispered, “I shouldn’t indulge myself in things I love too much at one time. It will make me greedy.”

Gu Nianbin couldn’t help but laugh. Although the little girl looked like she didn’t know anything, she could often say philosophical things like this. Alright, no more ice cream. Too much icy food was not good for her stomach anyway.

Checking the watch on his wrist, Gu Nianbin found it was still early. He asked Du Xiaoxian what she would like for dinner. He meant to take her to a restaurant for whatever she wanted to eat. But she thought hard for a long time and ended up saying, “Scrambled eggs with tomatoes.”

Gu Nianbin asked, “The scrambled eggs with tomatoes that I made?”

Du Xiaoxian nodded. On second thought, she was not sure whether it was too much to ask and added, “Anything will do. All the dishes you made are delicious.”

This meant that Gu Nianbin had to cook for her. “Well”, he thought, “as long as she is happy, I can cook for her every day.” Actually, Du Xiaoxian had so simple a brain that she couldn’t even think of eating outside. Now that she had a family, wouldn’t it be a total waste of money for them to eat outside?

For lunch, Gu Nianbin could only cook something simple with limited food. Now that he was going to cook a sumptuous dinner for his beloved little girl, President Gu rolled up his sleeves in excitement and took her to the supermarket.

This was the first time for Du Xiaoxian to go to the supermarket. Like any country girl who came to the city for the first time, she was dazzled and amazed at everything. Gu Nianbin took her to the fresh food area. He pointed at the food and asked if Du Xiaoxian wanted it or not. Holding his arm tightly, Du Xiaoxian simply nodded at everything with a face filled with excitement. Before long, Gu Nianbin could tell that other than common poultry, she didn’t know anything at all. She agreed with everything he picked just because she was too excited.

Gu Nianbin felt rather sore inside for her, and he didn’t ask anymore because she probably never ate most of the food here. He picked some shrimps, a half chicken, a piece of beef and some fresh vegetables, then took her to the fruits area and bought grapes, bananas, cherries and longan… Du Xiaoxian followed him with sparkling eyes and put everything he bought in the shopping cart one by one quickly. Then she realized this was not right and dragged Gu Nianbin to leave. She didn’t want him to buy anything more. The food was piled up like a mountain in the cart. How much would it cost? Besides, how could the two of them finish so much food? It would be such a waste if the food went bad in their house! Du Xiaoxian had never wasted food before, so she looked at the cart full of food and became a little worried.

Gu Nianbin found it funny and looked at her. She was so simple that you could read all her thoughts on her face. She was extremely excited when selecting the food, but now she was worried that the food would be wasted and wanted to put some back secretly. Gu Nianbin said, “Let’s buy some snacks for you before leaving, ok?”

Du Xiaoxian shook her head vigorously. She couldn’t even finish all these fruits, not to mention snacks. No. She was really afraid that she would become greedy if she agreed to have so many good things at one time.

Because she insisted, Gu Nianbin didn’t force her. When it came to things regarding Du Xiaoxian, he had to take it one step at a time instead of being hasty. Otherwise, her stubbornness would be very difficult to deal with.

Once arrived at home, they started to prepare for dinner in the kitchen. Although Du Xiaoxian was not good at cooking, she was not bad as a helper. She trimmed and washed the edible parts of the vegetables before putting them into plates, quickly and well. To reward her, Gu Nianbin peeled one of the braised prawns that had just cooked for her. However, it was so hot that Du Xiaoxian had to cool it by breathing in with her mouth open. Gu Nianbin laughed and lowered his head to blow on the prawn. He took the opportunity to bite off the tail of the prawn from her mouth. Sharing a prawn with his beloved gave him such a sweet feeling that made Gu Nianbin’s heart tremble.

Du Xiaoxian blushed and turned around to swallow the prawn. When it came to love, everyone could teach themselves about it. Although Du Xiaoxian was still timid and passive, she would occasionally touch Gu Nianbin with her small body to express her affection. Every time she leaned over, Gu Nianbin would take the opportunity to be intimate with her and then waved his spatula contentedly to continue cooking.

More than an hour later, the dishes were finally served on the table. There were braised prawns, vegetables in garlic sauce, stir-fried beef, braised chicken with Chinese chestnuts, cold shredded kelp, lean pork soup with mushrooms, and of course, the scrambled eggs with tomatoes that Du Xiaoxian ordered. There were meat and vegetables, hot dishes and cold dishes as well as a bowl of nutritious broth, which were a perfect combination of food.

Du Xiaoxian was extremely happy and almost burst into tears. Such a beautiful scene always made her feel like she was dreaming. What made her happier was the golden orange juice that Gu Nianbin handed to her. She took a sip and immediately narrowed her eyes with a tremble, which meant that she liked it very much. She then looked at the glass in Gu Nianbin’s hand, which was different from the straight glass in her hand. There was a thin glass rod attached to the base. His glass was filled with burgundy liquid and it looked extremely beautiful.

“Do you want to try it?” Gu Nianbin smiled and put the wine glass to her mouth.

Looking at Gu Nianbin’s encouraging smile, Du Xiaoxian carefully took a sip from his glass. Wow! It was spicy and astringent. With the wine in her mouth, she stood there with embarrassment in a dilemma. Gu Nianbin laughed loudly and then put down his glass. He lowered his head to suck the wine in her mouth. The 1981 Lafite wine should not be wasted!

A mouthful of fragrant red wine went back and forth between their mouths until not a single drop of it remained. But Gu Nianbin was still reluctant to let go of her mouth. He held onto the back of her head and kissed her forcefully and gently. Her fragrance and sweet taste made him linger.

But of course, President Gu hadn’t forgotten what happened at lunch, so he decided to stop going overboard. He couldn’t let his little girl eat cold food two times in a row, could he?

The warm and sweet dinner lasted for more than an hour. Gu Nianbin ate very little himself because he was too busy feeding Du Xiaoxian. His little girl was too thin. It seemed a gust of wind could lift her into the air. Apart from running the Gu’s Company well, the other important task in his life was to fatten her up. Gu Nianbin planned to buy some recipes for nutritious meals in the bookstore tomorrow. Right now, what he hoped the most was for Du Xiaoxian to gain weight.

After dinner, Du Xiaoxian tidied up the table as Gu Nianbin prepared fruits in the kitchen. By the time Du Xiaoxian finished cleaning up, Gu Nianbin’s platter of mixed fruits was also ready. The colorful fruits were placed on the crystal platter and looked extremely beautiful. Gu Nianbin asked Du Xiaoxian to put it on the small round table on the balcony. He brewed two cups of fragrant hot tea and then followed her out.