Shi Xingcan blushed a little at being addressed like that, but did not reject, and instead nodded her head, indicating that she should put the food on the table: "How should I address you?"
The old man laughed and said, "Just call me Aunt Yun."
"Aunt Yun, how long have you been doing this for?" Shi Xingcan asked with a smile.
"40 years. I personally saw my young master grow up." It was easy to get a good impression from the amiable face of Aunt Yun, "Young Mistress, if there's anything you want to ask me."
Initially, Shi Xingcan only wanted to get to know her, but her words piqued her interest: "Aunt Yun, do you know what kind of person Yan Mo's parents are?"
Aunt Yun's face froze for a moment, she hit her waist, then said while walking: "Old man, you can't even walk anymore."
Shi Xingcan opened her mouth, but no words came out.
Why did it feel like there was something hard to explain about Qin Yanmo's family?
She put the dumpling to her mouth and blew on it a few times, then slowly bit it off until it was not so hot.
Thinking about it carefully, she seemed to rarely hear about Qin Yanmo's family's situation, the only thing that came out was that his parents had divorced and remarried.
Shi Xingcan lowered her head and looked at Qu Biao who was staring at her closely, and asked: "What's wrong?"
Qu Biao held his hand with a bitter face: "My hand hurts, I can't eat."
Shi Xingcan burst out laughing as she scooped a spoonful of prawn rice and fed it into his mouth.
Qu Biao obediently opened his mouth and swallowed it.
"Is it delicious?"
Qu Biao nodded strongly, and spoke indistinctly: "Aunt Yun's cooking is the best!"
After feeding it to him, Shi Xingcan played with it for a while longer. Qu Biao wanted to draw a picture of Qin Yanmo in his picture book again, but he was too, too sleepy, and very quickly he fell asleep on Shi Xingcan's lap.
Shi Xingcan placed him on the bed and carefully covered him with the blanket. After kissing his soft hair, he returned to his bedroom.
She turned on the computer and began to make her resume.
That year, in order to find a good job for her in the future, and to make Shi Jun willing to pay for her college tuition, she hadn't relaxed her guard for a single moment.
She even received quite a few scholarships. Unfortunately, later on, because Shi Jun used his life to force her to marry Qu Zhong, she had no choice but to withdraw from school early. After obtaining a college degree certificate, she left the ivory tower.
Shi Xingcan stopped feeling sad for the past. The past was already in the past, so she had to learn to look forward.
For Yang Qi, and for the baby that was not yet born.
After being an editor for so many years, Shi Xingcan had long become familiar with things like making forms and documents. She finished doing them in less than half an hour.
She had already chosen the company she wanted to go to — EA Studio.
EA was a famous food app online, the reason why Shi Xingcan chose it was also very simple. It had a high salary, a high welfare, and was also easier for the food editor to choose from than any other editors.
The most important thing was that the food in the Gourmet Workshop was definitely not that bad. She needed to replenish her nutrition.
At night, Shi Xingcan had a very long dream.
In her dream, she was only twelve years old and had graduated from primary school.
On the day she graduated, a guest came to her house. Looking at Shi Jun's attitude, one could tell that he was a big boss in the industry who was hard to mess with.
"Xingcan, come here."
Carrying an old bag that Shi Mengxi didn't want, Shi Xingcan walked over to Shi Jun's side and obediently called out, "Daddy!"
Shi Jun patted her head, and said with a fawning smile on his face: "Chairman Qin, this is my daughter, Shi Mengxi."
Shi Xingcan looked at Shi Jun, and said childishly: "Father, I am Shi Xingcan."
Shi Jun smiled, but when he did, Shi Xingcan clearly felt that the strength on his hands became stronger, and he could not help but let out a painful cry.
On the other hand, the big boss who was called Chairman Qin laughed shamelessly, "It's normal for kids to have bad memories."
As he spoke, he pushed Shi Jun's hand away, "Don't scare her."
Shi Jun smiled flatteringly: "Yes yes yes, I didn't think it through."
Then the scene changed and she was standing in front of a luxurious villa.
It was grand and imposing, but because the deep night looked like a ferocious and dignified gigantic beast, just one glance was enough to make one feel oppressed.
Behind her, there was a pair of hands with a great amount of strength strangling her neck. In the next second, it was as if she could be strangled to death.
Finally, there was a delicate and pretty youth squatting beside her. One could faintly hear his clear and cold voice, "Are you alright?"
She heard her own voice say, "I want to go home."
The child's voice sounded helpless and desperate. She lay on the cold, rough ground, the world before her blurred.
When he woke up, it was already dark outside. The bright moonlight left a beautiful shadow on the white tile through the large French windows.
Shi Xingcan propped herself up from the bed. Because she had been sleeping in the same position for a long time, her entire right hand had become completely numb.
The door was knocked three times, which was not light nor heavy, causing Qin Yanmo's voice to sound a little fuzzy: "Xing Can, are you inside?"
Shi Xingcan put on her shoes and got off the bed. With a "Hua la" sound, she opened the soundproof wooden door and saw that Qin Yanmo was standing outside.
"Why didn't anyone answer when I called you?"
Shi Xingcan stretched lazily and said: "I'm asleep."
Qin Yanmo frowned and asked: "Did you look for Jiang Jiafeng to check his body?"
Shi Xingcan blinked her eyes and said, "I just finished eating and fell asleep."
"You slept all afternoon?"
Shi Xingcan thought for a moment, then said: "I submitted my resume before going to sleep."
Just as he finished his sentence, a 'ding' sound came from the computer.
Shi Xingcan immediately turned her body and switched on the computer: "It might be a message from EA."
Qin Yanmo raised his eyebrows, "EA? You want to be a food editor? "
"Isn't it good to be able to eat good food?" Shi Xingcan smiled, "You can even save on lunch."
After quickly reading the contents of the email, Shi Xingcan excitedly turned around and hugged Qin Yanmo: "They told me to go for an interview in a week!"
Qin Yanmo's powerful arms tightly wrapped around his waist. She was originally very beautiful, but when he smiled, it was even more dazzling.
He patted her on the buttocks and said, as if he were coaxing a child, "Great, great. Go down and eat."
Shi Xingcan blushed because of him, and then leaned into his embrace.
In the next few days, Shi Xingcan prepared for the interview.
Her writing was not bad, and she had been a literary editor for so many years.
Even the most common Red Braised Beef instant noodles can taste Michelin.
Because she was pregnant, her taste was even more crafty than before, Qin Yanmo did not think too much and only thought that she was preparing for work.
Today, Shi Xingcan suddenly wanted to go out for a walk.
"You want to come to the company with me?" Qin Yanmo looked at Shi Xingcan who was standing in front of him begging with a face, and asked puzzledly.
Shi Xingcan waved her hand and hurriedly explained: "I'm not going to the company with you, I'm going to take a walk outside."
Qin Yanmo looked at his watch and said: "Anyway, I have nothing important to do today."
Shi Xingcan looked at him suspiciously, as she didn't know what he wanted to say.
"Wait a moment, I'll go change."
Shi Xingcan opened her eyes wide: "Are you not going to work anymore?"
"No, I'll accompany you."
The three short words powerfully pounded at Shi Xingcan's heart, her entire mind was filled with Qin Yanmo's profound gaze.
Qin Yanmo changed his clothes very quickly, and before Shi Xingcan could react, he was pulled along with him to the carriage.
"What's wrong?" His handsome face enlarged in front of him, and Shi Xingcan subconsciously retreated a bit, his head knocking against the car window with a "dong" sound.
Qin Yanmo laughed as his hands lightly rubbed the back of her head. "Am I that scary?"
Shi Xingcan shook her head, the tip of her ears starting to burn.
Qin Yanmo's heart itched from seeing this, and he tried to move closer to her face.
Shi Xingcan's face turned even redder, but she did not reveal an expression of resistance.
He then unceremoniously leaned over and kissed her rosy lips, and Shi Xingcan cutely accepted his kiss while nurturing her head.
After a romantic deep kiss, Qin Yanmo's thumb caressed Shi Xingcan's rosy lips, thick ink rolling in his eyes.
Shi Xingcan's face turned red and her heart started pounding. She did not dare to say a single word.
There was only one thought in his head: I want to be with him!
Qin Yanmo stared at her intently, feeling that his throat was a little dry.
Shi Xingcan suddenly reached out and hugged his waist, her eyes were sore, as though she would cry in the next second.
"Yan Mo..."
I want to be with you.
Even after using all his strength, he still did not have the courage to say those words.
Qin Yanmo became silent and lowered his head to look at the sadness on Shi Xingcan's face. He used his thumb to gently wipe the tears at the corner of his eyes and kissed her hair.
The faint fragrance of mint. That was the flavor she liked.
After some time had passed, Shi Xingcan's clear and gentle voice broke the silence, "Let's go."
Qin Yanmo let go of her who was in his embrace. With a calm and relaxed expression, happiness had actually blossomed in his heart.
Looking at the increasingly desolate scenery around him, Shi Xingcan could not help but ask, "Where are we going?"
"Nong Jia Le," Qin Yanmo smiled slightly, "The scenery there is not bad, and there is even a hot spring. We will be staying for the night, and will be back tomorrow."
Shi Xingcan was startled for a moment, and said: "But I didn't bring my clothes."
"With me around, are you still worried about not wearing any clothes?"
Shi Xingcan was silent but the bottom of her heart felt warm.
Indeed, she had never lacked anything by Qin Yanmo's side.
"What about Qu Biao?" Thinking about that child, Shi Xingcan felt worry in his heart.
"I have sent a message to Jiang Jiafeng. He is going to stay at our house tonight."
Shi Xingcan made a low grunt of assent. Because of Qin Yanmo's words, "our home", his rapid heartbeat did not slow for a long time.
The car slowly stopped at a small town. Shi Xingcan got off the car and stretched a little, then asked: "Is Nong Jiale here?"
Qin Yanmo shook his head and laughed: "Let's eat here. After we finish eating, drive a car for two hours and that will be enough."
There were no formal restaurants in the town, only the small restaurants owned by the townspeople. Although it didn't look like much, at least the dishes were clean.
Shi Xingcan ordered a few dishes that she wanted to eat, and asked the waiter: Do you have any drinks?
The waiter shook his head, pointed at the supermarket opposite and said, "There's a drink there."
Just as Qin Yanmo was about to walk towards the other side with his wallet, Shi Xingcan stopped him and said with a smile: "I will go buy it myself. Just wait for me here."
Without waiting for a reply, he walked straight to the other side.
This was the only large supermarket in the town. There was a lot of stuff inside, no less than the supermarket in the city.
Shi Xingcan bought a bottle of cola and a bottle of yogurt.
It was a small glass bottle with a blue unicorn on top. It looked very delicate.
The corner of her mouth could not help but curl up as she touched her stomach that had yet to swell.
Even though he knew he wouldn't be able to use it now, he still bought it without hesitation.
When the cashier paid the bill, she specifically said, "Girl, when you're pregnant, drink less Coke."
Shi Xingcan laughed and nodded, but before she could finish her words, she said: "This is what my husband wants to drink."