Chapter 876
Chapter 876: Chapter 30 Children’s Day Gift (Monthly Ticket Bonus Chapter!) Chapter 876: Chapter 30 Children’s Day Gift (Monthly Ticket Bonus Chapter!) Ding——
The residential elevator doors opened.
Zhao Yingjun, wearing high heels, stepped in and set down the supermarket bags:
“Sorry, sorry, the company was busy today, and I got home late, are you two starving?”
She turned her back, placed her handbag on the console table, took off her coat, and hung it on the rack:
“I’ll get your food ready right now.”
Before, when there were no children at home, coming home late wasn’t a big deal since VV always ate a lot, and it didn’t matter if he ate his dog food a bit late.
But now…
It wasn’t even time to get off work, and she was already thinking about what to make for dinner for Qiaoqiao.
If she had a busy day and got home a little late, she felt incredibly guilty.
“Qiaoqiao, what do you want to eat tod—”
Zhao Yingjun turned her head, her voice abruptly stopping when she saw the shocking scene.
There,
VV the Pomeranian’s dog bowl was already filled to the brim with food, and the water bowl next to it was also full.
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Needless to say, Yan Qiaoqiao must have been the one who fed the dog today.
VV was crunching away happily, and judging by the roundness of its belly…
it wouldn’t be surprising if this was its second helping.
If it was just that, Zhao Yingjun wouldn’t have been so shocked.
On the living room dining table, there was an impeccably clean plate with traces that showed it probably had rice and instant curry on it.
She sniffed.
Only then did she smell a delightful curry scent wafting through the house, seemingly coming from the kitchen; looking that way, indeed the kitchen light was on, the rice cooker was indicating it was keeping warm, and the pot of curry on the stove was steaming hot.
Zhao Yingjun’s eyes widened as she looked at Yan Qiaoqiao, who was grooming VV by the shoe cabinet:
“You made this?!”
“Mhm.”
Yan Qiaoqiao nodded her head and scratched VV’s neck, eliciting a pleasant noise:
“I watched you make it the day before yesterday, so I learned.”
Zhao Yingjun was truly somewhat incredulous.
This…
Though instant curry was easy to make, with ready-made concentrated sauce in the fridge, just add some water and any kind of vegetable chopped up, and stew, it’s done.
A normal person could learn it by watching once.
But!
This was Yan Qiaoqiao, who had lost her memory and whose intelligence and cognitive abilities hadn’t yet recovered!
Had her learning ability really become this strong?
Zhao Yingjun switched to flat slippers and entered the kitchen, looking at the pot of curry with its thick sauce, filled with potatoes, onions, beef, carrots, and more.
It really smelled wonderful, and the cooking was done just right.
Then she looked at the cutting board next to it, where there were some uncleaned vegetable pieces, obviously…
evidence of Yan Qiaoqiao’s usage.
Not only had she learned to use a kitchen knife, but she also cut the carrot and potato dices neatly, uniformly, like they were in military formation!
Is this what they call talent?
A natural-born cooking prodigy?
She took a step forward, looking at Yan Qiaoqiao, who was petting the dog in the living room:
“How could you dare to use a knife on your own?
What if you cut your hand?
Even a normal 14-year-old rarely touches a kitchen knife…
how did you cut the potatoes and carrots so well?”
“Don’t know.”
Yan Qiaoqiao shook her head:
“I just saw you cutting like that the other day, and I just did the same.”
Zhao Yingjun was puzzled:
“Can your slender arm hold the knife steady?”
“It’s alright.”
Yan Qiaoqiao tilted her head and looked at her right hand as she opened and clenched it:
“It feels quite handy.”
Zhao Yingjun laughed lightly, feeling helpless.
She went back to the kitchen and pressed the button on the rice cooker.
Inside, there was enough rice left for two bowls, which was also steaming hot.
Looking at the hot curry in the pot,
needless to say…
this was the meal that Yan Qiaoqiao had left especially for her.
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This child.
It was impressive enough that she could make herself a bowl of rice, given at her age, she was supposed to be the one taken care of, yet…
contrary to Tian Gang, it turned out to be Yan Qiaoqiao making meals and taking care of her instead.
For a moment,
Zhao Yingjun felt a mix of emotions.
All these years.
From her teenage years studying abroad to now starting a business in East Sea, she had never once come home to a hot meal waiting for her.
No one cooked for her; if she wanted to eat, she had to make it herself or order takeout or go out to eat.
The kitchen was rarely used, and the fridge was stocked only with emergency food.
It was only recently, after bringing Yan Qiaoqiao home, that she felt she couldn’t always let the child eat unhealthy outside food, so Zhao Yingjun started learning to cook.
But she hadn’t even mastered a few dishes yet.
Yan Qiaoqiao, on the other hand, learned everything perfectly after just one watch!
Her mind was too quick, wasn’t it?
However,
to be fair…
Zhao Yingjun turned around, leaning against the doorframe, watching VV gobble up its food and Yan Qiaoqiao next to it, sitting quietly.
Yan Qiaoqiao had made substantial progress in this period.
It could even be described as lightning-fast.
Before she returned to the Imperial Capital, Yan Qiaoqiao still seemed a bit zoned out, spoke slowly, and hesitantly.
But after a three-day absence and returning to East Sea, she found that Yan Qiaoqiao had matured a lot, become much quieter, and spoke much more clearly.
If before Yan Qiaoqiao gave the impression of being a mentally challenged child,
now…
she stood before her a bright and clever girl in the prime of youth.
Her appearance, physique, and age all remained the same.
But her mind had clearly matured.
Grown.
Become sensible.
While Zhao Yingjun felt relieved, she also inexplicably felt a sense of loss, of holding onto something slipping away.
This was a strange feeling.
As a parent, it seems natural to hope for their child to grow up quickly, to become sensible, to grow into a big kid soon.
But.
Growing up and becoming sensible meant leaving, meant not needing their parents anymore.
Just like Yan Qiaoqiao now.
Just a couple of weeks ago, she was a wild child, eating with her hands, running around barefoot on the couch, pointing at people with chopsticks without courtesy, lacking manners and sophistication.