Xie Yujia hesitated for two seconds before she understood what Zhao Yanzi meant.
She thought for a moment. "Alright, I'll carry you."
Xie Yujia knew that Zhao Yanzi was hostile toward her, but she thought that Zhao Yanzi was too embarrassed to let Hao Ren carry her.
She walked directly to Zhao Yanzi and bowed slightly.
Zhao Yanzi blushed, gritted her teeth, and put her hands on Xie Yujia's shoulders.
"Come on up!" Xie Yujia turned around and smiled gently at her.
She didn't want to argue with Zhao Yanzi, and she thought Zhao Yanzi was quite cute sometimes.
Hmph! "You think I'm too shy to get on …" Zhao Yanzi jumped onto Xie Yujia's back.
Xie Yujia weighed her body and walked forward.
Hao Ren stood next to them and looked at them strangely. What … what was going on …
"Let's go!" Xie Yujia said.
Zhao Yanzi bit her lip and laid on Xie Yujia's body softly.
Xie Yujia's physical strength had increased, but she was still a girl, and it was a bit difficult for her to carry Zhao Yanzi.
Hao Ren quickly walked over and coughed twice. "Ahem, Zi … How about … I carry you?"
"No! I want her to carry me! "Zhao Yanzi moved her head from Xie Yujia's left shoulder to her right.
Hao Ren didn't know what to do with her, but Xie Yujia didn't care. "It's okay. It's just one paragraph anyway. I'll recite it. Besides, Little Zi is a girl. It doesn't seem very good for her to be carried by you, right? "
Zhao Yanzi thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Uncle, I want you to carry me on your back!"
"Huh?" Hao Ren looked at her in surprise.
"Yes! I want you to carry me! "Zhao Yanzi said with a straight face.
Hao Ren didn't know what to do with her this time. "Okay, okay, okay, I'll carry it, I'll carry it!"
He walked to Xie Yujia and bowed slightly.
Zhao Yanzi grabbed Hao Ren's shoulder with one hand and moved onto Hao Ren's back without even touching the ground.
Hao Ren didn't say it out loud, but he thought to himself, "Are you a monkey?
However, when Zhao Yanzi's body pressed against Hao Ren's back, the feeling changed immediately.
In Hao Ren's mind, she was just a little girl in Grade Eight. However, her soft skin made Hao Ren's mind go blank.
In fact, Zhao Yanzi was a bit embarrassed as well. Her face was bright red, but it was hard to tell if it was her own face or the light from the sunset.
She just wanted to piss Xie Yujia off, but Hao Ren still carried her on his back.
"Okay, let's go!" Hao Ren didn't think too much. He grabbed the inside of her knees and continued to walk under the sunset.
Xie Yujia smiled helplessly and walked beside them.
With her arms around Hao Ren's neck, Zhao Yanzi's legs were sore. With her face on Hao Ren's hair, she suddenly felt a little touched.
Hao Ren walked steadily and didn't feel any bumps. Even Xie Yujia noticed that Hao Ren was deliberately adjusting his pace so that Zhao Yanzi wouldn't sway on his back.
She could feel that Hao Ren's attention to her had reached a certain level. She didn't know how anxious Hao Ren was when Zhao Yanzi was sick a few days ago, looking for a pharmacy all over the street.
Zhao Yanzi lay on Hao Ren's broad back obediently. Knowing that she couldn't make a scene, she could only pout and vent her anger by wasting some of Hao Ren's strength.
They finally arrived at the door of the house. Leaning against the door frame, Grandma was already waiting for them.
"Grandma!" Seeing Grandma, Zhao Yanzi immediately jumped off Hao Ren's back and ran to Grandma.
Hao Ren rubbed his shoulders and didn't feel any soreness in his back. However, his neck hurt from Zhao Yanzi's arms.
"Hehe, little Zi!" Grandma opened her arms and pulled Zhao Yanzi into her arms.
During her stay in Zhejiang, she had helped her fellow villagers work in the fields every day. She felt like she was young and full of energy. However, she also missed little Zi a lot.
Xie Yujia walked over and said softly, "Grandma."
"Oh, my Little Yujia!" Grandma reached out her wrinkled arms and pulled Xie Yujia into her arms as well. She missed Xie Yujia a lot as well.
She didn't want to let go of either Zhao Yanzi or Xie Yujia.
In contrast, she neglected her grandson, Hao Ren.
"Come on in. It's cold outside." Holding Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia's hands, Grandma led them into the house.
Poor Hao Ren had to carry Zhao Yanzi on his back, but he had to follow them into the house. Grandma only cared about Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia and didn't even greet him.
"Grandma, what specialties did you bring for me?" Zhao Yanzi asked eagerly as soon as she entered the house.
"Hehe … I brought your favorite." Grandma pretended to be mysterious and opened a bag.
Zhao Yanzi moved her head closer and yelled excitedly, "Haha! Sweet potatoes! "
Hao Ren was speechless when he entered the house. "It really is … sweet potatoes."
"I know you like sweet potatoes. My fellow villagers told me that you and Ren went to steal sweet potatoes." Grandma patted Zhao Yanzi's little head lightly with indescribable love in her eyes.
"Yujia, I didn't buy anything for you. I just brought some wild vegetables from the mountains because I wanted to see you." Grandma looked at Xie Yujia gently.
Xie Yujia also smiled gently. She had a deep relationship with Grandma, but she wasn't as spoiled as Zhao Yanzi at her age.
"Is Uncle Wang not home today?" Seeing the three excited faces, Hao Ren walked up and finally got a chance to ask.
"He doesn't know that I'm coming back today. I guess he's still at home." Grandma looked at Hao Ren and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, and you seem to have grown a bit."
"Grandma, I miss you too," Hao Ren said.
"You brat, you didn't even call me. You call me? In my opinion, you will be like your dad in the future, "Grandma scolded Hao Ren with a smile. It was her instinct to dote on her grandson.
"You three will stay here tonight and can't go back!" Grandma continued in a threatening tone.
She looked at Zhao Yanzi and said, "I'll call your parents." Then, she looked at Xie Yujia and said, "Yujia, you should call them too."
"Ok! Ok! Ok!" Zhao Yanzi was happy that she could avoid homework if she didn't go home. She immediately took out her cell phone and made a call.
Xie Yujia didn't want to disappoint Grandma, so she didn't call home. Instead, she texted Ma Lina and told her that she wouldn't be coming back to the dorm tonight.
Xie Yujia didn't care what Ma Lina's reply would be.
"Grandma is hungry. Which one of you is going to make dinner for me?" Grandma looked at them and found that she liked them all.
Zhao Yanzi didn't even know how to cook egg fried rice. Hearing Grandma's question, she could only remain silent.
Xie Yujia nodded and said, "Grandma, I'll make some simple ones."
"Humph!" Zhao Yanzi snorted to express her dissatisfaction.
Xie Yujia didn't mind. She walked to the kitchen and found that there was nothing in the fridge. Then, she went back to the living room and picked up the sweet potatoes and wild vegetables Grandma bought. She went back to the kitchen and put on her apron.
Seeing Hao Ren staring at Xie Yujia in the kitchen, Zhao Yanzi rolled her eyes and punched Hao Ren hard. "What are you looking at? What's so great about cooking?"
It seemed like she was talking to Hao Ren but also to Xie Yujia.
"If you don't know how to cook, the four of us will go hungry." Grandma reached out and pinched Zhao Yanzi's little nose.
She really liked Zhao Yanzi and thought it was cute to have a little girl like her as her granddaughter-in-law. However, Xie Yujia was docile, which made her feel comfortable. She thought it would be nice for Xie Yujia to be her granddaughter-in-law.
Looking at her grandson who was getting more and more handsome, Grandma was a little greedy.
One sweet potato and one wild vegetable. There were no other ingredients, but Xie Yujia could make three delicious dishes and one soup. Hao Ren, who wasn't good at cooking, was amazed. Even Grandma was amazed.
"It's just sweet potato soup and stir-fried wild vegetables … I can cook them too," Zhao Yanzi mumbled, but her voice was low.
"Hehe, thank you, Yujia." Grandma sat down at the table with a smile.
"It's my pleasure, Grandma." Xie Yujia took off her apron and pulled out a chair for Grandma.
Although Zhao Yanzi didn't want to eat, she couldn't bear the hunger. Also, the house had been empty for more than half a month to prevent it from rotting and attracting bugs. Now, it was hard to find a piece of bread or a biscuit in the house.
However, when she picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the wild vegetables, she immediately felt the difference. "This cooking skill … is even better than my mom's!"
Zhao Yanzi looked up at Xie Yujia and finally felt a strong sense of threat!
She thought that her mom, Zhao Hongyu, was the best cook, but Xie Yujia seemed to be even better than her mom!
"Yujia's cooking is really good," Grandma couldn't stop praising.
"Hehe, it's all because Grandma's wild vegetables are good," Xie Yujia said modestly.
Since it was a small house with an ocean view, they could enjoy the ocean outside while they ate in the living room!
Hao Ren also tasted Xie Yujia's exquisite cooking and admired her. However, he couldn't praise her when Zhao Yanzi was looking at him with a straight face. Therefore, he had to eat quietly.
Grandma was happy and excited, and she talked about what happened in Zhejiang recently. She seemed a few years younger. Finally, Zhao Yanzi became a chatterbox. She talked about school, and Grandma smiled happily.
Xie Yujia was calm, and she was relieved as long as Grandma was healthy.
After dinner, Hao Ren stayed to clean the table.
The atmosphere of the dinner was peaceful, but Hao Ren felt like the calm before the storm, just like the sea outside.
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