She frowned and grabbed Papa Bai's arm, pulling him away to prevent him from touching the porcelain shards. She was afraid that he would scratch his hand. "Don't move, don't move! I'll clean it up! "
Bai Xiaonian rolled up her sleeves and swept the shards into the dustpan, then went to the balcony to get a mop …
Because of the cold weather outside, the mop on the balcony railing was covered in ice and looked like Hua Lun's hair.
Bai Xiaonian could only go into the house with a hot water bottle and boil the mop.
Bai Xiaonian mopped up the egg stains on the floor as she complained, "I told you not to cook at home, but you just wouldn't listen! I've been eating your cooking for more than 20 years, almost 30 years, and I still don't know what it tastes like! "
Papa Bai didn't argue with Bai Xiaonian like before. He silently picked up four more eggs and knocked them into the bowl, then took out a pair of chopsticks from the chopsticks basket and sighed inaudibly. "Now that you're overseas, it'll be hard to eat Dad's cooking again!"
Bai Xiaonian paused for a moment, then started mopping even harder. "How hard is it? You missed me, so I bought you a plane ticket to visit me! I missed you, so I came back on a weekend! It's said to be a global village now. Transportation and information are so advanced! What's there to be sad about? "
Aside from the sound of breaking eggs and mopping the floor, the kitchen was silent.
Bai Xiaonian mopped the entire kitchen except for where Papa Bai was standing. She straightened her back and looked at her father's slightly hunched back. She recalled that her father hadn't married all these years and had to be a father and a mother. Now that she was gone … her father was the only one left in the house, and it was inevitable that he would feel lonely.
After a moment of deliberation, Bai Xiaonian said, "Old Bai, seriously … let's find you an old partner!"
Papa Bai didn't say anything. He bent over to light the stove, then straightened up and continued stirring the eggs. His eyes were sunken, and his thick, white brows were furrowed.
Seeing that her father didn't react, Bai Xiaonian said, "My mom has been gone for so many years. Now that I'm gone, the house will be really quiet! I really don't mind you finding me a stepmother! "
The oil was already hot, and the sizzling sound of the eggs almost drowned out Bai Xiaonian's voice. The bright yellow liquid in the oil swelled up like golden clouds.
Papa Bai furrowed his brows and stirred the food for a while before saying, "What wife! Having your mother is enough for me! Since you're so anxious to find a stepmother for me … why don't you think about how to bring my son-in-law back! I think Lu Jinnan is a good choice … Although he's been in prison, we all know there's more to it than meets the eye … "
"I'm talking to you, why are you dragging me into this!" The moment Bai Xiaonian heard her father mention Lu Jinnan, she immediately cowered. She picked up the mop and walked out of the kitchen to the balcony to wash up.
Bai Xiaonian's house was on the fifth floor. Her father liked to grow some flowers and plants on the balcony, saying that he was afraid that the glass would block his plants from basking in the sun, so he didn't seal it up. Bai Xiaonian was only wearing her home clothes when she came out to wash her mop on such a cold day. She was so cold that her teeth were chattering.
After rinsing the egg stains on the mop, Bai Xiaonian felt her bones stiffen. She had just placed the mop on the balcony railing when she saw a familiar-looking car parked downstairs.
Realizing that it was Lu Jinnan's car, Bai Xiaonian's heart suddenly started pounding violently.
Before she could think of what to do, Bai Xiaonian subconsciously took a few steps back and pressed her back against the cold wall of the balcony, afraid that Lu Jinnan would see her.
The doorbell rang, and Bai Xiaonian was caught off guard. She turned around and looked at the door, her heart beating faster and faster.
"Xiaonian, go and open the door!" Her father shouted from the kitchen.
Bai Xiaonian felt her scalp tighten. She frowned and walked in from the balcony, closing the balcony door. She walked to the door and prepared herself mentally.
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Only then did she grab the doorknob.
When she opened the door, the tall and long-legged Lu Jinnan stood at the door in a suit and leather shoes, holding a navy blue paper bag in his hand.
Bai Xiaonian had seen the news and knew that Lu Jinnan must have been terribly busy these few days after becoming the president of the Jiahe Corporation.
Bai Xiaonian's hand tightened on the doorknob behind the door, but she didn't show it on the surface. She pretended to be generous and smiled at Lu Jinnan. "Why do you have time to come over? Is something the matter? "
Lu Jinnan gazed deeply at Bai Xiaonian, frowning. "Uncle Bai said that you're leaving tomorrow …"
Bai Xiaonian cursed her father several times in her heart, then smiled and nodded at Lu Jinnan. "Mm, I'm leaving tomorrow."
Bai Xiaonian then opened the door and invited Lu Jinnan in. It was as if they had always been friends who maintained a polite relationship, never intimate or distant.
Bai Xiaonian's attitude made Lu Jinnan feel extremely uncomfortable. He loosened his collar but didn't go in. Instead, he casually placed the paper bag he brought with him on the shoe cabinet in Bai Xiaonian's house. His pair of clean and shiny leather shoes never crossed the threshold.
"Have a safe trip …" Lu Jinnan's Adam's apple moved slightly as he said these three words, emotions hidden in his dark and deep eyes.
The smile on Bai Xiaonian's face stiffened as she nodded.
Their eyes met, and Bai Xiaonian felt a surge of warmth rush into her heart, instantly feeling a myriad of emotions.
It was said that when looking into each other's eyes, the person who loved the most would be the first to look away.
Bai Xiaonian lowered her gaze, her blurry vision filled with the afterimage of Lu Jinnan's leather shoes leaving.
"Is Jinnan here?" Bai Xiaonian's father came out with a spatula in his hand.
Bai Xiaonian closed the door, afraid that her father would see the redness in her eyes. She frowned and said, "He came to the wrong building!"
Bai Xiaonian's father didn't believe her, thinking that Bai Xiaonian had locked Lu Jinnan out because of her fiery temper. He jogged out to open the door, but there was no one outside. Bai Xiaonian's father glared at Bai Xiaonian, then ran to the elevator in his slippers.
Bai Xiaonian called out to her father, but he ignored her. She could only shift her gaze to the things Lu Jinnan had placed on the shoe cabinet.
Inside was the scarf that Bai Xiaonian liked but couldn't bear to buy …
Looking at the warm orange scarf in the bag, Bai Xiaonian's eyes moistened.
…
Bai Xiaonian's flight was at 7: 50 in the morning. Haicheng's downtown area was especially prone to traffic jams early in the morning. At 5: 30, You Nainai and Lin Nuan were already waiting for Bai Xiaonian at the door.
When they went downstairs, Bai Xiaonian's heart ached for her father's poor health, so she didn't let him carry the luggage!
Lin Nuan and You Nainai, who were standing by the car door and chatting, looked up and saw a young girl in a heavy down jacket carrying a luggage. Beside her was a middle-aged man in a dark gray jacket. The man was carrying a lady's shoulder bag. He tried to snatch the large luggage from the young girl several times, but the young girl fiercely slapped his hand away.
Seeing Bai Xiaonian's father, Lin Nuan smiled and called out, "Uncle Bai!"
At 5: 30 in the morning in winter, the sky was still dark. Lin Nuan was wearing a long black down jacket and a light brown scarf as she stood under the street lamp next to the car. When she spoke, the white mist coming out of the corner of her mouth made her eyelashes a little wet, and her smile was bright.
The first update, the babies' monthly tickets at the end of the month had doubled! And the limit for monthly tickets had been increased to ten, which meant that each person could vote for twenty! After voting for the monthly tickets, they could also go to the Yuanguang Treasure Box for a lucky draw. They could draw once for every monthly ticket! After they drew a monthly ticket, they could continue to draw again! They could also buy a chance with 199 red sleeve coins! I hope everyone will enthusiastically support Old Fu! Qianqian will strive to release benefits on the first of next month to repay the babies!
(End of this chapter)
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