361 Pastry Skills
Yue Jiaojiao raised her hand and traced the outline of Zhao Zhan’s face.
The carriage was very bright.
Zhao Zhan grabbed his lover’s wrist.
There was only the sound of shallow and hurried breathing in the space.
“Jiaojiao?”
Li Miao’s voice came from outside the carriage.
Zhao Zhan did not let go immediately. Instead, he pulled his lover into his arms and asked, “Xiangjun, why are you looking for Jiaojiao?”
“Oh, Zhao Zhan, it’s you.” Li Miao stood beside the carriage and politely did not lift the curtain. “It’s nothing. I just made prepared meat and wanted Jiaojiao to try it.”
Zhao Zhan lowered his eyes and looked at his lover who was trying to hold back her laughter. He helplessly let go of her and said silently, ” I can cook for you too.”
Yue Jiaojiao’s eyes curved into crescents as she shook her head. Zhao Zhan buried his head in his lover’s neck. He took a deep breath before reluctantly letting her go. “I will watch over Zhao Nian.”
Yue Jiaojiao pinched his face and said, “I’m here too.”
“Jiaojiao, don’t jump.” Li Miao quickly reached out to catch her. “I’ll help you down.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Zhan, who was following behind Yue Jiaojiao, had already carried her down by the waist. Then, she turned around and carried Zhao Nian out.
Li Miao happened to see the interior of the carriage.
“I’ve never seen such a fancy carriage before.” Li Miao looked at it for a long time, then reached in and touched it. “Did you buy this? Sitting in this carriage should be much more comfortable than sitting in an ox cart, right?”
“We’ll have to go to town together to find out some other day,” Yue Jiaojiao said with a smile. “We can go shopping there.”
“That’s great. By then, the children will be able to walk too. The yard won’t be big enough for two children to run around. Once they start crawling all over the yard, we would have to change their clothes a few times a day.”
“All children are like this.”
Li Miao looked lovingly at Zhao Nian, who was now in Zhao Zhan’s arms. “Look at your child. He’s so fair and pretty, unlike the two in my family who look like charcoal. I’m just worried about my daughter. When she grows up and stands next to Zhao Nian, she’ll cry herself to death.”
“I think Zhao Nian will be the one crying.” Yue Jiaojiao motioned for Zhao Zhan to not follow her and followed her to Li Miao’s house. “He’s a boy, and he’s even fairer than a girl. He might even think that he’s not manly enough.”
“Look at you, saying all these things.”
Li Miao looked Yue Jiaojiao up and down carefully. “I went to look for you after your confinement period. Zhao Zhan is so good at cooking, you definitely won’t be short on good meals. Mine can’t compare…”
Li Miao said as she lifted the lid of the pot and took out a large pot of braised meat.
“I saw Li Xiangjun and your family come just now. I figured that your family would be too busy tonight, so I made some braised meat. Take it home so that everyone can have enough to eat.”
“Thank you…”
“You don’t have to be so polite with me. You’ve helped me and Dashan so much. This is just a small matter.”
Li Miao carried the pot and did not let Yue Jiaojiao do anything. “I wanted to carry it over myself, but I didn’t know if I would bump into your guests, so I thought of calling you over first. Jiaojiao, are those people going to stay at your house for a while?”
“Those are Zhao Zhan’s relatives.”
“Didn’t Zhao Zhan go to Bei City a while ago?”
“Fate brought us together. After they got to know each other, they realized that they were relatives. That’s why they came from Bei City to visit us.”
“Interesting…” Li Miao said. “In any case, if your family needs anything, don’t hesitate to find me. I’ll definitely help if I can.”
The two of them went to the kitchen as they talked.
Zhao Zhan was surprised to see them return.
Yue Jiaojiao took the initiative to explain, and then she continued, “Zhao Zhan, didn’t we make some desserts at home today? We can send some over to Li Miao.”
Li Miao didn’t bother to be polite with them and accepted the cake graciously.
“This rice cake was made by Zhao Zhan. After it’s cooled down, the two cuties can have some as well.”
“In my opinion, with Zhao Zhan’s skills, he should open another pastry shop.”
“Let’s forget about the pastry shop. The family business is already enough for us to mess around with.” Yue Jiaojiao didn’t want to be haphazardly overstretched, so she only joked with Li Miao. “We’ll just keep Zhao Zhan’s pastry-making skills to ourselves.”