He walked around the bed twice, as if he had something to say to Gu Qianjing, but he didn’t dare to wake up this bad boy, so the expression on his face gradually became anxious.

　　When he walked around the bed for the fifth time,

　　Gu Qianjing suddenly opened her eyes, “What’s wrong with you?”

　　Lin Mingqi breathed a sigh of relief and held out his still-blushing fingertips to Gu Qianjing. “I touched the hot water when I was washing dishes just now, and my fingers hurt. Do you want to go to the hospital?”

　　Gu Qianjing sat up and carefully checked the place where Lin Mingqi had been scalded. There were no blisters or broken skin, just a little redness.

　　”It’s okay, just apply some toothpaste and it will be fine in a few hours.”

　　Lin Mingqi was a little worried, “Apply toothpaste?” Wouldn’t that be too careless?

　　”Yeah.” Gu Qianjing nodded firmly, “I used to get scalded often, and all I did was apply toothpaste.” Then she lay down, closed her eyes and continued her nap.

　　Gu Qianjing said that she used to get burned often. She was talking about when she first started learning how to cook by following videos. She was really stupid at first and either cut her hands or burned them.

　　But no one knew what happened. Suddenly one day, she seemed to have gotten enlightened. Not only did she no longer get hurt, but she was also able to challenge some particularly complicated dishes. She got better and better at cooking, and her cooking skills improved by leaps and bounds, which even surprised Gu Qianjing herself.

　　The feeling of sudden enlightenment was just like the shooting experience in the amusement park before, extremely sudden and wonderful.

　　The only difference is that these two times were once before she crossed into the book, and once after she crossed into the book. One time she suddenly became enlightened after hard practice, and the other time she acquired a skill and a memory without doing anything.

　　Well, it’s different actually.

　　Gu Qianjing thought so and slowly fell asleep again.

　　Lin Mingqi applied toothpaste to his fingertips. The cool paste did relieve the burning pain in his fingertips immediately. He recalled what Gu Qianjing said, “I used to get burned frequently.” What did she do to get burned frequently? He never saw her enter the kitchen at home.

　　After a nap, the sun, which had been covered by dark clouds, poked its head out and the weather became stuffy and hot.

　　Since it was too hot outside, Lin Mingqi drove Gu Qianjing to the jewelry store and then took Xiaoshu to school.

　　The cobblestone road in the ancient town is very narrow, but Lin Mingqi is a very good driver. Several times, the rearview mirror brushed against the wall. Gu Qianjing turned her head while sitting in the passenger seat and saw that this man was not cocky at all. He pursed his lips and looked intently at the road ahead.

　　Gu Qianjing thought about it and realized that if she had this driving skill, she would be so proud of it. No wonder he could be the richest man and be so calm at such a young age.

　　When we arrived at the jewelry store, several other mothers had already started practicing. Even Huang Wei came here in person today. There were only three days left for the competition, so he came to check on the mothers’ progress.

　　Li Yunhua herself has a solid foundation in Chinese painting, and she is also more hardworking than the other mothers, so her work is barely passable. The works of the other mothers cannot be called a complete work.

　　This will be broadcast live on the entire network at that time, and it would be embarrassing if we can’t produce any decent work.

　　Huang Wei was worried when he left. The mothers also felt the pressure. They didn’t talk much in the afternoon. They buried their heads and struggled with those silver threads. But those silver threads seemed to have their own tempers. If you asked them to go east, they would just lie down. It was harder than climbing to the sky to pick a peach blossom that was barely acceptable.

　　An anxious atmosphere filled the stuffy studio. It was raining outside at some point, and when Gu Qianjing walked out of the jewelry store, she noticed that the stone road was wet and shimmering.

　　Lin Mingqi, an idle person, had already gone to pick up Xiaoshu from school. The two of them, holding hands, stood under the eaves across the street waiting for her to get off work.

　　Two identical faces, as handsome and clean as if they had been dyed by water and had clear contours re-outlined. Xiao Shu was holding a string of bright red candied haws in his hand.

　　Gu Qianjing walked across the street and asked, “Where did you get the money to buy the candied haws?”

　　Lin Mingqi reached out and took the white canvas bag from her hand. He didn’t know what was inside, but it was very heavy.

　　Xiao Shu squinted her eyes because of the sourness of the candied haws, and her thick eyelashes seemed to be also sour and trembled slightly.

　　After swallowing the candied haws, Xiao Shu handed it to his father and picked up the writing board, “Dad has money, a lot of it.”

　　Gu Qianjing subconsciously glanced at the camera lens, then lowered her voice, as if she was meeting with an underground party member, “Did you spend your own money?”

　　”No.” Lin Mingqi handed the candied haws back to Xiao Shu, with a hint of pride in his deep black eyes.

　　”In the afternoon, I was revising the blueprints of an overseas project in the garden. Uncle Yang saw that I could write and draw, so he gave me a set of painting supplies left here by the previous tenant. I opened it and saw that it was materials for watercolor painting.”

　　”So, you sold your painting supplies for money?” Gu Qianjing asked.

　　Lin Mingqi glanced at her with dissatisfaction, “Are you stupid? If it was so easy to exchange for money, would the boss still give it to me?”

　　There was a smug look in his eyes and eyebrows, but his tone was quite restrained. “When I came here yesterday, I saw someone painting for others on the street, so I set up a stall there too. I didn’t expect that someone would actually be willing to pay me to paint for them.”

　　Lin Mingqi himself did not realize that his speech speed was getting faster and faster, and there was a hint of excitement in his words, just like a kid who got 100 points in the test and went home to tell his mother about it pretending not to care, but in fact every cell in his body was clamoring to praise me, praise me, praise me quickly!

　　”Wow, Lin Mingqi is awesome!” Gu Qianjing gave a thumbs up, “So, how much money did you make? Did the production team say we can spend this money?”

　　”Yeah.” Lin Mingqi nodded and extended his index finger towards Gu Qianjing.

　　”One hundred?” Gu Qianjing’s tone was still joyful. This way, the family would have 200 yuan for living expenses tomorrow, which could improve their lives.

　　Lin Mingqi shook his head, “A little over a thousand.”

　　“Huh?” Gu Qianjing jumped up and punched Lin Mingqi on the shoulder, “You’re awesome, buddy!”

　　Lin Mingqi coughed twice in a short and rapid manner, and rubbed his shoulders calmly, “What do you want to eat tonight?”

　　”Eat hot pot. You should eat hot pot on rainy days!”

　　There is a fairly large self-service hotpot restaurant at the entrance of the town. The price is 98 yuan per person, and children are half price.

　　After buying the tickets and ordering a shabu-shabu hotpot, Gu Qianjing went to get the ingredients like a queen patrolling the streets, followed by two little followers, each holding a large tray in their hands.

　　For hot pot, of course, they would start with tripe, duck intestines, duck blood, and duck throat. Gu Qianjing was also considerate enough to help Xiao Shu get some green vegetables.

　　”Children need to eat more vegetables to supplement vitamins so they can grow taller!”

　　Xiao Shu held a large metal tray in his hands, blinked his big eyes in confusion, and asked with his eyes, “Doesn’t mom need to eat more vegetables?”

　　Gu Qianjing felt a little guilty, “Uh…well…because mom doesn’t need to grow taller anymore, so naturally she can eat whatever she wants.”

　　Lin Mingqi used the tongs to put some more vegetables on the plate, “Eat more vegetables even if you don’t need to grow taller. Qianqian, don’t lie to the kids.”

　　Gu Qianjing subconsciously wanted to refute, but…wait…what did he call her just now? Qianqian? Qian what Qian?

　　In fact, many people call her Qianqian. Lin Mingqi’s mother Meng Shuxian calls her Qianqian, and Lu Yi also calls her Qianqian. Netizens call her Qianqian in a more explicit way, calling her “Qianqian, my wife, big baby”. But…why is it so awkward to be called by Lin Mingqi that?

　　Lin Mingqi put some tofu, potato and vermicelli on the tray. “You can’t just eat meat in hot pot, right Qianqian?”

　　Gu Qianjing, “…” I couldn’t refute, I seemed to be frozen.

　　When he walked to the beverage area, Lin Mingqi took a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, turned around and asked, “Qianqian, what would you like to drink?”

　　Gu Qianjing, “Oh… don’t call me Qianqian… we’re in front of the camera!” Why does it sound a bit reluctant when I say this?

　　There was wailing in the live broadcast room.

　　[Mr. Lin’s voice is so sweet when he calls Qianqian! ]

　　[Qianqian, we just like to hear him call you Qianqian, we don’t mind, please continue! ]

　　[Forget about killing me, these two people. Forget it, just kill me to help them have fun! ]

　　Because she didn’t want to hear Lin Mingqi calling “Qianqian Qianqian” anymore, Gu Qianjing quickly took a few desserts and returned to the seating area.

　　The bottom of the pot was still heating. Gu Qianjing picked up a pumpkin pie and put it into her mouth. She took a light bite and found that the crust of the pumpkin pie was fried very crispy, and the inside was very soft bean paste. It tasted sweet but not greasy and sticky.

　　Gu Qianjing’s eyes lit up, and she enthusiastically recommended it to Lin Mingqi and Xiao Shu, “This pumpkin pie is absolutely amazing, try it while it’s hot.”

　　Lin Mingqi is quite strict with his diet. Everything he eats has been screened by a nutritionist, and sugar is even more strictly controlled, because eating too much sugar can lead to obesity, inattention, cardiovascular and bone diseases, etc. Lin Mingqi has been “controlling sugar” in his diet ever since he can remember.

　　But when he saw Gu Qianjing biting the pumpkin pie with stars in her eyes and recommending it crazily, he still reached out and picked up a steaming pumpkin pie.

　　Xiao Shu didn’t have so many worries. He ate happily whenever his mother asked him to. Besides, the pumpkin pie was really super delicious, sweet and sticky!

　　After finishing the hot pot, the waiter prepared a small box of pumpkin pie for them. “Since you like pumpkin pie very much, we asked the kitchen to make it specially for you.”

　　Gu Qianjing thanked the waiter and took the box of still warm pumpkin pie.

　　Xiao Shu grabbed the corner of her mother’s clothes and shook it, then raised the writing board, “Let Xiao Shu take it!”

　　Gu Qianjing handed him the pumpkin pie, and Xiao Shu held it carefully in both hands, as if he had obtained some great treasure.

　　It rained heavily in the afternoon, and the stars were numerous and bright tonight. The moonlight and starlight fell on the still wet stone road, giving an unreal feeling of tranquility.

　　Xiao Shu held the warm pumpkin pie in his hands and walked close to his mother with a satisfied look on his face. Gu Qianjing gently stroked his soft little face.

　　”Children at this stage seem to particularly like helping adults do things.”

　　Lin Mingqi came back to his senses from his trance. He had been absent-minded since he came out of the hot pot restaurant. Hearing Gu Qianjing’s words, he nodded in agreement.

　　”So don’t miss your child’s growth easily. If you miss this stage, you will never see him meddling in other people’s business like a little fool again.”

　　Xiao Shu pouted in dissatisfaction. He was not a little fool, nor was he nosy. He just wanted to help sincerely.

　　Lin Mingqi always felt that Gu Qianjing had something else in mind? Was she complaining that he had not lived at home before and had missed Xiaoshu’s growth?

　　He pursed his lips, lowered his head slightly, and his neck formed a beautiful arc.

　　Then he raised his head again as if he had made a great decision, his expression very serious, “Qian Qian, I have something to tell you.”

　　When Gu Qianjing saw Lin Mingqi’s serious look, her heart stopped beating.

　　Here he comes, he is really going to talk about the recording. This guy is really a big shot. If he wants to talk about it, why doesn’t he say it at the beginning?

　　After two days of eating and drinking for free and giving people the illusion of a harmonious family, he is about to use his big tricks. Lin Mingqi, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, how could you do such a thing?

　　Gu Qianjing raised her eyes to look at the camera, her heart bleeding. Brother, the live broadcast is still on. Are you preparing for a public execution in front of the national audience?

　　But when thinking of Lin Mingqi’s decisiveness in the business world, Gu Qianjing understood again, you are worthy of being Lin Mingqi!

　　”Qianqian, I want to tell you about Li Yunhua and me.”

　　Gu Qianjing closed her eyes, thinking that it would be a knife anyway, and then,

　　”…What?”

　　Lin Mingqi really wanted to knock this silly woman’s head open to see what she was thinking about all day long, but when he met Gu Qianjing’s confused gaze,

　　He finally repeated in a good-tempered manner, “I want to tell you about Li Yunhua and me!”