Transmigrated into a wealthy family's stepmother, I raised the villain into a sweet child.

Once home, Zhou Yanqian was full of energy again.

She proactively helped carry the vegetables to the kitchen. When Jinxi parked Xiao Lv and went into the kitchen, Zanzan was already sitting on a small stool, diligently peeling garlic.

The aunt squatted down next to him and taught him how to peel faster; it was a very harmonious scene.

Jinxi said, "Zanzan is so amazing! I haven't even said anything yet, and you've already started doing it."

Zhou Yanqian said, "You have to be quick when you do things; dragging your feet won't work."

You know what, he said the exact same thing as his father.

Jinxi asked the nanny to leave, and since she had already arranged to cook together with Zanzan today, she didn't intend to ask the nanny for help: "Okay, baby, just peel a whole garlic clove, and wash the ginger later, okay?"

Zhou Yanqian nodded: "Don't worry! I'm very good with my hands!"

Isn't it just peeling garlic and washing ginger?

It's such a small matter, why does Jinxi need to remind her?

Zhou Yanqian was full of energy and activity at this moment. Jin Xi was washing the ribs when she heard a beautiful singing voice coming from behind her.

The humming and chirping sounded like background music.

Jinxi couldn't help but click her tongue, but she just couldn't bring herself to say the words "out of tune".

The pork ribs were blanched and put into a broth. Jinxi started processing the tomatoes. She pierced them with chopsticks and roasted them on the stove for a while until the skins cracked open.

Zhou Yanqian had just finished peeling the last clove of garlic when he heard a loud bang, which startled him.

He got up from the small stool, walked over, and asked in confusion, "Xiao Xi, what are you doing?"

"Peel the tomatoes, they'll taste better that way." Jinxi, seeing that they were almost done, tossed the tomatoes into the cold water beside her.

Peel the tomatoes?

That sounds interesting, he said. "I also want to peel the tomatoes."

Jinxi had just strung a tomato together. She glanced down at it and met Zhou Yanqian's eager eyes.

Now that curiosity is piqued, Jinxi didn't refuse: "Then bring the little stool over here."

After receiving a response, Zhou Yanqian immediately went to fetch the small stool he had just been sitting on. Standing on it, Jin Xi stood behind him and patted his head: "You have indeed grown quite a bit taller recently."

Before, when I stood on a small stool, the water only reached below her chest, but now it reaches right up to her heart.

Zhou Yanqian said, "I was born to grow very tall, please don't mind."

As he spoke, he took the chopsticks holding the tomatoes from Jinxi's hand: "Should I just stick them in?"

Jinxi wrapped his small hand in her large one: "I'll teach you. It'll make a bang in a moment, but don't be afraid, it's not an explosion."

Although she said that, she still slightly raised her other hand and placed it next to Zan Zan's face to prevent juice from splattering later.

Zhou Yanqian said, "I'm very brave, I'm not afraid!"

Jinxi didn't say anything, and she didn't know which kid was too scared to sleep at night. She straightened Zanzan's hand a little: "Turn it a little so that every part of the tomato is burned."

The tomato skin is thin, and soon you hear a popping sound.

Despite being mentally prepared, Zhou Yanqian was still startled, and the little guy shrank back.

Jinxi looked at the child snuggling into her arms and laughed heartily, "Didn't you say you weren't afraid?"

Zhou Yanqian straightened up, stubbornly insisting, "It just happened so suddenly! You're not allowed to laugh!"

"Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore." Jinxi pursed her lips and became more serious: "Turn around a bit, so other places can also burst out laughing."

Zhou Yanqian obediently turned around, and then seemed much more at ease when he heard the crackling sounds behind him.

To make tomato and pork rib soup, Jinxi used six or seven tomatoes, and each one had to be blanched and peeled.

It has to be said that Zan Zan is indeed very capable. After getting used to it, she no longer needed Zan Zan's help and started skewering and cooking tomatoes by herself.

He looks like a master chef.

Jinxi was positioned behind him to watch. She took out her phone from her pocket, took a picture of the scene, and sent it to Zhou Linxu.

[Your son is a master chef now; he doesn't need my help anymore. He makes me stand behind him as punishment.]

[Zhou Linxu: It's a good thing I wasn't there.]

Jinxi replied with a question mark.

[Zhou Linxu: Otherwise, two people will have to stand as punishment.]

Jin Xi couldn't stop laughing.

Humorous, indeed humorous!

Zhou Yanqian busied himself cooking the last tomato and putting it into the water. Jin Xi deftly turned off the heat and praised, "You are truly the bravest child I have ever met."

Zhou Yanqian replied, "You haven't seen many children either."

Jinxi smiled without saying a word. "You brat, you've gotten all high and mighty just because I praised you a couple of times!"

She has seen so many children that she can't count them on two hands.

Zhou Yanqian got off the small stool, moved to the side, and started helping to wash the tomatoes.

Jinxi exclaimed, "What a diligent baby! Daddy would be so happy if he knew how diligent the baby is!"

"I don't care if he's happy or not," Zhou Yanqian said. "As long as I'm happy!"

Jinxi chuckled softly, "You seem quite happy now."

Zhou Yanqian's small hands were immersed in the water, and now they weren't cold at all. He gently peeled off the tomato skin, mimicking Jin Xi's movements with his fingertips. Hearing Jin Xi's words, he said reservedly, "It's so-so."

He was just killing time!

It was just so-so again.

Jinxi exclaimed "Oh dear!" but didn't continue speaking.

Zhou Yanqian washed off the last tomato skin, then turned to look at Jin Xi: "What are you groaning about?"

Jin Xi said, "Oh dear, I feel like my life is miserable right now."

Zhou Yanqian said, "You don't, do you?"

Don't we play together every day?

Others don't even have a chance to play with him!

Jinxi said, "This 'misfortune' refers to having a child who says one thing but means another. Do you know what 'saying one thing but means another' means? It means always saying the opposite of what you mean, making adults guess."

Zhou Yanqian: ...

Pshaw, just show him your ID.

Jinxi chopped the peeled tomatoes and put them into the pot, leaving about a third of them to be added when the dish was almost done.

Zhou Yanqian placed his hands on the stovetop: "Is this all there is to it?"

"Yes, we'll add the corn later and simmer it over low heat. You might even get full from just drinking the soup," Jinxi said. "It's super delicious."

Zhou Yanqian didn't believe it. He was going to drink milk tea in the afternoon, how could he possibly drink so much tomato soup!