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

Regardless of whether anything else works or not, Zhou Linxu noticed that Zan Zan had a pretty good appetite.

The "paopai" that Xiao Xizan was talking about was ready. Little Zhou Zanzan had already taken his apple bowl and baby chopsticks with ease, asked Yang Hongyan to squeeze some ketchup on him, and then put a freshly made "paopai" in the bowl.

Watching his series of movements flow smoothly like flowing water, Zhou Linxu couldn't help but say, "My good boy, you're such a self-reliant little darling."

Zhou Yanqian glanced at him with a puzzled look, but didn't say anything. Instead, he stood up again and went to ask Xiao Xi for her phone.

Jinxi asked, "Weren't you watching TV? Why do you need your phone?"

Zhou Yanqian didn't hide anything and honestly said, "Take a picture."

He wanted to show that Gu Mingzheng something, since he couldn't have it anyway, hehe!

Jinxi wondered what he wanted to film, but she still gave him her phone.

Zhou Yanqian returned to the coffee table with his phone. Zhou Linxu watched him, and he even took out a tissue to wipe the lens, doing so very carefully.

Zhou Linxu asked, "What are you doing?"

Zhou Yanqian didn't even turn his head: "Take a picture."

Zhou Linxu was puzzled, but just then Jin Xi brought over a plate of crispy pork and said, "Want to try some?"

Zhou Linxu glanced at the kitchen again; Jin Dahai and Yang Hongyan were still busy.

He said, "Let's eat together after my parents are done with their work."

"This tastes best when it's hot; it's not as good when it's cold," Jinxi said. "Don't worry, there's plenty more. Try it; my dad is an expert at frying this."

Zhou Linxu looked at Jin Xi and nodded: "Okay."

Jinxi put the food on the coffee table, and Zanzan immediately took out his phone and started taking pictures of the fried dough sticks on the plate.

Jinxi, seeing his expression, reminded him, "Try to use your phone less."

Zhou Yanqian ignored him; he wasn't actually using his phone right now!

Jinxi went to help in the kitchen again. Zhou Linxu watched her go into the kitchen. She got along very well with her parents, acting cute and playful. The intimacy between them didn't seem like they had only known each other for a day.

...Does it seem like you met in a single day?

Zhou Linxu's muddled mind seemed to clear up a bit. If he remembered correctly, Xiao Xi was adopted by the Jin family when she was four years old. She had been raised and nurtured by the Jin family ever since. He had also asked Xiao Xi before if she wanted help finding her biological parents, but Xiao Xi refused at that time.

She has never mentioned her biological parents, let alone lived with them.

Moreover, he watched the surveillance footage on the street last night, and Xiao Xi's parents also ran into them by chance.

But their current understanding and intimacy make it seem like they've been living together for many years.

Zhou Linxu had actually noticed that something was wrong with Xiao Xi a long time ago, but he hadn't thought about it in detail. Now, looking back, many things didn't make sense.

Jinxi, who was in the kitchen, seemed to notice that someone was watching her. When she turned around, she noticed Zhou Linxu's gaze.

She smiled and mouthed to him, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Linxu blinked slowly and shook his head.

Actually, it's not that big of a deal. As long as she's Xiao Xi, why bother with so much else?

Jinxi said "oh" and went to help again. Although she said she was helping, she actually leaned most of her body on Yang Hongyan.

Yang Hongyan couldn't help but ask her, "Honey, are you here to help or to cause trouble?"

Jinxi chuckled: "I'll help, I'll help."

Yang Hongyan nudged her with her elbow: "Get out, don't bother your dad and me while we're working."

Jinxi pouted: "You used to praise me, but now you're disgusted with me, aren't you?"

"How could I dare to look down on you?" Jin Dahai chuckled and replied, "If I dared to look down on you, wouldn't you tear this whole house down?"

Jinxi said righteously, "Dad, don't smear my image! I'm usually very ladylike."

Yang Hongyan couldn't help but laugh.

Jinxi's eyes widened: "Mom, are you laughing?"

Yang Hongyan became serious: "No, you should go and talk to Lin Xu. What's the point of leaving him hanging? Go quickly, or he'll feel uncomfortable."

"Oh dear, you call me your darling, but you're really just complaining that I'm causing trouble." Jinxi snorted, "I'm not going to be friends with you guys anymore, bye-bye, I'm going to the living room."

Jin Da Hai said, "Take the durian out to eat. I bought it especially for you."

Jinxi smiled and went to get the durian: "Thank you, Boss Jin."

The sea is now joyful.

Yang Hongyan said, "Just spoil her then!"

Jin Dahai thought to himself, "Aren't you the same way with your own children?"

But he dared not say it, for fear of being scolded.

Jinxi took the chilled durian back to the living room.

Zhou Yanqian is already enjoying the crispy pork right now, and the spare ribs are delicious too! They smell even better!

Jinxi placed the durian on the coffee table and turned to look at Zhou Linxu: "Why were you looking at me just now? Is there something you want to say?"

Zhou Linxu shook his head, but when he looked up, he noticed that there was a stray hair stuck to the corner of her mouth. Without thinking much about it, he simply raised his hand and placed his warm fingertips on the corner of her mouth.

Jinxi stared blankly at her. Zhou Linxu looked serious and tucked the two unruly stray hairs behind her ears.

His gaze moved from Jinxi's lips to her rounded ears; he was so focused on dressing her that he forgot to have Butler Zhao put on her jewelry.

Jinxi's eyes darted here and there, unsure of where to focus her gaze.

But with his body stiff, he didn't dare to move.

Zhou Linxu snapped out of his daze and realized he had acted inappropriately. He lowered his hand and said, "Sorry, I did see some stray hairs."

Jin Xi said dryly, "Thank you."

Zhou Linxu shook his head, and Jin Xi picked up the durian again: "Want some?"

Looking at the plump durian flesh, Zhou Linxu said, "You eat it, I won't. I need to save room for drinking."

Jinxi immediately understood what he meant, and she said, "Don't worry, my dad won't force you to drink."

Zhou Linxu exclaimed, "Didn't they say they'd test your alcohol tolerance on your first visit?"

"What's the point of testing it? My dad doesn't drink much," Jinxi said. "He's a martial arts coach, and drinking too much alcohol can affect his health. Oh, and he doesn't smoke either. When he has nothing to do, he goes to the kitchen to experiment with food."

Zhou Linxu remarked with emotion, "There is still so much I need to learn."

He then added, "That's perfect. With your parents helping to look after the martial arts gym, you can slack off a bit sometimes."

Jinxi picked up a piece of durian flesh, looked at Zhou Linxu, and silently took a bite of the durian.

Although she opened the martial arts school, Zhou Linxu was, after all, the boss behind it, and she actually wanted her parents to come and help her at the school.

She hadn't thought much of it at first, but hearing these words from Zhou Linxu was somewhat "unexpected".

"Xiao Xi?" Zhou Linxu noticed her lost in thought. "What are you thinking about?"

Jinxi snapped out of her daze: "It's nothing."

Just then, Zan Zan's voice suddenly rang out: "This is paopai (a type of fried dough), it's delicious. I've had the lean meat version and the pork rib version."

Jinxi looked at her in confusion: "Sweetie, what are you doing?"

Zhou Yanqian elegantly put down his phone, glanced back, and said, "Nothing."

Jinxi was a little skeptical, so she took her phone back.

I opened WeChat and saw that he had sent Li Tangyun several photos of "spamming".

This can be described as a cross-section of the front and back sides...

Jin Xi and Zhou Linxu exchanged a glance, both seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

How come I never noticed before that little Zan Zan loves to "show off" so much?

To everyone's surprise, Zhengzheng immediately replied with a voice message: "Wow!!! Awesome! This looks so delicious! Can you make this for me next time I come to your house? I've never had anything like this before! Is it ketchup? Wow, wow, I want ketchup too! I'll ask Mommy to buy me fries to dip in!"

Very well, how can this not be considered a case of one party willing to "hit" and the other willing to "be hit"?