Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

She closed the door helplessly, only to hear Yu Zhe's panicked voice coming from the kitchen: "Don't...don't hug me now! It's so hot here, you know that?!"

It seems Yuche has gone to cause trouble for her brother again.

As for Yu Zhe, I thought she would stop making a fuss after a while, but unexpectedly she became like a sloth, hanging on me and refusing to get down.

He kept calling out "Brother, brother" to himself.

"Are you a seven-year-old from somewhere?"

Ignoring Yu Zhe's complaints, Yu Che pressed even closer to the ground: "Don't worry about it, don't worry about it. I haven't seen my brother for a week, can I just hug him for a little while?"

"You know it hasn't even been a week yet! Get out, get out! Don't mess around in the kitchen, it's not safe. The kitchen in the villa can be put out of fire, but this place is no joke."

After temporarily extinguishing the fire, Yu Zhe grabbed Yu Che by the collar and practically threw her onto the sofa.

Seeing her resentful little eyes, Yu Zhe quickly turned around and went back to the kitchen. Taking advantage of her momentary calm, he quickly finished cooking.

It's rare to have peace and quiet when Yu Che is around.

Zixiao took out the slippers she usually prepared for Yuche from the shoe cabinet and placed them next to the sofa. (Monthly fee group 694936135)

She then sat down and said, "Honestly, the treatment you're receiving is ridiculously high. My brother personally went into the kitchen; it must have been several years ago."

Yu Che took an apple from the fruit plate on the table and ate it: "You have the nerve to say that? Back then, my brother stopped cooking because you insisted on learning to cook, which made it so I couldn't eat the food he cooked."

"Ah... well, this is indeed partly my fault."

Zixiao couldn't argue with Yuche. Even though she could bully Xiaolizhi usually, she couldn't say anything when she encountered a strong person.

As for dinner, Yu Zhe was busy until around nine o'clock, which took more than three hours. With the help of his two younger sisters, he finally brought out a table full of dishes.

Braised pork ribs, sweet and sour fish, cola chicken wings, pan-fried steak, and even a simple shredded potato dish is made to look amazing.

Actually, when it comes to cooking, Yu Zhe is the real master. Zi Xiao learned to cook from him at the beginning.

It could even be said that cooking is one of Yu Zhe's best skills, in addition to his genius.

In other words, his cooking is absolutely impeccable in every aspect.

Just like Yu Che, who is now sitting on Yu Zhe's lap, looking at the table full of dishes, swallowing his saliva from time to time, his eyes shining with anticipation.

Although Zixiao pretended to be nonchalant, she had unconsciously picked up her chopsticks.

However, she won't eat first unless Yu Zhe does.

Seeing the two of them like this, Yu Zhe thought the meal must have been a success.

He took a pair of chopsticks and placed them in Yu Che's hand first, then looked at Zi Xiao and said, "You guys eat quickly, try it and see if my cooking skills have deteriorated."

I haven't cooked in years.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Che couldn't wait to pick up a piece of pork rib and put it in his bowl.

Because she and Yu Zhe were sitting together, their bowls were very close together, and they were using the same style of tableware, so Yu Zhe would occasionally take a few mouthfuls of rice from Yu Che's bowl without her noticing.

Or rather, they don't care.

Yu Che didn't say anything, and she was happy with it.

"This is delicious! Super delicious! This one too! How do you make it taste like this, brother!"

Yu Che pointed at the bowl of spare ribs for a while, and then at the sweet and sour fish next to it.

The more I eat, the happier I get. My brother's cooking is not only delicious, but I never get tired of it.

Yu Zhe picked up a tissue and wiped her mouth with it, saying, "Okay, okay, even if it's delicious, you have to eat slowly so you don't choke."

Seeing Yu Che using his chopsticks to pick up piece after piece of rib, Zi Xiao got a little anxious: "Hey? You...you leave one for me!"

"Leave a ghost behind; if you want to eat, you have to fight for it yourself."

Yu Che hadn't finished eating, and Zi Xiao, not caring about her image, quickly grabbed as much of the good food as possible onto her plate.

Yu Zhe was quite happy to see them scrambling to eat. There's a saying that goes, "The more delicious the food is, the greater the praise for the cook."

correct.

Yu Zhe suddenly remembered something: "Yu Che, didn't I tell you I was going to teach you a lesson this time? You even dared to send people to follow me."

Yu Che was taken aback, but still couldn't bear to stop eating. She mumbled to Yu Zhe, "Brother, what are you saying... I don't understand, haha..."

"It's okay, I wasn't planning to say much. Let me think, how about I punish you by making you come to the amusement park with me tomorrow?"

Yu Zhe realized that he hadn't told Yu Che about this yet.

"Amusement park?" Yu Che didn't know why Yu Zhe suddenly brought this up.

And how can this be considered a punishment?

Yu Zhe explained, "Well, the amusement park. Sister Ye said she wants to invite us to the amusement park this weekend. You can't stay at home alone, can you? Why don't you come with me?"

"Of course." Yu Che quickly swallowed a mouthful of rice. "Even if my brother doesn't let me go, I will still go with him. Speaking of amusement parks, with what happened five years ago, I have to go with him no matter what, to ensure his safety."

Zixiao quickly stopped eating as well: "Me too! I'll definitely protect my brother!"

"You..." Yu Zhe wasn't particularly moved, but he felt...were they underestimating him? A grown man like him, did he really need their protection?!

Yu Che then picked up her chopsticks again, took a piece of fish, and held it to Yu Zhe's mouth: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Such delicious food can't be wasted. Brother, open your mouth, ah~"

After Yu Zhe finished eating, Zi Xiao, not to be outdone, scooped a small bowl of potatoes and cabbage into a spoon and placed it in front of Yu Zhe: "Brother, you can't just eat meat, don't forget to eat vegetables too. Being healthy is the most important thing."

"Ah."

Yu Zhe hummed in agreement and took the bowl that Zi Xiao handed him.

Watching Yu Che and Zi Xiao joke around with each other.

For some reason, Yu Zhe felt a rare sense of happiness.

Like gentle ripples spreading across the center of a crystal-clear lake, this feeling is very reassuring.

Peaceful and tranquil times may be rare and precious, but it's also possible that things are just as simple as they seem.

Thinking of this, Yu Zhe unconsciously said, "Yu Che, Zi Xiao, thank you, it's so good to have you."

At first, the two of them were stunned for a moment, but after only a short while, they understood what Yu Zhe wanted to say.

Because they saw the faint, gentle smile on Yu Zhe's face.

Some things don't need to be said in such detail.

Yu Che and Zi Xiao smiled knowingly and responded with the same gentle tone, "Mm!"

(PS: Volume 1 is finished. A preview of the next volume: "When the Clouds Clear and the Rain Stops." Before starting Volume 2, here are two extra chapters about Zixiao, stories from when Zixiao and Yuzhe were little! Hope you all will support them!)

Extra: Su Zixiao (1)

This is a story from ten years ago.

That year, Zixiao was seven years old.

Having lived in an orphanage since she could remember, Zixiao had no idea who her biological parents were. She didn't really care, because she didn't know what a normal life should be like either.

She was very sensible and never caused trouble, but it was precisely because she was too sensible that she seemed completely different from the other children in the orphanage.

She couldn't find any friends who understood her, and she usually just went along with the other children, pretending to be happy. Only in this way would the grandparents at the orphanage feel at ease.

In reality, she was very lonely.

Every day at lunchtime, the children would gather together to watch major events happening in the outside world on TV, as well as watch cartoons.

Xiao Zixiao doesn't really like cartoons for children, but even so, she still watches them every day because the families depicted in them seem very novel to her.

Until it becomes something to yearn for…

What are family members like?

If she could have a family, would it be like in the cartoons, where everyone can chat and laugh together every day?

It looks so cozy...

This seven-year-old girl gradually developed a dream.

Every time I go to the nearby kindergarten, I lean on the railing and see parents picking up their children, or children holding their older siblings' hands as they leave.

when.

Xiao Zixiao is always smiling foolishly, as if that child is herself.

It was a strange feeling, but after she returned to the orphanage...

I'm still all alone.

But she is still hoping.

It's like using a paintbrush to draw a crooked doodle of a so-called "family" on paper, with a father, mother, brother, and sister, but in reality, she can only draw herself in a similar way.

Little Zixiao, her eyes sparkling, picked up the painting and looked at the starry sky.

She knew she had a wish, just like in the painting.

..................................

Fate is like a gear, turning silently without you even realizing it.

This year was destined to be a turning point in Zixiao's life.

That day, an elderly woman at the welfare home told her that a couple wanted to adopt her, and that the other party was the largest family in the entire city, with a wealth she could not even imagine.

They also said that from now on, Zixiao could leave the orphanage and live a truly good life of her own.

Zixiao didn't understand what "coming from a good family" meant, but she knew it implied...

She can finally have a home.

A home I've longed for day and night, buried deep in my heart, a home like a dream.

She happily found her drawing and secretly hid it on her person.

The children were all envious and expressed their blessings to her. Zixiao felt very grateful and longed for her new life even more.

At the end of the year, the couple who wanted to adopt her arrived as promised.

The welfare home put on a grand welcoming ceremony, which shows that the other party was indeed an important person.

While the old lady was carefully dressing her up, Zixiao overheard the family that wanted to adopt her.

It's called the Su family.