Chapter 206: Chapter 206

Ji Baby showed a hint of surprise in her eyes, "Sister, that pretty sister who cooks everything deliciously, is it really you?"

Le Tong smiled and nodded, "Of course, why would sister lie to you?"

She gestured with her chin towards the plate of mashed potatoes nearly finished by the little girl, "See, that plate of mashed potatoes is Wenwen’s favorite. If you don’t eat this bite, she definitely won’t share what’s left on the plate with you."

Ji Baby lowered her eyes to look at the spoon presented to her, swallowed, hesitated for a moment, and finally opened her mouth to eat the mashed potatoes.

"Delicious... delicious..."

Wenwen’s sparkling eyes stared at Ji Baby, probably wanting to ask him "Is it tasty?", but since she couldn’t express it yet, she only said delicious, delicious.

Being a child himself, Ji Baby understood what Wenwen wanted to convey, swallowed the mashed potatoes down, then nodded heavily and gave Le Tong a thumbs-up, "Delicious! Sister cooked it so well!"

Le Tong smiled and patted his head, saying nothing.

After speaking to Le Tong, Ji Baby let go of her hand, leaned unceremoniously over the table beside Wenwen, pointed at the few mashed potatoes left, and asked Wenwen with a smile, "Sister, is it okay for Brother to eat these? Tomorrow, Brother will treat you to a big meal!"

Although Wenwen didn’t really understand what the big meal he mentioned was, she had a good impression of Ji Baby, so she nodded and reached out her chubby hand to scoop an extra spoonful of mashed potatoes from the plate towards Ji Baby’s mouth, "Brother, eat!"

This time, Ji Baby ate the mashed potatoes without any hesitation.

Sister-in-law Zhang, who had been stunned by this odd twist, finally came to her senses and got up to the kitchen to fetch clean bowls and chopsticks to hand to Ji Baby, "Little brother, sit on the chair and eat with the little sister!"

Ji Baby looked up, giving Sister-in-law Zhang a sweet smile, "Thank you, Auntie, I’m called Baby."

After saying this, he turned his head to Le Tong with a proud expression, clearly saying, "Sister, see, I am considerate?!"

Le Tong patted his head, "Baby, are you going to eat here?"

Ji Baby had already climbed onto the chair unceremoniously, "Of course, all these are cooked by Sister, right?"

Le Tong nodded, "Yes, all of them."

As soon as Ji Baby took his seat, he grabbed a shiitake mushroom meatball and stuffed it into his mouth, "Hmm... so delicious!"

Although Le Tong thought this little guy’s expression was overly exaggerated, she was warmed by his words and actions, and then suddenly remembered that annoying man Ji Rui was still in the yard.

Le Tong turned on her heel to leave, but Ji Baby behind her noticed immediately and grabbed her hand, asking nervously, "Sister, where are you going?"

Le Tong turned her head, patted his hand to reassure him, "I’m asking your daddy to go out for dinner by himself, and come back to pick you up after meals!"

Ji Baby’s gaze shifted to the doorway.

Le Tong turned her head back just in time to see Ji Rui pushing the door open and striding towards the dining table.

"No need, I’ll just eat here!"

Before Le Tong could react, the thick-skinned man had already dragged a chair to sit beside Ji Baby.

Le Tong’s complexion changed slightly, she strode over to him and grabbed his collar, speaking softly, "Ji Rui, come over, I have something to say to you!"

Ji Rui was unmoved, "I’m hungry, too tired to talk with you."

Then he looked at Zhang Yi, "Mr. Zhang, please bring me a set of bowls and chopsticks."

Zhang Yi was somewhat afraid of Ji Rui initially, but he could see that Le Tong didn’t man. Now, looking back and forth between Le Tong and Ji Rui, he couldn’t decide what to do for a moment.

Le Tong glared at Ji Rui, "President Ji, our small place can’t accommodate someone like you, such small dishes don’t suit your appetite, you should go to a five-star hotel and have a table of food to fill your stomach!"

But Ji Rui reached over and took the chopsticks from Ji Baby’s hand that held the meatball and ate the meatball, chewed a few times, "Not bad, I think it’s still edible!"

Le Tong was overwhelmed with anger; if it weren’t for the number of people present, she might have actually slapped this shameless and rogue man.

Ji Baby, after all, was Ji Rui’s son, seeing Ji Rui teasing Le Tong, he couldn’t help but tug at Le Tong’s clothes, "Sister... Daddy is hungry... Can Daddy eat here with us?"

Le Tong took a deep breath, turned around quickly, walked into the kitchen, and brought a set of bowls and chopsticks slapping them in front of Ji Rui.

Then, she angrily chose the position furthest from him and sat down, not looking at that father and son, she buried her head and started eating her food.

Ji Baby, several times wanted to say something to Le Tong, was pulled by Wenwen calling "Brother, Brother..." wanting to get up and sit next to Le Tong but feared Le Tong getting angry. Eventually, he just obediently sat beside Ji Rui, eating his food.

The atmosphere in the house was immediately subdued due to Ji Rui’s arrival, even the originally enthusiastic Ji Baby fell silent due to sensing the discord between his daddy and sister.

In the house, only Wenwen’s clear voice was heard calling brother now and then, the few adults mostly buried their heads in what felt like gloomy eating, with Zhang Yi and his wife eating anxiously, Le Tong eating miserably, and Ji Rui eating quite comfortably.

During dinner, Ji Rui answered a phone call directly at the table, listened quietly, then raised his wrist to check the time and said, "I will call you at nine!"

Finally, Ji Rui put down his bowl, and Le Tong gestured toward the wall clock, seeing off guests, "President Ji, it’s nearly eight o’clock."

The road to the county from here is not convenient, taking at least an hour.

Ji Rui also seemed to have urgent matters needing to be dealt with, didn’t argue with Le Tong, pulled up Ji Baby, "Baby, let’s head back."

But Baby refused, shaking off his hand and pouncing onto Le Tong, "Baby will sleep with Sister tonight!"

Le Tong wanted to refuse, but the man was already up and striding toward the door, "I’ll pick you up tomorrow."

Le Tong was left laughing and crying by this father and son duo, but couldn’t bear to refuse when faced with Ji Baby’s pleading gaze.

Later, Baby, staying behind, first played with Le Tong, and when Le Tong went to help Sister-in-law Zhang with things, Baby, having gotten familiar with Wenwen, played with her in the house. When Le Tong came out of the bedroom, she was surprised to see a dirty Baby.

Le Tong couldn’t help but laugh, "Poof, Baby, you’re so dirty. Come, Sister will help you take a bath."

Upon hearing that Le Tong would help him bathe, Baby of course cheerfully agreed.

In this remote town, naturally there wasn’t a bathtub, Le Tong filled a big basin with hot water, Ji Baby having stripped of his clothes himself dived into the basin with a splash.

Le Tong washed his face clean, then told him.

"Baby, turn around, Sister will help you wipe your back!"

Ji Baby giggled, turned around freely, not minding exposing his white butt and smooth back to Le Tong.

Le Tong’s originally smiling eyes turned into a state of shock upon seeing a leaf-like purple mark, several centimeters long, along Baby’s spine, her hand paused in midair, and the whole person seemed to be under some magic spell, unable to move for a long time!! Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs n0velfire.net