Chapter 200

Liu Xiulan and Zhang Hongxia came to help on their own initiative. By the time everyone left satisfied, Song Zhaodi and Li Qingqing had already collected a lot of deposits.

"Yingying, I have so many orders here, I need to go back and sort them out first. I won't bother you any longer. If you need any help, just call me over the wall and I'll come over as soon as I hear you."

For the first time, Li Qingqing felt that she was truly useful, and a sense of satisfaction rose in her heart.

Shu Ying smiled, genuinely happy for him. "Go ahead. If you're too busy, just bring Tuantuan over. I don't have anything to do here, so looking after the child is just something I do on the side."

Li Qingqing was grateful. Knowing that Xie Zhiyan had just been discharged from the hospital and needed to spend time alone with Shu Ying, she only said a few words and did not disturb him further.

After seeing Li Qingqing off, Song Zhaodi turned around and met Xie Zhiyan's gaze. Xie Zhiyan looked a little younger than her, but he had already reached this position at such a young age, which could indeed be described as remarkable for his age.

She simply smiled politely and greeted him with great tact, "Hello, Chief Xie."

Xie Zhiyan felt the same way, as if the two of them had known each other for a long time.

He waved his hand, still holding the two children, and said, "Sister Song, you don't need to be so polite. Yingying said that you've been busy helping out at home these past few days. These things should have been done by me. Just call me by my name. I'm not a very formal person and I'm usually very easygoing at home."

After he finished speaking, he thought of the farce that Ding Rumei had just caused. She was framed and criticized at every turn. In the end, Song Zhaodi was wronged.

“My cousin must have caused you a lot of trouble during her stay. Yingying is a kind person and doesn’t know how to express herself. She told me at the hospital that you have been helping her find solutions. I’m sorry that today’s incident scared you.”

Song Zhaodi's smile deepened. She had initially thought Xie Zhiyan was a very serious person, but she hadn't expected him to be so reasonable.

"It's nothing, you and Yingying don't need to take it to heart. What I did was what I should do. Besides, you paid me quite a bit of wages. I can't just eat, drink, and live there for free."

She glanced towards the kitchen. "The food is ready. Let's go in, wash our hands, and eat."

Shu Ying had given advance notice, saying that Xie Zhiyan was being discharged from the hospital today and she would be cooking a good meal.

Yangyang and Yueyue got off him, and Song Zhaodi led them into the house to wash their hands. The two little ones, one on each side, seemed to have eaten a book of "100,000 Whys," chattering away with all sorts of questions.

Song Zhaodi didn't find it annoying at all, and she carefully answered the questions she could answer.

Xie Zhiyan stared at the scene, even more lost in thought. When the three of them walked together, they looked just like a family.

"Aunt Song, you said yesterday that there are many small red fruits that can be eaten in the countryside. Mom has cleared out a large area in the yard. Could you plant those small red fruits?"

The two children lived in a place that was better than the average family. Shu Ying didn't know much about the crops in the fields, and the two children knew even less about them.

Fortunately, the two little ones' thirst for knowledge was finally satisfied these past two days with Song Zhaodi. Song Zhaodi is like an encyclopedia walking in the fields; she can tell you the origin of any random blade of grass.

Yangyang and Yueyue would always look for answers in the plant book, and Song Zhaodi always answered accurately, which only increased the two little ones' admiration for her.

Xie Zhiyan quickly looked away, but Shu Ying still noticed.

She walked behind and gently poked Xie Zhiyan's back. "Why did you suddenly stop here? Sister Song, didn't you say the food was ready? Go eat!"

She walked past Xie Zhiyan and went inside first. "You have no idea how delicious Sister Song's cooking is. The soups I brought you in the hospital were all made by her in different ways. Cooking in the kitchen is a skill in itself. I've been learning from Sister Song for half a month, but my cooking is never as good as hers."

According to Li Qingqing, it also depends on talent.

Xie Zhiyan gently grasped Shu Ying's wrist, her radiant smile pausing for a moment. "What's wrong?"

"Come back to my room with me first and I'll take care of the wound on your wrist."

Shu Ying glanced down; he had completely forgotten about it if he hadn't mentioned it.

I was so busy just now that I didn't even feel the pain from my wound. "Oh."

Xie Zhiyan's hand slid down, and the two of them ended up with their fingers intertwined. Shu Ying's gaze fell on their tightly clasped hands, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

She hadn't even gotten used to the fact that her room, which she had always lived in, was now shared by two people when the door was opened.

Shu Ying felt a little conflicted. Looking at the changed layout of the bedroom, she squeezed in first to give an introduction.

"The old curtains had been hanging there for a long time, and I saw they were a bit dirty, so I took them down, washed them, and replaced them with new ones. Also, all the things on the bed that you used to use, I washed them all, but I didn't throw them away. I put them all neatly in the closet. The bedroom was a bit empty, so I added a table here, which is more convenient for reading. Also, your desk lamp had peeling paint, so I replaced it with a can of white paint to touch it up for you."

She glanced nervously at Xie Zhiyan, wondering if he would be angry that she had changed the room without his permission.

“I really like it. This room looks brighter than before. You have better taste than I do. I’ll find a vase to put on the table tomorrow, and you can put some flowers here whenever you want.”

Before Shu Ying could even ask Xie Zhiyan for his opinion, he spoke up first and shared his own thoughts.

Shu Ying has high standards for quality of life; when he entered the house, he saw fresh flowers in the living room.

The once cold and lifeless place became more lively and welcoming with the arrival of Shuying and the children.

“I used to think that home was just a place to sleep. No matter where I went, it was just a different place to sleep. But now I don’t think that way anymore. I truly understand why a place can be called home.”

Shu Ying made some beautiful changes here, and he was very satisfied with everything.

Shu Ying noticed that he was staring at her, and her ears turned red and red again, so hot that they seemed to be steaming at any moment.

She took out the ointment from the bedside table, and after cleaning the wound with the spiritual spring water, the burning pain disappeared instantly.