“Zhou Zhou, are you okay?” Jiang Xizhi was worried that Zhou Yining was still bothered by what had just happened.
“I’m fine. Drink some water and rest for a while. We’ll go out to grill things together later.”
Zhou Yining handed the water cup to Jiang Xizhi, and took a few sips herself.
“Okay.” Seeing that Zhou Yining was really okay, Jiang Xizhi was relieved.
Around six o’clock, the staff set up several grills in the yard, and various ingredients were also prepared.
Zhou Yining and the others planned to grill themselves.
Jiang Yueyi and Jiang Shengde were responsible for grilling mutton, beef, and other meats, while Zhou Yining and Jiang Xizhi were responsible for grilling vegetables.
Zhou Yining looked at the various sauces in front of her and decided to make half of the dishes with barbecue sauce flavor and half with sweet and spicy flavor.
She brushed the sauce on the eggplant slices and shiitake mushrooms, while Jiang Xizhi brushed the sweet and spicy sauce on the side.
Soon, the aroma of grilled vegetables mixed with the aroma of oil wafted out.
Zhou Yining was already feeling hungry. Fortunately, there were enough grills in the yard. Before long, batches of grilled meat and vegetables were ready.
Zhou Yining took a grilled beef skewer and ate it with a sweet and spicy eggplant slice. It was so satisfying.
Jiang Xizhi was eating grilled fish, which was the fresh fish they had caught in the afternoon.
After being simply marinated and brushed with sweet and spicy sauce, it tasted particularly fresh and sweet.
Eating barbecue and pairing it with iced soft drinks made Zhou Yining feel much better.
Jiang Shengde didn’t have much contact with Zhou Yining. He had been abroad for most of the time recently, so he was quite curious about his daughter’s little friend.
After all, his little daughter had grown up in a honeypot, never suffering any grievances since she was a child, and never caring about anyone.
She had even been interested in that Zhang kid before, so how did she start liking girls now?
He was curious, but he didn’t object. After all, the girl was considerate and could take care of his Zhizhi.
While grilling meat, Jiang Shengde would occasionally sneak a peek at Zhou Yining and Jiang Xizhi.
At this moment, Zhou Yining started grilling shiitake mushrooms and chives, fanning away the heat with a small fan, while Jiang Xizhi fed her meat skewers.
Jiang Shengde couldn’t bear to watch after taking a glance.
The young people these days were too mushy. They were already feeding each other?
He immediately chose to pretend he didn’t see it and continued grilling the meat in his hand.
Jiang Yueyi joked with a smile, “Dad, you’ll get used to it. They’ve always been this lovey-dovey. Mom and I are already used to it.”
She had even seen them hugging and kissing in public, so feeding each other was nothing to her. It no longer had any impact on her.
Jiang Shengde smiled, but couldn’t help but worry a little, “They’re still so young. I don’t know if they can go all the way.”
“Dad, you’re worrying too far ahead. It’s enough that Zhizhi is happy now.”
“That’s true. I won’t interfere. Anyway, it’s Zhizhi’s own choice. As long as she’s satisfied.”
Zhou Yining was grilling and being fed by Jiang Xizhi at the same time. By the time she finished grilling this batch of vegetables, she was full herself.
Around seven o’clock in the evening, the group drove back to the villa in the city center.
After returning to the room, Zhou Yining urged Jiang Xizhi to take a shower first, while she sat there and played with her phone for a while.
In the evening, she received several more phone calls from unknown numbers, but she didn’t answer any of them.
On the other side, at the First Hospital of Nanchuan City, Zhou Yuanfei was nagging,
“Zhou Yining is so heartless. She doesn’t even answer the phone. We’re suffering here, but she’s living so freely.”
“Dad, where is she now? I’ll go find her. Mom is like this, how can she not come to take care of her?” Zhou Jiaming also felt it was unfair.
Even he had to buy and deliver food now. If Zhou Yining was here, he wouldn’t have to do these things.
“It’s useless even if you go find her. She’s completely unyielding now, and even wants to sue me for child support.”
“She’s crazy, she’s really crazy,” Zhou Jiaming cursed.
Zhou Yuanfei reluctantly fed Zhao Xiuna. He thought for a while and said,
“Jiaming, I’ve been taking care of your mom at the hospital all day. You stay here tonight and keep her company. You’re old enough now and should do something for the family.”
“Dad, I haven’t finished my homework yet. You should stay.” Zhou Jiaming didn’t want to stay.
The hospital was so depressing. He didn’t want to spend the night there.
“Why don’t you listen to me? Do you want to be like Zhou Yining? Fine, if you have the ability, don’t let me support you either.”
Zhou Yuanfei had been holding back a lot of anger, and it finally exploded.
“You can’t control Zhou Yining, why are you yelling at me?” Zhou Jiaming retorted.
Zhao Xiuna cried and said, “Don’t argue, don’t argue. I can stay here alone. You can both go back.”
“We both go back? That sounds nice, but if it weren’t for you, would we be here? You’re useless, completely useless.”
Zhou Yuanfei cursed again. He wanted to go home, but he didn’t want to spend money on a nurse.
He glared at Zhou Jiaming and said, “Get out of here, just like your sister. You’ll both be ungrateful.”
Zhou Jiaming was also very angry. He retorted, “It’s not like I wanted her to get burned. Be careful, how can you burn yourself like this just by cooking?”
As he spoke, Zhou Jiaming glared at Zhao Xiuna. Then, as if afraid of being left behind, he quickly walked away.
Zhao Xiuna watched her son leave, her heart filled with bitterness. The porridge was already cold.
Although she had accidentally burned herself, she had never expected her husband and son to react this way.
This was only the first day, and she was already annoying them. She was afraid that they would hate her even more in the future.
At the same time, she missed the old Zhou Yining a little. If only she was still here, at least someone would take care of her.
Thinking like this, Zhao Xiuna couldn’t help but cry even harder.
Zhou Yuanfei impatiently scolded, “Stop crying, save some energy. You’re so annoying.”
Zhao Xiuna was in tears but didn’t dare to say anything else.
On the other side, Zhou Yining was playing with her phone, and Jiang Xizhi had just come out of the bathroom.
She had just dried her hair and was brushing it back as she came out of the bathroom.
Zhou Yining’s eyes fell on her, immediately noticing the girl’s smooth shoulders and neck, and then her lips.
As if sensing Zhou Yining’s burning gaze, Jiang Xizhi’s ears unconsciously turned red. She secretly glanced at Zhou Yining and immediately became shy when she saw Zhou Yining staring at her.
“Zhou Zhou, why are you looking at me? Go take a shower. Didn’t you say we should go to bed early?” Jiang Xizhi urged.
Zhou Yining’s eyes darkened.
She didn’t go to the bathroom, but slowly walked up to Jiang Xizhi, leaned over, and gently sniffed the girl’s neck. Zhou Yining saw Jiang Xizhi’s ears turning red all the way down to her neck.
“So fragrant,” Zhou Yining praised softly. Without doing anything out of line, she simply reached out and gently touched the top of Jiang Xizhi’s head before heading to the bathroom.
Jiang Xizhi, however, was so shy that she buried herself directly in the covers. The side of her neck that Zhou Yining had sniffed was burning hot, and she felt like she was completely cooked.
Why did she feel like her Zhou Zhou had gone bad? Zhou Zhou was deliberately teasing her just now.
Jiang Xizhi rolled around in the covers, not only not angry at Zhou Yining, but even looking forward to her kissing her.
Thinking like this, the young lady felt even more like she was completely cooked.
Zhou Yining, on the other hand, was in a good mood as she started showering.
The young lady wasn’t an adult yet, so she couldn’t eat her, but teasing her was always possible.
When she came out after drying her hair, she saw the little fox still lying shyly on the bed.
Zhou Yining lifted the covers on one side and lay down.
This time, Jiang Xizhi didn’t rush to snuggle into her arms.
Zhou Yining’s eyebrows curved slightly. She stretched out her long arm and pulled the young lady directly into her arms, mischievously leaning down to smell the top of her head. “This is fragrant too.”
Jiang Xizhi was almost embarrassed to death.
She simply buried her entire face in Zhou Yining’s arms. “Zhou Zhou, you’ve gone bad.”
Listening to Jiang Xizhi whining in her arms, Zhou Yining’s eyebrows curved. She reached out and gently rubbed the top of Jiang Xizhi’s head.
The girl’s hair was soft and comfortable to touch. “How so? It was fragrant to begin with. Now you know why I didn’t let you move around those few nights, right?”
Jiang Xizhi nestled softly in Zhou Yining’s arms, too shy to respond.
Seeing that she was shy, Zhou Yining let the young lady off the hook. “Okay, I won’t say anymore. We played for most of the day and are tired. Let’s go to bed early. We have to get up early to study tomorrow.”
The heat on Jiang Xizhi’s body quickly dissipated. Good, her Zhou Zhou knew how to spoil the mood, still thinking about urging her to study tomorrow morning in bed. That was just like her.
However, Jiang Xizhi was also relieved. She was actually a little nervous just now.
If Zhou Zhou wanted to do something to her, she definitely wouldn’t bear to push her away, but that would be too early for her and Zhou Zhou. They weren’t even adults yet. Things were good as they were now.
“Okay, I got it. Study, study, all you like to do is study,” Jiang Xizhi muttered quietly.
Then she was pinned down by Zhou Yining, who pressed on her lower back.
She was ticklish there to begin with, and now that she knew she and Zhou Yining liked each other, it was even more sensitive.
With Zhou Yining’s touch, she went limp in Zhou Yining’s arms.
“What are you doing?” Jiang Xizhi’s voice softened several degrees, making Zhou Yining’s heart itch.
She smiled at Jiang Xizhi and said softly, “Nothing. I just want to tell you that besides liking to study, I also like you.”
As soon as Zhou Yining finished speaking, she saw that the young lady in her arms was even more shy, her ears completely red.
Seeing that she was shy, Zhou Yining didn’t continue teasing Jiang Xizhi. She simply reached out and gently patted Jiang Xizhi’s back.
“Okay, I won’t tease you anymore. I’ll turn off the lights. In a little while, we really have to sleep.”
“Okay,” Jiang Xizhi replied, and it took a long time for the heat on her face to subside as she lay in Zhou Yining’s arms.
She obediently changed to a comfortable position, but didn’t dare to move.
She picked up her phone and started playing with it in Zhou Yining’s arms.
The two of them fell asleep before ten o’clock.
The next few days were not as relaxed as the first day of vacation. Zhou Yining grabbed Jiang Xizhi and began studying like crazy.
They completed their homework for each subject in the morning, and in the afternoon, Zhou Yining would take time to explain math problems to Jiang Xizhi.
The rest of the time, she would also urge Jiang Xizhi to review other subjects.
Jiang Shengde was stunned. He asked in confusion, “Is Zhou Yining really with our Zhizhi?”
Liang Jing nodded and said, “Yes, didn’t I tell you?”
“It doesn’t look like they’re dating at all. Zhou Yining is stricter than Zhizhi’s homeroom teacher,” Jiang Shengde said.
Liang Jing laughed and said, “Isn’t that great? Someone is keeping an eye on Zhizhi, and neither of them is neglecting their studies because of dating.
I think Zhou Yining is great. With her around, I don’t have to worry about Zhizhi’s studies.”
“That’s what you say, but how could a study fanatic like Zhou Yining attract a girl?” Jiang Shengde was very puzzled. Or did his daughter just like study fanatics?
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