Chapter 124 - 124 I Can Leave By Myself
124 I Can Leave By Myself
There was strength in numbers. Soon, the dumplings were all wrapped.
Bai Wutong brought the wrapped dumplings to the kitchen and cooked them in the pot. She quickly placed the meat dishes in the steamer on the dining table and quickly stir-fried them.
In a short while, a table of sumptuous home-cooked food appeared in front of everyone.
Cui Lingyi was dazzled and exclaimed, “Little Phoenix, you’re too virtuous and capable.”
Cui Lingyi had only been in the kitchen a few times since she was young. She was too easily shocked by the ordinary lives of ordinary people.
Bai Wutong’s lips curled as she placed the daughter’s red wine that Cui Lingyi had brought to the table. “You’re also very capable. Don’t need to envy me.”
She asked Lin Yue to bring the baby’s chair over, took off her apron, and washed her hands. “I’ll call Tianbao and the others over for dinner.”
“Okay.”
Bai Wutong went upstairs and pushed open the door to the room. He saw Chu Tianbao and Stinky lying on the carpet, playing with the building blocks that Bai Wutong had specially asked Zhao Sheng to customize.
Chu Tianbao put a piece up and poked the slow-moving little Stinky. “Your turn.”
Stinky was drooling. His two small white baby teeth shone. His chubby claws touched a block and he put it up shakily. “Crash—” The small hill-high tower collapsed and scattered.
It was unknown if it was because of fear or because of his anger, but Stinky’s chubby face became distorted. Before he could cry, Chu Tianbao picked him up with a whoosh and sang familiarly, “Stinky is a good boy, Stinky is handsome, Stinky is dumb and handsome…”
When Bai Wutong heard the words “dumb and handsome”, she laughed softly. Chu Tianbao and Stinky looked over at the same time as if they were actual father and son. The smile in her eyes deepened. “It’s time to eat. Let’s go down.”
The word “eat” seemed to have a magical power. The tears that hung at the corners of Stinky’s eyes were retracted with a whoosh. He even giggled and reached out for Bai Wutong to hug him.
Bai Wutong appeared with Stinky in her arms. Chu Tianbao followed beside her like a happy family of three.
Sheng Huaixuan’s eyes stung.
After putting Stinky in his special-made baby chair, Bai Wutong gave him a rice biscuit and everyone officially started the dinner.
As the saying went, dumplings went with wine.
Cui Lingyi had just tasted a dumpling and could not wait to pour everyone some daughter’s red wine.
As she spoke, she said regretfully, “If not for that snowstorm, we would be drinking 20-year daughter’s red today.”
Cui Muzhi cut her short. “That’s not necessarily true. Perhaps you would have finished it by tonight.”
Cui Lingyi looked at him grudgingly. Cui Muzhi quickly patted his mouth and said flatteringly, “I’m talking nonsense. How can someone who doesn’t drink finish it?”
Cui Lingyi raised her eyebrows and gave him a look that said, “You’re on your own.” Cui Muzhi was so frightened that he quickly picked up his wine glass and smiled ingratiatingly. “Muzhi has sincerely repented and would like to apologize to Cousin with this cup of wine!”
Before Cui Lingyi could stop him, Cui Muzhi drank the entire glass of daughter red.
He narrowed his eyes, his delicate puppy face filled with intoxication. How was this an apology to Cui Lingyi? He clearly wanted to take the opportunity to drink.
Everyone laughed at the same time. Cui Lingyi shook her head and looked at him helplessly. “Forget it, forget it. It’s a good day today. It’s fine to have a few drinks.”
Cui Muzhi praised the quality of wine in satisfaction. Chu Tianbao looked at Bai Wutong’s glass and secretly reached out his hand.
Bai Wutong, who had been guarding against him drinking secretly, pressed his hand down. “Tianbao’s is here.”
She had made hawthorn juice especially for him.
Chu Tianbao liked sweet hawthorn juice, but he also wanted to try wine. Moreover, even Cui Muzhi could drink it, but he could not. It made him feel like he was being treated differently.
Chu Tianbao glanced at Bai Wutong aggrievedly. “Wife, Tianbao wants to drink too.”
It was not that Bai Wutong did not allow him to drink, but he only had the tolerance of one glass. The trauma from the previous time was still vivid in her mind. Bai Wutong stilled her heart and shook her head. She coaxed softly, “Tianbao, drinking will hurt your body. Let’s not drink today, okay?”
Chu Tianbao pouted and looked at the fruit juice in his cup. He picked it up and drank it in one gulp.
After everyone had eaten happily, Bai Wutong sent them to the door. Lan Jingbai received Cui Muzhi, who was walking slowly. When he smelled the strong wine fragrance on his body, he suddenly frowned and held his slightly swaying waist.
Cui Muzhi glanced at him with a red face, pushed his hand away, and began to talk nonsense. “Don’t help me. I can walk by myself.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Muzhi staggered forward. Lan Jingbai’s arm, which he had just pulled away, was suddenly grabbed by him.
Cui Muzhi looked up at him and emphasized drunkenly, “I’m not drunk. I was just careless.”
Cui Lingyi shook her head with an expression meaning to say look at this silly child. “Carry him back,” she said to Lan Jingbai.
Lan Jingbai nodded and reached out to carry Cui Muzhi. Cui Muzhi swung his legs and bragged in his ear, “Blockhead Lan, do you know how much I drank today?”
Lan Jingbai carried him through the night. “How much?”
Cui Muzhi chuckled. “A total of six full glasses!”
“Yeah.”
“I’ve never drunk so much wine in my life!”
“Yeah.”
“Hey, you’re so boring.”
“Yeah.”
After sending everyone away, Bai Wutong returned to the dining room. In the next second, her eyes widened.
Chu Tianbao actually held the wine bottle and stuck his tongue in.
Bai Wutong thought of the last time he was drunk and did not sleep until late at night. She shouted, “Tianbao!”
Chu Tianbao turned around in shock and the bottle fell to the ground. In the nick of time, he supported with his knee and the bottle fell steadily back into his hand.
Bai Wutong walked over angrily. “Are you stealing wine?”
Chu Tianbao hurriedly shook his head. “No, Tianbao just licked it.”
‘So licking it isn’t stealing alcohol?’
Bai Wutong pulled a face and ignored him as she cleared the table.
Chu Tianbao followed behind Bai Wutong and smiled ingratiatingly. “Wife ~”
Bai Wutong pushed past him and carried the dishes into the kitchen.
Chu Tianbao followed her to the kitchen. She didn’t say another word to Chu Tianbao until she cleaned up the house and boiled water to take a shower in the bathroom.
Chu Tianbao was flustered and aggrieved. Everyone had drunk alcohol, but he couldn’t even lick it.
His wife was clearly treating him like a child.
Chu Tianbao shrank at the bathroom door. The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. His eyes unknowingly turned red.
Xiaobai looked at him strangely and howled. It tilted its head and lay down in front of him.
After taking a shower, Bai Wutong was no longer angry.
She wiped her dark hair and opened the bathroom door. Before she could call Chu Tianbao in to take a shower, she found him squatting pitifully at the door.
Bai Wutong called out to him, “Tianbao, go take a shower.”
Chu Tianbao looked up. His sad black eyes were filled with tears. He was caught off guard and barged into Bai Wutong’s line of sight.
Bai Wutong’s heart tightened and she quickly squatted down. “What is wrong with you, Tianbao?”