A Table Full of Hui Cuisine

Dong dong dong~

Dong dong dong~

Woken up by the knocking, Mo Jingchun rubbed his eyes, which were circled with black, and let out a big yawn.

Mo Jingchun suddenly woke up with a start. Was that the sound of knocking on the bedroom door just now?

"Oh no!" Only one person could come in, and that was the Counselor, Na Jie.

"Coming, coming."

Mo Jingchun hurriedly put on his clothes. He didn't even have time to fix his messy hair or the sleep in the corners of his eyes. Dragging his sandals, he went to open the door.

"Tea... Na Jie."

As soon as Mo Jingchun opened the door, he was about to call out "Teacher," but the words were on the tip of his tongue, and he quickly changed the address to "Na Jie."

Li Na walked into the bedroom, looked around, and finally picked up Candy, who was staring with wide eyes. Then she glanced at Mo Jingchun, who was standing there awkwardly scratching the back of his head.

"It took you so long to open the door. I thought you were hiding a beauty in your room?"

Suddenly, Li Na felt that what she said was a bit off, especially when she saw Mo Jingchun's blushing face, so she glared at Mo Jingchun.

"What did you do last night? It's already nine-thirty, and not only are you not fully awake, but you also have two black circles under your eyes."

"You didn't even feed Candy, did you?"

"No need to say it, I'm sure of it."

Li Na walked towards the living room holding Candy, skillfully preparing milk formula for Candy.

"You even said you were going to treat us to lunch? If I hadn't come, wouldn't you have slept until noon?"

"You're such a big person now, you need to have a sense of time."

Standing in the living room, Mo Jingchun watched the busy Na Jie, not knowing whether to stand or sit.

"Last night... I went to bed quite early, but I had some insomnia."

Li Na looked at Mo Jingchun seriously; he didn't seem to be lying.

There were only two reasons Li Na could guess that would cause Mo Jingchun to have insomnia. One was that he was feeling stressed about how to raise Candy into an adult and had insomnia.

Raising a child into an adult is not easy. It's not just about providing for them; it's also about teaching Candy the principles of being a person and cultivating correct values.

What are the three values? A person's understanding of the world, namely their outlook on life, values, and worldview.

Regardless of which of the three values it is, cultivating them is not easy. A slight mistake can lead to the establishment of incorrect values.

As for the other reason Li Na could think of, it was that this child, Mo Jingchun, was missing his family last night after seeing something that reminded him of them.

Seeing something reminds one of someone, but alas, things have changed and people are gone.

Looking into the distance, only empty sighs remain!

Missing, missing, missing.

Seeing something reminds one of family, but alas, one misses family but cannot see them.

Looking out at the vast expanse, filled with empty melancholy!

Think, think, think.

Li Na remained silent, the living room eerily quiet.

One person unwilling to ask further, the other never prepared to speak from the start.

Fortunately, the milk in the bottle had cooled down. Li Na handed the bottle to the little Candy she held in her arms.

"Good girl, Candy, drink your milk."

However, something Li Na hadn't expected happened. After the little one got the bottle, she didn't immediately put it in her mouth. Instead, she first called out "Guo-ge," and then happily began to suck greedily.

"Guo-ge? What does that mean?"

Li Na looked at Mo Jingchun with a bewildered expression and asked.

Mo Jingchun had lost count of how many times he had scratched the back of his head. He was starting to worry if he would go bald if this continued.

"It's because I was teaching Candy to talk yesterday, and then it turned out like this."

Li Na frowned, thinking for a long time. "You taught Candy to call you 'older brother'?"

Mo Jingchun nodded, and Candy, in Li Na's arms, to prove that Mo Jingchun was telling the truth, reflexively called out "Guo-ge" again after hearing those two words.

"I don't know why it turned out like this. My pronunciation was quite accurate."

Li Na didn't say anything, but her eyes clearly told Mo Jingchun that she didn't believe him.

In the bathroom, Mo Jingchun, who was brushing his teeth, suddenly stopped, thinking he had misheard.

"Jiě jie, older sister."

After listening for a few moments, Mo Jingchun pretended not to hear and continued brushing his teeth, but he pricked up his ears. He also wanted to know if his sister Candy would really call out "older sister."

However, Candy disappointed not only Mo Jingchun but also Li Na.

Besides "Guo-ge," the little one wouldn't call out anything else, not even her usual babbling.

"Na Jie, could you help me watch Candy for a bit? I'm going to buy groceries."

Li Na impatiently waved her hand, urging Mo Jingchun to leave quickly.

"I refuse to believe it. I'm a university teacher, and I can't teach a child to pronounce words?"

After Mo Jingchun left, the unwilling Li Na began teaching Candy pronunciation again.

"Come, Candy, learn with me, jiě jie, older sister."

"Jiě jie, older sister."

Candy looked at Li Na with great confusion, and what made Li Na even more frustrated was that the little one would occasionally blurt out a few "Guo-ge"s.

It was heartbreaking!

Having a large supermarket right next to the school was incredibly convenient. Less than forty minutes after leaving, Mo Jingchun returned with a large pile of groceries in both hands.

Li Na, who opened the door for Mo Jingchun, glanced at the vegetables in his hand and frowned, saying, "Why did you buy so many vegetables? There are only four of us, how much can we eat? Four dishes are enough, maybe one more soup at most."

Mo Jingchun smiled and didn't say anything. How could he really just cook four dishes as Counselor Na Jie suggested?

Over the past half month, the Counselor and the others had been a great help, and there would be many more days when he would need their help in the future.

Mo Jingchun plunged into the kitchen and started getting busy with the preparations before cooking.

Washing vegetables, thawing frozen food in hot water, and opening and arranging the newly bought seasonings.

Mo Jingchun was quite confident in the food he cooked. For last year's New Year's Eve dinner, Mo Jingchun had snatched the spatula from his mother and cooked a large table full of dishes.

While eating the New Year's Eve dinner, he was also praised by his uncle Mo Changyou's family. At that time, his mother's happiness was written all over her face.

Smiling, Mo Jingchun sighed.

It's a pity that Mom can never eat the food he cooks himself again, and he can never eat the food Mom cooks herself again.

Although birth, aging, sickness, and death are normal and the laws of nature, people are emotional creatures after all and will still feel reluctant to part.

Dong dong dong~

Hearing the knock on the door, Mo Jingchun, wearing a floral apron, ran out to open the door.

"You're here? Come in quickly and sit down."

Looking at the smiling Zhang Huizhen and the smiling Yang Wenzhao outside the door, Mo Jingchun invited the two in.

"Na Jie." Yang Wenzhao and Zhang Huizhen saw Na Jie holding Candy on the sofa in the living room and greeted her in unison.

Li Na nodded and said, "Come and sit for a while."

On the not-too-large dining table, six dishes and one soup were neatly arranged.

There was also a large bottle of Sprite on the table.

Mo Jingchun smiled and greeted everyone, "Come, come, come, have a taste. These are all Hui Cuisine from our An Province. I don't know if they suit your taste."

"Looks good."