Barbecue

Ling Yun's forehead was clouded with a flock of crows.

"Qianqian, for basic drawing, you need to pay attention to what you're using as a reference and capture its form," he said, handing her a skewer of seasoned grilled meat, which contained twenty percent of the Basic Drawing skill.

"Daddy, I'll definitely study hard," the little one licked the grilled meat, it was too delicious.

"Cousin, hurry and give me two skewers." Lin Yueyan had laughed enough and, smelling the aroma of the grilled meat, had swallowed her saliva countless times.

"Here, don't eat too fast, or you'll just be watching later." He handed her a skewer, not caring how dissatisfied she was that she only got one.

"Qianqian, here are two skewers for you, take one to Nainai."

"Mhm, Daddy's almost out, hurry up and grill." The little one finished a skewer and licked the stick back and forth. She took two skewers, her eyes darting around again.

"It's not that Daddy's almost out, it's that the grilled meat skewers are almost gone. Go on, I'll speed things up."

"Cousin, hurry up and grill, I'll help you," Lin Yueyan licked her skewer.

Lin Qiuyan, who was cleaning the living room, heard her granddaughter calling her, still holding a skewer of barbecue.

"Qianqian, is the barbecue ready?"

"Mhm mhm, Nainai, Daddy told me to bring you the barbecue." The little one reluctantly handed the grilled meat to Lin Qiuyan, looking as if she had lost her favorite toy.

Lin Qiuyan took the barbecue skewer, and the little one said in her milky voice, "Nainai, Daddy's bad grilling isn't tasty at all, not tasty at all."

Smelling the barbecue aroma filling the room, Lin Qiuyan knew her granddaughter's little trick. She handed the barbecue skewer back. "Qianqian, I'll give this one to you. Bring me more later when your Daddy grills more. I still have to clean."

The little one was delighted at this. Eating the barbecue, she mumbled, "Thank you, Nainai, then I won't be polite. I'll give you lots and lots later." She was overjoyed, knowing Nainai loved her the most.

Lin Yueyan's phone rang. It was Song Song.

"Hello, where are you guys? The main entrance? Mhm, turn left, Zone 11, Unit 2403." She hung up after speaking.

"Cousin, my best friends are here, hurry up! They're a bunch of foodies!"

"Knowing they're foodies, you still invited them over? Aren't you setting me up?" Ling Yun joked.

"Hmph, who told you to call me 'little fatty' when I was little? If I don't prank you, who else will?"

"Cousin-aunt, who's 'little fatty'?"

"Little niece, stop eating so much, or you'll become 'little fatty'."

"Wuwu, Daddy, I don't want to become 'little fatty'." She rubbed her eyes with one hand while stuffing barbecue into her mouth with the other, conflicted. A little foodie who didn't want to get fat.

"Eat, don't be afraid. Daddy has a way to make you not a fat girl, but a fairy with a great figure. Your cousin-aunt is the 'little fatty'."

"Really? Then I want to eat lots and lots." Qianqian chose to believe Ling Yun unconditionally.

"Oh, I didn't realize my cousin could lie so smoothly, without blushing or blinking."

Ling Yun didn't plan to explain. What was the point of telling her? She wouldn't understand anyway, it would be a waste of breath.

"Beep beep."

"Beep beep."

A Volkswagen SUV and a red BMW were parked at the entrance. Lin Yueyan's friends had arrived.

"Yueyan, I didn't realize your cousin was so rich, wow!" Song Song said as she got out of the car, looking at the villa. She also smelled the barbecue. It was so fragrant, how was this barbecue made?

Everyone who got out of the car was captivated by the aroma. Who made this barbecue? It was heavenly. And there was a handsome celebrity by the grill.

He must be Yueyan's cousin. So young, did he really make it?

Looking at Ling Yun's handsome face, the girls felt they had seen him somewhere before, but couldn't recall where.

"Hey, hey, aren't you guys a bit early?" Lin Yueyan never expected her cousin's barbecue to be so slow that she wouldn't have enough, and now so many people had arrived.

"We were bored, so we came early to see what's happening," Gao Feifei said.

"Aunties, did you bring gifts for Qianqian?" The little one saw Gao Feifei and the others getting out, eating a barbecue skewer, and held out her hand, looking at them.

"Yes, yes, this time Aunties brought something for everyone." Jiang Ning knew this would happen, so she had already bought gifts before they came.

Song Song and Gao Feifei quickly took large plush toys and some small toys from the car.

The little one was overjoyed at so many gifts. Just as she was about to take them, Ling Yun stopped her, saying her hands were dirty. Helplessly, they handed all the gifts to Lin Qiuyan.

"You must be Yueyan's cousin. Hello, handsome boy. My name is Song Song. This is Gao Feifei, this is Jiang Ning. We're all Yueyan's best friends. And this is Gao Yunjie, Fei Fei's useless brother," she said, pointing to them.

What do you mean 'useless'? Am I useless? Even if I am, you shouldn't mention it to outsiders! Do I have any dignity left? My image! Gao Yunjie's mind was filled with a thousand expletives!

"Hello everyone, my name is Ling Yun. You are all Yueyan's friends, so make yourselves at home. There are stools inside, bring them out and sit. Don't be strangers."

Ling Yun glanced at them casually. Four had arrived, and three hadn't had breakfast. He would be busy again.

Afterward, the girls greeted Lin Qiuyan, and everyone became acquainted.

After placing a dozen more skewers on the grill, he instructed Lin Yueyan to turn them regularly, baste them, and then went into the kitchen to prepare more ingredients.

This amount clearly wouldn't be enough. Ling Yun's divine sense had just detected that Qin Lan, Beibei, and that injured woman were preparing to come. It seemed like quite a few people, which was why he was preparing more.