Chapter 425: Teach Me More

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Gu Zi lifted the lid of the pot, revealing the water that had been boiling in preparation. She was about to add the dumplings when she became aware of the man’s presence behind her. Perhaps it was due to his towering height, but his presence in the same space was undeniably strong, impossible to ignore.

Gu Zi’s heart quickened for a moment. Before she could utter a word, his hand naturally found its way to her waist, guiding her gently to stand beside him. As Gu Zi glanced sideways at him, he took the plate from her hands and began to add the dumplings to the boiling water.

Even though he didn’t utter words like “With me here, there’s no need for you

to lift a finger,” Gu Zi instantly understood his affection for her. She watched his handsome, impeccable profile, her heart filled with warmth and trembling. The atmosphere between them was decidedly intimate, enough to make any onlooker blush and their heart race.

Su Shen added the dumplings to the pot. In the interval when Gu Zi was tidying up the table with a cloth, he took another pan, heated some oil, and started frying eggs. Soon, five exquisite heart-shaped fried eggs were served in five bowls, each egg accompanied by a ham sausage fixed into a heart shape with a toothpick. It was a sight to behold.

When Gu Zi returned and saw the eggs, she was somewhat surprised. “How did you know how to make heart-shaped fried eggs?”

In the absence of a heart-shaped mold at home, Gu Zi would use the ham sausage as a makeshift mold to fry the eggs into a heart shape. However, she didn’t expect Su Shen to know this method, especially since she didn’t recall teaching him.

Su Shen’s eyes were dark as he looked at her, as if he could draw her in with his gaze. “I saw you do it once and remembered. This is my first attempt, was it successful?” His usually deep voice held a hint of pride, causing Gu Zi’s heart to flutter.

Gu Zi’s eyelashes fluttered, and she readily praised him as he wished, “You did great, it’s a success!”

Su Shen, wrapping his arm around her waist, bent down to plant a kiss on her forehead, responding sweetly, “That’s because you taught me well, my wife. Will you continue to teach me in the future?”

Despite usually being a cold and aloof man, his flirting was undeniably irresistible. Gu Zi lowered her gaze, too shy to look at him, and responded softly, “As long as you’re willing to learn.”

With that, she carried a bowl of dumplings out of the room, quickly escaping the intimate scene…

During dinner, the eldest and second eldest found the meal particularly interesting. The three different flavors of dumplings mixed together, each bite offering a different taste from the last, making every bite a surprise. It was so enjoyable that they couldn’t stop eating.

The eldest child had a particular fondness for the flavor of cucumber, wood ear mushroom, egg, and shrimp dumplings. He turned to his mother and asked, “Mother, could you teach me how to prepare the egg and shrimp filling when you have time? I want to learn.”

After a brief pause, the second child, not wanting to be outdone by his elder brother’s eagerness to learn, mumbled through a mouthful of dumpling, “Mother, I love the taste of taro and pork dumplings the most. Could you teach me how to prepare that as well?”

Seeing their enthusiasm, Gu Zi couldn’t help but laugh, especially at the second child’s muffled request. She agreed with a smile, “No problem, next time we will make the dumplings with the fillings you both want to learn. Now, eat up before it gets cold.”

As she spoke, Gu Zi picked up another dumpling from the large plate and added it to the plates of the eldest and second child. At this point, the youngest child in Su Shen’s arms began to show signs of discontent, reaching out towards Gu Zi. The father quickly scooped her back with one hand.

Su Shen said to Gu Zi, “I have to return to the pig farm after dinner. You should rest early today, I’ll be back late.” As he finished speaking, he noticed the little girl in his arms trying to climb out again. He pulled her little hand back without expression, a sight that amused Gu Zi and the two brothers.

Gu Zi responded to Su Shen with a smile, “Alright, I understand.”

She also understood the little girl’s intentions. She had served dumplings to the two older brothers but had not served one specifically for the little girl, who was now unhappy.

Quickly, Gu Zi picked up a dumpling and placed it in Su Shen’s bowl, saying to the little girl, “This is for our darling. How could Mommy forget about you?”

“Mommy, Mommy!” The little girl, looking at the dumpling in the bowl, broke into a smile. She finally stopped trying to climb out and obediently ate the dumpling fed to her by her father.

The eldest child seemed to understand and said to the second child, “It seems that if our sister were older, she would be even more competitive for attention than you.”

Su Li blinked, not looking at his elder brother, and muttered, “I haven’t been competing for attention…”

After dinner, Su Shen went upstairs to change his clothes. By the time he left the house, it was already dark outside, and a chilly wind had begun to blow..