"Little sis, how can you let him stay? He’s from the Gu Family!"
After dinner, while Gu Mingcheng was taking a shower, Xu Nianji and Xu Nian’an both pulled Xu Nianhua aside in the courtyard, whispering to her.
"He’s from the Gu Family, but he’s still a kid." Xu Nianhua said with a smile. Although Gu Mingcheng was in college, in Xu Nianhua’s mind, Gu Mingcheng was still that child, that kind-hearted boy.
Xu Nianji: "What kid? He’s a college student now, only a year younger than you!"
"I think Gu Mingcheng is different from the Gu Family people." Xu Nian’an suddenly chimed in. Initially, when he saw Gu Mingcheng at home, he didn’t like it, wasn’t happy, but after hearing little sis’s explanation, he thought it over carefully. After getting to know him over dinner, Gu Mingcheng really seemed like little sis said, just like a kid who hasn’t grown up.
"Right." Xu Nianhua nodded; if Gu Mingcheng were not different from the Gu Family people, she wouldn’t have let him stay. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥
"Is he really different?" Xu Nianji now felt uncomfortable just hearing the word Gu.
Whether Xu Nianji welcomed him or not, Gu Mingcheng lived at the Xu Family in warmth and comfort. The next day, despite Fang Yue’s displeasure, she still brought over Gu Mingcheng’s clothes, drawing board, and other items.
Gu Mingcheng didn’t need anyone to accompany him, he wandered around with his drawing board, sketching.
Sometimes Xu Nianhua couldn’t figure out what Gu Mingcheng was up to; surely he wasn’t just changing scenery for his drawing?
Xu Qinghe’s birthday is coming up, and Xu Nianhua was racking her brains trying to give Dad a surprise, hardly having time to ponder what Gu Mingcheng was really here for.
She planned to make a cream cake by hand on the birthday.
The cake base was easy to make, but the whipping of the cream was troublesome. Xu Nianhua bought a lot of milk and tried whipping it every day in their house in the county, her hands getting sore but still unable to whip cream.
"Little sis, what are you doing here?" Xu Nian’an rarely came back early today and saw Xu Nianhua in the kitchen, stirring... eggs?
That didn’t seem right, eggs would be yellow.
"Second brother, give me a hand."
Xu Nianhua’s hands were almost too tired to lift, she took a fresh batch of milk, grabbed a few chopsticks, handed them to Xu Nian’an and said, "Second brother, just keep stirring in one direction, keep stirring."
"Is this milk? What can milk turn into from continuous stirring?" Xu Nian’an was puzzled but followed Xu Nianhua’s instructions, stirring until it started to foam, then Xu Nianhua added sugar, reminding him, "Second brother, don’t stop."
Xu Nian’an kept his hands busy while asking, "Little sis, you have to tell me what you’re making!"
"A good thing, guaranteed to be delicious!" Xu Nianhua, with a hint of mystery, deliberately kept him in suspense, saying, "Second brother, stop asking for now, save your strength!"
Repeatedly doing the same action, Xu Nian’an slowly noticed a change, the foamy milk was now becoming thick.
Xu Nianhua’s eyes lit up instantly; indeed, when second brother steps in, it’s different.
"Second brother, keep it up, it’s almost done!"
Xu Nianhua said excitedly.
Xu Nian’an looked at his little sister’s sparkling eyes, filled with a sense of accomplishment until Xu Nianhua exclaimed, "It’s done, second brother, it’s done!"