Ji Shanhai drove back to the cramped and crowded low-rent apartment area, Lin Tianye had already wiped the tears on his face, and held his hand stickily and refused to let go.

They walked all the way up the creaky metal staircase, the little milk ball walked very slowly with her little short legs, Ji Shanhai didn't urge half a sentence, and patiently stopped and waited for her.

The key was hung on the zipper of the small schoolbag that Lin Tianye was carrying, and there was also a fluffy keychain, Ji Shanhai took it off, frowned without a trace and asked her, "Your mother hung it for you?"

The child nodded obediently.

It's been a big day, and the house key is hung on the child's school bag.

Ji Shanhai thought so, after opening the door, he swept around, and changed his previous thoughts, there is nothing valuable in this house, even if the thief comes in, I am afraid I don't know where to start.

He sighed and touched the top of the child's hair: "Are you hungry?"

Lin touched his belly embarrassedly, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and didn't speak.

Ji Shanhai smiled: "Mom will have a while to come back, I'll go to the kitchen to get you something to eat first." ”

The kitchen was filled with the smell of oil smoke that had not yet dissipated, and the light was dim. Range hood, lights are also broken.

He dodged into the kitchen and tripped over a small bench on the floor as he opened the refrigerator.

Ji Shanhai had a question mark on his face, and he was a little unclear about Lin Xiaonian's logic of setting a small bench under the refrigerator.

In the cold room, boxes of sealed meals are neatly stacked together, and the dates are written on the lunch boxes with post-it notes.

Children still have a vague concept of time, so they are marked with words like "Wednesday" and "Thursday".

Today is Tuesday, and the lunch boxes for "Monday" have been removed, and a space has been vacated in the refrigerator. Ji Shanhai took out today's corresponding lunch, lifted the lid and saw that in addition to rice, there were also sliced celery and mashed carrots and mashed potatoes in addition to rice.

He pulled out the lunch box marked with the word "Wednesday" again, and it was still the same as the old three, celery, mashed potatoes, and carrots.

Lin Xiaonian didn't have time to cook food for his children on weekdays, so he simply made a few days' worth in advance when he had time, and then packed them one by one and put them in the freezer of the refrigerator to freeze. Ji Shanhai guessed and silently put the box back.

He leaned out of the kitchen and asked Lin Tianye in a loud voice, "You usually eat these things?"

Lin shook his head day and night, and replied milkily: "Usually I go to Granny Qian's house next door for dinner." ”

"Last week, Granny Qian's grandson was born, and she was going to another city to take the baby. ”

"My mom said I was already a big kid and taught me how to use a microwave. She shook her head and continued, her little fleshy face raised proudly, "I can cook my own hot meals." ”

Ji Shanhai was silent, no wonder Lin Xiaonian wanted to put a small bench under the refrigerator.

He couldn't speak for a while, and after a while, his Adam's apple slid a little, "Then you ......"

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Tianye said sensibly: "I like to eat my mother's cooking the most." ”

Ji Shanhai only felt distressed.

He sighed: "Then I'll make you something else, do you want to eat it?"

Lin Tianye's eyes lit up, and he nodded frantically: "Yes!"

If there's something else to eat, who likes to eat cold food and rice frozen in the fridge?

Ji Shanhai opened the refrigerator, and even the ingredients were only celery, potatoes, and carrots, and there were still three or four eggs left in the hard-shell carton, and only half a green onion was left.

He rummaged through the cabinets, and finally turned out a pack of dried noodles from an unknown corner, which was approaching the expiration date, I don't know if it was forgotten because it had been in the cabinet for too long, or if it was a discounted expiring food when Lin Xiaonian bought it.

"Day and night, go back to the living room to play for a while, and the meal will be ready soon. ”

The kitchen smelled of oil smoke, and he was afraid of choking the child.

Lin Tian and night lying at the door of the kitchen staring at the big black grape-like eyes and secretly looking, the kitchen light was not on, only a small lamp on the range hood was filled with dim light, Ji Shanhai rolled up his sleeves and boiled water, the noodles splashed in the pot with a crackling sound, and the warm light outlined a gentle outline on the edge of his shadow.

It didn't take long for Ji Shanhai to come out of the kitchen with two bowls of noodles: "There are no other ingredients, let's make do with some noodles tonight." ”

Lin Tian and night hurriedly climbed to the chair of the dining table and sat down.

The carrots and celery are diced and hidden in the noodles, the noodles are smooth and chewy, and an egg lies in a bowl of noodles, and a little green onion is sprinkled on top.

She swallowed involuntarily.

Ji Shanhai pushed the child's bowl in front of her: "Eat it quickly, it's time for the noodles to be lumped in a while." ”

Lin Tianye nodded, picked up the noodles with chopsticks unskillfully, and snorted and picked up the edge of the bowl and put it in his mouth, his big black grape-like eyes suddenly lit up.

It's all the same simple ingredients, and the noodles made first are much better than the cold rice and cold dishes after heating.

She ate so much that her mouth was full of oil, and there was a small piece of green onion on her pink face.

Ji Shanhai gently took it off for her.

The child's appetite is actually not much, and after only half a bowl of food, Lin patted her belly day and night, and her eating speed slowed down significantly, but she was still eating the noodles one by one with the tips of chopsticks.

Mom said there was no leftovers.

Ji Shanhai saw that she was almost full, and said with a smile in his eyes: "If you can't eat, don't eat." ”

Lin Tianye shook his head: "Mom said you can't waste ......"

Ji Shanhai brought the bowl in front of her to herself, and naturally used her chopsticks to eat the noodles she couldn't finish.

"I eat the rest and don't waste it. ”

Ji Shanhai ate Lin Tianye's leftovers in the wind, and went to the kitchen with the dishes and chopsticks to wash the tableware of the two people.

It was almost time to go to bed, he shook his hand and walked out, and saw Lin Tian and Night turning through the pages of a story picture book page by page.

"Go wash up," Kiyama said, "I'll tell you a bedtime story." ”

Usually when Lin sleeps day and night, Lin Xiaonian is busy outside, she reads picture books to herself, and coaxes herself to sleep, and the mother-in-law Qian next door takes care of her very hard, she is a sensible child, and she never causes more trouble to others.

But when Ji Shanhai said that she was going to tell her a bedtime story, she nodded uncontrollably, slipped off the chair and ran to the bathroom to wash and brush her teeth.

Ji Shanhai sat in front of her bed, holding her story picture book in her big warm and dry hands, and gently told her the story of Peter Pan in his voice.

Lin Tianye's eyes became heavier and heavier, and gradually closed together.

Ji Shanhai paused, put down the picture book, he carefully opened her bangs, and dropped a goodnight kiss on her forehead.