Chapter 13: Brothers
Illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread.
As the saying goes, honesty does not deceive. Qin Chaochao's cold made her lie down for two days before she could barely get out of bed.
As a blessing in disguise, Jin Sui'an's cooking skills have improved by leaps and bounds in the past two days, at least there will be no more situations where he almost burned the kitchen.
The above cooking skills specifically refer to cooking porridge.
After drinking porridge for two days in a row, the two of them couldn't taste it anymore, and Qin Chaochao finally decided.
Teach Jin Sui'an to stir-fry.
"Add some light soy sauce." Qin Chaochao stood beside Jin Sui'an with his arms crossed, stern like a teaching director, "You are holding an old soy sauce." ”
Jin Sui An Qinxue asked, "It's all soy sauce, what's the difference?" ”
Qin Chaochao looked at him and nodded with satisfaction as he put the light soy sauce away, "Light soy sauce seasoning, dark soy sauce coloring." If you put the soy sauce in it, the dish will turn black. ”
On the one hand, to prevent Jin Sui'an from misplacing the seasoning, on the other hand, he also had to pay attention to controlling the heat, and he also had to teach Jin Sui'an how to prevent hot oil from splashing on his handsome face.
Qin Chaochao was really heartbroken, and he felt that it was much more difficult than cooking a meal by himself.
So much so that seeing the picture of Jin Sui'an successfully bringing the dishes to the table, Qin Chaochao really suddenly felt that his son had grown up.
When he heard the knock on the door, Qin Chaochao thought that Xiao Zhou or Zhou Weiran was here, after all, only the two of them had been here for so long.
Jin Sui'an was having dinner, and Qin Chaochao ran to open the door.
The screen of the video doorbell was very large, and she saw that in the guard room at the gate of the community, a middle-aged woman she didn't know with a child of six or seven years old.
The security of Jin Sui'an Community is divided into three layers, and generally people like Zhou Weiran and her who have access cards can enter the community smoothly. And the security office patrolling the second floor of the community passed smoothly. As long as you make the registration in the unit hall, there is no problem.
If it is an unfamiliar face visiting, you have to ring the doorbell in the doorman's room to connect the video like these two to get the owner's consent, and then the doorman will lead the last guard in the unit building to register before entering.
Qin Chaochao hesitated for a moment and did not respond, then returned to the kitchen and informed Jin Sui'an of the two people outside.
As for the identities of the two, that is a question that Jin Sui'an should think about.
Seeing that Jin Sui'an's originally relaxed expression was visibly displeased, Qin Chaochao realized that the two outside were probably uninvited guests.
The fruits of Jin Sui'an's labor were already on the table, and Qin Chaochao didn't know whether he should eat or what he was doing.
Who knew that Jin Sui'an sat down at the dining table.
Sit down?
She was still hesitating, but Jin Sui'an said, "Why are you stunned, sit down and eat." ”
Qin Chaochao hesitated, "But it's ...... outside"
Jin Sui'an said coldly: "I don't know, I guess I rang the wrong doorbell." ”
Qin Chaochao: "? ”
She's sick, not stupid.
As for Jin Sui'an, you can determine the posture of not knowing just by listening to the description, most of which is not just as simple as understanding.
But since the host's family has expressed their attitude, she is naturally a guest.
As soon as he sandwiched a pair of chopsticks and fried double eggplant, Jin Sui'an's phone rang deadly.
Qin Chaochao looked at the screen that lit up again after Jin Sui'an hung up the phone, and whispered, "Or ...... Pick it up? What if something happens? ”
Jin Sui'an finally slid against the green phone icon.
"An An, it's Mom." A familiar and unfamiliar voice came from the other end of the phone.
In the end, it can't be deaf, Jin Sui'an said coldly: "Is there something?"
The other side was silent for a moment, "Can you... Let me go up and meet you? ”
......
Qin Chaochao knew that she shouldn't gossip too much, but curiosity kept scratching at her heart like a little milk cat.
She seemed to be eating, but her eyes kept looking at Jin Sui'an's face opposite, and the chopsticks were empty several times without realizing it.
Jin Sui'an hung up the phone and said to her: "You eat first, I'll entertain you if a guest comes." ”
Where can Qin Chaochao eat, but he is not curious at all, and it is not suitable for her to sit in the restaurant to eat when the guests come.
"Then I'll clean it up and eat it later, or it's rude."
It's a pity, Jin Sui'an's cooking today is really good.
As soon as the table was put away, the doorbell rang again.
Although curiosity was still scratching his heart, Qin Chaochao still consciously returned to the bedroom to lie down.
What he wants to say Jin Sui'an will say sooner or later, and what he doesn't want to say is not suitable for him to eavesdrop.
Jin Sui'an stood in the door, and looked at each other silently for a long time.
Finally, he turned and went into the house, "Come in." ”
Zhao Shutong pulled the children around her and hurriedly followed.
Sitting on the sofa, Jin Sui'an spoke directly, "If there is anything, just say it." ”
Zhao Shutong smiled and pushed the children next to her, "Chengcheng, call me brother." ”
The little kid had a curly hair on his head, and his big black eyes looked like Jin Sui'an.
"Hello brother." The little boy who had just changed his teeth still had a little milky sound.
Jin Sui'an only gave him a little bit of afterglow and looked away, "If it's for the sake of recognizing relatives, you don't have to go this way." ”
Zhao Shutong's smile stiffened slightly.
However, she quickly put on a smile again, "An An, my mother hasn't seen you for a long time, and I really miss you." ”
"I can be seen on a lot of TV." Jin Sui'an's tone was as cold as a piece of ice.
A little tear appeared in the corner of Zhao Shutong's eyes, and finally said the purpose of the trip.
"Can you help your mother take Chengcheng for a few days?"
Jin Sui'an looked at her in disbelief, "You let me, take him?" ”
Without a hint of hesitation, "I refuse." ”
Zhao Shutong knew the temper of her eldest son, and she had long thought that this would be the case.
She moved to Jin Sui'an's side, "An An, Uncle Xu...... I'm sick, and now it's a little difficult to take care of myself. I'm also ...... during this time It's a little bit of a thing......"
Jin Sui'an directly interrupted her, "I'll give you another sum of money, you go and hire a nanny." ”
Zhao Shutong grabbed Jin Sui'an's arm and pressed him back to the sofa when he was about to stand up.
Anxious: "Mom doesn't ask for money!" ”
Seeing that Jin Sui'an didn't get up to get the bank card, she continued, "There is no shortage of money at home, Uncle Xu and I both have pensions and have hired a nanny." ”
"It's just that Uncle Xu can't take care of himself, no matter how good the nanny is, it's difficult to take care of Uncle Xu anymore to take care of Chengcheng."
"I don't ask you to take him for as long as you want, ten days at most, and I'll take him back."
Jin Sui'an patiently asked, "What are you going to do?" ”
Zhao Shutong smiled and didn't speak, turned around and pointed to the restaurant and said to Chengcheng: "Chengcheng, can you go and pour a glass of water for my brother and mother?" ”
Seeing Chengcheng walking away, she whispered to Jin Sui'an: "I have to go for a small operation." ”
Jin Sui'an's expression was moved, "What's wrong with you?" ”
Zhao Shutong patted his hand, "Don't worry about it, it's just that there are a few fibroids in the uterus, just do a minimally invasive one." ”
After a moment of silence, Jin Sui'an said, "I'll ask Xiao Zhou to arrange a hospital for you." ”
Zhao Shutong smiled gently, "No, it's all agreed, and the operation will be performed in three days." ”
He lowered his head again and whispered: "When the time comes, I will trouble you, come and be a signatory." ”
Jin Sui'an is not hard-hearted in the end, looking at his mother who has not seen him for a long time, although he can't let go of his dissatisfaction with her abandoning her own family, she still agrees.
"I'll arrange a companion for you, and then let Xiao Zhou go to see you every day, and tell Xiao Zhou if you need anything." After a pause, he added, "On the day of your surgery, I will go." ”
As he spoke, Chengcheng cautiously walked over with two glasses of water, "Mom, brother, for you." ”
Zhao Shutong touched her youngest son's curly hair, "I want to listen to my brother." ”
He said to Jin Sui'an again: "I put all his belongings in his school bag, it's inconvenient for you to send him, and the kindergarten has also asked for leave, if you have a job, let other people around you look at me as relieved." ”
Zhao Shutong said, suddenly remembering what she brought, she opened a thermos bucket and said to Jin Sui'an: "An An, this is the croquette I brought you, you loved it when you were a child." ”
Who knew that Jin Sui'an felt sick to his stomach when he saw the open thermos bucket, "Cover it." ”
Zhao Shutong was a little at a loss, and hurriedly covered the thermos bucket, "An'an, what's wrong with you?" ”
Jin Sui'an drank a sip of water to suppress the nausea, and didn't want to explain too much to her, "It's nothing, I'm going to eat at noon." ”
I couldn't see that Zhao Shutong brought food and was not sick to my stomach, but I felt a little lost in my heart.
A while ago, my anorexia was exposed so much, it seems that Ms. Zhao doesn't know anything about it.
Qin Chaochao finally had a belated lunch.
It's just that while eating, the extra children on the table are staring at each other.
She looked at Jin Sui'an for a while, and then at this child.
Looking at her, the child spotted her gaze and smiled at her and showed her seven teeth.
One of the missing front teeth revealed a black hole.
"This is Xu Chengan, this is Qin Chaochao, call sister." Jin Sui'an introduced the two to each other.
"Sister Chaochao is good~" Xu Chengan greeted Qin Chaochao with a sweet smile.
Qin Chaochao was hit in the heart by this warm smile at this moment.
Xu Cheng'an, Jin Sui'an.
The name is a bit similar, and it looks a bit similar.
Especially the eyes, except for one big and one small, the two of them even look similar when they laugh.
Take a closer look, Jin Sui'an has a very small tear mole in the corner of his right eye.
Qin Chaochao looked at the two men as if he was playing to find differences, and finally, Jin Sui'an was defeated and took the initiative to explain the situation.
"This is my brother, I'm going to stay at home for a few days."
Qin Chaochao used her clever head to think for a moment, and the two different surnames plus Jin Sui'an's unhappy look made her solve the correct answer.
She nodded her head to indicate that she understood, and said nothing.
After the meal, Jin Sui'an went to wash the dishes, and Qin Chaochao and Xu Chengan sat side by side on the sofa and looked at each other.
"How old are you?" The Qin Dynasty spoke cautiously.
Xu Chengan stretched out all the fingers of his right hand, and then stretched out a finger of his left hand and said, "Six years old." ”
Qin Chaochao relaxed a little.
At the age of six, he should not be a primary school student, so he is probably not so difficult.
Jin Sui'an washed the dishes, brought a glass of warm water and said to Qin Chaochao: "Take the medicine." ”
Qin Chaochao didn't dare to put one more fart now, so he stuffed it into his mouth without saying a word.
"Sister, are you my brother's girlfriend?"
Qin Chaochao patted his chest in pain.
The pills are in my throat!