Shen Jingxiu was woken up by the sound of jingling bells.

In fact, the sound was not very loud, but he had slept relatively lightly in the past two days, so he woke up at the slightest movement.

Reaching for his phone on the bedside table, he found that it was only five o'clock in the morning.

It's still dark outside at five o'clock in winter, and it's not normal to make such a noise at home at this time.

He got up and went downstairs and followed the sound to the kitchen.

Before he reached the door, he saw a slender figure who was busy.

Obviously, that back does not belong to Sister-in-law Zhang, nor does it belong to any of the servants in the family.

It's a warm face!

But how could she get up so early to cook in the kitchen?

Shen Jingxiu felt strange and couldn't help but speed up the pace under his feet.

"Wen Yan, what are you doing here?"

When Shen Jingxiu walked behind Wen Yan, Wen Yan was engrossed in cutting tomatoes.

Suddenly, she heard a sound overhead, and she almost threw the knife away.

"Big brother!" Wen Yan turned his head suddenly, "You scared me to death, why did you walk without making a sound at all?" ”

Shen Jingxiu raised his chin towards the range hood on the side: "I have a sound when I walk, but the sound of the hood working is too loud." I also want to ask you, it's still so early, why did you get up and cook by yourself? ”

She's apparently been in the kitchen for a while, with sliced beef strips and green peppers on the side.

"I don't think you're making breakfast either, why? There is nothing cooking on the stove, so why do you turn on the smoke machine? ”

"Uh............" This made Wen Yan feel a little embarrassed, "Don't laugh at me when you say it." I haven't really used the kitchen at home, and this stove is too smart, I just seemed to have just waved my hand, and I didn't know where to sense it, and then this smoke machine began to work. I wanted to turn it off, but I tried it and it didn't work. Why don't you help me? You seem to understand it. ”

"............" Shen Jingxiu narrowed his eyes, "Then you let me go, and I'll study it." ”

"Okay, then I'll go and chop vegetables. Luckily, our kitchen is big enough. ”

Shen Jingxiu let out a 'hmm' and began to study the range hood.

Wen Yan also answered the question he had just raised.

"It's true that what I'm cooking now is not breakfast, it's just a few home-cooked dishes that my own mother liked to eat when she was alive."

"Oh?" Shen Jingxiu glanced at Wen Yan in surprise, "Didn't Aunt Wen pass away when you were very young, you shouldn't have any memory at that time, how do you know what he likes to eat?" ”

Wen Yan sold Guan Zi slightly: "Why don't you ...... You guess? ”

Shen Jingxiu frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he felt as if he had guessed the answer.

"You're looking for Xu Jie, did you ask him?"

"Full marks!" Wen Yan glanced at Shen Jingxiu with a smile, "It is worthy of being a big brother, I guessed it at once." ”

At this time, Shen Jingxiu had already found the switch of the smoke machine, he turned off the smoke machine, and the kitchen suddenly quieted down.

"So, you've already made a choice in your heart, haven't you?"

The surrounding environment suddenly became quiet, Wen Yan was still a little unaccustomed, and felt that the topic of lining had become heavy.

But now her mood is light.

"Well, I already know what to do, and now I'm not struggling at all."

"Can you tell me about it?"

"Well......, but it's hard to say now, alas, because I won't have the final result until I see Xu Jie, and I'll tell you when I come back, okay?"

"You asked him to meet?"

Shen Jingxiu asked, and glanced at the dishes in Wen Yan's hand again, "So these are also made for him?" ”

"NO," Wen Yan frowned at Shen Jingxiu exaggeratedly, "Didn't I say it just now, it was made for my mother." But I did make an appointment to meet him at the cemetery. Cooking a few of my mom's favorite dishes was to see her. ”

However, Shen Jingxiu's brows furrowed even tighter when he heard this.

"So early, you made an appointment with him to meet at the cemetery?"

Wen Yan nodded: "Because the others have already been there, it is estimated that they arrived last night." I only heard it when I called him. ”

"Then how did you come up with the idea to call him suddenly, because of the files you saw in the city bureau and the words that Director Wang said?"

"Yes, but not all. Last night I dreamed of my own mother, so I called him when I woke up. ”

"And what did you dream about?" In fact, Shen Jingxiu is not a person who likes to break the casserole and ask to the end.

But it's about Wen Yan, he just can't help but ask clearly.

Wen Yan didn't want to hide Shen Jingxiu's intentions.

But she knew it was still early.

So he asked: "But big brother, aren't you sleepy, it's still early, are you sure you don't sleep a little longer?" By the way, you must have been woken up by me, right? I had just knocked over a basin, and the earth-shattering sound startled me. ”

"No, I haven't completely reversed the jet lag, so I'm a light sleeper."

Wen Yan nodded: "I see." Then since you don't sleep, just chat with me. Let me tell you about the dream I had last night. ”

"You say? Is there anything I can help you with? ”

"Hmm...... Yes, then help me fill that casserole with water and boil a few tea eggs. ”

"Okay."

"Give you an apron, boil the tea eggs and pour soy sauce for a while, be careful to collapse on you."

Neither of them is new to the kitchen.

Shen Jingxiu used to cook a lot when he was studying abroad, so he was very handy at doing these things.

Although Wen Yan is not particularly experienced in cooking, he is still good at stir-frying.

The two of them were talking and cooking together, looking busy and cozy.

However, during the conversation, it was mainly Wen Yan who was talking, and Shen Jingxiu was responsible for listening most of the time.

Listening and listening, Shen Jingxiu suddenly caught a glimpse of Sister-in-law Zhang walking to the kitchen door.

At first, Sister-in-law Zhang was extremely shocked when she saw the two people in the kitchen.

However, seeing that the two were chatting tightly, she didn't dare to interrupt them loudly.

Shen Jingxiu didn't want a third person to suddenly appear now.

He silently glanced at Sister-in-law Zhang and motioned for her to leave.

Sister-in-law Zhang nodded, and quietly left again.

Until Wen Yan told the whole dream and what she thought in her heart, she didn't know that Sister-in-law Zhang had ever come.

"That's it, so I decided to meet him and give him the letter I got back from Director Wang by the way. I have to solve this matter quickly, and I have to go back to the crew to film in two days. ”

Shen Jingxiu nodded: "I respect your decision, I'll drive you over at that moment." It's too remote over there, I don't feel at ease if you go alone."

Wen Yan thought about it for a while: "Actually, I can drive myself." But I may talk to him a little longer, and if you go, you will have to wait for me, I'm afraid you'll be bored. ”

"I'm not afraid of boredom, and I'll find things to do for myself."

"That's fine, just have a phone. Thank you so much for helping me out today, now you can go back to your room to change your clothes, and I'll prepare breakfast for the two of us. ”

Saying that, Wen Yan diligently went to untie the apron on Shen Jingxiu's waist.

Shen Jingxiu originally wanted to say that he could make breakfast so that she could go to rest.

But seeing that she had quickly circled behind him, he stood still.

Letting Wen Yan put away the apron on her next, he turned to look at her.

"Whatever you want to eat, I'll do it."

"Isn't there something ready-made? The tea eggs are boiled, and then I heat up a few more slices of toast, and the toast is bought, and it is in the refrigerator, so it is not troublesome. You can get out of here, and just go straight to the restaurant later. ”

Wen Yan rarely cooks a meal by herself, and looking at these home-cooked dishes, she still has a sense of accomplishment.

"Oops!" Thinking of this, she suddenly burst out in annoyance, "I forgot to take my phone down." Tsk, I really am. ”

Shen Jingxiu knew her too well: "Do you want to take pictures?" Use mine, shoot it and pass it to you. ”

While speaking, Shen Jingxiu had already handed Wen Yan his mobile phone.

Wen Yan didn't refuse, this is indeed a way.

"Okay, thank you, big brother. But your phone hasn't been unlocked yet, how can I send it to myself. ”

Shen Jingxiu didn't hesitate, and immediately reported a string of numbers.

"This is the boot code."

He said it so fast that Wen Yan didn't have time to hand him the phone and let him unlock it himself.

This flattered Wen Yan.

She shook her phone at Shen Jingxiu and joked: "Tell me the password?" After that, something in your phone leaked, didn't I have a mouth that I couldn't tell? ”

Shen Jingxiu chuckled: "What secrets can I have that you can't know?" ”

"Then who knows, what if it's a company secret."

"The company is the Shen family's company, you are a member of the Shen family, it doesn't matter if you know."

Wen Yan: [Well, the eldest brother is talking better and better, add an extra egg to him later, and help him peel it himself]

What Wen Yan didn't notice was that when she was taking pictures of her 'work', Shen Jingxiu on the side had already silently scooped up the tea eggs and peeled them.

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Although he didn't know how long Xu Jie originally planned to stay in the cemetery, Wen Yan still didn't want the other party to wait too long.

So after eating breakfast in a hurry, she took the packaged vegetables and got into Shen Jingxiu's car.

It was six o'clock in the morning when they set out, and it was not yet dawn.

By the time we arrived at the cemetery, it was almost eight o'clock.

Today's weather is not bad, the environment in the suburbs is quite good, and the visibility is relatively high.

From a distance, Wen Yan saw a person standing in front of the gentle tombstone.

Shen Jingxiu parked the car under the steps and didn't follow Wen Yan anymore.

Goodbye Xu Jie, he is still dressed as usual.

Black clothes, black pants, black hats, black masks, wrapped themselves tightly.

The difference is that the eyelids around his eyes are not as wrinkled as they used to be.

Because it's swollen.

You don't have to think about it to know it's crying.

Seeing Wen Yan, he still didn't dare to look at her, for fear that his appearance would scare her.

I was afraid when I didn't know she was my daughter.

Now that he knew it, he was even more afraid.

"You're here." Xu Jie took the initiative to speak.

Wen Yan smiled at him: "Hmm." I see a battery bike down there, did you ride there last night? ”

Xu Jie nodded.

Suddenly, he pulled out a plastic bag with many layers of it in his arms.

"Have you eaten it, I have steamed buns here. I packed several bags and it was clean. ”

The steamed buns, which had been held in his arms, emitted white smoke as soon as they encountered the cold air.

Wen Yan couldn't say the feeling in her heart: "Did you leave it for me?" ”

"I don't know what kind of stuffing you like to eat, so I just bought steamed buns, which are brown sugar and have a sweet taste."

"Thank you, but I ate it. I made some dishes to see my mom. And then there's something to give you. ”

As he spoke, Wen Yan squatted down and opened the lunch box.

She first called 'Mother Wen' in her heart, and then said: "I came to see you again, I received the dream you gave me, these are the dishes you loved to eat before." ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

Xu Jie, who was on the side, looked at this scene and couldn't stop crying.

Soon, however, an embarrassed voice broke the sadness.

Xu Jie's stomach actually made a rumbling sound.

Wen Yan was shocked: "It turns out that you didn't eat it." ”

Xu Jie explained: "There are no early shops nearby, and the only one that opened very late." I also just bought it not long ago. ”

"Then you can eat, it just so happens that these dishes are also hot. Mom can't eat it, so you can taste it instead of my mom. ”

Xu Jie shook his head: "No need." ”

Wen Yan glanced at him: "Is it because I'm here, you're afraid that taking off your mask will scare me?" ”

Xu Jie was silent for a moment, and then nodded: "My appearance is terrifying. ”

"Probably not," Wen Yan took out another paper bag, "How can a hero be terrifying?" You see, that's what I'm going to give you. I have been to the city bureau and met Director Wang, and I have learned some things about you, which are all letters written to you by the children you have sponsored. I think you can take a look, they all like you and know that you have been through bad things, but no one is afraid of you. ”

Xu Jie was surprised: "You, want to understand me?" ”

"yes, would it be weird. Daddy Xu. ”

"What?" Xu Jie thought he had misheard, "What did you call me just now?" ”

"Daddy Xu." Wen Yan said briskly, "After all, I haven't known each other's existence for so many years, and I really can't call that Dad, so I'll just call you Xu Dad, okay?" ”

Xu Jie was so excited that he lost his voice.

He was wearing a mask, and Wen Yan couldn't see his face, only his big tears.

Wen Yan was a little moved: "I seem to know the answer, Dad Xu." Why don't we sit down and I'll eat with you." ”

Wen Yan took out a pack of papers from his pocket and took out two and put them on the ground.

"Fortunately, the cutlery has already been placed in the insulated bag, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to eat today's meal. But with only a pair of chopsticks and a spoon, do you want chopsticks or a spoon? Sit down, or I'll invite you?" ”

Wen Yan was serious, and when he walked next to Xu Jie, he had to help him sit down.

Xu Jie naturally didn't know how to work warmly: "No, I'll do it myself." ”

Wen Yan smiled: "Did you also wear a mask when you saw my mother?" ”

Xu Jie shook his head: "But I'm afraid of scaring you." ”

Wen Yan shook her head: "Have you forgotten the time I was kidnapped?" I've seen it a long time ago. When I was going to come and see you, I had already decided to accept everything. Can you accept it? (End of chapter)