Chapter 32

Zhang Tan took the fish-belly glass bottle from Xiao Bai's hand and placed it on the coffee table: "Come, let's go to the dining room. We're about to have dinner."

"Hehehe~~" Xiao Bai stood there, grinning foolishly, "Is this not good?"

Seeing her acting like a little housewife, Zhang Tan wanted to laugh. He pushed her small body towards the dining room: "What's not good? We did so much together, and I can't finish it all by myself. You can help me, right?"

When Xiao Bai was pushed to the dining table, a large bowl of cold noodles was right in front of her. On top of the cold noodles were three large, fried red shrimps, a few slices of beef... the bowl was full.

Seeing the delicious food, Xiao Bai couldn't help but swallow her saliva. Her genuine feelings made her blurt out: "Oh my, it's so fragrant!"

Zhang Tan: (￣ェ￣;)

"Quick, sit down. If you want to eat, just eat."

Under Zhang Tan's enthusiastic invitation, Xiao Bai reluctantly sat down. Looking at the cold noodles in front of her, she showed a happy expression. Seeing Zhang Tan watching her, she felt a bit embarrassed and shy.

Zhang Tan was greatly surprised. What's going on? Is this still the Xiao Bai who used to chase after him, calling him a black ass, and fighting fiercely with Luo Zikang? She's actually shy now!

"Xiao Bai, come sit here."

"Don't be so polite."

Emmmm~~~ I'm not being polite!

Zhang Tan looked at the small bowl in front of him and then at Xiao Bai's large bowl. Should he remind Xiao Bai? This small bowl was actually prepared for her, as a child doesn't need such a large bowl. But thinking she was a little guest, he silently took another large bowl and replaced his small one.

Zhang Tan served Xiao Bai half a bowl, giving her shrimps, beef, and squid. He asked, "Do you eat spicy food?"

"What? A little bit."

"Then I'll give you some spicy cabbage. Try it, it's quite spicy."

He tasted the cold noodles first. Hmm, the taste was very good, not as good as the Lao Li family's, but it was still about 70-80% of the quality.

"Go ahead and eat." He noticed Xiao Bai just watching him, not picking up her chopsticks.

Xiao Bai smiled: "Thank you, Uncle. I'm going to eat now."

"Go ahead."

Seeing Xiao Bai skillfully use her chopsticks to pick up a large shrimp and take a gentle bite, Zhang Tan asked, "Is it good?"

Xiao Bai nodded without hesitation: "Delicious."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

"It's incredibly delicious."

"I'm glad you like it."

Seeing that Xiao Bai really enjoyed the shrimp, Zhang Tan gave her the two in his bowl. When he looked up, Xiao Bai was watching him, not moving her chopsticks.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you eating?" Zhang Tan asked.

Xiao Bai silently picked up a large shrimp and put it back in his bowl.

"It's for you to eat." Zhang Tan said.

Xiao Bai didn't say anything, picked up another one, and gave it back to him.

"Uncle, you eat it. You haven't eaten much yet."

"Don't you like to eat it?"

"I've eaten enough, I'm not hungry."

You've only eaten some peanuts, that's not a proper dinner.

Zhang Tan told Xiao Bai that he didn't like to eat shrimp. He originally wanted to encourage her to eat more, but unexpectedly, the little girl seriously lectured him, saying that if he didn't like it, why did he buy it? It's a waste, and it's very expensive.

Oh, Xiao Bai actually knows that shrimp is expensive. Zhang Tan asked and found out that Xiao Bai heard it from her aunt. Her uncle had bought shrimp for his birthday recently, and that was the first time she had eaten it. Only on her uncle's birthday could she eat it, so it must be very expensive.

Zhang Tan humbly accepted the lesson: "I'll be more careful in the future, but Xiao Bai, since we've already bought it, you should eat it."

Xiao Bai nodded demurely and said she would help.

At the end, she still reminded him: "Don't do this again, okay?"

"Sure, I'll remember."

This Xiao Bai is really interesting. After she happily finished the shrimp, Zhang Tan gave her two large slices of beef. Sure enough, Xiao Bai stopped and looked at him: "What? Uncle, you're not eating either?"

Zhang Tan: "I've already eaten three pieces. If I eat more, I'll get fat. I'm a bit worried, so you can help me eat it."

Xiao Bai seriously examined Zhang Tan, then looked down at herself, with her small arms and legs, and her round, plump little belly: "Do you want Xiao Bai to become like Luo Zikang?"

Zhang Tan couldn't help but laugh: "That's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean?"

"You're a bit thin, you should eat more meat."

"I'm not thin, I'm very pretty~~~"

"……emmmm~"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Nothing, you're indeed very well-behaved. I just worry about getting fat, so I'll eat more of the other dishes."

"Uncle, you're a bit fat."

"……"

It's so hard to persuade Xiao Bai to eat vegetables. I have to find all sorts of reasons, and it might even hurt myself. Zhang Tan didn't dare to persuade her anymore. He just ate his own food. Xiao Bai first ate the two large shrimps, then the beef, and then finished the spicy cabbage in one bite.

"Uncle, can I have more vegetables?"

"Sure, what kind of vegetables?"

Xiao Bai pointed to the spicy cabbage on the table, referring to this.

Zhang Tan gave her more spicy cabbage and tried some himself. It was very spicy.

A moment later, Xiao Bai said again: "Uncle, can I have more vegetables?"

"Are you not feeling the spiciness?" Zhang Tan asked, worried, as he didn't dare to eat much.

"Delicious."

What does that mean?

Xiao Bai was already used to his silly face and explained: "It's very delicious."

"Then I'll give you more."

Zhang Tan moved the spicy cabbage closer to her and poured her a glass of cold pear juice to counteract the spiciness.

A moment later, Xiao Bai finished the spicy cabbage and picked up more with her chopsticks.

Zhang Tan asked worriedly: "Are you really not feeling the spiciness? Eating too much can make your stomach hurt."

Xiao Bai laughed awkwardly: "Hehehe, then I won't eat anymore."

Zhang Tan: "I'm not stopping you from eating, I'm just worried about your stomach hurting."

"It's not spicy."

"Have a little more."

"Have a little more."

"Ho ho~"

……

"Ah~~~"

"What's wrong?"

"I bit my lip."

"Let me see."

Xiao Bai ate too quickly and bit her lip, causing a little blood to seep out.

"Ouch, I got a mouthful of ashes."

"Don't worry too much. It's just a little cut, but you can't eat spicy food anymore."

Hearing that she couldn't eat spicy food, Xiao Bai firmly said: "I told you I got a mouthful of ashes."

"Come, drink some cold pear juice."

Biting her lip was a turning point. After that, Xiao Bai ate more carefully, her appetite reduced by 20%.

Together, they finished all the cold noodles, leaving nothing behind. Zhang Tan looked at Xiao Bai, who was lying on the floor with a bulging little belly, and then at the empty plate on the coffee table, which was previously full of spicy cabbage, all eaten by the little girl who said she only ate a little spicy food.

A child from Sichuan, even at 4.5 years old, seems to be born to eat spicy food, far surpassing Zhang Tan.

Seeing Xiao Bai lying on the floor, Zhang Tan asked worriedly: "Xiao Bai, are you okay? Is your stomach a bit sore?"

Xiao Bai's stomach wasn't sore; she just wanted to go to the bathroom.

Zhang Tan: "……"

He took Xiao Bai to the bathroom. A moment later, singing drifted out from inside. This little rascal was actually singing in there. She started with a familiar old song, "Malan Flower," and then sang a new one. Both songs had one thing in common: they were both annoying.

"My home is on the Loess Plateau, my father is my mother's cousin, they were secretly together before they got together, and they accidentally had me, had me oh~~~"

She must have been very happy after eating and going to the bathroom. Zhang Tan wondered where she learned this.