Chapter 1863: Seafood Porridge

Everything just can’t be compared, every time she compares her two sons, Madam Xu gets angry.

“Who was it that was always climbing trees when they were young, and Ah Shu who had to catch you from below? He’s only a year older than you, and you really made him jump from heights. When he was little, he was always covered in bruises, all because of you and Tingting, and I couldn’t scold you!”

“Scold, scold, scold, you scold…”

Xu Qingbo wasn’t angry, he even had a smile in his tone. He was long used to being at the bottom in family status.

He poured two cups of hot water and handed one to Xu Shu, “When did you return last night?”

“A little past eleven, I guess.”

“No wonder, I heard some rustling noises like a thief next door. That girl always tries to make less noise when she comes home late, but she never succeeds. Instead, she’s even noisier than usual.”

Xu Shu drank half a cup of water and put it down, continuing to pick the vegetables. He laughed and said, “Probably afraid that you’d hear and she’d get scolded.”

Xu Qingbo snorted, “I’ve been pretending to be deaf for years, and she still hasn’t improved.”

Xu Shu neither agreed nor disagreed, as sometimes his sister could indeed be adorably silly.

Xu Qingbo helped with picking the vegetables too, but how could a big CEO know how to do this? He was supposed to pick out the old parts and leave the tender ones, but he ended up doing the opposite, picking off the tender tips like it was embroidery and throwing them in the trash. Madam Xu got so annoyed she hit him several times.

Xu Qingbo begged for mercy while circling the dining table, grabbing onto Xu Shu, hiding behind him. Madam Xu couldn’t reach him, so she angrily went into the kitchen.

“You’re really asking for it.” Xu Shu gave a very apt description.

“Unlike you, besides Tingting, you’re the most spoiled. Me, anyone can bully. Look at what Mom just did, I’m not even worth a few vegetable leaves,” Xu Qingbo sat down, fiddling with the vegetables Xu Shu had picked, feeling guilty, “Maybe you should move back home. Tingting always looks for you in the hospital, and you have to take her home after your late shift. It’s not worth all the detour.”

“Yeah, Ah Shu, you should move back.” Madam Xu leaned out halfway, looking over with a beaming smile.

Xu Shu looked up, gave a light “ah,” and said, “Let’s talk about it later. It’s quite convenient where I’m living now, close to the hospital, and I don’t really have to take Tingting much, it’s not a problem.”

Xu Qingbo complained, “Not much, huh? Three or four times a week. If there’s a need, why not just stay home? You drop her off at her room and then head back to your apartment, such a hassle.”

“Let’s talk about it later.” Xu Shu blocked him again with the same three words.

Xu Qingbo didn’t say more. He glanced toward the kitchen; nobody knew when his mother had gone in.

Half an hour later, Madam Xu called them to get the bowls and chopsticks. At this moment, Xu Tingting came down from upstairs, stomping and muttering, “Oh no, I’m done for!”

Xu Shu was wearing heat-resistant gloves and was bringing out the pot of seafood soup, when he stopped her, “Where are you going?”

Xu Tingting was stunned for a moment and then turned sharply, “Brother Shu?”

“Yeah.”

“What are you… what are you holding?”

“Congee. Where are you headed?” He asked in return, “Coming downstairs dressed like that.”

Xu Tingting awkwardly scratched her neck. She was only wearing a thin shirt over a two-piece set of bunny pajamas. Even with the buttons done up, it was still obvious they were pajamas.

“I’m going to the seafood market. We agreed last night, I was going to make seafood congee for you this morning.”

Xu Shu mercilessly uncovered the lid, “Seafood congee, it’s right here.”

Xu Tingting let out a low wail on the spot, “That’s not fair, you secretly got up and made it again.”