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    Chapter 41 Drinking water: Should the baby dare to do it?

    On the day when the old man was buried in the cemetery, the fog was thick and the rain was heavy, hitting the black umbrellas densely and heavily.

    Yu You and Jiang Xunzhou sent the old man off for the last time and made a formal farewell.

    After returning, life gradually got back on track.

    The film Yu You starred in was completed and sent to international film festivals for review. There was vague news about being shortlisted. Many directors got wind of the film and took the initiative to submit the film to Yu You for a chance to collaborate. Business also came one after another.

    Jiang Xunzhou’s work focus shifted from Xingtian Entertainment to helping his brother handle the affairs of Jianghe Group. The situation was quickly stabilized and everything was developing for the better. In his free time, he and Yu You would go back to visit Su Qiuling and Jiang Junran.

    Another ordinary family dinner.

    Su Qiuling’s experience points continued to increase after cooking more times, and she developed many novel and delicious dishes.

    “It’s ready to serve!”

    Su Qiuling’s tone was joyful, she put on an apron, put the fried garlic seabass segments into a shell plate, and sprinkled with a little green onion.

    Yu You, who was standing next to him, praised him: “Auntie, your way of sprinkling green onion is extraordinary, it is definitely the standard of a Michelin chef!”

    Su Qiuling was coaxed so much that she smiled broadly: “I hired a chef to come to my house some time ago, and he learned a lot of techniques. Doesn’t it look like the same thing?”

    “Like, very similar.”

    After Yu You nodded, he felt a little regretful and asked eagerly: “But Auntie, aren’t you going to make the innovative dishes from before?”

    The complex flavors of paste, soup, and water can never be eaten anywhere else except Su Qiuling’s place.

    Yu You felt it was a pity.

    Su Qiuling said with a smile: “If you want to eat the small fish, my aunt will cook it specially for you, and it won’t be their share.”

    Yu You’s eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly: “Okay, okay!”

    In the restaurant, Jiang Xunzhou was arranging dishes—Yu You had to control his weight for the next film crew, so the relatively rich dishes were placed in front of other family members, while the simple and light dishes were placed in front of him and Yu You.

    Jiang Junran opened a bottle of red wine, put it on the table and asked, “Qing Yan hasn’t come back yet?”

    Jiang Xunzhou said: “He has a client to meet in the morning, and he will probably be back soon.”

    While he was talking, there was movement at the entrance. The servant opened the door and welcomed Jiang Qingyan in.

    Jiang Xunzhou asked in surprise: “Brother, what did you mention?”

    Jiang Qingyan walked a few steps and picked up the things in his hands to show them: “A box of oyster oil was given by a cooperative customer. It is said to be a well-known local brand. It is antioxidant, relieves fatigue, and is also suitable for men who are preparing for pregnancy.”

    He asked casually: “Do you want it? If not, I will give it to a friend who just got married.”

    Jiang Junran coughed: “…I don’t need it.”

    Jiang Xunzhou stared at the words on the gift box, his eyes flashed for two seconds, and said: “No need for the time being.”

    The word “temporary” made the two of them look surprised and looked at Jiang Xunzhou.

    Jiang Junran’s expression darkened: “You and Xiao Yu aren’t planning to find someone else to have a child, are you?”

    “Dad, where are you thinking? How could I possibly do such a thing?” Jiang Xunzhou looked helpless. He couldn’t tell Yu You’s physical condition directly, so he simply covered it up and said, “What if I want to relieve work fatigue later?”

    Jiang Junran felt relieved and nodded: “As long as you don’t have any evil intentions.”

    Su Qiuling came out of the kitchen one step later and said cheerfully: “We are all here. We are sitting down and ready to eat. What were we talking about?”

    Yu You also came out, pulled out the chair beside Jiang Xunzhou and sat down.

    Jiang Qingyan shook the gift box and briefly repeated the conversation to Su Qiuling.

    Su Qiuling laughed: “Xunzhou doesn’t like children to begin with, how could he have such thoughts? I’m not worried at all.”

    Yu You’s heart moved slightly when he heard this.

    It turns out that Jiang Xunzhou doesn’t like children?

    He turned around and saw that Jiang Xunzhou did not participate in the conversation, concentrating on picking out the small spines in the middle of the bass, and then put the snow-white fish segments into Yu You’s bowl: “Baby, eat the fish.”

    Yu You suppressed his thoughts, nodded obediently, picked up the fish segments and ate them.

    The manor is located in the suburbs, far away from the city center. After having dinner here, we usually stay overnight.

    Yu You and Jiang Xunzhou lived in the room where Jiang Xunzhou was a child.

    The room retains its previous decorations, including posters of football stars, building block models, competition trophies in glass cabinets… There are traces of Jiang Xunzhou’s growth everywhere. Only the bedside table has an extra photo frame, which holds an engagement photo with him.

    The bookshelf was full of things. Yu You walked closer and found a photo album. He took it out and flipped through it.

    ——The little boy of five or six years old was wearing a black suit, with a stern face, standing with his pockets in his hands, looking draggy.

    Yu You couldn’t help but curl his eyes.

    It turns out that President Jiang Da has loved to act cool since he was a child.

    The door to the bathroom in the bedroom opened. Jiang Xunzhou was naked from the waist up, wrapped in a bath towel, and walked out with wet hot water: “Baby, I’ve finished washing, you…”

    He walked a few steps and saw clearly what Yu You was holding in his hand. A hint of embarrassment flashed across his face: “Why are you suddenly looking at the photo album?”

    “I happened to see it and turned it over.” Yu You said with a smile, “It’s very cute.”

    The tips of Jiang Xunzhou’s ears were reddish. He coughed and took the photo album from Yu You’s hand: “They are all snapshots taken when I was a child. There is nothing interesting. Let the baby take a bath. It’s very late.”

    Yu You didn’t move, and asked tentatively: “Husband, my aunt said you don’t like children, is it true?”

    Jiang Xunzhou nodded: “I used to. I thought children were noisy and annoying, so I didn’t like them very much.”

    Yu You asked: “You still don’t like it now?”

    Jiang Xunzhou heard something else: “If you like it, I like it.”

    Yu You mustered up his courage: “Then do you want to have a baby with me?”

    Jiang Xunzhou’s first reaction was to reach out and touch Yu You’s forehead to see if he had a low fever.

    But it feels warm to the touch and the body temperature is within the normal range.

    “I haven’t reached the stage of passion. I’m in a sober state now.” Yu You pulled down Jiang Xunzhou’s hand and grumbled dissatisfied, “Just asking, if you don’t want to, don’t think about it.”

    “When did I say I didn’t want to?”

    Jiang Xunzhou found it funny, wrapped Yu You’s hand in his palm, and explained patiently: “We, Xiaoyu, are currently on the rise in our careers, and it’s not the right time yet. If you suddenly disappear from the public eye because of me, your fans will tear me apart.”

    Yu You’s face became hot when he was told: “I told you that I was just asking casually, and I didn’t really mean it. Of course I know that my career is important now.”

    “Okay, just ask.” A indulgent smile flashed across Jiang Xunzhou’s eyes, “The enterprising little fish baby is the best-behaved baby in the world.”

    The corners of Yu You’s lips curled up: “It sounds like you are going to become a fan of my career.”

    Jiang Xunzhou said: “Yes, I am striving to be your number one fan on every track.”

    Yu You giggled twice, feeling satisfied and said, “Okay, my number one fan, I’m going to take a shower.”

    Thinking of something else, he hooked Jiang Xunzhou’s fingers and said sincerely: “By the way, husband, please put on your clothes. Be more serious. We are still at home. It’s not good to be too…”

    As he spoke, he couldn’t help but glance at Jiang Xunzhou’s eight-pack abs that were stained with water drops, and then took them back with a blush and a heartbeat.

    The longer they stayed together, the less able he was to resist Jiang Xunzhou’s most direct temptation.

    Jiang Xunzhou knew what he liked and took the initiative to invite: “Want to touch it?”

    Yu You’s eyes flickered for a moment, unable to resist the test of temptation. He nodded and replied in a reserved tone: “Then I will touch it lightly.”

    Just touching it changed the charming atmosphere. In the end, touching it once turned into touching it several times.

    “Baby, we are already engaged, it’s legal…”

    Jiang Xunzhou bit the tip of Yu You’s ear and gasped, his voice was low and hoarse, making Yu You’s face feel hot and his waist softened.

    On purpose.

    It must be intentional.

    But knowing it was a trap, Yu You couldn’t help but jump directly.

    The sound of water rushing in the bathroom sounded again, as if it was covering up something. This time it echoed for a long time before finally slowly stopping.

    Jiang Xunzhou returned to the bed holding Yu You wrapped in a bathrobe, and got under the quilt together.

    Yu You’s long eyelashes were thick and half-closed, as if the weak butterfly wings were stained with a little water droplets. The ends of his beautiful eyes were as red as peach blossoms. He was so tired that he almost fell asleep.

    Jiang Xunzhou asked: “Does the baby want to drink water?”

    Yu You nodded reluctantly: “I want to drink.”

    His voice sounded hoarse and tired from overuse.

    Jiang Xunzhou felt a little guilty when he thought of what had just happened.

    It was true that he played too much and deliberately lied to people that the soundproofing here was not good. The boy was so scared that he could only hug him and whimper quietly, for fear of accidentally spreading it out, and he was even more annoying than usual…

    Jiang Xunzhou felt a little hot all over his body. He restrained his racing thoughts, sat up halfway, took a glass of water from the bedside table, held Yu You in his arms, and carefully fed him water.

    Yu You lowered his head and drank half of the cup. Half of a light red bite mark was exposed on his fair neck, exuding a light iris scent.

    After drinking, he leaned over and kissed Jiang Xunzhou on the cheek: “Thank you, husband.”

    His lips were bright red, glowing with a layer of crystal water, and the kiss he fell was light and soft, leaving a touch of moisture on Jiang Xunzhou’s face.

    Jiang Xunzhou whispered: “You’re welcome, after all, I also drank a lot of the baby’s water.”

    Even after being together for so long, Yu You still couldn’t listen to Jiang Xunzhou’s strange words in a serious tone. His cheeks quickly heated up and he scratched Jiang Xunzhou’s chest.

    The force is not heavy, it is like a cat’s claws scratching and slapping, like a coquettish play, which makes people feel weak.

    Jiang Xunzhou asked innocently: “Am I wrong?”

    Yu You’s cheeks were red, and he couldn’t tell whether it was right or wrong, and said angrily: “I won’t give you a drink next time.”

    Jiang Xunzhou raised his eyebrows slightly: “If you don’t want to drink it for me, then who do you want to drink it for?”

    Yu You turned around and faced Jiang Xunzhou indifferently with his back, his red jade-like ear tips exposed from his soft hair, and muttered: “I won’t give it to you anyway.”

    Jiang Xunzhou wrapped his arms around him, put it next to his ear, and asked in a meaningful voice: “You really don’t want to give me any more? When you rubbed my nose…”

    Yu You screamed, turned around and covered Jiang Xunzhou’s mouth, so embarrassed that he almost fainted on the spot: “Stop talking!”

    Jiang Xunzhou smiled and said: “How dare you do it, baby?”

    Yu You covered Jiang Xunzhou’s mouth with his hand, causing the sound to buzz and make it difficult to hear. He pulled away slightly and asked, “What did you just say?”

    Jiang Xunzhou’s heart felt soft. He lowered his face, slightly hooked his thin lips, kissed Yu You’s palm, and said, “I just said, why is the baby so cute?”

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