Luo Qinghan sighed, feeling truly overwhelmed.
It wasn't the pressure of singing and performing; she would have been indifferent to that pressure. It was this person's appearance that had thrown her mind into a bit of a turmoil.
"Wife, you're being too humble. Look at those people, racking their brains to gain attention and improve themselves. But you, on the other hand, are distressed by your own excellence."
Lin Xiao teased, "Alright, you go wait in the living room first. There's a lot of cooking smoke here, don't let it get to you."
"This little bit of smoke wants to bother me? As if your wife doesn't know how to cook." Luo Qinghan rolled her eyes.
"You know how to cook?"
Lin Xiao feigned extreme surprise. "I had no idea!"
"Come! I'll show you my skills today! Did you really think it was someone secretly making late-night snacks for Xun'er all these years? Of course, it was me!"
Half an hour later.
Xun'er looked at the dishes on the table and asked curiously, "Daddy, why isn't tonight's dinner as tasty as yesterday's?"
At these words, Luo Qinghan's face darkened.
"Really? They taste pretty much the same?" Lin Xiao pretended to be oblivious, secretly glancing at Luo Qinghan with a smug expression.
After eating a couple of bites, Luo Bing also wanted to say something. Then, after careful consideration, he told Xun'er, "Xun'er, 'eat without speaking, sleep without speaking.'"
"What does that mean?"
Xun'er's eyes widened, looking at Luo Bing with incomprehension.
"Uncle-in-law means you shouldn't talk casually while eating, and you shouldn't talk while sleeping," Luo Bing explained. He secretly glanced at Lin Xiao. Seeing that Lin Xiao wasn't going to scold him, he continued, "So, let's eat properly now, and we can talk after we finish."
"Oh, I understand."
With that, Xun'er said nothing more and buried her head in eating.
Luo Buyu and his wife naturally understood the reason. They exchanged a smile; it had been quite some time since they had eaten their daughter's cooking.
After dinner, it was evident that both Xun'er and Luo Bing had eaten at least thirty percent less than usual.
While clearing the dishes, Luo Qinghan clearly seemed a bit disappointed.
"Wife, go rest. I'll do it," Lin Xiao said, taking the task from her hands. He urged, "Is there anything you want to eat? I'll make it for you later."
"Oh, eating, eating! You'll get fat if you eat more!"
Luo Qinghan complained.
"Others might get fat, but if my wife doesn't eat now, she'll become malnourished. How can you not take care of yourself these past few years?" Lin Xiao said gently, "Have at least a glass of milk."
"Alright, alright..."
Luo Qinghan didn't want to dwell on the topic any longer. She returned to her room to share her day's events with her only close friend.
As Lin Xiao was washing dishes in the kitchen, the kitchen door was pushed open. Xun'er, pushing Luo Bing, walked into the kitchen.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Xiao looked curiously at the two little ones.
"Daddy, you didn't make dinner, did you?" Xun'er had wanted to ask for a while.
"No, why?" Lin Xiao asked. "Are you saying you dislike your mother's cooking?"
"No, no!"
Xun'er immediately shook her head and nudged Luo Bing. "Brother said he didn't eat enough and asked Daddy to make extra food first."
"Is that so?"
Lin Xiao looked at Luo Bing. "You didn't eat enough? You want more food?"
"Uncle-in-law, I... didn't eat enough..."
Luo Bing quickly nodded.
"Did you not eat enough, or did Xun'er not eat enough?"
Lin Xiao asked again.
"Neither of us ate enough,"
Luo Bing replied honestly.