Jian Yi struggled to reduce the distance between Su Enran and her. But no matter what she did, Su Enran was indifferent. He occasionally gave her a look, then turned his head calmly to watch TV.

So in the afternoon, Jian Yi failed to please Su Enran.

At night, Jian Yi decided that she shouldn’t let Su Enran down. He liked to eat sweet and sour pork ribs. Jian Yi rolled up her sleeves and walked to the kitchen with confidence. She was followed by a small tail—Su Anqi. She was on a walking chair and followed her mother step by step.

“Sweet and sour pork ribs, it shouldn’t be difficult,” Jian Yi murmured. Although she lived alone, she rarely cooked. She had experience but still searched online.

She said humbly to the camera, “I think Su Enran’s requirements are a bit high. I’m afraid that it won’t turn delicious if I made it according to my own method, so I am looking online on Baidu.”

“… Cut the small ribs first, cook for 30 minutes, and then,” Jian Yi prepared the ingredients while whispering.

When cooking the ribs, Jian Yi put the rice down to cook, and washed the Chinese cabbage. At noon, Si Enran didn’t eat amaranth, which meant that he didn’t like it, so she simply changed it to cabbage.

After working in the kitchen for almost an hour, Jian Yi made three dishes and one soup, sweet and sour pork ribs, Chinese cabbage stir fry, green pepper fried meat, and a tomato and egg soup.

“Su Enran, Mom made the sweet and sour pork ribs that you like. Come and help!” Jian Yi served two dishes and shouted towards Su Enran in the living room. She thought that he wouldn’t come, but perhaps because she had been interacting with him in the afternoon, he came over to help her serve the plate.

“You’re a good boy,” Jian Yi praised, and then saw the slightly small smile that Su Enran couldn’t conceal. It seemed that he was not indifferent.

Seeing Su Enran obediently eating the food she cooked, Jian Yi was greatly satisfied.

“Delicious?” Jian Yi asked while feeding Su Anqi.

Su Enran slowed down. His face was still expressionless, and he replied lightly, “It is okay.”

“Eat,” Jian Yi smiled contentedly.

After an afternoon of getting along, Jian Yian found that, in fact, Su Enran was not as difficult to get along with as she imagined. It might be because of his personality that he said a very few words. Just like a snail, if one poked it, it would move.

After eating, Jian Yi gradually apologized to him, “Su Enran, Mom is sorry. Today, my mood was not right. I got angry at you. Can you forgive me?”

Jian Yi looked at Su Enran nervously. He was silent, bowed his head. There was no expression, no sound, and she did not know what he was thinking.

Jian Yi wiped her tears with her fingertips, and said, “It is okay. Mommy will strive to do better in the future. Forgive me.”

But at the moment she turned her head to wipe her tears, Su Enran nodded gently, so she didn’t see it.

“Okay, Mom will clear the table. You play with your sister for a while. If she cries, call me immediately, okay?” Jian Yi said.

Su Enran looked at her and nodded seriously.

After Jian Yi left, Su Enran kept his eyes on Su Anqi. Wherever she went, he followed.

After Jian Yi came over, she breathed a sigh of relief as if she had completed the task.

When Jian Yi bathed Su Anqi, Su Enran was invited by the director to the little black room.

He sat on the chair with his waist straight and his feet swaying in the air.

“Su Enran, who do you like most at home?”

Su Enran did not hesitate, “I like grandma … and sister.”

“What about mom and dad?”

Su Enran replied, “Daddy is busy at work.”

He avoided mentioning his mother.

“Do you like mom?”

“… I don’t like her.”

“Then do you want to continue living with her?”

Silence.

Regardless of the questions asked by the staff, Su Enran didn’t answer any more. The director had to let him go back.

When Jian Yi came out holding Su Anqi, she didn’t see Su Enran and shouted, “Enran, Enran?”

Su Enran came out of the little black room. His mouth tightly pursed, and he didn’t speak like usual.

Jian Yi put on small shoes on Su Anqi’s tiny feet. Then placed her on the cradle. She called, “Su Enran, come on, mom will help you take a bath.”

After taking a bath, Su Enran didn’t cooperate again. He didn’t wear clothes. Jian Yi did not know what went wrong.

She asked with patience, but Su Enran’s mouth was closed like a clam shell.

“Su Enran, Mom knows that you are a good boy, but Mom doesn’t have a mind reading technique. If you don’t say it, will I know what you are thinking?”

Jian Yi tried to put on his pajamas, but he dodged. Jian Yi looked at the pajamas. It was a blue pajamas she had taken from his closet.

“Su Enran, can you tell Mom why you don’t want to wear clothes?”

Su Enran’s clear pupil reflected Jian Yi’s serious look, he murmured what he wanted to say–

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