I could tell that he was really hungry, so I put aside my urge to tease him and hurriedly made a new bowl of chicken noodle soup after I found the ingredients and boiled the water.
I diced the leftover vegetables from earlier and made some more eggs. Then, a new bowl of soup was ready in no time.
When I served the soup, Theo had just finished eating.
I tilted my head to see that not even a drop of soup was left.
I put the bowl of soup in front of him, and he said, “Are you raising pigs?"
His statement made me laugh, and after giving it some thought, I did not refute it." Yes, in order to sell the pigs at a higher price, I'll spare no effort."
I pointed to the eggs in the bowl.
He picked up the noodles in the soup, and he looked like he still had an appetite.
"Aren't you going to have some?" He looked at me, and I shook my head.
"No, I wasn't hungry in the first place. I just wanted to play around in the kitchen. If you can't finish it, just leave it in the bowl. The servant will take care of it tomorrow.”
Theo quickly waved his hands. "It's not every day that my wife makes soup for me. How could I give it to the servant?"
After saying that, he took another huge mouthful, while I smiled and sat next to him. "It's not that hard. I can make it every day if you want."
I looked at him without hiding the exhaustion in the corners of my eyes, while he shook his head with his mouth still full.
"No, you can't go back there anymore. You don't have to do anything for the next year. The only thing you need to do is take care of yourself and our children."
Another wave of warmth welled up inside me.
I watched as he devoured the rest of the soup, and I felt my level of happiness go through the roof.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Scrambling to Be the Father of His Ex-Wife's Kid