Chapter 897: Home Alone 2

"Very soon, it will be ready very soon."

Jian Yining was sweating profusely from anxiety; he hurriedly scooped another bowl of flour into the dough basin, but it was dry again.

Adding water again.

No good, it was still sticking to his hands.

Adding flour again...

After a few times, the dough basin couldn't hold any more.

The Baobao finally lost patience with their father; they didn't keep playing obediently in the living room, but ran into the kitchen to "help."

"Daddy, we're here to help you."

"Daddy, I've seen Auntie Li make dumplings; there has to be meat."

"I've seen it too, you have to chop the vegetables, I'll help you."

The three little ones were incredibly excited; this kind of thing was so much fun, much more fun than toys.

Youyou opened the refrigerator door, and Taotao crawled inside...

He had just hugged Taotao out when Mengmeng had already climbed onto the cabinet to grab the kitchen knife!

"Stop! You can't grab the kitchen knife!"

His heart was about to jump out of his chest; he didn't even have time to put Taotao down, clutching one to stop the other.

Holding one child in each arm, he finally managed to keep them from getting hurt.

He hadn't even had time to catch his breath when he saw Youyou had already stretched her little devil claws toward the dough basin, muttering to herself: "I can knead dough, I'm the best at doing this..."

"Clang!"

She wasn't tall enough and didn't grab it, so the dough basin fell.

A whole basin of dough was dumped onto the floor.

Jian Yining put the two children down and sat on the floor as well.

It was over; the "results" he had been busy with for so long had all turned into bubbles.

No, it was even worse than bubbles.

At least when bubbles burst, they just burst; his dough basin was dumped on the floor, with flour and dough stuck everywhere. Just thinking about cleaning the kitchen later made him see stars and his head buzz.

"Oh!"

"Run."

"Quick."

The little troublemakers ran very fast, instantly fleeing the kitchen.

He reacted and said angrily: "Stinky brats, where are you running?"

Jian Yining went to chase the children, and the Baobao laughed in a huddle.

They weren't afraid of their father at all; their father wasn't fierce in the slightest, he was so much fun.

Before he could punish the three little ones after catching them, his daughters stared with their bright, watery eyes, pouted their little mouths, and looked pitiful: "Tummy hungry."

"Me too."

"Me too."

The dumplings couldn't be made; the kitchen and living room looked as if they had been robbed.

The children were still clamoring that they were hungry; even if Jian Yining had eight hands right now, he couldn't manage everything.

He called his Secretary and told him to find a housekeeping company to send people over.

In addition, he asked them to pack dumplings from a restaurant and send them over, with all kinds of fillings.

Very soon.

Steaming hot, freshly cooked dumplings were delivered.

The three little ones were truly hungry; they wolfed down the food and all said it was delicious.

The housekeeping company staff also arrived, and it didn't take long for them to clean the kitchen and living room until they were spotless, washed the clothes, and even wiped the glass until it was crystal clear!

The children were full and went for a nap.

The world was finally quiet; he leaned on the sofa and contentedly took many photos to post on his Moments.

He and the children eating together.

Bright windows and clean tables, a tidy room.

The Baobao sleeping sweetly.

Father and daughters playing games...

Everything posted was beautiful.

Not a single scene of chaos!

Shi Youxuan: "Yo, A Ning is impressive, keeping the house in such good order."

Jian Yixin said with disdain: "You believe that? It definitely wasn't done by him. Don't I know what kind of person he is? He can take care of children? It must have been done by the servants; he's just putting on a show."

Wan'er: "Auntie Li sent me a message; after I left, he let the servants take a day off."

Jian Yixin: "If this work was really done by A Ning, I'll give my head to you two."

"No."

"No."

Wan'er returned home.

Jian Yining handed over a cup of piping hot coffee: "Wife, you've worked hard, drink some coffee, authentic hand-ground coffee."

She took a sip; it was quite authentic—it was Starbucks' signature coffee, how could it not be authentic?

The room was also tidied up very cleanly; she took out a business card from beside the desk lamp and read aloud, "Zhenxin Housekeeping, undertaking all kinds of..."

Jian Yining saw that it was bad; all his hard work acting had gone to waste.

When was it placed up there?

He actually hadn't noticed.

"Hehe, Wifey, I originally wanted to do these things myself, but... you have been working hard lately!"

If he hadn't spent most of the day taking care of the child today, he would have had no idea that taking care of a child was this exhausting.

Wan'er didn't take the bait, but instead issued an order to leave: "You should go; it's getting late, so I won't keep you."

"Wifey..."

Wan'er looked serious and reminded him again: "Jian Xiansheng, please mind your phrasing. I am no longer your wife; it would be better if you called me Ms. Jin."

"Wan'er..."

"I don't like people I'm not close with using such an intimate form of address."

Jian Yining:...

Sharing a bed and pillow, husband and wife for many years—how could they not be close?

"I was wrong."

"I know."

"Can you forgive me?"

"No."

"Jian Yining, remember, not every 'I'm sorry' can be exchanged for 'it's okay.' Back then, I asked you to consider things carefully, and you said there was no need to consider it. Now you come back asking for forgiveness—must I necessarily forgive you?"

"That's all, you go now."

Jian Yining was kicked out of the house.

Just as he was thinking about how he could make his wife change her mind, another matter came head-on—a level-ten critical hit.

Wan'er was going on a blind date.

Jian Yining was mad as hell!

Because the blind date candidate was introduced by Shi Youxuan.

He immediately called to hold her accountable: "Shi Youxuan, is there something wrong with your brain?"

Shi Youxuan immediately retorted: "You're the one with something wrong, and it's not a minor illness."

Jian Yining: "Yes, I'm sick, I admit it. I did something wrong and I'm being punished, but I realized I was wrong later and am willing to correct it. You can't not even leave me a chance, right?"

Shi Youxuan: "The chance was given to you, but you were the one who didn't want to grasp it. You let it slip by time and time again, so who is to blame?"

He said bullyingly: "I don't care, anyway you cannot introduce a partner to Wan'er; you cancel the blind date immediately."

"Pfft!"

Shi Youxuan was not Wan'er; she wouldn't just listen to whatever he said.

She was dismissive: "You say cancel, so I cancel? No way, the time is already set; they are meeting this afternoon."

Jian Yining was exasperated: "Xuanxuan, oh Xuanxuan, I understand you are standing up for Wan'er, but you can't act on impulse. In this world, besides me, there will never be a second man who treats her with sincerity."

"That's not necessarily true. Three-legged toads are hard to find in this world, but aren't there plenty of two-legged men?"

Jian Yining:...

These words sounded so familiar; Ji Yingjie had said them.

This woman Shi Youxuan didn't learn the good, only the bad; hanging out with Ji Yingjie, she wouldn't learn anything good.

Shi Youxuan became more spirited the more she spoke: "The man's conditions are not worse than yours either. He's handsome, young, has a good temper, is also a doctor, has a decent job, and the main point is he's still unmarried."

"He's affectionate and devoted, and he doesn't mind that Wan'er has a child. Isn't a man like this better than you? Don't think too highly of yourself."

She praised that blind date candidate like a flower; the more Jian Yining listened, the worse his complexion became, and the more spirited she became as she spoke.