Chapter 200: Chapter 200: The Kid Isn’t Looking, You Can Kiss
After tidying everything up, Jiang Liu washed a bowl of fresh figs.
The figs from the neighbor looked as though they had been hand-picked, each one as big as a baby’s fist, reddish-green.
"Stop playing and come have some figs."
Jiang Liu placed the bowl on the coffee table, casually picking one up and waving it in front of his daughter. "Tongtong, want some?"
"Nuh-uh."
Jiang Tongtong had just finished her meal and even had a popsicle, so her little tummy was round.
"Thanks, Daddy, but I’m saving room for the sweet potatoes. You guys eat them."
"Hehe."
Jun Qingmeng leaned over, picked up a fig, wiped the water droplets off it, and fed it to Jiang Liu.
"Is it good?"
Guo Jia, witnessing this from the side, couldn’t help but curl her lip in disgust.
If it weren’t for the delicious corn and sweet potatoes coming soon, she would have already made her escape. This public display of affection was just unbearable!
Jiang Liu finished the fig, his eyes narrowing slightly. "It’s great. Incredibly delicious."
Jun Qingmeng ate one herself and nodded in praise.
"I think they’re even better than the ones from the supermarket. The ones there are two yuan each and not even sweet. I bought them once and never again."
In the past, Jun Qingmeng had tried premium figs from special suppliers, but she felt none of them tasted as good as today’s.
Hearing her parents’ sweet exchange, Tongtong felt a little jealous.
She stuck out her tongue and licked the fig in Jiang Liu’s hand.
Then, she mimicked them, "That’s right, I also think they’re better than the ones from the supermarket. They’re two yuan each at the supermarket!"
"So good. Daddy’s figs are so yummy."
Jiang Liu exasperatedly pinched Tongtong’s chin.
"Be careful or I’ll spank you."
"You’re a mean daddy! I’m not talking to you anymore!"
Jun Qingmeng smiled as she watched the two of them play around.
A little while later.
The air fryer dinged.
Tongtong sat up excitedly.
"Daddy, it’s ready!"
Guo Jia’s face was also filled with anticipation.
More delicious food was coming.
Jun Qingmeng beat them to it, standing up and saying, "You two wait here. I’ll get it."
Her boyfriend had a long day; she wanted to do more for Jiang Liu.
"Okay, be careful not to burn yourself," Jiang Liu said with a nod, not moving from his spot.
Wearing oven mitts, Jun Qingmeng placed the sweet potatoes and lightly charred corn on a white plate and brought it to the table.
"Let me test if they’re too hot for you."
Guo Jia, ignoring the heat, grabbed an ear of corn and started gnawing on it.
The plump, sweet kernels were roasted to a state of being crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Because of the sauce it was brushed with, it tasted savory and fragrant!
"Delicious! Jiang Liu, how is your corn so good?"
Guo Jia gave Jiang Liu a thumbs-up in praise.
Jiang Liu just smiled.
"Daddy, hurry up and hold me while I eat. It tastes better when you hold me."
Tongtong snuggled into Jiang Liu’s arms.
"It’s so hot! Can you feed me, Daddy?"
"Sure."
Jiang Liu took a sweet potato, tore off a small piece, blew on it, and placed it in Tongtong’s mouth.
"Aom."
"Wow, Daddy, I’m so happy. Other kids are definitely not as happy as Tongtong."
Nearby, Jun Qingmeng was feeding Jiang Liu.
Tongtong tore off a piece of sweet potato with the skin still on from Jiang Liu’s hand. "Mama, open your mouth."
Soft, sticky, and sweet.
The three of them fed each other.
Guo Jia silently lowered her head and shoveled food into her mouth.
If she just ate fast enough, their lovey-dovey nonsense couldn’t catch up to her.
Ten minutes later.
Guo Jia had demolished three ears of corn and eaten half a sweet potato before deciding she was full.
"Alright, I won’t disturb you three lovebirds any longer. I’m heading out."
"Go on, go on," Jun Qingmeng said, waving her hand.
She couldn’t wait for the third wheel to leave.
"Come over for dinner whenever you’re free," Jiang Liu said with a smile and a wave.
A flash of joy went through Guo Jia’s heart. "Okay, okay! I’ll definitely come when I have time."
For the sake of good food, she could toss her pride aside!
Just then.
*Ding-dong.*
A text message appeared on Jun Qingmeng’s phone.
It was another message from Jun Xinghe.
"Have you made up your mind? Should I meet your boyfriend, or are you going to meet the person I arranged for you to marry?"
Jun Qingmeng’s smile stiffened for a second. She subconsciously tilted her phone screen, not wanting Jiang Liu to worry.
Jiang Liu just needed to be her happy boyfriend, to be spoiled by her.
She would handle everything else.
Jun Qingmeng replied: "Let me think about it some more. Can you not be so hasty?"
She hit send.
Jun Qingmeng immediately switched her phone to vibrate to prevent her dad from harassing her with calls.
"Want some?" Jiang Liu took the fig from Tongtong’s hand and held it to Jun Qingmeng’s lips. "The two of us picked this for you."
"Mmm! It’s so sweet!"
Jun Qingmeng took a bite and smiled happily.
Her eyes, full of mirth, lingered on Jiang Liu.
She looked a little shy.
"Is there something on my face?"
Jiang Liu felt a little uncomfortable under her invasive gaze.
"There’s a flower on your face."
"A flower?" Jiang Liu didn’t believe her.
*Mwah!*
Jun Qingmeng quickly pecked Jiang Liu on the lips.
"There is now, isn’t there? Hehehe."
Her smile grew even brighter.
Now Guo Jia couldn’t possibly say *she* was the one getting charmed instead, could she?
Tongtong covered her eyes, peeking through a tiny slit. "Little kids aren’t supposed to look."
But it was okay, because she was a little cutie, hehe.
The two adults said nothing. Jiang Liu didn’t know what to say. He touched the cheek she had kissed; it was a little moist, and a strange feeling bubbled up inside him.
It was a feeling he had never had with Yang Yixue.
Seeing that they weren’t continuing, Tongtong got a little anxious. "The little kid isn’t looking anymore, you can kiss now!"
Jiang Liu gave Tongtong a light flick on the forehead.
"The emperor’s not worried but the eunuch is, is that it?"
"Wuuu, Tongtong isn’t a eunuch, Tongtong is the emperor! Can you be the eunuch, Daddy?"
Jiang Liu rolled his eyes.
"Watch TV and be quiet!"
Tongtong lay between them, held by both Jiang Liu and Jun Qingmeng.
The LCD TV was huge.
Jiang Liu had subscribed to several streaming platforms, so they could watch any anime or movie they wanted.
Jun Qingmeng fed Jiang Liu a bite of sweet potato.
On the screen was an episode of the anime *Detective Conan* titled "The Killing Twenty Years Later."
Jiang Tongtong watched it for ten days out of every month; she believed her own cleverness was perfectly suited for this kind of anime.
The three of them cuddled until after nine.
Jun Qingmeng reluctantly let go of Tongtong. "I should go back and sleep. You two get to bed early."
"Mama, can you stay with your little cutie just a little longer?"
Tongtong tugged on Jun Qingmeng’s shirt, unwilling to let go.
Her delicate collarbones and the curve of her cleavage were exposed.
Fair-skinned and alluring.
Jun Qingmeng subtly pulled her shirt up, her face growing hot.
Jiang Liu said, "Tongtong, your teacher has to work tomorrow. Besides, you’ll see her as soon as you wake up, won’t you?"
"No! I want Mama to sleep with us!"
Tongtong kicked her feet unhappily.
Jiang Liu wasn’t about to spoil her, reaching out to deliver another flick to her forehead.
"Wuu wuu wuu!"
Tongtong held her head, feeling wronged.
She wanted her mommy and her daddy.
"Tongtong, don’t cry. Let me rub it for you."
Jun Qingmeng shot Jiang Liu a look, then turned to Tongtong and stroked her head. "Tongtong, how about we meet in our dreams? Mommy will be waiting for you in your dream, okay?"
Tongtong’s sadness dissipated, and she asked excitedly, "Really? Then I’ll bring Daddy, and it’ll be the three of us."
"Deal!"
"One more hug?"
"Hug Mama!"
Jun Qingmeng passed the girl from her arms to Jiang Liu.
While Jiang Liu was distracted, she quickly pecked him on the lips.
"I’m leaving!"
Jun Qingmeng was incredibly shy. Seeing Jiang Liu’s stunned reaction, she fled as if making a stiff escape.
It was her first time kissing someone on the lips.
She was so nervous.
Tongtong, in Jiang Liu’s arms, widened her beautiful eyes.
Did this little kid just see something she wasn’t supposed to again?
But Tongtong was super excited.
Because Mama kissed Daddy on the lips!
Tongtong touched Jiang Liu’s face and asked expectantly:
"Daddy, when are you going to get pregnant? Can I have a little sister?"
Jiang Liu explained with a sigh, "Daddy doesn’t have a womb, so he can’t get pregnant."
It dawned on Tongtong, and she pressed her cheek against Jiang Liu’s with great sympathy.
"Daddy, you’ve been wronged. When Daddy makes enough money, Tongtong will take you to the best hospital to buy a womb, okay? Don’t be sad, Daddy."
