Chapter 921: Chapter 909: Xiao Jing, Is That You Back?
Qiao Jing noticed that this little guy has become increasingly affectionate lately.
However, every time the little guy acts coy with her, she feels a warmth in her heart, making her want to give this child even more love.
She raised her hand to pat the little guy’s head and gently said, “Of course, tell Aunt Jing what you like to eat, and Aunt Jing will make it for you tonight.”
Zhan Qiaomo replied without hesitation, “As long as Aunt Jing makes it, I love it!”
He felt that Aunt Jing’s cooking skills were so good that no matter what she made, it would surely be delicious, so anything was fine!
Qiao Jing curled her lips into a smile and said, “Alright, Aunt Jing will definitely make it delicious and won’t let you down.”
Since cooking was in order, the first step was to prepare the necessary ingredients.
Qiao Jing checked the kitchen and found that the fridge was running low on supplies, requiring a trip out.
Because she would be carrying things later, taking the little guy along would be inconvenient, so Qiao Jing headed out to the supermarket alone.
At the supermarket, Qiao Jing quickly selected the ingredients she needed.
As she was about to check out, she noticed a young woman trying to reach a seasoning packet on the shelf but couldn’t because she wasn’t tall enough, even on tiptoe.
Seeing this, Qiao Jing didn’t hesitate at all and walked over to reach for the seasoning packet.
Her height made it easy to grab.
After taking the seasoning packet, she casually handed it to the young woman who couldn’t reach it, “Is this what you wanted?”
As soon as she said this, Qiao Jing realized the person was an acquaintance.
If she remembered correctly, it should be Lin Xiuxiang.
Lin Xiuxiang looked up, recognized the person standing in front of her, and showed a bit of surprise, “Third Miss Qiao? What a coincidence! I didn’t expect to meet you here.”
“This supermarket is relatively close to where I live, so I come here to buy things occasionally.”
After saying this, Qiao Jing shifted her tone, “By the way, you can just call me by my name, or Xiao Jing is fine too.”
The last time they had dinner together, Qiao Jing found Lin Xiuxiang quite warm and friendly.
Even though they didn’t talk much, there was a strange sense of familiarity at first sight!
“Alright.” Lin Xiuxiang agreed readily, smiling happily, “Then you can call me Xiuxiang directly.”
Qiao Jing nodded and then raised the seasoning packet in her hand, “So this…”
“Look at me, I was so busy talking that I forgot about this thing.”
Lin Xiuxiang smiled embarrassedly, took the seasoning packet, and put it in her shopping basket.
Of course, she didn’t forget to thank her, “I’m short, couldn’t reach it, fortunately you helped me take it down, thank you.”
“It was just a small gesture, no need to be so polite.”
Qiao Jing responded and then said, “I’m going to check out now, are you ready?”
Lin Xiuxiang looked at her own shopping basket, confirmed it, and then nodded, “I’m ready, let’s go together.”
So the two chatted casually as they walked to the cashier.
During this time, Lin Xiuxiang glanced at the ingredients in Qiao Jing’s shopping basket and curiously asked, “I see you bought ribs too, are you making braised ribs?”
“Yes, I plan to make braised ribs, sweet and sour carp, Kung Pao chicken, sauce-scented tofu, and chicken soup.”
Seeing that Lin Xiuxiang seemed quite interested, Qiao Jing listed the dishes she intended to prepare.
Lin Xiuxiang was quite surprised after hearing, “This is such a coincidence, I’m making almost the same things, just missing the Kung Pao chicken and chicken soup, it seems we have similar tastes.”
When she spoke, Lin Xiuxiang couldn’t help the urge to take a closer look at the person walking beside her.
For a moment, it was as if she saw a glimpse of Qiao Jing in her.
Because before, Qiao Jing often made these dishes…
After checking out, Qiao Jing and Lin Xiuxiang each carried a bag of groceries out of the supermarket.
Just as they walked out the door, Lin Xiuxiang accidentally stepped on a small stone and twisted her ankle.
Luckily, Qiao Jing, who was next to her, reacted quickly and caught her, preventing her from falling.
After Lin Xiuxiang steadied herself, she ignored the slight pain in her ankle and patted her chest, still in shock, “That was close, that was close…”
Now that she was pregnant, if she fell, the consequences could be unimaginable!
Qiao Jing’s hand supporting Lin Xiuxiang did not loosen as she caringly asked, “How are you feeling? Are you alright?”
Lin Xiuxiang took a moment, then tried to step, and found that although her twisted ankle hurt a bit, walking wasn’t a problem.
“I’m okay, I can still walk.”
With that, she turned her head, gratefully looking at Qiao Jing, “You helped me again, if you hadn’t caught me just now, I might have fallen.”
At this point, Qiao Jing also remembered that Lin Xiuxiang was pregnant.
Letting a pregnant woman with a twisted ankle go home alone made her uneasy.
With this in mind, Qiao Jing said, “Where are you headed? I’ll take you there.”
Lin Xiuxiang immediately waved her hands, “No need, no need, it’s too much trouble for you, I can walk myself.”
In such a short time, she already troubled someone twice, and asking for more help made her feel guilty.
“I don’t find it troublesome.” Qiao Jing said firmly, “In your current state, I can’t rest easy letting you walk by yourself, let me take you, don’t refuse.”
With the conversation at this point, Lin Xiuxiang couldn’t refuse anymore, or it would seem like she didn’t regard the other as a friend.
She nodded and directly gave the address she needed to go to.
When Qiao Jing finally brought Lin Xiuxiang to her destination, she realized the place was called Angel Welfare Institute.
Before Qiao Jing could ask anything, Lin Xiuxiang explained on her own, “I grew up here, so today I thought I’d come to visit the kids since I had some free time, cook for them, and spend some time with them.”
As they spoke, the two walked into the welfare institute.
This place, like Professor Qiao’s Research Institute and Nantai Apartment, gave Qiao Jing a strange sense of familiarity.
She always felt as if she had been here before…
Just as Qiao Jing was slightly dazed by the surroundings, a somewhat aged voice suddenly came from behind.
“Xiao Jing! Xiao Jing! Is that you? Have you returned!”
Hearing the voice, Qiao Jing came back to her senses and instinctively turned back, only to see an elderly gentleman who had spoken.
Upon seeing her, the joy on the elderly man’s face was quickly replaced by disappointment, and he muttered to himself, “So it wasn’t Xiao Jing, this silhouette just looked so much like her…”
After muttering to himself a few times, the elderly man apologized, “I’m sorry, I mistook you for someone else.”
Qiao Jing tugged at her lips, smiling faintly, “It’s alright.”
After the elderly man walked away disappointed, Lin Xiuxiang explained, “This is the old director of the welfare institute, he’s old, his vision isn’t great, he mistook you for Qiao Jing upon seeing your silhouette.”