Chapter 150: Chapter 150: Snakes Appear!

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The ingredients on the barbecue grill made a saliva-inducing sizzling sound under the high heat.

Xiao Fei stood in front of the grill, unbuttoned the cuffs of his white shirt, and rolled up the sleeves, revealing his sturdy forearms.

The top two buttons of his shirt were also undone, and he was now intently focused on preparing lunch for everyone.

"No matter how many times I watch..."

Beside him, Tang Yuxin sat on a rock, resting her face in her hands, her petite feet tapping rhythmically on the ground.

"...no matter how many times I watch, a husband cooking always looks so handsome!"

Su Qingyan took a big gulp of soda, her eyes glued to the food on the grill.

She couldn’t even muster the energy to tease Tang Yuxin, as the aroma wafting over from the barbecue was just too enticing!

Earlier, when Su Qingyan made a single snarky comment, Tang Yuxin immediately countered with, "Say one more word, and I’ll tell my husband not to grill for you!" effectively sinking Su Qingyan’s ship.

The three little ones, after sitting in the stroller for a while, started getting restless. Now that they could move around, they absolutely hated being confined to one spot for too long.

At this moment,

they were placed back on a mat spread across the grassy field.

Tang Yuxin had already applied some floral water on them to keep the mountain mosquitoes at bay.

Da Bao sat on the mat, looking up at Xiao Fei with focused curiosity, occasionally chirping, "Papa."

His expression was so serious and adorable that Tang Yuxin couldn’t stop laughing.

Compared to Da Bao, Er Bao and San Bao were far more active, especially Er Bao, who was the most energetic of all.

A butterfly suddenly flitted in front of Er Bao. Curiously watching the fluttering butterfly, she stretched out her tiny hand to grab it.

Of course, she couldn’t catch it.

The butterfly flapped its wings and flew off, eventually landing on San Bao’s head.

Er Bao let out an excited "Goo-ah!" and lunged forward, landing right on top of San Bao.

The startled butterfly flew away, and poor San Bao, now pinned down by Er Bao, froze for a moment before bursting into pitiful sobs.

"Waaaaah...!!"

Seeing San Bao cry, Tang Yuxin quickly got up, gently picking Er Bao off San Bao, and then scooped San Bao into her arms for comfort.

"San Bao, what’s wrong? Does it hurt?"

"Mommy’s got you; it’s okay. Er Bao didn’t mean to do it."

"No crying, okay~"

"Mm... ooh ooh... Mama..."

San Bao only wailed for a brief moment before calming down under Tang Yuxin’s soothing voice, then babbled to her in a garbled attempt to complain about Er Bao’s actions.

Meanwhile, Er Bao stood nearby, watching her mom comfort San Bao. She suddenly felt left out.

So, she reached out her hand, attempting to grab Tang Yuxin’s clothes.

"Goo-ah... Mama... Goo... Goo-ah...!"

"Er Bao, you’re such a troublemaker."

Tang Yuxin, half-amused and half-annoyed, lightly pinched Er Bao’s chubby cheeks. The little one, thinking her mom was playing with her, burst into giggles, making Tang Yuxin both exasperated and amused.

Su Qingyan watched with a sense of longing. "They’re already this adorable when they can barely talk. Imagine how cute they’ll be once they can walk and run."

"If you like it so much, then go have your own."

"Too painful, no way," Su Qingyan quickly shook her head.

"You can’t think like that forever."

"Eventually, all women go down this path."

"When you’re young, it feels carefree to be alone or just with your partner, living a child-free life as a couple forever."

"But as you get older, the only thing that really brings lasting peace of mind is a complete family."

"You talk as if you’re so old. Aren’t you younger than me?"

Su Qingyan rolled her eyes at Tang Yuxin in mock annoyance.

At this moment.

Xiao Fei suddenly asked, "Wasn’t Guo Yong supposed to grab the spices? Why isn’t he back yet?"

Earlier, on their way up the mountain, they forgot the plastic bag with all the seasonings, so Xiao Fei had tossed his car keys to Guo Yong to go fetch it.

Speak of the devil, just as Xiao Fei finished speaking, Guo Yong came running back, panting heavily.

"Brother-in-law... I... I’m back...!!"

Stopping in front of Xiao Fei, Guo Yong handed over the spices, then bent over, bracing his hands on his knees, gasping for air.

"You really need to work on your fitness. It wasn’t even that far," Xiao Fei chastised, all while deftly continuing his grilling.

"Brother-in-law... I... I have to tell you something!"

Guo Yong caught his breath and then spoke with excitement. "I just saw a snake on my way back!"

"Ahhh...!"

Hearing the word "snake," both Tang Yuxin and Su Qingyan let out startled screams, scaring the three kids into stunned silence.

"What’s there to be afraid of?"

Xiao Fei sighed. "The snakes in this area are all non-venomous."

"But... honey, I’m scared."

Tang Yuxin said pitifully.

Xiao Fei pointed to his backpack.

"There’s camphor balls and realgar powder in there. Sprinkle some around, and you’ll be fine."

"Oh...!"

Hearing that Xiao Fei had already thought of this, Tang Yuxin excitedly rummaged through the backpack and quickly found the items.

"Brother-in-law, you’re so thorough," Guo Yong said, utterly impressed by Xiao Fei.

Before long, Xiao Fei finished grilling the food.

He handed the first skewer directly to Tang Yuxin.

"Here, try it."

"Thanks, honey~"

Tang Yuxin grinned ear to ear as she took the skewer, biting into it eagerly.

"Mmm...!! This is so yummy!"

Beside her, Su Qingyan was practically drooling.

"Yuxin, dear Yuxin, share some with me, please!"

"Haha, here you go..."

"Brother-in-law..."

Guo Yong, too shy to ask the women, looked pitifully at Xiao Fei instead.

"Wait your turn."

Xiao Fei spared him a glance and handed him the second skewer a few minutes later.

Afterwards, Xiao Fei took out an induction cooktop and portable battery. Connecting the battery to the cooktop, he began making congee for the babies.

By now, the seven or eight-month-old babies had been on solid foods for a while.

The trio had progressed from plain infant cereal to congee mixed with vegetable leaves, mashed potatoes, pumpkin puree, and the like.

Even their baby teeth had started coming in.

As Xiao Fei prepared the congee for the babies, Tang Yuxin trotted over with a skewer in her hand, holding it up to him.

"Honey, have a bite. You’ve been working hard."

"Thanks."

Xiao Fei accepted her offering, which made Tang Yuxin’s eyes crinkle with delight.

"Hehe, you feed the babies, and I’ll feed you."

Not far away, Su Qingyan watched the affectionate couple blatantly flaunting their love and suddenly found her own skewer less appetizing.

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