Chapter 9: A Confident and Inexplicable Woman
Xia Qing woke up when she smelled the fragrance coming from outside the bedroom.

When she opened the bedroom door, she saw Xiaoxi holding a pink plastic tube filled with transparent liquid in one hand and a bubble wand that looked like a twist in the other, waving it gently.

Crystal bubbles floated everywhere in front of Xiaoxi. Xiaoxi raised her head and looked at them carefully, as if she saw all the bubbles so as not to waste her waving motion.

The bubbles fell to the ground and dissipated one by one, but some of them remained on the ground and on the table, forming a semicircle shape.

Xiaoxi looked at the semicircular bubbles quietly, waiting for them to burst. Xia Qing looked at Xiaoxi and thought that this little girl was really different.

While other children were chasing after the bubbles, she just watched quietly. It seemed that she had endless fun just observing the bubbles.

Being so quiet, she seemed even more well-behaved and sensible. She was so well-behaved that Xia Qing felt a little distressed.

The last semicircle of bubbles on the table burst silently. Xiaoxi retracted her gaze, dipped the bubble stick into the pink plastic tube, and was about to take it out and continue waving it.

Xia Qing stepped forward and tried to make her voice gentle and soft: "Xiao Xi, can I play with you?"

Xiaoxi looked at Xia Qing, blinked, and didn't respond. However, she paused in her movements and didn't pull out the bubble stick from the plastic tube.

Xia Qing knew that Xiaoxi was wary of people other than Lin Guzhi. Before, the girl was afraid of being kidnapped by her, so she expected Xiaoxi to have such a reaction.

She continued patiently, "You throw the bubbles and I'll pop them, okay?"

Xiaoxi continued to be quiet.

Xia Qing then said, "Or I throw bubbles and you fight them?"

Xiaoxi: “…”

Xia Qing was a little embarrassed. But she didn't care. She just wanted to slowly let this little guy feel her kindness.

As long as I persist, I will be able to conquer this little girl!

she thought to herself.

Lin Guzhi's voice floated out from the kitchen: "Xiao Xi, come play with your sister for a while. Your sister is not a bad person."

Xia Qing: "..."

This uncle, what he said is so casual! He is so close to Xiaoxi, but he doesn't understand Xiaoxi? This little girl is wary, how can she easily listen to such words?
Then she saw Xiaoxi take out the bubble wand and wave it gently.

Xia Qing didn't react for a moment. When she saw Xiaoxi looking at her without blinking, she realized that she was interacting with her. She quickly reached out to pat the bubbles that appeared in the air and scattered around.

She clapped her lips and made deliberate sounds: "Hey! Ya! Ha! Hey!"

However, despite her enthusiasm, she was still too enthusiastic. After she finished her "Ha-a-hey" performance, Xiaoxi dipped the bubble wand into the liquid in the plastic tube and waved it again.

After waving, he looked at Xia Qing quietly, and his eyes clearly showed that he was looking forward to Xia Qing's performance.

I'm a bit of a clown.

Xia Qing suddenly couldn't help thinking.

But she still cooperated with Xiaoxi's performance. After all, this was considered interaction. Xiaoxi was different from other children. She looked at her quietly and looked forward to her performance, which should mean that she was willing to play with her.

Although Xiaoxi showed her willingness to interact with him only after Lin Guzhi started talking, at least they were interacting. This was a good sign.

So, go ahead.

"Hey! Yeah! Ha! Hey!"

……

Lin Guzhi prepared breakfast and put the food on the ready-made bowls and plates in the room. When he came out of the kitchen with the bowls and plates, he saw Xia Qing busy in the bubbles. Xiaoxi was holding a bubble wand and looking at Xia Qing quietly.

Xia Qing's body became the only source of wind in the room, causing the bubbles to either burst or disperse. In this way, it seemed as if the bubbles were dancing with Xia Qing, and her figure seemed somewhat graceful and dreamy.

Xia Qing is indeed a female star, she has a really good figure. The white T-shirt and hip-hugging blue jeans always make her slender and concave curves extremely attractive when she stretches her body, and her face with a bright smile in the bubbles is bright and warm.

Even the calls of “Hey-ya-ha-hey” have a lively and playful beauty.

Lin Guzhi couldn't help but stop and watch. After Xia Qing stopped, he walked up with the dishes and said, "It's time to eat."

Xia Qing was slightly surprised: "Is there a share for me?"

Lin Guzhi nodded: "I did it for you. Thank you for the clothes you gave us yesterday."

"You're welcome."

As Xia Qing was talking, her face suddenly turned red and she asked, "Uncle, am I being silly when I say 'hey ya hey ya'?"

Lin Guzhi said: "No, it's fine. Besides, I'm not much older than you, can you please stop calling me uncle?"

Xia Qing felt relieved when she heard Lin Guzhi's words. When she heard the second half of Lin Guzhi's sentence, she narrowed her eyes into two slits and smiled, "Okay, then I'll call you handsome uncle!"

Lin Guzhi: “…”

"hey-hey!"

Xia Qing smiled happily. She was really proud of herself. Not only did she interact with Xiaoxi early this morning, but she also made the uncle change his attitude a little. She felt very accomplished!

The uncle's temper was much better today. Not only was he not as fierce as he was at the beginning, he even took the initiative to cook for himself.

Thinking about how she was still worried last night about how to get along with these two people, one big and one small, living under the same roof, and when she woke up today, there was suddenly such progress. Xia Qing felt like a big stone in her heart suddenly fell to the ground, and she felt much more relaxed.

"I'll get the chopsticks."

As she spoke, she went into the kitchen and took out three pairs of chopsticks. She handed one pair to Lin Guzhi and another to Xiaoxi, and asked, "Xiaoxi, can you use chopsticks?"

Xiaoxi said nothing.

Lin Guzhi said: "She knows how to use it."

Xia Qing placed the chopsticks in front of Xiaoxi, but still protested to Lin Guzhi, "Uncle! Xiaoxi will respond to me herself. Even if she doesn't say anything, she will show other behaviors. You don't need to tell her!" After that, he looked at Xiaoxi, "Right, Xiaoxi?"

Xiaoxi blinked.

Xia Qing: "Look, I said so!"

Lin Guzhi shook his head: "Let's eat quickly."

This woman is too confident...

After finishing breakfast, Xia Qing rushed to the kitchen to clean up the dishes. However, while cleaning up the dishes, she couldn't help but doubt herself as she listened to the sound of running water: Why am I so active? It seems like I am deliberately trying to please them...

But it feels really good to make that little girl accept me little by little and become willing to interact with me.

My current performance should be affected by this reason, right?
Ok……

You should have a positive attitude. I just want to slowly warm up Xiaoxi. It has nothing to do with adults. Don't be so inexplicably attentive just because of the relationship between the uncle and Xiaoxi.

Pay attention in the future!
Ok……

After she had straightened her mind, she had just finished washing the dishes. Xia Qing wiped her hands and came out of the kitchen. She saw Lin Guzhi waving the bubble wand and Xiaoxi jumping and waving her arms in the floating bubbles.

Xia Qing: "..."

(End of this chapter)