After the divorce, I became a rich girl

In the afternoon, Hu Quan drove the two to the mall. After entering the mall, Li Jiawei looked at the bustling crowd and couldn't help but wonder, "It's not the weekend, why are so many people not working?"

Zhao Chenyue took Li Jiawei's arm and said with a smile, "For example, you, for example, me!"

After hearing this, Li Jiawei shrugged lightly and tacitly agreed to this point. Her current financial situation has freed her from the constraints of the workplace, and she can freely plan her own life on the premise of abiding by the law.

Zhao Chenyue led Li Jiawei directly to the store of a well-known down jacket brand, which was endorsed by Xiao Yi.

The two stopped in front of Xiao Yi's large poster, and Zhao Chenyue asked softly, "Do you think he's more handsome in the poster or in person?"

After carefully examining the poster, Li Jiawei pondered for a moment and replied, "The real person is better."

"Wow..." Zhao Chenyue looked at Xiao Yi's poster, her eyes full of admiration and love, "He is indeed my idol!" Then, she turned her eyes and looked at Li Jiawei with ill intentions.

Li Jiawei caught her gaze and took a half step back unconsciously, asking in confusion, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Zhao Chenyue smiled and came closer, hugging Li Jiawei's shoulders. "Dear, if you confess, you will be treated leniently, and if you resist, you will be treated severely. You two spent one night together, alone, and there was no spark?"

Li Jiawei gently tapped Zhao Chenyue's forehead and said with a smile, "What are you thinking about? Your head is full of yellow garbage. It was a matter of life and death. What could happen to us?"

Zhao Chenyue looked at Li Jiawei doubtfully, "Really? How did you sleep that night?"

Li Jiawei's mind unconsciously flashed back to the scene of the two of them sleeping together that night. Her cheeks unconsciously flushed. She pretended to be calm and said, "How else can we sleep? Of course... of course... we slept separately."

Zhao Chenyue stared at Li Jiawei and snorted, "Honey, you stutter when you lie. Look, your face turns red. I know exactly what you're thinking. Xiao Yi, he's a big star, what can't be shared? If it were me, I would have announced it to the world long ago."

Li Jiawei responded firmly, "Whether you believe it or not, nothing really happened between us." After that, she ignored Zhao Chenyue's questioning and walked straight into the store.

Zhao Chenyue followed closely behind, and said jokingly with a smile, "Just keep talking nonsense. The man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried. It's understandable that something will happen under the influence of hormones. I will get the truth out of you sooner or later."

In the store, Zhao Chenyue tried on several new down jackets and loved every one of them. She was hesitant and looked at Li Jiawei, hoping to get some advice.

After carefully examining it, Li Jiawei pointed to a beige waist-hugging down jacket and said, "This one suits you very well. You have fair skin and it will make you look more elegant. Besides, this design makes you look slimmer."

When Zhao Chenyue heard the word "thin", her eyes lit up immediately. "Really?"

Li Jiawei nodded and confirmed, "Really? And this down jacket makes me look younger when I wear it."

After hearing this, Zhao Chenyue made the decision without hesitation: "Then this is the one!" Then, she asked the salesperson to issue an invoice and pay, not feeling sorry for the 2,300 yuan expense at all.

Li Jiawei picked a black down jacket. Although she already has a lot of clothes, shopping is a natural pleasure for women. In the mall, especially for a woman who is not short of money, it is impossible to go home empty-handed.

Afterwards, the two bought a few more pieces of clothing and went to the dining area of ​​the mall to rest. They each ordered a cup of hot milk tea and sat in a comfortable booth to enjoy a moment of tranquility.

Zhao Chenyue gently stirred the milk tea and asked, "Now that you are not working, what are your plans for the future? Have you ever thought about what you like to do?"

Li Jiawei smiled and shook her head, and replied, "I haven't thought about it yet. After the New Year, I plan to go back to Beijing to see my parents. As for the rest, I'll talk about it after I come back from Beijing."

Zhao Chenyue heard this and asked with concern, "You are going back to Jing City? Why don't you invite uncles and aunts to Xi City to celebrate the New Year?"

Li Jiawei sighed softly and explained, "Forget it. They are old and can't stand the tossing and turning. It's more convenient for me to go to Beijing to see them."

In fact, Li Jiawei also had the idea of ​​asking her parents to come to Xishi to celebrate the New Year, but she eventually gave up the idea.

She knew that although both parents said they didn't mind each other's presence, the delicate relationship made it difficult for them to get along with each other. Moreover, even if she invited them, her parents might decline for various reasons.

After all, whether it is the biological parents here or the adoptive parents in Beijing, there is an indescribable sense of distance between them, as if kings do not meet each other.

As the New Year approaches, the Li Garden is filled with a vibrant atmosphere. As the temperature gradually warms up, the staff are busy and orderly dismantling the glass greenhouse in the corridor, replacing it with carefully arranged and blooming flowers on both sides. These gorgeous flowers and lush green plants complement each other, as if sweeping away the dull atmosphere accumulated in the Li Garden throughout the winter, leaving only freshness and festivity.

Every corner of Li Garden is kept clean and tidy, exuding a relaxing and comfortable feeling. Such an environment not only makes people feel the festive joy, but also adds a bit of home warmth and tranquility.

Although Li Jiawei no longer needs to cook in the kitchen like in previous years, the joy of the New Year and her love for her family made her want to make some special food to share. So she decided to make her specialty, bean buns, to share the joy of the New Year with her family.

Li Jiawei’s way of making tofu is different from that of others. She combines the two ingredients, red beans and sweet potatoes, together.

First, carefully selected red beans and sweet potatoes are steamed separately, then mixed together and stirred into a delicate and sweet paste. The already fermented dough is then cut into even small pieces, which are then rolled into round dough sheets that are thick in the middle and thin at the edges. Finally, the sweet filling is wrapped in the dough sheets and steamed.

Thinking that Zhang Qiushuang's appetite was getting smaller and smaller, Li Jiawei deliberately made the bean curd very small, a little smaller than the steamed buns. Li Jiawei brought a plate of exquisite small bean curd to the restaurant and said to Zhang Qiushuang with a smile, "Grandma, I made small bean curd, please try it!"

Zhang Qiu Shuang smiled and said, "Sister Liu just told me that you were going to the kitchen to make something delicious. I'm just waiting for you." She took the bean curd, took a bite, savored it carefully, and nodded with satisfaction, "Mm, delicious! This soft, glutinous and sweet taste is really good. Did you add sugar?"

Li Jiawei smiled and shook her head, explaining, "No sugar was added, it's the sweetness of the sweet potatoes themselves."

Zhang Qiushuang looked down at the filling in the bean buns and suddenly realized, "Oh, it's really sweet potato! What a good combination, delicious!"

Just as the grandparents and grandchildren were enjoying this warm moment, Li Hongxing pushed the door open and asked curiously, "What's so delicious?"

Zhang Qiushuang greeted him with a smile, "You came at the right time. Jiawei just made some hot bean curd. Come and try some."

Upon hearing this, Li Hongxing immediately went to the bathroom to wash his hands, came back and took a bite of a bean bun, his eyes immediately lit up, "Not bad, delicious!" He prefers sweets, but remembering his medical staff's request for him to eat less sugar, he turned to ask Li Jiawei, "Did you put sugar in it?"

Zhang Qiushuang understood her son's thoughts and replied with a smile, "It doesn't have sugar, it just tastes like sweet potatoes. But you can't eat too much."

Li Hongxing looked at the stuffing in the bean buns in surprise and exclaimed, "Really?" Then he looked at Li Jiawei and asked, "Did you make a lot? I'll take some with me when I leave."

Li Jiawei nodded and smiled, "Well, I made quite a bit, just thinking of giving it to everyone to try."

Li Hongxing said with satisfaction, "That's great. During the Chinese New Year, we have to go down to visit relatives and friends, and we can't eat well. With this bean curd, we can just heat it up and eat it."

Seeing her uncle praising her cooking skills, Li Jiawei felt very happy and said quickly, "Okay, I'll go pack it for you now." After saying that, she turned around and went to the kitchen to prepare for the packing, her heart filled with joy of being recognized by her loved ones.