After Becoming The Young Darling Of A Wealthy Family - Chapter 11

Wen Ruanqing lightly raised her hand. In fact, she could not even stand very steadily, yet she held her head high with a face full of anticipation.

Huo Yinli was somewhat pleasantly surprised. Lowering her head to look at her own hands, she wiped them on her little apron without the slightest hesitation. Then, she bent down and pulled Wen Ruanqing into her arms. Without even turning her head, she said directly to Wen Tingyin, “There are disposable slippers, put them on.”

“Okay!”

Wen Tingyin changed into the shoes excitedly. The Huo family’s butler was also discerning; he immediately had the chef move the dough onto the main table in the hall and thoughtfully moved over a baby high chair. “Our two little guests, do you need me to get aprons for you?”

“Yes, please. Thank you.”

Wen Tingyin had the nanny place Wen Ruanqing into the baby chair. Mimicking Huo Yinli, she stood up on a regular chair, praising as she did so, “Wow, you even prepared a chair for my little sister to sit in.”

Standing beside Wen Ruanqing, Huo Yinli lowered her head to look at the little girl, who was gazing around in all directions. A faint smile curled her lips. “I prepared it.”

“Little sister.”

Huo Yinli lowered her head and pressed her cheek against Wen Ruanqing’s. Her finger caught a bit of flour, and she quickly smeared it across Wen Ruanqing’s face, successfully rendering the tip of Wen Ruanqing’s nose completely white.

Having her nose smeared, Wen Ruanqing instinctively tried to dodge. Her eyes widened accordingly, and she blinked. Feeling something unusual, she wrinkled her nose, whimpered softly, and reached out her hand to grab Huo Yinli’s finger.

She saw that Huo Yinli and Wen Tingyin were both laughing, but what were they laughing at?

Wen Ruanqing tilted her head slightly and reached up to wipe her nose, but Wen Tingyin stopped her. She looked over in confusion, but when her eyes met Wen Tingyin’s eyes, which were curved with laughter, she also smiled along.

Hehe.

“Are we going to make cookies?”

Wen Tingyin was about to poke the dough on the table, but she was stopped by Huo Yinli just in time. Huo Yinli said solemnly, “You have to wash your hands.”

“Oh, right, have to wash hands.”

Wen Tingyin jumped down from her chair. As she walked, she said, “Little sister needs to wash her hands too. Is there a small towel?”

Hearing this, Huo Yinli tugged at her little apron and jumped down from her chair as well, saying rather awkwardly, “There is one, it’s over here.”

She had bought a hand towel online; it had various fruits on it and was a light orange color.

Sitting in her chair, Wen Ruanqing watched her two older sisters jump down from their chairs one after the other and run off. Then… her hand was caught.

Huh?

Wen Ruanqing lowered her gaze and obediently opened her hand, staring at Huo Yinli as she wiped her fingers. The other girl’s movements were gentle and a little ticklish. Unable to hold back, she wiggled her fingers and instinctively gripped the hand towel tightly. “Want.”

Seeing this, she put it into her mouth to bite it twice. She was growing teeth recently, so her mouth always felt a bit itchy.

“Can’t give it to you.” Huo Yinli was patient. She gently pulled the towel away and quickly wiped Wen Ruanqing’s other hand. “Shall Big Sister teach you how to make cookies, okay?”

Wen Ruanqing looked at Huo Yinli. She did not quite understand, but she was supportive, slapping her hands on the table twice with a “pat-pat.”

She would observe the expressions of her two older sisters. When she encountered words she could not comprehend, she could still guess by looking at their expressions.

Wen Ruanqing suddenly felt a bit melancholic. When would she finally grow up?

“Here, the dough sheet is ready. Just use a mold to press it down, and then place it on the baking sheet!”

Huo Yinli placed the molds on the table; there were animal shapes as well as flower shapes. Wen Tingyin casually picked a little dog mold and tried pressing out a piece first. Upon seeing the finished product, she let out a “Wow!” of admiration: “How magical.”

“You can press out a few more.”

Huo Yinli turned around, looked down at Wen Ruanqing, and asked in a low voice, “Little sister, which one do you like?”

Wen Ruanqing had noticed those molds long ago. She looked at them for a while, then reached out her finger to point at a little tiger mold, raising her head to look at Huo Yinli. “Want!”

“This one?”

Huo Yinli picked up the little tiger mold and mimicked the sound of a tiger with her mouth: “Awooo.”

Wen Ruanqing also learned from her: “Awooo.”

After mimicking, Wen Ruanqing secretly giggled and opened her hand, indicating that she wanted that mold.

“Here you go, I’ll teach you how to make cookies.” Huo Yinli used a toy knife to cut off a small piece of the dough sheet. The dough had been chilled in the refrigerator, so it was not soft or mushy. She placed the dough sheet in front of Wen Ruanqing and guided her hand to press out the shape.

“Hold the little handle, and then push down hard.”

Huo Yinli used a mold as an example. Wen Ruanqing watched for a moment, processed it for another moment, and then took a deep breath, pressing down hard on the dough sheet. Because of the exertion, her face turned entirely red: “Yee—”

“Okay, okay, that’s enough.”

Huo Yinli stopped Wen Ruanqing just in time. She took out the pressed cookie to show it to Wen Ruanqing. “The little tiger is out.”

Wen Ruanqing opened her mouth in a display of pleasant surprise: “Awooo.”

“Awooo, awooo.”

Huo Yinli also played along with Wen Ruanqing. She changed a few more molds for her, pressing out several little animals. By the end, Wen Ruanqing had run out of strength. Releasing her grip, she put down the mold and placed her palm in front of Huo Yinli; her little palm was already all red.

“Puff, puff.”

Wen Ruanqing blew two breaths of air onto it, signaling for Huo Yinli to blow on it too.

Understanding her meaning, Huo Yinli gently rubbed Wen Ruanqing’s hand, leaned down, and blew on it. “Does it hurt?”

“What happened?”

Wen Tingyin had pressed out quite a few little cookies. Hearing the conversation between Wen Ruanqing and Huo Yinli, she immediately huddled over. “Where does it hurt?”

Seeing Wen Tingyin, Wen Ruanqing showed her hand to her as well. “Puff, puff.”

“Okay, Big Sister will blow on it. Pain, pain, fly away.”

Wen Tingyin smiled as she coaxed Wen Ruanqing. “You pressed so many cookies, you’re so amazing.”

“Hehe.”

Wen Ruanqing pulled her hand back, leaning against the chair with a shy smile. Then, she stared at her two older sisters working busily. However, having worn herself out making cookies, her eyelids began to fight with each other, unable to stay apart. Before long, she tilted her head to the side and fell asleep.

“Let’s lower our voices, Little Sister has fallen asleep.”

Wen Tingyin lowered her voice, asking the nanny to carry Wen Ruanqing over to the sofa to sleep. “Is there a blanket to cover my little sister with?”

Huo Yinli also lowered her voice. “Yes, it’s on the sofa.”

She hoped that when Wen Ruanqing opened her eyes, she would see the finished product, since the little girl had participated after all.

The movements of the two girls became cautious and gentle, yet there was no dissatisfaction on their faces; on the contrary, they looked full of happiness.

After the cookies were sent into the oven, Huo Yinli and Wen Tingyin sat on the sofa to accompany Wen Ruanqing. Perhaps sleepiness was contagious; before long, after one of them let out a yawn, they both fell asleep as well.

The three children occupied one sofa each, each with a blanket, wrapping themselves up completely like cake rolls.

When Feng Ye arrived, she witnessed exactly this scene. Smiling, she raised her phone to snap a photo, and then sent it to Wen Si: [Want to eat some cake?]

Wen Si: [What flavor?]

Feng Ye: [Photo.JPG]

Probably three different flavors.

They should all be very “delicious” to look at.