"Why are you here?"
Summer did not expect Leonardo to come so soon.
Leonardo, who was still in the suit he wore when he left the airport in the afternoon, glanced at Summer, bent down and picked Rosie up. Then, he entered the house.
After a while, he found Summer did not keep up, so he turned to look at her and said, "It's time to eat."
Hearing this, Summer looked at the clock. Only then did she realize that it was already seven o'clock in the evening.
Seeing Leonardo sitting down on the sofa with Rosie in his arms, Summer hurriedly closed the door and followed him.
Summer asked Rosie, "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"
On Leonardo's knee, Rosie said in excitement, "Drumsticks!"
"Drumsticks? I'm not sure if there are drumsticks available in the refrigerator." Summer turned around and walked towards the kitchen.
As she expected she wouldn't come back in about half a month, she cleaned out the refrigerator, except for the frozen meat in the freezer.
But she was not sure if there was any drumstick left
She went to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. In the freezer, she found drumsticks.
Since Rosie liked drumsticks and chicken wings, Summer was accustomed to buy more when shopping. Even if Rosie didn't come here a lot recently, Summer didn't change the habit.
Putting one hand on the refrigerator door, Summer shouted to Rosie, "Rosie, we have drumsticks in the refrigerator. Be with your dad for a while and I'll cook."
Rosie replied, "Alright!"
Summer took out drumsticks from the freezer and cast a glance at the living room.
Leonardo turned on the TV, and there came the sound of a cartoon.
With his legs crossed, Leonardo watched TV. Rosie, who sat beside him with her doll, was watching television attentively.
They were almost in the same position.
Rosie laughed out once in a while, while Leonardo sat immobile and stared at the screen with a straight face.
Summer smiled and went to the kitchen to cook.
Apart from meat, there were only a few potatoes and dried fungus available at home.
With them, Summer cooked braised drumsticks, sliced pork with fungus, stir-fried potato slices and shrimps and seaweed soup.
All of them were simple homemade dishes.
When cooking the soup, Summer shouted to Rosie who was in the living room, "It's time to eat. Come to the kitchen and get your tableware."
Not long after, Summer heard heavy footsteps approaching.
Rosie would always be excited at Summer's words and run to the kitchen.
Obviously, it was Leonardo who came to the kitchen.
Summer paused for a moment and turned around. It was indeed Leonardo walking in.
Without looking at Summer, Leonardo walked straight to the cupboard and took out bowls from inside.
Rosie had a colorful bowl, which was for kids. Leonardo took it out. Then, he took another two small white bowls.
He probably felt Summer's stare, so he suddenly turned around and looked into Summer's eyes.
In an instant, Summer got embarrassed being stared by Leonardo.
She smiled at him and then turned to look at the boiling seaweed and shrimps soup.
Both seaweed and shrimps needed to be socked in boiling water instead of cooking. After adding salt, vinegar and shallot, the soup was finished.
Just as she finished it, Leonardo reached out his hand and took the soup.
Summer turned around and saw bowls in his other hand. She said, "Leave it to me...."
Leonardo ignored her, walking out with bowls in one hand and soup in the other.
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