Chapter 46: Chapter 46 Kang Liâs Design Layout for the Courtyard Chapter 46: Chapter 46 Kang Liâs Design Layout for the Courtyard This was Xiao Ming Ruiâs response after slurping a noodle.
Upon hearing this, Kang Liâs fox-like eyes brimmed with laughter, âIf it tastes good, eat more.â Saying so, her soft and warm gaze fell on the twins, who were still looking at her, âHanhan and Vivi, you too!â
âVivi eat lots!â
âHanhan eat lots!â
The twins, though slim and delicate, had big smiles on their faces.
âOkay, Vivi and Hanhan eat lots.â
Kang Li responded to the twins with a smile, then turned to ask Captain Kang, Big Brother Kang, and Kang Guoan, âDad, Big Brother, Little Brother, how do you find the taste?â
âItâs delicious!â
Captain Kang was concise.
âLi Bao, you really do have a talent for cooking.â
Big Brother Kang praised.
Kang Guoan, âAs long as itâs a meal cooked by Li Bao, to Little Brother, itâs always the most delicious.â
âI also think it tastes good, but be careful, all this praise might make me arrogant!â
Blinking her lively fox-like eyes, Kang Li picked up her bowl of food and began eating gracefully.
The washing of pans and dishes was completed by Big Brother Kang and Kang Guoan, however, Kang Li still made a trip to the kitchen. Seeing the kitchen tidied up clean and proper, she didnât forget to give her brothers a thumbs-up.
Afterwards, Kang Li spent nearly half an hour playing with Xiao Ming Rui and the twins in the living room. Seeing the twins gradually become listless, she knew the little ones must be tired. So, she took the twins by the hand, called for Xiao Ming Rui to follow, and settled them in their bedroom.
Sleep comes quickly for children, and sure enough, just as Kang Li laid each one onto their little beds, in the blink of an eye, they closed their eyes successively, emitting uniform and faint breathing sounds from their mouths.
Exiting the room on tiptoes, Kang Li returned to the living room and sat down to talk with Captain Kang and the others, âDad, if Iâm not mistaken, Comrade He should take Little Brother to North City Petrochemical for the onboarding process this afternoon.â
Captain Kang, âIf it turns out as you said, Dad and your Big Brother will accompany your Little Brother there. You just rest at home.â
Kang Li nodded, âOkay.â Then she added, âDad, before you and Big Brother return to the old home, could you help me rearrange the yard?â
Big Brother Kang asked, âLi Bao, what kind of arrangement are you thinking of?â
âIâll draw a floor plan for you to see.â
With that, Kang Li got up and went to Luo Yanqingâs study. After a moment, she came back with paper and pen, sat down at the small dining table, and with her eyes lowered, swiftly sketched the courtyard layout she desired onto paper with a few strokes.
âThere, Dad, Big Brother, Little Brother, take a look.â
Putting down her pencil, Kang Li passed her own sketch to Captain Kang.
Big Brother Kang and Kang Guoan leaned in towards Captain Kang.
âThis crescent moon, flower petals, and all these odd-shaped little patterns youâve drawn, donât tell me youâre planning to plant vegetables in them?â
This was Kang Guoanâs voice.
âLittle Brother is smart, thatâs exactly what I had in mind. Donât you think it would be interesting?â
Kang Li tilted her head to look at Kang Guoan, âAlthough thereâs a concrete path in the yard, if you want to pick some vegetables on a rainy day, youâre bound to get mud on your feet. So, I designed the vegetable plots in shapes that the children and I like, and then Iâll make the surface around the vegetable plots and flower beds out of concrete⦠oh, almost forgot to mention, look at thisâ¦â
After listening to Kang Li, Kang Guoan spoke, âYouâre planning to install taps for both the kitchen and bathroom.â It was a statement, not a question.
Kang Li snapped her fingers, âExactly, thatâs the plan.â