As soon as the carriage stopped at the destination, Qingtian jumped out in a hurry.

"Mom--" Qingtian rushed into the back door of the restaurant while calling his mother.

Mrs. Ye heard the shouting in the kitchen. She didn't care whether it was an illusion caused by missing her daughter or something else. She put down the spatula and ran out.

Lin Yumei was already accustomed to this situation. She stepped forward, picked up the spatula that Mrs. Ye had dropped, and helped her stir-fry the food.

Everyone in the kitchen was used to this.

Ever since Qingtian was kidnapped and rescued last time, this kind of situation has happened to Mrs. Ye every now and then.

Everyone has long been used to it. Anyway, if she runs out and doesn't see the sunny day, she will come back soon and it won't delay anything.

Mrs. Ye herself actually knew that this was a hurdle in her heart.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the kitchen, he saw the daughter he had been thinking about day and night rushing towards him.

Mrs. Ye didn't have time to think about it. She immediately squatted down and opened her arms towards the sunny sky.

Qingtian suddenly threw herself into Mrs. Ye's arms and put her arms around her neck.

"Mom, I miss you so much!"

Perhaps because he was worried that Prince Rui would hear it, Qingtian whispered these words into Mrs. Ye's ear.

Mrs. Ye almost cried after hearing these words.

Boss Ye was out, and Qingtian was sent to Prince Rui's mansion again.

The room that was originally filled with the laughter of the family of three was suddenly left alone.

Mrs. Ye didn't know how she got through these days.

She has basically devoted all her energy to the restaurant business.

Only when I am extremely tired during the day can I go to bed at night and fall asleep right on my pillow, so as to avoid thinking about too many things before going to bed.

Because once I start thinking about it, I can't stop and I will toss and turn all night.

Mrs. Ye had thought more than once that even if she found her biological parents, why did they have to be royal relatives of such high status?

If it were an ordinary family, maybe they could walk around often, or if not, they could just take a peek secretly!

Now, after Prince Rui's palace took the child away, she couldn't even find the door to see the child.

So when she suddenly saw the clear sky, she even thought that she was hallucinating because she missed her child too much.

It wasn't until I held the child tightly in my arms that I felt the reality.

But after the initial excitement, Mrs. Ye quickly regained her composure and asked, "Qingtian, why are you back? Did you sneak out on your own?"

Mrs. Ye looked towards the door worriedly.

The carriage was parked in the alley outside, and Prince Rui was too embarrassed to follow in, so Mrs. Ye naturally didn't see anyone and thus misunderstood.

"Qingtian, you can't do this!" Mrs. Ye stood up holding Qingtian and walked out quickly, "If you run back like this, Prince Rui and Princess will be worried sick if they can't find you!

"Even if you miss your mother, you have to tell them and come back openly with your family. You can't sneak back by yourself, okay?"

"Mom, I didn't..." Qingtian quickly explained.

Prince Rui heard what Sister Ye said outside the door, and quickly appeared and said, "Madam You, please don't misunderstand. It was Qingtian who wanted to eat the food you cooked, so I brought her here.

"Qingtian is a very sensible child who knows how to consider others. He would never do something like sneaking away without saying hello."

Mrs. Ye was startled when she suddenly saw Prince Rui.

She was still holding Qingtian in her arms and for a moment she forgot to salute.

Fortunately, Prince Rui is not the kind of person who likes to pick fights.

After Mrs. Ye calmed down, she quickly took Prince Rui to the third floor.

The third floor is rarely open to the public and is basically used to entertain guests, so there is no one up there at this time and it is very quiet.

Mrs. Ye went into the house and put Qingtian down. She asked Prince Rui and her what they wanted to eat, then quickly went downstairs to the kitchen.

The restaurant has been open for some time now, and everyone in the kitchen has become very coordinated.

Even if Mrs. Ye is not here, everyone can complete the guests' orders with guaranteed quality and quantity.

However, in order to keep herself busy, Mrs. Ye has been cooking most of the time recently. She even took time to train other kitchen helpers and chefs after closing the restaurant. So everyone has gotten used to her staying in the restaurant kitchen from morning to night.

So when they saw her go out for a long time and come back just now, everyone looked at her curiously.

Lin Yumei placed the dish in the pot on a plate and handed it to the waiter. Then she gave up her position as the chef and asked quietly, "Madam You, is everything okay out there?"

"It's okay!" Mrs. Ye took the spatula with a smile. "This time it's not my hallucination. It really is Qingtian who has returned. She said she missed the food I cooked."

When Lin Yumei heard this, she immediately said, "Qingtian is a very sentimental child. It's worth it that you love her so much."

After saying that, she assigned the dishes ordered by the previous customers to other chefs without any instructions from Mrs. Ye, so that Mrs. Ye could concentrate on cooking for Qingtian.

Prince Rui had never eaten here before and had complicated feelings about Youji Restaurant.

But when he thought about how this place helped him find his daughter, he felt that he should be grateful to this place.

Otherwise, he would still be sending people outside the pass to look for her, not knowing that his daughter was already right under his nose.

However, Prince Rui was used to eating delicacies, so he didn't have any high expectations for this place. He came here purely to accompany Qingtian.

So the dishes he ordered just now were completely based on Qingtian's preferences. He only planned to eat a few bites just to make it look good. If he was not full, he would just go home and ask the kitchen to make more.

But while sitting by the window on the third floor and smelling the aroma of food coming from downstairs, Prince Rui found that his stomach was rumbling uncontrollably.

He raised his hand and rubbed his stomach, blaming it on getting up too early in the morning to go to the palace.

"Are you hungry, Qingtian?" Prince Rui asked. "Why don't you give us some snacks? Even a pot of tea would be great!"

"I'm not hungry!" Qingtian said, "I had some snacks at Brother Qin's house this morning."

Upon hearing this, Prince Rui corrected her, "You should call Hexuan cousin, not Brother Qin. Remember this from now on!"

In fact, the adults have reminded Qingtian several times. With her memory, it is impossible for her not to remember. But she is reluctant to change her name. It is probably because she is used to being called that and doesn't want to change.

Prince Rui did not force her to change her words, but he would remind her every time, thinking that if she said it more often, she would gradually change.

Before he could finish his words, there was a knock on the door, and then Mrs. Ye came in carrying two plates of food.

"These two dishes are Sunny's favorites, one is pickled vegetable powder and the other is scrambled eggs with soy sauce.

“I don’t know if it suits Your Majesty’s taste, please try it first.

"If you don't like it, I'll make other dishes for you."

Prince Rui had never eaten either of the two dishes, but just the smell made him feel even hungrier.