Su Ai had long seen through her daughter's thoughts.

She's been through it all, so how could she not understand what the little girl was thinking at that moment?

But before everything settles down and before Huo Yu is successfully raised, she cannot let her daughter get too deeply involved.

"Alright, alright, go and call your dad and Xiaowei to come have breakfast!"

Jiang Mianmian agreed, but looked listless.

Su Aiqian smiled and said softly, "Since you're so eager to know, why don't you take some time to call him and ask when he's coming back? Your personal inquiry is more effective than any number of questions we might ask you."

"Mom!" Jiang Mianmian said, slightly embarrassed, "What did you say? I wasn't thinking about him!"

"Okay, fine, if you haven't thought about it, then you haven't." Su Aiqian's eyes were kind. "Anyway, I've taught you the method. Whether you do it or not is up to you!"

Two blushes appeared on Jiang Mianmian's cheeks as she lowered her head and chuckled softly. Although she wouldn't admit it, her spirits were clearly much better than before.

She skipped and jumped to call her dad, and went to look for Xiaowei in the yard.

While you're at it, raise your arms to stretch and prevent excess fat around your waist.

The already short T-shirt became even shorter, and her slender waist was faintly revealed when she raised her arms.

"Oh dear, you little rascal, wearing such short clothes, aren't you afraid of catching a cold and getting a stomachache!" Su Aiqian came out with a plate and started nagging in her ear.

The outspoken Jiang Xiaowei immediately took action to defend her sister: "Mom, you don't understand, this is the current fashion trend! Wearing a cropped top with high-waisted pants makes your legs look longer! Lots of girls in my class dress like this!"

“Your sister already has long legs, she doesn’t need to show them off!” Su Aiqian glared at him with a smile. “Besides, your brother-in-law is an honest man, he definitely wouldn’t like your sister dressed like this!”

The moment those words were spoken, the dinner table fell silent.

Jiang Xiaowei secretly glanced at Jiang Mianmian, a mischievous smile playing on her lips: "Sis, isn't that the door god brother? Why does Mom always make me call him brother-in-law?"

"Alright, eat your food!" Su Aiqian raised her hand and tapped him on the head with her chopsticks.

The whole family laughed.

Then Su Aiqian seemed to suddenly remember something, and turned to look at Jiang Mianmian, her gaze landing on her waist...

"Hey? Mianmian!" she asked, "I suddenly noticed... where did that birthmark on your waist go?"

"A birthmark?" Jiang Mianmian looked down and smiled shyly. "Mom... I didn't tell you about this. It's... I was vain, so I went to get cosmetic surgery to remove the birthmark."

"What?"

“Xia Zhi came with me,” Jiang Mianmian chuckled. “She also wanted to get a nose job, so we went together! She found the cosmetic clinic, and we got a 20% discount for both of us!”

"You silly child, you didn't even tell me about something this big!" Su Aiqian didn't think anything of it, she was just worried that she would suffer. "The birthmark is on my waist, not on my face, how did it offend you?"

"It doesn't look good!" Jiang Mianmian took a big gulp of soy milk. "I can't wear many of the clothes, and Xia Zhi said they don't look good either!"

"Stop associating with that Xia Zhi girl! Just because she says she's not pretty doesn't mean she is!" Su Aiqian pouted and muttered under her breath, "I knew she was no good the moment I saw her... She's the ugly one!"

"mom!"

Jiang Mianmian smiled helplessly.

From childhood to adulthood, her mother has provided her with the most protection.

But sometimes, she also feels that this is overprotection.

Take making friends, for example. She didn't understand why her mother always disliked Xia Zhi. When asked, she couldn't explain it either, attributing it all to the sixth sense of a middle-aged woman.

But Jiang Mianmian really enjoyed playing with Xia Zhi, and she was very grateful for Xia Zhi's help so many times.

"Mianmian, don't pay any attention to your mom!" Jiang Youcai squinted and chuckled. "Your mom doesn't like your friend, entirely because your friend's family is poor! Your mom's name is definitely not for nothing, she loves money!"

"Jiang Youcai! Even eating can't shut you up!"

Su Aiqian immediately raised her voice, "Do you think I look down on her because she's poor? Absolutely not!"

“I sent my daughter to a prestigious school so she could study abroad and broaden her horizons in the future, but what did her family do? They sent her there just to snag a rich husband!”

"Could this be a spiritual level? Could it be a state of being?"

"Of course not!" Jiang Youcai surrendered with both hands raised, hoping his wife would talk less and eat more. "Alright, alright, I misspoke. Just eat in peace! Our daughter will not only be able to study abroad and broaden her horizons, but she'll also be able to snag a rich husband! Is that alright?"

Only now did Su Aiqian show a slight smile.

Jiang Youcai quickly accepted the offer and didn't dare to relax for a moment while serving his wife her meal.

Jiang Mianmian chuckled, looking on with envy.

She looked down at her phone discreetly when a message suddenly came in.

Her heart pounded as she looked at the name.

Upon opening the message, Huo Junyu had only sent four short words: "What are you doing?"

Jiang Mianmian felt a lump in her heart, so sweet she didn't know what to do.

She didn't even have time to eat her spring rolls. After hesitating for a long time, carefully choosing her words, she finally sent the message: "Eating."

To make it more interactive and less forced, she added two more words: "And you?"

After sending it, quickly put your phone on silent and then lock the screen.

I unlocked the screen in less than ten seconds, and then another message from Huo Yu came in:

"I watch my parents showing affection at home."

Jiang Mianmian smiled and typed a few words softly: "Me too."

Then the two of them sent an emoji at the same time.

Su Aiqian saw Jiang Mianmian's overjoyed expression.

Su Ai smiled and ate his breakfast by himself. Fragments of memories would occasionally pop into his mind.

For example, Mianmian not only had her birthmark removed a few days ago, but if I remember correctly, she also had a beauty mark under her eye last year.

She went with Xia Zhi as well.

Saying things like "eye bags" and "tear moles" are just trendy elements.

Su Ai often taught Jiang Mianmian to be dignified and not to make her face look like a ghost. Jiang Mianmian was very obedient and never wore heavy makeup.

However, the beauty mark under her eye was placed perfectly, making Jiang Mianmian even more charming and beautiful.

Su Ai sighed softly, feeling somewhat comforted... Her daughter no longer had a birthmark, but had a beauty mark under her eye, and was becoming more and more distant from the little baby she had taken off the ship years ago.

Therefore, her daughter will definitely stay by her side. Even if she gets married, she will only be a bowl of soup away from her in the future.

Whenever Su Aiqian thought of these things, her nose would sting with tears. The thought of Mianmian finding her parents and family and leaving her made her heart ache as if it were being cut by a knife.