Chapter 185 "Come here, I'll make it for you myself." "Then I'll have to..."

An Fusheng opened the ride-hailing app and glanced at the queue. There were more than two hundred people ahead of him. Great, he couldn't go back. He could just rest easy then.

The amusement park's rest area is quite thoughtful. Considering that it's tiring for adults to take care of children, they have specially placed massage chairs. And they're not the kind that keep reminding you to scan a code after you sit down; they're quiet even without scanning a code.

An Fusheng said to Bai Miaomiao, "Do you still have enough game tokens? Do you want to go play the claw machine?"

This amusement park gives away game tokens with the purchase of an entrance ticket. All the rides inside are free, only requiring game tokens. The group of them, of all ages, played some basic games, which didn't use up many tokens, so they definitely had some left over.

Today, Bai Miaomiao is in charge of all the family's game tokens. She took out a handmade cloth bag from her backpack, and there was still a little bit left in it.

As soon as Bai Mangmang heard about the claw machine, she was wide awake and sprang up from her chair, shouting, "I want to go! I want to go!"

Wen Xinglin and An Shisi perked up as well, "I want to try the claw machine too! Sister, do I have any game tokens left?"

Bai Miaomiao said, "There are still many, we can divide them equally."

Ji Fengnian pushed Wen Xingmou, who was lying on him, into An Fusheng's arms, "Can I join too?"

An Fusheng was caught off guard to find a child in his arms. "Why didn't you give it to your sister?"

Ji Fengnian: "My sister wants to edit the photos and post them on WeChat Moments."

An Fusheng: "..."

Wen Yue: "Yes, big brother, give me a hug first, I'll be fine soon."

An Fusheng: You said that half an hour ago.

This massage chair is semi-reclining, so it's not difficult for the two kids to lie on it. An Fusheng adjusted their sleeping positions so that one of them could rest on one shoulder, which didn't affect their phone use at all. Their backs could even be used as phone cushions.

"Is Xinghe hungry? Would you like something to eat?" An Fusheng asked.

The food in the amusement park cafeteria wasn't very tasty, but the presentation was cute—pig-shaped fried rice, rabbit-shaped noodles, and steamed buns and mantou shaped like a collection of animals. However, it was enough to attract children to eat. But Wen Xinghe couldn't see, so this attraction didn't apply to her. She hadn't finished her lunch and was indeed hungry. Fortunately, An Fusheng had brought some food with him when he left in the morning.

Wen Xinghe said, "I want to eat egg pancakes."

An Fusheng turned to Wen Yue and asked her to get some cookies for Wen Xinghe. Wen Yue was engrossed in editing photos and didn't respond to his calls. An Fusheng called out, "Wen Yue!"

"What's wrong?" Wen Yue was confused. Why was her older brother suddenly so serious?

An Fusheng: "Get Xinghe some egg pancakes."

Wen Yue: "Oh, if you're going to take a pancake, then take a pancake. Why are you being so fierce?"

An Fusheng: "I was just a little louder, how did I yell at you?"

Wen Yue: "You've called me by my full name, and you're still being mean?"

An Fusheng: "You can't hear me if I don't call you by your full name."

Wen Yue: "It's because you weren't loud enough."

An Fusheng: "..."

"Are you two siblings arguing? Hahaha."

An Fusheng looked up and saw Lin Yuantang. This was the first time An Fusheng had seen him since Lin Yuantang stopped coming to pick up his meals. "You're here to play too? Are you alone?"

Lin Yuantang sat down in the massage chair next to An Fusheng. "What else can we do?"

Then he saw a bunch of children clinging to An Fusheng. "Luckily, I don't have any younger brothers or sisters."

Wen Yue got some cookies for Wen Xinghe and casually asked Lin Yuantang, "Do you want some pancakes? My older brother made them himself."

Lin Yuantang immediately drooled and leaned over, "Yes, yes, yes, are there any others? I don't really like eating pancakes."

Wen Yue looked down and rummaged through An Fusheng's large backpack. "You said you wanted it even though you don't like it."

Lin Yuantang: "I have to try what the chef made."

Wen Yue pulled out a few other food items from her bag.

Lin Yuantang accepted the food with a smile, saying, "I'm so touched that you all specially saved so much food for me."

An Fusheng: "That's because their stomachs are already full of sausages, hot dogs, tofu pudding, stinky tofu, ice cream, takoyaki, and cotton candy from the amusement park. There's no room left for these things."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, hehe." With food on the table, Lin Yuantang sat down and refused to leave.

"Why are you at the amusement park all by yourself?" Wen Yue asked curiously.

Lin Yuantang sighed: "That's because I don't have a girlfriend."

Wen Yue: "...Can't we go with friends too?"

Lin Yuantang was full of resentment: "I work like a dog every day, how can I have time to make friends? All my old friends have run off with other people."

Wen Yue: "..."

How can we continue this conversation?

An Fusheng: "You make it sound like you're working every day. Doesn't the company give you weekends off?"

Lin Yuantang: "Hmph, a holiday? That's out of the question."

An Fusheng: "Does Boss He also exploit his employees?"

Lin Yuantang: "Are there any bosses in this world who don't exploit their employees?"

Wen Yue: Yes, my older brother doesn't.

Lin Yuantang: "If you don't feel exploited, it's either because you're his sister and he still has some sense of righteousness towards you, or you've been brainwashed by him and are being exploited willingly."

An Fusheng: Are you trying to sow discord here? Shouldn't you take a look at whose food you're still eating?

Not only did Lin Yuantang not hesitate to take advantage of people, but he also continued to fan the flames, saying, "Let me tell you, don't be so naive. How can a boss make money if he doesn't exploit his employees? Bosses are all good at sweet talk and flattery. Don't be so easily fooled."

An Fusheng was quite curious about how He Zhi had managed to use such skillful words and flattery. "So how did Boss He manage to fool you?"

Lin Yuantang: "He's too lazy to fool us; he's the one fooling others. In front of others, he says: We must devote ourselves to research, work tirelessly, and help the industry take a higher level of self-reliance, making our generation's contribution to building a strong country and revitalizing the nation. But to us, he says: If we can't break through this bottleneck this week, we won't get our bonuses this year."

An Fusheng laughed and said, "Even if there's no bonus, there's still a salary, right?"

Lin Yuantang: "Can that tens of thousands of yuan in salary buy me day and night, year after year?"

Wen Yue: "Several tens of thousands of yuan a month should be enough, right?"

Lin Yuantang looked at Wen Yue with exasperation: "I knew it, you've really been brainwashed. He was arguing with you just now, and you're still defending him."

Wen Yue: "To be honest, if my older brother gave me tens of thousands of yuan a month, I would be happy to sell my 'Everyday, Everyday, Everyday'."

An Fusheng: "..."

The conversation finally died out.

...

As darkness fell, the children who had gone to play the claw machine finally returned.

Unexpectedly, everyone reaped a great harvest, each carrying several dolls.

Wen Xingmou and Wen Xinglan finally woke up, and as soon as they woke up, their older brothers and sisters gave them dolls, making them instantly awake and excited.

After playing all day, An Fusheng didn't want to go home and cook, so he took everyone out to find something to eat.

Lin Yuantang also wanted to go with them, but An Fusheng kicked him out, saying that with him in the family, it would fall apart sooner or later.

The family ate out and then took a taxi to the welfare home. It was already past eight o'clock. Lou Lan was waiting for them at the gate.

As soon as the children got out of the car, they saw that Mrs. Lou was wearing a dress and had her hair curled, and they all exclaimed, "Mrs. Lou is so beautiful!" and "Mrs. Lou, are you a fairy?"

Lou Lan's eyes and eyebrows curved into crescent moons from the praise.

After praising Lou's mother, everyone excitedly shared with Lou Lan the various games they had played, the delicious food they had eaten, and the interesting things they had seen that day.

Amidst the joyful atmosphere, Wen Min concluded, "It seems today is truly a wonderful day."

"Aaaaaah!" Bai Mangmang suddenly covered her ears and rolled around on the sofa. "Mom Wen, don't say things like that, it sounds like you're writing an essay! Aaaaah! I haven't written my essay yet!"

Bai Mangmang's words utterly crushed the spirits of several people who were about to write essays...

And so, a beautiful day came to an end.

...

The next day, Ji Fengnian came to wake An Fusheng up early in the morning.

Unlike the other noisy little brats who came to his room, Ji Fengnian came to call him to go for a run, and it was An Fusheng who asked him to do so.

An Fusheng originally had no awareness of the importance of exercise until one day he suddenly realized that his well-defined abdominal muscles had disappeared. He was a little anxious and felt that he should exercise, but he was very busy every day and only occasionally found a video to practice with, and even then, he only did it sporadically.

Later, Ji Fengnian became a sports student and tried to show off his muscles after building some muscle at school.

Whenever he had the chance, he would lift up his shirt and ask An Fusheng: "Brother, look, look, have my muscles grown any bigger? Feel them, are they hard?"

What appears to be an inquiry is actually a boast; who can tolerate that?

An Fusheng decided that he would make time even if he didn't have time. He had to work during the day, so he had to make use of his time in the morning and evening. Thus, An Fusheng embarked on a fitness journey of running in the morning and doing push-ups with Wen Xinglan in the evening.

An Fusheng reluctantly got out of bed, inwardly complaining that it was the weekend and couldn't they stay out a little longer? At the same time, he felt that as the eldest brother, he absolutely couldn't go back on his word. Despite this internal struggle, he acted without hesitation, quickly getting dressed. "Let's go!"

Ji Fengnian did his best as the second brother. After the eldest brother started exercising, he strongly encouraged everyone to take the eldest brother as an example. He called on everyone except Wen Xinglan and Wen Xingrui to exercise. Anyway, they were running around the orphanage, so they wouldn't get lost no matter how fast or slow they ran.

The welfare home is located in the old town. Many people exercise in the nearby park every day. The residents have been neighbors for decades, and even strangers can act like acquaintances. The brothers and sisters from the welfare home actually got to know quite a few people after running around for a few days.

An Fusheng had been able to maintain his good health by going up and down mountains and rivers every day in his previous life, so he had never exercised specifically. As a result, he had no exercise experience. When he ran, he didn't know how to breathe. After running for a while, his throat hurt and his breathing became difficult. So An Fusheng pretended to greet passersby to take a break. Enthusiastic old people were very willing to chat with people, especially good-looking and polite young people.

As they chatted, everyone became familiar with each other, and the older folks couldn't help but ask the younger ones, "Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? Are you married?"

An Fusheng: "I've got it! There's an old saying, 'Settle down and start a family before you can focus on your career.' So you have to settle down first before you can concentrate on your career!"

The elderly people asked, "Yes, yes, what kind of work does that young man do?"

An Fusheng: "I opened a restaurant."

The old man said, "Oh, that's wonderful! We must go and try it."

So some people went there, found it was actually quite delicious, and then invited their friends and family, and that's how Little Star opened up a new consumer group.

"Fu Sheng!"

An Fusheng was running when he heard someone calling him. He stopped and looked towards the voice. "Teacher Liang?"

Teacher Liang was the original owner's elementary school teacher. An Fusheng had only met him once before, when Bai Mangmang was called to the school by his parents. However, An Fusheng felt a sense of warmth towards him, so he still remembered him.

Teacher Liang: "It really is you?"

An Fusheng: "It's me. What are you doing here? Do you live nearby too?"

Teacher Liang adjusted his glasses and smiled, "Yes, I live nearby."

An Fusheng said, "I haven't seen you come out to exercise before."

Teacher Liang said, "They went to school so early, how could they have time to exercise?"

An Fusheng: "Are you retired now?"

Teacher Liang said, "Yes, I just retired last month. Now I'm free and have nothing to do."

Why does that tone sound a little regretful?

An Fusheng said, "You've worked hard for decades, it's time for you to rest. Now you have time to exercise every day, how wonderful."

Teacher Liang: "I've only been here for two days, but I heard that there's a restaurant nearby run by a young man. The food there is really authentic. I went there to eat yesterday, but I didn't expect it to be closed."

An Fusheng said, "We were closed yesterday, but we're open as usual today. Come over, and I'll make it for you myself."

Teacher Liang smiled and said, "Then I must try your cooking."