She now possesses the gentleness and virtue of a traditional woman, and can also cook a delicious meal. If she and her father could become a couple, even if she and Bailu went to live elsewhere in the future, she wouldn't have to worry about her father.
But this Mr. Luo in front of her seemed to treat Chen Jing very well as well.
Moreover, even though Bai Shao felt repulsed, she had to admit that, judging from appearance alone, Mr. Luo was a better match for Chen Jing.
The fact that Chen Jing was able to be taken home and kept as a mistress by the lecherous Zhu Zhizhou back then is enough to show that she was quite attractive.
With the changes in her thinking over the past few years, Chen Jing's temperament has also become quite different from before.
The timid, cowardly, and incompetent Chen Jing of the past is no more.
The woman standing before us now is a gentle, virtuous, cheerful, mature, and independent woman. It's hard to find any trace of inferiority in her anymore.
Therefore, whether you are a man or a woman, it is impossible to live confidently and independently without independent economic ability as a foundation.
Bai Shao was worried about her father, but she couldn't bring herself to do anything malicious.
It wasn't a Saturday or Sunday, but the store was still packed with customers. However, Chen Jing managed to squeeze out some time to have lunch with Luo Yifan.
No sooner had Chen Jing seen Luo Yifan off than Bai Shao followed her into the kitchen.
"Aunt Jing, is that Mr. Luo your boyfriend?" Bai Shao asked while helping to wash the vegetables.
"Don't talk nonsense. This is only the second time I've met him. He was introduced to me by Ji Huan's mother. He's the CEO of a chain restaurant group. I consulted him a lot before I opened my restaurant."
Hearing Chen Jing's firm denial, Bai Shao finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
In the afternoon, as soon as Bai Xiangdong returned from the antique market, Bai Shao told him about what had happened that morning.
Bai Xiangdong was looking down at the newspaper at the time. After listening, he didn't even look up and said, "That's good. Xiaojing really should find a man to take care of her."
Bai Shao was puzzled. She poked Bai Xiangdong's arm with her finger and leaned closer to ask in a casual tone, "Dad, don't you have any other thoughts?"
Lately, my dad has been going to practice Tai Chi with Aunt Jing every morning. After Tai Chi, my dad accompanies Aunt Jing to buy groceries. Only after that do they go to the antique shop to check on the renovation progress of the newly opened shop.
Therefore, it's normal for Bai Shao to overthink things.
Bai Xiangdong then raised his head and gave her a strange look.
What should I think?
Bai Shao was speechless!
No wonder her dad hasn't been able to find her a mother all these years. Turns out, she's a blockhead.
"That scumbag Zhu Zhizhou, does he expect Xiao Jing to live a life of widowhood for him?" Bai Xiangdong said angrily.
Bai Shao discovered that she and her father really couldn't have a conversation.
"Dad, did you lose all your intelligence to those antiques?"
After Bai Shao finished speaking, she suddenly stood up to attend to other matters. Bai Xiangdong glanced at his daughter a few times, puzzled. Finally, whether he realized something or something else, he closed the newspaper, got up, and went into his office.
Bai Shao thought her father had finally seen the light, but little did she know that Bai Xiangdong was looking for Chen Jing for something else.
"Xiaojing, I was at the antique market today, guess who I saw?"
Chen Jing raised her head, her gaze shifting from a pile of documents to Bai Xiangdong's face.
"who?"
“I asked Xiao Zhang, who used to live next door to you, to help me find out where Uncle Chen and the others moved to.”
Actually, when Zhu Qianying got married to Yan Shao, Chen Jing secretly ran back to the village to find her parents after hearing what Zhu Qianying said, hoping to take the opportunity to salvage their relationship. However, to her disappointment, many people in the village had already moved away due to the demolition, including her parents and brother.
Chen Jing was extremely saddened. For a man like Zhu Zhizhou, she had actually caused the deaths of her parents and brothers.
After returning home, she was disappointed for a long time, but dared not tell her daughters the truth. Because her two daughters had never met their maternal grandparents and uncle, and had always held onto their hopes, how could Chen Jing dare to tell them the news?
This matter remained hidden in Chen Jing's heart for several years until she met Bai Xiangdong and couldn't help but inquire about her parents' whereabouts.
Bai Xiangdong also left home at a young age and lived in that old house in the alley for decades. He knew no more about what happened in the village than Chen Jing did.
Lately, when the two of them sit together in private, they mostly talk about this matter.
"Brother Dong, don't make a fuss about this. I don't want Ying'er to get involved."
In fact, Bai Xiangdong had mentioned to her privately that finding her parents would be an easy task with Yan Shao's connections, so why go to all this trouble?
"Brother Dong, there are many things you don't understand!"
Chen Jing had no intention of publicizing her daughter's affair with Yan Shao, so she certainly wouldn't tell Bai Xiangdong, as she didn't want to owe Yan Shao a favor for it.
Furthermore, if Young Master Yan knew about this, how could his daughter not know?
In the evening, Zhu Qianying and the driver picked up Zizai from school and then returned to the restaurant.
Zizai was in a great mood when he heard that Yanhan would be back tonight. He hummed a song as he entered the room, and when he caught sight of a white egret sitting in the corner, he abandoned Zhu Qianying and ran over there.
"Bai Xiaolu, is your hand alright?"
Zizai was very fixated on Bai Xiaolu's wound. Before he even put down his schoolbag, his gaze was fixed on the little girl's hand holding the pen.
Bai Xiaolu looked up and glared at him. "Yan Xu, aren't you annoying! I told you it's nothing, but you still ask every day!"
Xiao Lu's tone was sharp, and Zizai pouted, feeling wronged. Just as he was about to complain, his gaze inadvertently swept over Bai Xiaolu's open textbook.
Above was a text he was very familiar with.
My Mom and Dad
He has been studying this lesson for the past two days, so he understood its contents at a glance.
He stared at the textbook for a moment, then looked up and carefully examined Bai Xiaolu.
At this moment, the little girl had already lowered her eyes, her gaze fixed on the textbook, but her hand holding the pen remained motionless.
Zizai moved his lips as if to say something, but in the end, he said nothing. He turned around and ran to the refrigerator where cold drinks and desserts were kept, took out a bowl of double-skin milk, and ran back with a "thump thump thump".
Zhu Qianying, who was greeting customers, was about to stop him when she saw him run up to Bai Xiaolu with a bowl of double-skin milk and put it in front of her eyes.
"Eat up, it'll be a long time before dinner!"
Seeing this, Zhu Qianying remained silent. She waited for the little guy to come over before asking him, "Zizai, you made Xiaolu eat double-skin milk before meals. It will affect his appetite later."
Zizai tugged at her arm, signaling her to bend down.
Then, he tiptoed close to her ear and whispered, "Xiaolu is learning the lesson 'My Mom and Dad,' and I'm afraid she'll be sad..."
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