As Fu Jue listened to her plan for her future life, he smiled broadly and eagerly awaited the day.
After the weekend, both shops reopened as usual. The working people in the neighborhood would go to the breakfast shops to buy breakfast when they got up early for work. On Monday, the students looked helpless. Lin Xiang looked like he hadn't woken up yet, and his mother dragged him out of bed to buy breakfast.
"Mom, I'll just have some bread, no need to trouble yourself. Let me sleep a little longer."
"Who said I'd make you breakfast? I'm going to work soon. I found a healthy and delicious breakfast shop yesterday. Get up!"
"The mother and daughter will buy some to make do."
"I said noodles—"
Lin's mother knew what he wanted to say:
"No way! You're still growing, and you're eating such unhealthy food every day. It's one thing if you complain about how bad my cooking is, but can't I at least take you out to eat?"
Lin Xiang, a middle school student in his teens, couldn't resist his mother's insistence, and the three of them went to Tao Ji Breakfast.
"Get me some pork soup dumplings, rice noodle rolls, and congee with preserved egg and lean pork. Eat here!"
When Lin heard her say she wanted to eat here, she glanced at her watch and said helplessly:
"Mom, there are still forty minutes before school starts. It's better to let me sleep a little longer than waste time on breakfast."
Lin's mother gently patted her eldest son's shoulder:
"What do you mean by wasting time? Eating those little bread rolls every day is full of additives. From now on, I'll eat them for breakfast every day."
Lin Xiang grumbled unhappily, "What if the breakfast shops also serve pre-made dishes? What's the difference between that and me eating bread rolls?"
He quickly abandoned his previous idea. The breakfast smelled so good that his mouth watered. From then on, he would come to Tao Ji breakfast every morning before school, or at the very least, he would take two steamed buns with him.
Because she sometimes went late and was surrounded by classmates while eating during class breaks, Tao Zhizhi gained many new customers. Students are really willing to spend money on food, and the breakfast shop achieved a record high in revenue on Tuesdays.
With Aunt Yang and a kitchen helper at Tao's Breakfast Shop, plus a part-time worker, Tao Zhizhi returned to her warm food stall to cook, as having only one kitchen helper wasn't enough to handle the workload.
Fu Jue, adhering to the belief that he would be wherever Tao Zhizhi was, said: "Zhizhi, I'll be here."
He took the vegetables from Tao Zhizhi and started washing them. Tao Zhizhi was puzzled:
"I remember your uncle wanted you to go back to work, so why are you here?"
"The shop has been busy lately, and I'm worried about leaving you here. I'll take care of my work tonight, just like before."
Tao Zhizhi remembered that Uncle Fu kept sending her messages urging him to go back. She pondered for a while, thinking of a solution.
——
"Card--"
Happy wrap-up!
Fu Chao accepted the bouquet of flowers handed to him by the staff. The drama filmed in Qingshui City had finally wrapped up. He declined the director's invitation and did not attend the wrap party. However, he was only the third male lead, so the director did not make things difficult for him.
Fu Chao changed back into his casual clothes and walked all the way to the food stall. Recently, Fu Jue refused to return to Tianyi, and the old man was urging him again. He didn't care anymore; this time he was going to bring Fu Jue back. He had already won Fu Jue over, so why was he still staying? Didn't he know that distance makes the heart grow fonder?
On the other hand, Zhiyun was also not in the mood for work. After finishing the tasks assigned by Director Zhi, she slipped out of the company. She hadn't decided where to go along the way, so she decided to go to a warm food stall for a meal!
The two, each with their own thoughts, headed toward the same destination. However, these days, the food stalls weren't places where you could just walk in and eat; even though they were from prominent families, they still had to queue.
Zhiyun sighed, craned her neck to look at the line ahead, her body stiffened, and her gaze focused on that person. At that moment, she heard the heartbeat of that person who was clamoring for him again, thumping loudly.
Fu Chao arrived ten minutes earlier than her, wearing a black mask, his eyes downcast and looking bored. His handsome and upright figure attracted the attention of the girls around him, including Zhi Yun.
"Now that you've shown up, I will definitely not let you go!"
Zhiyun gritted her teeth, her gaze resolute, and took out her phone to contact Fu Jue, asking him to leave Fu Chao behind.
[Zhiyun: Fu Jue, leave him here for me!]
Fu Jue always kept his phone accessible to Tao Zhizhi. When the two saw the message, Tao Zhizhi opened her eyes wide, signaling for him to explain, her expression playful:
"fiancée?"
"Is Zhizhi teasing me again? It's perfect that she's here, let her explain to you, and we can also have some gossip."
Fu Jue: Wait.
Fu Jue walked out the door, and it was almost Fu Chao's turn in line. He saw Fu Chao standing out in the crowd and went straight up to him:
"You came to find me?"
The expansion of the shop also added several private rooms to accommodate guests with this need.
"There are private rooms inside, come with me."
Fu Jue: You should follow me.
Zhiyun sent an "OK" and followed quietly behind. When she saw the private room Fu Jue led her into, she noted the location and tidied her makeup.
"Knock knock knock—"
Fu Jue's cool voice rang out from behind the door: "Come in."
Fu Chao glanced at Fu Jue, who had just stood up, with a puzzled look. When he saw the woman enter through the open door, he almost dropped the cup in his hand.
"Long time no see!"
Seeing the two still acting so familiar, Fu Chao's eyes instantly darkened, and he felt superfluous.
"You guys chat."
Seeing that Fu Chao was about to leave again, Zhiyun glared at him with wide eyes, then casually pulled his hand and led him back to his seat:
"Where are you going? It's just the two of us here today! Don't even think about running away!"
Fu Jue raised an eyebrow. He had originally intended to stay and watch the show, but after hearing her words, he wisely left.
Why are you avoiding me?
"No--"
"You're still trying to deny it! You've been avoiding me since the year I finished my college entrance exam! You even lied to me and said you were going to study in D country."
Having been exposed, Fu Chao gently withdrew his hand: "Xiao Yun, you've seen it too, Fu Jue already has a girlfriend, I can't help you."
"Huh?! What are you saying? I don't like him."
Fu Chao frowned as he recalled the scene of her handing Fu Jue a love letter.
Seeing his furrowed brows and the troubled expression on his face, Zhiyun finally cleared her mind and spoke with surprise:
"So you've always thought I liked him?!"
"Isn't it? That love letter—"
——
Summer when I was eighteen
"Fu Jue, you must help me deliver this letter to Fu Chao."
Fu Jue, hands in his pockets, replied casually:
"You've decided to confess, so why don't you just give it to him yourself?"
"Tsk, I'll let you pay."
Zhiyun blushed and slapped the love letter into Fu Jue's hand.
Fu Jue stared speechlessly at the letter in his hand, then chuckled in exasperation: [So you really want me to be part of your game, huh?]
When Fu Jue returned home, the letter was placed in Fu Jue's room. Finding that Fu Jue was not there, the person sent a message to him on their phone and then left.
——
Knowing the whole story, Zhiyun was so angry she laughed:
"Heh, so you didn't come to see me that night because I gave my love letter to Fu Jue,"
"You witnessed the whole thing, and you thought Fu Jue was showing off to you?!"
Zhiyun suddenly realized that she didn't like Fu Chao as much anymore, and looked at him as if he were an idiot.
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