Zhao Yadan understood and chuckled, teasing Ye Zijing, "Could it be that Si Yuan has a new girlfriend and is too busy to pay attention to you?"
Ye Zijin immediately denied it.
Thinking of Chi Chan, Ye Zijin curled her lips into a mocking smile, a hint of disdain inadvertently flashing in her eyes.
"No way! She's not even worthy of being Brother Si Yuan's girlfriend. She's not even fit to carry his shoes!"
Zhao Yadan's smiling expression suddenly turned somber.
"Zijin, watch your expression and your words!"
"You keep saying you're not good enough. Is this how I've always taught you?"
Ye Zijing was startled by Zhao Yadan's serious words.
She immediately pulled away from Zhao Yadan's embrace and sat upright on the sofa without moving.
Her figure and posture were dignified and elegant, like a medieval noblewoman who had stepped out of an oil painting.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Yadan's smile returned, and she nodded in satisfaction.
Ye Zijing quietly let out a breath and sat back down next to Zhao Yadan.
She grabbed Zhao Yadan's arm and started to act coquettishly.
"Mom, I didn't mean it just now. I was just envious and got so angry that I lost my temper!"
Zhao Yadan tapped Ye Zijing's forehead and said with a helpless smile, "You always use this trick when you do something wrong? You know I respond better to gentle persuasion than force, right?"
Ye Zijing continued to act coquettishly, hugging Zhao Yadan's curvaceous figure with both hands and burying her head in Zhao Yadan's neck.
"Mommy~"
Zhao Yadan couldn't resist Ye Zijing's coquettish advances and patted Ye Zijing's head to comfort her.
She smiled indulgently for a while before saying, "Si Yuan has always been very methodical in his work. If he says he's a friend, then he's definitely just a friend. Don't be so unreasonable, understand?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Ziqin was very unwilling, but she still obediently nodded and agreed.
"Alright, it's so late, you have class tomorrow, go wash up quickly!"
After watching the mother and daughter's commotion for a while, Ye Bohong told them to leave.
He had finished reading the newspaper, but the mother and daughter continued chatting about their private matters, enjoying themselves immensely.
Upon hearing this, Ye Ziqin giggled and teased, "Dad is always like this. I've only been chatting with Mom for a little while, and you're already chasing me away. So you think I'm too much of a nuisance and disturbing your time together?"
Zhao Yadan smiled and pulled Ye Zijing out of her arms.
"Your dad is right, you have class tomorrow, go wash up quickly!"
By the way, you've been coming home late lately, and your brother keeps talking about you. Remember to call him back later!
"Okay, got it!"
Ye Zijing then got up and went upstairs to her bedroom.
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At Qiao Mama Restaurant, Chi Chan sat at an empty table, slurping up fresh and delicious green pepper and shredded pork rice noodles.
Every morning, Chi Ming and his wife get up early to drive their tricycle to the market to buy groceries for Qiao Mama Restaurant for the day.
After buying groceries, the couple usually don't go back to their rented apartment; they go straight to the store to prepare for opening.
Whenever Chi Chan goes to school, Zhang Qiaoyue would prepare breakfast right on time and leave it at the shop for Chi Chan to eat.
By the time Chi Chan finished washing up and rode her bike from her rented room to the shop, the breakfast was at the perfect temperature, just right to eat.
I slurped up another mouthful of rice noodles, the temperature just right, soaked with thick broth.
Chi Chan sighed happily.
There's no one better than a mother in the world; I make her breakfast in different ways every day!
With Zhang Qiaoyue's varied breakfasts every day, Chi Chan really looked forward to going to school every day.
She cherishes every minute and second after her rebirth, so she makes the most of all her time.
Even when eating breakfast, there will always be an open English vocabulary book on the table in addition to the breakfast.
But soon, his well-organized thoughts were disrupted by the loud noise outside.
"Mom—why has Duocai's shop been rented to someone else again?"
Didn't you just rent the previous place not long ago?
These past few days, the workers have been starting renovations very early every morning, it's incredibly noisy!
Chi Chan shouted at the top of her lungs toward the kitchen.
Zhang Qiaoyue was cutting meat, and a rhythmic clattering sound came from the kitchen.
Mixed with the noise of construction outside, Chi Chan felt like her head was about to explode.
"That's right! Besides your brother Duocai's house being renovated, Zhang Cui's shop is also under renovation. It's located at roughly one end of the street, causing all the shops on the street to complain every day!"
Zhang Qiaoyue stopped wielding her knife, leaned out, and yelled at Chi Chan.
Chi Chan quickly slurped up the last mouthful of rice noodles, picked up the bowl, buried her head in it, and drank even the soup clean.
I took the chopsticks and empty bowl back to the kitchen, and with another wall separating us, the noise was finally much quieter.
Chi Chan quickly washed and put away the dishes and chopsticks at the sink.
He then asked Zhang Qiaoyue, "Isn't Boss Zhang's steamed bun shop doing just fine? Why does it need renovations now?"
Zhang Qiaoyue's hands moved non-stop as she poured the chopped meat into a bowl and methodically added various seasonings one by one.
"Zhang Cui said that after the renovation is completed, she plans to reopen the restaurant!"
Zhang Cui's restaurant business failed, and she later converted the shop into a steamed bun shop. Now she is renovating and preparing to open a restaurant again.
Chi Chan felt that something was strange about this matter!
"Mom, everyone in the school knows Aunt Zhang's cooking skills."
Isn't she afraid of losing money by reopening her restaurant?
Zhang Qiaoyue also felt that Zhang Cui must have lost her mind to want to open the restaurant again.
"With her skills, just you wait, even if she reopens, she'll have to close down in less than a month!"
Zhang Qiaoyue didn't care about this at all!
After all, Zhang Cui couldn't compare to her, whether she was selling boxed lunches at a street stall or running a restaurant.
When Zhang Qiaoyue first started doing business, she was often afraid of this and that, and she was very timid.
But even now, Zhang Qiaoyue is still quite confident in her skills.
After all, Zhang Cui was her defeated opponent, wasn't she?
Even if a defeated foe makes a comeback, they're like a grasshopper in autumn; they won't be able to hop around in front of her for more than a few days!
Therefore, when Zhang Cui's shop was renovated, most of the shop owners on the street were just watching the show, and none of them really considered it a future threat.
But Chi Chan's thoughts were exactly the opposite of Zhang Qiaoyue's.
"Mom, how has Mr. Zhang been feeling these days?"
"Does your appearance and manner of speaking seem any different from usual?"
Zhang Qiaoyue frowned and thought for a long time.
Then he said, "Regarding the renovation of her shop, there are actually many people on this street who are ready to see her make a fool of herself."
Normally, Zhang Cui would have definitely yelled back!
This time, instead of retaliating, they often looked down on us!
He looked very smug; I don't know where his confidence came from!
Did you win the lottery? Are you just throwing money away?
After listening, Chi Chan's expression turned somewhat serious.
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