Chapter 8 The Eighth Mom
The clerk chose to compromise. What else could he do? The rules weren’t that strict anyway. But this time was a little different from the previous situations.
In the past, she had to give one more meal only when she encountered unreasonable parents and children. The manager relaxed the limit to deal with such situations, so as to avoid encountering unreasonable people who would affect other people's dining experience.
Some people took advantage of this "loophole" and tried to take advantage of her several times, making her feel depressed even at work.
Although she didn't have to pay for the extra blind boxes, it was still frustrating to be pestered by her.
However, this won’t happen when facing this good-looking mother and son. Moreover, the idea was proposed by the adorable child, who called him “shop assistant sister” in a sweet voice. The shop assistants felt a little overjoyed!
The child is so cute and well-behaved!
But when she thought of her own brother, she felt like she had a heart attack. Her own brother was like a husky that would destroy the house... Woo woo woo, the little angels are all from other people's families. Is this the legendary child of other people's families?
The clerk felt so jealous that she wanted to leave early. She went back and picked up her slippers to beat up her own husky brother.
The clerk’s husky brother:?
The corners of the clerk's mouth curled up under the mask. Although her smile was hidden by the mask, her eyes were still smiling. She lowered her voice and whispered to them, "Okay, since the little brother is so cute, I'll give you one more!"
"Great!" X2
Baichuanmu and Xiaoxia Youjie cheered and even high-fived to celebrate.
"Thank you, shop assistant sister." After celebrating, Xiao Xia Youjie and Bai Chuanmu thanked her obediently.
"Thank you, shop assistant... Thank you!" Bai Chuanmu almost followed suit and called out "shop assistant sister".
Although this clerk looks to be around eighteen years old, about the same age as she was before she traveled through time, but that was before she traveled through time!
Bai Chuanmu is now a mother, and her child is old enough to help with housework. She is already 23 years old and will soon be 24. Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to call a teenage girl "sister"?
Hmm... maybe you can call her "Miss"?
The clerk didn't care about the name, and the smile in his eyes became even more intense: "Okay, two children's meals. The children's meal comes with egg tarts. Do you want to wait for the new batch? The new batch will be out of the oven soon."
"Of course! Freshly baked egg tarts are more fragrant." Bai Chuanmu nodded. "By the way, I will also pay extra to exchange one of the Cokes for hot oat milk. As for my Coke, I still want it iced."
Xiao Xia Youjie just ate an ice cream. Although the weather is getting warmer now and he can wear short sleeves soon, the child’s stomach may not be able to bear eating too much ice.
"Okay, one of the Cokes will be replaced with oat milk," the clerk said, handing them the receipt and three blind boxes. "Please wait a moment. You can pick up your meal in about four or five minutes."
"OK, thanks."
Xiao Xia Youjie grabbed a blind box in each of his little hands. Bai Chuanmu took the remaining blind box and the receipt, smiled at the clerk, and then hugged Xiao Xia Youjie and sat down by the window.
It is almost half past seven now. The street lamps have been turned on. It is night, but it seems more prosperous than during the day. The lights in the distance are like stars, colorful. Compared with real stars, it has more prosperity and less tranquility.
Bai Chuanmu looked up at the night sky, but there were only a few scattered stars in the night, which was very monotonous.
Memories that were both hers and not hers came to her mind. She remembered the nights in her hometown. When she looked up at the night sky, it was full of stars, so clear that they seemed within reach.
But when she was a child, she never cared. She disliked the backwardness of her hometown and wanted to move to the big city as soon as possible. Then she seldom had the opportunity to go back. She only went back a few times a year, and when she did, she only stayed for a few days and left in a hurry.
Maybe it’s because of the busy work, or maybe I’m simply used to the fast pace.
Especially in recent years, "she" didn't even go back home for the Chinese New Year. She just sent some money to her parents every month, or some gifts, and rarely even called them.
Bai Chuanmu sighed softly, feeling that he was not grateful for what he had.
"What's wrong, Mom?" Xiao Xia Youjie blinked and tilted his head to look at Bai Chuanmu. Hearing his mother's sigh, he was a little worried.
After Baichuanmu and Xiaoxia Youjie sat down, they stared at the night sky for a while and didn't even open the blind box they had been thinking about.
"It's okay." Baichuanmu chuckled and touched Xiaoxia Youjie's head. "This summer vacation, how about I take you back to visit your grandparents."
As for Xiao Xia Youjie's grandparents... it seems that there are none? The child's father doesn't have any relatives?
Hmm, maybe it’s because of her intervention?
"Grandpa and grandma?" Xiao Xia Youjie repeated it, stroking his chin to recall. He seemed to have a little impression, "That is..."
"That's mom's parents, your grandparents. They also want to see Xiaojie, but they're a little old, so it's not convenient for them to go to the city." Bai Chuanmu also stroked his chin and recalled, "But the countryside is not as fun as the city. I don't know if they have internet access there..."
"Mom..." Xiao Xia Youjie hung his head, pulled Bai Chuanmu's clothes, and whispered, "I don't really want to go..."
"Hmm? Why? Because... you think the countryside is not fun? Well, although there is no color TV to watch and no air conditioning to use, it is still very interesting. The night sky in the countryside is super beautiful. Mommy also wants Xiaojie to see it!"
"...Well...because I don't want to leave my mother..."
"Xiao Jie, you are obviously a very smart child, why are you a little stupid sometimes?" Bai Chuanmu showed a helpless smile and tapped Xiao Xia Youjie's head, "Mom said that I would take you to visit your grandparents instead of leaving you there."
Xiao Xia Youjie raised his head suddenly, and grabbed the corner of Baichuanmu's clothes with his other hand, as if he was afraid that she would run away: "Are you really not going to leave me there?"
"Of course, Xiaojie is going to the last year of kindergarten soon, right? Jingshan Kindergarten is very far from my hometown. Woohoo, if I really leave Xiaojie there, wouldn't mom have to spend several hours every day picking him up and dropping him off at school?" Baichuanmu said in an exaggerated tone, making Xiaoxia Youjie smile.
"Hmm~hahaha, if that happens, my mom and I will have to get up very early. I want to sleep a little longer, and I hope my mom can sleep a little longer too." Xiao Xia Youjie said with a smile, "I hope my mom won't have dark circles under her eyes."
"Eh? Do I have dark circles under my eyes?" Bai Chuanmu was stunned and immediately took out a small mirror to check. There were a few, but they were not very obvious. She had not noticed it when she looked in the mirror before. It might be because she covered it up with simple makeup, or it might be because she was so beautiful that she ignored it.
Hehe~ This is the benefit of having a very good appearance~ I feel like my mood gets better just by looking in the mirror.
This is also the reason why Baichuan Muhui chose to sit by the window. While enjoying the night view outside, he could also secretly look at his own reflection in the mirror and be narcissistic for a while.
"A little bit..." Xiao Xia Youjie muttered softly, "Because mom always goes to bed very late... You have to make sure you get enough rest!"
Bai Chuanmu closed the small mirror with a click and said seriously, "Okay, Mom will get a full ten hours of beauty sleep every day from now on!"
Ten hours...isn't that a little too long?
Of course not for long! You have to understand a high school student who has just finished her hard life of getting up early and going to bed late. She is liberated! She wants to play badly! She wants to live a salted fish life!
"Well, in that case, mom must keep her word!"
"Sure, do you want to make a pinky promise?"
"want!"
The two children, one big and one small, made a pinky promise again, and then the next step was to open the blind box.
The box is not very big, so the small figures that come out of it are naturally quite small. Xiao Xia Youjie can pick up two with one of his little hands.
Of course, that's when it's not in a Poké Ball.
The blind box given away by Pokémon X in collaboration with McDonald's is not particularly exquisite, but it still comes with a Poké Ball. Although there is only the classic red and white model, Baichuanmu still likes it very much.
As for the Poké Ball, Xiao Xia Youjie can only hold one at a time with one hand.
Looking at the Poké Ball held in Xiaoxia Yujie's hand, although the color was very different, Baichuanmu still hallucinated it into a Cursed Poké Ball.
She couldn't help but blurt out, "Baby, you can't eat this ball. It tastes terrible."
Xiao Xia Youjie:?
Xiao Xia Youjie pursed his lips innocently and received looks from other guests because Bai Chuanmu said something quite loud.
Although they all looked at him with kindness and smiles, Xiao Xia Youjie was still a little shy.
"Mom..." Xiao Xia Youjie pouted and said aggrievedly, "I don't want to eat. I know I can't eat anything I want!"
"...Well, mom believes you!"
"Well, then why did mom hesitate for a moment?"
“Hmm…”
"Mom! I won't eat it!"
"Hahaha……"
Bai Chuanmu felt a little guilty... not really guilty, but she couldn't help but complain in her heart, but you are going to eat curse balls in the future, this is also considered eating randomly, curse balls are super unpalatable, right?
Bai Chuanmu chose the skill "Change the Subject" and she also picked up a Curse Ball... Oh no, Poké Ball, slip of the tongue.
She also picked up a Poké Ball and said, "Xiao Jie, let's open the blind box together? Maybe we can get a hidden version. Hidden versions are usually very rare!"
Xiao Xia Youjie's attention was diverted. She held the Poké Ball in her hand and muttered, "Hidden version... Hidden version! Please, there must be a hidden version!"
"Hahaha, actually the three that are not hidden models are also very cute!" Bai Chuanmu said with a smile, "Come on, let's open them together, one, two, three, open!"
"One, two, three... open!" Xiao Xia Youjie also chanted, but he opened it a little late.
But what the mother and the son opened were the same, a Charmander, and the flame on its tail was translucent.
"The same..." Xiao Xia Youjie pursed his lips. He thought his mother would want to collect different pocket monsters.
"Wow, that's great. Mom and Xiaojie got the same one. I'm so happy. Look, it's so cute and can even stand up on its own."
Baichuanmu put the little Charmander on the table, and Xiaoxia Youjie also put the little Charmander he opened on the table. The two little Charmanders stood side by side, with their little paws seemingly leaning against each other, as if holding hands.
"It's really cute!"
Baichuanmu chuckled, put the third Poké Ball in Xiaoxia Youjie's hand, and said, "Then Xiaojie will open the third one."
"Hmm..." Xiao Xia Youjie hesitated for a moment while holding the Poké Ball, and then stuffed the Poké Ball into Baichuanmu's hand, "Let mom take a look at it. Mom likes it very much, right? I felt like mom seemed very happy when she opened the Poké Ball just now!"
"Actually, I'm super happy because I can open the blind box with Xiaoxia Yujie." Baichuanmu said with a smile, and put the Poké Ball in Xiaoxia Yujie's hand again, "Besides, this extra Poké Ball was obtained by Xiaojie himself. Since it is the result of Xiaojie's own efforts and a very precious fruit of victory, of course Xiaojie has to open it himself."
"Well... it's the fruit of victory," Xiao Xia Youjie held the Poké Ball in his two little hands, his cheeks flushed, and he was very happy. "Then... in this case, let me open it."
At this time, I suddenly remembered the reminder to pick up the meal: "No. 102, please pick up the meal. No. 102, please pick up the meal."
Bai Chuanmu took a look at her receipt, which showed the number 102.
"Xiao Jie, Mommy is going to get the food first and will be back soon. You just sit still and don't run around." Bai Chuanmu stood up with the receipt, touched Xiao Xia Youjie's head and reminded him.
"Well, I will be good, I won't run around, and I won't talk to strangers." Xiao Xia Youjie nodded, then he raised the Poké Ball in his hand and waved it at Baichuanmu, "And I will wait for mom to come back and open this together."
"Haha... why not open it now? Mom can't wait to know the answer. It won't hurt to wait a minute over there." Baichuanmu sat down again, holding his chin and tilting his head to look at Xiao Xia Youjie, "I wonder what will be opened this time~"
Xiao Xia Youjie slowly twisted the Poké Ball open. He was a little nervous and couldn't help holding his breath. He opened a crack and peeked inside: "Hmm... It seems... It seems to be... Charmander again?"
Looking through the gap, it seems to be a warm orange tone.
Although Bai Chuanmu didn't expect to get three of the same, she didn't care much and said, "That's good, now we have three little fire dragons!"
"Yeah!" Xiao Xia Youjie nodded. With Bai Chuanmu's encouragement, he also felt that even if he opened three little fire dragons, it would be something worth being happy about.
He exerted force with his two little hands, and with a slight "click" sound, he opened the Poké Ball completely. When they saw what was inside, both mother and son exclaimed: "Wow——"
"Skin……"
"It's Pikachu!"
It turns out that the warm orange tone just now was because the yellow Pikachu was affected by the red shell of the Poké Ball. Looking through the gap, it really looks like the orange of Charmander.
"That's great, Xiaojie is awesome, you are worthy of being my lucky star!" Baichuanmu kissed Xiaoxia Youjie's cheek, and then rubbed his chubby little face, "I feel like after I met you, good luck has come along with it."
"Hmmmm~ I'm my mother's lucky star..." Xiao Xia Youjie said with a hum, his eyes narrowed with joy.
"Yes, Mom's lucky star... But now Mom has to go pick up the food, and can't keep the waitress waiting too long."
"Uh-huh!"
"Remember not to run around and don't talk to strangers!" Bai Chuanmu reminded again, "Help mommy keep an eye on the shoulder bag and your school bag!"
"I will." Xiao Xia Youjie said seriously.
Bai Chuanmu finally felt relieved and went to the front desk to pick up the food.
Xiao Xia Youjie played with Pikachu for a while, then placed it between the two Charmanders, resting his head on his arms, looking at them and said, "You have to be good and be good friends~"
[good……]
"Huh?" Xiao Xia Youjie widened his eyes.
Can they talk?
[I want to eat...]
Only then did Xiao Xia Youjie notice that the sound did not come from Charmander and Pikachu, but seemed to come from... outside the window.
Xiao Xia Youjie turned his head to look out the window and met an eyeball that was about the size of his fist.
It flapped its little wings and hovered in the air. There was a small crack below its pupil with sharp little teeth in it. It seemed to be its mouth. The shrill and strange sound came out from its opening and closing mouth.
[I’m hungry…I want to eat this…it looks delicious…I’m hungry…]
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