"ah?"
Liang Zhirou was initially puzzled by her daughter's expression, but when she saw where her daughter was looking, she quickly let go of her hand, waved to her somewhat embarrassedly, and gestured for her to come between her and Chen Lu.
"I'm sorry... Mu Xue, come here quickly."
Chen Muxue walked over humming and hawing, taking one child by the hand in each, and then set off contentedly.
The morning breeze in June is refreshing, rustling through the leaves along with the sunlight.
Chen Lu casually picked a leaf, looked at the bustling traffic beside him, and suddenly noticed that Chen Muxue's fingers kept slipping between his fingers.
This made him, a doting father, very happy. "Why did you suddenly want to hold Daddy's hand?"
"These are new things I learned these past two days. You said you wanted to be a good student who loves learning."
Chen Lu felt something was off about the phrase "the last two days," and asked softly, "Did you learn that from your parents?"
Liang Zhirou listened with a puzzled look, tilting her head in surprise. Why were these two, father and daughter, suddenly talking nonsense?
Chen Muxue simply forced out a standard smile.
Since she didn't learn it from him and Liang Zhirou... damn, then the answer is written all over her face.
“You’ll get a beating if you learn this haphazardly.” Master Chen frowned.
"Mmm, I won't learn it randomly."
Chen Muxue blinked her bright eyes twice and obediently raised her little face, "Dad, I'm different from my brother. I've always been very well-behaved."
Chen Lu, who had been confused just now, now completely understood. He wondered why the little girl had suddenly grabbed his hand for no reason.
A kind smile appeared on his face as he tentatively asked, "Who studies better, your brother or your sister?"
"It's my older sister."
Chen Muxue understood what Chen Luzhen was really asking and said directly, "Sister learns everything very quickly, um... even faster than me."
Goodness.
The smile on Chen Lu's face gradually disappeared.
Liang Zhirou finally couldn't hold back any longer and quickly explained softly, "Jiang Nan's grades are naturally a little better than Yun Qi's, you know that."
Ever since the kids started first grade, the top spot has basically been shared between Chen Muxue and Jiang Nan, while Chen Yunqi...
He only does what he's offered in return, and he consistently ranks in the top twenty of his class. If you tell him in advance that you're going to take him on a trip, he's guaranteed to be in the top five next time.
Liang Zhirou wondered to herself, what's going on with these two today? They're talking nonsense and still managing to ask and answer questions.
Unexpectedly, Chen Lu turned his head and smiled at her, his eyes full of doting affection.
? ? ?
Liang Zhirou was even more confused.
...
In the coffee shop.
Upon returning, Chen Lu leisurely sat down at the front desk and quietly observed the customers in the store.
Liang Zhirou has already gone to the kitchen to help.
This seemingly simple-minded woman is clearly the boss's wife, but she rarely sits at the front desk and lets her employees do things themselves.
Lin Miaomiao, as one of the shareholders of Polaris, seems to be enjoying herself very much every day...
This is probably what they call experiencing life.
Chen Lu: [Image][Image], which Ghost Fire do you think looks better?
Jiang Chao: Dude, isn't it a bit late for you to only think about becoming a non-mainstream person in your thirties?
Chen Lu put down his phone, smiled and sighed softly. This person wasn't even as smart as his daughter.
He was laughing, but then his smile gradually froze on his face.
...Something seems off about how things are developing.
A question suddenly popped into Chen Lu's mind: "Godfather, is it safe for me to park my will-o'-the-wisp downstairs?"
Damn it, is it going to be Jiang Nan saying that to him?!
That's terrible.
I sat up in shock while on my deathbed, and realized that the old man was actually myself.
After a while, Liang Zhirou came out of the kitchen with desserts and happened to see Chen Lulu sitting expressionlessly at the front desk, his eyes fixed on one spot, frozen there like a statue.
Chen Lu only makes this expression when he is seriously considering something.
"What are you daydreaming about?" she asked softly, placing her hand gently on his shoulder.
"I'm thinking of a good reason to beat up our son."
Liang Zhirou was startled. "Yunqi has been so well-behaved lately, why did you hit him?"
I really dislike him.
He's already putting pressure on his father at such a young age; his father will have to keep a close eye on him from now on.
Chen Lu grinned. Luckily, the kid was still a clueless little kid, at the age where he would hold hands and call each other husband and wife while playing house. He didn't have to worry about any messy things.
Kids, they might forget about it when they're older or when they go to different schools.
"Alright, alright." Liang Zhirou then remembered why she had come to see Chen Lu, and fed him the egg tart, saying softly, "Here, have this."
Chen Lu took a bite and said while chewing, "You're feeding me like this, which makes me look silly."
"Is this tasty?"
He nodded slightly.
The girl puffed out her cheeks, "Hey, you say they're all delicious..."
"Everything you feed me tastes good."
Chen Lu had barely finished speaking when Liang Zhirou suddenly pressed her index finger against his mouth. She huffed, "If you keep doing this, I can't make your favorite flavors at all. What's the point of me learning to make desserts then..."
"Isn't opening this coffee shop meaningful?"
"Others enjoy eating it, but I just make money from it, that's all."
Liang Zhirou pouted, her clear and beautiful eyes fixed on him, and said with a hint of grievance, "But if you like it, I'll really be happy for a long time..."
...
"Brother Lu and the boss's wife have always had such a good relationship."
Peng Leyun sat at the dining table near the door and spoke softly.
"Ugh, it smells like the sour stench of love."
Lin Miaomiao leaned against the table and stuck out her tongue at her best friend with disdain.
"These egg tarts are a gift for you, as payment for helping us move things these past few days." She tilted her head and raised her chin towards Peng Leyun.
Peng Leyun lowered her head and stared blankly at the charred, coal-like thing in front of her.
You said this is... an egg tart.
"I did it."
Lin Miaomiao twirled her hair with her index finger, deliberately feigning shyness, "I just learned from Zhirou, so I don't have much experience."
Before she could finish speaking, Peng Leyun had already eaten it, faster than Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit.
He had barely chewed a couple of times when his face scrunched up like he'd eaten a lemon.
Just as I was about to run to the toilet to throw up, I heard a very aggrieved voice behind me: "You don't want all my hard work to be for nothing, do you?"
Peng Leyun only realized today that the words of someone you like can sound like the whispers of a devil.
He forced himself to swallow the whole egg tart, suppressing the urge to vomit as he turned to look at her.
"You did it this way on purpose."
Lin Miaomiao simply hummed softly.
Peng Leyun scratched his head. "I haven't done anything to you lately."
Lin Miaomiao raised the corners of her mouth slightly, turned around and left triumphantly, "Who told you to scare me by dressing up as a ghost back then?"
Peng Leyun stared blankly at Lin Miaomiao's retreating figure, and called out speechlessly:
"This happened at least ten years ago!"
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