"I can't eat any more!"
"Absolutely can't eat any more!"
"If I eat more, I'm a little dog!"
"I..." Ouyang Yunjian made a swallowing motion.
"One last piece,"
"If I eat more, then I really am a little dog!"
"Really the last piece,"
"I swear!"
After saying this, Ouyang Yunjian quickly pried open the lid, picked the largest piece, and stuffed it into his mouth.
He closed his eyes slightly, chewing slowly, a satisfied look on his face.
Then he opened his eyes again.
"Absolutely no more!"
"Do you want to be a dog?"
Muttering to himself, he quickly snapped the lid shut, took the Lock&Lock container, rushed to the kitchen, opened the fridge, put it into the fresh-keeping compartment, then walked back to the living room without looking back.
"Phew..." Ouyang Yunjian exhaled deeply, as if he had just done something very difficult.
"I'll bring some home for my parents tomorrow."
"Oh, and Meng Yu too. I'll invite her over for dinner tomorrow. I guarantee they've never tasted beef this delicious!"
"It's really so good. How did she make it?"
Just thinking this, the image of that woman—who he had struggled to dispel from his mind—reappeared again.
"Am I... poisoned?"
...
At 10:30 p.m., the entire Xiangyang Street was pitch dark, all the shops closed.
But inside the kitchen of a noodle shop, the lights were bright.
In four large containers, the tempting aroma drifted up with billows of steam...
Su Zhu was chopping the filling.
She was preparing some steamed buns to give Chenchen as breakfast.
The secret recipe taught Su Zhu skills in making wheat-based foods—not just Hand-pulled Noodles, but all kinds of flour products:
Buns, steamed bread, fried dough sticks, dumplings, even cakes—she could make all of them as delicious as her Hand-pulled Noodles!
But right now, she was stretched too thin; just handling the Hand-pulled Noodles alone kept her busy, doing other projects would probably exhaust her.
That afternoon, when the beef shop owner delivered the beef, Su Zhu also had him bring one Jin of live shrimp.
Mixed with beef paste, shiitake mushrooms, and wood ear fungus as filling, she believed Chenchen would definitely love it!
Imagining how happy Chenchen would be eating steamed buns tomorrow morning, a smile appeared on Su Zhu's face.
The reason Su Zhu agreed yesterday to Zhao Bing and Wu Xianming's requests to apprentice under her was that she wanted to build a network and cultivate loyal followers.
With the secret recipe, she couldn't keep developing just on this street, nor only with Hand-pulled Noodles.
As the business expanded, she couldn't manage it all by herself.
Most importantly, Su Zhu's biggest wish was not to become a business legend or the richest person in the world, but to take good care of and spend time with Chenchen.
Spending time with Chenchen was what Su Zhu wanted most, not running a business.
If she didn't have time to manage, she naturally had to hire people—and the people she hired first had to be those she trusted.
That was exactly why she decided to take on apprentices.
With six more people added to the shop, Su Zhu suddenly felt much more relaxed.
At 7 a.m., the noodle shop was already full of customers.
Su Zhu steamed the xiaolongbao she had made last night, then went to the backyard to wake Chenchen up.
As soon as she entered the room, Su Zhu saw Chenchen sitting on the bed playing house with a beautiful Barbie doll.
It was a gift Ouyang Yunjian had given Chenchen yesterday.
Although it had no tag, Su Zhu had seen the same doll in the mall, priced over 800 yuan.
At the time, Su Zhu hadn't dared to buy it because she needed money.
"Mom, Mom, look how pretty my doll is!" Chenchen shook the Barbie excitedly, showing off to Su Zhu.
"So pretty, just as beautiful as my treasure!" Su Zhu said, sitting by the bed with a comb, brushing Chenchen's hair while asking, "Chenchen, did you thank Uncle Ouyang Yunjian?"
"Of course! I even kissed Uncle Ouyang Yunjian once."
"Really? Chenchen, you're so sensible."
Just after finishing brushing, Su Zhu was about to change Chenchen's clothes when Chenchen suddenly turned and wrapped her arms around Su Zhu's neck, pouting pitifully.
"Mom, can you find me a daddy, please?"
Su Zhu was a little embarrassed. A dad isn't something you can just find on demand.
Just as she didn't know how to answer, Chenchen spoke again.
"Mom, how about letting Uncle Ouyang Yunjian be my daddy?"
"Get up!" Su Zhu pulled Chenchen out of her arms and looked at her with a strange expression.
"Tell me honestly—did you say something to Uncle Ouyang Yunjian again yesterday?"
Su Zhu asked because she knew her mischievous daughter very well.
Though not yet four years old, Chenchen was smart and tricky—whenever she rolled her eyes, she had a new idea. As Aunt Wei said, she was like a little rascal.
Caught, Chenchen stopped pretending to be pitiful and grinned.
"I asked again yesterday if Uncle Ouyang Yunjian was willing to be your husband."
"You..." Su Zhu raised her hand.
But Chenchen wasn't afraid at all. With a solemn expression, she said,
"Mom, I'm doing this for your own good!"
"If Uncle Ouyang Yunjian gets taken by someone else, you won't even have time to cry!"
Then she sighed.
"If that really happens, I'll have to introduce you to our class teacher, Teacher Xixi."
"But I feel Teacher Xixi isn't as good as Uncle Ouyang Yunjian."
"Although she's pretty too, she's not as tall as Uncle Ouyang Yunjian."
"Most importantly, Uncle Ouyang Yunjian only treats me well, but Teacher Xixi is nice to all the kids."
Watching Chenchen babble on alone, Su Zhu was completely speechless.
Chenchen had attended kindergarten for three months in the spring, but later took a long leave for her bone marrow transplant.
Her main teacher was Su Xi, who was handsome.
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