Shen Muyan and Lu Qin had divorced, so Fang Ya, the female friend of the wife's side, shouldn't have had any contact with Lu Qin.
But there was that little one in the middle.
She was Lu Xiyao's godmother.
She hadn't been kind to the little one for nothing.
Now it was paying off.
Just now, when she took her goddaughter out to play, she overheard from the side that the Ice Crystal Cake really was made by Lu Qin.
And he was selling it at a street stall.
Such a delicious treat, it was a pity to sell it on the street.
It should be sold in a high-end restaurant, at least 288 yuan a serving.
"Lu Qin, I didn't expect you to have that kind of skill. Your Ice Crystal Cake is amazing."
Fang Ya gave a thumbs-up.
Before Lu Qin could say anything, the little one jumped in first:
"My daddy's super awesome~! He makes the best food~!"
Lu Qin patted Lu Xiyao's little head.
Fang Ya asked, "Where do you set up your stall? I want to visit—I really want to try the Ice Crystal Cake."
"The stall location isn't fixed. If you want some, I'll make it and deliver it to you. We're all friends here."
Whoa!
This guy was way too nice!
So warm and thoughtful!
Shen Muyan!
Did you hear that?!
Fang Ya hurriedly waved her hand.
"That's too kind. You should still tell me where you set up your stall—I want to show my support."
"Then you should join the message group. It's for some regular customers. Before I set up the stall, I post the location there."
"message group?"
Fang Ya found it interesting—there was even a customer group for a street stall?
Then she thought, given how delicious the Ice Crystal Cake was, having repeat customers was 200% guaranteed, no exaggeration.
Fang Ya joined the message group.
The group name was "Boss Lu's Foodie Group."
Fang Ya was amused and checked the number of members—over 150 people!
Wow! Quite a fan base!
The group chat was set to no member chatting allowed.
Because the customers in the group were constantly praising Lu Qin's cooking skills to the skies, if it continued like this, they might start a "Lu Cult."
Zhou Weiwei suggested to Lu Qin that he mute the group when not selling, then unmute it when the stall was open.
Lu Qin accepted the suggestion.
Shen Muyan had gone into a meeting room at 3:30 pm and definitely had no time to come down.
After saying goodbye to Fang Ya, Lu Qin left with the little one.
Their three-wheeled food cart disappeared down the street.
For the first time, Fang Ya realized someone could even look handsome riding a three-wheeler.
It mainly depended on who was riding it.
…
Inside a Chinese-style villa.
Chen Dahai ate a delicious Ice Crystal Cake while checking files.
Eating someone's Ice Crystal Cake, doing someone's bidding.
He had already sent people to investigate Lu Qin's current situation.
He was currently living in an old neighborhood in the southern part of the city, unit 1702A, renting a place.
The rent was 3,000 yuan a month.
Currently, he worked selling Stir-Fried Rice Noodles at a stall.
He set up the stall in three shifts: morning, noon, and evening. Business was booming, income unknown.
The morning stall was mainly outside Sunshine Primary School, the night stall was at the university town night market.
He brought his daughter along when selling at night.
"Hmm... this guy is pretty diligent."
"But putting effort in the wrong place. Running a stall isn't a long-term plan."
"Business booming? No matter how booming, is it more than a steady job?"
Chen Dahai looked through Lu Qin's academic records again—top student from Qingbei, had worked at Wanyu Technology Company with a great resume.
Why didn't he get a proper job, and instead chose to run a stall?
Chen Dahai was puzzled.
Looking at Lu Qin's handsome ID photo, Chen Dahai thought about how to help Shen Hongda with this matter.
After all, when you accept help from someone, you have to do it well. Otherwise, it's hard to explain.
He planned to get familiar with this guy first and then take things step by step.
Soon, he received a call inquiring about "Ice Crystal Cake."
They said Jiangcheng had Ice Crystal Cake, osmanthus cake, and mung bean cake—but none sold Ice Crystal Cake.
Even secret private chefs had been asked—no result.
This made Chen Dahai disappointed. He didn't believe Shen Hongda's story that it was made by a famous foreign pastry chef.
This Ice Crystal Cake was 100% a domestic snack!
The thought of having to beg that stingy Shen Hongda just to get Ice Crystal Cake in the future made him very unwilling.
…
"Daddy, do you miss your little cutie these days~?"
"You guess."
"I guess you miss me a lot~! Daddy, did I guess right~?"
"You guessed right."
"What's the reward for guessing right~?"
"What reward do you want?"
"Can I have an ice cream bar~? The Green Mood flavor."
Lu Qin pointed at the rearview mirror: "Look in the mirror—there's still chocolate around your mouth."
"Aunt Fang Ya took you out to play and bought you ice cream, right?"
Lu Xiyao leaned over to check and quickly covered her mouth with both hands.
Uh oh, she'd been caught!
"Heeheehee~!"
She struck a cute pose.
"Since you ate several ice creams these past two days while daddy wasn't around, your ice cream allowance is cut off next week."
"Waaah~! Daddy~! That's not fair! What am I going to do without ice cream~!"
"Tough luck."
Lu Xiyao was sad for 3.5 seconds, then sighed softly. Being a kid is hard—can't even freely eat ice cream.
"Then can I eat daddy's Stir-Fried Rice Noodles, Mung Bean Paste, and Ice Crystal Cake instead~?"
No ice cream, so only Lu Qin's food left to satisfy cravings.
That would do.
"Sure." Lu Qin nodded.
Father and daughter returned home.
"Daddy~! I'm tired, can I rest a bit~?"
"Yeah, go rest on the sofa and change your shoes."
"Okay, daddy, rest with me~?"
The two rested on the sofa, the little one holding onto Lu Qin's arm, her head leaning against him, eyes glued to the TV screen.
A domestic cartoon, The Haier Brothers.
"When thunder comes, it will rain, so tired~! — What~?"
"When it rains, you need an umbrella, so tired~! — I know that~!"
The little one sang along with the theme song, very familiar and perfectly in tune.
Lu Qin smiled faintly, feeling a gentle warmth in his heart.
Accompanying the little one to grow up quietly was a truly happy thing.
After watching a while, the little one fell asleep leaning on Lu Qin.
Lu Qin laid her down, covered her with a blanket, and turned off the TV.
He walked into the kitchen and began preparing ingredients for the night stall.
…
Fang Ya was "stealing snacks" in the hotel kitchen.
"This pea jelly is pretty good, but Chef, can you make Ice Crystal Cake?"
"Ice Crystal Cake? No."
The pastry chef with over ten years of experience shook his head. "Miss Fang, you mean Ice Crystal Cake, right?"
"No, though they look similar, they're different."
Fang Ya only ate one piece of the pea jelly and stopped.
After tasting Lu Qin's Ice Crystal Cake, eating other pastries felt lacking by comparison.
The pastry chef was puzzled by Fang Ya's expression.
If she wasn't satisfied with his best pea jelly, how good could that Ice Crystal Cake be?
And he'd never even heard of Ice Crystal Cake in all his years.
After Fang Ya left, Chef Xiong took out his phone and called his teacher.
"Ice Crystal Cake? There really is such a pastry."
"It's a regional specialty from a small area in Northeast China, not widely known. It's said to be a glutinous rice cake with a complicated process. To make it well and authentically requires high skill."
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