Reborn to bury love, I can reach for the stars.

Huang Chen sat in the fruit shop, glancing at his wrist every now and then, unsure whether he should look forward to his lunch.

But no matter what he thinks, what's coming will come.

More than an hour later, Shi Wanmeng came over with a thermos: "Here, your lunch, eat up."

Huang Chen swallowed hard and nervously took the thermos: "Wanmeng, have you eaten?"

"Of course I've eaten. You didn't think I cooked and came to deliver the food to you on an empty stomach, did you?"

Seeing that she had misunderstood him, Huang Chen didn't bother to explain: "Hehe, I'm relieved now that you've eaten."

Huang Chen found a place to sit down, stopped worrying, and opened the thermos. Instantly, a strange aroma wafted out. Huang Chen sniffed hard but couldn't identify the dish. He could only rummage through it with a spoon: tomatoes, ribs, and wait, why is there cucumber too?

Seeing Huang Chen's actions, Shi Wanmeng laughed: "Stop smelling it, try it quickly, I told you, it's edible."

Huang Chen looked at Shi Wanmeng with some suspicion, then at the food in the thermos that didn't look very appetizing. He picked up a spoon, scooped up a little, and put it in his mouth. The taste was a bit strange, but still acceptable. Huang Chen chewed a few times and swallowed it.

Shi Wanmeng sat down beside him, resting her chin on her hand as she watched Huang Chen eat: "How is it? Is it delicious?" Shi Wanmeng looked at Huang Chen expectantly.

Huang Chen nodded: "Not bad."

Although this combination is somewhat niche, it is indeed edible.

Seeing Huang Chen's reaction, Shi Wanmeng smiled happily: "That's good. I was worried you wouldn't like it. Don't rush, eat slowly." After saying that, she got up and started looking at the fruit in the store.

"Take what you want to eat," Huang Chen said with a generous wave of his hand.

Shi Wanmeng clicked her tongue twice: "You're just being generous when you're poor. How much money do you earn in the morning? We only have two hundred in total, and we've already spent almost a hundred on groceries today."

Huang Chen paused in his eating, pointed to the thermos, and asked, "Is this almost a hundred?"

“How could that be? There’s still dinner to come,” Shi Wanmeng said, her face scrunching up. “Sigh, I have to pick up the kids this afternoon and then go back to cook. It’s not an easy day.”

Hearing her complaints, Huang Chen perked up instead: "How about I cook dinner?"

"You?" Shi Wanmeng looked at him suspiciously: "If you're cooking, who's going to watch the shop?"

Huang Chen scratched his head: "Um... how about this, you go pick up the child, then come find me and help me watch the shop for a while, and I'll take Sen Sen home to cook dinner."

“Okay.” Shi Wan thought it was a good idea. Although she didn’t think cooking was a big deal, wouldn’t it be better if it wasn’t troublesome?

【Hahahahahaha】

[Huang Chen: In that case, I'll just do it myself.]

Who says this isn't a win-win situation?

[Hahahaha, that's hilarious! Huang Chen's expression changed completely when he heard that this thing cost a hundred yuan.]

[After all, he's the only one in the family of three who earns money. I wonder if the fruit shop is even profitable; otherwise, they might really starve for the next two days.]

[Shouldn't it be that serious? ]

Looking at the various fruits in the store, she still felt a strong urge to buy them. She had just picked out two peaches when her phone rang. Shi Wanmeng was very puzzled; how could an outsider know the program crew's phone number?

Despite her doubts, she still answered the phone politely: "Hello?"

"Hello, are you Sen Sen's parent? I'm his teacher." A gentle female voice came from the other end of the phone, but her words made Shi Wanmeng nervous. She exchanged a glance with Huang Chen and quickly asked, "Yes, hello teacher, what happened to Sen Sen?"

"Parents, please don't worry. Here's the thing: it's nap time at kindergarten now, and Sen Sen won't sleep. She's hiding under the covers and crying," the teacher on the other end sighed and continued, "I asked her for a long time before she finally told me she missed her mom. Would you like to come over?"

Shi Wanmeng readily agreed, but after hanging up the phone, she was troubled. She looked at Huang Chen with a wry smile and asked, "Which mother is he thinking of?"

Huang Chen looked helpless: "Go ahead, who cares which mother it is, you're the only one left now."

After he finished speaking, he noticed that Shi Wanmeng was staring at him thoughtfully. He touched the non-existent goosebumps on his arm and asked, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

"Well, there are still male mothers..."

Huang Chen quickly interrupted her, his tone firm: "No, there's no such thing! Go now!"

"Tsk, what a pity." Shi Wanmeng shook her head regretfully.

When she arrived at the kindergarten, she saw Sen Sen sitting alone on the playground, lost in thought. Su Muqing was standing to the side saying something, but Sen Sen didn't react at all.

"What's going on?" Shi Wanmeng strode up to them. "Why is it you?"

Seeing that her face was covered in sweat, Su Muqing took out a piece of paper and handed it to her: "Your son doesn't take a nap and cries in his bed. His teacher was worried that he would disturb others, so he took him to the office. When I saw that it was Sen Sen, I wanted to bring him out to talk, but I didn't expect that he would ignore me."

Shi Wanmeng walked over, squatted down, gently stroked his head, and asked softly, "What's wrong, Sen Sen? Why are you crying?"

Sen Sen looked up at her with a very aggrieved expression and said, "I miss my mom."

Shi Wanmeng knew in her heart that the mother was not referring to her, so she could only gently comfort her: "You'll see her in a couple of days. Let me be your mother for the next few days. You can tell me anything."

Sen Sen suddenly threw herself into Shi Wanmeng's arms, sobbing, "Mom told me these past few days have been like going out to play, but this is clearly not play, this is still going to school, waaaaaah..."

Shi Wanmeng: "..."

Su Muqing, who was openly eavesdropping nearby, was speechless.

【hahahahahahahahaha】

You don't understand the feelings of a young person.

[Oh my god, my emotions are just starting to build up!]

Can I say that I forced myself to hold back my tears?

[It's not that I miss my mom, it's that I want to play. Is the child's real mom watching the live stream? What are your thoughts, hahaha?]

[He probably wants to hit the child]

[I suddenly remembered that Sen Sen started crying as soon as she walked to the kindergarten gate this morning. So that's why.]

At this moment, Shi Wanmeng was completely bewildered. She gently patted Sen Sen's back in her arms, looked at Su Muqing, and silently mouthed, "What should we do? What should we do?"

Su Muqing also widened her eyes and shook her head: "I don't know!"

Seeing that Sen Sen in her arms was crying louder and louder, Shi Wanmeng could only resort to desperate measures: "Okay, okay, stop crying. Be a good girl in class, and after school this afternoon, I'll take you to buy something delicious, okay?"

Sen Sen lifted her head from Shi Wanmeng's arms, her fair face covered in tears and snot, her voice thick with a nasal tone: "Can I have ice cream?"

Shi Wanmeng: "...Okay."