Chapter 221 She immediately lent me five dollars without a word!

Chapter 221 She immediately lent me five dollars without a word!

When the couple returned home, the two children were already up.

Fu Yuanhang was cleaning the yard, while Chenchen was chasing after the white cat. Upon hearing the door open, he quickly left the white cat and rushed over.

Chenchen was moving so fast that if Fu Zhengtu hadn’t been quick to catch him, the little boy, who was still not very good at controlling his speed, would have probably run straight into Fu Zhengtu’s leg and landed on his bottom.

"Mom, Dad, where did you go? Why didn’t you take me with you?"

Fu Zhengtu was carrying all the items, while Su Taotao, with her hands free, picked up the child and kissed him:

"We went to buy breakfast for our lovely Chenchen~~" Su Taotao spoke in a playful tone, nuzzled her forehead against his.

Chenchen wiggled against her forehead: "What did you buy for me to eat?"

Su Taotao: "Jianbing!"

Chenchen burst out laughing.

Su Taotao kissed his cheek again before letting him down to play.

Fu Zhengtu was arranging the breakfast.

Su Taotao said, "Go light the stove, let’s make a bowl of long-life noodles for Yuanhang."

Fu Zhengtu asked, "Isn’t breakfast jianbing?"

Su Taotao replied, "Given how much you two eat, a bowl of long-life noodles shouldn’t be a problem, right?"

Fu Zhengtu: "..." It’s all because of your great cooking, isn’t it? They wouldn’t eat this much outside.

Quickly, Su Taotao had prepared four bowls of long-life noodles.

Among the four bowls, hers had only a few noodles and a poached egg, Chenchen had a half bowl with a poached egg, while Fu Zhengtu and Fu Yuanhang had full bowls, each with a poached egg.

Chenchen looked at the four golden poached eggs and exclaimed, "Wow!"

"Mom, there’s so much food today, didn’t you buy jianbing?"

Su Taotao said, "Last time, on Chenchen’s birthday, we also had long-life noodles. Today is your little uncle’s birthday, so we should have long-life noodles too."

"Ah," Chenchen remembered, "Then mom, what about the cake?"

Su Taotao said, "We don’t have enough time this morning, I’ll make it when I come back at noon."

Fu Yuanhang said, "Sister-in-law, if it’s too busy, forget about the cake. Long-life noodles are enough."

He already felt very happy having the whole family eat long-life noodles with him.

Su Taotao said, "It won’t take long to make one. By the way, there’s braised meat cooking in the pot. It should be almost done by the time the charcoal burns out. It’s for Mr. Tang and the others. I’ll make more tomorrow morning."

Fu Yuanhang looked guilty again: "No need, sister-in-law. You finally have a day off, this is too much work."

Su Taotao sighed, "I can’t rest, I have to go to town tomorrow to take care of some things."

Chenchen raised his small, chubby hand and asked, "Mom, what about me? What should I do?"

Su Taotao pretended to have a sudden realization: "Oh right, our Chenchen is also off tomorrow, what are we going to do?"

Chenchen pouted, his lips forming a little pout.

Su Taotao pinched his chubby cheeks:

"I was just teasing you. You have two choices tomorrow: either go with Uncle Shu for art lessons or go with Dad to work."

Chenchen looked up at her, full of hope: "Why not three options? Can’t I go with Mommy?"

Su Taotao suddenly recalled that Chenchen's "safety seat" was ready, and she could bring him along. Xiao Lu would also come to help carry Chenchen, and he’d probably be happy to help.

Su Taotao nodded and said: "That’s an option too, but going with Mommy will be more tiring than following Uncle Shu and Dad."

Chenchen shook his head: "Chenchen isn’t scared~~ I just want to go with Mommy~~ Chenchen used to follow Mommy every day~~"

Su Taotao touched the child's head: "I’m sorry, Chenchen, Mommy has less time to spend with you these days."

Chenchen shook his head again: "All the daddies and mommies go to work~~ and other kids go to school like Uncle Shu~~"

Su Taotao smiled with relief, picked up her bowl, and clinked it with Chenchen's: "Chenchen’s right, you’re smarter than Mommy. Cheers!"

Chenchen picked up his bowl and imitated Su Taotao, clinking it with Fu Yuanhang's bowl: "Uncle Shu, happy birthday! Grow up fast! Cheers!"

Fu Yuanhang smiled and clinked his bowl back: "Thanks, Chenchen."

Chenchen then held up his bowl, which was bigger than his face, to Fu Zhengtu: "Daddy~~"

Chenchen's bowl of noodles wasn’t hot, and there was no soup, or else Fu Zhengtu would’ve worried about him spilling it everywhere.

He stood up, picked up his bowl, and clinked it with Chenchen’s: "Be a good boy."

Chenchen finally put down his bowl with satisfaction: "I’m being good~~"

Then he dug into his noodles with gusto.

...

After the family finished breakfast, Fu Zhengtu was the first to leave.

Fu Yuanhang was in the kitchen washing dishes when Uncle Mu knocked on the door, holding a new basketball.

Uncle Mu gave Su Taotao a big smile: "Good morning, Aunt Taozi. Where’s Ah Hang?"

Su Taotao pointed to the kitchen: "He’s in there washing dishes."

Uncle Mu hid the basketball behind his back: "I’ll go find him."

Then Uncle Mu tiptoed into the kitchen, ready to tap his shoulder and scare him.

But Fu Yuanhang turned around first, staring at Uncle Mu who had raised his right hand.

"I heard you from a distance, then it got quiet—definitely up to no good."

Uncle Mu still patted Fu Yuanhang's back: "Just like my brother, as clever as me."

Fu Yuanhang looked behind him: "What are you hiding?"

Uncle Mu obediently handed him the basketball: "For you, birthday gift."

Fu Yuanhang was stunned: "Didn’t we agree not to exchange gifts and just buy what we want?"

Mumu stuffed the brand-new basketball into his arms: "I don’t believe you for a second. You always hold onto my basketball and won't let go, yet you’re too stingy to buy one yourself. Big brother, I’m generous, so here, it’s yours."

Fu Yuanhang instinctively caught it: "Where did you get the money?"

Mumu straightened his back, speaking with confidence: "Of course, I earned it through hard work and part-time jobs!"

Fu Yuanhang: "Besides the factory, do you have other part-time jobs?"

Mumu nodded: "Of course. Speaking of which, I should thank Aunt Peach. Now that Ms. Zhong has become Director Zhong, she’s incredibly busy and can’t even manage the household chores. Whenever I do something for her, I ask for a labor fee, saying I want to save up to buy you a basketball."

Do you know what happened? Without a word, she gave me five yuan in advance!"

Mumu held up his hand, showing five fingers. That was Ms. Zhong, who was usually as tight-fisted as a miser, actually giving out five yuan!

It almost scared him speechless.

Also, he told Ms. Zhong about his “adventures” in Qinglian Village and how he had recognized Fu Yuanhang’s mother as his godmother, giving her a pair of sandals worth two yuan as a gift.

Ms. Zhong didn’t seem to mind at all; instead, she praised him for doing the right thing and said he should be good to his godmother whenever she visits!

Mumu almost thought someone had switched his mother.

Now he understood that Ms. Zhong really liked Aunt Peach and her family, willing to make exceptions for them.