“Makes sense.”
“Let’s get back to work!”
Han Muzi took Little Bean to the wet market area. Though he was quite small in size, he insisted on pushing the shopping cart and took the initiative to walk in front of Han Muzi while saying, “Mommy, Aunt Yan makes the best braised fish in brown sauce. Let’s buy a fish and keep it in the refrigerator so that she can cook when she comes back in the evening!”
“Sure! Let’s take a look.”
“Ok!”
Both of them went to the seafood aisle and looked around for a long time before choosing a large and succulent fish. After that, they went to choose some beef.
Although Little Bean looked quite thin and small in size—despite his round cheeks—he was a glutton who lived up to the name. He liked pestering Yan to make delicious food for him, and he was always very happy when he went to the supermarket.
In a blink of an eye, he had added a lot of things into the shopping cart.
When they were abroad, Yan was the one who always took him to the supermarket. Han Muzi rarely set foot there, and even if she did, she only bought daily necessities, so she didn’t know much about buying raw food and fresh produce.
Little Bean, on the other hand, was very smart and sharp. He was able to quickly distinguish the good food from the bad, and he was the one putting food in the shopping cart when he had finished choosing them.
The shopping cart was already full when they came out of the wet market area.
“Sweetie, did you learn all this from Aunt Yan?”
Little Bean nodded. “Yes, Mommy. When you were finding inspiration for new ideas, Aunt Yan and I would go to the supermarket for shopping, and she’s the one who taught me what to buy and how to choose.”
With that, he lifted his chin with his nose high in the air, expecting a compliment.
Han Muzi reached out to caress his little head as she praised him without any hesitation. “Well done! Little Bean, do you want to be a chef when you grow up?”
Hearing that, Little Bean immediately shook his head. “Nope!”
“Why not?”
“Aunt Yan said that my good looks would be a waste if I didn’t become a celebrity.”
Han Muzi was rendered speechless upon hearing that.
What has this woman been telling Little Bean?
She smiled faintly and asked slowly, “Do you want to be a celebrity?”
Little Bean shook his head again. “No.”
Han Muzi’s smile widened. “Then, who do you want to be?”
Little Bean suddenly waved his fists in the air. “Mommy, I want to be a soldier in the future to serve the country!”
Upon hearing, Han Muzi suddenly stopped. Little Bean raised his head and asked, “What’s wrong, mommy?”
“Nothing.” Han Muzi stopped and lowered her head as she pinched Little Bean’s cheeks. “That is great! As long as you like it, I won’t stop you.”
“Thank you, mommy! I knew you would definitely support my dreams!”
Little Bean held Han Muzi’s face and rubbed his face against hers before planting a kiss on her cheeks, widening the smile on Han Muzi’s face. “Oh, you cheeky boy… Let’s go to the second floor to see if we need some daily necessities.”
“But Mommy, this shopping cart may not fit in any more things. Let’s check out these things first before going to the second floor.”
“Alright.”
So, Han Muzi took Little Bean to the cashier to pay. Then, they put their purchased goods aside and went to the second floor together.
Upon reaching the second floor, Han Muzi saw one of the clothes that had a very unique design, so she couldn’t help walking over to take a closer look.
Little Bean looked around and suddenly said, “Mommy, wait for me here. I will get another shopping cart for you.”
“Okay. Be careful.”
Perhaps because Little Bean was quite independent, for Han Muzi was exceptionally relieved to let him wander around on his own.
Little Bean then ran to get the shopping cart.
“Moxuan, help me take the one up there and put it in the shopping cart.” Song An pointed to a mug on the top shelf. Ye Moxuan was tall, so he took it easily by simply stretching out his arms. “Are you done?”
Song An glanced at him. “Why are you in such a hurry? You’ve finally arrived at Su City so why don’t you stay for lunch? I can cook for the two of us. Anyway, I have nothing else to buy here so let’s go to the wet market downstairs to have a look.”
With that, Song An turned around and prepared to walk in the direction she came from. When she walked to the front, she saw a cute little boy pushing a shopping cart with his back facing her, all alone, his small body looking adorably endearing.
At that moment, Song An felt as though she was enchanted, to the point where she almost wanted to walk to him.
“The elevator to the first floor is here.”
An indifferent voice came behind her, pulling Song An back to her senses. She turned around and replied, “Okay, I’ll be there in a minute.”
When she turned around again, she realized that the little boy who was pushing the shopping cart just now was no longer there.
Hmph? He was here just now!
Song An dashed forward to look for him, but she lost sight of the little boy.
On the other hand, Ye Moxuan was probably getting impatient from waiting for her so he pushed the shopping cart over and asked coldly, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Song An shook her head. “I saw a cute little boy just now. Even the back of his head looks so adorable, but he was gone when I turned around.”
Hearing that, Ye Moxuan couldn’t help frowning. “If you like kids so much, you can have one yourself.”
Song An glared at him. “Nonsense! Having a baby at my age? People would laugh at me!”
With that, Song An turned and left immediately, leaving Ye Moxuan following behind her without any expression on his face.
Song An suddenly said while walking in front of him, “I think you should hurry up and get married. And on top of that, have a baby too. In this case, my status will be ‘upgraded’. I am not busy with work at this moment anyway, so I can help you and your wife take care of your kids.”
Hearing her talking about babies, the expression on Ye Moxuan’s face darkened.
Suddenly, an image from five years ago appeared in his mind—it was the image of Shen Qi quietly begging him to keep the child.
I-If she hadn’t left at that time, would the child be five years old now?
Thinking of this, Ye Moxuan couldn’t help smiling bitterly.
Am I out of my mind? It’s not my child, yet I’m looking forward to seeing this child? Ye Moxuan closed his eyes and massaged his aching temple.
“Don’t ever talk about these things again. It’s a nuisance.”
Song An turned around and glared at him. “Do you think I want to talk about it? You’re not young anymore. Do you want to take my path? That won’t work. If you die alone, I won’t have the courage to face your mother in the afterlife.”
“… Just stop,” Ye Moxuan paused for a moment before commanding. He was particularly upset when he heard her speaking about death.
Song An snorted. “So I’m not allowed to talk about anything now. You really have a lot of demands. People like you have nothing but looks and money. No wonder you’re still a bachelor.”
I have nothing but my looks and money?
Ye Moxuan went silent.
“Come on. Let’s go to the wet market area downstairs to buy some fresh food!”
