"Mom, can I trade this for five popsicles?"
Lu Xiyao held up a badge and waved it in front of the camera.
When Shen Muyan saw the words "boss lady" on the badge, she suddenly froze. Then, her beautiful eyes lit up.
Shen Muyan narrowed her eyes. "Where did you get that?"
"Hehe, I can't tell you that, Mom. Are you trading or not?"
The little girl looked sly, her big eyes gleaming with cleverness.
"Five popsicles are too many. I'll trade one for the thing in your hand."
"Four popsicles, no less~!"
"Two."
"Three."
"Deal."
"Hehe~!"
The little girl was quite satisfied with three popsicles...
"Put that thing away. Mom's coming over to mooch a meal."
"Okay, then I'll tell Dad to make more dishes."
"Go on."
After ending the video call, Lu Xiyao slipped the boss lady badge into her pocket and hid it away before scampering toward the kitchen.
"Dad, Mom said she's coming over to mooch a meal later."
Lu Qin fed the little girl a piece of tomato.
"She called you?"
"Mmm... so sour~! Yes, Mom and I just video chatted."
"Alright, got it. Go outside. The kitchen's full of cooking fumes."
"Okay~!"
Lu Qin added two more dishes: Spicy Boiled Fish and Thirteen-Spice Braised Prawns.
Around five o'clock, a white Maserati President pulled up outside the courtyard gate.
Shen Muyan knocked and entered the house, while Lu Xiyao eagerly ran over to open the door.
"Mom, you're here?"
The little girl looked Shen Muyan over and exclaimed, "Mom, you look so pretty today~!"
Her eyes sparkled brightly.
Lu Qin came out of the kitchen carrying two plates of food. When he saw Shen Muyan, he was slightly stunned as well.
She wore a light-colored outfit today, simple and fresh—a white printed T-shirt paired with