Divorce, Child in Tow, Setting Up Stall: The President's Ex-Wife Chases Him - Part 16

So it was someone selling fried rice noodles.

But, this was some divine fried rice noodles, it was way too delicious.

Teacher Li had never eaten such delicious fried rice noodles before.

"Teacher Li, do you want more?" Lu Xiyao extended her fair little finger, pointing at her own fried rice noodles.

"Yes... Oh no, no more, Yao Yao, you eat it."

Actually, she really wanted to eat it, but...

Teacher Li smiled awkwardly, placed the fried rice noodles in front of Lu Xiyao, and patted her little head.

It wasn't good for a teacher to eat a student's lunch.

Lu Xiyao started eating her fried rice noodles again.

Several children around stared intently at Lu Xiyao's fried rice noodles, finding their own lunches unappetizing.

Teacher Li gave a wry smile and gently patted the back of each child's head, "Hurry up and eat your own food, focus."

Zhong Shuyi picked up the half-eaten fried rice noodles from the corner of her mouth and slurped them in. She said to Lu Xiyao, "I'll have my uncle, the chef, make fried rice noodles for me tomorrow too."

"Mm, sure," Lu Xiyao's mouth was greasy, and she was incredibly happy, so delicious it reached her scalp.

She took out another bowl, opened the lid, revealing a full bowl of mung bean paste. She took a sip with a spoon, feeling even more content, her feet swinging under the table.

Zhong Shuyi looked at the yellow-green liquid and asked, "Yao Yao, what is this?"

"Mung bean paste, Dad made it too, it's really good."

"Can I try some?"

"Sure, you can try."

Zhong Shuyi used her own rice spoon to scoop a little mung bean paste into her mouth.

"It's so sweet and delicious, your dad is really amazing, everything he makes is delicious! I'll have my uncle, the chef, make mung bean paste tomorrow too."

"Mm, you can."

During playtime in the afternoon, many more children gathered around Lu Xiyao.

"Lu Xiyao, here's this strawberry hair clip for you, I have two, I'll give you one."

"Lu Xiyao, here's my robot toy dog for you to play with."

"Yao Yao, let's play with play-doh together."

"Lu Xiyao, can you bring more fried rice noodles tomorrow for me to try, please?"

"Lu Xiyao, here's some dried beef, can I try the fried rice noodles your dad made tomorrow?"

Seeing so many people surrounding her, with those expectant little eyes on their faces, Lu Xiyao thought for a moment and then said, "Yes, I'll have my dad make an extra portion tomorrow, and you can share it."

As soon as she said this, all the children jumped up and down with joy.

During free time.

Lu Xiyao's phone watch rang.

On the watch screen, two elderly faces appeared; they were Shen Muyan's parents, and Lu Xiyao's maternal grandparents.

"Grandpa! Grandma! Hello!"

"Yao Yao, my little darling! Grandma and Grandpa miss you so much!"

"Dad said you went traveling abroad, is it fun there?"

"Not fun at all, mainly the food was terrible, it was either raw meat or fast food, your grandpa lost weight." Shen Hongda touched his stomach, putting on a pitiful act.

This elder, over sixty years old, was imposing and serious at the company, but in front of Lu Xiyao, he was a cute old rascal.

"Then Grandpa, come back quickly, shall I ask my dad to make you fried rice noodles?"

"Fried rice noodles? Grandpa doesn't eat fried rice noodles, Grandpa will take Yao Yao to eat something delicious."

Jiang Qin, standing beside him, showed a kind smile, "My little princess Yao Yao, do you miss Grandma? How have you been, have you been good at kindergarten?"

"Yao Yao has been very good. Mom and Dad got divorced, and I'm living with Dad in a different house."

Lu Xiyao pouted. Seeing her grandparents, the little one finally remembered her parents' divorce. The divorce had somewhat affected the little one.

On the other end of the video call, the smiles on the two elders' faces vanished instantly.

"What? Divorced?"

"Divorced? When did this happen?"

Shen Hongda and Jiang Qin's breathing became somewhat uneven.

They briefly got an update from Lu Xiyao and then started comforting their beloved granddaughter.

"Good girl, Yao Yao, your grandparents will always be your grandparents."

"That's right, Yao Yao. If you want to come back and stay at Grandpa's house in the future, just tell Grandpa, and he'll personally come pick you up."

Listening to Shen Hongda and Jiang Qin's comfort, the slight gloom in Lu Xiyao's heart dissipated, and she became happy again.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Hongda had someone book the fastest flight back to the country.

Orui International Hotel.

Top-floor luxury office.

Shen Muyan's phone rang. She was a bit tired after a meeting, but the scolding she received from Shen Hongda over the phone immediately jolted her awake.

"Dad! I already told you about my divorce from Lu Qin."

"Even if you told me, I still don't agree. Lu Qin is such a good son-in-law, where else would you find one? You go and get remarried immediately!"

Shen Muyan was speechless. "Dad, this is between Lu Qin and me. Can you please not interfere forcefully? We are adults. Think about it, why would Lu Qin agree to the divorce?"

Shen Hongda was silent for a few seconds, his tone still displeased. "Your mother and I will be angered to death by you sooner or later!"

"Why did you let Lu Qin leave with nothing? How will he live alone with Yao Yao? Do you know what he's doing now? He's setting up a stall on the streets!"

"Setting up a stall?"

Shen Muyan's delicate eyebrows furrowed. She was very surprised by this. Lu Qin was a graduate of a prestigious university; he should have no problem finding a good job at a decent company.

"I can help with this. I'll immediately arrange a good job for him."

Shen Hongda immediately said, "No, men have pride. Since he didn't want any property during the divorce, he won't accept a job arranged by you either. Don't get involved in this; I'll handle it."

Shen Hongda lectured Shen Muyan for another five minutes, then Jiang Qin snatched the phone and went on a nagging spree for more than twenty minutes.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Muyan rubbed her throbbing temples, feeling a bit annoyed.

Setting up a stall?

Why would this man go set up a stall?

And with the little one?

Shen Muyan was also a bit speechless. She could imagine the scene.

Her slender, youthful fingers picked up the desk phone and dialed a number, asking someone to investigate the situation.

In the two days since the divorce, she had been swamped with work; otherwise, she would have sent people to check on the father and daughter's living situation.

Shen Muyan picked up her phone again, opened WeChat, and sent a message: "He's setting up a stall with his daughter."

Fang Ya: "???"

.This is amazing, this mung bean paste can melt my stomach!

11:30 AM.

Lu Qin fried some rice noodles for lunch. After eating, he rested for a while before starting his work.

He planned to go to the bustling pedestrian street to set up his stall in the afternoon.

Lu Qin soaked the remaining 30-plus catties of mung beans in clean water, preparing to make mung bean paste with all of them.

Mung bean paste was quite profitable and sold quickly.

Customers who came to buy fried rice noodles would basically also buy mung bean paste.

It was mid-May, and the temperature in Jiang City was gradually rising.

Going out on a sunny afternoon, one could wear a short-sleeved shirt on the street.

The pedestrian street had many tourists. After getting tired from walking, they would surely be hot and thirsty, making cold drinks and popsicles bestsellers.

Lu Qin cooked the mung bean paste and put it in the refrigerator to chill.

With dozens of catties of mung beans, Lu Qin made nearly 500 cups of mung bean paste in total, each cup being 330ml.