Divorcing and Setting Up a Stall with a Child, the CEO's Ex-Wife Chases Him Part 23

Lu Qin cleaned the plastic baskets for ingredients, the insulated foam boxes, and other items, then placed them in a well-ventilated area to dry.

He liked cleanliness, especially when it came to food-related items. They had to be hygienic so customers could eat with peace of mind.

Most small food stalls nowadays had poor hygiene. The visible surfaces were covered in greasy grime, let alone the unseen corners.

There were also many news reports about food poisoning from street food.

Furthermore, many studies suggested that eating street food could cause cancer. Lu Qin believed the reasons were, first, poor hygiene, and second, unhealthy ingredients.

Most of the starch sausages, squid, and fried meat skewers were pre-packaged frozen items that were very cheap to buy.

After the stall owners took them out to thaw, they even added a lot of chemicals to make the ingredients look fresh.

Lu Qin would absolutely never engage in such dishonest business practices.

He also wouldn't set up his stall on the main street. With cars coming and going, the food would be covered in dust.

After tidying up, Lu Qin took a shower and comfortably lay down on his bed.

It was almost 10 o'clock.

Listening to the chirping of crickets outside the window, Lu Qin felt a bit sleepy.

He checked his Zhi Fu Bao and WeChat wallets. The combined profit from his stall reached around 10,000 yuan.

This was just the income from one night yesterday and the entire day today.

The income was very substantial, and Lu Qin was very satisfied.

He no longer had to worry about the daily necessities of life, and his days were fulfilling.

His System points had reached 628.

Just as Lu Qin was about to try his luck with a draw, his phone vibrated with a WeChat notification.

Lu Qin opened his phone to check, and the corners of his eyebrows lifted slightly. It was his ex-wife.

Shen Muyan.

Shen Muyan: Lu Qin, is the little one asleep yet?

Lu Qin hadn't deleted his WeChat chat history with Shen Muyan.

In the past, Shen Muyan's messages were always related to being "busy."

"Working overtime tonight, you guys go to sleep, no need to wait for me."

"I have a business trip to Haishi, I'll be back in three days. Please take care of the little one."

"There's a very important meeting. I can't make it to the little one's kindergarten performance. Please apologize to her for me."

"I might not be there for Yao Yao's birthday. I've already ordered the birthday cake, I'll make it up with a gift when I get back."

Lu Qin didn't blame Shen Muyan. Perhaps she was genuinely busy. As a CEO managing several five-star hotels, the pressure was immense.

He was the one who accompanied their child, acting as both father and mother.

He and Shen Muyan were divorced, but they weren't strangers. She was still the child's mother.

Lu Qin typed a reply: The little one is already asleep.

A few seconds later, his phone vibrated.

Shen Muyan: Where are you guys living? Are you getting used to living there after moving out?

Lu Qin: Chengnan Old District. The house is quite nice, and the environment is good too. The little one doesn't have trouble sleeping in a new bed, she can fall asleep.

At the villa.

The spacious rooms were luxuriously decorated but felt very desolate.

Shen Muyan lay on the bed wearing a dark gray silk robe, her graceful curves forming beautiful arcs under the thin blanket.

Her fair, slender fingers held her phone as she contemplated what to send.

In her work, she could be decisive and handle situations calmly, issuing precise instructions to hundreds of employees.

But when it came to Lu Qin, her ex-husband, she didn't know what to say.

The father and daughter were renting a place in Chengnan Old District.

The house is quite nice?

The environment is good too?

Shen Muyan didn't think so. The houses in that area were twenty to thirty years old. How could old houses be comfortable to live in?

Lu Qin was putting on a brave face.

He had resorted to running a street stall; how could his life be going well?

She believed the little one must also be uncomfortable living there.

Shen Muyan frowned slightly, but she held back and continued to send him a message.

Shen Muyan: Have you found a job yet? It's not easy to find work after so many years since graduation. If you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask.

Lu Qin: I have a job with good income, so don't worry. It won't affect the little one's life, studies, or growth.

Can setting up a stall be considered a job? Good income?

Shen Muyan thought Lu Qin was just trying to be strong. She couldn't pry further; any more conversation would just break the unspoken tension and hurt his pride...

Shen Muyan felt a bit troubled, unsure how to handle the situation.

She couldn't possibly let Lu Qin continue to make a living with the little one by setting up a stall. If things continued like this, she feared they wouldn't even be able to afford the kindergarten tuition in the latter half of the year.

Shen Muyan sighed and changed the subject.

Shen Muyan: Tomorrow is the weekend, and the little one's maternal grandparents are back in the country. They want to see the little one...

Lu Qin thought for a moment, then sent a location.

Before their divorce, they had agreed that as long as the child was willing, she could visit her mother every weekend.

Lu Qin: Okay, have someone pick up the little one at 9 AM tomorrow.

Shen Muyan: Okay, thank you.

Lu Qin: You're welcome.

After that, they had nothing more to say.

Shen Muyan didn't know what else to talk about.

After thinking for a long time, she sent another message.

Shen Muyan: The little one still has a lot of toys left.

Lu Qin: Just leave them. The little one already took quite a few toys, and there isn't enough space to put so many here.

Shen Muyan: Oh.

Shen Muyan felt a little uncomfortable. There was a dedicated room for the little one's toys and stuffed animals in the villa.

After the father and daughter moved out, Shen Muyan realized that she had barely taken any of the gifts she had bought for the little one.

She had only taken the ones Lu Qin had bought for the little one.

Shen Muyan reflected that she had truly paid too little attention to the little one. Why would a girl like toy cars?

Fang Ya discovered a fried rice noodle stall in University Town! Max-level three-wheeled vehicle driving skills!

Meanwhile.

Fang Ya finished reviewing the edited food short video and posted it to her Douyin account.

She had over 15 million followers on Weibo and Douyin.

Lately, her food videos had been a bit lackluster because she had already filmed most of the delicious food. Truly tasty food was becoming increasingly rare, and she couldn't just film the same things repeatedly.

Sigh, she'd have to take a break for a while.

Fang Ya scrolled through her phone, bored, browsing Douyin.

After watching a makeup video, the next one was a street food video.

[This fried rice noodle is absolutely amazing! So good it makes you cry!]

The video featured close-ups of the fried rice noodles. A young woman was eating them while giving a thumbs-up.

The account owner only had a few hundred followers, but the video had garnered four to five thousand likes.

Fang Ya clicked on the comment section, which had over a hundred comments.

[Is this the fried rice noodle stall in the narrow alley of Changlin Road University Town? I ate there yesterday, and the noodles were super delicious!]

[It really is that place. The stall owner is a young, handsome guy, and his fried rice noodles taste incredible, indescribable!]

[There were just too many people eating, and the queue was too long. I didn't get to eat, only had a cup of mung bean paste. After drinking their mung bean paste, I don't even like milk tea anymore!]

[I didn't get to eat either. I'll go earlier tomorrow to queue!]