Chow Down, Eat Well

On Su Yinuo's end, she hurried into the mall, but didn't go to buy clothes. Instead, she immediately called her eldest sister, Su Zihan.

"Hello..." Su Zihan had just gotten up and yawned, her voice lazy and pleasant.

"Big Sis, what's the name of that clothing brand you usually wear?"

"???"

"Hurry up and tell me."

"Second sister, why are you asking?"

"Can't I just ask?"

"Of course you can. It's called Handu Yishe."

"Second sister, why are you asking?" Su Zihan asked curiously.

But before she could finish, the call ended with a series of beeps.

Su Zihan ran a hand through her hair and rubbed her sleepy eyes. "Why did second sister ask me that?"

"Is she planning to buy clothes from Handu Yishe??"

"No way..."

"I used to take her to Handu Yishe, but she wouldn't even go inside. She'd rather sit out in the hallway and drink soda."

"She's probably asking for a friend."

After that, Su Zihan checked the time on her phone, then exclaimed, "Ah! How is it already seven thirty?"

She quickly put away her phone, got out of bed, changed, and headed out.

"Dad?"

"Dad?"

"He's not in the master bedroom, the kitchen, or the bathroom. Did Dad go out?"

"He must have gone grocery shopping."

"Oh no, I'm such a sleepyhead. I was thinking last night that I'd get up early this morning and go shopping with Dad. How did I oversleep?"

"Dad's bed is so comfortable, the pillow is so soft, the quilt is so warm, and the heating is so nice. Before I knew it, it was already seven thirty."

"Then I'll make breakfast."

"When Dad gets back, he'll have a hot breakfast waiting for him~~"

After washing up, Su Zihan dashed into the kitchen and expertly tied on an apron.

It was the yellow apron with little ducks printed on it that they had bought at the supermarket yesterday.

When Su Chen unlocked the door and came in carrying bags upon bags, a fuzzy little head popped out of the kitchen.

The little girl held a spatula in her right hand, her eyes curved into a smile as she sweetly called, "Dad, you're back! I'm making noodles. They'll be ready soon, so just wait a little."

Coming home to see his adorable daughter making breakfast—

It felt so wonderful and heartwarming.

The corners of his mouth lifted into a smile all on their own.

He put the groceries and insulated lunch boxes on the dining table, then came to the kitchen and asked, "Do you know how to cook noodles?"

"I do, Dad."

Su Chen went into the kitchen and looked toward the stove.

When he saw that the water in the pot had almost boiled away and the noodles had clumped together, he understood what his daughter meant by "knowing how to cook noodles."

"Hanhan, leave the kitchen to Dad. Go to the living room and see if your four sisters will like the insulated lunch boxes I bought for you five." Su Chen turned the heat down to low and spoke as he washed his hands.

"Okay!" Su Zihan hadn't even realized she'd ruined the noodles.

Happily, she left the spatula in the pot and skipped off to the living room.

But instead of looking at the lunch boxes, she first obediently sorted the groceries Su Chen had brought home and put them in the fridge.

After tidying up the house, she took out the lunch boxes one by one.

They were beautifully designed, not the traditional cylindrical kind, but oval, brightly colored, compact, and adorable.

They could fit right into a schoolbag, which was very convenient.

They even had an electric heating function.

They were simply fantastic.

If the food got cold, she could heat it up with electricity.

Dad had thought of everything so carefully~

The lunch boxes came in pink, yellow, light blue, bright red, and almond white.

Every color was lovely.

"Dad, they're all so pretty. My sisters will love them!" Su Zihan called happily toward the kitchen.

"Glad you like them," Su Chen replied with a smile.

Su Zihan arranged the five lunch boxes, took a picture, and sent it to the WeChat group.

Su Zihan: "@Everyone, come claim your lunch boxes~"

Su Youyu: "Wow, they're so pretty and delicate! I want the almond-white one~~"

Su Zihan: "Okay."

Su Youyu: "Big Sis, I don't have class during second period. After my first class, I'll walk over to your school. I should get there around the time your second period ends."

Su Zihan: "Sounds good."

Su Kexin: "I want the yellow one. I'm calling dibs! Even though I'm not back, Big Sis, you have to hide it for me. This yellow one is so pretty."

"It's totally different from those mass-produced ones. It's so unique. I love it."

"Does this lunch box have a heating function? I looked it up, and they cost 300 yuan each!"

"Big Sis, you're so generous! You actually bought us such expensive lunch boxes! Not the 50-yuan kind!"

Su Zihan: "It has a heating function. Dad went out early this morning to buy them for us."

"Dad chose the colors too. I wasn't up yet."

Su Kexin: "Dad has great taste~"

Su Yutong: "It even has a heating function. This is great. I want the light-blue one."

"With the heating function, I'll never have to eat cold food again!"

"So great~"

"Time to chow down! Eat up!"

"But I can't come over today. The professor assigned us an experiment, and we'll be working until tonight. We'll have to eat lunch in the lab."

Su Zihan: "No problem. I'll bring it to you then."

Su Yutong: "Thanks, Big Sis!"

Su Youyu: "Huh, where's second sister? @Su Yinuo"

Su Kexin: "Looks like only the red and pink lunch boxes are left. Big Sis is definitely picking pink, so does that mean second sister gets red? Will she like red???"

Su Youyu: "In second sister's world, everything is black. Her schoolbag, shoes, clothes, and socks are all black. Last time I visited her at school, even her lunch box and chopsticks were black."

Su Kexin: "Emmmm... But I really like this yellow one. I don't want to trade with second sister."

Su Yutong: "+1, I absolutely refuse to trade. I see blood every day, so I really don't like red... I prefer light blue, the color of the sky. It's soothing~"

Su Youyu: "I'm not trading either. I want white~~"

Su Yinuo: "Who says I don't like red? From now on, red is my favorite color!"

Well, she'd only just finished buying clothes and finally had time to check her phone.

She hadn't expected to be the last one to show up, like she'd arrived too late to claim a red envelope, and have no choice at all.

There was only one red insulated lunch box left.

If Mom or Big Sis had bought it, she would have flat-out refused that color! No way!

She'd rather eat cold food than use that lunch box.

But Dad had bought it for her!!!

Dad had bought it!!!

All she could picture was Dad Su Chen carefully picking up the red lunch box, then saying tenderly, "My daughter will definitely like this red lunch box. It's so festive."

Thinking about it, she realized that red was absolutely beautiful.