Your Husband?

Zhou Shuling went upstairs, retrieved the remaining half-price coupon, and handed it to Liu Chang'an.

As they walked out of the residential area, Zhou Shuling reported where the half-price coupons came from. It turned out that he was also a manager from Baojun Group who often came to eat rice noodles. Zhou Shuling would occasionally give him an egg or something, and he was always polite. During a department team-building dinner, he purchased a food membership at the restaurant, which came with some coupons. He gave Zhou Shuling three of them.

"When he gave you the coupon, did he say anything like that the restaurant was actually pretty good and he'd like to go again?" Liu Chang'an asked.

Zhou Shuling thought about it carefully, "I think so. If it's delicious and affordable, I'd definitely like to go again."

Liu Chang'an nodded in agreement with her understanding. It seemed that young mothers were quite popular. In fact, for realistic middle-aged men who were dating with marriage in mind and who wanted to start a family, traditional, gentle, and hardworking women were more popular than girls who had nothing but youth and a pretty face.

Whether Zhou Shuling was knowing this but pretending not to understand, or was genuinely oblivious... it's hard to say. But Liu Chang'a Zhou Shuling could tell that Zhou Shuling had been on quite a few blind dates. As a divorced young woman with a child, she had suffered many setbacks in these dates, and had probably gradually developed some feelings of inferiority. This was evident from her reaction when she met Gou Shanhai last time; she genuinely believed that she was at a disadvantage.

Liu Chang'an wasn't keen on playing matchmaker, so he didn't say much. Tonight, he planned to try making a seafood salad himself. In fact, besides saving the trouble of ordering, buffets allow diners to create a variety of flavors, since their own kitchens usually don't have that many ingredients to mix and experiment with.

Zhou Dongdong raised her hands behind her back, made a "dudu" sound, and ran ahead, while Liu Chang'an and Zhou Shuling walked side by side behind her watching.

"See? Even when kids imitate the sound of an airplane, it's not a 'whoosh whoosh' sound." Liu Chang'an repeated his old saying.

"She's imitating a machine gun," Zhou Shuling corrected Liu Chang'an.

"Would a machine gun charge like that? Didn't you see her charging motion?"

"Then she was imitating a People's Liberation Army uncle carrying a machine gun and charging forward." Zhou Shuling thought for a moment and drew a conclusion based on Zhou Dongdong's history.

That makes sense. Just then, a helicopter flew overhead at a relatively low altitude, so its outline was clearly visible.

"Listen carefully, isn't the helicopter making a loud 'whoosh' sound?"

"Isn't that right?"

"Of course not."

"But why do I feel that's what it's called?"

"Because you're not very bright."

"She just insults me and Dongdong, you can just insult her instead."

They chatted idly as they arrived at the restaurant. The welcoming waiter gave Zhou Dongdong a small toy and said with a smile, "Welcome back again, little friend."

"They still remember Dongdong!" Zhou Shuling said to Liu Chang'an with some pride, "Actually, in outsiders' eyes, Dongdong is quite good-looking and rather cute..."

As she spoke, Zhou Shuling looked at Liu Chang'an with an expression that seemed to say, "Do you know whose daughter this is?"

"That's because it's rare to see a kid who can eat so much; it's impossible not to remember them..." Liu Chang'an nodded, slightly uncertain, "You... you mean this, Zhou Dongdong takes after you?"

"No... she doesn't take after me. She has a huge appetite, it's not my fault." Zhou Shuling quickly waved her hand.

The waiter led them to their seats, asked what they wanted to drink, and then left. Liu Chang'an lifted Zhou Dongdong up and placed her on a chair. Only then did Zhou Dongdong come to her senses and hurriedly jumped down to get some food.

"Why did she freeze up just now?" Zhou Shuling asked, puzzled.

"It crashed."

"I was just too excited to see so much delicious food."

"Then why did you ask me?"

Zhou Shuling also went to get food with Liu Chang'an. She followed behind Liu Chang'an, taking whatever he took.

After walking around for a while, the three of them sat down to eat. Zhou Shuling asked in a low voice, "How many times can we go get more crabs? Why did you only take two? I saw everyone else had a whole plateful!"

Eat slowly, get more when you're done, and eat something else if there's none left.

"Someone else piled up a whole plate!"

"Maybe there were a group of people at the table, and he was just helping others get some."

"Then I'll go get some more for you!" With this reason, Zhou Shuling happily went to get the crabs... She had originally thought that if one person took too many, people would think she lacked manners.

Zhou Shuling went and brought over six crabs, then said, "When I was little, I ate at the town's all-you-can-eat hot pot restaurant. It only cost 39 yuan per person, but later it gradually increased to 49 and 59 yuan, so I haven't eaten there since."

"Just relax and eat. You're even more excited than Zhou Dongdong about this buffet. Look, she's already eaten two crabs." Liu Chang'an was astonished. This child's talent is all in eating. She not only ate the crab roe, but also dug out and ate the thickest part of the legs... That's quite a skillful feat!

"Don't eat too much, eating too much crab can cause stomach aches," Zhou Shuling said to Zhou Dongdong.

(Zhou Dongdong)

Liu Chang'an couldn't let the two of them eat too many crabs, so he gave up on making a seafood salad. As they were eating, a burly man walked over and placed a bottle of red wine on the table.

"Zhou Shuling, long time no see," the man greeted with a smile.

Zhou Shuling stared at the man for a moment, feeling he looked somewhat familiar. After thinking for a while, she suddenly realized who he was and smiled, "Mi Gaoming, right?"

Mi Gaoming then pulled out a chair and sat down, putting down the glass of red wine in his hand. He smiled and said, "I went back home for summer vacation and heard from others that you were in Junsha. I even asked for your number. But since I came to Junsha, I've been busy with work and haven't had time to contact you. I didn't expect to have some free time now and was planning to meet up with my classmates in Junsha, but I ran into you first."

"A classmate from Junsha... I'm not familiar with them." Zhou Shuling gave an awkward laugh. Society is just that realistic. A classmate with a little manners probably wouldn't directly embarrass someone or make sarcastic remarks. But she works hard from dawn till dusk at her stall, her life isn't easy, and she doesn't have much spare money for socializing or traveling. Why force herself into someone else's circle?

"It's alright, we'll get to know each other after a while." Mi Gaoming turned to look at Liu Chang'an beside him, "Is this your husband?"

Zhou Shuling was stunned for a moment. How could Liu Chang'an be mistaken for her teacher? He was clearly just a high school student, Zhou Dongdong's Chang'an brother. Zhou Shuling then glanced at Liu Chang'an in a daze. He was looking at her with a half-smile, and Zhou Shuling's cheeks immediately turned red.