With only about a week left until the New Year, Ding Ding's company had already started its holiday break, but Little Bai still refused to rest.
Despite knowing they would be traveling far the next day, Bai Congming still got up bright and early the day before, saying he needed to open the Flower Shop.
"Gotta make money!"
Afraid Ding Ding would stop him from going, Bai Congming clung to him and wheedled.
"Little Bai needs to make lots and lots of money!"
Outside the Flower Shop, Ding Ding watched Bai Congming's bouncing figure disappear inside, utterly baffled.
What could he possibly want to buy that required this much effort?
Unable to come up with an answer, Ding Ding sighed, resigned himself to his fate, and turned the wheel to go buy him breakfast.
Little Bai had mentioned wanting the big meat buns from Hongfang Street a while ago. Since they were up so early today, Ding Ding decided to indulge this rare craving of his.
What he did not know was that, despite having lived on Hongfang Street for so many years, Little Bai had only eaten those meat buns once.
And the reason he had said he wanted them was that Ding Ding had been too overworked to eat much a while back. Bai Congming had noticed and brought up that shop with the delicious meat buns.
After all, Brother Ding had really enjoyed them before.
Hongfang Street was an old street. No matter how the world outside changed, it remained just as it had been at the beginning.
Ding Ding parked and walked in. The fruit shop's roller shutter was halfway up, and a few familiar-looking aunties were getting ready to bring in stock.
"Auntie Zhou."
Ding Ding stepped forward and took the box of apples from