Dog Couple Plan

February 28 was already the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, long past the Spring Festival return-travel rush, and it was neither Saturday nor Sunday. Ren Suo easily bought two second-class high-speed rail tickets for 9:45 in the morning.

Baiyun was not far from Lianjiang. It took Qiao Muyi just over an hour to drive there, and the high-speed rail was even faster. They would definitely make it home for lunch.

So after buying the tickets, Ren Suo called home. "Mom, are you cooking lunch today?"

"What, do you want to order takeout for me? A boneless sauerkraut fish place just opened outside the neighborhood recently, and that barbecue workshop nearby is open too. There's even a Japanese restaurant serving rice bowls."

His mother's leaping train of thought and machine-gun style of speech always made Ren Suo's brain memory crash and temporarily shut down. "Dad can't eat spicy food, right? I've had those Japanese rice bowls before. They're just average."

"Then boneless sauerkraut fish? Mom wants perch, get enough for two people, but don't buy rice. The rice outside doesn't taste good. Mom will wash some rice and cook two bowls herself."

"Sure... Sure my ass!" Ren Suo nearly swore. "Mom, Xing Mei and I are coming home for lunch! Will you be home at noon?"

"I'll be home, I'll be home. I skipped work today—I clocked in and left." Ren Ma let out an "ah" and said embarrassedly, "Then get enough boneless sauerkraut fish for four people."

"We're finally coming back for once, and you can't cook something good for us?" Ren Suo was speechless. "Buy a few pounds of shrimp and make braised shrimp in oil, make some clams with minced garlic, buy some white cut chicken, then stir-fry a vegetable. Something simple will do."

Ren Ma muttered,