Chapter 19

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The next day, Song Ruyi woke up at 7:00 am sharp.

It was rare for her to be alone at home, so it was unnaturally quiet. Song Ruyi got up from bed and made breakfast. After breakfast, she started to clean her house.

Since it was sunny today, she washed the bedsheet of her and Wanwan’s bed and changed them into a clean one. It had a picture of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs that she liked.

It was indeed very beautiful.

When Wanwan acted adorably in her arms in the past, she told her mom, “Mommy, I have the sweetest dreams because I’m sleeping with you on such a beautiful bed.”

Without Wanwan by Song Ruyi’s side, it was indeed difficult to pass the time without something to do.

After doing the laundry, she cleaned the room and their fridge as well. She then went out to Xiaoxiao Restaurant.

When she arrived at the entrance of Xiaoxiao Restaurant, Zhao Xiaoxiao had just returned from her shopping. She rode the tricycle and bought a cart full of things.

Song Ruyi saw this and quickened her pace. She walked over to help Zhao Xiaoxiao carry the vegetables.

“Ruyi, you’re so early today. Where’s Wanwan?” Zhao Xiaoxiao was used to seeing Wanwan following Song Ruyi. Since she had not seen her today, she had to ask.

“At her little aunt’s house. She bought her a castle toy. Even as her mother, I can’t compare to others when it comes to toys,” Song Ruyi said with a smile as she carried a bunch of lettuce into the shop.

Zhao Xiaoxiao carried a bag of carrots and potatoes behind her.

“Children are like that. She’s just looking for something new. When she gets tired of playing with toys, she’ll look for you.”

“Okay.” Song Ruyi did not actually want to compete with toys for her daughter’s favor.

“Sister Xiaoxiao, I’ll make up for yesterday’s leave tonight. My student has something to do tonight, so I’ve changed tonight’s tutoring to tomorrow. Wanwan isn’t around anyway, and I have nothing to do tonight, so I’ll come to the shop to do some work.”

“Okay, as long as it won’t delay your official business.” Zhao Xiaoxiao nodded.

“It won’t.”

After the preparation was done, Zhao Xiaoxiao bought some melon seeds and invited everyone to eat them together.

Only then did Song Ruyi feel a little regretful. She had forgotten to bring out the fruits at home so that everyone could help finish them. It was such a pity to pile up so many fruits at home and let them rot.

As for the fruit basket, Song Ruyi had thought of a place to bring it to.

The fruits in the fruit basket were all of a higher grade. She planned to give them to her student during class the next day. She remembered that her student liked to eat a few of the fruits in the fruit basket.

As for the durian, she planned to give it to her cousin when she went to pick up Wanwan. Her whole family loved to eat it.

If Wanwan wanted to eat it, she could just let her eat a small piece at her aunt’s house. This way, the fruits would not spoil.

It would be a pity if they were spoiled.

“Did you get your phone back?” Zhao Xiaoxiao asked while they were chatting.

“Yes.” Song Ruyi nodded.

“How much did you spend on treating him yesterday?” Zhao Xiaoxiao purely wanted to know if the other party was playing tricks and deliberately blackmailing Ruyi.

Ruyi seemed to be too honest. If someone deliberately blackmailed her, she would not know how to refuse.

“It was less than 200 yuan, and we had hotpot. It’s the one on Square Road where we distributed the flyers. It tasted pretty good.” Most importantly, it was cheap.

Song Ruyi was just too embarrassed to say it.

“That wasn’t bad. It didn’t cost much, and you don’t owe that person anything anymore.” Zhao Xiaoxiao gave her a thumbs-up.

Song Ruyi was too embarrassed. She really did not lose out. She treated Lu Jingnan to hotpot that cost less than 200 yuan, and Lu Jingnan even gave her a few hundred yuan worth of fruits in the end.

In that case, it meant that she still owed him.

She felt uneasy and a little apologetic.

Just then, Song Ruyi received a call from her aunt. She said that she was going to visit the graves of their family’s deceased elders this Sunday, which would be in advance. Song Ruyi was busy, so they would burn some paper for her mother on her behalf. Song Ruyi’s aunt invited her to attend dinner with the family that night.

“Okay, thank you, Auntie.” Song Ruyi was full of gratitude.

The Qingming Festival was around the corner, but she did not have time to go. Their family’s rule was usually to visit the graves of the deceased in advance.

“We’re a family, so there’s no need to be so polite. Go ahead and get busy. I’ll send the details of the dinner to the family group tomorrow, so watch out for it.” After saying that, Song Ruyi’s aunt hung up the phone.

The Qingming Festival was coming, so Zhao Xiaoxiao’s business was going to be booming for a while.

Many people would come to Xiaoxiao Restaurant to eat when they returned from visiting graves. The food was good here, and they were affordable. They tasted pretty good, and the environment here was clean and hygienic.

The busy day passed. When Song Ruyi got off work, she called Chen Jing and asked if Wanwan wanted to come back. Wanwan said that she would not come back, so she could only go home alone.

After Song Ruyi returned home, she still missed her daughter so much that she cracked open the durian. Apart from some apples, bananas, and oranges, she packed the rest and brought them to Chen Jing’s place.

On the same day, Lu Jingnan was locked up in the Bai family.

It was no longer a secret that Lu Jingnan came to Jing City to work on a real estate project. Therefore, his uncle’s friends immediately invited him for a meal and a chat under the pretext that they were on good terms with the Bai family.

They were all rejected by Old Madam Bai. She was very domineering and did not leave any room for negotiation.

Old Madam Bai promised that she would not let Lu Jingnan bother with these favors. She would definitely do it for him.

Lu Jingnan was also at ease in the Bai family.

In fact, he had chosen a few real estate companies before this trip to Jing City. He was only going to inspect a few real estate companies. He did not plan to meet the others who were not on his list.

An Hongming’s real estate company was one of them. He had inspected it.

An Hongming was a decent person, but the company’s strength was indeed a little inferior.

Nevertheless, if An Hongming was in charge of the basic parts of the project and building materials, Lu Jingnan would feel more at ease. He just did not know if An Hongmin had any useful connections in this area.

There were two other real estate companies. Their strengths were somewhat on par in Jing City. They were much stronger than An Hong Real Estate, but Lu Jingnan had yet to understand the bosses’ character.

Lu Jingnan accompanied the old madam to the mall during the day. Then, they went to the theater to listen to a play. After dinner, he accompanied her to watch a TV series.

At this moment, he had returned to his room. When he was alone, he took out his phone. There were a lot of messages. He selectively replied to them.

In the end, he looked at his contact list out of boredom. As he scrolled, he scrolled to Song Ruyi’s phone number.

‘What has this woman been doing all day?’

Lu Jingnan thought for a while. He smiled and thought that she must be delivering food to customers.

Song Ruyi was a university student who graduated from an art academy, but she did not do work related to her major. Instead, she delivered food.

‘Song Ruyi, you’re really something.’