"Eating with your daughter, Mianmian said she wanted to have dinner with Mommy and Daddy. Are you really going to disappoint her?" Jiang Jingxiu continued to shamelessly use their daughter as a shield.
"Dinner with our daughter is fine. Tell me where we're going." Jiang Mi left with a cold expression. She couldn't possibly refuse her daughter's request.
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Mianmian agreed to help Yun Bujiao with his homework after school. After school, they went to Yun Bujiao's house. Yun Bujiao showed her more than a dozen difficult problems and asked her to explain them.
These problems were indeed difficult. At the very least, Mianmian needed some time to solve them step by step. In the end, she took over an hour to complete all the problems. During this time, Yun Bujiao prepared dinner for her, all her favorite snacks, which he had made himself.
Jiang Mianmian looked at the skewers on the table, which looked similar to those sold outside, and asked, "Did you make all of these?"
"Yes, I made them all. How is it? If I set up a night market stall, could I make money?" Yun Bujiao picked up a skewer and offered it to her to try.
Mianmian took a bite. The taste was indeed very good, even better than those from the night market. "It's so delicious! How did you do it? How is it the same as the night market taste, or even better?"
Mianmian looked at him with surprise. She felt that Yun Bujiao was truly amazing, and being with him was full of surprises.
"Because I apprenticed myself to all the vendors at the night market. I've learned several of their skills now. However, I don't have much time and still need to focus on my studies as you've instructed, so I've only learned four or five dishes." Yun Bujiao explained.
"Huh? Those people were actually willing to teach you? Aren't those considered secret recipes? Were they really willing to teach you?" Mianmian knew that some people were very protective of their secret recipes and would never easily hand them over to a stranger.
"Did you buy them with money?" Mianmian asked.
"Of course not. I conquered everyone with my charm. They voluntarily taught me," Yun Bujiao said with a smile.
"I'd have to be an idiot to believe that. But it's really delicious. I won't be polite then. No matter how you learned it, being able to let me eat it is your skill. You're truly remarkable," Jiang Mianmian said with a smile.
"Why be polite with me? You're my guiding light now, my teacher, my best... uh... friend," Yun Bujiao said with a bright smile.
"Thinking back, leading you onto the right path is probably the most meaningful thing I've done in my life. You eat too, don't just watch me," Mianmian handed him a skewer.
Yun Bujiao also started eating. Mianmian's phone rang several times. She had muted it, afraid of disrupting her concentration while solving problems. Seeing that her father had called her more than ten times, she quickly called him back.
"Dad, what's wrong? Is something major happening? What's wrong?" Mianmian was startled by her father's calls, assuming there must be an emergency. She bombarded him with three questions.
"Jiang Mianmian, where the hell are you? Your father used you as an excuse to have dinner with your mother. Now that you're not here, what am I supposed to do? Your mother will definitely storm off if I don't have you with me." Jiang Jingxiu's voice sounded like he was about to cry.
"Dad, you can't keep using me as an excuse just because you want to win Mom back. I'm grown up now and have my own friends and life. Figure it out yourself. I can't come back right now. Be good, show some sincerity to move Mom. That's all, bye." Mianmian hung up on her father without hesitation.