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At four o'clock in the morning the next day, the alarm sound rang through Chen Yu's Bluetooth earpiece.
Not wanting to disturb Tuan Tuan's sleep, he had deliberately worn the earpiece, fearing that the alarm would wake her up as well.
Yet to his surprise, as soon as he got up, he found Tuan Tuan sitting noisily on the bed, looking at him through the small bed window.
"How come you're awake so early?" Chen Yu immediately tensed up and subconsciously checked if his phone's sound was playing out loud.
"I went to bed early last night, so of course I woke up early today! Besides, how could Dad manage all by himself without me?"
As she spoke, Tuan Tuan turned on the light, getting dressed with a little excitement.
These past few days, she had experienced the joy of earning money, especially when the notification of each payment sounded, she felt an inexplicable excitement.
Chen Yu helplessly exited the driver's cab, unfolded the food cart's counter, and lit up all the fairy lights around the cart.
"Tuan Tuan! Once we've saved enough money to buy a house, you can sleep at home, and you won't have to get up early and work late with Dad!"
"I don't want that!"
Tuan Tuan pouted her small mouth: "I want to help Dad earn money and then help Dad find a new mom."
Chen Yu rubbed Tuan Tuan's little head and sighed.
"These aren't things you should worry about! You just need to study well and practice your dancing."
Suddenly, Tuan Tuan grabbed Chen Yu's hand: "So as long as I behave and do well in studies and dance, you'll consider letting Teacher Tong Ya be my new mom?"
Chen Yu was taken aback; honestly, Tong Ya was indeed nice, but he felt he wasn't good enough for her.
Just as Chen Yu was unsure how to answer, the material delivery master arrived.
"Oh, boss, how booming is your business? You just got the supplies yesterday morning, and they're already sold out? And today you've even doubled the order, can you really sell all that?"
Chen Yu smiled politely: "I've just purchased a new trailer, if we don't sell out, we can store the leftovers!"
The material delivery master glanced at the brightly lit trailer behind and didn't say much else, simply helping Chen Yu unload all the supplies.
No sooner had he sent off the masters, Chen Yu saw a white car drive over and park steadily beside the food cart.
Then, Tong Ya elegantly stepped out of the car.
"Hey, Teacher Tong Ya? What brings you here?" Chen Yu was somewhat surprised.
Tong Ya shook her phone: "Someone didn't reply to my messages last night, I thought something might have happened to you two sleeping in the food cart, so I came over early to check."
Chen Yu was slightly stunned and hurriedly took out his phone, only then noticing there were over a dozen messages from Tong Ya.
"Tuan Tuan's dad, are you asleep?"
"Make sure Tuan Tuan gets to bed early; she has a dance competition tomorrow."
"You've had a long day too, so get some sleep early!"
"Can I come over early tomorrow to help out? It's on the way to picking up Tuan Tuan anyway."
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Looking at the string of messages, Chen Yu suddenly felt embarrassed.
He had been so exhausted yesterday that he had fallen asleep as soon as he lay down.
"Oh, I really apologize! Went to bed early yesterday, didn't see the messages, and my phone is old too, sometimes there are no notifications at all!"
Tong Ya folded her arms behind her back, forcibly hiding her embarrassment.
"No worries! How about you give me your first batch of fried cakes as an apology?"
"No problem!"
Chen Yu hurried back to the food cart, beginning to prepare the fried cakes.
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Tuan Tuan also ran down at this moment, throwing himself into Tong Ya's arms.
"Teacher, how come you're here so early? You're not missing my dad, are you?"
Tong Ya's face immediately turned beet red, "I'm just worried that you might have an accident sleeping in the food cart, and besides, I always get up to practice dance at this time every morning! So I just came straight here."
This explanation indeed seemed a bit far-fetched, and Tuan Tuan didn't believe it anyway.
"So, does that mean the teacher is worried about my dad?"
Tong Ya really didn't know what to say, as if Tuan Tuan had seen right through her thoughts.
However, she still felt a bit disappointed, as if, in Chen Yu's eyes, she truly came because he didn't reply to her message.
The temperature in Suzhou City at four o'clock in the morning was already very low, and Tong Ya had only worn a T-shirt and a checked shirt when she left home, now feeling slightly shivery.
Tuan Tuan had an idea and quickly went back into the cab, taking out three jackets from a box.
These were family jackets they had bought before, all featuring SpongeBob.
Fang Yuan found them childish and had never worn hers.
Tuan Tuan put on his own, then handed the remaining two to Chen Yu and Tong Ya.
It had to be said, Tong Ya looked quite proper in it.
Twenty short minutes later, the first pot of thirty fried cakes was laid out on the table.
After hurriedly eating eight, Chen Yu returned to the cart to get busy again.
From yesterday's experience, it wouldn't be long before the customers started coming!
"Teacher, do you want some water?" Tuan Tuan took down two bottles of juice from the trailer.
"No need, Teacher brought hot water! You should drink some hot water too, don't always drink soda, it's not healthy!"
Tuan Tuan took Tong Ya's cup and drank a sip with a giggle.
"Oh my, if it isn't just like a family of three, all dressed in parent-child outfits! Boss, I'll take a hundred fried cakes!"
Only then did Tong Ya realize that the clothes Tuan Tuan brought over were parent-child outfits.
However, she didn't say anything, just subconsciously zipped up the jacket a bit tighter, with not a trace of dislike on her face.
Chen Yu was also stunned for a moment. As he was about to explain, Tong Ya had already entered the cart, expertly donning her gloves to stand by his side.
Chen Yu was baffled; even if he tried not to overthink, he was somewhat bewildered now.
Not only was Tong Ya not averse to the parent-child outfit she was wearing, but she also came over like the day before to help him.
For a moment, Chen Yu suddenly realized that this felt like a complete and intact family.
However, he quickly dismissed the thought and focused on making fried cakes.
"The boss is really cool. The beautiful sister from yesterday has already been won over today! Looks like I don't stand a chance anymore."
"Who says you don't stand a chance? You can still eat the boss's fried cakes in the future!"
"Boss, the usual order, forty fried cakes!"
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Before long, the crowd had already surrounded the food cart, packed tight.
Luckily, when they bought the fridge yesterday, the store recommended an automated vending type, otherwise, it would have been a hassle.
Just then, the owner of the nearby Sichuan restaurant came over with a few of his workers.
"Oh brother, your spot is really bustling!"
Seeing the Sichuan restaurant owner, Tuan Tuan crossed her arms and pouted, looking like she still remembered the grudge against him.