Gu Feier suddenly had a clear thought process.
It was very likely that Gao Jun had taken their daughter out for a big meal and shopping a day earlier than planned because he knew she would be taking their daughter out today. His main goal was to show that he took good care of their daughter.
To maintain his pitiful self-esteem.
Thinking about this, Gu Feier despised him even more.
"So that's it. He probably spent half his monthly salary last night. Let's see how he lives the rest of the month!" Gu Feier muttered to herself.
Then, she said to Gao Yingying, "Yingying, you probably didn't get to eat the signature dishes of this restaurant yesterday. Mom will take you again; don't worry, this time you can order whatever you want, without any hesitation."
While saying this, Gu Feier scanned the QR code on her phone to place an order: "Yingying, this sashimi is good, and this salmon sushi is not bad either... maybe we should add some noodles..."
Gao Yingying watched her mother operate her phone and sighed softly.
She said she could order, but the phone never reached her hands.
But Gao Yingying was used to it.
Over the years, her dad was the one who took care of her, while her mom cared more about her friends and her career.
She didn't care about her or her dad at all.
So when her mom and dad got divorced, Gao Yingying genuinely felt happy for her dad.
Gao Yingying glanced at her watch, really wishing her dad could pick her up.
Seeing her space out, Gu Feier realized that she hadn't asked for her daughter's preference yet, so she quickly asked, "Yingying, what would you like to eat? Come on, you choose."
"No need, Mom. Just order what you're ordering," Gao Yingying replied.
"Sorry, Yingying. Mom thought you didn't get to eat the signature dish of this restaurant yesterday, so I took the initiative to order some," Gu Feier explained.
But Gao Yingying shook her head: "Mom, what you ordered just now is fine. I ate here yesterday."
"You ate these yesterday?" Gu Feier looked at the menu pricing, still incredulous.
"Yep."
This made Gu Feier even angrier.
Just to show off in front of her by spending nearly half his monthly salary on a meal and shopping, how would that affect their daughter's life!
"Where does her dad get so much money?" Gu Feier frowned.
Gao Yingying explained, "Dad told me he has money, not to worry."
Gu Feier suppressed her rage, thinking she must confront this hypocritical man face-to-face someday.
Show her daughter what her so-called good dad was really like, just a poser pretending to be rich!
"Come on, Yingying. Let's eat. After we eat, we'll go buy clothes."
For the next half day, Gao Yingying did everything according to Gu Feier's wishes.
What she wanted to eat, she just had to open her mouth and accept.
What she wanted her to wear, she just had to keep trying them on.
Throughout it all, Gu Feier never asked what she wanted.
This made Gao Yingying very unhappy.
But she didn't dare show her feelings. She needed to make Gu Feier happy so that her mom wouldn't cause problems for her dad.
As time ticked away.
Soon, it was afternoon.
"Yingying, why don't you stay over tonight? Sleep with mom tonight," Gu Feier suggested.
Upon hearing this, Gao Yingying pursed her lips, wanting to refuse.
She didn't enjoy staying with her mom. She just wanted to be with her dad.
As she struggled with how to respond, a lovely figure appeared.
Gao Yingying saw a lifeline and quickly called out, "Miss Jiang! Miss Jiang!!"
At that moment, Jiang Yilan was heading toward the mall's escalator when she suddenly heard a familiar voice.
Turning around, she saw Gao Yingying running toward her.
"Yingying?!" Jiang Yilan was a bit surprised, and quickly went to her, asking, "What are you doing here?"
"Mom and I are shopping." Gao Yingying responded, pointing to Gu Feier walking up behind her.
Gu Feier, seeing her, tentatively asked, "Are you Miss Jiang?"
"Yes, Yingying's mom. Hello, I am Yingying's kindergarten teacher," Jiang Yilan lifted her head to meet Gu Feier's gaze.
Jiang Yilan had heard from Gao Yingying before that her mother was beautiful.
Seeing her now, she indeed had a captivating charm, giving off a vibrant urban beauty aura.
Gu Feier observed Jiang Yilan in her plain, comfortable outfit, a loose T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers.
Yet even in such a casual look, her beauty, combined with the youthful vitality she once had, radiated.
"Is Miss Jiang also out shopping?" Gu Feier asked.
Jiang Yilan smiled and nodded, "Yes, I just happened to be free this weekend."
"Then Yingying, let's not disturb Miss Jiang anymore, let's go first," Gu Feier reminded.
Immediately, Gao Yingying frowned and looked pitifully at Jiang Yilan, "Miss Jiang, about those questions you spoke about yesterday, I still don't understand them. How about I go to your house, and you can tutor me~"
Upon hearing this, Gu Feier knew Gao Yingying's intentions and interrupted, "Yingying, the teacher rarely gets a break over the weekend, why don't you see her on Monday instead?"
"But the teacher said that if we don't understand something, we should ask about it right away." Gao Yingying pouted, still looking at Jiang Yilan, trying to make a final effort.
Seeing this, Jiang Yilan had no choice but to say, "It's okay, if Yingying's mom trusts me, let me take her back and teach her yesterday's material. It seems the addition was a bit tough. I'll just tutor her a bit, and then you can come to pick her up."
"Hmm..." Gu Feier thought and then said, "It'll probably be her dad who picks her up."
"Okay, no problem, I can coordinate with Yingying's dad then~"
"Then I'll leave it to you, teacher."
Gao Yingying immediately grabbed Jiang Yilan's hand and waved goodbye to Gu Feier, "Bye mom!~"
With that, she started to trot along, pulling Jiang Yilan with her.
Gu Feier watched her daughter deliberately distancing herself, feeling a bit angry inside.
"Gao Jun! If I find out you're making her distant from me, you're dead!"
With that, she turned and left.
Gao Yingying pulled Jiang Yilan away from the mall.
Panting, Jiang Yilan stopped her, "Yingying, stop, stop a moment."
Only when Gao Yingying saw that her mother's voice was no longer behind her did she slow down, panting and grinning, "Miss Jiang, we shook off mom."
At that moment, Jiang Yilan placed her hands on her hips and asked in a stern teacher's tone, "What's going on here?"
"What's up, Miss Jiang?" Gao Yingying giggled.
"The questions from yesterday, you got them all right, why did you lie?" Jiang Yilan frowned and asked.
Gao Yingying immediately pouted sulkily, "Miss Jiang, I don't want to be with mom, so I wanted you to take me away."
Hearing this, Jiang Yilan also began to feel a headache.
She knew that Gao Yingying didn't like her mother, she knew this all along.
But as a teacher, she couldn't let Gao Yingying harbor such thoughts and feelings, so she tried to correct, "Can you tell me why you don't like your mom?"
"I don't know, she just doesn't care about me, never asks what I like to eat, always imposing her ideas on me. I'm very unhappy when I'm with her," Gao Yingying explained softly.
Knowing she really felt aggrieved, Jiang Yilan then hugged her and offered, "Okay, how about I take you to your dad's, alright?"
"Great!~" Gao Yingying cheered, "I'll treat you to a big meal!"
Jiang Yilan cracked a smile, then dialed Gao Jun's number.
"Hello, Yingying's dad, this is Miss Jiang. I'm with Yingying right now, where are you? I'll bring her over to you."
Gao Jun was puzzled upon hearing this.
Why was his daughter with Miss Jiang?
After learning the full story, he sent Jiang Yilan the address immediately.
Soon, Jiang Yilan appeared with Gao Yingying in front of a courier station.
Gao Jun looked at the little figure before him and chided, "You really make people worry."
Gao Yingying giggled, "Dad, I'm back!"
Saying this, she jumped into Gao Jun's arms.
"Behold my beard attack!!"
"Ahahaha, it's ticklish!~ Bad daddy!~"
Jiang Yilan, watching the father and daughter play, also smiled in relief.
Then Gao Jun stood up and said to Jiang Yilan, "Miss Jiang, sorry for the trouble."
"It's no trouble at all, I was just passing by," Jiang Yilan explained.
"Dad, why don't you invite Miss Jiang for a meal?" Gao Yingying assisted from the side.
Seeing this, Gao Jun could only laugh awkwardly, "Miss Jiang, whenever you are free. You've been so good to Yingying, we should definitely treat you to a meal."
"Thanks, Yingying's dad, really, no need to be so formal," Jiang Yilan smiled, "But as it happens, I'm a bit hungry, how about we don't wait for another day?~"
"Alright then, Haoran, I'm going out for a meal, I'll bring back something tasty for you," Gao Jun called back.
Chen Haoran then came out from an inner room, "Okay, I want pig trotters."
Just as he looked up, he saw a young and beautiful woman standing next to Gao Jun.
Chen Haoran's eyes widened.
"Holy shit! Where did this pretty girl come from?!"