The woman getting out of the car was Xue Qi, who locked eyes with Su Nian. Her red lips curled into a mocking smile as she glanced at Su Zhen and Su Bao, then circled around to the front of the car. At this moment, a little boy ran towards her happily: "Mommy!"
"Haohao, did you miss Mommy?"
"I did!" As Haohao spoke, his gaze caught Su Zhen in Shen Hanxiu's arms, and then a mischievous smile spread across his face, one that didn't seem to belong to a child at all.
After Xue Qi left, Su Zhen complained to Su Nian: "Mom, she was the one who held my hand just now!"
Su Nian was still teaching her child with purity: "You hold hands with good friends, right?"
"I don't want to be friends with him! He's annoying!"
Shen Hanxiu then spoke up, his voice gentle: "Don't listen to your mom, you shouldn't be friends with just anyone."
"Hmm! Uncle Shen is right!"
Su Nian fell silent, knowing he was referring to her misjudgment of Xue Qi in the past.
"President Shen, didn't you say you had things to take care of? We'll head back first; it's easy to hail a cab here." Su Nian reached out to take Su Zhen, but Shen Hanxiu held on and even reached out a hand to take Su Bao. However, Su Bao dodged his hand disdainfully and handed the cotton candy back to Su Zhen before heading towards the car on her own.
"Can't do business after school, let's go back." Shen Hanxiu casually took Su Zhen and put the two kids in their car seats. He then turned and walked over to Su Nian: "Move over there, I'll drive."
Being the boss, he was used to having people follow his orders. Driving wasn't a great task, so Su Nian moved over to the passenger seat.
"Uncle Shen, come have dinner with us tonight. Although Mom's cooking isn't very delicious, it's passable when you're hungry."
Su Nian: "..." This certainly wasn't her own daughter.
Shen Hanxiu agreed readily: "Okay, I'll make do."
"Mom, does Uncle Liang know we moved? When is he coming back?"
Shen Hanxiu's face, which had just softened a bit, tensed up again. Who was Uncle Liang?
Su Nian vaguely answered: "In a couple of days."
She hadn't told him about the move.
Su Zhen, completely oblivious to the adults' expressions, said dreamily: "I really miss Uncle Liang's cooking."
Shen Hanxiu noticed Su Zhen seemed to like that man quite a bit, and a knot formed in his heart.
Arriving at Su Nian's home, while she was busy cooking in the kitchen, he took the chance to ask Su Zhen: "Zhenzhen, who is Uncle Liang?"
Su Zhen sat in his lap, still tearing at her cotton candy: "Uncle Liang is an artist, he's amazing!"
An artist? How impressive could a poor artist be!
"What is Uncle Liang's relationship with Mom?"
"Relationship? Neighbor! Uncle Liang used to live next to us; he's also my good friend!"
"Does he like your mom?"
Su Zhen immediately said proudly: "Of course! My mom is so pretty!"
Shen Hanxiu pondered to himself, it seemed that this Uncle Liang might be a bit of a problem.
Suddenly, as if Su Zhen remembered something, she glanced at the kitchen, saw that her mom and Su Bao were busy, and whispered to Shen Hanxiu: "Uncle Shen, do you like my mom?"
Shen Hanxiu looked at her, and before he could answer, she went on: "My mom isn't just pretty, she's also hardworking, good at housework and cooking, though not particularly delicious… And she's good at making money, and very gentle…" Su Zhen listed all the praises she could think of, then looked at Shen Hanxiu expectantly: "My mom is a super super great woman, do you like her, Uncle?"
Shen Hanxiu watched her with a smile, her quirky look was just too much like Su Nian when she was young. He was amused internally, but his face remained proud: "Hmm, I suppose I like her well enough."
Su Zhen smiled with delight. Now that Uncle Shen was on board, all she had to do was get her Mom to like Uncle Shen too!