Fu Zhengzheng is astonished. She doesn’t know why he suddenly said that.

But she doesn’t want to ponder over it. She just closes her eyes and falls asleep.

Without the need to go to work or take her son to kindergarten, Fu Zhengzheng sleeps until 1:30 p.m. After having a bowl of porridge especially cooked by Aunt Chen, she immediately feels refreshed.

When she returns to her room for a rest, she suddenly remembers that a document has to be handed over to Min Zhongxu in the afternoon. It seems that she hasn’t finished sorting it out, so Fu Zheng hurries to call Xu Yan.

Xu Yan answers the phone after a long time, and says with a weak voice, “Zhengzheng…”

Fu Zhengzheng says with surprise, “What’s wrong with you?”

“Well, I suffered from diarrhea last night and I can’t even stand up today, so I asked for a day’s leave.”

“You also had diarrhea?”

“You had diarrhea too?”

“Yes, I went for a drip last night!” How can it be so coincidental? Fu Zhengzheng mutters inwardly.

“Acute gastroenteritis. The doctor said that we had eaten something bad, but we only had grilled fish last night. Did the food we ate last night was not clean?”

Hearing that, Fu Zhengzheng is panicked. She immediately rushes downstairs, and yells when she rushes to the stairway, “Aunt Chen, did Fu Xing have diarrhea last night?”

“No! He is fine. What’s wrong?” Chen Qiaolan comes out of the kitchen and looks at Fu Zhengzheng confusedly while wiping her hand with her apron.

Fu Zhengzheng can’t believe it, asking, “Are you sure he didn’t have diarrhea?”

“I am sure,” Chen Qiaolan says with a smile, “I wiped his butt in the morning.

Fu Zhengzheng now is relieved. She picks up her phone again and hears Xu Yan saying, “Xingxing didn’t eat much on our table. Instead, he ate on Mr. Han’s table.”

That is why Fu Xing didn’t have diarrhea?

Suddenly, Fu Zhengzheng thinks of Qiao Keren’s meaningful smile before she left, and has a bad feeling—Was it she who had someone do that?

It should be impossible. Qiao Keren didn’t know they would go to the Grilled Fish Restaurant. Besides, she only went to the washroom once during the meal. At that time, their dishes had already been served.

As Fu Zhengzheng is speculating, she hears Xu Yan saying, “It is okay for us adults to go to toilets for several times. Fortunately, xxx is all right! How do you feel, Zhengzheng?”

“I had a drip last night, so I feel much better now. You shall have more rest.”

After hanging up the phone, Fu Zhengzheng thinks for a long time in her bed, but she still can not connect Qiao Keren with the incident.

Maybe she has worried too much. She shakes her head and laughs herself for being too alert.

It is over two o’clock in the afternoon, and she shall pick up Fu Xing now. Today is Friday, so the class will dismiss early. Anyway, she has nothing to do today, so she walks there.

When Fu Zhengzheng arrives at kindergarten, it is exactly 3:30. Several parents have come to pick up their child.

When she sees Fu Xing looking around at the top of the slide at a distance, she waves her hands and yells, “Fu Xing, Mommy is here!”

She thought her son would slide down happily, but he just glances at her and then looks into the distance.

Li Xiaomeng thinks Fu Xing doesn’t hear it, so she looks up and says to him, “Xingxing, your mommy has come to pick you up. Come down soon.”

Fu Xing slides down reluctantly with bulging cheeks and doesn’t say anything.

“Fu Xing, why are you unhappy?” Fu Zhengzheng squats down and smiles at her son, thinking that he argued with other children again.

Li Xiaomeng also comes to stroke Fu Xing’s head and asks gently, “What’s wrong with you, xxx? Tell me if there is anything unhappy, will you?”

Fu Xing says with grievance, “Daddy said he would pick me up.”

That is why you are unhappy? Little rascal, can’t I parallel your fake daddy whom you have only recognized for a few days?

Fu Zhengzheng pats Fu Xing’s head gently and says angrily, “Isn’t it the same for me to pick you up?”

Li Xiaomeng laughs and pushes Fu Xing to Fu Zhengzheng, saying, “Your daddy must have something to do, so he doesn’t come. It is the same for your mommy to pick you up. Don’t be unhappy, because unhappy children will become ugly.”

Fu Xing nods, and then he holds Fu Zhengzheng’s hand and goes out.

Even his teacher’s words are more useful than hers? Although Fu Zhengzheng smiles, she feels unhappy.

After taking several steps, Fu Xing suddenly gets rid of Fu Zhengzheng’s hand and runs forward. “Daddy! I know you will come!”

When Fu Zhengzheng raises her head, Fu Xing has run into Han Siqi’s arms and has been picked up by Han Siqi.

Fu Xing proudly grimaces at Fu Zhengzheng.

As Fu Zhengzheng is about to ask why he is here, Han Siqi asks first, “Are you better?”

“Yes, I feel better.”

“Have you taken anti-inflammatory drugs?”

“No. I’m recovered.”

Hearing that, Han Siqi glares at her, saying, “Didn’t the doctor tell you to take medicine for three times? Inflammation has to be completely suppressed.”

“It is not that acute.” As Han Siqi is about to say something more, she adds immediately, “I will go back and take it.”

Seeing that Han Siqi opens his mouth to say something, Fu Zhengzheng waves her hand impatiently, saying, “I know, I know. You are verbose.”

“Goodbye, Miss Li!” Fu Xing waves at Li Xiaomeng on Han Siqi‘s back.

Fu Zhengzheng looks back and finds that Li Xiaomeng has been looking at them with her usual smile. Fu Zhengzheng doesn’t find anything wrong.

When they arrive at home, it is still early, so Fu Zhengzheng asks Fu Xing to do homework. But Fu Xing begs, “Mommy, it is hard for Daddy to have time to spend with me. I want to play games with Daddy and do my homework tomorrow, okay?”

“Okay!” Han Siqi answers first.

“No!” Fu Zhengzheng objects immediately. But they are both “deaf” at the same time, going to the study hand in hand.

“Fu Xing!”

“Mommy, Daddy said he wanted to eat braised beef brisket in casserole. Daddy said the dish you cooked was very delicious.” After saying that, Fu Xing enters the study with Han Siqi.

“You can not do anything but eating and playing! How old are you!” Fu Zhengzheng is angry. But somehow she steps into the kitchen happily.

*

“I’m going out this weekend and may leave tonight. Don’t go anywhere these two days, and just stay at home with xxx.” Han Siqi suddenly says while having dinner.

Fu Xing immediately puts down his bowl, asking, “Daddy, where are you going? I want to go with you!”

Han Siqi touches his head and says softly, “Daddy will be on a business trip. It is very important. I can’t take you with me.”

“Well, would you take me with you when it is not important?”

“OK.”

“Yeah! Daddy is so good!” Fu Xing raises his chopsticks and cheers.

Something unimportant? Sure enough, his is coaxing child!

He will spend the wonderful weekend with a beautiful woman, won’t he? Is it necessary to tell this lie?

Fu Zhengzheng snorts coldly without raising her eyes. Her face is covered with disdain.

“I will go to the neighboring city to investigate with my eldest brother.”

With Han Sixian? Investigate?

Fu Zhengzheng raises her head but meets Han Siqi’s playful eyes.

She is a little embarrassed. He obviously explained because he saw through her mind!

But why does he look at her with mocking eyes?

She is a little annoyed, but is too embarrassed to vent her anger in front of Aunt Chen. She pretends to pick up a piece of beef with chopsticks and quickly glances at him.

Han Siqi presses her chopsticks with his chopsticks. “Beef is warm food, so you will suffer from excessive internal heat if you eat too much. I think you shall eat less.”

Laugh at me again? I can’t eat if you tell me not to?

She takes back her chopsticks and moves the plate to herself, picking up many pieces of beef into her bowl.

“Mommy, leave some to me!” Fu Xing hurries to move his bowl to her.

Han Siqi bursts out laughing, and so does Chen Qiaolan.

Fu Zhengzheng blushes. After putting some beef into Fu Xing’s bowl, she bows her head and gobbles up while thinking about the plan for the two nights.

Shortly after the dinner, Han Siqi receives a phone call. After warning Fu Zhengzheng not to go out in the evening, he drives away in a hurry.

Seeing him leaving, Fu Zhengzheng asks Chen Qiaolan to let Fu Xing sleep with her on the grounds that she has not recovered.

Chen Qiaolan always loves Fu Xing, so she agrees happily. Fu Xing is also happy to sleep in a different environment. Fu Zhengzheng takes Fu Xing’s pajamas downstairs and watches them go to the bathroom cheerfully. Then she is relieved and goes upstairs.

When there is no sound downstairs, Fu Zhengzheng, who has changed clothes, climbs down from the rooftop again.

A gust of cold wind blows, making her shiver with cold. She now remembers that the weather forecast said that the cold current was coming tonight. She tightens her clothes and picks up her pace to the main road.

When she reaches for a taxi, she finds many billboards on both sides of the road. Looking carefully, she finds that each billboard reads, “Subway Line No.1 connects comfortable life. Colorful Handa City, a choice not to be missed.”

Will the subway be built in B city?

Having no time to think about it, she finds the taxi has come.

Arriving at Qixing Teahouse, she sees Bald Liu is greeting customers at the door with his peers. Fu Zhengzheng smiles at him and hurries to come in.

Maybe because Zhou Bing has told them something, when she comes to the backyard, Ms Li is more polite to her. She tells Fu Zhengzheng that they need someone to boil water in the backyard, so Fu Zhengzheng needs to boil water and fill plates with fruits and pastries in the backyard.

At first, there were many guests, so she needs to keep boiling water and preparing fruit platters. It is after eleven o’clock that she has some time to rest.

After boiling several pots of water, Fu Zhengzheng secretly takes some good tea and brews a pot of tea. Then she goes out to look for Bald Liu.

Giving some pieces of cake to clerks, Fu Zhengzheng comes up to Bald Liu and whispers, “Mr. Liu, it is cold outside. I have made a pot of tea. Do you want to go in and warm up?”

Before Bald Liu speaks, the clerk believes he has understood something, so he winks at Bald Liu, saying, “Mr. Liu, come in. I will take care of it.”

Bald Liu looks at Fu Zhengzheng, scratches his head and follows her in.

At this time, there is no one else in the backyard. Fu Zhengzheng hospitably pours a cup of tea to Bald Liu and hands him a plate of cake, saying with a sweet smile, “Mr. Liu, do you feel cold standing outside in such a cold day?”

“I am used to it.” Bald Liu drinks the tea and answers unconcernedly.

“You are so good. No wonder Grandma Liu said you were capable.”

“By the way, how do you know my old aunt?”

“Before I moved, we were neighbors.” Fu Zhengzheng says as the shopkeeper told her, because the shopkeeper said only in this way would her nephew help.

Bald Liu pauses and then asks eagerly, “Did you live on Lvyin Road?”

“Yes.” Fu Zhengzheng has already planned how to answer. “Until the demolition.”

Bald Liu mutters to himself and then asks, “What did your parents do before?”

“My family is poor. My parents used to make a living by collecting garbage. Don’t mention it. They imagined making a fortune by picking up something valuable one day. Now there is much garbage in my house which they thought to be valuable.”

Bald Liu’s eyes light up. He says, “I lost a golden key six years ago. It was a relic that my grandmother gave me. I wonder if you could ask your parents if they found it. If so, I’d like to take it back at a high price.”