The next morning, Mu Mu got up, washed up, put on light makeup, and threw an apron over her blouse, checking herself out in the mirror.

Perfect!

Seeing his daughter dressed youthful and radiant, heading out with her bag, Mu Xin felt something was off.

"Why do I feel like she's not going to work, but on a date?"

Zhong Xia gave a mocking smile, "Even if she's going on a date, so what? How old is Mu Mu now? Oh...forgot how you tricked me into the woods when I was 20! Saying you have a luminous watch, where is it now? Where's your watch?"

Lao Mu let out a few dry laughs, nimbly dodged the feather duster Zhong Xia swung at him, and leaned against the window sill to light a cigarette.

Saying is one thing; but why does thinking about his daughter going on a date with some yellow-haired fellow feel so unsettling?

Forget it, since his daughter starts her stall in the evening, Mu Xin decides to bring it up again then.

...

"Hey, Xiao Mu, you're early?"

Chen Mo had arranged a meeting place with Mu Mu on his phone, at the entrance of the large supermarket in Jingzhou.

He had just gone to the company to deal with some paperwork, mainly to collect the fieldwork allowance and food truck rental fee from finance, and hadn't been at the supermarket long when he saw Mu Mu get out of a taxi.

Wearing a simple white blouse, made of light material, with its hem casually tucked into a pleated black skirt, just below her knees, showing off her straight calves.

With a high ponytail today, her simple outfit was full of youthful energy.

Unlike the local Jingzhou girls, Mu Mu from Guangdong Province had a naturally small frame, standing at 160 cm and weighing less than 90 pounds next to the 180 cm Chen Mo.

Chen Mo always felt like one punch could make Mu Mu cry for days.

"No, why am I thinking about punching her?" Chen Mo shook his head, dismissing the odd thought.

"Yep." Mu Mu jogged over, her ponytail bouncing with each step, "But I'm still not earlier than you."

In the investment company, most employees were older, only Chen Mo was around her age, so after joining, Mu Mu naturally talked more with him.

But lately, something seemed to be bothering Chen Mo; passing his desk, she often caught a faint smell of alcohol.

Not anymore, though.

"Let's go, buy things first."

Mu Mu naturally followed Chen Mo, chattering non-stop.

She gave Chen Mo all sorts of suggestions based on her upbringing.

Like making shrimp dumplings, sticky rice chicken, would surely be popular; she even named their work team "Chen Mu Combo!"

While buying pork belly, Mu Mu was already envisioning the future, saying how their Chen Mu Combo would sweep the development district in a week, dominate the Jingzhou dining scene in a month, and in a year elevate Chen Mu Dining worldwide!

Aiming for an IPO in three years, becoming a global dining leader in five years, and retiring together to enjoy life in ten.

Chen Mo was almost driven mad by Mu Mu's endless fantasies; what was the difference between that and thinking about how to spend a lottery win of fifty million?

Not even paying attention to a new side quest appearing in his mind.

[Side Quest 2: Skill Seeking]

Chen Mo just glanced at the quest and ignored it.

Buying enough pork belly in the supermarket, along with condiments, on the way home by subway, he awkwardly told Mu Mu, "Uh...where I live is a bit odd, don't be too surprised later."

"What's odd about that? I used to sleep on a bunk bed as a kid, me on top, parents below! Sometimes, the window board creaked at night; I had to wear headphones to sleep."

Chen Mo looked around, seeing no one paying attention, relieved, thinking this girl is bold, saying anything, didn't she know what the creaking meant?

But it was amusing too, at least her small space with a bunk bed sheltered from the elements, unlike his half-finished building.

Mu Mu thought living in a ten-square-meter bunk bed was hard enough, until she followed Chen Mo through a barricade, entering the half-built building.

"Huh?"

"Rent expired, my house bought five years ago turned out this way...ugh, still got a mortgage, don't want to spend on rent."

Mu Mu recalled the alcohol smell from before, guessing the house was why Chen Mo seemed unhappy.

But what made Mu Mu feel comfortable was Chen Mo didn't hide behind false pride or shame, although they were just colleagues, he openly showed her his worst situation.

Unlike any guy Mu Mu met before.

Mu Mu collected herself, forcing a smile, pretending it was nothing, "Hey, developers being heartless isn't your fault, Brother Chen! We just gotta live here, and live well! Right, can you show me around upstairs?"

Chen Mo nodded, "28th floor."

Mu Mu lifted her left foot, then retreated, "Actually, it's not necessary, maybe let's focus on work instead!"

Chen Mo burst out laughing, finding Mu Mu even cuter.

At the company, everyone was all business, but working together outside was different.

"Come, let me show you our tools of operation...I mean, cooking."

Taking Mu Mu into the lobby.

Chen Mo reached out to introduce it, but seeing the cart, his head buzzed, rushing forward to stroke it repeatedly, "Wait, is this spray paint, not a display screen!"

Somehow, the text on the cart had changed.

Chen Mo's Food Cart: ×

Chen Mu's Food Cart: √

"Betrayed?"

Chen Mo quietly asked in his head.

[You're on your own.]

Whether Chen Mo or the system was more speechless was unclear.

One person and one cart stood center stage in the lobby.

Seeing where Chen Mo was looking, Mu Mu jumped over, hugging his arm, "Wow! You already thought of our combo name! You made the cart yesterday, right? This little cart is awesome, haha."

Chen Mo didn't know what to say.

He was always serious, proper, upright.

"Yeah, not only did I think of our combo name, I thought of the menu for tonight, what do you say, want to cook together?"

Mu Mu hopped onto the cart, "Sure! But it's only 2 PM now, will cooking till night be too much?"

"I meant cooking."

"That's what I meant too, cooking!"

Chen Mo helplessly squeezed into the cart, followed by a little shadow.

For some reason, this girl seemed pretty something!

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