She’d had plenty of dough drop soup before, but none were as fresh, smooth, and delicious as Jiang Liu’s.

"Jiang Liu, why is everything you make so delicious? I just don’t get it. How are you so amazing?"

"Maybe I was a Kitchen God in my past life. I’m self-taught."

"Show-off."

"Hubby, what do I do? I love you so much, more and more every day. You’re just so lovable, *sob sob*."

The three of them sat under the light, slurping up the dough drop soup, identical looks of bliss on their faces.

A large bowl of dough drop soup was polished off in less than ten minutes, leaving only a few stray green vegetable leaves at the bottom.

"*BURP*... I’m full, Daddy."

"I’m so full too! It was delicious!"

Jun Qingmeng and Tongtong leaned back in their chairs, patting their full stomachs contentedly.

After cleaning up the trash in the shop, Jiang Liu habitually did a thorough check of the facilities.

Once he was sure nothing was amiss, he pulled down the rolling shutter and headed home to sleep!

Jiang Liu was in a good mood. There was nothing more blissful than going home to relax after getting off work.

After a busy day, taking a hot shower and lying in a soft bed to catch up on his shows—just the thought of it was wonderful.

The three of them walked under the night sky.

The neighbors out for a stroll on the street all greeted Jiang Liu politely when they saw him.

"Good evening, Boss Jiang! Your food is so delicious!"

"Well now, Tongtong, you and your mom are so good to your dad. Walking him right in the middle? Haha."

"Hehe."

"Come have a drink at my place, Brother Jiang? We can play some cards," an energetic young man invited good-naturedly.

Jiang Liu smiled and shook his head. "Can’t. Spending time with my wife and kid is more important."

"Alright, then. Get some rest. I’ll just be here dreaming about your buns, bro!"

Uncle Wang, walking his dog, approached them. He was wearing a black and white tracksuit and looked hale and hearty.

Upon seeing Jiang Liu, his originally stern face immediately broke into a wide smile.

"Little Boss Jiang, have you finished those strawberries I gave you last time? Ai, what can I say, my son has another ripe batch in his greenhouse, and we can’t sell them all. Just help me eat some! Don’t you refuse!"

As he spoke, Uncle Wang handed over the red plastic bag in his hand, which contained about two pounds of strawberries.

Seeing the man’s non-negotiable attitude, Jiang Liu accepted with a wry smile. "Alright, thank you, Uncle Wang. I’ll treat you to some buns another day."

"Haha, I’ll hold you to that! I see your daughter wants some strawberries too. Hurry on home and get some rest."

After Uncle Wang left, Jiang Tongtong proactively took the strawberries from Jiang Liu to carry them. She loved strawberries.

Just then, another pretty young woman in a black jacket walked toward them, carrying dragon fruit.

"Brother Jiang? Off work? I bought too much dragon fruit, you should take some home and eat it."

In reality, she had bought the dragon fruit specifically for Jiang Liu.

She’d heard that dragon fruit was good for detoxing and protecting the stomach. Thinking about how Jiang Liu worked from dawn till dusk every day and might not have a perfect "detox routine," she had gone out of her way to buy it for him.

Jiang Liu thanked her again. "Thanks. I was just thinking about buying some dragon fruit. My daughter and wife both love it. Next time you come by, I’ll treat you to some buns."

The young woman glanced at Jun Qingmeng with envy. The other woman’s stunning beauty made her feel inadequate in comparison.

’She liked Jiang Liu a lot, too. After all, his food was delicious, he was handsome, and he was a good person. If they got together, she’d even get an adorable little daughter for free.’

"Goodbye, Brother Jiang. Go home and get some rest."

"Goodbye."

Jiang Liu waved.

Tongtong copied him and waved too. She wanted to be just like her daddy.

Jiang Liu waved.

Tongtong copied him and waved too. She wanted to be just like her daddy.

Jun Qingmeng turned her head to look at Jiang Liu with a smile. "Handsome Jiang, you’ve certainly got a lot of charm, don’t you?"

"Ha, it’s alright, it’s alright. They just like my food."

"As if!" Jun Qingmeng pretended to be angry and shot Jiang Liu a look.

’A warning!’

Jiang Liu immediately began professing his loyalty in various ways, making Tongtong, who was standing to the side, giggle.

"Daddy, you’re so cute!"

Jun Qingmeng chimed in:

"That’s right, our family’s big baby is really cute, isn’t he? Let’s make sure we spoil him rotten from now on!"

"Hehe, Tongtong will always spoil Daddy."

On the way, Jiang Liu received another bag of satsuma oranges.

He refused the rest.

All the neighbors wanted to keep feeding him. After all, Boss Jiang was the "Happiness Cafeteria" of their Yangzhai Street, and even all of South City.

They were terrified that Boss Jiang might get into a bad mood one day and just skip town.

They drove back to their residential complex. On the way, Jiang Liu passed an accessories stall and bought a box of hair clips for both Tongtong and Jun Qingmeng.

There were star-shaped ones, little dinosaurs, leaves...

They were colorful and very cute.

"Thank you, Daddy! Tongtong loves them!"

"Hubby, I love them too! You get a kiss as a reward!" Jun Qingmeng offered her delicate, pretty face to Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu pecked her on the cheek.

Her cheek was fragrant and cool.

"Daddy, I want a kissy too!"

"Hubby, I want more!"

"I’m driving. We’ll kiss more when we get home."

Jiang Liu couldn’t take it anymore and quickly made an excuse.

Jun Qingmeng reached out from the back seat and pinched Jiang Liu’s cheek. "You’re so cute! *Giggle*."

She was really falling more and more in love with Jiang Liu.

’If she liked him one hundred percent back in school, now it was one thousand percent!’

In the car, the hit song "Decency" was playing. It was the hottest track of the year, playing on every street corner.

Jiang Liu didn’t really listen to music; this was just a popular song that came up on his music app’s random playlist.

「Back at the complex.」

Jiang Liu parked the car, and the three of them pulled their little cart upstairs.

The cigarettes and alcohol Boss Yan had brought today were also on it.

"Hubby, I’m going to go home and shower. I have to feed the little piglet too."

Jun Qingmeng lifted the cloth bag in her hand.

"Okay, go ahead. Come find me when you’re all nice and clean."

"Hm?"

Surprised, Jun Qingmeng turned to look at the smiling Jiang Liu.

’She hadn’t misheard, had she? Was her boyfriend actually flirting with her?’

Her heart traitorously sped up. "Okay, I’ll make sure I smell extra nice. Will you hold me when we sleep tonight?"

Her face was full of anticipation. Her boyfriend’s scent was just heavenly.

She missed it if she went a single day without smelling it.

"Whatever you want is fine with me. I’m going to take Tongtong to get washed up first. If you come over early, you can wash the strawberries."

"Okay!"

Jun Qingmeng happily returned to her apartment.

The moment she opened the door, she saw Guo Jia lying on the couch, picking at her feet.

Guo Jia had learned from experience. Today, she had timed it perfectly, just waiting for the delicious food to be delivered to her.

Seeing Jun Qingmeng return, Guo Jia excitedly jumped off the sofa. "You’re back early today! What goodies did you bring?"

"My hubby made dough drop soup. I also brought you a portion of ham and a beer."

"Whoa! Ham?! And, huh, dough drop soup? Jiang Liu knows how to make dough drop soup?"

Jun Qingmeng proudly put her hands on her hips and nodded. "Of course. My hubby can make anything."

"Look at that smug little expression. If you had a tail, it’d be wagging up to the sky, wouldn’t it?"

Guo Jia looked at her with disdain.

But her body was honest as she snatched the food and opened it.

The dough drop soup was still hot in its insulated container.

She opened it, and a fresh, fragrant aroma wafted out.

The surface was sprinkled with cilantro. Pinky-sized dough drops, each one smooth and tender, were mixed with chunks of red tomato and fluffy yellow egg, while golden specks of sesame oil floated on top.

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