Jiang Dahai, his mouth watering, repeatedly urged them to hurry.

At eight o’clock.

The family sat down together and finished dinner.

Lin Qiu voluntarily washed the dishes and cleaned the sink.

After tidying up, Lin Qiu and Jiang Dahai let them know they were heading out for a stroll.

The weather was neither cold nor hot—perfect for a walk.

"Daddy, let’s go home!"

Jiang Tongtong happily took Jiang Liu’s hand.

’I get to be with Daddy for the next three days!’

"Wait for me to check the facilities one last time."

"Okay~ Mommy, hold me."

Jun Qingmeng smiled and picked Tongtong up.

"Mwah, Mommy smells so nice."

"Mwah, Tongtong smells nice too."

The two of them kissed each other.

"Daddy, hurry up~"

"Coming, coming."

He closed the shop door.

The workers next door were still on the job, but the noise wasn’t particularly loud.

Jiang Liu sent a few quick replies to Yue Longfan and Hu Yongfa.

The three of them walked side-by-side down the street.

Tongtong held Jiang Liu’s left hand, and Jun Qingmeng held his right.

The big one and the little one had him securely protected in the middle.

On the two-hundred-meter walk to their parking spot,

they once again ran into many of his regular customers, who gave him things.

Everyone was worried he would close up shop and go somewhere else, so they showered him with concern.

They were afraid he was unhappy working here and would just take off.

Jiang Liu didn’t refuse anything he felt like eating.

He also met many new faces, and when he asked, he learned they had just moved into the neighborhood.

Most of them were young people.

"Brother Jiang, when are you planning to open more locations?"

asked a young man in a white shirt, grinning.

"We’ll see."

"If you do open one, you have to announce it in the group chat. I’ll bring everyone from my company over to support you!"

"Okay, thank you."

"Yo, Boss Jiang, you’re a lucky man! Your wife and kid have you surrounded, haha! Tongtong, want some red grapes? Here, take them home and eat."

Tongtong bit her finger and looked at Jiang Liu.

’I want some.’

’But I don’t know him.’

Jiang Liu said with a smile, "Tongtong, this is your Grandpa Li. If you want them, go ahead and take them."

’Oh, Daddy gets me completely.’

Tongtong stood on her tiptoes to take the bag from Uncle Li, giving him a sweet smile.

"Thank you, Grandpa Li. Tongtong likes grapes."

"Haha, I’m glad you like them! Boss Jiang, your daughter is just so delightful."

Uncle Li laughed heartily.

He only had one son, who in turn gave him two grandsons. This made Uncle Li especially fond of little girls. Whenever he saw someone else’s granddaughter, he felt the urge to go over and have a friendly chat.

And that was doubly true for a child as pretty and polite as Tongtong.

「On the way.」

Jiang Liu received more gifts: chestnuts, longans, rock sugar oranges, bananas, and a box of watermelon.

He noticed that the fruit given by the older folks usually came in bags.

Whereas the things from the young white-collar workers were mostly fancy and elaborate.

For example, when the younger people gave him fruit, it was usually pre-cut and packed in exquisite boxes.

You could tell it wasn’t cheap just by looking at it.

Jun Qingmeng pursed her lips to hide a smile and teased, "Jiang Liu, you’re quite the charmer. Every time you come home, it’s like you’ve gone grocery shopping."

"It’s alright. People just like my buns."

"I don’t think so. I think they actually like *you* as a person. Your food might be delicious, but that alone can’t buy you genuine affection. I can see that everyone is truly fond of you."

Jiang Tongtong said with a proud look, "Tongtong wants to be just like Daddy when she grows up!"

Jiang Liu just smiled and said nothing.

The family of three got in the car, chatting away.

Jun Qingmeng sat in the back with Tongtong. The two of them would occasionally whisper secrets in each other’s ears, then burst into giggles, all while sneaking glances at Jiang Liu out of the corners of their eyes.

「When they reached their apartment complex.」

Jun Qingmeng had to go home first to feed her little piggy.

Otherwise, the little piggy would complain!

Jiang Liu had just gotten inside and changed into casual clothes with Tongtong when he received a message from Jun Qingmeng.

Jun Qingmeng: "Hubby! I’m going to go get all squeaky clean, I’ll come find you in a bit~"

"Remember to be a good boy!"

Jiang Liu: "Go on, go on."

After replying, Jiang Liu took Tongtong for her bath.

Tongtong was very happy and cooperative during her bath tonight because she didn’t have to go to kindergarten tomorrow.

After the bath, Jiang Liu plopped a giggling Tongtong onto the sofa.

He went back to the bedroom and bent over, rummaging around.

His daughter was usually the one who organized the wardrobe.

After a minute of searching, Jiang Liu found the suit that Tongtong had folded.

’A wave of exasperation washed over him.’

???

’Good grief!’

’She folded a suit?’

This suit was a gift from Lin Qiu back when Jiang Liu first joined the state-owned enterprise.

The brand seemed to be a small one from Australia.

It wasn’t cheap, costing over five thousand yuan.

That was almost a full month’s salary for Lin Qiu.

It was a slim-fit, single-button, deep blue suit. It was just a little wrinkled from being folded by Tongtong.

Jiang Liu gave a helpless smile.

’Not a big deal.’

’Good thing we have an iron.’

Even if Tongtong flooded the house, he wouldn’t get mad. At most, he’d give her a spanking...

He pulled the iron out from under the bed, plugged it in, and started pressing out the horizontal creases on the suit.

He was done in less than five minutes.

The quality of the fabric was quite good, after all.

Jiang Liu put on the suit jacket and trousers. He paired it with a high-quality black shirt and shiny brown leather shoes.

His entire aura was transformed.

Standing in front of the mirror, Jiang Liu almost didn’t recognize himself.

Handsome!

Unbelievably handsome!

At over 1.8 meters tall, his broad shoulders gave him an impressive presence.

His skin was clear, his features well-defined, his eyes were bright and deep, and his short black hair was neat and tidy.

His chest muscles strained slightly against the fine black shirt—it was a perfect fit!

He stepped out of the bathroom.

Jun Qingmeng had arrived two minutes earlier and was now holding Tongtong, the two of them whispering and laughing together.

Jun Qingmeng looked up, and upon seeing Jiang Liu, she froze for a moment.

Her wide eyes, unblinking, stared at Jiang Liu, practically glowing.

"What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Jiang Liu was being smug, asking a question to which he already knew the answer.

’Alright, alright, you can praise me now!’

Jun Qingmeng covered her small, rosy mouth in an exaggerated gesture of surprise. "Hubby, you look so handsome in a suit!"

"If I didn’t know you, I would’ve thought you were some international superstar!"

It was her first time seeing Jiang Liu in a suit, and she absolutely loved it.

Before, Jiang Liu had always worn sportswear. And while he looked sunny and handsome, it was nothing compared to this stunning aura he had now.

He could be a male model, and a very successful one at that.

"You really know what to say..."

"Hmm?"

Jiang Liu gave a faint smile, took a few steps in his leather shoes, and adjusted his cuffs.

"Wow! I can’t take it! Big Cutie is about to swoon from all this handsomeness!"

"Wow, Daddy is so handsome! Little Cutie is swooning too!" Tongtong said, then closed her eyes and flopped back into Jun Qingmeng’s arms.

Jun Qingmeng’s eyes were filled with little stars.

Pure adoration.

’How can my husband be so handsome?’

Jiang Tongtong wasn’t actually that surprised. She had seen her daddy in a suit many times.

’It’s totally normal.’

"Seeing your stunned little face, does this mean I wasn’t handsome before?" Jiang Liu walked up to Jun Qingmeng and patted her on the head.

"Handsome! You’re always handsome, Hubby!"

Jun Qingmeng had a docile expression on her face, letting Jiang Liu pat her head.

She even leaned her body forward invitingly.

At this moment, the aloof, powerful CEO had turned into Jiang Liu’s little kitten, his for the taking.

"Heh, you’re really something else."

Jiang Liu chuckled and sat on the sofa.

Jun Qingmeng immediately snuggled into his embrace.

She wrapped her arms around Jiang Liu’s neck, her sweet breath brushing against him, her eyes glimmering with affection.

"Hubby, I love you so much."