He went to produce some more buns in the middle of the night. This time, he didn’t make too many—just eight thousand.

He slacked off a bit.

「The next morning.」

When Jiang Liu opened his eyes, he found Jun Qingmeng and Tongtong lying beside him, watching him.

The two of them had woken up ten minutes ago and had just been lying next to Jiang Liu, watching him ever since.

The three of them exchanged a smile, then got up to wash and get ready.

Jun Qingmeng was the first to finish. She called a car.

She walked over and hugged Jiang Liu. "Hubby... I’m heading back for now. I’ll see you at noon!"

She planned to go back to where she’d parked her car. She also had a house she’d bought there.

It had been empty for a long time, though.

"Alright. Be careful on the way, and let me know in advance if anything comes up."

"Mmm..." Jun Qingmeng hugged Jiang Liu, unwilling to let go, and nuzzled his cheek.

She turned and left, leaving behind the faint scent of her hair.

Jiang Liu took Tongtong to the shop.

The rain had stopped late last night, but the leaves on the trees lining the road were still dripping with raindrops.

He parked the car.

Jiang Liu held Tongtong’s hand.

Xia Changzhi, standing in line, asked with a smile, "Boss Jiang, where’s your girlfriend? Didn’t she come with you today?"

"Nope." Jiang Liu explained with a smile, "The two of us are going to meet her dad at noon, so she went home to get all dolled up."

"Oh, that’s wonderful! That’s great news, haha."

"Is my Goddess Jun about to become a wife?"

"So it’s true, all the good girls are taken!"

The young office workers in line immediately sighed in collective disappointment.

They had never seen such a beautiful girl before, and now she was about to marry someone else right in front of them.

It was a bitter pill to swallow.

Xiao Han and her friends had looks of envy on their faces.

Rui Ning’s eyes, however, were sparkling with excitement.

"Is Boss Jiang going to meet Old Jun? Holy crap, a clash of titans! They might even get into a fight!"

"I wonder where they’re meeting. I want to hide under the table and watch the drama unfold."

Yang Zishan retorted sullenly, "More like get a face full of their PDA! Brother Jiang is so outstanding, I bet Old Jun will be laughing his head off!"

She had a lot of faith in Jiang Liu.

Just then, it dawned on Xiao Han, and she quickly asked, "Boss Jiang, if you’re going to the meeting at noon, then who’s going to cook for us??"

"Yeah, Brother Jiang, I can’t live without my buns, you know? Hey, Mom, could you bring me my knife? I need to ask Boss Jiang a few things!"

...Jiang Liu said, "We’ll be temporarily closed for lunch."

"Damn it! I might as well starve to death!"

A customer asked, "Closed for lunch, what about dinner?"

"For dinner, it depends. If I’m done with everything, I’ll come back and open up."

"Alright."

"This sucks. No Happiness Cafeteria for us."

"Great, now we have nowhere to eat lunch. Boss Jiang, you have to come back quickly, or a bunch of us will starve to death."

The customers were all a little dejected.

The smiles vanished from their faces.

Jiang Liu went back to work in the shop.

Without Jun Qingmeng there with him, it felt a little strange.

Jiang Liu had gotten used to Jun Qingmeng bustling about helping him, or chattering away with Tongtong and pestering him by his side.

After he finished producing the buns,

Jiang Liu sent Jun Qingmeng a message: "Are you back yet?"

BUZZ.

Jun Qingmeng’s phone, which was on the table, vibrated.

She was standing in the living room of a house decorated in a simple, fashionable style.

This villa was in a more suburban area. She had bought it during college, but because it was too remote, she had never lived in it, only occasionally hiring someone to clean it.

When Jun Qingmeng saw Jiang Liu’s message, a sweet smile appeared on her cold and beautiful face. The ice queen had come to life.

"I just got back. I miss you a lot."

"It feels a little strange without you here."

Jiang Liu: "Me too."

Jun Qingmeng: "(Hugs) I’ll try my best to survive until noon, then. I don’t want to pass out from missing you so much!"

She put down her phone.

Jun Qingmeng went upstairs, entered her room, and opened her closet.

It was filled with a dazzling array of clothes.

All of them were designer brands.

She also had separate closets for her shoes and her lingerie.

There were so many clothes.

Jun Qingmeng chose a light blue casual blazer with a black, form-fitting, crew-neck long-sleeved shirt underneath, which perfectly outlined her figure.

She then opened her jewelry box and put on a diamond-studded, butterfly-shaped necklace and stud earrings, and slipped on a pair of light blue high heels.

After changing her clothes,

Jun Qingmeng sat down in front of her vanity mirror, turned on the light, and let her hair fall over her shoulders. She defined her eyebrows and applied a bayberry-colored lipstick.

After more than ten minutes of primping,

The Jun Qingmeng in the mirror now had a completely different aura from her usual self.

She now radiated a noble, cold beauty that warned strangers to keep their distance. It was a stunning sight, yet one that dared not be defiled. The sweet approachability she had as a kindergarten teacher was completely gone.

Jun Qingmeng looked at her reflection, and the thought of the look on Jiang Liu’s face when he failed to recognize her made the corners of her mouth curve into a beautiful smile.

BUZZ.

Jiang Liu: "You didn’t eat before you left. Don’t forget to grab something."

The sweet smile returned to Jun Qingmeng’s face. "But I don’t want to eat, Hubby. What should I do? Your little wife only wants to eat the food you make."

Jiang Liu: "Be good and just eat a little something. It’s bad for your stomach if you don’t. I’ll make you a big feast tonight to make up for it."

Jun Qingmeng: "Alright then, I’ll listen to you! Mwah!"

No matter what her status was or what kind of woman she became, she was still Jiang Liu’s sweet and caring little wife.

Jiang Liu held his phone and smiled. "Mwah!"

Jun Qingmeng put her phone in her bag.

From the safe, she took out the keys to a Bentley Mulsanne.

This model was Bentley’s flagship sedan, boasting an elegant and refined exterior and a luxurious interior, with a price tag comparable to a Rolls-Royce Phantom.

「Meanwhile.」

Jun Xinghe, with a cold expression, boarded a plane with two burly bodyguards.

For some reason, he felt very agitated.

He even felt like hitting someone.

In short, he was in a terrible mood!

At 7:10 AM,

Jiang Liu opened the shop for business.

Knowing that Jiang Liu wouldn’t be open for lunch, the customers rushed into the shop like a crazed mob.

"Give me forty-five buns! A plate of ham, and pack up some beef soup for me to go, plus two bottles of beer!"

"A plate of tuna sashimi, a dozen or so buns, and three bottles of juice, Brother Jiang."

The older customers all went wild.

Their eyes were glowing green with hunger.

They looked like they wanted to buy the entire steamer.

’What if Boss Jiang doesn’t open for dinner either? What will we eat then?!’

Xiao Han leaned on the counter and asked, "Boss Jiang, are you planning to get married? Will you still run the shop afterward? Are you having a wedding banquet? Will there be beef at the banquet?"

"Yeah, Brother Jiang, Sister Jun’s family is worth hundreds of billions! Once you become President Jun’s husband, all of that will be yours."

The group was incredibly nervous.

They were terrified Jiang Liu would blurt out that he was closing for good.

The other customers also perked up their ears, listening nervously.

After listening, Jiang Liu answered with a smile, "I might close for the wedding, but I’ll be right back to open the shop again after it’s over."

The neighborhood regulars immediately breathed a collective sigh of relief.

’That scared the hell out of us.’

They’d suddenly heard that Boss Jiang was getting married, and that girl, Qingmeng, was a rich heiress. If they had a wife like that, who would bother running a shop?

"As long as you’re staying open, that’s all that matters! Boss Jiang, I’m rooting for you! If there’s a spot at the wedding, I’m coming!"

"Pfft, even if there’s no seat for me, I’ll just sit by the door and eat!"

"Either way, I’m definitely giving Boss Jiang a wedding gift. I’ve never given a wedding gift to anyone in my life, but I absolutely can’t be stingy with Boss Jiang!"

Before long, everyone started discussing whether Boss Jiang’s delicious food would be served at the banquet—the kind of table with several hundred buns.

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