Chapter 5: Dad

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Uncle, I got lost from my Mom. I’m so cute and good-looking; I keep feeling like everyone on the streets is harboring impure intentions towards me. What should I do if they sell me?” Ye Xiaomo said.

Zhao Gushen: “…”

It truly has been such a long time since he had come across such a thick-skinned child.

“Do you recognize me?” Zhao Gushen pointed towards himself and asked the boy.

Ye Xiaomo shook his head.

“So how do you know that I won’t sell you off?” Zhao Gushen sneered.

Who would have imagined that Ye Xiaomo’s finger would point towards that Cullinan next to Zhao Gushen? “You look like a rich man at a glance, so you don’t need to sell me for money.”

Zhao Gushen snorted, “How do you know that I don’t rely on children trafficking to become rich?”

Ye Xiaomo blinked his large, innocent eyes twice, “Then, should I shout that you’re abducting me?”

Zhao Gushen: “…”

Ha. Ha. Ha. It really has been such a long time since he had come across such an obnoxious child.

Standing by the side, Xiao Ruofeng quietly pulled Zhao Gushen aside before he spoke in a soft voice. “Young Master Shen, if we don’t go over soon, there won’t be any seat left for us.”

Following the direction that Xiao Ruofeng was pointing towards, Ye Xiaomo spoke to Zhao Gushen in realization, “Uncle, are you guys going to eat wonton?”

Without waiting for Zhao Gushen’s reply, Ye Xiaomo spoke again, “Who would have thought that you guys would eat from roadside stalls too?”

“You sure are an interesting little guy. Why wouldn’t we know how to eat from roadside stalls?” Xiao Ruofeng asked with a smile.

“Look. Those who go there to eat are young people who have to clock in and out of work, and office workers,” Ye Xiaomo’s fat little fingers pointed. “This uncle is dressed so smartly that he doesn’t match the image of roadside stalls at all.”

Zhao Gushen took a look and indeed, the customers who had already sat down were all dressed casually—looking very incompatible compared to him.

Ye Xiaomo lowered his voice and asked mysteriously. “Why do you two have to eat there? From your appearance, even the stall owner will feel that it’s strange, right?”

Zhao Gushen: “…”

Why did he have to say so much to this child?

This child must be toxic!

But he didn’t expect that Xiao Ruofeng would crouch down and level his gaze with Ye Xiaomo’s.

“To tell you the truth, our Young Master Shen has many high-end restaurants under his belt. But for this period of time, we’ve been hearing a lot of feedback from people saying that our restaurant might be an ‘internet celebrity’ for wontons, but we still can’t compare to this roadside stall here. This is why we came here—to try their wontons for ourselves and see what’s going on.”

“Wow! Business rivals!” Ye Xiaomo was struck with a sudden epiphany.

Zhao Gushen: “…”

Who the heck is business rivals with this roadside stall!

“Then, if you people look like this, it will be too easy to arouse the stall owner’s suspicions!” Ye Xiaomo declared, “Want me to help?”

“…” The corner of Zhao Gushen’s eye twitched once. “Don’t you want to go find your mom, whom you got separated from first?”

“Don’t mind such trivial details,” Ye Xiaomo waved his hand in dismissal before he suddenly slid down from Zhao Gushen’s leg.

All of a sudden, Ye Xiaomo grabbed onto Zhao Gushen’s pants and yelled, “Dad, I want to eat wonton! I want to eat wonton!”

Zhao Gushen: “…”

He didn’t have a son this old!

Ye Xiaomo’s acting skills were excellent. He behaved exactly as though he was a child who would throw a tantrum at any moment if he didn’t get what he wanted.

“Go! Go! Go! We’ll bring you there!” Xiao Ruofeng spoke in a hurry.

Hence, the two adults and small child successfully sat down at one of the remaining tables.

“What do you want to eat?” asked a waiter who came over, without any suspicions at all.

“Three bowls of your signature wontons,” Zhao Gushen replied.

“Then, that would be the shrimp version,” the waiter said before he left. Along the way, he shouted, “Three bowls of shrimp wonton!”

Ye Xiaomo raised his thumb up, “See? Doesn’t this look like no one suspects us now?”