"The happy pond, when planted, dreams turn into oceans, with round eyes and big mouths, singing loudly, lend me a pair of wings, and I can fly to the sun. I believe, the miracle is upon me."

"La..."

"With you alongside, leap.frog."

"La..."

Xuanxuan’s childish voice and Ye Wen’s sweet voice resonated inside the car, the cheerful melody lightening the previously somewhat dull atmosphere.

Coupled with Xuanxuan’s adorable dance moves...

Oh, how cute and endearing!

Throughout the journey, Huang Tao listened to their songs as if spring breeze had arrived, his mood becoming more joyful.

After driving for over half an hour, they reached the vicinity of the store.

Xuanxuan and Ye Wen both looked outside through the car window.

Xuanxuan was particularly curious, looking around excitedly: "Daddy, is the new store we’re visiting here?"

The buildings here are all new high-rises of over a dozen floors, the term "skyscrapers" wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

The road is spacious, a four-lane one, the street shops are numerous. Next door is New World, and there are several banks, shopping malls, and office buildings nearby, filled with a strong commercial vibe.

Huang Tao got lucky, just arriving when another car left a parking spot, skillfully parking his white BYD electric car, he said, "Yep, the storefront we’re visiting is right around here."

Once the car stopped, Huang Tao and Ye Wen got out together.

Both had the same idea, wanting to open the car door for Xuanxuan in the back seat. As Ye Wen reached the rear seat’s door and stretched out her hand to open it, Huang Tao, who was approaching quickly from behind, didn’t notice her action at all, and instinctively reached for the rear seat’s door as well.

In an instant...

Huang Tao’s hand clasped onto Ye Wen’s hand on the car handle.

Cool and soft.

Feeling the warmth spreading across her hand, Ye Wen’s pretty face instantly heated up, her heartbeat fluttered like a deer, and a blush uncontrollably appeared on her fair face, adding a hint of allure to her purity.

A bashful beauty is truly enchanting!

Huang Tao felt a sense of delight and his heart skipped a few beats. Realizing the situation, he quickly withdrew his hand, smiling awkwardly yet politely: "Let me do it..."

"Ah... Oh... Okay..."

Ye Wen, still recovering from the surprise, stammered a response, then quietly withdrew her hand, smoothing the hair blown loose by the wind back behind her ears to ease her nervousness.

Yes.

Did this count as indirect hand-holding?

The thought of the warmth from Huang Tao’s palm deepened the blush on her pretty face.

Huang Tao opened the car door and lifted Xuanxuan from the car seat.

Xuanxuan’s eyes were filled with curiosity as she looked toward the street.

Seeing Ye Wen’s flushed face, Xuanxuan exclaimed with surprise and concern like discovering a new world: "Ye, why is your face red? Are you having a fever?"

"..."

Ye Wen hadn’t expected Xuanxuan to notice so quickly.

I mean.

Was her face really that red?

Her eyes showed a hint of panic, avoiding Xuanxuan’s gaze, she made up an excuse: "I... I’m not... It’s just the sun was quite strong this morning, and it made my face red."

Is that so?

Xuanxuan raised her little head, looking at the sun in the sky, hoping to feel if today’s sun is as Ye described and see if it could redden her little face.

Why ask why?

Just that a red face looks good!

Xuanxuan reached out to touch her own face, and checked the car’s window to see if her face was reddened.

Yet why is her little face still cool, not warm or red?

Pleasantly blinking her big eyes, she pleaded: "Ye, I want to turn red too, can you teach me?"

"I can’t, it’s just..."

Ye Wen was fully embarrassed.

As she felt at a loss, Huang Tao spoke to divert Xuanxuan’s attention: "Xuanxuan, look, Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle Zhao Hao are coming over."

"Quickly, wave your hand and call out so they see us."

"Okay~"

Xuanxuan nodded obediently, happily waving her little hands at Grandpa, Grandma, and Zhao Hao who were not far away: "Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Zhao Hao, Aunt Linya, we’re here! We’re here!"

"Hey~"

Huang Yide and the others waved in response, cheerfully approaching.

Getting closer.

Song Cailian and Zhang Linya immediately noticed Ye Wen’s change.

Her pretty face is really red!

Apparently.

Before they arrived, something must have happened between Ye Wen and Huang Tao that the others weren’t aware of.

As for what this little episode was?

It was definitely the ambiguous scent of a hormonal collision!

The kind that’s super enticing, super flirtatious, and super heart-fluttering!

Otherwise, Ye Wen’s face wouldn’t be so red.

To avoid adding to their embarrassment, they both saw through it but didn’t point it out, just sneakily glanced at Ye Wen, then at Huang Tao, showing a knowing smile, and continued to play the role of the ignorant.

Seeing everyone had arrived, Huang Tao suggested, "Let’s head over."

Everyone nodded and followed him into the bustling street.

Xuanxuan, the little one, found the scenery quite novel and kept looking around curiously.

The shop wasn’t far from the parking spot, and after walking a few dozen steps, they saw Jiang Mingtao and his assistant Ding Cheng in casual attire.

Upon seeing Huang Tao and the others coming over, Jiang Mingtao greeted with a smile, "Boss Huang, you’ve come!"

Huang Tao stepped forward and apologized with a smile, "General Manager Jiang, have you been waiting long? Xuanxuan, say hello to Grandpa."

He nodded his chin towards Xuanxuan at the end, gesturing to her.

Xuanxuan obediently greeted, "Hello, Grandpa."

"Hello, dear."

Jiang Mingtao kindly smiled while patting Xuanxuan’s little head, replying to Huang Tao’s earlier question with a smile, "No, I just got here a while ago."

Huang Tao gave a slight smile, "General Manager Jiang, I really have to thank you this time."

"Here, this is some food, take it with you, heat it up later and then eat it."

Jiang Mingtao took the food bag, his grin widening almost to his ears, "Alright, let’s skip the chit-chat and get down to business, sort that out first, and then Assistant Ding and I can return to the company for food."

"Okay!"

Huang Tao nodded, explaining the situation: "But this morning’s breakfast was personally made by Jiang Chao and Xu Hao."

"Ah..."

Jiang Mingtao’s smile froze mid-air.

Although the pan-fried buns made by his son also tasted quite good, compared to Huang Tao’s, there’s still a bit of a gap.

Suddenly, the breakfast in the food bag doesn’t seem as appealing anymore!

Xuanxuan sweetly said, "Grandpa, the buns Uncle Jiang Chao made are almost like my daddy’s, very tasty! I ate a lot of them this morning~"

They say children speak the truth.

It must have been quite delicious, right?

"Is that so! Then Grandpa should try one first."

He opened the food bag.

A rich aroma rushed forth.

The steam had made the buns a bit soft.

He couldn’t wait to pick one up and, without any pretensions, took a bite right at the entrance of the shop.

"Sizzle..."

A burst of rich soup gushed out, instantly filling the entire mouth.

These pan-fried buns...

The crust was soft, the bottom was crispy, the filling was generous, and each bite exploded with juice.

Almost the same as the ones Boss Huang made.

Jiang Mingtao swallowed the juice, closed his eyes to savor it for a moment, and then asked excitedly, "Boss Huang, are these pan-fried buns really made by my son?"

During the Chinese New Year, he had several meals of the pan-fried buns Jiang Chao made, but none were as delicious as these!

Faced with Jiang Mingtao’s query, Huang Tao wasn’t surprised at all; he nodded and said, "Yes, from kneading the dough to making the filling, to wrapping and frying, it was all done by Jiang Chao independently. I was just supervising on the side."

"Boss Huang, not only are you a superb cook, but you’re also great at mentoring!"

Jiang Mingtao realized that his son’s perfect batch of pan-fried buns was all thanks to Huang Tao’s excellent guidance!

From now on, he can have his son make some whenever he’s craving pan-fried buns!

At this moment.

He felt that his son’s insistence on learning culinary skills from Huang Tao was the right choice, and was grateful he didn’t stubbornly stop him back then; otherwise, he wouldn’t have gotten to taste his son’s delicious pan-fried buns!

He also started fantasizing about his son mastering all of Huang Tao’s skills.

That way.

He wouldn’t have to step out of the house to enjoy delicious meals.

Initially, Ding Cheng thought it was just his boss’s fondness for his son clouding his judgment, but after tasting them, he also found them delicious, even though they were a bit cold, the texture was still great.

There’s no denying it; where there is a great teacher, there is a great student!

His admiration for Huang Tao overflowed.

With one bun yet to finish, the group entered the shop.

They met the landlord and the former hot pot restaurant owner.