After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

The two stood frozen at the doorway, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Are you going out?

Did you see the message I just sent you?

After a moment of stunned silence, the two asked almost simultaneously.

Chen Mo held up what he was holding, his expression innocent, and said:

"You've been working hard for days; I thought you were still resting."

"I think I heard my phone ring just now, but I was carrying something and couldn't check it."

As Lan Yujuan slowly changed her shoes, she explained:

"Perhaps because of the event we participated in a few days ago, we attracted a lot of interested new customers, so the store is quite busy today."

"Manager Qi and Qingqing said they were so busy they didn't even have time to drink water, and asked me to go and help them right away."

"I won't be eating at home for lunch today. Put the food in the fridge, and I'll cook when I get back tonight."

With that, Lan Yujuan picked up her bag and was about to leave.

Chen Mo happened to bend down and put down what he was holding.

Seeing that she was about to leave after saying hello, he moved half a step to the side and blocked her way.

Lan Yujuan paused, looked up at Chen Mo, and thought he felt that her greeting was too perfunctory.

After thinking for a moment, he put his hands on his younger brother's shoulders, stood on tiptoe, and kissed his cheek.

"Sweetheart, I love you!"

When the last two words were spoken, they were both dumbfounded.

This was originally a catchphrase that Lan Yujuan had recently learned, a simple phrase she used to appease acquaintances.

But at this moment, in response to Chen Mo's reaction, even his simple catchphrase seemed to become ambiguous.

"Cough, cough!"

Lan Yujuan turned her head, cleared her throat, released Chen Mo, and slowly took half a step back.

"Um, I'm heading out now. Remember to eat lunch..."

After saying that, he prepared to bypass Chen Mo and make his escape.

Unexpectedly, Chen Mo moved half a step to the side and placed his hand directly on the doorknob.

Although those two words had made his ears turn bright red, he still tried his best to appear calm.

"It's almost noon. You're leaving now. What are you planning to eat for lunch?"

As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced toward the kitchen.

Lan Yujuan truthfully stated:

"I plan to order takeout on the way and bring it to the store so I can eat with them."

Chen Mo stopped speaking, took a deep breath, and his brows furrowed noticeably.

He made the decision immediately without even hesitating:

"I won't stop you from going to the store to help out now."

"However, please don't order takeout for lunch."

"I bought a lot of groceries. After I cook them, I'll bring them to the store so we can eat together."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan's lips unconsciously curled into a smile, and she nodded with a beaming grin, "Okay!"

"I'll do as you say and wait for you to bring the food to the store."

Anyway, this wasn't the first time Chen Mo had brought her food.

Not only her, but also Qi Lei and Lan Qingqing were already used to it.

They even occasionally hoped that Chen Mo could free up some time from his work so that he could cook delicious food himself and let them, master and apprentice, benefit from it.

On the one hand, Chen Mo's cooking skills are indeed excellent!

On the other hand, Chen Mo only uses carefully selected ingredients in his cooking. He never looks at the price when buying things; he only buys what he wants.

Not only Lan Yujuan herself, but also Qi Lei and Lan Qingqing tasted many delicacies they had never tasted before.

"Take your time, honey, thank you for your hard work!"

Lan Yujuan is especially happy when there is something delicious to eat, and she is happy to say nice things to make the people around her happy.

She knew very well that Chen Mo would be in an exceptionally good mood every time she called him "husband".

So whenever she felt she had taken advantage of Chen Mo or benefited from his kindness, she would be exceptionally sweet-talking.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Chen Mo's lips unconsciously curled up, but his hand still didn't move away from the doorknob.

Instead, he raised his chin, pointed towards the kitchen, and asked:

Did you see the message I sent you this morning after you woke up?

Lan Yujuan raised her hand and touched her nose, nodding guiltily, "Yes, I saw it."

Chen Mo immediately pressed, "Did you eat the breakfast left in the kitchen?"

Lan Yujuan shook her head gently and mumbled, "No, nothing."

"Mainly because I woke up too late and was in a hurry to get to the store..."

Chen Mo didn't say anything more. He simply bent down to help her change her shoes, then took her wrist and walked towards the kitchen.

"You can go out, but have breakfast first."

When Lan Yujuan finished breakfast and took a taxi to the coffee shop, it was almost noon.

Since the shop only offers coffee and small desserts and does not provide light meals, there are fewer customers at lunchtime each day.

Lan Qingqing was scrolling through her things behind the bar, so tired she barely had the energy to complain. Hearing the sound of a car parking outside, she immediately looked up.

Through the glass door, she immediately saw Lan Yujuan, her eyes lit up instantly, and she put down what she was holding and went out to greet her.

"Sis, you're finally here!"

"Where's the lunch you bought? What are we having for lunch today?"

Lan Qingqing chattered around her, as if she had regained a lot of energy after seeing her.

Lan Yujuan handed over the bag in her hand; it contained bread she had bought on the way here.

"Just grab something to eat first, to tide you over."

"Your brother-in-law is free at noon today and is cooking at home. He'll bring it over in a bit, and we can eat together."

After saying that, she consciously went around to the back of the bar, took off her apron and tied it on, and began to continue the work that Lan Qingqing had not finished.

Not far away, Qi Lei, who had just finished wiping the table, returned carrying a tray full of coffee cups.

"Come on, there are still some left to be brushed!"

After putting down his things, Qi Lei quickly washed his hands and ate. The way the two of them wolfed down their food made it seem like they hadn't eaten for three whole days.

"There are still two tables upstairs that haven't been cleared. After you finish washing this in the sink and this pile on the table, go upstairs and tidy up."

"I've been standing all morning, my butt hasn't even touched a chair. Let me sit down and rest for a bit... Ah~, sitting is so much more comfortable!"