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

Without even thinking, Lan Yujuan shook her head and refused, "I won't help."

"I'm willing to help with anything else, as long as it's within my ability."

"But matters of the heart require mutual consent and a bit of fate. I don't want to get involved in other people's karma."

After saying that, leaving Lan's mother still looking bewildered, she quickly grabbed her things and slipped back to her study.

"Hey, this girl..."

"Teacher Lan, look at your daughter, whose personality does she take after?"

"He's a complete idiot outside, but once he's home, he's smarter than a monkey!"

Not far away, the father was playing with stickers with the little guy. All sorts of stickers were stuck all over his head and face, and even his cane was almost covered with them.

When Mr. Lan heard his wife complaining to him, he suppressed a laugh and said:

"These things can't be rushed. You have to wait for your daughter to figure it out herself."

"Since she doesn't want to go, then forget it!"

"Anyway, I also feel that the two families' financial situations are too different, so even if I go, it doesn't necessarily mean it will work out."

Mother Lan sat on the sofa, looking worried, and sighed:

"I'm not saying I hope we'll hit it off on the first try."

"Our main goal is to help our daughter move on from the shadows of the past and meet other people. The world is so big, there are plenty of good men out there!"

"Look at her now, she stays in her study all day long. Except for taking the kids outside to play, she basically never goes out."

"Besides, we've both met that kid over there. He's exceptionally talented! Not only does he come from a wealthy family, but we also know his background well."

"It's not that I'm hoping my daughter will marry into a wealthy family, but if the man is well-off, he'll have the means to support his wife and children. Even if things don't go perfectly smoothly, at least he won't become a parasite, right?"

"Even if we can't reach an agreement after meeting, it's fine to just be ordinary friends."

Mr. Lan scratched his head and casually said:

"Then why don't you just let things take their course and let them start as ordinary friends?"

"Didn't our daughter want to open a coffee shop? We definitely need to find a storefront first."

"Ask that kid if he knows any suitable storefronts. If he has time later, have him take his daughter to look around!"

"Who says that meeting up necessarily has to be done at a restaurant?"

"The important thing is to meet each other first, leave an impression, and exchange contact information."

Upon hearing this, Mother Lan immediately clapped her hands in praise:

"Teacher Lan, you truly are our family's genius!"

"Okay, we'll do it your way!"

"I'll contact the real estate agency right now and have them shortlist a few suitable storefronts. We'll arrange a time later, and the kid will drive my daughter to look around."

"What kind of meaningful conversation can you have just by sitting down for a meal? A person's values ​​and charm can only be truly seen when faced with real situations!"

When Mr. Lan heard this arrangement, he was completely dumbfounded.

"Oh, that's not what I meant..."

In the blink of an eye, the Lantern Festival is over.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Lan Xiaoman started kindergarten.

Standing at the kindergarten gate, watching that little figure happily running towards the new school, Lan Yujuan couldn't help but shed tears.

It turns out, it wasn't that my daughter couldn't live without me. All along, it was me who couldn't live without my daughter.

"Don't cry." A hand reached out from the side and handed over a clean handkerchief.

"The uncle and aunt said that the little one really likes the atmosphere and environment of this kindergarten, and the teachers there are all very nice," the man said in a low, comforting voice.

Lan Yujuan took the handkerchief, wiped her eyes haphazardly, and looked up at Chen Mo, her voice a little hoarse.

"I was taking the kids to school, why did you follow me?"

Chen Mo stood casually beside her, one hand in his pocket, and smiled lightly:

"I heard you're planning to open a coffee shop?"

"I know a few decent locations nearby with storefronts that are currently vacant."

"If you're free today, I'd like to take you around?"

Lan Yujuan became interested immediately when she heard that it was about looking at storefronts.

Even the separation anxiety that I subconsciously felt when I took my daughter to school for the first time just now vanished instantly.

"Really? You're free? I have time right now!"

Chen Mo nodded slightly, "Okay."

"Let's go then! Take my car."

Lan Yujuan was filled with anticipation and subconsciously followed him, but before she had taken more than a few steps, Chen Mo stopped.

Lost in thought, she didn't notice and bumped into his back.

"Hey, why don't you walk?" Lan Yujuan said, helping him to his feet.

Chen Mo turned around and said in a low voice with a smile, "We've arrived."

Before she could react, a brand-new women's helmet was shoved into Lan Yujuan's hands.

Next to where the two were standing, there was an electric motorcycle parked.

"Don't just stand there dumbfounded, put on your helmet and get on the bus!"

Lan Yujuan silently put on her helmet, revealing a section of her fair neck.

It's only a few hundred meters from home to kindergarten.

To save time in the morning, she changed her shoes, put on only a trench coat, and strolled out with her daughter.

In winter, before even setting off on an electric motorcycle, she already felt like shrinking her neck.

Just as she was about to get into the car, Chen Mo seemed to finally realize something, and his brow furrowed slightly.

"Come here."

Lan Yujuan walked ahead, and a strange idea suddenly popped into her head:

"You don't mean to expect me to drive, do you? I don't know the way either!"

Chen Mo suppressed a laugh, took off his scarf, and awkwardly wrapped it around her neck.

"Don't worry, you don't need to drive."

"The scarf is new; this is the first time I'm wearing it."

"Alright, get in the car!"