Reborn in 2006, I met Mr. Zhou from the past.

In the hotel parking lot, Zhou Chenyu parked the car, and the two walked out side by side, casually chatting about dinner arrangements.

"Brother Zhou, when I came over just now, I saw a shopping mall next to the hotel. Why don't we go there to eat?" Su Fengnan suggested.

"What would you like to eat?" Zhou Chenyu asked gently.

Su Fengnan thought for a moment and said, "Let's have mushroom hot pot. I don't really want anything spicy today."

"Okay, then let's go."

The two walked from the parking lot to Longlong Plaza in about five minutes. The fourth floor was a food court, and perhaps because of the holiday, the mall was bustling with people.

They found a mushroom hot pot restaurant around the corner. It wasn't peak dining time yet, and the restaurant wasn't crowded. The two chose a quiet private room and sat down. Just as Zhou Chenyu opened the menu, Su Fengnan's phone rang.

She glanced at the screen; it was Yanzi calling. She then turned to Zhou Chenyu and said, "Brother Zhou, I'm going out to take this call."

Zhou Chenyu was looking down at the menu when she heard this. She looked up at her and nodded gently, "Okay."

Su Fengnan got up and left the private room. Only after confirming that her figure had completely disappeared outside the door did Zhou Chenyu turn his gaze away and continue to order food seriously.

After finishing the call, Su Fengnan didn't go back to the private room directly, but went straight to the cashier and quietly paid for the meal.

As soon as she sat down in the private room, Zhou Chenyu said, "By the way, have your sister and the others returned yet? Why don't we call them and invite them to come over for dinner?"

"They're on the pedestrian street right now, saying there are lots of snacks there, and they'll head back after a while," Su Fengnan replied.

"Was that them who called just now?"

Su Fengnan nodded.

Just then, two waiters came in carrying the mushroom soup base and side dishes.

"Excuse me, may I interrupt?" The waiter placed the soup pot steadily, then poured a large plate of various mushrooms into the steaming broth. He then politely instructed, "All the dishes are served. The mushrooms need to be cooked for at least fifteen minutes before eating. Please let us know if you need anything else during this time."

"Okay," Zhou Chenyu replied, then turned to Su Fengnan, "Do you think we need to add anything else?"

Su Fengnan glanced at the side dishes on the table—chicken slices, crispy pork, meatballs, fish tofu, winter melon, lotus root, and glass noodles—a very generous selection. She shook her head and said, "That's enough. No need to add anything else."

"Please enjoy your meal, both of you." The waiter smiled and left.

Before long, the broth in the pot began to boil vigorously, and the rich aroma of mushrooms gradually filled the entire private room.

Seeing Su Fengnan staring longingly at the soup pot, Zhou Chenyu couldn't help but chuckle: "Hungry? We'll be able to eat in a little while."

Su Fengnan looked away somewhat embarrassed, quickly picked up the teapot on the table, and poured Zhou Chenyu a cup of tea: "Brother Zhou, you've worked hard accompanying me all day. Here, have a cup of tea to soothe your throat. This meal is on me."

Zhou Chenyu thought to himself that if he really didn't let this girl treat him, she would definitely feel bad. But how could he let a young girl pay the bill outside?

"How about this, if you really want to thank me, why don't you go home and cook me a meal yourself another day? That would be more sincere, wouldn't it?"

Su Fengnan's eyes lit up, and she readily agreed, "Okay."

Cooking for herself is not only cleaner and more hygienic, but it also saves a lot of money. Brother Zhou is saving her money. But... she's already secretly paid for this meal. Will he be angry when he finds out the truth?

As Su Fengnan was pondering this, Zhou Chenyu's voice pulled her back to reality: "By the way, the pickled radishes you gave me last time, I chopped them up and stir-fried them with minced meat. My grandma especially liked them."

"Really?" Su Fengnan was overjoyed. "Then when we get back, I'll make her another jar and keep it at home so she can take it whenever she wants."

She secretly planned to add some spiritual spring water to the old man's body so that he could gradually recover and accumulate some good fortune for herself.

Zhou Chenyu watched her holding the teacup, her eyes crinkling with a smile, and remained silent. Su Fengnan waited a while without hearing a response, then softly repeated herself.

This time, Zhou Chenyu could no longer suppress the smile on her lips, and she responded softly, "Okay."

During the meal, Zhou Chenyu naturally took care of Su Fengnan, constantly piling food into her bowl until it was piled up like a small mountain and could no longer hold any more.

"Brother Zhou, don't just keep putting food on my plate, eat some yourself too." Su Fengnan said helplessly.

"You're overusing your brain every day right now, you need to eat more," Zhou Chenyu gently advised. "Have some soup later, mushroom soup is very nourishing."

Since he had already said that, Su Fengnan couldn't refuse his kindness, so she could only softly agree, "Okay, thank you, Brother Zhou."

"You're welcome, please eat."

Before long, Zhou Chenyu saw that she had eaten all the food he had picked up, and a strange sense of joy welled up in his heart.

The two enjoyed their meal very much. Su Fengnan not only finished all the food in her bowl, but also drank a large bowl of delicious mushroom soup. However, she was indeed quite full after eating so much.

When it came time to pay the bill, Zhou Chenyu discovered that Su Fengnan had already secretly paid, and he felt a sense of helplessness.

However, when he got down to the first floor, he made an excuse to go to the supermarket on the basement floor of the mall and bought a bag of fruit and snacks, which he then gave to Su Fengnan when he returned to the hotel.

"Brother Zhou, what are you doing..." Su Fengnan was about to refuse.

Zhou Chenyu didn't give her a chance to refuse, saying naturally, "This is fruit for dessert, I bought it especially for you. You can save the snacks to tide you over if you get hungry tonight."

Seeing his resolute attitude, Su Fengnan had no choice but to accept it.

When Su Fengnan returned to the hotel room, Su Fengxia and Su Fengyan were already back, fast asleep on the hotel bed. Seeing this, Su Fengnan didn't wake them.

With the matter about to be settled, Su Fengnan was in a great mood. Unexpectedly, in her excitement, she ended up writing until 2 a.m. that night.

The two younger sisters woke up after sleeping for two hours and, seeing the fruit and snacks on the table, happily helped to finish half of them.

That night, the three sisters squeezed into one bed just like when they were little, and slept very soundly.

The next day, Su Fengxia stayed at the hotel to watch TV, while Su Fengnan took Su Fengyan and Zhou Chenyu to meet designer Mei.

When Zhou Chenyu saw Su Fengnan and Su Fengyan, he felt that the two were starkly contrasting. Su Fengnan was quiet and gentle, and even without makeup, she was still beautiful and charming. She wore a white shirt and a high-waisted navy blue pleated skirt, still wearing the same white canvas shoes as yesterday, and carrying a casual backpack, simple yet elegant.

Meanwhile, Su Fengyan, with her afro, white T-shirt, and jeans, sported a non-mainstream look, making her appear like a truant student who hadn't reached adulthood.

Once in the car, Su Fengnan introduced her to Zhou Chenyu: "Brother Zhou, this is my cousin, Su Fengyan."

Zhou Chenyu glanced at Yanzi in the rearview mirror. She sat there properly, looking restrained, and the more he looked at her, the more she resembled a minor who didn't like studying. He secretly guessed that his cousin had probably dropped out of school.

"She'll be the manager once the dessert shop opens. She'll also help supervise the renovations, which is why I brought her along," Su Fengnan explained.

"Are you an adult?" Zhou Chenyu asked casually.

"Huh?" Su Fengnan didn't react for a moment, and after thinking for a few seconds, she smiled speechlessly, "Brother Zhou, my cousin is only two months younger than me, of course she's an adult."

"I entered the workforce quite early, and my family stopped letting me continue my studies after I finished junior high school," came Su Fengyan's light, airy voice from the back seat.

Both Zhou Chenyu and Su Fengnan felt a pang of regret upon hearing this.