Chapter 1444: Chapter 1445: She Now Wants to Bite People Even More

Duidui obediently hopped off the chair, firmly holding her hand, and said, “Mom, didn’t you say you wanted to eat spicy hotpot? Are we going later?”

“Hmm…”

Rong Yan had mentioned wanting to eat Huangji Spicy Hotpot after the movie, but after that phone call, she suddenly just wanted… to bite someone!

“If you want to eat, we can go. I already had fried chicken and cola, so I’m full now.”

Duidui’s grape-like big eyes stared at her face for a while, as if trying to discern whether she was telling the truth or lying. After a long pause, he turned his head to look at the man beside them and suddenly asked, “Dad, are you going?”

Li Shengxiao pulled open the car door with one hand, seeming surprised that he was being asked. His eagle-like eyes swept over the beautiful little face of the child, then shifted from his face to the silent Rong Yan. He could vaguely guess the reason why the little guy suddenly asked him. Most likely, Duidui wanted to fulfill his mom’s wish for spicy hotpot but didn’t want to suggest it directly, so he dragged his dad into the plan.

Rong Yan bent her finger and flicked Little Baby’s soft forehead, chuckling, “I’m asking you, and yet you’re asking your dad?”

Duidui covered his forehead with his hand, pouting as he looked in Li Shengxiao’s direction.

“Let’s go. I didn’t have dinner anyway.” The man pulled open the car door, standing tall and poised. His hand resting on the car door was well-proportioned, with long, slender fingers—so exquisite they seemed like artwork.

Rong Yan looked at him in surprise, “You didn’t have dinner? Then why didn’t you want anything when I asked you earlier?”

Ever since they stepped into McDonald’s, she’d been asking if he would like some fried chicken or a burger and offered to get it for him. He refused, but now he claimed he hadn’t eaten dinner…

So if Little Baby hadn’t asked him, was he planning to skip dinner entirely tonight?

Li Shengxiao met her gaze, and for some reason, it seemed like he was scalded for a brief moment. His brows furrowed slightly, and he quickly looked away. “I don’t like eating fried food at night.”

“…”

That reason was hard to argue against; it left her without any points to refute.

“Alright, then let’s go and check. It’s late now, so I’m not sure if the hotpot place is still open. If it’s closed, we’ll just head home, and I’ll make you both a bowl of noodles.”

…

They got lucky—the shopkeeper hadn’t packed up for the night yet.

However, most of the food in the shop had already sold out. The shopkeeper made them three bowls of sour and spicy noodles, cooking up all the remaining ingredients in the store to give them a heaping portion.

Then she laughed and said, “You came way too late today. Friday nights are busy, and we usually sell out and close around this time. This is all we have left; I hope you don’t mind. If it’s not enough, let me check the fridge to see if there’s anything else. I can wash and prepare more for you.”

The shop’s business was good, and the ingredients they used were always fresh. Typically, everything sold out by the end of the day, as the owner went to the market early in the morning to get the vegetables and meat. The fridge only held groceries for her family, so there wasn’t much leftover. Even if there was, it was already past 10 PM. Normally, the shopkeeper wouldn’t bother preparing food for just one or two late-night customers and would tell them to come earlier the next day. But she liked Rong Yan and the little one, so she was willing to stay open a little later for them.

Rong Yan didn’t want to inconvenience her, her cheeks flushing as she thanked the shopkeeper, waving her hand. “This is more than enough; you’ve been very generous. We just finished watching a movie and suddenly thought of your hotpot’s flavor, so we rushed over, hoping to try our luck. We didn’t expect to be so lucky that you hadn’t closed yet.”

“Haha, it’s only because it’s you! If it had been anyone else, I’d definitely have told them we were closed.”

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