Divorced and Determined: The CEO’s Ex-Wife Fights for Love

Chapter 131 Daddy, Put Mommy’s Finger in Your Mouth to Stop the Bleeding!

Twenty-five pounds of mung beans—Lu Xiyao used her tiny hands to scrub them for a long time. Then, using all her strength, she drained the water and rinsed them repeatedly.

After carefully washing the mung beans five times, the little one finally finished.

“Daddy, I’m done!”

Meanwhile, Lu Qin had finished kneading the dough and left it to rest on the counter. He had precisely timed the resting period to the second. Without using a timer, he glanced at his phone and memorized the time.

“Yao Yao, I’ll handle the rest.”

Lu Qin poured the mung beans into a stainless steel heating pot, adding six times the amount of water, yellow rock sugar, and lemon slices. Finally, he took a large amount of ice from the freezer and added it to the pot.

Adding ice helped the mung beans soften faster during cooking. Just as he started cooking the mung bean soup, he suddenly heard a soft gasp.

“Ah!”

Lu Qin quickly turned around and saw Shen Muyan frowning slightly, holding her finger.

“What happened?”

“Mommy, what’s wrong?”

Both Lu Qin and Lu Xiyao hurried over.

“I got pricked by the shrimp head’s sharp point. I think I’m bleeding.”

It was just a minor cut, but it still stung.

“Daddy, quick! Put Mommy’s finger in your mouth! It will stop the bleeding!”

The little one’s mischievous mind sparked with an idea.

Lu Qin: “…”

Shen Muyan: “…”

“Yao Yao, you need to stop watching those weird TV shows. A lot of what they say isn’t true.”

“Oh.”

Lu Qin gently held Shen Muyan’s injured finger. Her skin was delicate and cool to the touch.

“It’s not a big deal. These shrimp are quite clean, but to prevent any bacterial infection, I’ll squeeze the blood out.”

“Okay.”

Shen Muyan trusted him completely. She had never peeled shrimp before and had never been pricked by one. She thought she could just slap on a band-aid and be fine.

“Hiss… it hurts!”

“Bear with it… done.”

Lu Qin carefully squeezed out a few drops of blood from her fingertip. Then, he took a bar of soap and washed her hand thoroughly before drying it and applying a Pikachu-themed band-aid.

Shen Muyan looked at Lu Qin’s sharp features.

He was so careful and focused that it warmed her heart. Her entire hand was wrapped in his. She could feel his warmth.

A faint blush appeared on her fair cheeks. Under the kitchen lights, her face glowed beautifully.

“Haah~ Haah~”

Lu Xiyao gently blew on her mom’s finger.

“Mommy, I’ll blow on it for you. It’ll heal faster!”

Shen Muyan ruffled the little one’s hair.

“Alright, you two won’t be able to help with the rest. Go rest in the living room.”

With that, she and Yao Yao were kicked out of the kitchen.

In the living room, Lu Xiyao handed her mother a glass of lemon water.

“Mommy, have some water.”

Shen Muyan took a sip—sweet and tangy, perfectly balanced. Lu Qin’s lemon water tasted different from any she had before. Everything he made was special.

“Mommy, I heard that eating ice cream makes minor injuries heal faster. Do you want to try it?”

The little one’s big, sparkly eyes shined with expectation.

“Who told you that?”

“A little fairy.”

“This little fairy… is her name Lu Xiyao?”

“Hehe~!”

“If you call me a fairy, I’ll get you an ice cream.”

“Fairy~!” The little one immediately called out.

“Now say, ‘Mommy, you’re the best mommy in the whole world.’ Let me hear it.”

“Mommy, you’re the best mommy in the whole world~!”

The little one shouted enthusiastically.

“Alright, I’ll go get it for you.”

Shen Muyan got up and walked towards the fridge.

“Awesome~!”

The little one was pleased with herself.

With just a few sweet words, she had tricked her mom into getting her an ice cream.

“Mommy, I want vanilla-flavored. It’s on the top shelf of the freezer.”

“Got it, wait here.”

Shen Muyan walked to the fridge, but instead of opening it, she slid open the kitchen door.

“Lu Qin, your daughter wants ice cream. I wouldn’t let her have it, and she called me a bad mommy. What should we do?”

She reported the crime in all seriousness.

Lu Xiyao: “???”

Lu Qin turned off the stove and walked out with a serious expression.

“Lu Xiyao! No ice cream for you next week!”

Lu Xiyao: “!!!”

“Waaah~!”

Sneaky Mommy! I’ve been tricked!

Lu Qin went back to the kitchen, while Shen Muyan happily took out a vanilla ice cream for herself and sat on the couch, enjoying it.

The little one pouted, swallowing her saliva.

“Sweetheart, do you want some?”

Shen Muyan teased.

The little one nodded vigorously.

“Oh no, my legs feel a bit sore. Maybe I walked too much and got tired.”

She stretched her long, fair legs onto the coffee table. The little one got the hint right away and started massaging her mom’s legs with her tiny hands.

As Shen Muyan enjoyed her ice cream and a massage from her daughter, she felt incredibly content.

“Mommy, eat slower. Save some for me.”

In the end, the little one traded five minutes of leg massage for one-third of the ice cream. She ate it happily, even licking the stick for a long time.

In the kitchen, Lu Qin finished making—Mung Bean Soup (from 25 lbs of beans), 312 boxes of Bingjing Cakes, 850 Crystal Shrimp Dumplings, 200 cups of Osmanthus Oolong Milk Tea and 80 lbs of Anyang Rice Noodles, packed in clean baskets and covered with gauze. Everything was ready. He loaded everything onto his three-wheeler food cart.

“You drive Yao Yao. I’ll ride the three-wheeler. We’re heading to University Town Night Market.”

“Let’s go!”

The little one pumped her tiny fist in excitement.

At the Night Market, when they arrived, Shen Muyan finally realized how popular Lu Qin’s food stall was. A huge crowd of eager customers—easily 80 to 100 people—were already waiting in line.

They weren’t even open yet, but the customers had arrived early!

“Boss Lu! Finally, you’re here! Do you know how close I was to suing you for intentional starvation? You owe me ten orders of fried rice noodles as compensation!”

“Boss Lu, is this the little boss and the lady boss? Wow, they’re both beauties!”

“That must be Mrs. Lu! Damn, with this face and body, only a woman like her could match Boss Lu!”

“I’m starving! If I spit now, I’d probably find twenty hunger bugs in my saliva!”

“Boss Lu has it all—savory, sweet, main courses, snacks, drinks. It’s a one-stop shop for night market cravings!”

Regular customers quickly helped set up the stall—unfolding tables, arranging trays of food. Lu Qin stir-fried the rice noodles while Shen Muyan and the little one sat on small stools, selling the desserts and drinks.

Customers split into two lines, smoothly taking turns. Boxes of food were selling so fast, they couldn’t even keep up with packaging.

“Boss lady, forget the packaging! I’ll just grab it and go!”

Many couldn’t wait another second. They scanned the payment QR code and ran off with their food, finding a spot nearby to eat immediately.

Watching the boxes of food disappear at lightning speed, Shen Muyan was stunned. Even though this was retail, it was selling faster than wholesale!

Her phone wallet balance kept rising.

At that moment, she realized—Selling street food was way more satisfying than an office job!

Office paychecks came once a month.

Here? The money poured in every second!