Early the next morning, while cooking, He Wenjie heard the commotion downstairs—Lin Dawei and his family had already arrived. Fortunately, the two girls upstairs were still asleep and couldn't hear the moving sounds from below; they must have stayed up very late last night.
He Wenjie waited until a little past nine before he heard a door open upstairs. Deng Xiaoqi and Lin Miaomiao walked down together. "Good morning, Teacher He."
"Morning."
"Dad, it smells so good! What did you make?"
"The steamed spareribs and seafood porridge you asked for. I also steamed some shrimp dumplings and made a four-joy meatball, which is keeping warm in the pot. Go wash up and eat."
After the two finished breakfast, He Wenjie checked the time—it was already ten o'clock, and the moving truck downstairs had long since departed. Figuring there shouldn't be any issues going downstairs now, He Wenjie told the girls to rest for a moment, then suggested taking them out to the mall. His proposal received an enthusiastic unanimous vote. Before leaving, He Wenjie sent a text message to Lin Dawei, then drove the girls out for a stroll. With Lin Miaomiao around, it wasn't convenient for He Wenjie to buy anything specific for Deng Xiaoqi, so the three of them just wandered around casually. As it was getting close to noon and considering the girls had eaten breakfast not too long ago, He Wenjie simply found a dessert shop, ordered a drink and a piece of cake for each of them, and let them have a small bite t…
Chapter 449