“Pumpkin Pancakes Can Lift One’s Mood? Then I want to learn.”
Mom Qiu laughed, touched by her daughter’s willingness to cook.
They worked together in the kitchen, a warm scene illuminated by the firelight.
Mom Qiu suddenly felt her eyes grow sore, “Xiao Feng, are you still angry with Mom?”
She had never been called “Mom” before.
Ru Feng raised her head, looking at the sweat beads on her mother’s forehead shining in the firelight. After a long moment, she softly called out, “Mom!”
The woman before her was her only remaining relative, and Ru Feng might have even lost this last connection.
“Yes!” Mom Qiu responded, turning to arrange the steamer and secretly wiping tears from her eyes.
Ru Feng snuggled closer, grabbing her arm, “Mom, when can we eat our pumpkin pancakes? I’m so hungry.”
“Almost ready, just wait a bit!” Mom Qiu said lovingly.
Ru Feng smiled. “Mom” – such a warm address she hadn’t had the chance to use in many years. Pumpkin pancakes lifted her mood.
The next morning, Xiao Su kept staring at Ru Feng, “You seem different today.”
Ru Feng wiggled her fingers, smiling mysteriously, “Of course.”
She had eaten two bowls of rice that morning, preparing to settle accounts with Qiu Chi. Between them, there were many scores to settle. She had originally wanted to let things go, but he seemed unwilling. Since her rebirth, she hadn’t stretched her muscles yet!
During the lunch break, she rolled up her sleeves, “Manager, I’ll be out for an hour. I’ll be back before the afternoon shift.”
“Okay!” Xiao Su quickly agreed, seeing her determined look.
Ru Feng sped off on her bicycle towards Qiu Chi’s company with fierce momentum.
The two security guards at the entrance hesitated, unsure how to respond. The boss had said not to let her in but also to allow her entry. While they deliberated, Ru Feng strode confidently inside.
It was lunchtime, and Qiu Chi was absent. Li Qin, who was eating bread and looking at documents, stared at Ru Feng as she charged in, struggling to swallow his food. “President Qiu is not here. Miss Qiu, please come back another time,” he said.
