"Dinner?"
Jiang Mo looked at the person in front of him suspiciously, "Are you really just asking me to dinner? Is there anything else?"
Jiang Ping said guiltily, "Yes, what could Dad possibly want? I'm really not asking you for money, I just want to have a meal alone with you. It's been a long time since we father and son have eaten together."
Jiang Mo nodded, "Okay, where do you want to eat? You choose the place."
"Let's go to Huayun Street. There's a restaurant there that's really delicious. I ate there last time. It's cheap and delicious."
Jiang Mo opened the car door, "Get in."
He wanted to see what Jiang Ping was up to.
Why did he insist on inviting him to dinner?
His intentions were not merely about dining; there must be another motive.
Mo Mo: [Wife, I won't be home for dinner tonight. I might be late. You and Tangtang eat first.]
Dear Wife: [Where are you going to eat? Not coming home for dinner?]
Mo Mo: [Jiang Ping came to find me and insisted on inviting me to dinner. I want to see what he's up to.]
Dear Wife: [Okay, then come back early. I have a surprise prepared for you.]
Mo Mo: [Okay.]
The car arrived at a remote street, far from the city center.
Jiang Mo murmured, "Such a remote place?"
"Yeah, don't be fooled by how remote it is. The noodles at this noodle shop are especially delicious and cheap, much cheaper than those in the city center."
Jiang Father pointed to the sign in front, "It's right here, Huayun Noodle Shop."
Jiang Mo asked again, "You came here tonight just to treat me to a meal?"
"What do you think I want to do? You're my own son. What's wrong with treating you to a meal? Are you afraid I'll poison you?"
Jiang Mo shook his head, "It's not that bad."
Although Jiang Ping was indifferent to him, he wouldn't go so far as to poison him.
There weren't many people in the noodle shop. Most of the people eating here were ordinary workers. The noodles here were cheap and plentiful.
Jiang Mo said, "Two bowls of noodles, one with extra cilantro and extra vinegar."
"Okay, sir, please sit down and wait."
Jiang Mo and Jiang Father sat down together. Neither of them spoke. Jiang Father took the lead in breaking the silence.
"It's been a long time since we father and son have eaten together."
Jiang Mo's voice was faint, "Yes, aren't you annoyed when you see me? You should be happy that I'm not eating with you."
"No, Mo Mo, you've really misunderstood. I came here today specifically to treat you to a meal."
Jiang Mo nodded, "Thanks."
"If you have any requests, just say them."
"I don't have any requests. I just want to have a meal with you. After all, we're father and son."
Jiang Ping occasionally told Jiang Mo about things that happened when he was a child, with a smile on his face.
Before long, the noodles were served. Jiang Mo pushed the bowl with extra cilantro and vinegar to Jiang Father.
"You like to eat cilantro, with extra vinegar."
Jiang Father was stunned, "You… you still remember?"
"I remember."
Jiang Mo picked up his chopsticks, picked up a strand of noodles and took a bite. It had been a long time since he had eaten such simple noodles, but the taste was not bad.
Jiang Father looked at the cilantro in the bowl and didn't move for a long time.
Jiang Mo asked, "Why aren't you eating? Didn't you say you came here to eat noodles?"
"Eating, I'm eating."
Jiang Ping ate a mouthful of noodles absentmindedly.
Jiang Mo pushed the vinegar bottle to Jiang Father, "Add more if it's not enough. You like to eat vinegar the most. You used to add half a jar of vinegar every time you ate noodles."
"Okay, okay."
Jiang Ping poured a lot of vinegar into his bowl again and ate with relish.
"Jiang Mo, when you go back later, take Kaiyuan Avenue. The terrain there is open."
Jiang Mo said casually, "It's all the same."
Jiang Ping put down his chopsticks excitedly, "The road here is too remote. I'm just afraid something will happen to you, take the main road!"
Jiang Mo looked puzzled, "Okay, I'll take the main road. Why are you so excited?"
"I'm afraid something will happen to you!"
Jiang Mo shrugged his shoulders, "I've never seen you care about me so much before."
Jiang Father continued to eat, without speaking.
The two of them just had a simple meal. When it came time to pay the bill, Jiang Father scrambled to pay.
"I said, I'm treating you."
"Okay."
After the meal, Jiang Mo drove away.
Jiang Father watched Jiang Mo's car gradually disappear and sighed.
He… he still couldn't do it.
Before long, Fu Jinzhou's phone call came, his voice unusually irritable, "Where is he? Where's Jiang Mo's car? Why didn't the people I sent see it?"
Jiang Ping explained, "He didn't take this road. He said the road here was too dark and he was afraid something would happen, so he took another road."
"Waste! You wouldn't stop him. You can't even do such a small thing well. What else can you do?"
Fu Jinzhou was furious, "You wouldn't be reluctant to let Jiang Mo go, would you? Don't forget, who is your biological son."
Jiang Ping immediately said, "I didn't forget. Jiang Mo only escaped this time because he was lucky. It definitely won't happen next time, don't worry."
"You didn't seize such a good opportunity. How are you going to ask him out next time?"
"Now my uncle has been completely subdued by him, and the next one might be my mom. Then I'll be all alone."
Fu Jinzhou gritted his teeth in anger.
Jiang Ping dissuaded, "I know, I'll help you, Jinzhou, don't worry, I'll definitely help you."
Fu Jinzhou said angrily, "How can you let me rest assured? Do you want to see me living on the streets, watching Jiang Mo rise to prominence and become the young master of the Fu family?"
"It won't happen."
Before Jiang Father could finish speaking, the phone had already been hung up.
Did he do something wrong?
Jiang Mo was someone he had watched grow up. Although he was not related to him by blood, he had called him Dad for so many years. How could he bear to let him die?
But Jinzhou was his biological son, and he couldn't ignore his biological son.
Jiang Father sat down on the steps dejectedly, the cold wind howling, shivering from the cold.
——
"Wife, I'm back."
As soon as Jiang Mo finished speaking, the little guy ran out, his two short legs running fast, hugging his dad's leg.
"Daddy!"
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"My good baby, let Daddy see if you've grown taller today?"
Jiang Mo picked up the little milk dumpling with one arm and kissed the baby's soft face.
"Tangtang has grown taller today, and smells even better."
The little milk dumpling was amused and laughed.
Wen Yan sat on the sofa and raised her head to ask, "Are you back from dinner?"
"Yeah, I don't know what's wrong with my dad tonight, he insisted on treating me to noodles."
Wen Yan guessed, "Maybe he misses you?"
Jiang Mo shook his head, "Impossible, he should have something else in mind."
"Something else?"
Jiang Mo touched his chin, "Yeah, but he didn't say it, maybe he wants money. I stuffed a few thousand dollars into his pocket."
Besides this, he really couldn't think of anything else.
