Chapter 57 Morning
"Lingling, take a look at what you want to eat. There are milk, bread, soy milk, fried dough sticks, and eggs."

Chen Mo took out the food one by one and placed them on the dining table, creating a dazzling array of dishes.

Because he didn't know what Lingling liked to eat and was afraid that the child would be picky about food, Chen Mo simply bought a little bit of everything.

"I want soy milk and fried dough sticks."

Lingling said as she sat on a chair and swung her legs happily.

"Lingling likes soy milk and fried dough sticks?"

Chen Mo brought the soy milk and fried dough sticks to Lingling.

"Well, usually milk and eggs. Mom doesn't let me eat fried dough sticks, but Dad sometimes buys them for me, hehe."

Lingling smiled happily.

"That's it."

Chen Mo knows that some parents don't let their children eat fried foods outside because they think it is unhealthy.

But Chen Mo thinks that everything should be done in moderation. It is definitely not good to eat it for a long time, but it is okay to eat it occasionally.

As the news said, there was a girl who drank milk tea every day and developed severe diabetic ketoacidosis. Half of her blood was milky white.

Some netizens were so scared that they suggested drinking a cup of milk tea to calm down.

This shows our current "optimistic" attitude towards food safety.

We were not surprised by this and even felt like laughing.

After all, China’s food safety issues can always give us surprises at the 315 Gala every year.

What's more, the pork with lymph nodes is just a drizzle. After all, we have had problems with fast food such as old-style pickled cabbage and Sudan red salted eggs before, and we are no longer surprised by them.

If you really look into it, you will find that there seems to be very few things that are edible, either due to safety and hygiene issues, or nutritional and health issues.

But there is no need to be too anxious, as most of them are safe.

In some cases, it’s just that individual manufacturers have irregular production, and then some marketing accounts exaggerate and hype it up to say that there are problems in the entire industry.

Just like the "starch sausage plus bone paste", there is actually no detailed and accurate verification report.

Moreover, this piece of news was only released on March 315, but it was spread as a "fact" stamped and certified by the 315 Gala.

So some netizens joked that the 315 meeting should add a project to combat counterfeiting of marketing accounts.

As long as you try to eat a balanced diet, there will be no problem.

Quantitative change will lead to qualitative change. If there is a problem if you eat a small amount, it should not be a big problem because the stomachs of us Chinese are already very strong.

So Chen Mo didn’t think it was a big deal to eat so-called “unhealthy” food occasionally.

Although eating those things may not be healthy, at least it makes me happy.

Xu Hongdou also quickly washed up, changed into a set of white home clothes, applied some lotion and sunscreen, and put on a hairband. Her delicate face was rosy, and her beautiful eyebrows and eyes showed generosity and confidence.

At this moment, Xu Hongdou was full of energy, without any trace of the confusion just now.

Chen Mo looked Xu Hongdou up and down and commented:
"You are no different from before."

As soon as Xu Hongdou sat down, she heard Chen Mo's words that ruined the mood, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes at Chen Mo.

I don't want to say anything to this ignorant man.

What girls may hate most is to hear boys say these two sentences after they have spent a lot of time and carefully put on makeup:

Does it make any difference whether you wear makeup or not?
I think you look better without makeup.

Maybe the boy just thinks this way, and even means it as a compliment.

But it doesn't sound like that to girls at all. They understand it more like:
Do you think my makeup skills are not good enough?
Do you still think I am not good-looking, and it doesn’t matter whether I wear makeup or not?
Although Xu Hongdou only did some simple skin care and didn't put on any makeup, she still felt that she looked much better than when she had just woken up with messy hair.

So Chen Mo's words did not sound like a compliment to Xu Hongdou.

But Chen Mo really didn't feel any difference between before and after. He just felt it was a pity that Xu Hongdou changed into a new pair of trousers.

Well, the pajamas Xu Hongdou was wearing just now were shorts.

This was the only point that Chen Mo noticed keenly.

There were no legs to look at. Chen Mo suddenly felt that the soy milk in his hand was not sweet at all. Did the boss forget to add sugar?

"Yours." Chen Mo brought the bread and coffee to Xu Hongdou.

Chen Mo knew that Xu Hongdou liked drinking coffee, two or three cups a day.

Chen Mo noticed it when we were filming the promotional video for "Ten Years" together, and when we were hanging out together yesterday.

"Thank you." Xu Hongdou took it with some surprise.

"Aunt, what are you drinking?" Lingling asked.

Because when Chen Mo introduced breakfast to Lingling just now, he didn't introduce this to her.

"This is coffee." said Xu Hongdou.

"Coffee?" Lingling became interested.

"Mom also drinks coffee often, but Lingling has never drunk it. Auntie, I want to drink coffee too."

"Children can't drink coffee." said Xu Hongdou.

"Why? Uncle didn't even tell Lingling just now." Lingling pouted.

"Lingling, coffee is also soy milk, but it is bitter soy milk. Do you like bitter food, Lingling?" Chen Mo said.

"Bitter?" Lingling suspected that Chen Mo was lying to her.

Chen Mo used a straw to dip into the coffee and let Lingling taste it.

"Ugh~ It's so bitter." Lingling stuck out her tongue and frowned.

"Uncle didn't lie to you, did he?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

He bought American coffee for Xu Hongdou, the kind without milk or sugar. How could it not be bitter?

Not to mention the children, even Chen Mo himself is not used to drinking American coffee.

"This is not soy milk, uncle is lying." Lingling looked at Chen Mo and shouted.

Xu Hongdou also looked at Chen Mo, the meaning was very clear:

Who told you to talk nonsense? You come and make fun of me.

"Uncle didn't lie to Lingling." Chen Mo explained patiently with a smile.

"This coffee is foreign soy milk. It is ground from beans just like our soy milk."

"But overseas, they use bitter beans, which are roasted and then ground into coffee."

“So coffee is not for children.”

"Then why do adults like to drink bitter things?" Lingling tilted her little head.

Chen Mo finally understood the child's questions and couldn't help but look at Xu Hongdou for help.

Xu Hongdou gave Chen Mo a helpless look in response.

Chen Mo thought about it, took out a bag of White Rabbit milk candy from the bag he brought, tore it open and gave one to Lingling.

"Try it, Lingling. Is it sweet?"

"Big White Rabbit." Lingling's eyes lit up as she took it.

"Why did you buy this?" Xu Hongdou asked.

"I was afraid Lingling would be greedy, so I bought some when I went to the supermarket." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Because he promised Lingling yesterday to buy her a cream-flavored ice cream, Chen Mo went to the supermarket and bought some snacks.

Xu Hongdou looked at Lingling eating happily and couldn't help shaking her head and said:
"Yesterday's ice cream, today's fried dough sticks, and eating candy halfway through breakfast."

"If my sister knew that I let Lingling eat so much these past two days, she would definitely go crazy."

Chen Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry, the soy milk is freshly ground and the fried dough sticks are freshly fried. I buy from stores that are more reliable."

"You didn't let Lingling finish the ice cream. She only ate half of it."

"I've finished my breakfast bell and an egg. Now I only have half a cup of soy milk left."

"It's okay to let off some steam once in a while."

"Just don't let my sister know. My brother-in-law sometimes takes Lingling out to eat secretly." Xu Hongdou said.

Xu Hongdou didn't think there was anything wrong with this. After all, she and Xu Hongmi were much wilder when they were kids.

But after Xu Hongmi became a mother, she started to worry about this and that.

Children are much more precious nowadays than before. Parents who are slightly better off will be more particular about their food and supplies.

But sometimes being too particular is not a good idea, as it can make children spoiled.

Xu Hongdou couldn't help but wonder, if she had a child in the future, would the child become like Xu Hongmi?
Will Chen Mo also secretly take the children out to eat at that time?

Xu Hongdou couldn't help but smile when she thought of this scene.

Hmm? No, why am I thinking of Chen Mo?

Xu Hongdou was startled and quickly shook her head to get rid of the thought in her mind, but then she looked at Chen Mo who was talking to Lingling in a soft voice.

This scene made Xu Hongdou feel very beautiful, as if it was exactly what she expected for the future.
Chen Mo didn't notice that Xu Hongdou's eyes were a little dazed at this moment. He was concentrating on telling Ling Ling his little philosophical story.

"Is the sugar sweet?"

Chen Mo asked after Lingling finished eating the candy.

"Sweet." Lingling nodded happily.

"Then Lingling, drink some soy milk again to see if it's sweet?" Chen Mo said.

Lingling listened to Chen Mo's words, took another sip of soy milk, frowned cutely and said:

"It's not sweet anymore. It was sweet just now."

"Uncle, why is my soy milk not sweet anymore?"

"Because Lingling ate White Rabbit milk candy which is sweeter than soy milk, she doesn't think soy milk is sweet anymore," said Chen Mo.

"Adults drink coffee because they have tasted things that are more bitter than coffee, so they don't find coffee bitter."

"Then what is more bitter than coffee?" asked Lingling.

"Life." Chen Mo thought for a while and said.

"Life?" Lingling didn't understand.

"Lingling will understand when she grows up. It would be even better if she doesn't understand."

Chen Mo smiled and touched Lingling's head.

The bell sounded a bit confusing.

"Don't worry about it. Lingling just needs to be happy every day."

Chen Mo took another White Rabbit candy and gave it to Lingling.

"Come, have some candy, it's sweet."

"Yeah." Seeing that there was food to eat, Lingling stopped thinking about it.

"Don't give her too much." Xu Hongdou complained. "Okay, okay, let's finish this one and stop eating." Chen Mo winked at Lingling.

"Well, I won't eat after I finish eating." Lingling also responded with a smile.

Xu Hongdou looked at the two, one big and one small, and rubbed her brows.

Why do I feel like I will have to worry like Xu Hongmi in the future?

"Eat quickly." Chen Mo said.

"Auntie, please eat quickly." Lingling also followed suit.

While waiting for Xu Hongdou to wash up, Chen Mo had already finished eating, and Lingling was almost done too.

"Okay, I'm alone now." Xu Hongdou looked at the two of them unhappily.

"How could that be? Aren't we two here eating with you?" Chen Mo looked at Lingling with a smile.

Lingling nodded like a little adult and said in a baby voice:

"We'll eat with you."

Xu Hongdou couldn't help laughing when she saw the two funny guys, singing in unison.

Such a nice morning.
Chen Mo supported his chin with one hand and looked straight at Xu Hongdou.

Lingling also imitated Chen Mo, holding her round face with her two little hands, blinking her cute big eyes as she looked at Xu Hongdou.

"Do you have to watch me eat like this?"

Xu Hongdou took two bites of bread and couldn't help but speak.

"Didn't you say you were alone?"

"Lonely."

"So we have to accompany you."

"To accompany you."

"Why are you still not happy about this?"

"Not happy."

Every time Chen Mo said something, Lingling would repeat it.

Xu Hongdou took a deep breath. She now wanted to retract what she had just said.

Whether this morning is beautiful or not is another matter, but if it continues like this in the future, within two years, she will have crow's feet.

"No, I want to be alone." Xu Hongdou forced a smile and said.

"You were the one who complained about someone just now, and now you are the one who says you miss someone."

"You too."

"Your mind changes so quickly."

"Change as you say."

"So hard to please," Chen Mo shook his head.

"Difficult to please." Lingling shook her head.

"Bang!" Xu Hongdou slammed the table.

Chen Mo and Ling Dang were so scared that they quickly put down their hands that were on the table.

"The bell is still here. It's not good for you to do this." Chen Mo advised.

"I'm still here. This is not good." Lingling learned another sentence.

"You, take the bell and go to the side now."

Xu Hongdou looked at Chen Mo, pointed at the sofa, then turned to look at Lingling.

"And you, Lingling, don't imitate others."

"Oh." Chen Mo.

"Oh." Bell.

"."Xu Hongdou.

"Let's go, Bell."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Chen Mo quickly sat on the sofa with Lingling in his arms.

Xu Hongdou felt that she could finally eat breakfast in peace.

But in fact, even if Chen Mo and the other person were sitting on the sofa, they were not far away from each other.

When you enter Xu Hongdou's house, the bathroom and bedroom are on the left, and on the right is a semi-open kitchen. Next to the kitchen is a small square table that serves as a dining table, and beyond the dining table is a sofa. Then there is a small bookcase leading to the balcony.

The entire house is only about 50 square meters, but because the old community has less public area and the layout is square, the space looks quite large.

Although Xu Hongdou always says that her life as a worker is hard, it is obvious that for a person to be able to live in a house of this size and with this much lighting in BJ is already considered quite well off.

"You should drink the milk later."

Chen Mo sat on the sofa and said that he and Lingling had both made soy milk, and there was still a bottle of milk left that no one drank.

"Coffee is enough for me." Xu Hongdou shook her head while eating bread.

"Bread should be served with milk, just like soy milk should be served with fried dough sticks. Coffee is heresy." Chen Mo couldn't help but say.

"Heretic, heresy." Lingling didn't know what heresy meant, so she just followed along and shouted blindly.

"Huh? Lingling, what did I just say to you?" Xu Hongdou stared at Lingling.

"Hehe~~"

Lingling buried her head guiltily in Chen Mo's arms, and let out a clear, silvery laugh, like a lark.

"Don't scare our Lingling." Chen Mo stretched out his hand to protect Lingling to prevent Xu Hongdou from staring at her.

At this moment, Chen Mo felt that he must give birth to a daughter as cute as Lingling in the future.

"Hmph~~" Xu Hongdou snorted.

"If you think coffee is heresy, why do you still buy it?"

"Isn't it because you like it?" Chen Mo glanced at Xu Hongdou.

“The bitterness of coffee reminds me not to easily believe your sweet words.”

Xu Hongdou didn't look at Chen Mo, but just drank her coffee with her head down.

"Then should I add some sugar for you?" Chen Mo said.

"Ok?"

Xu Hongdou was wondering when she heard Chen Mo humming:

【I love you
Just like milk falls in love with bread

A perfect match

Once you meet me, you can't get rid of me

This combination is not too much
Sweet just right
Your smile is the exclusive recipe for happiness】

"The bell is still there, don't teach the child bad things."

Xu Hongdou's ears turned a little pink when she heard this, and she couldn't help but speak.

What a person! How can he do things without considering the occasion and not feel ashamed?

"What's the big deal? It's just a song. Let Lingling listen to it more often so she won't be fooled by boys so easily in the future."

Chen Mo disagreed, looked at the bell in his arms and asked:

"Is it nice, Lingling? Do you like "Milk Bread"?"

"Lingling likes soybean milk and fried dough sticks."

Lingling didn't understand what Chen Mo was singing and thought he was asking her about breakfast.

“Soy Milk and Fried Dough Sticks is also available.”

Chen Mo smiled and sang softly again:

I know sometimes we need to quarrel

But I always know that you are the best to me

Soy milk cannot be separated from fried dough sticks
Let me love you till old age

Love is like this, it is happy and beautiful]

"How is it? Is it sweet?" Chen Mo looked at Xu Hongdou and asked.

"It's not sweet, it's so corny, it gives me goosebumps."

Xu Hongdou wiped her mouth expressionlessly.

"Where, where? Lift up your trouser legs so I can see." Chen Mo stretched his neck to look around.

"."Xu Hongdou.

Who sees goose bumps on legs? !

You don't even want to hide your thoughts, right?

"The bell is here, don't force me to kick you." Xu Hongdou warned.

"How cruel." Chen Mo said "complainingly".

"I came here early in the morning to give you a loving breakfast and sing you a sweet love song, but instead of giving you a kiss, you said you were going to kick me."

Xu Hongdou crushed the empty coffee cup in her hand and threw it into the bag with force.

If Lingling hadn't been here, she would have stuffed her feet into this guy's mouth and let Chen Mo also taste the disgusting feeling of being made.

Xu Hongdou was cleaning the table "full of anger".

Chen Mo seemed to see Xu Hongdou emitting an aura of "not easy to mess with". He looked at the bell in his arms and then felt relieved.

If it weren't for the amulet bell, Chen Mo was afraid that it would be difficult for him to walk out of this door today.

After Xu Hongdou cleaned up the desk, she said to Lingdang, "Lingdang, it's time to do your homework."

"Oh." Lingling responded in a low mood.

"Go, otherwise you will be criticized by the teacher tomorrow." Chen Mo patted Lingling's head gently.

Yesterday Chen Mo asked Xu Hongdou what plans she had for today.

Because Lingling came to the capital on Friday and played all day yesterday, Saturday, Xu Hongdou had to supervise Lingling to complete his homework this morning.

Lingling was finishing her homework on the dining table while Xu Hongdou was watching her beside her. Chen Mo was watching Xu Hongdou on the sofa not far away.

The room suddenly became quiet for a moment.

The sunlight at around nine o'clock in the morning was a little dazzling, white clouds were wandering in the blue sky, and from time to time there were a few crisp bird calls outside the window, and the breeze brought a cool breeze from time to time.

Chen Mo looked at this morning, peaceful, calm and warm.
(End of this chapter)