Daddy's Gourmet Shop

Chapter 653 - 637: Offer Myself to You, Then...

When they arrived at the West City Old Street home, Huang Tao noticed Xuanxuan asleep in the backseat, hugging a giant Peppa Pig plush. Song Cailian and Huang Yide, the elderly couple, were also leaning back against the seat, their heads tilted to one side, having fallen asleep at some point.When he stopped the car.

Song Cailian and Huang Yide, being light sleepers, felt the change and woke up.

Seeing Xuanxuan asleep, they didn’t have the heart to disturb her peaceful slumber, so they quietly opened the car door and got out as quietly as they could.

As Huang Yide got out and was about to pick up Xuanxuan, he saw Huang Tao approaching, whispering, "Dad, let me carry her!"

"You’ve had a long day, let me carry Xuanxuan upstairs!" said Huang Yide, feeling sorry for him.

"It’s okay, I’m not tired, let me do it!"

Huang Tao politely declined his father’s offer, mainly concerned that in the dark stairwell at night, it would be tricky for his father to carry Xuanxuan upstairs.

For the safety of his father and daughter, as the pillar of the family, Huang Tao naturally took on this responsibility.

Seeing his son’s insistence, Huang Yide stepped aside silently.

Huang Tao carefully lifted Xuanxuan, along with the giant Peppa Pig plush, out of the car.

Xuanxuan, awakened by the motion, drowsily asked, "Daddy, are we home?"

"Yes, we are!"

Huang Tao gazed lovingly at Xuanxuan, nodded, and softly said, "Sweetheart, you go back to sleep, Daddy will carry you to bed."

"Mm~"

Xuanxuan mumbled in agreement, resting her little head on his chest, while holding tightly to Peppa Pig’s neck, as if afraid of losing it.

Huang Tao chuckled and carried Xuanxuan upstairs.

Song Cailian opened the door, and Huang Tao took Xuanxuan directly to the bedroom, sat by the bed, removed Peppa Pig, and took off her outer clothes and shoes.

"Daddy~"

Half-asleep, Xuanxuan woke up again, murmuring, "It would be so nice if every day could be like my birthday, why didn’t I wish for this as my birthday wish?"

Oh my, our little one has gotten addicted to birthday celebrations!

Indeed!

This birthday, she had a lot of joy.

Not only was family there, but also Teacher Ye Wen and her best friend Qianqian, along with many aunts and uncles; not just a grand birthday party, but also a delicious feast, a beautiful and tasty cake, and many gifts.

Especially the very special birthday gift from Dad later, which she especially liked.

Therefore.

She found birthdays to be such a wonderful thing and hoped to have them every day.

With this beautiful thought, she drifted back to sleep.

Huang Tao laughed silently, listening to her slight breathing, gently stroked her little head, and quietly whispered, "Sweetheart, next year on your birthday, Dad will organize this kind of birthday party again for you."

He gently laid her on the bed and covered her with a blanket.

Back in the familiar bed, Xuanxuan wriggled a little to adjust her position and fell back into a deep sleep.

She was indeed tired tonight.

Huang Tao adjusted the lamp’s brightness, about to go to the bathroom to fetch a basin of hot water for Xuanxuan, when he saw his mother come in quietly with a basin of hot water. She signaled him with her eyes, placed the basin on a little stool, wrung out a towel, and handed it to Huang Tao.

Huang Tao sat by the bed and carefully wiped Xuanxuan’s face and little hands without waking her up.

After wiping.

He didn’t stay with Xuanxuan to sleep but left the bedroom with his mother.

He planned to head to the bathroom for a hot shower.

Today had been quite exhausting.

Throughout the whole day, he was like a spinning top, constantly moving, with little rest. After closing shop at night, he had to organize Xuanxuan’s birthday party, act as chauffeur, and take Xuanxuan to the suburban amusement park.

"Son, after your shower, leave your clothes and things; I’ll wash them tomorrow. Make sure to get some rest; there’s more to do tomorrow!"

Song Cailian, seeing how her son had been running around almost non-stop the entire day, hardly having time to drink a sip of water, felt pained to be unable to help more, opting instead to share in some of the household chores.

Huang Tao nodded, "Okay, got it. You should also get some rest!"

Song Cailian thought for a moment and asked the question she’d been meaning to, "Son, I saw our new store’s business seemed pretty good today. How much was the day’s revenue?"

"We made over thirty thousand at lunchtime; as for the evening, I haven’t had time to look yet. Let me check how much we made tonight..."

Hearing this, Song Cailian and Huang Yide looked pleased and felt a bit more at ease.

"Wow, that’s a lot..."

"Over thirty thousand at lunch, was the opening day really this good?"

Huang Tao took out his phone, estimated the earnings from the evening shift, and then, looking up at his parents, said with a smile, "The evening’s earnings were about another fifty thousand. If we extended the evening hours, it might be even more."

"Wow, that’s a lot for the evening! How much did we earn all together?"

Huang Tao replied, "For the new store, with both lunch and evening, the net profit is close to thirty thousand!"

Even after deducting taxes and labor costs, there’s quite a bit leftover!

At this rate of income, the debts will be cleared in no time.

Before long, the investment cost of this new store will be recouped.

"That’s great, once those debts are paid off, you won’t have to work so hard!"

"Indeed, if you’re tired, just rest a bit. You can never earn enough money."

To the Yide couple.

Their son’s health is more important than anything else.

Huang Tao felt a warm sensation in his heart, saying with a smile, "It’s fine; I’m doing well enough now."

With the new store’s income, if the earnings can continue to rise steadily, Huang Tao won’t need to worry about money anymore.

Given the current state of the new store...

It won’t be long before he can achieve financial freedom again.

"Alright, enough talking, go get your shower!"

With that, Huang Yide and Song Cailian happily returned to the side bedroom.

Huang Tao went to the bathroom and started to brush his teeth.

Bleep bleep~

The phone he had just placed on the bathroom counter buzzed.

It was a message from Ye Wen: "Are you home?"

Huang Tao replied, "Home now."

Ye Wen: "Is Xuanxuan asleep?"

Huang Tao: "She fell asleep on the way home."

Ye Wen reminded him: "Then she’s probably really tired, she might kick the blanket off tonight, so you might have to bear with it a bit tonight!"

Huang Tao: "Yes, I’ve encountered this many times, I know, and thank you for reminding me."

Ye Wen playfully replied: "How do you plan to thank me?"

Huang Tao: "How do you want me to thank you?"

Ye Wen lay on her bed, resting her chin on her hand, gently tapping her smooth face with her slender fingers.

How to thank me?

By marrying me...

Of course.

That was something she only dared to think to herself and not something she would say to Huang Tao over WeChat.

A classic case of having courage but no guts!

So, she playfully replied, "I haven’t decided yet, I’ll tell you when I think of it!"

Huang Tao: "Sure!"

His fingers tapped softly on the screen, typing out a string of characters, exchanging thoughts and signals back and forth.

After chatting a while, they wished each other a good night and ended the conversation.

After showering.

He felt much more refreshed.

Returning to the bedroom.

Little Xuanxuan was using one of Peppa Pig’s big plush legs as a pillow, a sweet smile on her face.

Seeing her sleep so soundly, Huang Tao leaned down carefully to kiss her, then placed the giant Peppa Pig plush to the side, turned off the lamp, and lay down beside her.

Content with how peaceful everything was.