Quick Travel System: Age Strategy

Early the next morning, at the Wang family's house two alleys away, Mother Wang was busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

A door on the right side of the kitchen creaked, and the wooden door was slowly pushed open. Wang Jianjun walked out with sleepy eyes, stretched his body lazily and walked to the left side of the kitchen door.

Looking at Mother Wang who was cooking inside, she said, "Mom, what are you cooking? It smells so good. I can smell the food you cooked so early in the morning."

Mother Wang turned around and said, "Son, why did you get up so early today? Don't you have to go to work at 8:30? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"Mom, I can't sleep because of the smell of the food cooked by our chef." He leaned over to look at the earthen stove in front of Wang Ma, but unfortunately he couldn't see what was in the pot because of Wang Ma blocking his view.

Taking a deep breath of the kitchen's smoky air, he asked suspiciously, "Why do I smell eggs and chopped green onions? Are you making chopped green onion omelets?"

"Son, you have a really good nose. You can even guess that."

Then Mother Wang sighed, flipped the spatula and said with resentment: "You said that you and your father are not considerate at all. Your father has been out driving a sports car recently. There are only two of us left at home, and you only know how to sleep, eat, and go to work. You don't know how to feel sorry for your mother, cook a meal for me, and serve you two all day long. Do I owe you anything?"

Without waiting for Wang Jianjun's reply, she began to mutter, "If you ask me, it's better to have a daughter. A daughter is a little cotton-padded jacket. What's the point of having a son? You can't even find a wife. In the blink of an eye, you will be twenty-one years old. Look at the people around you who are the same age as your mother. They all have grandchildren. Wang Jianjun, can you be more careful?"

Wang Jianjun covered his face, it seemed that his mother had been talking for a long time just to say this last thing.

Forget it, just tell her, don't worry about it later and find a matchmaker for him to go on a blind date. He already has feelings for Cheng Cheng, he can't do something like playing with two girls at the same time.

Wang Jianjun walked into the kitchen, stood next to Wang's mother, and whispered in her ear, "Mom, your son has a girlfriend."

Mother Wang turned around in surprise: "Really?! You have a partner? You didn't lie to me?"

"Why would I lie to you about this? Seriously, I have to bring some breakfast to your daughter-in-law later. Mom, please make more."

"Okay, son, I'll get you some extra food from our unused iron lunch box."

As she spoke, she took action, found the iron lunch box, took several spoonfuls of sweet potato porridge cooked in the ceramic pot, and put a boiled egg in the porridge. On the top layer, she put some homemade pickled leeks and chopped green onion egg pancakes that had just come out of the pot. She closed the lid, handed it to her son and said, "Jianjun, what does your partner do? How old is he? Where does he live? How many people are there in his family?"

"Mom, I'll bring her to our house in a few days, and then you'll know."

"Why don't you tell me now? Is there something hidden?"

"Mom! No way, I just want to give you and dad a surprise. My dad will be back soon, and when the time comes, all our family members will be together, and I'll bring her here."

Wang Jianjun said with a teasing look on his face: "You, don't speculate about those things, just concentrate on saving the money for the betrothal gift."

Mother Wang was so angry that she slapped her son who was acting like a jerk and said, "I have already saved up the betrothal gifts, so hurry up and bring the person back. Stop talking nonsense, take the food to the table outside, eat quickly, and then send it to your partner after you finish eating, otherwise it will get cold later."

Jianjun responded while quickly moving to put the lunch box on the table.

I went back to the kitchen and took out a plate of freshly made scallion egg pancakes that was placed next to the pot, piled them on the ceramic pot, and brought them to the table.

"Mom, you eat first. This is enough for both of us. Eat first and we'll fry it later." Wang Jianjun shouted to the people in the kitchen.

Mother Wang came out of the kitchen and sat on a stool, saying, "Eat. Your father has been gone for five days. I don't know if he is eating well outside."

Wang Jianjun said as he ate: "Nothing outside can be as delicious as what's made at home. Mom, are you missing my dad?"

"What are you thinking about? I've gotten used to him running around all these years, but I'm a little worried."

Wang Jianjun ate an egg pancake and quickly picked up a piece of salty chives with his chopsticks. He mumbled, "It will be soon. In about two days, my dad should be back."

After eating for two minutes, Wang Jianjun burped, stood up, picked up the iron lunch box, and pushed his bicycle against the brick wall to pick up Cheng Cheng. "Mom, I'm done. I'm leaving first."

"Go quickly and be safe on the road."

She was answered with a clear voice, "Got it."

——The serious dividing line——

When they arrived at the entrance of the alley near Chengcheng's home, Wang Jianjun stopped his bicycle and glanced at his watch. There was not much time left before the 7:30 agreed meeting with Chengcheng.

Wait a little longer for Chengcheng, his eyes fixed on the staircase of the tube-shaped building in the alley.

There were a lot of people working in the tube-shaped building at this time in the morning. He stared at one of them, then turned away with disappointment. It wasn't her.

Until I saw a girl in a white shirt, blue trousers and a ponytail appear.

When she saw him, her face instantly lit up with a smile, and her lips dimpled in a smile. Her peach blossom eyes were like stars, and her eyes were as bright as shooting stars. The ponytail behind her began to sway from side to side as her owner walked excitedly.

He stared at her intently, his brain froze and he lost the ability to control his actions. He stood there motionless in a daze, staring at Chengcheng blankly.

At that moment, he seemed to have lost everything in the world, and the only thing in his eyes was the girl walking slowly towards him.

"Chengcheng, you look better in a changed outfit. You are more beautiful today than you were yesterday??OO??"

She deliberately teased, "Brother Jianjun, what are you talking about? Wasn't I beautiful yesterday?"

"You are the most beautiful girl in my heart. The only difference between yesterday and today is the clothes. Even if someone else wears the clothes, it won't make my heart beat wildly. It's only you who disturbs my heart."

When Cheng Cheng heard Wang Jianjun's explanation, which was a disguised way of praising herself, she covered her mouth with her left hand and chuckled. Her peach blossom eyes were full of water and she looked even more charming.

"Chengcheng, I brought breakfast, please eat it quickly." He took out the iron lunch box tied to the back seat and felt the still warm temperature of the lunch box in his hand.

Fortunately, the food he brought was not cold, otherwise he would have been scratching his head.

I took the iron lunch box handed to me. It really has the characteristics of the era and is full of nostalgia.

Opening the iron lid of the iron lunch box, there are three neatly placed and fragrant scallion egg pancakes inside, with some salted chives next to them.

"Chengcheng, drink the sweet potato porridge first. My mother cooked it early in the morning. Knowing that I was bringing it for my future daughter-in-law, she cooked it a little longer on purpose. It is thick and fragrant. Porridge gets cold easily, so drink it quickly. I'll block the wind for you." After saying that, he moved closer to Chengcheng to protect her from the cold wind.

Cheng Cheng laughed: "Yeah, brother Jianjun and his aunt are really nice to me, and you too."

She lowered her head and opened the iron lid at the bottom of the iron box. It was filled with sweet potato porridge. The sweet potato chunks were cooked soft and there was a boiled egg in it.

The porridge tastes sweet and smooth. You don't even need to chew it carefully. It melts in your mouth.