Wen Shuqiao didn't care whether the other party believed her or not, whether they were confused or shocked—after speaking, she hung up the phone directly.
But when she looked up, she saw Can Can watching her curiously. However, the moment she looked over, he immediately buried his head and used his spoon to eat his porridge. His eating speed was clearly much slower than at the beginning; it seemed he had regained some strength.
Wen Shuqiao pushed the baozi toward him. "You don't like eating baozi?"
Can Can said crisply, "I do!"
Then he clumsily tried to use chopsticks to pick up the baozi in front of him. Wen Shuqiao proactively picked up the baozi and placed it on the lid beside him. "Use your hands."
Can Can immediately abandoned the chopsticks, cupped the baozi in both hands, and started eating.
It was meat baozi!
Can Can's eyes lit up! So yummy, so yummy! He had never eaten such delicious meat baozi before!
Wen Shuqiao looked at his bright-eyed expression and couldn't help but curve her lips, thinking to herself, was it really that delicious?
She picked up another baozi and took a bite.
It was mediocre. The meat was barely fresh, not as good as what she made herself.
Wen Shuqiao put it down after two bites. Due to having been an orphan in her previous life, she was quite particular about food. When she was young, there wasn't much to eat at the orphanage, and with so many children, each person only received a small portion.
So after becoming independent, Wen Shuqiao especially loved researching food. She even ran a food account with a decent number of followers, earning quite a bit each month.
Wen Shuqiao checked the original owner's remaining balance. Now the problem was, how to make money?
The original owner's money was nowhere near enough, and there was an even more urgent matter now—moving to a new place.
Wen Shuqiao set her phone aside, her gaze falling on Can Can sitting across from her. The child was still wearing adult clothes. Another necessary task was to buy clothes for Can Can.
"Shen…" Wen Shuqiao paused and corrected herself, "Can Can."
Can Can looked up at his little aunt. He quickly swallowed the baozi in his mouth, but because he swallowed too hastily, it got stuck in his throat. Terrified, Wen Shuqiao hurried to his side, patting his chest while feeding him water. "Don't rush."
Can Can drank some water and got the baozi down. He turned to look at Wen Shuqiao and immediately apologized: "Little Aunt, I'm sorry, I won't do it again."
Wen Shuqiao pressed her lips together. She could tell that the little male lead was still very afraid in his words and demeanor.
She changed to patting Can Can's head instead. "You don't need to apologize to Little Aunt. Little Aunt just wanted to say that after you finish eating, I'll take you out to buy clothes."
Can Can looked at Wen Shuqiao with tear-filled eyes, then nodded. "Little Aunt, okay."
He felt his little aunt pat his head twice more. So Little Aunt's palm was this warm?
Little Aunt is so nice! He kind of likes Little Aunt now.
Wen Shuqiao was someone who acted immediately upon deciding. After the little male lead finished eating, she carried him out.
She discovered that the original owner had even thrown away the child's shoes. She couldn't imagine how he had gotten through this past week.
The area where the original owner rented was very convenient—just downstairs and a few steps away were the mall and supermarket. Wen Shuqiao quickly bought everything she needed. After changing Can Can into new clothes, she contacted an agent to view apartments.
After all, there were only about ten days left until the end of the month. If she didn't look now, it would be hard to get by at month's end.
However, Wen Shuqiao felt her luck was really quite good. She found one she liked after viewing just one place with the agent, and the price was suitable too—quarterly payments, 2,800 a month.
Although it was an old residential complex, the surrounding facilities were quite complete, and the kindergarten wasn't far either.
If she remembered correctly, the little male lead's uncle would find him before long and would have him receive better education. She only needed to take good care of the little male lead in the early stages and wait for his little uncle to come pick him up.
Wen Shuqiao's thoughts were simple. After the little male lead left, she would go to another city and peacefully live out the second life that heaven had given her.
She signed the contract readily and contacted a cleaning service to do a thorough cleaning. By the time everything was settled, it was already afternoon.
While she was handling matters, the little male lead was like a little tail, quietly following beside her without disturbing her.
Wen Shuqiao thought for a moment, then led him to the second bedroom. She squatted down and said, "This will be your room from now on. When the time comes, Auntie will buy you some stuffed animals you like, okay?"
Can Can looked at the big room with longing eyes. He softly made an "mm" sound. "Thank you, Auntie."
Wen Shuqiao patted his head. The little male lead looked even more handsome in new clothes; he'd probably look even better once he gained some weight.
Can Can looked at Wen Shuqiao, not knowing what he was struggling with, but in the end, he still shifted a bit closer toward Wen Shuqiao, leaned over, and kissed her cheek.
He remembered—Mom said that if you like someone, you should kiss them!
Wen Shuqiao was somewhat stunned by this kiss, and then she heard Can Can softly say, "Little Aunt, I like you."
Wen Shuqiao broke into a smile and also generously kissed his cheek. "Mm, Auntie likes little treasure too."
Can Can's eyes widened. What did Little Aunt just call him?
Little treasure?!
She really must like him! Because only Mom called him that!
Can Can was happy again. Director Mom was right—only people who liked him would take him home! But why did Little Aunt seem like she didn't like him before?
Until Wen Shuqiao led him away from the new home, Can Can still hadn't figured out why.
When Wen Shuqiao brought the little male lead home, there was an unwelcome guest standing at the door.
She was vigilant for a moment, but quickly calmed down.
The man frowned at her. "Wen Shuqiao! Where did you go? Your phone was unreachable too!"
The person who came was precisely the agent who had called her, named Xu Feng.
Xu Feng frowned as he looked at the little brat she was holding hands with. He said, "Didn't I tell you to give this kid away? What if people misunderstand with him following you!"
The moment Can Can heard this, he was so frightened that he immediately hid behind Wen Shuqiao, one hand hugging her leg, afraid that Wen Shuqiao would send him away.
Wen Shuqiao frowned. "Don't shout outside my door."
Xu Feng was furious at this attitude, but thinking that Young Master Zhao was still waiting for him to bring her over, he took a deep breath and swallowed his anger.
He said, "Let's go in and talk properly."
Wen Shuqiao thought for a moment. She walked over and lowered her head. "Little treasure, you go in first."
Can Can nodded obediently and even proactively picked up the bags in Wen Shuqiao's hand, striving to carry those bags into the home.
Seeing this, Xu Feng also prepared to enter, but Wen Shuqiao directly shut the door. Outside, there were only the two of them.
Xu Feng glanced at the tightly shut door and understood. "You could have just said you didn't want the little brat to hear."
Wen Shuqiao crossed her arms. "What did you come here for?"
Xu Feng felt that today's Wen Shuqiao was somewhat different, but he didn't pay it much mind. He said, "I arranged a gathering tonight, and Young Master Zhao will also be there. Just apologize to him properly. I told Young Master Zhao that you weren't feeling well yesterday. Once you apologize, that variety show spot is still yours."
Wen Shuqiao searched her memories for that variety show. It was an observation-type variety show. The first two seasons had been quite successful, and more importantly, the guests on this show were all either second-generation rich kids or some popular celebrities.
The original owner had gone for them, wanting to connect with their network.
Seeing Wen Shuqiao not speaking, Xu Feng sneered inwardly with contempt, but on the surface, he still persuaded: "Shuqiao, this is our last chance."
He lowered his voice: "I also found out that the Su family is sending Su Sisi there, and your former fiancé Qin Sheng is also confirmed to be on it."
The Su and Qin families had a marriage alliance. Previously, when the original owner was the Su family's daughter, the alliance naturally fell on her. Now that everything had returned to its rightful place, the Su family's marriage partner had become Su Sisi.
But the original owner seemed to quite like Qin Sheng. Upon hearing Qin Sheng's name, Wen Shuqiao felt a few more emotions of anger and sadness in her heart.
She had never met Qin Sheng at all, so these feelings couldn't be hers—they could only be… the original owner's.
"Shuqiao, Shuqiao? Are you even listening to me!" Xu Feng spoke until his mouth was dry, never expecting that when he looked up, he'd find Wen Shuqiao spacing out.
Wen Shuqiao came back to her senses. She said, "I heard you."
Xu Feng couldn't read her thoughts, so he simply delivered his final ultimatum: "Anyway, I already told Young Master Zhao. Whether you want to come tonight or not, you have to come, or just wait to terminate your contract!"
Wen Shuqiao raised an eyebrow. There was such a good thing?