Mianmian suddenly felt like she had eaten a lot of candied haws herself; she jumped up joyfully and wanted to continue urging him to eat, but Shi Su had already warned her. She quickly ran away, got herself a cute small stool, and obediently sat on the stool to eat candied haws.
Shi Su glanced at Jing Jihan’s expressionless face and softly asked, "Very sour, right? I can’t handle this taste; only she likes to eat it."
Jing Jihan didn’t say yes or no, just replied, "It’s okay."
Shi Su chuckled a bit, and her eyes suddenly caught sight of a remote control nearby, "Were you just watching TV?"
"Yeah, just casually looking." Jing Jihan didn’t explain, stood up, and left the space in the living room for her and her daughter: "I’m going to my room to rest."
She had arranged with the crew to be on site at nine in the morning to test the pressure, adjust the pressure height, and the action design on the equipment, but it had been stormy these days, windy and rainy, making it hard to find a car.
Shi Su’s own car was sent for servicing over ten days ago and hasn’t been returned yet.
She started trying to hail a ride from outside at half past seven, using her phone to call a ride at the same time, but she couldn’t get one.
Seeing that it’s already half past eight, and it would take more than half an hour to drive to the crew’s location, Shi Su was still suffering from a cold, feeling terribly cold from the wind and rain. She rushed home to wipe the rain off her legs, used a hairdryer, and kept staring at the ride-hailing app on her phone, but it was still queued, with no car taking her request.
Jing Jihan came out of his bedroom to pour himself a glass of water and saw Shi Su standing there with a hairdryer, looking worried, and asked, "What’s wrong?"
"Can’t get a car." Shi Su kept her head down, looking at the ride-hailing app on her phone, frowned, and said, "In this weather, going out more than an hour in advance to get a ride doesn’t work. I arranged to be there at nine; it’s now eight forty, so being late is certain, and I don’t know when I can get a ride."
"What happens if you’re late?"
"Well, nothing good will happen. What else? Shi Su joked, but there wasn’t much humor on her face.
She was indeed anxious, but there was no reason to blame the weather.
In such weather, too many unpredictable situations arise.
Shi Su wasn’t in the mood to say more at this moment; she turned towards the children’s room, stood in front of the door, leaned her head on the door frame, and looked at the little bed inside.
I’m sorry, Shi Mianmian little friend, looks like Mommy might not earn enough for your chocolate and candied haws next year. Let Mommy think of another solution...
Jing Jihan went back to his bedroom at some point, but after a mere two minutes, his voice called from the bedroom direction: "Try again."
Shi Su turned to look at him: "Try what?"
"Getting a car."
She looked confused, lowered her head to her phone with the screen already off, feeling a bit hesitant.
Suddenly, the light beside her dimmed, and the man’s tall figure stood before her. Without waiting for her to look up, he took her phone directly, unlocked it, then said, "Password."
Shi Su looked at him, instantly aware, and tapped in the screen unlock password, which was Mianmian’s birthday.
Jing Jihan opened the ride-hailing app, clicked on something unknown, and suddenly the phone sounded with a successful ride notification.
Shi Su was stunned, not understanding how she got a ride so quickly, and Jing Jihan handed her the phone, "Aren’t you in a hurry? Why are you spacing out?"
"Huh? Oh." Shi Su took the phone, glanced at the time, and without hesitating further, checked the car plate displayed on the phone before running out.
At the entrance of the community, Shi Su looked at the black Rolls-Royce parked before her, dazed for a moment. The driver honked the horn for her to get in, and she checked the license plate again, then sat inside dazedly.