"If you take my last name, you have to follow me," Xiaofeng said firmly.
Ye Cheng listened to her tone and knew she had made up her mind, only giving a smile, "Why the hurry, I’m not competing with you."
"Aren’t I just afraid you’ll compete with me?"
"Do I need to compete? It won’t be long before your residence registration appears in my family’s book, not to mention the kids’. Don’t you think?"
He chuckled, "That’s not necessarily the case."
"I’m confident," said Ye Cheng, and he started laughing first, "I might be quite busy for a while; you take good care of yourself and Erbao."
"I’ve already thought about Erbao’s name, the eldest called Su Shuhan, and the second called Su Shujun. What do you think?"
The character ’Shu’ was added at Xiaofeng’s request because her last name was Su, and she wanted Erbao’s name to have the character Su in it.
Xiaofeng twirled a pen on the paper, writing down the names Gu Shuhan and Gu Shujun: "They sound alright. Are you going to change them? If not, I’ll settle on these two names."
She probably was the mom least concerned with naming her child in the world.
"Are you even his mother? Aren’t you going to share an opinion about the names I’ve picked?" Ye Cheng said, lips curling up into a faint smile as he heard Xiaofeng’s words.
"I think they are fine," Xiaofeng replied, laughing first, "Facing the cold head-on, standing proudly in this world. A modest maiden for a noble gentleman, not bad."
After hanging up the phone, Ye Cheng looked at it and smiled. This woman really didn’t take him seriously, hanging up the call without any hesitation.
Tomorrow is the grand opening of Gourmet City, and early in the morning, Xiaofeng and Su Peng went down to the city. To avoid delaying Erbao’s sustenance, she pumped a lot of it earlier and refrigerated it in the fridge.
For Erbao’s sustenance, Xiaofeng specifically bought a fridge even though it was a bit pricey, but it was worth it.
"Mom, these next few days will be tough on you; I might come home late at night." The thought of being away from her baby all day weighed heavily on Xiaofeng’s heart
"Go about your business; I’m here," He Ximei took the sleeping Erbao, "Don’t worry."
After the car reached the city, Su Peng went to park, while Xiaofeng headed straight to the office.
A young man nearby saw Xiaofeng coming out of the car and immediately turned around.
"Monkey boss." The young man ran over excitedly, "That Su Xiaofeng, she’s here again, she’s already entered her family’s mall."
The man called Monkey boss furrowed his brows, "She’s here?"
"Yes, I heard her family’s Gourmet City is opening tomorrow; she must be here today to take care of related matters." Su Xiaofeng’s visits here were unpredictable, sometimes frequent, sometimes once after a long interval.
"Alright, I’ll meet her and see what she’s made of," Monkey boss stood up, cigarette dangling from his lips, looking roguish.
"Monkey boss, once you make a move, she’ll definitely submit under your dominance, and if she resists, she’s seeking her own destruction." The youngster followed Monkey boss, flattering him.
The Monkey Gang was an emerging gang in Xiaojiang City; this man named Monkey boss became famous overnight and quickly gathered a number of followers.
"Don’t always talk about seeking one’s own destruction; I’ve always been one to cherish and respect beauty. I don’t want to hear a peep from you guys unless I speak first, understood?" Monkey boss glanced back at his men with a warning look.
"Boss, don’t worry, if you don’t let us speak, we absolutely won’t," they replied.
Monkey boss first roamed around the first floor, which only had clothing stores and nothing of interest, so he headed to the second floor.
Xiaofeng was about to go to the third floor; she wanted to check the situation of all the stalls there to ensure everything was smooth for the opening the next day.
"Boss." Cobra gently tugged at the hem of Monkey boss’s clothes and gestured with his eyes. Monkey boss immediately slapped him.
"Damn it, have you never seen a woman before?"
Cobra felt the urge to cry; he was just trying to alert the boss that the woman who just passed by was Su Xiaofeng: "Boss, that was her."
Monkey Master squinted his eyes, "Su Xiaofeng?"
"Damn it, why didn’t you say so earlier?" Monkey Master slapped him again. He had already started acting before he was reminded. What was he doing earlier?
Monkey Master swaggered towards the third floor, which was also bustling. Since the grand opening was tomorrow, all the stall owners were busy preparing, each hosting their own events — it was a lively scene.
Monkey Master went up and looked around but didn’t find the woman who had just gone up near Gourmet City. Just as he decided to go inside for a look, Xiaofeng, Su Peng, and Zhao Xi came out from the amusement park area.
"The amusement park must prioritize safety. With good safety measures, parents will feel reassured bringing their children here." In this era, there weren’t many facilities specifically for children’s play. The amusement park she established was the first modern one in the city, both in terms of color and the types of activities, all introduced from Haicheng.
Xiaofeng talked as she walked, and Zhao Xi nodded from time to time.
Monkey Master watched Xiaofeng and a group of people approaching leisurely, put out the cigarette in his hand, and threw it into a nearby trash can.
Then he sat at a dining table, his eyes following Xiaofeng’s figure, silent and motionless.
Cobra and Heizi looked at Monkey Master’s idiotic behavior, completely puzzled, exchanged glances, seemingly asking, what’s gotten into Monkey Master?
After watching for a while, Monkey Master found it boring, "She’s only mediocre in looks. Compared to her, of course, I’m more interested in the money in her hands. What do you think, if I hit on her, would she agree to be my girlfriend?"
Being suave and attractive, a dream lover of countless young women, he was confident he could handle a mere married woman.
As long as he managed to get Su Xiaofeng, everything she had would be his.
"Boss, you are so handsome. Wherever you go, there isn’t a woman who doesn’t like you," Cobra flattered effortlessly.
"The charm of the boss is unstoppable. Just watch, and see how she won’t be able to stay away from me." In his life, he had been involved with women, not twenty perhaps, but surely ten.
Monkey Master waited and finally found a chance to approach Xiaofeng alone.
Xiaofeng, feeling bloated, decided to go to the restroom to relieve some pressure. Just as she was coming out of the restroom, she felt lighter as someone pulled her to a dark corner near the bathroom.
Almost at the same time, Xiaofeng reflexively used the Spiritual Mirror Power to gently push, and shoved the other person away.
Monkey Master hit the wall with a thud, moaned, and lay straight on the ground, unable to get up.
Xiaofeng looked down at him from above, her eyes cold, "Who are you? Why did you attack me?"
Monkey Master, gazing at her cool stunning face and recalling the milky scent that emanated from her, felt his mind go blank. He clutched his chest, gasping, "Xiaofeng, it’s me, your classmate. Don’t you recognize me?"
"Bullshit, when did I know you? Stop talking nonsense." Xiaofeng stared at him. He had a ponytail tied lightly, and he looked okay, but unfortunately, he was a petty thief.
"We were in the same class in junior high, I am Bai Xiangbing. Everyone called me Little Monkey, do you remember now?" Bai Xiangbing definitely never shared a class with Su Xiaofeng.
Bai Xiangbing? Xiaofeng frowned, having no recollection of this person at all, "Are you mistaking me for someone else?"
"No, definitely not mistaken, isn’t your name Su Xiaofeng?" Bai Xiangbing took a while to get up from the ground, smilingly looked at her, "Long time no see, have you learned martial arts, joined the army?"
This woman’s strength was indeed formidable, how she managed to throw him aside. Luckily, this wasn’t the rooftop; if it was, would she have just thrown him over the edge?
Thinking of this possibility made Bai Xiangbing shiver.
"Stop trying to get chummy with me." Xiaofeng thought it over and couldn’t recall anyone named Bai Xiangbing. She figured it was his trick and then noticed a tattoo on his hand, more conspicuous than the last three guys’.
It was a huge monkey head, grinning viciously, quite ugly.
"Forget it if you can’t remember." Seeing that she didn’t fall for it, Bai Xiangbing pulled out a dagger from his pocket, flashed it a few times at Xiaofeng, then scoffed, "Seeing this, do you remember who I am now?"
Just a woman, he was eager to see how far she could go.
Xiaofeng was somewhat speechless.
Could a dagger really make someone so arrogant?
If she were to take out a weapon, would it scare him to the point of wetting himself?
"Mr. Monkey," Xiaofeng, not wanting to waste more words, said, "Just say it, what do you want? This is my place. Do you believe that if I just shout, even if you had wings, you couldn’t fly out of here?" Or did she look so easy to bully that everyone thought they could come up and push her around?