Chapter 416: Chapter 416: Father and Son Outing
Early the next morning, Yi Roujing was going to the Department Store. Li Honghua and Li Hongying had also agreed to go to the Department Store, and the group started chatting while having breakfast.
Dai Chunsheng had to go to work, the Dai siblings also had their own engagements, and Xu Ancheng wanted to accompany them but had already been refused the previous night, so... "I’ll take Baozi today, you all go have fun."
Baozi was drinking fragrant soy milk when he heard this, raised his head to look at his dad, wanting to follow his mom but seeing his dad being left alone, could only righteously say, "Mom, you go have fun with Xiangxiang, I’ll stay with dad."
Yi Roujing agreed upon hearing that.
After breakfast, it was just Xu Ancheng and Baozi left in the room, the father and son with similar faces looking at each other.
"Let’s go out." As soon as Xu Ancheng spoke, Baozi slid off the sofa, naturally taking his small jacket and sweat towel, handing them over to Xu Ancheng.
Xu Ancheng took a military green shoulder bag, put the items inside, and also packed a water bottle, then held Baozi’s hand, locked the door, and left the courtyard.
"Where do you want to go play?" Xu Ancheng asked, looking down at Baozi.
"I don’t have any particular place in mind." Baozi replied earnestly, "Mainly because I’m still young and don’t know many places."
"Where did your mom take you yesterday?" Xu Ancheng naturally followed up, using his son’s words to find out what adventures his wife had on her own the previous day.
Although a bit envious deep down, considering it’s his wife’s passion, he must support it, even with tears in his eyes.
"Besides mom and Xiangxiang at the Department Store today, is there anyone else?"
"I don’t think so." Baozi answered honestly, then suspiciously looked at his dad, "Why are you asking me about these things instead of mom, didn’t you ask last night?"
"Ahem—" Xu Ancheng cleared his throat, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth, he had been busy last night, didn’t have time to ask, and later everyone was too exhausted and fell asleep, he was too caring to remember to ask, "Didn’t ask."
Baozi glanced at his father, then when looking at the road again, he was attracted by a sign up ahead.
It was a front shop, specifically selling vegetables and fruits, but the focus wasn’t here, the focus was on a wooden box placed outside, wrapped tightly in blankets, with a board standing upright on it, written with the characters "ice popsicle."
"Dad, what’s an ice popsicle?"
As soon as Baozi asked, a mother and child walked to the front shop entrance, cheerfully took out money to pay, and then a shop assistant opened the wooden box lid, pulling back the thick blanket, took out a white object similar to an ice block, emitting white vapor, the color more opaque than an ice block, ice is transparent white, this was slightly paler than milk powder.
The woman took the ice popsicle and passed it to the child beside her, who eagerly licked and showed a happy smile.
Baozi looked up at Xu Ancheng, his eyes carrying the words "want it."
"Your mom said at your age, you can’t eat such cold things yet." Xu Ancheng said helplessly.
"That person looks about my age." Baozi said, daringly lying, that child looked two to three years older than Baozi.
"You can eat half, the other half is for me." Xu Ancheng indulged, "But cannot tell mom when we return."
"Hmm, thank you, dad." Baozi, knowing what’s best for him, responded.
"One creamy ice popsicle, please." Xu Ancheng led Baozi over, and said.
"Alright." The shop assistant pulled back the blanket, took out an ice popsicle of a color similar to milk powder and handed it over, "Creamy ice popsicle costs eight cents each."
Xu Ancheng paid, then handed the ice popsicle to Baozi.
"Why is it different from the previous one." Baozi felt the cold air approaching, providing a refreshing sensation to the hot summer, but before eating, he didn’t forget to voicing his curiosity.
"The previous one was saltwater flavored, this one is creamy, creamy is more expensive, made with milk powder, tastes much better than the saltwater one." The shop assistant explained with a smile.
Baozi showed a bit of dilemma on his face, he drank milk powder every day, he actually wanted to try the saltwater flavored ice popsicle.
"This is what you can eat." Xu Ancheng raised an eyebrow, "You can have that one when you’re older."
Baozi stretched out his hand to take it, lightly tasted it, and was immediately chilled to let go, but his eyes were already shining, looking up incredulously at Xu Ancheng, "Dad, even though this is creamy, it doesn’t taste like milk powder, it’s sweet, delicious."
"You can only have half."
Xu Ancheng occasionally looked down, once Baozi ate half a stick, he took the ice popsicle and quickly finished it in a few bites.
Baozi licked his chilly lips, still tasting the aroma.
"Dad, let’s come out to play together again next time." Baozi raised his hopeful eyes and asked.
"Alright, don’t mention today’s happenings to mom though." Xu Ancheng reminded.
Yi Roujing wasn’t there, otherwise she’d just sigh how all dads are like this.
"Enen." Baozi suddenly stopped, Xu Ancheng stopped too, seeing Baozi pointing diagonally saying it.
Xu Ancheng, with good memory, knew that the "Enen" Baozi mentioned was Yi Roujing’s roommate Zhang Yaen.
"What’s up with her?" Xu Ancheng asked, as generally, Baozi wouldn’t behave this way, even if he saw, he wouldn’t speak about it, they’ve warned him.
"She’s arguing with someone." Baozi said, "But Enen only has two people, the other side has six and they’re all men."
Xu Ancheng hurriedly picked up Baozi, let him point directions, then ran over.
"Turn right, left at the first alley entrance, right again at the second..."
Xu Ancheng ran for about five to six hundred meters until he finally reached the end of an alley where Zhang Yaen was surrounded by a group along with a girl behind her.
"Enen!" Baozi shouted loudly.
The six young men who formed a semicircle turned their heads simultaneously, seeing Xu Ancheng standing not too far away with Baozi.
Anyone could see it was a father and son duo, both stunningly attractive. These six young locals were from the black market, sometimes engaging in petty theft, troublemakers, making them relatively knowledgeable about nearby locals.
"Don’t meddle, you guys look like you’re not locals." Among the six, the leader, sporting a buzz cut with a scar on his forehead, tall and burly, showed a fierce expression.
"Baozi, Xu." Zhang Yaen was surprised to see Xu Ancheng and Baozi, but the other side had more people, Xu Ancheng was holding Baozi, she urgently said, "Xu, go call the police and leave first."
"Come over, watch Baozi." Xu Ancheng said to Zhang Yaen but his eyes were on the buzz cut man, "Can I ask what’s happening? If it can be resolved peacefully, there’s no need for a confrontation."
