Tongtong tilted her head, thinking for a moment, and then said, "Hmm... I want to go to the zoo to see the tigers and elephants!"
After hearing Tongtong's wish to go to the zoo, Liu Yifeng waved his hand and said, "Okay, then we'll go to the zoo to play. But before we play, shouldn't we have breakfast first?"
Xia Qianqian was already tired of eating hotel buffet breakfasts every day, so she asked, "Why don't we go out to eat? I heard the lard mixed noodles here are quite delicious, let's go try them!"
Liu Yifeng naturally wouldn't refuse such a request and immediately agreed, "Alright, then we'll have breakfast first, and then go to the zoo. We'll arrange the afternoon activities later!"
Then they left the hotel and drove to the breakfast place.
To have a good breakfast, you have to go to the alleys. These kinds of shops usually stay open longer and have more authentic flavors.
Getting out of the car, Liu Yifeng looked at the various breakfast shops nearby and finally chose one that mainly served noodles.
He himself liked noodles, but he had never tried the noodles in City C and didn't know what the difference in taste would be.
The shops here were quite small with few seats, so strangers usually shared tables. They would eat their own food and wouldn't feel awkward!
Fortunately, when they arrived, a table had been cleaned, and the three of them quickly claimed it.
Then they started ordering. Liu Yifeng and Xia Qianqian both ordered lard mixed noodles and soy milk!
Tongtong wanted mixed noodles. He had milk, so he didn't order a drink.
In a short while, breakfast was served. Seeing the fragrant lard mixed noodles, Liu Yifeng picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
The noodles tasted good, but he always felt that the texture was slightly inferior to the noodles from his hometown.
"Daddy, these mixed noodles are so delicious! Do you want to try some?" Tongtong asked.
Liu Yifeng smiled and shook his head, "No need, you eat yours. Daddy has noodles here. Do you want to try noodles?"
"Yours looks delicious too. Let me try!" Tongtong looked at the tempting noodles in Liu Yifeng's bowl, picked up his chopsticks, took a small portion into his own bowl, and started eating.
"Tongtong, you use your chopsticks so well! You can already use chopsticks to pick up noodles and pasta at such a young age," Xia Qianqian praised, watching Tongtong use chopsticks so skillfully.
Liu Yifeng beside her replied with a smile, "This child could eat by himself with chopsticks at the age of two. He's been using them for a year and a half."
Xia Qianqian suddenly realized, "So that's how it is! I was wondering! But being able to use chopsticks by yourself at two years old is even more amazing. You are such an excellent child!"
Tongtong felt a little embarrassed from all the praise and quickly changed the subject, "Auntie Xia, eat quickly. It won't be good if it gets cold!"
The three of them finished breakfast in about ten minutes. Xia Qianqian got up to pay, but Liu Yifeng naturally wouldn't let her, and quickly grabbed her clothes, "You wait here, I'll pay!"
Xia Qianqian didn't argue over such a small amount and let Liu Yifeng pay.
After paying, the three of them got back into the car and drove to the zoo.
It was Saturday, and there were many people visiting the zoo, mostly adults with children.
Liu Yifeng and Xia Qianqian, with Tongtong, looked like a family of three.
"All expenses today are on me. You just focus on eating, drinking, and having fun!" Liu Yifeng said, blocking Xia Qianqian who was about to pay again.
Xia Qianqian felt a little embarrassed, "How can I let you pay for everything!"
"What's the big deal? You've been taking care of Tongtong for the past few days, haven't I been feeling a bit shy? Moreover, playing here doesn't cost much. Just relax and don't worry about it!" Liu Yifeng hadn't yet mentioned buying her a gift later; he was planning a surprise for her!
"Okay, then I won't worry about anything today. Don't blame me for spending too much of your money later!" Xia Qianqian said with a smile.
Liu Yifeng: "No way!"
After speaking, he stood at the window and paid. Tongtong only needed a half-price ticket, and the total cost for the three of them was less than two hundred.
This amount was insignificant to Liu Yifeng.
Just as the three of them were about to enter, Liu Yifeng's phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was Xu Muqing. Without thinking, he answered, "Hello, Muqing, what's up?"
When Xia Qianqian heard the name Muqing, she knew he was talking to a woman and her expression became tense. Would the day trip today have any unexpected changes?
As she was worrying, Xu Muqing's voice came through, "Yifeng, where are you?"
Hearing this question, Liu Yifeng was puzzled, "I'm in City C, don't you know?"
"I know you're in City C, accompanying Tongtong to record the show! I'm asking for your specific location?" Xu Muqing asked with a smile.
Liu Yifeng looked at the words "Zoo" emblazoned above him and immediately replied, "I'm at the zoo. We don't have to record the show today, so I brought Tongtong out to play. If you need anything, just say it, it's okay!" He thought Xu Muqing had something inconvenient to say, so she was asking his location.
But Xu Muqing's next words made him freeze, "The zoo? Okay, I'm coming over now..."
"Wait... what do you mean 'coming over'? Could it be?" Liu Yifeng's eyes widened instantly, disbelief showing on his face.
Xu Muqing smiled and nodded, "Yes, you guessed right. I'm in City C right now, and Yaoyao is with me too. You're not unhappy about our uninvited visit, are you?"
Seeing that they had indeed come to City C, Liu Yifeng composed himself and hurriedly said, "Of course not. It's just that you came so suddenly. Why didn't you let me know in advance? You're not familiar with this place, you could have let me pick you up at the highway exit."
"It's all Yaoyao's fault. She hadn't seen Tongtong for a week and said she missed him, so she insisted I bring her. I couldn't refuse her, and since it's Saturday and I don't have classes, I canceled my piano lesson and drove her here early in the morning. We're already in City C. I was going to go to the TV station to find you directly, but I called you first. It's a good thing I called, or I would have made a wasted trip." Xu Muqing explained.
After listening to Xu Muqing's explanation, Liu Yifeng finally smiled, "So Yaoyao misses Tongtong. Then hurry over. We're still outside and just about to go in. We'll wait for you outside. Do you know how to get to the zoo? If not, use GPS or ask someone locally."
"I know the way. I have a business partner here. See you soon!" Xu Muqing said and hung up the phone.
In the passenger seat, Yaoyao was catching up on sleep, as she had woken up early that morning.