Since that night, Gu Zechen had not seen Wang Zheng for two days. The restaurant's head chef had also been replaced by Xiao Yang. Gu Zechen and Yi Mo were taking care of things outside, but there hadn't been any trouble.

"Brother Yang, why isn't Uncle Wang coming?" Yi Mo still had Gu Zechen's words on his mind. Wang Zheng was their benefactor, and they must repay him well by doing their best and accomplishing whatever they could.

Xiao Yang placed the dishes and chopsticks neatly beside him. In about another hour, the guests will arrive, so he needed to organize everything they might need.

Seeing Yi Mo's dark eyes filled with rare innocence, not a trace of sorrow or desolation tainted by the hardships of life, instead, possessing a bit more of a loving heart, a kind heart, patience, and empathy than ordinary children...

Xiao Yang moved a stool over and started cutting vegetables while talking to Gu Zechen.

It turns out that Wang Zheng is also a pitiful person. He and his wife were childhood sweethearts and had a blissful life after getting married. They had planned to have children, but his wife suddenly discovered that she had an incurable illness that required a lot of money for treatment.

Gu Zechen pulled Yimo closer, outlining the doubts in his heart, and then had Yimo relay them to Xiao Yang: "And now, how is it? Is everything okay now?"

"You two have such a good relationship. What do you mean? Even Xiaoyan can understand at a glance!" Xiaoyang didn't answer Gu Zechen's question, but instead looked at Gu Zechen and Yimo with envy. "I also have a younger brother in my hometown. Every time I go back, he would pester me with all sorts of questions."

As she spoke, Xiaoyang couldn't help but laugh, reminiscing about her younger brother, a gentle smile spreading across her face.

Xiao Yang spoke about his younger brother, his parents, and the impoverished life in his hometown. Despite their hardships, they managed to live happily as a family.

"Big Brother Yang, your parents are so nice. I don't even know who my own parents are!" Thinking about her own origins, Yi Mo suddenly felt a sense of sadness and silently shed tears, which trickled down her cheeks.

Gu Zechen also felt uneasy in his heart, just like Xiao Yang said, even if they were poor, as long as the family could live happily and peacefully together, that would be the greatest blessing.

However, this simplest blessing is the most luxurious desire for him and Yimo...

Gu Zechen pulled Yimela into his arms and took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe away her tears. Unable to afford tissues, Gu Zechen had developed the habit of carrying a handkerchief with him at all times.

Although the quality is not good, many of them were personally trimmed by Gu Zechen using old clothes, but they are clean, with the fragrance of soap.

Yi Mo was lying in Gu Zechen's arms, sobbing intermittently. It took a while before she finally stopped crying.

"Sorry, I forgot that you two are..." As he was speaking, Gu Zechen paused mid-sentence when he saw the playful shake of his head. Yang Xiaoyang forced a smile and redirected the conversation to Wang Zheng.

“The boss took the boss lady to see a doctor these past few days, and they should be back in a couple of days.”

Xiao Yang saw people starting to approach outside, so he stood up and walked towards them with the menu in hand. He said, "By the way, when the boss comes back, will you pretend to know nothing? The boss doesn't like others talking about his personal matters."

Perhaps it was his last bit of dignity, as Gu Zechen nodded lightly at Xiao Yang.

Everyone has things they are unwilling to mention, whether it be the past, what happened before, or even now, forever.

Just like him, he cannot speak, he is poor, but he absolutely does not need others' sympathy, and he dislikes others looking at him with strange eyes.