Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

  Ji Buwang got on the bicycle and quickly passed by Shao Qihai. Shao Qihai thought that Jingzhe was attracted to the popsicle, but actually, the bicycle was also attractive, and she was biased toward him. Otherwise, why would she choose him without hesitation?

  Ji Buwang didn’t say these words out loud, but Shao Qihai understood what his gaze meant.

  Shao Qihai watched the two of them leave and stroked his forehead. “How did this happen?”

  Previously, when he didn’t have a car, because they had lived in Great Eastern Village, it had been convenient for Ji Buwang to drive. He could drive the children in his car, so the journey wouldn’t be so bumpy or tiring. Now that he had bought a car, Ji Buwang had pulled a bicycle out. Unfortunately, in a place like Ocean City, where traffic was intense, bicycles were indeed popular. It was convenient to take some small alleys and even take a shortcut, but cars couldn’t do that.

  Shao Qihai watched helplessly as Ji Buwang and Mu Jingzhe left.

  Ji Buwang was satisfied. “Is it delicious?”

  Mu Jingzhe nodded as she ate the popsicle. “Yes!”

  There were countless types of ice-cream and popsicles in the modern era, but some of them didn’t taste as good as the ones in this era. Although many things only came in one flavor, they always felt very delicious. This was the case for fruit popsicles and glutinous rice popsicles.

  As she ate the popsicle and basked in the wind, looking at Ocean City, which differed greatly from what it looked like in the modern times, Mu Jingzhe felt very satisfied.

  When Ji Buwang heard Mu Jingzhe’s words, he felt that the bicycle was not bad. He still remembered that he had hugged Shao Qiyang tightly previously. While the five kids were still young and couldn’t carry Mu Jingzhe on the bicycle, he had to make the best of his time to make arrangements before the five kids grew up and fought over who would do it instead.

  Ji Buwang expressed the opinion that it was quite difficult to find something that the children couldn’t do or dabble in.

  The two of them talked as they walked. After Mu Jingzhe finished the popsicle, Ji Buwang saw a small pit in front of him. If he tried his best, he could walk around it, but he didn’t really want to.

  He also wanted Jingzhe to hug him, so Ji Buwang deliberately didn’t go around. Jolted, Mu Jingzhe quickly hugged Ji Buwang.

  It was clearly planned, but when Jingzhe hugged him, his body still stiffened and trembled.

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  Mu Jingzhe felt it. The corners of her mouth curled up as she looked at Ji Buwang’s back and secretly smiled.

  There were many romantic bicycle scenes on television and in movies, as well as in school. Mu Jingzhe had watched many of them, but in reality, she had never experienced this before.

  In the past, she used to ride a bicycle alone and with other girls. She had had many women hug her on the bike and had even been called ‘hubby’ by her female classmates.

  Although it also felt good to be called that by a girl, she wanted to feel what it was like to be led around.

  This time, she finally felt it. It was clearly time to let go of Ji Buwang and go back to holding his clothes, but Mu Jingzhe didn’t.

  Ji Buwang didn’t expect Mu Jingzhe not to let go either. He was pleasantly surprised, and his heart rate sped up. He wished they would never reach their destination, but in reality, they arrived in less than two minutes.

  “Alright.” Mu Jingzhe hopped off the bicycle. “I’ll go get Little Bei and the others.”

  After saying that, she ran up without looking back. Before she jumped down, for some reason, she thought of those aggressive women’s comments on the Internet and took the opportunity to feel Ji Buwang’s muscles as she let go of him.

  According to the girls on the Internet, those muscles were completely different from their own. They felt especially nice to the touch.

  However, Mu Jingzhe didn’t know if it was nice to touch them. She only knew that the moment she made a move, Ji Buwang seemed to sense it and his entire body tensed up.

  Mu Jingzhe came back to her senses and felt that she was simply acting too out of character. Although she had reflected on herself after recovering from her illness previously and had realized that no matter how busy she was, she could still date, this sudden move made her seem like a hooligan. Especially in this era, when everyone was still reserved, she seemed too aggressive.

  Mu Jingzhe didn’t dare look at Ji Buwang after touching him and only prayed that Ji Buwang wouldn’t think of her as a female pervert.

  Ji Buwang looked at Mu Jingzhe’s back and didn’t move. Only after her back disappeared from view did he abruptly take a step back. His heart… had almost jumped out of his chest just now.

  This was the first time he realized that being hugged by a girl he liked was so exciting. He didn’t know how the people around him could be so calm.

  Jingzhe had only touched him casually, but he was already so sensitive.

  Ji Buwang muttered, “She wasn’t like this in the past. Fortunately, she ran away.”

  If she hadn’t run away, his heartbeat would have been even more terrifying. He might even have blushed or something. That would have been very unmanly.

  Mu Jingzhe ran home and leaned against the door to calm herself down. She peeked at Ji Buwang through the window, wanting to see if he was angry or had a strange expression on his face. She only heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that he wasn’t mad.

  “Mommy, what are you doing?”

  “Nothing.” Mu Jingzhe turned around. “What do you want to eat today? Do you want to go out to eat?”

  “Yes!” Shao Xi immediately responded. “Let’s vote.”

  Because there were many children at home, sometimes everyone would have a different opinion about what they wanted to eat or play. Hence, Mu Jingzhe had started using the methods of ‘black and white’, ‘rock paper scissors’, and show of hands to determine the majority vote. The minority would then follow the majority. Today, they voted by raising their hands.

  “I want to go.”

  “I have no objections. I’m okay with going out.”

  “Me too. Coincidentally, Sister will be joining the production team in two days.”

  “I agree.?Excellent1.”

  Mu Jingzhe: “Then let’s go.”

  Shao Xi, who had recently become obsessed with riding a bicycle, immediately ran to ride his personal bicycle. The bicycle had been given to him by Ji Buwang. Initially, Ji Buwang had bought it because he had seen that Xiao Wu was envious of other children riding a bicycle, but since he was buying him one, it was impossible for him to only buy a bicycle for Xiao Wu. Thus, he’d ended up buying one for each of the other four kids as well. It was much safer to ride a bicycle designed for kids. They didn’t know where he had bought them, but they were very rare.

  In that day and age, children also rode bicycles designed for adults. Such a bike was too big for even the biggest kids, much less kids who started riding a bicycle at seven or eight. Some of them weren’t even as tall as their bikes. It was quite ridiculous.

  Mu Jingzhe couldn’t care less about those children, but she didn’t allow the five kids to ride bicycles for adults. Even though they had the money, she wouldn’t let them buy one for the time being. Thus, they’d never had a bicycle until Ji Buwang gave them something they could ride.

  This little bicycle happened to be a favorite of the five kids. They learned to ride it very quickly. Other than Xiao Wu, who had suffered a fall once, the others hadn’t fallen much.

  While the children were riding the bicycle, Mu Jingzhe was still sitting behind Ji Buwang. However, this time, she was well-behaved and she pulled Ji Buwang’s clothes, not daring to be impudent. Ji Buwang didn’t dare be impudent in front of the children either. He rode obediently to prevent his heart from beating too quickly and making a fool of himself.

  Being familiar with Ocean City, Ji Buwang took them to a gem of a restaurant. Shao Xi and the others all praised the food’s deliciousness.

  “Let’s come again. Yummy.”

  “Mm, I like it too.”

  “Excellent.?Excellent1.”

  Mu Jingzhe, Ji Buwang, Shao Dong, and the others silently looked at Little Bei, who didn’t fit in with the conversation. They saw Little Bei sitting very solemnly with her hands flat in front of her. If they weren’t in a lively restaurant, they would have wondered where they were.