After breaking up, I picked up a beautiful vampire girl

No one talked about her shark teeth, as if everyone's memory had disappeared, and then she actually received a love letter from the student council president.

But this time, Xia Lingyue tore up the love letter in front of the senior student and gave him the middle finger.

"Xia Lingyue...classmate."

Just after school in the afternoon, a voice called Xia Lingyue who was packing her schoolbag.

She looked back and saw a trembling figure standing at the door of the classroom. She was so humble and pitiful, as if she would disappear from this world in the next second.

"Oh, you're the one from yesterday."

Xia Lingyue recognized that this was the girl he and Li Lingsheng rescued yesterday.

"Are you okay?" Xia Lingyue asked.

The girl nodded.

"Yesterday...thank you. I, I didn't find classmate Li Lingsheng."

"He is sick and in the hospital." After saying this, Xia Lingyue turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by the girl.

"This, this!"

She carefully held out her hand, holding a small box.

"What is this?"

Xia Lingyue took the box and opened it in no time.

There were only some biscuits in the box.

But it’s different from those exquisite cookies sold everywhere nowadays.

This cookie doesn't have any frills, it's just the simplest kind of cookie with a plain appearance.

"Here, these are the cookies I sell at home. I want to give them to you. Thank you for helping me yesterday..."

"What? This is a very ordinary cookie. It looks so ugly."

Xia Lingyue directly took a biscuit and stuffed it into her mouth, then she suddenly remembered that she was wearing a mask.

But when the biscuit reached my nose, I suddenly smelled a strong milky aroma.

Damn it.

There's something about this cookie.

Xia Lingyue stuffed the box back to the girl, then turned around and carefully untied the mask a little bit with her hands. After putting the biscuit into her mouth, she immediately put the mask back on.

"Classmate Xia Lingyue... I, I know these things are worthless, but I really want to thank you... Eh?"

The girl thought Xia Lingyue looked down on these things, but soon she felt something was wrong. Xia Lingyue's body was shaking.

Then she suddenly turned around and looked at the girl with a fanatical look.

"Good! Delicious! This! So delicious!"

"Really?" Hearing Xia Lingyue say it was delicious, the girl was also very happy: "I baked this myself! I, I recently started to help my mother make some cookies! Do you really think it tastes good!"

The girl's voice became much more confident.

Xia Lingyue didn't answer and just grabbed the box.

"go!"

"Eh? Where to go?"

Before the girl could react, Xia Lingyue had already dragged her to the rooftop.

"Why did you bring me here?"

"Because I can enjoy it here."

Xia Lingyue let go of the girl's hand, turned around, took off her mask, opened the box and started to eat.

"Mm! Delicious! Delicious! Your cooking is so delicious! The store must be very famous! Tell me which store it is! I will buy from you every day from now on!"

Although the girl didn't know why Xia Lingyue ate cookies with her back to her, she was still very happy to hear Xia Lingyue say that.

"Thank you... Thank you, Lingyue, but... My shop will be closed tomorrow. However, if you like, I will make it for you often in the future!"

“What the hell! Is this true?! Such a delicious place is closed?! Oh… by the way, I don’t even know your name?”

Xia Lingyue's mouth was filled with biscuits.

"My name is Zhong Ke...I'm a new transfer student."

"Oh, okay, Zhong Ke, we'll be friends from now on. If anyone bullies you at school, tell me and I'll help you deal with him!"

“…Huh?”

Zhong Ke was stunned, and her eyes under her messy bangs suddenly flashed with a gleam.

"You.....what you said, is it true......"

"Of course, I'll protect you if I say so. As for Li Lingsheng... well, forget it. He can't do anything except take a beating. huh? You... why are you crying?!"

Xia Lingyue had finished eating all the cookies. After putting on her mask, she turned around and saw Zhong Ke's tears falling uncontrollably.

"Uh, I, I mean, are you really willing to be friends with me..."

"I am willing! Damn it, I said I want to be friends with you, not to marry you, why are you crying!"

"Wow...we are both girls, how can we be husband and wife..."

As if amused by Xia Lingyue's words, Zhong Ke laughed while sobbing.

Afterwards, the two chatted a lot on the rooftop, and Xia Lingyue also learned about the troubles of Zhong Ke's family.

"My father died early, and my mother raised me alone... My father used to be a great pastry chef, and my mother was attracted to him because of this and married him. After we got married, we opened a dessert shop. Business was very good at the beginning, and everyone liked our products, especially the cookies... I was really happy at that time."

Xia Lingyue saw that when Zhong Ke said these words, her eyes seemed to see the carefree and happy life in the past.

"But slowly... there are more and more new types of desserts. They have unique shapes and are very pleasing to the eye, but they sacrifice a lot of production processes and contain many additives, which are not good for the human body. But it looks and tastes really good. For a while, I also liked to eat it..."

"So our oldest dessert shop gradually had few customers, and my mother also suggested to my father whether he should follow the trend and make some new things."

"My father agreed at first, but he felt something was wrong as he was working on it. Doing so would make the dessert lose a lot of its original flavor. He recognized the market for those new desserts, but he couldn't make any changes no matter what."

Xia Lingyue lay on the bench, resting her head on her hands while looking at the sky and said.

"There's nothing we can do about it. The times are advancing. If you can't accept it, you'll soon be eliminated."

"Yes...but mom is different. She is very smart. She quietly improved the desserts made by dad, creating many shapes and flavors while maintaining the mellow taste. Then our desserts became popular again. Dad was not angry, but said that mom was a genius. It was she who made his desserts wear new clothes again and stand in front of everyone."

"Well, why is it closed now?"

Xia Lingyue asked.

"......Not long after that......" Zhong Ke said this and sniffed again.

"There's a large dessert shop nearby. It seems to be run by a Michelin five-star chef."

"Michelin? Aren't those tires? Can tires be eaten?"

Xia Lingyue asked the same stupid question as her father did back then...

Chapter 857 Chapter 6: Unfounded

In the wave of rapid development and modernization of the city, the old elements that once carried history and memory are facing two completely different fates.

They are either repackaged and dressed in colorful coats in an attempt to keep pace with the times; or they remain in their original form and are eventually ruthlessly submerged in the torrent of change and disappear from people's sight.

Zhong Ke's parents chose the former. They did not want to see the pastry shop they had run for many years being eliminated by the times.

Zhong Ke's father is a skilled pastry chef. Although he lacks a formal educational background, his love and persistence for pastry-making allow him to constantly explore and innovate on this path.

Zhong Ke's mother also did not receive higher education, but her wisdom and hard work have always been a strong support for this small family.

Their pastry shop is like an old ship that has experienced many ups and downs. Although the exterior is mottled, the interior is full of warmth and tenacity.

In the tide of urban transformation, they worked hard to install new sails for this old ship, hoping that it can continue to sail in the rough sea.

However, reality is always cruel. That high-end dessert shop was just the beginning. With the rise of more and more modern dessert shops, Zhong Ke's pastry shop is facing unprecedented challenges.

Those novel desserts, with their unique taste and fashionable packaging, quickly attracted a large number of young customers.

In comparison, although Zhong Ke’s pastries taste authentic, they seem to have difficulty competing with these emerging dessert shops.

Despite this, Zhong Ke's parents did not give up.

They rely on the support of loyal neighbors and old customers and continue to operate every day.

Whenever regular customers come, they always greet them warmly and make each pastry with care, hoping to retain every customer's heart with this sincerity and hard work.

Zhong Ke also gradually felt the changes in the family's financial situation.

Seeing her parents working day and night to make a living, the young girl's heart was filled with gratitude and respect.

She knows that although her living standard may not be as good as before, the love and support her parents give her is a precious treasure that cannot be replaced by any material conditions.

In this ever-changing era, Zhong Ke, like her parents, is trying to find her own place.

They believe that as long as they keep their original intentions, continue to adapt and innovate, they will be able to find their own place in this wave called progress.

Unfortunately, life is not a novel.

Finally one day, the conflict broke out. A customer who bought pastries at Zhong Ke’s pastry shop was sent to the hospital that night. The doctor diagnosed that the patient had food poisoning because he ate expired maocai and milk in the evening.

This matter, which had nothing to do with Zhong Ke's family, brought them a devastating disaster.

Early the next morning, when Zhong Ke's father went to open the shop door, he saw that paint had been splashed on the door of his shop, and words like "black-hearted shop, life for life" were written on the door.

Zhong Ke's father was very angry. He didn't understand what was going on.

And this was just the beginning. More and more people came to the store to cause trouble, saying that they had read the posts online.

This store is a black-hearted store. They ignored the couple's explanation and made a big fuss in front of the store.

There were even people who claimed to be family members of the person who had food poisoning, and they swore that the doctor diagnosed that it was because of their food that they almost died.

"You, you guys! Don't slander me out of thin air! You! You said that it was because you ate something from my house that caused the problem! Show me the doctor's report! I will never deny it!"

But the other party didn't listen to reason at all, and just kept shouting: What evidence do we need for people like you? It's just that there is something wrong with your things!

Zhong Ke's father was arguing with someone outside, while his mother was trembling in the house holding young Zhong Ke.

Later, the neighbor gave Lao Zhong an idea and asked him to take his things for testing. Then he could clear his suspicion with public certification.

So Zhong Ke's father asked someone to find the Food Safety Bureau and asked them to conduct a comprehensive inspection of his store.

The result is that there are no problems with either hygiene or food.

He also gave a formula to Zhong Ke's father.

But this formula was torn down the next day after it was posted.

"His house was inspected by the Food Safety Bureau yesterday! I saw it! He still said he was fine!"

"What a shame! The shop has been open for so long, and it turns out that all it sells is garbage that can kill people!"

"I used to come to their store every day to buy things. How can this store still be open? Go to hell!"

Zhong Ke's father explained to everyone in a hoarse voice that he had asked the Food Safety Bureau to come to his office himself just to prove himself.

"What a joke! How could someone check their own store? They are just being stubborn!"

"You said you asked someone to investigate yourself! Do you have any official documents?"

"Yes! I had it! It was torn apart!"

Then a group of people burst into laughter.

"You are such a dirty scum! You should die as a token of your sin! Stop dragging down your wife and daughter!"

Zhong Ke's father was so angry that he turned around and rushed to the Food Safety Bureau, and asked someone to reprint a notice, but when he came back, there was no one at the door.

All that was left was the shop front, which was once again splashed with paint and all kinds of dirt, and the wife and daughter who were curled up in the corner of the house crying.

Lao Zhong is an honest man and has never had any bad intentions in his life. He doesn't know what to do at this time.

The next day, the news that the Food Safety Bureau visited his store spread across the Internet.

A series of titles such as poisonous pastry, black-hearted shop, etc. were forced onto his head.