Five years later, the new capital of Daqing Kingdom.

"Father... um, Daddy..."

A little girl wearing a pink and yellow skirt, who looked like a fairy from heaven, held tightly the hand of a handsome man beside her who was clearly over 30 years old. She tilted her head and shook her head, saying, "Mom clearly said she would go on a picnic with us today, why did she run off by herself again?"

Zhou Yunke looked down at his precious daughter who was pouting with obvious dissatisfaction, and said with a low smile: "There has been a rather difficult case in the city recently. Uncle Lu and his men are helpless, so they can only ask your mother for help."

The little girl pouted her mouth even higher, as if a small teapot could be hung on it. "Daddy and Mommy are always busy. Daddy is finally free, but Mommy has something else to do. Oh, I am really the most unfortunate little kid in the world."

Zhou Yunke raised his eyebrows slightly.

No one knows a daughter better than her father. His and Liu Yue's little daughter has been quirky and full of tricks since she was a child. Although he and Liu Yue are usually very busy and can't spend much time with her, this little girl has always been able to enjoy herself and it is impossible for her to be sad about the passing of time.

Zhou Yunke chuckled and whispered, "So, Yu'er, how do you want daddy to compensate you?"

Zhou Xiaoyu's eyes lit up immediately. After all, she was a child, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise high. She held her father's big hand with her other little hand, shook it vigorously, and said flatteringly: "Daddy, I want to eat egg waffles!"

As he spoke, he could not help but turn his head to look at a Manyifang restaurant on the side of the road, and a suspicious crystal liquid flowed from the corner of his mouth.

God knows, when she just left the palace, she was so tempted by the rich aroma of eggs and milk wafting through the streets that her saliva was watering.

Mingming Lingwan's cousin said that this pastry called egg waffle was the idea of ​​her mother, and that her mother could make many delicious pastries, but her mother just didn't want to let her eat more pastries!

Humph, my mother is good in every way except this one!
Zhou Yunke had an I-knows-what expression on his face, and followed the little guy's gaze to look at Man Yifang's family not far away.

This Manyifang is naturally not the one that Liu Yue first operated, nor is it the branches they expanded later.

Speaking of this, Zhou Yunke couldn't help but admire his wife for having so many wonderful ideas. About four years ago, after Man Yifang opened three stores in Xinjing City, all of them were extremely popular, Zhou Yunke originally thought that Liu Yue's next step would be to open Man Yifang in other towns in Daqing.

He remembered that when they had just gotten married, Liu Yue told him that Man Yifang was the result of the hard work of her mother and grandfather, and she hoped to open it in every corner of Daqing so that everyone in Daqing would know the name Man Yifang.

After all, opening a shop is not an easy task. Even though Liu Yue has her younger cousin Xue Lingwan and a reliable shopkeeper Yuan to help her, she still has to do many things herself. Not to mention that every one of Man Yifang's pastries that is enough to set off the new capital city is made by Liu Yue.

In order to let his wife try the flavor of new pastries, Zhou Yunke, who never liked sweets, suddenly became a sweets lover.

If he wanted to open a store in another state, Liu Yue would have to go there in person to take care of it. Just when Zhou Yunke had spent several days preparing himself to endure the pain of missing him, Liu Yue said to him in surprise, "Who said I have to open those stores myself? The three stores in Xinjing City have taken up a lot of my energy. I don't want to spend all my time on them."

After all, she still has a lot of things to do!
I have to investigate cases, accompany Yu'er, and occasionally find time to do my job as the queen, cough.

Zhou Yunke was a little stunned. "You want to hand over all the shops outside to cousin Lingwan?"

Liu Yue immediately wrinkled her nose and said, "Although Wan'er is becoming more and more capable, people's energy is always limited. Moreover, my aunt came to me several times the other day and hinted to me that Wan'er seems to be too busy recently and has no time to think about starting a family.

I don't dare to entrust her with any more things.

But, who says that the person who opens the store must be me or Wan'er? Even more so, who says that this store must be in our hands? "

Zhou Yunke couldn't understand her anymore. "If it's not in your hands, are you going to find someone else to open your store?"

"Correct!"

Liu Yue's eyes lit up immediately, and he said excitedly: "I want to open the franchise of Manyifang... Well, what I mean by franchise is that if someone else wants to open a Manyifang, he can pay me a little money to get the right to open a store. In the early stage of opening the store, I will send someone to guide him on how to choose the address of the store, how to decorate the store, and even I can help him spread the word that the store is exactly the same as the Manyifang I opened.

It’s just that…the cakes sold in his shop must be supplied by our cake workshop. Of course, our workshop only provides semi-finished products, and he still has to do the final baking process himself, which can also ensure the freshness of the cakes. "

Zhou Yunke immediately thought of the fact that she had frequently opened pastry workshops in various places in Daqing in recent years. He initially thought that she was simply preparing to open stores in various states and towns in the future, but he never thought that she had been planning such a big project!

If the pastries are distributed uniformly by the pastry workshop under her control, there is no need to worry about their recipes being leaked easily, and the quality of each store can be guaranteed.

The most important thing is that they can save a lot of work. As long as a pastry workshop chooses a good location, it can supply at least several nearby towns. They only need to send a reliable person to run those pastry workshops.

Zhou Yunke couldn't help but smile, his eyes slightly curved, and said: "Liu Yue, sometimes I really wonder what's in your head. How can you always come up with so many weird ideas."

Liu Yue raised her chin and said with a smile: "Of course, if I hadn't been the queen, I would have been a successful businessman or a detective. I took on this troublesome job of queen just for your sake."

Seeing her charming appearance, Zhou Yunke couldn't help but hold her in his arms, resting his chin gently on her head, and chuckled, "Yes, I know you have sacrificed a lot for me, and I hope my face will always work, and you can always be my queen."

Recalling those sweet and warm memories of the past, Zhou Yunke couldn't help but raise his lips again. Looking at the little girl who was looking up at him eagerly, he said, "Okay, go buy it."

"Wow……"

Before Zhou Xiaoyu could cheer, the man in front of her said something extremely cruel with a smile, "But you can only eat a little. Your mother said that you eat too much sweets and your teeth are a little damaged. If I let you go, your mother will definitely scold me as well."

Zhou Xiaoyu: "..." She couldn't help but look at her father with great resentment, "Dad, my cousin Lingwan said that the emperor is the most powerful person in the world."

This little guy is quite smart. He only dared to complain quietly because there were not many people around.

"Ah."

Zhou Yunke said calmly, "But that doesn't mean the emperor doesn't have people he's afraid of."

Zhou Xiaoyu: “…”

After all, the little girl was no match for her scheming and henpecked father. In the end, she held a delicious egg waffle in her father's arms, and she nibbled it in small bites with great care. After each bite, she would look at her father beside her vigilantly, fearing that he would tell her not to eat it the next moment.

In this way, the father and daughter walked leisurely to the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture.

The guards outside the gate of Jingzhao Mansion recognized Zhou Yunke and were so frightened that their bodies froze. Just as they were about to perform a great salute, they saw the man in front of them gently raise a finger, put it to his lips, and said "hush" with a smile.

The guard was stunned to see the superior man in front of him holding a fairy-like little girl in his arms. He raised his head and looked at the gate of Jingzhao Mansion. His phoenix eyes suddenly curved slightly, and a faint, gentle smile filled them.

The guard was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction the man was looking. He saw a beautiful and gentle woman with an aura of nobility that could not be ignored walking out of the gate with their Lu Shaoyin. The two were talking about something with serious expressions.

Zhou Xiaoyu was clearly worried that her mother would not allow her to eat egg waffles after she saw her. But when she saw her mother, all her worries were immediately forgotten. She was delighted and shouted happily, "Mom!"

Hearing this familiar childish voice, Su Liuyue paused slightly, turned her head, and accurately found the father and daughter, with a look of surprise on her face.

Lu Rou was also startled and was about to step forward to salute, but Zhou Yunke gently shook his head at him, and his eyes soon locked tightly on the woman beside him.

Su Liuyue quickly explained the rest of the case and the route, then strode over and asked in surprise, "Why did you come out?"

"I had already finished my work ahead of time for today's picnic. It's nothing serious anyway, so I'll bring Yu'er with me to take you home."

Zhou Yunke lowered his eyes and looked at the woman in front of him, with a slight smile on his face.

Not to be outdone, Xiao Yu'er in her arms opened her arms towards Su Liuyue and said coquettishly, "Mommy, mommy, Yu'er misses you so much!"

Su Liuyue couldn't help feeling a little guilty. Seeing a little kid holding a bag of egg waffles, she didn't bother with her. She coughed and said, "I broke my promise today. Yu'er has been looking forward to today's picnic for a long time, right?"

Although Zhou Xiaoyu was young, she was very good at observing people's expressions. When she saw that her mother didn't mention her eating cakes, she immediately said happily: "It's okay, it's also very important for mother to catch bad guys!"

After saying that, he took a bite and ate nearly half of the egg waffle in front of Su Liuyue.

There was no longer the pitiful look of him eating in small bites just now.

Su Liuyue's eyebrows twitched slightly.

This devil girl, if given a pole, can climb straight to the sky.

At this moment, her right hand suddenly felt warm. Su Liuyue turned her head and looked at the man beside her. He smiled and said softly, "Have you finished your work? Today is a rare opportunity. Let's go for a walk on the street together and go back after dinner. It can also be regarded as compensation to Yu'er."

Su Liuyue's expression softened involuntarily, and she curved her lips slightly as she said, "Okay. By the way, does Rong Ruo have any objection to you sneaking out like this?"

After Zhou Yunke ascended the throne, Rong Ruo was promoted to prime minister. In his words, he continued to work like a slave in a different identity.

"I assigned him a lot of tasks two days in advance. I guess he doesn't have time to comment."

"Pfft... You are such a black-hearted person. No wonder Rong Ruo cries to me every day when he sees me that you are not a human being and asks me to find a way to awaken your conscience as a human being."

"Heh, it seems that he is still too idle on weekdays to have time to cry to you."

"Stop, this kind of domineering declaration is prohibited!"

"..."

"Mother, mother, what is the domineering president's declaration?"

The guards in front of the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture looked at their emperor and queen in astonishment, as if they were the most ordinary couple in the world, holding hands, talking about the most ordinary words in their daily lives, and slowly walked into the bustling streets with all kinds of people, and soon disappeared in the crowd.

I couldn't help but sigh——

It’s great that they are like this.

Even the high and mighty Emperor and Empress are, after all, just a pair of ordinary people. (End of this chapter)