After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

Zheng City.

At this moment, Xu Musen, not yet aware that he has upgraded from being a jerk to a "jerk dad," is holding hands with Yao Mingyue as they arrive at the familiar street before them.

This is the street they walked on for three years during school.

The students haven't been dismissed yet, but the street on both sides is already filled with food stalls.

Fried sausages, stinky tofu, grilled sweet potato skins, grilled squid, chestnut cakes, squid balls...

All waiting for students, hungry after a day's fasting, to rush out and spend their accumulated pocket money.

The air is filled with the aroma of chili, cumin, and oily sweetness. Setting aside health concerns, these smells indeed make one's appetite grow.

"Xu Musen, I want to eat grilled sausages!"

Yao Mingyue shakes Xu Musen's hand, having been strictly diet-restricted by a nutritionist in the hospital for so long. If not for Mother Xu's secret treats for a couple of days, she would have developed anorexia by now.

The sudden scent of street food awakened her cravings.

Xu Musen, however, glanced at the frying pan at the fried sausage stand, which looked as black as engine oil that had been changed after ten thousand kilometers, and the ingredients filled with technological wrath.

"No way, whatever you want to eat, I'll make for you at home later. You should eat less of these outside things."

"What's wrong with eating them? In high school, people ate these every day, and nobody had any problems."

"Can you still compare yourself to high schoolers now? High school students get up at five for morning classes, and go to bed at ten. They're tough and resilient; even if these foods upset their stomachs, the worst they'd get is a bit of diarrhea."

Xu Musen laughed, poking Yao Mingyue's forehead: "And you? A fragile college student?"

"You're the fragile one! Break at a touch!"

Yao Mingyue bared her little tiger teeth defiantly: "I don't care, I want to eat!"

Yao Mingyue wanted to go buy it herself, but after feeling her purse, she realized she hadn't brought any RMB after being abroad for so long.

U.S. dollars... This stall probably wouldn't accept them.

"Give me money."

Yao Mingyue held out her hand.

"Not listening anymore, huh?"

Xu Musen chuckled and threatened to tattletale to Liu Rushuang using his phone.

"You..."

Yao Mingyue squinted her narrow phoenix eyes, immediately pouting pitifully as she walked to the sausage stand, pretending to wipe nonexistent tears from her eyes.

"When you were wooing me, you said you'd give me stars and moons, and now that I'm your person, you won't even buy me something to eat..."

Her aggrieved voice immediately attracted the attention of the sausage stall's proprietress.

Xu Musen felt numb; oh dear, is she acting again?

"Never mind, if you won't buy it, you won't. I'm not that desperate to eat, but I haven't had meat in so long. I can endure some hunger..."

Yao Mingyue wiped her nonexistent tears, casting a glance at the sausages, swallowing before forcing herself to look away. Finally, she gently touched her flat stomach, raising her reddened eyes at Xu Musen.

"But the baby in my belly needs nutrition. Fine, I'll go ask Aunt Li next door for an egg, so the child won't stay hungry..."

Xu Musen: ...

At this moment, Xu Musen could feel the murderous gaze from the sausage stall lady.

Give it ten more years, and Xu Musen might top the wanted list on Little Red Book like this.

"Folks, who understands? Duped by a sweet-talking jerk who left me pregnant, but he won't even buy me a sausage, shaking with rage. How do women's rights get protected, sisters, watch out..."

Especially as the sausage stall lady, even with her mask on, radiated a rage that resonated with her as a fellow woman.

"Hey, young man..."

She was about to unleash a street-style rap.

"A sausage, please. Meat one."

Xu Musen quickly interjected, lest they never return to this street again after the proprietress had her say.

He pulled out his wallet and handed it to Yao Mingyue: "How about taking charge of the household finances from now on?"

The proprietress saw Xu Musen's stuffed wallet full of red notes—clearly not someone short on money.

And Yao Mingyue merely took a note from the wallet and handed it to the lady with a bright smile.

"Ma'am, could I have some change, please?"

The proprietress soon realized, judging by this playful couple, they were likely just showing off their love.

Relieved, she reassessed the pretty, mischievous girl before her, grateful she wasn't deceived by a jerk, as such a charming girl would be a real pity.

"Here you go."

The proprietress gave back the change.

Yao Mingyue put the change back into the wallet and handed the heavy wallet back to Xu Musen: "Here."

"Didn't you say you wanted to manage the money?"

Xu Musen smiled.

Yao Mingyue's eyes sparkled: "I don't want to manage the money; I just want to manage you."

"Why do I feel like I'm your ATM or something?"

"Others would jump at the chance!"

Yao Mingyue confidently lifted her fair chin, her mouth curled in a smile that softened her aloof demeanor: "A big beauty like me for just one sausage—count yourself lucky!"

She looked spoiled, unreasonable yet adorably clumsy.

Indeed...

Xu Musen couldn't help but laugh, taking the wallet. Okay, he's willing to be this "ATM."

That's a man for you, spending on your wife—it's only right.

"Look at this girl, how wonderful. Nowadays, with such pretty girls, who's not asking for branded bags, games, cosmetics? You, young man, should cherish her."