The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 183

Chapter 183: Chapter 183: "You bought so much, can you sell it?

Little Mantis made breakfast this morning.

In the past, Shen Lu would never have been willing to waste Little Mantis’s battery power.

But now that Little Mantis had been upgraded and its battery life was longer, Shen Lu had programmed it the night before to knead dough and make savory pies for breakfast.

It wasn’t that Cai Su’s noodle soup tasted bad, but eating it every day was bound to get old.

Cai Su woke up early as usual, but since she didn’t have to cook today, she seemed a bit at a loss for what to do.

Little Mantis was making the pies, and it could handle the entire job perfectly on its own. She couldn’t even lend a hand.

The millet and sweet potato congee had been placed in the cooker the night before with a timer set, and now it was bubbling away happily.

She didn’t need to worry about cleaning the floors, either. The robot vacuum Shen Lu had recently drawn was working diligently, leaving the floor so clean and smooth you could roll around on it.

Cai Su wandered around for a moment, then decided to go to the backyard to watch her son run.

Ever since Xue Can had stayed a night at the shop, Xiao Lang had started a daily morning exercise routine.

Cai Su thought this was great. Xiao Lang hadn’t been very healthy before, and the failed superpower awakening had taken a huge toll on him.

Now, getting more exercise to build up his physical fitness was a very good thing.

Besides, there wasn’t much else for Xiao Lang to do. The uniform school starting age here was seven. Xiao Lang was only five, so schools wouldn’t accept him.

There were kindergartens, but they were very rare—fewer than ten in the entire Lower City District. They were also located on streets very close to the checkpoints, and the tuition was exorbitant.

For an average family, just being able to send their child to school to learn to read was considered a great achievement. Before they were old enough for school, children basically just stayed at home.

Cai Su knew that young children should be out playing more, but Xiao Lang never seemed to have much luck making good friends. The kids he used to play with always bullied him.

The worst time, they’d cracked his head open.

After that, Xiao Lang didn’t like going out to play much anymore and preferred to stay by her side.

’Once he turns seven and starts school, things will get better.’

Cai Su thought optimistically. ’By then, Xiao Lang will be older, his health will improve, and he’ll definitely make good friends at school.’

"Mom!" Xiao Lang threw himself into Cai Su’s arms, his little face flushed from running and his whole body covered in sweat. "I ran for 20 minutes! That’s 5 minutes more than yesterday!"

Clearly, Xiao Lang was fishing for praise.

Cai Su wiped the beads of sweat from her son’s forehead and affirmed him gently, "You’re doing great, Xiao Lang!"

"Hee hee, Brother Xue said I can’t just sit around all the time. I need to exercise more so I can awaken smoothly. Mom, once I successfully awaken and become a Superpower User, no one will ever dare to bully you again."

Cai Su’s hand froze. Her expression was one of shock. "What did you say? Awaken?"

’Hasn’t my son already failed his awakening?’

"Yeah! Brother Xue said I’ll have a second awakening, probably sometime in the next two weeks."

In contrast to Xiao Lang’s happiness and anticipation, Cai Su’s heart was filled with nothing but panic.

’Her son had only just recovered a few days ago. How could he be awakening again?’

She didn’t know much about Superpower Users and had assumed that after a failed awakening, that was the end of it. Why was there such a thing as a second awakening?

The memory of her son nearly dying from the last awakening made Cai Su’s heart feel as if it were being squeezed by an invisible hand.

She took Xiao Lang by the hand and frantically found Shen Lu, who had just come downstairs. Stuttering incoherently, she said, "Boss, Xiao Lang... he... Mr. Xue, yes, it was Mr. Xue who said... a second awakening, I..."

Shen Lu caught the keywords and managed to understand what Cai Su was trying to say.

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