Leo pointed excitedly out of the window as if that was where Mia was headed, "When have you ever seen a street food vendor give you a receipt? And, you forgot, you're doing this behind Andre's back! How dare you ask him to reimburse you for this?"
Mia was speechless.
Jade laughed heartily and slapped the table, "Mia, you're going to go broke."
Leo thought he was very clever. No way he was going!
So, after school, the trio went their separate ways.
Mia, with her backpack on, bounced out of the west gate. She saw a clean-dressed old man standing outside; his hair was already white, but he was in high spirits.
He was enjoying the scenery outside Havenbrook University with his hands behind his back.
The students passing by him all seemed energetic. The old man nodded in satisfaction, "These are Mia's classmates! Everyone is handsome."
"It's so sunny today, why are you standing outside? Go in," Mia opened the car door, pulled Hansen's arm, and got him into the minivan.
Then she took off her backpack, put it in the car, and climbed in, "Leo is stingy, so he's not coming with us."
As expected, Hansen cursed his grandson, "Penny pincher! We give him hundreds of thousands a month for pocket money, but he can’t even spend a few dollars on me. Mia, tell Andre to cut off his allowance when you go back, teach him a lesson."
"Okay."
Unbeknownst to the people in the car, a cell phone camera was pointed at them at the place they had just passed by.
Hansen had long wanted Mia to take him to the street food near Havenbrook University.
When Hansen was in the hospital, Mia agreed to cheer him up.
Today, the sun was shining brightly, and the weather was clear. It was a great day to go out.
So, she and Hansen agreed to go that day. Hansen was very excited to come to the place Mia mentioned.
The two left quietly.
Behind them, a taxi followed.
When they got to the eating place, Mia pointed to the slightly rundown shops around and introduced them to Hansen, "Although their storefronts are unimpressive, these are all delicious foods approved by generations of Havenbrook University students. If they weren't good, they couldn't have lasted till now."
Hansen looked around and was very pleased with the shabbiness there.
"It's just like Havenbrook forty years ago; I like it. It feels like going back to the good old days."
Hansen had his hands behind his back, like a touring leader. The difference was that Hansen was extremely satisfied with the shabbiness he saw around him.
"Mia, which one are we going to eat at?" Hansen asked.
Mia pointed to an Indian snack shop not far ahead, "I highly recommend that one."
Hansen happily followed her to the restaurant.
They were photographed by people again.
When they were having a good meal, Mia's phone rang.
She saw the caller ID, and her heart skipped a beat.
"Mia, who is it?" Hansen looked at her phone screen and asked curiously, "Who's Tiger?"
Mia immediately took off her disposable gloves, quickly rinsed her mouth with a sip of water, cleared her throat, then slid the answer button, put the phone to her ear, and whispered, "Hello."
Hansen watched her talk in that pleasing tone, very curious of who that was!
He was about to ask, but Mia immediately called out, "Husband what's up?"
Tiger was Andre?
Hansen was confused.
What was that weird nickname?
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