Little Harvey didn't understand, but he understood his father's words. He nodded, "Okay."
Emerging from the desolate planet, Lu Wanqing instinctively wanted to go to a mall to buy clothes and toys for Little Harvey. But after taking a few steps, she suddenly remembered that they were on a spaceship, constantly moving, and without a fixed address, buying things wouldn't be convenient.
"Want to go buy some food?" Lu Wanqing thought, and couldn't help but say.
Physical items were out, but virtual ones were surely possible. At least they could taste them online.
"What do you want to eat?" Xavier asked Lu Wanqing.
Lu Wanqing looked down at Little Harvey and smiled, "What does Harvey want to eat?"
Little Harvey's eyes immediately lit up. He looked excitedly at his father and mommy. Could he buy food on the star network?
There was so much delicious food on the star network, but his father never allowed him to eat indiscriminately before, saying it was all fake, a waste of money, and not worth it.
"I want to eat cake!" Little Harvey said excitedly without even thinking.
"The birthday cake kind!!!" Little Harvey shouted.
Lu Wanqing was slightly stunned, then surprised. Birthday cake?
She suddenly remembered that she didn't seem to have celebrated any birthdays for the children.
She didn't intentionally forget. In the ancient Earth era, over three thousand years ago, her health was poor, and she couldn't eat many things, including birthday cake. So, her parents and brothers, to keep her from feeling sad, had all tacitly ignored birthdays. Over time, she also developed the habit of not celebrating them.
She was accustomed to not celebrating birthdays, but she almost forgot that the children might want to.
As Lu Wanqing thought about it, she couldn't help but look at Xavier and ask, "Xavier, when is Harvey's birthday?"
She didn't even know Harvey's birthday.
"September first," Xavier said.
"Today isn't his birthday either," Xavier added.
Lu Wanqing nodded. It was October twenty-fifth, and November would be here in a few days, so it naturally wasn't Little Harvey's birthday. However...
"You can eat birthday cake even if it's not your birthday," Lu Wanqing said with a smile.
There was no rule stating that cake could only be eaten on birthdays, right?
Little Harvey's eyes immediately lit up. He said happily, "Exactly, exactly! Mommy's right. Who says you can only eat birthday cake on your birthday? I think you can eat cake every day!"
Xavier lowered his gaze and glanced at his son. Did he really think he couldn't see through the little cub's thoughts?
"Let's go," Xavier said.
Even though he saw through it, it was just a cub after all. Indulging him occasionally wouldn't hurt.
With their decision made, they walked forward together and soon found a cake shop.
"Daddy, I want that one!!!" As soon as Little Harvey entered the shop, he pointed at the largest and most beautiful cake on the counter at the front.
Lu Wanqing was helpless, "Harvey, there are only three of us, we can't eat this much."
Little Harvey: "..."
"Buy that one," Xavier pointed to a smaller cake.
Little Harvey had no choice but to nod, "Okay."
So, they bought a cake together, then chose a private room, and began eating it.
Though the cake was small, Little Harvey ate it with great joy, looking very happy.
Lu Wanqing found it amusing and couldn't help but say, "You like cake this much?"
"Mhm, mhm!" Little Harvey's eyes shone brightly, and he nodded quickly.
"Then study hard in the future. If you make progress, Mommy will make you a cake, okay?" Lu Wanqing said with a smile.
Little Harvey paused, then his eyes widened in shock, "You can make cakes?"
Lu Wanqing thought for a moment, "I'm not sure, but I can try."
The cake didn't look difficult, and she felt she could learn.
"My health was poor before, so I couldn't eat cake, and I didn't know what it tasted like," Lu Wanqing said.
"But if Harvey likes it, Mommy can try to make one," Lu Wanqing said.
Little Harvey was stunned. He asked curiously, "Mommy used to be sick?"
Lu Wanqing nodded, "Yes, I was ill. In that era, it was a very serious condition that couldn't be cured with the medical technology of the time."
"Mommy couldn't eat cake?" Little Harvey asked with concern.
"Mm," Lu Wanqing nodded.
"Mommy must have been so pitiful," Little Harvey looked at his mommy with sympathy, then looked down at the cake, and then back up at his mommy, "Cake is really delicious, super, super delicious."
Lu Wanqing's lips twitched slightly. She was speechless. Wasn't Little Harvey's remark asking for a spanking?
"Was it because of your health that you couldn't eat it?" Xavier asked.
Lu Wanqing nodded, "Mm."
"Then you can try it now. Everything on the star network is virtual and won't have any actual physical impact," Xavier said.
Lu Wanqing froze, then remembered. Right, everything on the star network was fake. How could she have forgotten?
Little Harvey also realized. He instinctively grabbed his small cake and pulled it in front of him, defensively protecting it from Mommy!
Lu Wanqing looked at Harvey.
Little Harvey belatedly realized and pouted, reluctantly splitting half of it for Mommy. "Then I'll give you half."
Lu Wanqing smiled and naturally accepted it, "Thank you, Harvey."
Little Harvey watched the cake in front of Mommy wistfully. It was for Mommy, he could do it!
"Mhm!" Little Harvey nodded!
Lu Wanqing would never deliberately snatch food from her children. However, seeing how reluctant Little Harvey was, she couldn't help but want to do it. The cub was too cute!
Lu Wanqing deliberately ate the half cake slowly.
Little Harvey ate much faster, afraid that if he ate too slowly, the remaining half would also have to be given to Mommy!
The cake was finished. Lu Wanqing opened her datapad, instinctively wanting to pay. But as soon as she opened her personal information page, the completely unfamiliar interface made her suddenly remember that this was another brand new datapad. Most importantly, there was no money in this datapad!
Yes, no money, not a single cent!
Lu Wanqing inexplicably felt guilty. She looked up at Xavier.
Xavier paid with his datapad, then stood up and said, "Let's go."
Yes, they could leave. But Lu Wanqing also realized a problem. For the next year, she would be living with Xavier and the others, which meant her original datapad couldn't be used, and the money in that account couldn't be used. Even the datapad given to her by the Zhongli family couldn't have its money used. She was now... penniless!
She was a pauper with not a cent to her name!
How could she live without money?
She suddenly felt that perhaps she should find a way to earn money.
Regardless, she had to earn her own pocket money. She couldn't keep living off Xavier.