Ice and Fire

In the morning, the alarm clock rang, and Cherry woke up. She wanted to also wake up her son, but after she opened her sleepy eyes, she noticed that Joe Shen was not in bed beside her.

"Joe? Joe Shen!" called Cherry. She scratched her head, and wondered where Joe could have gone to at such an early hour of the morning. She also wondered how she didn't feel him get out of bed.

After she washed and changed her clothes, she went downstairs, and found her son in the dining room.

He was making breakfast with Wilson beside the dinning table.

When he saw her, Joe cheerfully said, "Mommy! Mommy! Come and have breakfast with us! Wilson had taught me to make breakfast. Try it and tell me if you like it!"

When Cherry saw that her son ran to her and pulled her to the dinning room, her heart was filled with happiness.

Wilson also warmly said, "Come and have your breakfast."

Cherry nodded.

She had some food, and said with satisfaction, "Joe, it looks that you have the makings to be an wonderful cook! Excellent!"

When Joe heard that his mommy praised him, he was very happy, and said, "Of course, just think who I am. I'm the smartest boy in the whole wide world!"

When they saw how proud of himself he actually was, Cherry and Wilson looked at each other, shook their heads, and smiled.

After breakfast, Wilson took Joe to school.

Cherry took her resume and intended to go to the JS Group for the interview. She told herself that because the JS Group was a big company, she had to be her best to get the job. If she was accepted, then her life and her son's would be a whole lot more secure.

As she entered the first floor of the splendid JS Building, people passed by her actively. It was indeed the most powerful company in the city.

Cherry walked up to the front desk and told the receptionists that she was there for an interview. After they found her name on the list of appointments, she was guided to the interview.

For the whole morning, Cherry talked with people from the personnel department. She also talked with the business manager, and he told her that if she received a notification for the second part of the interview in the afternoon, then she could meet the company's chairman tomorrow and start work right away.

When she left the building, she was in good mood, because she had done well in the interview. She had briefly introduced her working experience. Five years ago, she had worked as business department leader in the Shen Group, and in the past five years, she had worked abroad in related business. The whole interview went well, and she believed that she would be hired.

Cherry then drove home and waited for the company's notification.

message from the personnel department stating that she could start work tomorrow. She was very happy, and kept saying over

terrific mood and the interview had gone well. So Cherry decided to make dinner for her son, to

a lot of food, and then she returned back home

they smelled dinner. They

suddenly shouted Joe.

her son call out for her, she knew that he was back with Wilson. "Joe, is

he saw the marvellous dinner on the table, he asked with

was still busy cooking, Cherry answered, "Of course I cooked it!

and turned to Wilson, and said, "Uncle Wilson! What's wrong with my mommy

cooked, he thought that she must be in a good mood. He guessed that her interview had

mommy got a job,

looked at him in surprise. He walked into the kitchen, and as he stood beside his mother, he asked, "Mommy, did you find a job? Which company is it? Are there

she heard his questions, Cherry didn't know how to reply to him.

to find a job? Why are you asking about wolves?" Cherry was helpless, and she didn't know what her son

his mouth, as if he was unsatisfied that his mommy was wrong about him. He said, "I'm afraid that someone might take advantage

Look at me! I'm so strong that no one

was so excited that he happily replied, "Okay, if I can't do other things, it doesn't matter, but to revenge

is really an old soul. Sometimes his ideas surprise me; I can't believe that my

dinner together. Wilson asked

Joe made me breakfast, my interview was a success. I've received a notification this afternoon, and I'll go to work starting from tomorrow." She added, "Besides, the

years, so it is certainly powerful and efficient. I've also

replied,

job in the JS Group, you should work hard. You

will, " firmly said

her son

and he indifferently replied, "Just as

mean by that?" Cherry thought that her son meant something

of food, he said, "Nothing special; today I introduced myself in the classroom and then started the lesson. I didn't expect that many girls to give me their lunch before I

you their lunch?" Cherry didn't figure it out immediately, and thought to herself, 'My son knows nobody at that school, but why did the girls give him

because he had known the

looked at Wilson and then looked at his silly mommy. He thought to himself, 'Is