After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 212

Chapter 212: Her Birthday, Her Memorial Day
Upon hearing his words, Zhouzhou was also stunned. Sanqing Temple was close to the monastery, and she had seen devout believers climbing the mountain to worship, bowing all the way. But she thought Ye Lingfeng didn’t believe in such things. She never expected him to do this.

“I hope we can find Auntie’s remains soon,” she couldn’t help but say.

Chen Tuo’s eyes also turned slightly red upon hearing this. Understanding her thoughts, he nodded heavily and said, “We will definitely find her.”

Qin Lie pursed his lips, looking at Zhouzhou with a hint of reluctance. He could guess what was on her mind. Mu Xuan sighed softly in his heart. Life is indeed unpredictable. If none of those things had happened, Zhouzhou would have had a happy family from the moment she was born. Unfortunately, there were no “if.” He lowered his gaze, concealing his thoughts.

At this moment, the hotel manager walked over and invited them inside. The group didn’t stay outside to chat anymore.

The hotel was decorated according to Zhouzhou’s preferences. The first thing that caught the eye was the abundance of gold. The surrounding decorations were also dominated by gold ingots, which immediately caught Zhouzhou’s fancy. Unable to contain her excitement, she cheered and pulled Qin Er to run around, finding everything novel and likable. Seeing her like this, the Qin family members also smiled.

The manager asked, “CEO Qin, is there anything else you would like to modify?”

Qin Lie shook his head and said, “No need, it’s perfect now.”

Upon hearing this, the manager breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone in the city knew his temperament, and they had also heard that he doted on this adopted daughter of his. He was afraid that if there was even the slightest dissatisfaction, he would demolish their hotel. Fortunately, there were no problems. However, he could tell that the one truly in charge was that little girl. With this in mind, he knew what to do later. “If you need anything, please don’t hesitate to call me. I won’t disturb you for now.”

“Okay,” Qin Lie nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on Zhouzhou’s direction without blinking, his brows slightly furrowed.

“What’s wrong?” Grandma Qin walked over, looking at him suspiciously and reminding him, “Today is Zhouzhou’s birthday. You better not have a long face.”

“I’m not,” Qin Lie shook his head.

“Don’t even think about denying it. Your face is so dark, it could drip ink. I don’t care. No matter what happens today, you must be happy. You must not let Zhouzhou have any regrets on her first birthday after leaving the mountain.”

Upon hearing these words, Qin Lie pursed his lips slightly and nodded.

How strange.

Grandma Qin muttered in her heart but didn’t pay him any more attention. She went over to play with Zhouzhou.

Not long after, guests started arriving one by one. They all knew that this birthday banquet at the Qin family was held for the little girl they had adopted. So, every family with children brought them along and made sure to instruct them not to offend Zhouzhou. She was the apple of the Qin family’s eye and had some connection with the Mu family as well. They couldn’t afford to offend her.

These children may be young, but they understood quite a bit. After hearing their parents’ instructions, they actively approached Zhouzhou.

As a result, Zhouzhou found herself surrounded by a group of unfamiliar people, looking at them in confusion with a bewildered expression on her face.

A boy in a little suit adjusted his tiny bowtie and smiled at Zhouzhou with a standard smile. “You must be Zhouzhou, right? Your clothes are really nice.”

The boy casually commented on Zhouzhou’s somewhat plain clothes without any burden.

Although Zhouzhou found his familiarity a bit strange, her eyes brightened when she heard his compliment. “What’s nice about them?”

After speaking, she looked at him expectantly, as if waiting for him to continue praising her.

The boy was momentarily stunned by her response, and his smile almost faltered. Shouldn’t she modestly say, “It’s nothing special”? Why is there an option for “Expand on that”?

He had never seen such a response before, but he quickly understood and regained his smile. “The fit is great, and the design is innovative, blah blah blah…”

At first, Zhouzhou was somewhat excited, but as she listened further, her gaze started to wander, and she couldn’t help but yawn, covering her mouth.

The boy’s voice also abruptly stopped, and he stared at her with a hint of dissatisfaction. He had emptied his vocabulary to praise her ugly clothes to the heavens, so why did she react like this?

Zhouzhou also felt a bit embarrassed and scratched her head, innocently looking at him.

It’s not her fault, it’s this big brother who is clueless and doesn’t know how to compliment people. Luckily, the little boy doesn’t know what she’s thinking, or he would have been furious.

He spoke so eloquently!

But Zhouzhou was just a simple-minded girl. After hearing all his compliments, she thought it would be more pleasing if he said something like “Bring wealth and make her happy.”

Seeing this scene, Qin Ren almost burst out laughing. He remembered that he was older and shouldn’t laugh at children, so he barely restrained himself. He picked up the little girl, who was on the verge of a breakdown, and looked at the little boy with a crumbling mindset, saying, “It’s almost time to eat. You should go find your parents.”

The little boy felt like he had received amnesty and immediately ran off. Before leaving, he glanced at Zhouzhou resentfully.

Terrible taste!

Zhouzhou looked bewildered, blinked her eyes, and looked at Qin Ren in confusion. “Eldest Brother, did I say something wrong?”

“No,” Qin Ren suppressed his smile and rubbed her little head.

“Oh.” Since Eldest Brother said there was nothing wrong, then there wasn’t. Zhouzhou let out a sigh of relief and instantly forgot about what happened earlier. She hugged his neck and pointed in a direction, saying, “Eldest Brother, I want to eat cake!”

As she spoke, she swallowed her saliva, showing her intense desire.

Qin Ren was amused by her cuteness and lightly pinched her chubby cheeks, indulgently saying, “Alright, Eldest Brother will take you.”

The food in the dining area was also prepared according to Zhouzhou’s preferences, all small desserts made delicately and cutely.

Afterward, a little girl in a princess dress walked over, holding a bunny-shaped pastry in her hand. She said, “It’s so cute that makes me couldn’t bear to eat it. Right, little sister Zhouzhou?”

As soon as she turned her head, Zhouzhou opened her mouth and took a bite, her cheeks bulging round like a little squirrel, looking very adorable.

The little girl’s face stiffened for a moment.

While Zhouzhou nodded her head, she turned to look at the girl, raised her eyebrows, and smiled, “Sister, if you don’t want it, can you give it to me?”

Upon hearing this, the little girl instinctively handed it over, and Zhouzhou extended her paw to accept it. “Thank you, sister!”

After speaking, she took another bite.

The little girl couldn’t smile anymore. She forgot all the words she had prepared and walked back to her parents with stiff arms and legs. Then she realized and complained with a grievance.

This sister is too difficult to please.

The parents glanced at Zhouzhou strangely. Seeing the little girl dressed in a dazzling golden outfit, they couldn’t help but sigh. If it weren’t for her good looks, she would be a chubby country bumpkin.

Afraid of overdoing it, the parents sighed and didn’t let their child approach her again.

Zhouzhou also stumbled upon a moment of peace by accident and continued eating.

As she ate, her hand suddenly paused, and she turned her head to look in a certain direction, her nose twitching.

Something was wrong; there was a smell of blood over there!