After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 224

Chapter 223: Spendthrift Dad
Qin Er immediately went upstairs to fetch his merchandise, and Zhouzhou followed him, bustling around to help. Upon seeing that they were whispering without including him, Ye Lingfeng emerged from his sadness and quickly followed to lend a hand. “Let me help you,” he said decisively. He had made up his mind not to rush things. He wanted to gradually soften his little girl’s heart through practical actions!

Qin Er and Zhouzhou exchanged a glance and immediately let go of their items to pick up others, without competing with him. When Zhouzhou ran off again, Ye Lingfeng couldn’t help but feel a bit frustrated. In the end, he mustered the courage to follow her and take care of any task, being exceptionally diligent.

Seeing this, Wen Jing and the others hurried over to help, but Ye Lingfeng chased them away, saying, “You all go and busy yourselves, there’s no need to stay here. I’ll take care of everything.” He knew very well that whether it was the “Sister Awesome” or the “Stinky Little Brother,” their relationship with Zhouzhou was better than his. He couldn’t let them stay here and steal the limelight.

Understanding his thoughts, the others quickly left. After placing the last package in the trunk, Zhouzhou easily climbed into the backseat and Ye Lingfeng intended to brazenly join her, but she promptly pushed him out and slammed the door shut. Ye Lingfeng stared longingly at the empty space in the backseat, hoping she would change her mind. Unfortunately, Zhouzhou had already started playing with Qin Er and completely ignored him. He could only regretfully walk over to the passenger seat, casting a glance at Qin Lie, lightly grunting, and shifting his gaze away.

Qin Lie felt the same way, looking at Ye Lingfeng with disdain. They couldn’t stand each other. Soon, they arrived at the mall and skillfully set up their stall. Ye Lingfeng stood by, trying to help. Observing Zhouzhou’s happiness, he said, “Zhouzhou, if you like doing business, Dad can buy you a shop.” He thought Zhouzhou would be touched, but unexpectedly, she looked at him with mixed feelings and said, “Silly Uncle, you’re such a spendthrift. When will you earn back the money you spent on a shop? You really don’t know how to manage finances.”

After speaking, she huffed and ran off. Qin Er also looked at him, sighed, shook his head, and thought that someone like Ye Lingfeng would go bankrupt in two days if he ran a business. They were simply not in the same world as Zhouzhou.

Hearing her words, Ye Lingfeng was taken aback. He never expected that Zhouzhou genuinely wanted to earn money. He thought she was just playing pretend. However, this provided him with a breakthrough.

His little girl was indeed a money enthusiast, and money was something he had in abundance. With this idea in mind, Ye Lingfeng suddenly became enlightened. When Qin Lie walked over, giving him a sidelong glance, he lightly hummed and shifted his gaze away. “Just you wait, Zhouzhou will soon acknowledge me.”

Qin Lie glanced at him and said, “It’s not even evening yet, and Mr. Ye is already dreaming? Seems like it’s quite a good dream.”

Pah! Ye Lingfeng inwardly spat, thinking that he was just indulging in wishful thinking. He was filled with confidence. Qin Er looked at him, pulled Zhouzhou aside, and whispered, “Zhouzhou, your biological dad doesn’t seem very smart, does he?” Zhouzhou nodded in agreement, saying, “That’s right, he’s silly and spendthrift.” She even patted her chest in relief, “Fortunately, I didn’t end up with him, or else I would be begging for food by now.”

He eats a lot and doesn’t know how to save money. That’s a classic spendthrift. Zhouzhou shook her head repeatedly, feeling fortunate.

Ye Lingfeng choked upon hearing these words. He never expected that the impression he left on her was like this. Silly and spendthrift? Was he that kind of person? Sensing his gaze, Zhouzhou turned to look at him, startled. Realizing that she had been caught bad-mouthing someone, she felt a bit embarrassed and scratched her face. Thankfully, a girl came over to ask about the prices of their items, and Zhouzhou felt relieved, immediately running over to her. “Pretty sister, these are ten yuan each.” When selling, Zhouzhou’s sweet talk was in full swing, making Ye Lingfeng envious.

In his heart, he became even more certain that using money to win his little girl back would definitely work!

Zhouzhou is cute and sweet-tongued. Every time she is around, Qin Er’s hair clips sell very well.

As a return gesture, he took her to a noodle restaurant for lunch. On the menu, it was specifically marked that the noodles were free and unlimited.

As soon as the owner saw them, his face turned bitter, and he quickly took out ten yuan from his pocket and gave it to them. “Little rascal, go eat across the street.”

Zhouzhou took out a twenty-yuan bill from her bag and blinked innocently, saying, “Uncle, this is from the uncle across the street. He said the same thing.”

That Old Li! How shameless!

The owner fumed, stroking his beard and glaring, looking at the soft little girl, feeling a bit of a headache. At first, when these two kids came, he thought he was taking advantage. After all, how much could kids eat, especially this little girl, who looked like she could only eat a small bowl’s worth. As a result, they almost finished a whole pot of noodles!

How could one person handle ten or twenty of them? He was in a dilemma, losing money on this.

Ye Lingfeng walked over, understanding the situation without needing to ask, and waved his hand confidently, “Just charge us per serving.”

Upon hearing this, the owner’s face brightened, and he quickly said, “Alright, please have a seat.”

Ye Lingfeng looked at Qin Lie triumphantly. He had been treated like a football, being kicked back and forth when trying to take his daughter out for a meal. Qin Lie ignored him and gave him a signal, indicating for him to look at Zhouzhou.

Confused, Ye Lingfeng lowered his head and saw Zhouzhou pouting, looking at him angrily. When she noticed him looking, she snorted heavily and threw herself into Qin Lie’s arms.

She didn’t want to play with him anymore.

Qin Er furrowed his brows and said, “Originally, we could have negotiated to get three to five servings of noodles for free. Uncle Ye, you’re really wasteful.”

Suddenly, they ended up spending a lot of money again.

Hearing this, Ye Lingfeng was dumbfounded.

He wanted to tell Zhouzhou that she didn’t need to be so frugal, but Zhouzhou only turned her back to him and refused to acknowledge him.

After a while, Zhouzhou moved and looked up at Qin Lie. “Dad, I need to go to the bathroom.” Qin Lie nodded, intending to take her there, but Zhouzhou said, “Dad, I know where it is by myself.”

Saying that, she jumped down from his arms and ran off with her short legs. Qin Lie didn’t follow her since he knew there weren’t many people who could catch up to her. On the other side, after Zhouzhou finished using the bathroom, her chubby paws reached under the faucet, carefully washing and drying.

Just as she turned her head, she suddenly saw a person standing at the entrance. Her eyes lit up instantly.

“Uncle!”

It was the injured uncle she met in the underground parking lot on her birthday.

Xi Mo silently looked at her, his cold brows and eyes carrying some complexities that Zhouzhou couldn’t understand.

In a moment, he walked over, squatted down with his back straight, appearing relaxed, and made an effort to lower his voice, although it still sounded somewhat cold and stern. “What’s your name?” he asked.

“Zhouzhou, my full name is Qin Caicai!” Speaking of this, Zhouzhou proudly put her hands on her hips. “Doesn’t it sound nice?”

Qin Caicai? Surname Qin? Xi Mo furrowed his brow slightly. Hearing footsteps approaching from behind, he glanced at the little girl and suddenly took out something and stuffed it into her hand, whispering, “A gift for our meeting.”

After speaking, he quickly left and soon disappeared.

“Zhouzhou?” Ye Lingfeng walked over and was about to speak, but when he saw what she was holding in her hand, his face suddenly changed. “How did you get this?”