After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 827

Chapter 827: A New Contest for Favor Begins?
“So, they actually dared to come knocking?”

Ye Lingfeng returned to the Ye family with the captured individuals and immediately informed Commander.

Commander, incredulous, replied, “These are the same rowdy mercenaries we talked about before. I knew they were arrogant, but I didn’t expect them to be this brazen.”

Commander sneered, “Good, very good. We haven’t gone looking for them yet they come to us first. How wonderful!”

He was furious, while Ye Lingfeng remained surprisingly calm.

There was nothing to be done; his little girl had already dealt with the situation, and even if he wanted to be angry, there was no need.

Seeing Commander in such a state, Ye Lingfeng comforted him, “It’s okay; Zhouzhou has already caught them.”

“That’s what’s making me angry!” Commander unexpectedly grew even angrier, glaring at Ye Lingfeng as he scolded, “What were you doing? There were bad guys right under your nose and you didn’t even notice. You had to let Zhouzhou handle it; don’t you know it costs money for her to do that?”

That little chubby girl was a real glutton!

Typical of her: no money, no work, and if she did work, she expected extra pay.

She would barely even look at a monthly salary of tens of thousands; if she did any work, she had to be compensated additionally.

She was just like a leech!

Hearing this, Ye Lingfeng shot him a look, speaking with conviction, “So you want to take advantage of my daughter for free?”

Why would he work for nothing?

“Of course not,” he replied lazily. “If you can’t afford it, I’ll just take Zhouzhou to another place. We’re not exactly unwanted, after all.”

“Bullshit,” Commander chuckled heartily, his face lighting up with joy as he fished out his bank card. “I’m just joking with you! Why would you think I can’t take a joke?”

“Here, I’ve already prepared for it. I’ll just directly transfer the money onto your card. Add another ten thousand for Zhouzhou’s overtime pay.”

Now that was more like it.

Ye Lingfeng nodded, “Alright.”

With that, he promptly hung up the video call.

On the other side, Commander’s face fell, clutching his chest as if in pain.

His money!

He couldn’t allow this; he had to think of a way to earn some money to cover this hole.

With this in mind, he pulled out a list, planning to pick ten wanted criminals to exchange for some cash.

Meanwhile, Ye Lingfeng received a notification of the funds arriving and nodded in satisfaction. He tossed the black-clad individuals into the prison cell below and returned to the Qin family.

As soon as he entered, Zhouzhou’s little head spun around, and she instantly pounced into his arms.

The father and daughter bumped heads, whispering to each other.

No one knew what Ye Lingfeng said, but Zhouzhou burst into a radiant smile, attracting the curious gazes of the Qin family, wondering what she found so amusing.

Zhouzhou covered her mouth, appearing secretive.

Qin Lie wasn’t clear on the details but knew one thing: the little money-grubber had definitely struck gold.

It seemed like some unfortunate souls had delivered themselves to them.

Otherwise, the little chubby girl wouldn’t be smiling so smugly.

Qin Bei was still showing off to the others, “I’m stronger now! Just had a snowball fight, and Zhouzhou couldn’t hit me!”

Zhouzhou used to never miss.

This made him quite proud.

Hearing this, Qin Lie raised an eyebrow.

Alright, he knew when Zhouzhou had caught the bad guys.

Qin Xu also figured it out and glanced at Ye Lingfeng. No wonder Zhouzhou had come in, whispered something to Ye Lingfeng, and the latter one went out.

He must have finished handling it by now.

Although the others were clueless about what was happening, they knew that Zhouzhou’s performance wasn’t just a simple slip-up.

Grandpa Qin pondered for a moment and guessed what happened. He took the initiative to shift the topic away for Zhouzhou’s sake, preventing anyone from asking more about it.

Zhouzhou was sitting on Ye Lingfeng’s lap, and when she learned that Commander had given her an extra ten thousand for the New Year, her eyes lit up like lightbulbs.

It was her first time learning about overtime pay.

She was so excited that she almost wanted to rush out right then and there to catch a few more bad guys!

Fortunately, Ye Lingfeng held her back, “Let’s leave some money for Commander to celebrate the New Year.”

Seeing how Commander had looked earlier, he almost seemed on the verge of tears.

Zhouzhou hadn’t expected Uncle Commander to be so vulnerable. She blinked her eyes and finally sighed, letting it go.

Fine, fine; it was a bit pitiful.

The Spring Festival Gala proceeded with one program after another, but Zhouzhou wasn’t interested. She preferred the melodramatic dramas aired at eight o’clock.

This preference had developed from watching TV with Grandma Qin.

Not long after, she was comfortably nestled in Ye Lingfeng’s arms, fast asleep.

Ye Lingfeng looked down at her and gently stroked her soft hair, but didn’t take her upstairs.

The little chubby girl always slept well and ate well, as long as there weren’t any bad guys around and she couldn’t sense any killing intent, she could sleep soundly like a little pig, undisturbed by anything.

As time passed, Zhouzhou dreamed of golden mountains, while the Spring Festival Gala host began the countdown.

“Five, four, three, two, one… Happy New Year to everyone!”

As the words fell, the clock struck midnight.

Ye Lingfeng held Zhouzhou, turned to Qin Lie, and with a smirk, taunted, “The first person to hold Zhouzhou this year is me!”

He was sure he had won this year!

Qin Lie: “…”

No wonder he hadn’t taken Zhouzhou to sleep; it turned out he was waiting for this moment.

His temples twitched, and Qin Lie held back his frustration, finally unable to resist cursing, “Are you insane?”

Was there any need to be this childish?!

Hearing this, Ye Lingfeng shot him a glance, “Tsk, tsk, you’re anxious. Can’t compete, so you’re getting worked up. Your character really isn’t great.”

At those words, the corners of Qin Lie’s mouth twitched, and he clenched his fist, clearly having his own ideas.

He really wanted to hit someone.

Zhouzhou had previously called him the sharp-tongued uncle, and it wasn’t without reason.

Grandma Qin, listening to their conversation, nearly burst into laughter.

She couldn’t help but tease, “After the New Year, you guys should go to school with Zhouzhou.”

“Oh no, wait, Zhouzhou’s in elementary school now; you two should be in kindergarten.”

Qin Lie: “…”

Ye Lingfeng: “…”

Fine, fine; no more teasing.

Ye Lingfeng pretended he hadn’t heard anything and carried Zhouzhou back to the room.

Qin Lie rolled his eyes but remained seated without moving.

When Ye Lingfeng came out, he saw Qin Lie like that and raised an eyebrow slightly.

Was this really his reaction?

It shouldn’t be.

Could it be that he had really changed in the new year?

Ye Lingfeng felt something was off, but after waiting for over half an hour and the Spring Festival Gala ended, Qin Lie finally got up and returned to his own room.

He didn’t seem to have any intention of coming out.

Could it be that he was really being petty?

Ye Lingfeng couldn’t help but feel a hint of confusion in his eyes.

He didn’t say anything and returned to his room.

Instead of going back to the Ye family, he went to the room reserved for him in the Qin family.

More than twenty minutes later, Qin Lie’s door gently opened, and he stepped out, walking lightly into Zhouzhou’s bedroom.

Watching the sweetly sleeping Zhouzhou, he leaned down and whispered in her ear, “Zhouzhou, give Daddy a kiss, and Daddy will give you a golden mountain.”

Gold mountain!

Zhouzhou didn’t even open her eyes but pouted her lips toward him…