After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 975

Chapter 975: Did Dad Sell Her?
Grandma Qin was furious.

Her Zhouzhou… First, she went off for a rescue mission, fine, but now that the mission was over, Zhouzhou had disappeared again. When she asked her damn son where Zhouzhou was, he kept saying she would be back soon. It had already been ten days, and still, she hadn’t seen a trace of her!

Thinking about it made her eyes turn red.

“My poor granddaughter, where did you go?” The more she thought about it, the worse she felt. Grandma Qin collapsed onto the ground, patting her thigh. “My Zhouzhou, why is your fate so cruel?”

Seeing this, Qin Lie felt a headache coming on. Just as he was about to speak, his leg was suddenly hugged, and a little head popped out beside him.

He looked down and saw Zhouzhou!

Grandma Qin also saw her and immediately blinked her eyes, her crying turning into even louder sobs. “I must have been seeing things, I missed Zhouzhou so much!”

“My Zhouzhou, where did that cold-blooded father of yours sell you off to?”

Hearing this, Zhouzhou looked puzzled. “Huh? Grandma, Dad didn’t sell me!”

At her words, Grandma Qin’s cries immediately stopped, replaced by a joyful tone. “Zhouzhou, is that really you?”

“It’s me!” Zhouzhou answered in a soft voice, smiling widely as she rushed toward her. “Grandma!”

Grandma Qin, who had been sitting on the ground, was knocked more securely into her seat by the little chubby girl.

But she didn’t care, holding Zhouzhou’s small body, crying with joy. “Zhouzhou, is it really you?”

“Yes! It’s me, it’s me!” Zhouzhou nodded enthusiastically, giving her a kiss that covered her face with slobber.

At last, Grandma Qin was sure her granddaughter was really back.

Grandpa Qin, hearing the noise, also came out. When he saw Zhouzhou, he clearly sighed in relief, helping his wife up. “Let’s go inside and talk.”

“Alright, alright.” Grandma Qin also came to her senses, wiped her face, and without even sparing a glance at Qin Lie, she grabbed Zhouzhou’s hand and walked inside.

The three of them quickly disappeared, leaving only the sounds of concern for each other, making the outside feel even more desolate.

Ye Lingfeng walked up, hands in his pockets, and nudged Qin Lie’s shoulder playfully, mocking him. “Oh, got kicked out, huh?”

He glanced at the luggage on the ground and laughed even louder.

Waving his hand, he said, “Go on, I’ll be the son for your father and mother now, since Zhouzhou’s back, nobody cares about you anymore.”

Qin Lie clenched his teeth at the words, glaring at him.

Ye Lingfeng wasn’t afraid. He just snorted and walked inside, still smiling and in a good mood.

Looking at his back, Qin Lie couldn’t help but feel a headache. He rubbed his forehead and, hearing Zhouzhou’s voice from inside, his gaze softened.

He bent down to pick up the luggage and walked inside.

Inside, Grandma Qin was holding Zhouzhou on her lap, unwilling to let go. She caressed her little face, her voice filled with concern. “You’ve lost weight.”

Hearing this, Qin Lie also looked over and immediately stopped in his tracks. She had indeed lost weight.

And it was not just a little bit.

Her chubby cheeks were now half the size they used to be.

It seemed like she had suffered quite a bit in the past month.

He glanced at Ye Lingfeng, who was still laughing. He couldn’t help but speak up. “Did you not take good care of Zhouzhou? How many meals has she missed, for her to get this thin?”

At his words, both Grandma and Grandpa Qin turned their accusing glares onto Ye Lingfeng, their eyes filled with reproach.

Letting their granddaughter suffer? Even if it was Zhouzhou’s biological dad, that couldn’t be acceptable!

Not expecting the focus to shift so suddenly onto him, Ye Lingfeng raised an eyebrow, not explaining. Instead, he said, “Zhouzhou is just getting taller. Didn’t you notice? She’s grown taller, too!”

At the mention of this, Zhouzhou remembered and immediately jumped down from Grandma Qin’s lap. “I’m going to measure my height!”

She ran to the height chart, waving at Qin Lie. “Dad, come see how much taller I’ve gotten!”

Qin Lie walked over and carefully measured, a bit surprised. “You really have gotten taller, you’ve hit one meter now!”

Though still a bit shorter compared to children her age, she had definitely grown a lot compared to her previous height.

After just a month, it seemed her growth was picking up speed.

“Let me see too.” Grandma Qin also walked over, and Grandpa Qin silently followed. When they saw Zhouzhou’s height, a smile flashed in their eyes.

Not bad, at least now they didn’t have to worry about the little shortie not growing anymore.

After all, growing taller was one of their granddaughter’s biggest goals—she not only wanted to get taller, but to grow to seven meters!

Thinking of this, Grandpa Qin’s smile deepened.

Zhouzhou, too, grinned widely.

Hehe, her days of being short were numbered!

After measuring her height, Grandma Qin pulled Zhouzhou back onto the sofa, worrying, “Zhouzhou, where did you go? Why did you come back so late? Your second uncle and them came back a long time ago.”

Hearing this, Zhouzhou turned her head to look at Ye Lingfeng.

Ye Lingfeng spoke smoothly, “I took Zhouzhou out to play. She was really exhausted before, so I took her to relax a bit.”

“Right,” Zhouzhou nodded, adding, “I went to earn money.”

Since merit points were also considered money, saying it was “earning money” wasn’t wrong.

Grandma Qin frowned at this. “Couldn’t you wait a few more days? Zhouzhou was just tired, she should rest well. Look at her, she’s worn out.”

As she said this, her gaze was full of concern for Zhouzhou.

If she knew that Zhouzhou wasn’t playing, but out on a mission, Grandma Qin might have grabbed a knife and tried to chop Ye Lingfeng up.

Thinking of this, Ye Lingfeng gulped nervously.

No, he had to keep this a secret.

But while he could fool Grandma Qin, Grandpa Qin wasn’t so easy to deceive.

After a moment’s thought, he knew exactly what had happened.

Looking at Zhouzhou, he sighed inwardly. Well, this was something Zhouzhou was supposed to do. They couldn’t stop her. As long as she came back safely, that was the most important.

Now that Zhouzhou was back, Grandma Qin immediately called the housemaids to prepare a huge spread of food and called her son and daughter-in-law to let them know about Zhouzhou’s return.

That evening, everyone came home.

The Qin family’s little ones had just finished school when they saw Zhouzhou. They froze in place.

Zhouzhou was holding a fruit plate, turned to look at them, and tilted her little head. “What’s wrong? Why does it look like you don’t recognize me?”

“Zhouzhou!” Qin Bei was the first to react. Like a little cannonball, he rushed over and hugged her.

Seeing this, Zhouzhou swiftly pulled the fruit plate away.

Holding the fruit plate in one hand and him in the other, she smiled sweetly. “Sixth Brother.”

“Ugh, Zhouzhou…” Qin Bei looked at her, so moved that he started crying. His voice choked. “Grandma said our little uncle sold you! How did you get back? Did you sneak back?”

Hearing this, Zhouzhou looked bewildered at Grandma Qin.

Qin Lie also silently turned his gaze toward his mother, who had just smeared him with such a ridiculous accusation.

Seeing this, Grandma Qin’s face turned red, and she cleared her throat. “Well, it’s because when I asked him where you went, he wouldn’t say anything.”

Her little granddaughter had been gone for more than a month without a word—of course, Grandma Qin had to make up some wild thoughts. She had even considered that Zhouzhou might have gotten sick or something. Later, when she saw that Qin Lie wasn’t too sad, she dismissed that suspicion.

She was anxious, but it was all just to get Qin Lie to spill the truth.

And yet, it had done no good.

Zhouzhou held Qin Bei in her arms, comforting him. “No, Sixth Brother, Dad didn’t sell me. I went out to play with Sharp Tongue Daddy.”

Qin Bei said, “Oh.”

Zhouzhou looked at him, confused. Why did he sound so disappointed?