After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me

Chapter 225 Coax Him? Absolutely Impossible!

Qin Lie looked at him speechlessly, starting to doubt how this guy with such low intelligence became a Killing God.

Childish.

Zhouzhou also glared at him, holding Qin Lie's hand and sliding off the chair. She stood in front of Qin Lie, as if protecting him, and said, "Sharp Tongue Uncle, you're not allowed to bully my Dad!"

The little girl, who was still shorter than the table, stood there with her body tightly blocking the way, showing no sign of backing down.

Who was bullying who!

Ye Lingfeng looked at her with a pitiful expression. Why did his little daughter always side with Qin Lie? Why was his life so miserable?

Qin Er, who was on the side, couldn't help shaking his head. This biological father of Caicai was really foolish. There was no need for his Youngest Uncle to badmouth him. He had already distanced himself from Zhouzhou.

"Alright." Qin Lie lifted Zhouzhou and placed her on his lap, his large hand holding her small hand. He gently persuaded her to loosen her clenched fist and picked up a chopstick of food for her. "Let's eat first."

If they kept going like this, Ye Lingfeng wouldn't be far from getting beaten up. He didn't want Zhouzhou to be caught in the crossfire.

Ye Lingfeng, however, had no idea of Qin Lie's good intentions. He believed that Qin Lie had spoken ill of him and was waiting for the right opportunity to retort. Unfortunately, Zhouzhou was always by Qin Lie's side, making it impossible for him to find a chance all afternoon. He could only feel frustrated and clean up the mess together.

On the way back, Zhouzhou and Qin Er sat in the back seat, holding the money they had earned today, their eyes curved like crescent moons. They chattered and planned to buy more goods to sell.

Ye Lingfeng looked back at her several times. She seemed to like money a lot, so why didn't she want him? Did she dislike him that much?

Thinking about it, he felt a sense of sadness. His head drooped down.

When they got off the car, he followed behind, carrying things in silence, not saying a word. But it made Zhouzhou look at him a few more times.

After thinking for a moment, she counted a few bills and handed them to him. "Here, Sharp Tongue Uncle, this is your salary for today."

Ye Lingfeng was stunned and didn't react. "Salary?"

"Yes." Zhouzhou nodded seriously. "When you work, you should get paid. We wouldn't take advantage of you."

Saying that, the little girl proudly lifted her chubby chin.

She, Qin Caicai, was a conscientious boss!

Upon hearing this, Ye Lingfeng couldn't help but feel a mix of laughter and tears. He couldn't resist touching his fingertips and his gaze fell on her chubby cheeks, wanting to pinch them.

Just as he was about to reach out, Grandma Qin called for them, and Zhouzhou, without saying a word, quickly stuffed the money into his hand and ran inside. His hand was left hanging in the air.

Qin Lie glanced at him, withdrew his gaze, and turned to walk inside.

Ye Lingfeng reluctantly looked at Zhouzhou's small figure until she completely disappeared. Only then did he slowly walk back home, tightly clutching the money in his hand. He remembered something and quickly let go of it, stepping quickly into the study. He spread out the money and took out the red bills from his wallet without even looking at them. He carefully placed the scattered money inside.

This was his daughter's first gift to him, and it was a gesture of accepting him. He decided that he would keep these few bills for a lifetime. Tomorrow, he would have someone frame them and hang them in his bedroom. When he opened his eyes, he would be able to see them. This would be the proof of his daughter's filial piety to him!

After smiling foolishly for a while, he remembered something and took out his phone. He opened the pinned WeChat group and sent out a message.

[Important matter, come quickly!]

Half an hour later, several cars parked at the entrance of the Ye family's house. Wen Jing, Chen Tuo, Zheng Yu, and Wan Leng all stepped out. Even Wan Leng, who had been outside all along, had returned. They exchanged glances, their eyes filled with seriousness, and walked quickly inside.

"Boss, why did you call us over in such a hurry? Is there a new mission?" Chen Tuo asked anxiously as soon as they entered the study.

Ye Lingfeng sat upright in his chair, his expression serious, gesturing for them to sit down first.

He then began, "I called you all here to discuss Zhouzhou's matter."

Upon hearing this, Wan Leng furrowed his brows. "I don't kill children."

Ye Lingfeng's head turned sharply, his eyes sharp as knives, and he gritted his teeth. "Who do you want to kill?"

Now it was Wan Leng's turn to be surprised. He furrowed his brows and said, "Boss, did you call us here not for a mission?"

Every mission they had been on involved bloodshed.

However, Boss had a good relationship with the little girl from the neighboring Qin family. Why would he suddenly want to harm her?

Startled by his words and realizing that he had been away on missions and unaware of Zhouzhou's identity, Chen Tuo quickly explained, "Don't talk nonsense, Boss didn't mean that. Zhouzhou is Boss's biological daughter."

What?

Wan Leng's pupils contracted, and his usually cold and unchanging expression revealed clear astonishment. He turned his head and looked at Wen Jing, waiting for her confirmation.

Wen Jing nodded. "That's right, five years ago, Boss's wife gave birth to a child who was thrown down the mountain by Du Wan. She was adopted by the abbot who happened to find her, and that child is Zhouzhou."

As she spoke, she also breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Ye Lingfeng with a slightly speechless expression. "Boss, you really scared me. I thought something urgent had happened."

"Yeah, I hurried over without even blow-drying my hair," Zheng Yu nodded in agreement, his newly dyed green hair standing straight up. The ice on top had melted a bit, making it slightly softer.

Ye Lingfeng glanced at him, somewhat disapproving of his hairstyle, but couldn't help but think of the wealth-attracting hairpin Zhouzhou had mentioned. He had a headache and recounted today's events.

"...Zhouzhou has a bad impression of me now and refuses to acknowledge me. You guys quickly think of a way to appease her."

Chen Tuo rubbed his ear, somewhat doubting whether he had misheard just now, and asked skeptically, "Boss, did you say that you gave Grandpa Zhouzhou the Dragon Card and then took it back?"

"Yeah, she didn't want it, and I really shouldn't have tried to buy Zhouzhou with money. She's not that kind of person."

Upon hearing this, Chen Tuo's mouth twitched, and he chuckled, "Boss, you really don't understand Grandpa Zhouzhou."

For the first time, Wen Jing agreed with Chen Tuo's words.

Ye Lingfeng furrowed his brows. "What do you mean?"

What did it mean? Chen Tuo couldn't help but cross his legs and say, "That little money-lover always asks for a sky-high price whenever she sells me something. How could it be that she doesn't like money? She's just waiting for you to say it again!"

But what did he done? He took the card back directly, there was no way the money-lover would like him.

Ye Lingfeng subconsciously wanted to retort, but Wen Jing interjected, "Zhouzhou does indeed like money."

Since she said so, it must be true. After thinking for a moment, Ye Lingfeng said, "But I did give her money afterwards, and she still didn't want it, saying that Qin Lie didn't allow her to accept it."

Speaking up to this point, he couldn't help but curse Qin Lie in his heart.

After listening to the whole story, Wen Jing pondered for a moment and said, "Boss, you don't have to rush Zhouzhou to change her attitude. It's obvious that she has a good relationship with CEO Qin. To be honest, your current status is definitely not as high as CEO Qin's."

The words were piercing to the ears, and Ye Lingfeng didn't want to admit it, but he knew she was right, so he gave her a glance, signaling her to continue.

Wen Jing continued, "Boss, you and Zhouzhou have only known each other for a short time. It's impossible for you to become like a father and daughter who have been together since childhood. This matter can't be rushed. You have to take it step by step, first make Zhouzhou have a better impression of you, make her stop resisting you, and then talk about changing her attitude."

"As for CEO Qin, I don't think he's the kind of person you described. If he really didn't want Zhouzhou to recognize you, he wouldn't have brought you here today."

"Even if CEO Qin does distance Zhouzhou from you, what can you do, Boss? Zhouzhou is definitely closer to CEO Qin. He is her father now. So, I think besides appeasing Zhouzhou, you should not antagonize CEO Qin."

Upon hearing these words, Ye Lingfeng sneered, "Saying good things to Qin Lie? Impossible! It's impossible in this lifetime!"