After several rounds of conversation, neither of them was willing to show weakness. They still stood there in a confrontational stance.
On the other side, Chenchen, Wanwan and Sister Mimi had already said their goodbyes.
Qin Qiaoer led the two kids back to the door. "Ziyuan, we're going to take Mimi with us. Could you give us its usual dog food and dog kennel and such?"
The almost terrifying atmosphere between Zhang Ziyuan and Zhao Youting was finally interrupted.
Zhang Ziyuan put on a kind smile, as sunny and gentle as the flowers in her shop. "Sure, please wait a moment."
Then, ignoring Zhao Youting's even worse expression because of the more intimate way the two kids addressed Zhang Ziyuan, she went inside and started packing things with the clerk.
Qin Qiaoer didn't want to get close to Zhao Youting, but the two kids didn't mind.
With Mimi in tow, they walked up to Zhao Youting. "Daddy Youting! Look! This is our Mimi!"
Zhao Youting squatted down and stroked Mimi's head. "It's so cute. It looks a bit familiar... Is it the dog your mommy had in her first show?"
"Yes!" Mimi nuzzled Wanwan, making her giggle.
"What a well - behaved dog." Zhao Youting said and stroked its head encouragingly.
Just then, Zhang Ziyuan came out. She was a bit surprised to see Mimi getting along so well with Zhao Youting.
Mimi was a very smart dog. It knew who was kind to it and would not get close to bad - tempered people.
But now it was on good terms with Zhao Youting. It seemed this cold - looking CEO was quite interesting...
"Okay, here are all the things!" Zhang Ziyuan gave a big pile of stuff to Qin Qiaoer and flashed a sunny smile.
"Thank you! We'll definitely come back later!" Qin Qiaoer returned a smile. The servants called by Zhao Youting carried all these things, and the group got in the car again.
Because they had had so much fun playing with Mimi and Sister Mimi, Chenchen and Wanwan were a bit tired now. They leaned against each other and fell asleep.
In this situation, Qin Qiaoer and Zhao Youting had to keep quiet for fear of waking them up.
So the rest of the car ride was quiet.
"Mr. Zhao, we're here." the driver whispered.
Qin Qiaoer got out of the car safely, and Zhao Youting followed.
The two kids were woken up and followed them cheerfully.
Although Qin Qiaoer had imagined what the Zhao family's place would be like before coming, she still couldn't help but sigh when she actually saw it -
You can never imagine the happiness of the rich.
It was so luxurious! There was a swimming pool, a garden, and some sculptures that seemed to be famous works. Although Qin Qiaoer had been to the Song family's place a few times when she was a kid and thought it was wealthy, it was nothing compared to here!
Was this a palace?
"Wow—"
She couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
"The servants have taken your luggage to your rooms. Miss Qin, would you like to go to your room first or take a walk around?"
Zhao Youting was still polite and was very satisfied with Qin Qiaoer's reaction.
He didn't realize that his thoughts were a bit childish.
"I... I'd like to take a walk around first..."
Chenchen and Wanwan, who were energetic again after waking up, echoed, "We want to go too!"
"Okay, remember to come back for lunch later."
"Okay!" The two kids answered for Qin Qiaoer, who was too shy to reply.
Zhao Youting seemed to think for a moment. He waved his hand, and an attendant in his fifties or so who had been waiting on the side stepped forward.
After giving a few instructions, Zhao Youting walked into the "palace".
The attendant stepped forward and bowed. "Hello, Miss Qin. Hello, young masters and young lady. I'm the butler of this mansion. Mr. Zhao has instructed me to show you around. Please follow me."
Qin Qiaoer wasn't used to being served like this, but she didn't know what to say for a moment, so she just nodded.
She instinctively returned a smile. "Thank you."
The old butler was a bit stunned and then replied, "It's my pleasure."
This Qin Qiaoer was indeed much better than that annoying Song Qianqian.
Although no one had ever told Zhao Youting, almost all the servants hated Song Qianqian. Not only did she have a bad temper like a princess, but she was also always so arrogant.
She was like an ugly duckling even if she managed to climb up!
Because Qin Qiaoer was polite and the two kids were sweet - mouthed, calling the butler "Grandpa" all the way, they gradually started to talk more.
"Hey, Grandpa Butler, what are they doing? Why are so many things being thrown away?"
Chenchen had sharp eyes. He saw from afar that there seemed to be something being carried out from a corner.
"Well, it's been raining a lot lately. Many things have a musty smell and are useless. Even though they're new, we have to throw them away..."
"Ah... That's so pity..." Wanwan sighed in a childish voice.
"Grandpa Butler! Can we use these things to hold a flea market? Then we can solve the problem of these things and earn a lot of money!" Chenchen was smarter. Seeing his sister's distress, he immediately came up with a solution.
The old butler thought for a moment. "Well, it makes some sense, but I don't know if the young master... I mean, Mr. Zhao will agree..."
"Mommy! Please go and ask Daddy Youting, okay? Please!" Wanwan turned to Qin Qiaoer and used her cuteness trick.
Qin Qiaoer immediately surrendered. "Okay, since my two treasures want to hold it, I'll go and ask～"
Only after she said it did Qin Qiaoer realize what she had said. She panicked, but she couldn't break her promise in front of the kids...
After thinking quickly, Qin Qiaoer could only come up with a stop - gap measure. "But you two, Chenchen and Wanwan, have to go with me. Uncle Youting likes you so much. He will definitely listen to you!"
Wanwan thought for a while before answering. "Yes! Okay, Wanwan promises Mommy!"
Chenchen naturally nodded. "If sister and mommy are going, I'll go too."
The old butler was first a bit surprised by the quick problem - solving ability of the little boy who looked almost exactly like the young master when he was a kid.
Then he was surprised by the way they got along. It was so harmonious and cute. It didn't seem like a single - parent family as rumored...
"Okay, do you three need me to lead you back? You've more or less familiarized yourselves with the general area now."
"Okay, thank you for your trouble. Hurry up, say thank you to Grandpa Butler."
The two kids said in a childish voice, "Thank you, Grandpa～"
"How cute! Okay, let's go!" The old butler said with a smile as he pinched the two kids' chubby and cute cheeks.
They were so well - behaved, just like the young master Youting when he was a kid～
It was a pity that he always had a straight face now that he had grown up...