Chapter 16
Bai Qingyu had to maintain his tall, omnipotent tea deity father image in front of Cha Bao, so he said, “Money can be earned again…”
“Are you only tough at home?”
He Renyuan let go of his hand, as if seeking justice for his foolish wife, and walked directly to the center of the crowd to negotiate with the owner of the acrobatics troupe.
Bai Qingyu was afraid that they would start arguing, so he walked a little further away, sat by the flower bed, and covered Bai Xiaocha’s ears. Adults were arguing, and little ones shouldn’t listen.
He craned his neck and pricked up his ears. He Renyuan was always blunt with him, and he had never seen He Renyuan argue with others.
The owner of the acrobatics troupe saw that the honest-looking father and son didn’t say anything, sitting there timidly, so he puffed up his chest and said, “Who are you? That was a tip, the child gave it voluntarily, even his father didn’t say anything, you—”
He Renyuan immediately distorted the facts, “Look closely, that’s my son, I’m his father.”
The owner of the acrobatics troupe took a closer look. Oh no, that sucker was really this lawyer’s son, they looked exactly like father and son.
This real father looked like someone you shouldn’t mess with, unlike the fake one over there, who was easy to bully.
He Renyuan chuckled. With one sentence, he shattered the owner’s perception. It was even easier than expected, and things would be easy from now on.
“First, there was no prompt before the performance. This one hundred yuan cannot be defined as a tip. My son couldn’t have foreseen that the money would be snatched by the parrot.
Second, I’m a lawyer, I just lost my job, and I have a lot of time.”
The acrobatics troupe traveled all over the country, and the owner was also a sensible person. He would compromise as soon as someone got serious. Lawyers could turn black into white, especially this kind of well-dressed, unemployed lawyer who was nitpicky.
After a while, He Renyuan came back with the money.
One hundred went out, ninety came back, each taking a step back. Ten yuan to reward the parrot with a pack of food.
He Renyuan’s voice was very low when he was negotiating with the owner. Bai Qingyu couldn’t hear anything and was so curious that he almost wanted to use his magic.
It was that simple? He got the money back with just two sentences?
The tea deity fell into thought. He Renyuan was quite capable. It seemed that he only had the upper hand at the He family because He Renyuan couldn’t react in time. Luckily, he ran away quickly, he would definitely suffer if he stayed longer.
He Renyuan handed the change to the little boy, “The money left after the bird bought food.”
“Thank you, Uncle Boss.” Bai Xiaocha held the money and felt that it was a lot. Uncle Boss was so amazing, he wanted to give him a hair—
Bai Qingyu silently pulled the little one’s hand away from his head, stopping him from giving tea leaves on the spot.
Cha Bao, you were really confused, hadn’t he taught him not to transform tea leaves casually?
With only three people present, Bai Qingyu regained the intellectual high ground.
He Renyuan felt a little smug, the gloom of the past two days dissipating. It was rare for a big lawyer to argue over a hundred yuan. Thinking of this, he suppressed the corners of his mouth.
“Where are you working now?” He Renyuan stared at Bai Qingyu.
Bai Qingyu didn’t want to be looked down upon by his former boss, so he rolled his eyes and said wittily, “Management position.”
A small farm manager, with three employees under him.
He Renyuan, “Which company?”
Bai Qingyu was very honest when filling out the kindergarten form, but not at all honest with his former boss, “A private company.”
He Renyuan’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He didn’t care where Bai Qingyu worked, he just felt sorry for the child, “I’m just relaying a message from Uncle Qi.”
Bai Qingyu, “What did Uncle Qi say?”
He Renyuan, “The kindergarten under the Shu He Group offers discounted enrollment benefits for employees’ children. Uncle Qi enrolled you before, and you’ve been accepted.”
“It’s better than the kindergarten you found.”
The family kindergarten was near the Shu He Group building. He wouldn’t dare to do anything shady near He Renyuan, and his reach wasn’t that far.
He Renyuan lied without changing his expression.
To get employee benefits, it was best to come back and work for him.
If he worked at the Shu He building, he could pick up and drop off his child on the way.
If he lived at his house, he could also get a ride to and from work. Wasn’t Bai Qingyu very frugal?
If he didn’t want to come back to work, he could still go to kindergarten.
Bai Qingyu, “But I’ve already resigned.”
Speaking of this, He Renyuan got angry, “Once the spot is confirmed, it’s confirmed. Should I make his child drop out just because an employee resigns?”
Bai Qingyu was a little tempted and asked for the kindergarten’s address.
He Renyuan gave him an address. Bai Qingyu checked and found that it was a bit far from here, and the route was often congested.
“No, thank you for Uncle Qi’s kindness, I’ve already signed a contract with the kindergarten. I can walk Cha Bao to and from this one.”
He Renyuan’s carefully designed steps were ignored, he insisted on taking the path less traveled. He took a deep breath, “I’ve said what I needed to say, whether you go or not is up to you.”
Bai Qingyu, “Thank you.”
He Renyuan wanted to turn around and leave, but he forced himself to stop. He remembered the video of Cha Bao eating that he saw on the housekeeper’s phone. He was the only one in the family who hadn’t seen it in person, and the darkness in his heart was as big as a mushroom cloud left after the explosion of regret.
He had eaten so much of his food, why couldn’t he watch too?
“Alright, you’ve resigned, let me treat you to a farewell meal.”
Bai Qingyu was surprised. He was even getting a farewell meal after leaving in such an embarrassing way?
He Renyuan asked Cha Bao, “Cha Bao, do you want to eat?”
Bai Xiaocha’s eyes lit up slightly, “Uncle, is it free?”
He Renyuan’s heart ached slightly at Cha Bao’s cautious question, “Yes, everything Uncle gives you is free.”
Bai Xiaocha looked up at his father’s chin, “Dad?”
Bai Qingyu, “Okay, thank you, young master.”
He Renyuan asked Cha Bao, “What do you like to eat?”
According to the information he had, he could eat anything. Cha Bao had helped him finish all the awful food his father made. It was reasonable to treat Cha Bao to a meal, right?
Cha Bao, “Anything, uncle!”
He Renyuan, “Let’s go, my car is parked over there.”
Bai Qingyu stood up, holding the child. He Renyuan’s fingers moved, as if he wanted to take the child from him, but because he had never held a child before, he was full of concerns and hesitated.
He walked beside Bai Qingyu, observing for a minute, and found that Bai Qingyu’s baby-holding skills weren’t very advanced either. He held Bai Xiaocha under his arms and lifted him from Bai Qingyu’s arms.
“You’re walking too slowly, Cha Bao is hungry.”
Bai Qingyu, “Huh?”
In the time he was stunned, he could only see He Renyuan walking away quickly with the child, as fast as if he was snatching him.
After walking five meters away, He Renyuan stopped as if he had eyes on the back of his head, “What are you waiting for?”
Bai Qingyu followed incredulously. He rarely, or rather never, let others hold his child, except for Old Man Deng.
Bai Xiaocha was a small tea tree that grew from his roots. He sheltered him from the wind and rain. Although he grew slowly, he was growing up. How come in He Renyuan’s arms, he seemed to have become much smaller?
Bai Xiaocha was lying on He Renyuan’s shoulder, their two black-haired heads close together. When He Renyuan opened the car door, he saw his reflection in the glass, the corners of his mouth turned up.
He Renyuan pulled at the corners of his mouth and returned the child to Bai Qingyu, “Hold the child and sit in the back.”
Bai Xiaocha, “Uncle Boss, did you change cars?”
He hadn’t seen this car before.
He Renyuan, “Yes, for work.”
Bai Qingyu sat properly in the back, holding Bai Xiaocha. He didn’t know much about cars, but he instinctively felt that this car was more expensive than the two previously parked in the villa’s garage.
Young Master He’s business was getting bigger and bigger.
This was the second time he had been in an expensive four-wheeled vehicle, after the Mercedes-Benz with Xu Zhao.
He Renyuan’s driving wasn’t as impetuous as his temper, but rather very steady. He didn’t run red lights, started smoothly, and the experience was comfortable.
Bai Qingyu, who only took the bus, secretly compared the two drivers in his heart and felt that He Renyuan’s driving skills were better.
The car stopped in the garage of a high-end shopping mall. By the time Bai Qingyu figured out how to open the door of the luxury car, He Renyuan was already standing outside leisurely. As soon as he opened the door, he had to let He Renyuan hold Bai Xiaocha so he could get out of the car easily.
The entire seventeenth floor was full of restaurants. He Renyuan let Bai Xiaocha choose.
A buffet restaurant with flashy decorations immediately caught Bai Xiaocha’s attention.
Bai Xiaocha leaned against his uncle’s arms, his vision was excellent. Through the bright glass of the restaurant, he could directly see the colorful fruits, candies, drinks, cakes, seafood… on the counter.
Bai Xiaocha was as shocked as a young wolf falling into a sheep pen. He pointed at the dazzling array of food, “Uncle, what is this place?!”
He Renyuan walked in smoothly, “A place where you can eat whatever you want.”
Bai Qingyu noticed the poster when he entered and felt a pang of heartache when he saw the price.
It was charged per person, did Bai Xiaocha count as a person? He couldn’t, right? Or he wouldn’t be a person, he would go to the restroom and be a tea tree for a while.
He Renyuan easily held the child with one hand and pulled the dazed Bai Qingyu to a seat.
By the time Bai Qingyu came back to his senses, He Renyuan had already taken Bai Xiaocha to get food with a large plate.
There was a wide variety of food at the buffet. Bai Xiaocha curiously asked about anything he hadn’t seen before, “Uncle, what is this?”
Unconsciously, Bai Xiaocha omitted the word “boss.” He Renyuan felt that it sounded a bit better.
“This is gooseneck barnacle.”
Take it.
“Uncle, what is this?”
He Renyuan glanced at the sign below, pretending to be an encyclopedia uncle, “This is star apple.”
Take it.
In a short while, the two came back with plates. The food in front of Bai Xiaocha was enough to cover his little face.
Bai Qingyu, “You can’t let him take whatever he wants, it’s too much, he can’t finish it.”
He Renyuan said indifferently, “I didn’t take anything, did I? I’ll eat what he can’t finish.”
He even encouraged Bai Xiaocha to take some more, because it wasn’t enough for him.
Bai Qingyu kindly reminded him, “You don’t have to eat Cha Bao’s leftovers.”
He Renyuan snorted, “I’m happy to.”
Ten minutes later, He Renyuan slightly regretted it, because Bai Xiaocha asked for a large bowl and mixed all the food, including shelled snails, lobster, nuts, noodles, grapes, dragon fruit, etc., in the bowl, and then started to devour it.
This bowl was too nutritious. Bai Xiaocha could eat with his eyes closed, just scooping with a spoon.
He Renyuan’s slight regret was dispelled by Bai Xiaocha’s eating momentum.
How could a little boy eat so diligently? Was he usually hungry?
Half an hour later, Bai Xiaocha wiped his mouth, looked at his dad and then at his uncle with his clear eyes, and said a little guiltily, “Dad, Baby can’t finish it.”
Bai Qingyu, “Uncle He will help you eat this time. You can’t take so much next time.”
“Okay, Dad, thank you, uncle.” Bai Xiaocha pushed the bowl over and looked at He Renyuan expectantly, “Uncle, it’s delicious.”
He Renyuan: “…”
He Renyuan looked at the hodgepodge in front of him, dyed red by dragon fruit, and choked before even eating.
This bowl looked familiar. He Renyuan always felt that it wasn’t the first time he had eaten like this.
How could that be? Even dogs would dislike it.
