Guo Xiuyun secretly rolled her eyes.

"Alright, let's not talk about Boyou for now. Chen'er's abilities are obvious to all. You even praised Chen'er before, you shouldn't have forgotten. Why did Chi Baiyi send Chen'er, whom you praised, to run business? No one would believe that Chi Baiyi didn't have ulterior motives."

"Before Bai Yi officially took over the Chi Group, he also ran sales, and he understood the business at the grassroots level. If Chen'er wants to do well in the Chi Group, he has to start from the bottom. Bai Yi is doing this for his own good. Chen'er himself has no objections. What you two are doing is not for his own good, but will only harm him!" said Old Master Chi.

Guo Xiuyun sneered, "Hmph, you ruined him... Although Chen'er is not our biological son, we treat him just like our own son. We only want the best for him, unlike you."

Grandpa Chi remained unmoved, his face dark.

"Boyou, let's go. Dad's heart isn't with us at all. He'd rather spoil a great-granddaughter of dubious origin than care about us and Chen'er," Guo Xiuyun said sarcastically.

Grandpa Chi was so angry that he glared and his chest heaved violently.

He roared, "Xu Zhiming, kick them both out!"

"You don't need to chase us away, we'll leave on our own," Guo Xiuyun said haughtily. "Do you think we like coming here? We only came because of Chen'er!"

Guo Xiuyun linked arms with Chi Boyou, puffed out her chest, and walked out arrogantly.

As they passed by Chi Cheese, they gave him an arrogant sidelong glance.

Just as Xu Zhiming was about to pull Chi Naozi behind him, Chi Naozi suddenly spoke.

"Since you don't like coming to your great-grandfather's place, why do you drink his tea?"

Chi Nai, with her soft and glutinous cheese, innocently said, "Going to the house of someone you don't like, and then having to drink tea from that person's house. I thought you were so poor that you couldn't even afford tea, so you deliberately came to your great-grandfather's house to freeload tea!"

Chi Boyou and Guo Xiuyun's expressions changed instantly after being mocked by a mere child.

Just as they were about to hurl a few insults at Chi Nao, Xu Zhiming directly "invited" them out.

"Please leave, both of you. If it escalates to the point of requiring bodyguards, it will damage your reputation," Xu Zhiming said, his tone polite but his words lacking in politeness.

Chi Boyou and Guo Xiuyun could only leave, their faces ashen, seething with anger.

No sooner had the two left than Chi Nai ran up to Grandpa Chi and asked in a childish voice, "Great-Grandpa, are you alright?"

Grandpa Chi's initial anger dissipated considerably after his great-granddaughter asked him that question.

Grandpa Chi tried his best to be gentle and said, "Great-grandfather is fine. What could possibly be wrong with great-grandfather?"

Chi Cheese nodded.

As long as my great-grandfather wasn't angered by them, that's fine.

"Don't take what they just said to heart, Cheese..."

Before Grandpa Chi could finish his comforting words, Chi Naozi chimed in, "I know! I'm not some unknown child. I have a father, great-grandfather, great-grandmother, grandpa, grandma..." and a mother!

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Chi smiled with relief.

"Our cheese is right!"

After Xu Zhiming saw Chi Boyou and Guo Xiuyun off, Old Master Chi called him aside to discuss some matters.

Chi Nao then ran into the yard and used her children's watch to call Chi Baiyi.

Chi Baiyi was dealing with a very urgent task when he saw that it was Chi Naozi calling him. Without hesitation, he put down his work and answered the phone.

"Dad, my great-uncle and great-aunt came to see my great-grandfather and said bad things about you," Chi Nao Nao complained cutely. "My great-grandfather chased them away."

Chi Baiyi chuckled softly.

He thought his daughter was calling him at this hour because something urgent had happened.

Hearing his daughter so eagerly defending him, Chi Baiyi felt incredibly warm-hearted.

"Ignore them." Chi Baiyi completely disregarded Chi Boyou and Guo Xiuyun.

"They didn't do anything to you, did they?" Chi Baiyi asked gently.

Chi Naozi gave a proud snort and puffed out her little chest, "I'm not afraid of them at all!"

Chi Baiyi's smile deepened. "Yes, with Dad here, you don't need to be afraid of anyone."

"I know!"

Chi Baiyi smiled faintly, "Was it fun at your great-grandfather's house?"

"It's so much fun!"

"Have you missed your dad?"

Chi Cheese: "...Uh...I...want to!"

Chi Baiyi "..."

Hearing Chi Nao's reluctant answer, Chi Baiyi knew that she definitely hadn't thought about it.

The little guy is so happy he doesn't want to leave.

Fearing her father would discover that she hadn't actually been thinking about him at all, Chi Nao said, "Dad, don't ask such embarrassing questions. You should go to work and make money."

After saying that, Chi Cheese promptly hung up the call.

Chi Baiyi "..."

Oh.

The heartwarming moment lasted only three seconds.

After hanging up the call, Chi Nao decided to play with the flowers and plants that Grandpa Chi had planted in the yard.

Until Xu Zhiming came to find her with his hands behind his back.

"Cheese, so you've been here all along," Xu Zhiming said with a beaming smile.

Chi Nai was using a small twig that she had picked up from somewhere to loosen the soil around Hua Hua.

Upon seeing Xu Zhiming, Chi Nao called out in a childish voice, "Uncle Xu."

Ten years later, Chi Nao had never met Xu Zhiming; she had only heard his name a few times from adults.

It is said that Xu Zhiming moved out of the house after both Mr. and Mrs. Chi passed away.

"What are you playing?" Xu Zhiming asked her with a smile.

"Loosen the soil for the flowers."

Xu Zhiming smiled and took out something he had hidden behind his back. "This is for you."

What Xu Zhiming is holding is a small penguin made of wood.

The little penguin is natural wood-colored, with small black eyes and a small red nose on its head. Its head is connected to its round body, and below its body are two small feet that curve upwards at about a 30-degree angle.

Chi Nai was pleasantly surprised by the little penguin's adorable appearance. "Wow, what a cute little penguin!"

Xu Zhiming was even happier to see that she seemed to like it very much.

"It can even move."

As Xu Zhiming spoke, he wound up the back of the little penguin, and the little penguin slowly swayed from side to side with a "creak, creak" sound.

Chi Nai was even more surprised, her big black eyes shining like a star's: "Amazing!"

Xu Zhiming laughed and said, "You can keep it and play with it."

Chi Nao happily took the penguin and asked, "Uncle Xu, where did you get this little penguin?"

“I did it,” Xu Zhiming said.

"Uncle Xu, you're so amazing! You can make little penguins?" Chi Nao was amazed, her face full of admiration.

"I made this for fun when I had nothing else to do, and it's not very good," Xu Zhiming said with a smile.

"What's wrong with it? It's super good! This little penguin is so cute, it's perfect from head to toe!" Chi Naozi blurted out exaggerated praise.

(End of this chapter)

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