[To the person upstairs, I'm actually quite curious too. The first time Cheese met Qin Yuanyao, she gave her a diamond-encrusted gold necklace. I wonder what gift Cheese gave this time that made the four elders so happy to reciprocate with so many gifts.]

Chi Baiyi had the servants move all the gifts to Chi Cheese's toy room, and then told everyone to go to the dining room to prepare for lunch.

"Qin Yuanyao." Chi Baiyi suddenly called out to Qin Yuanyao, who was lingering at the back of the crowd.

Qin Yuanyao was debating whether she should shamelessly go to the restaurant or pretend to have a phone call and go out casually when she heard Chi Baiyi calling her.

"Huh?" Qin Yuanyao looked at him blankly.

"Let's go together. It's not like this is your first time eating here."

The man's voice was calm and composed, as if it possessed a magical power that subtly altered one's mood.

The viewers in the live stream also felt the same way.

[This isn't the first time she's eaten here? So, Qin Yuanyao not only came here before, but also ate with Chi Baiyi and the others?]

[Holy crap!! When did Qin Yuanyao and Chi Baiyi become so close? And she's even eaten at Chi Baiyi's house more than once?!]

Did President Chi notice that Qin Yuanyao was struggling with whether or not to go out to dinner together, which is why he specifically called her out and said that? This... is kind of sweet, isn't it?

[President Chi is so considerate; he even noticed Qin Yuanyao's dilemma.]

Even in such peaceful comments, there are always a few dissenting voices.

[It's happening again!! President Chi has already strictly forbidden everyone from shipping him and Qin Yuanyao, and you're still doing it!]

[President Chi is a very well-mannered person. He only invited Qin Yuanyao to dinner with them out of politeness. He didn't mean anything by it; it's all just your imagination!]

When Qin Yuanyao heard Chi Baiyi say that, Chi Naozi also took her hand and said, "Sister Qin, let's go eat together."

Qin Yuanyao then abandoned her reserve and went to the restaurant to eat with everyone.

Chi Baiyi and Qin Yuanyao sat on one side, with Chi Naoqi sitting in the middle.

Grandpa Chi and Grandma Chi, along with Chi Hongzhou and Tang Jin, sat on the other side.

This seating arrangement... makes it look more like a family of three dining with their elders, hahaha.

[No P-fans! No P-fans! No P-fans!]

[Are these haters crazy? Can't stand to see Qin Yuanyao doing well? If you don't like it, get out! Our livestream doesn't need your viewership!]

After the dishes were served, Aunt Pang brought out the rice.

“We don’t need this bowl to serve rice,” Grandpa Chi waved his hand and refused. “We brought our own bowls.”

Aunt Pang was stunned.

Did you bring your own bowl?

When did Grandpa Chi start bringing his own bowls and chopsticks when he came back for dinner?

However, Pang noticed that after Mr. Chi finished speaking, Mrs. Chi, Chi Hongzhou, and Tang Jin all nodded.

Sister-in-law Pang "?"

Under Pang Sao's bewildered gaze, Old Master Chi said, "Xu Zhiming, bring us our bowls."

Xu Zhiming was the head butler by Old Master Chi's side and had always been with Old Master Chi.

Xu Zhiming went to the car, took down the bowls of the four elders, and placed them in front of them one by one.

The bowl in front of Grandpa Chi was labeled "Great-Grandfather's," the bowl in front of Grandma Chi was labeled "Great-Grandmother's," the bowl in front of Chi Hongzhou was labeled "Grandpa's," and the bowl in front of Tang Jin was labeled "Grandma's."

Chi Cheese's eyes lit up with surprise when she saw the bowls placed in front of everyone.

"This is... the bowl I gave you?"

"Yes," Grandma Chi smiled and shook the bowl in her hand, "We really like this bowl you gave us, and we'll use it for all our meals from now on!"

Chi Cheese's lips curled up in a wide smile.

"Come, bring these bowls to serve us rice," Grandpa Chi said to Aunt Pang.

"Yes, sir."

"Dad! Where are our bowls? We use these bowls just like our great-grandparents and grandparents!"

“Okay.” Chi Baiyi readily agreed and said to Aunt Pang, “Bring out our bowls too.”

Aunt Pang glanced at Qin Yuanyao a few times, then asked uncertainly, "Take them all out?"

Following her gaze, Chi Baiyi glanced at Qin Yuanyao as if it were nothing, pondered for a few seconds, and then hummed in agreement.

"Yes, sir."

[Is this the gift that Cheese gave to the four elders? But this bowl looks like it's made of very ordinary material, completely different from the plates on the table.]

[Children don't care about the price of gifts; they just want something that looks nice and that they like. I guess they bought the cheese because they thought it looked nice.]

[Does this bowl look familiar to you...?]

[They look very familiar; I've seen them at a street stall outside my local market, for five yuan each.]

[No, what I mean is, the friend of Xu Miaotong's who bought bowls as gifts in the live stream before, the bowls she bought had words like "grandfather" and "great-grandmother" written on them, and cartoon characters on them. Her description sounds similar to what the elders in the Chi family used.]

[Xu Miaotong's friend must have given her this kind of bowl. Haha, giving someone a bowl like this is really something. If a child gave someone a bowl like this, you could say they don't know its value. But for an adult to give someone a bowl like this is just deliberately being offensive.]

Pang Sao quickly filled everyone's new bowls with rice and brought them up.

She placed the bowls in front of Grandpa Chi, Grandma Chi, Chi Hongzhou, and Tang Jin in turn. Then she placed the bowls labeled "Dad's," "Baby's," and "Mom's" in front of Chi Baiyi, Chi Naozi, and Qin Yuanyao in turn.

Qin Yuanyao: "??"

The viewers in the live stream were left bewildered.

Why does Qin Yuanyao have it too?

What's the meaning behind Qin Yuanyao using her mother's bowl?

Qin Yuanyao was even more confused than the viewers in the live stream.

She picked up the bowl in her hand, looked at it in surprise, and then looked at the four elders and Chi Baiyi.

The four elders and Chi Baiyi showed no reaction and began their meal as usual.

Chi Naihao, holding her little spoon, swung her long legs back and forth on the chair, tilting her head and smiling sweetly at Qin Yuanyao, "Sister Qin, you're my intern mom now, so you have one too! From now on, this is your special bowl! Everyone will know we're a family as soon as they see our bowls!"

The four elders and Chi Baiyi all wore indulgent smiles, completely unaware that there was anything wrong with what Chi Baiyi said.

Qin Yuanyao "..."

She never imagined that Chi Nao had bought the bowl for her...

If she had known, she would have asked the boss to add two more words to the bowl, making it read "Intern Mom's".

Seeing that Chi Baiyi and the four elders didn't care what kind of bowl she used, Qin Yuanyao stopped worrying about it.

However, the viewers in the live stream couldn't accept it as quickly as she did.

(End of this chapter)

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