She floated out of the bedroom with her hair all messy. Li Guizhi saw her and disgustedly pushed her into the bathroom, saying, "Look at you!"

Jiang Xiaoli said to herself in the mirror, "Hello!"

After taking a shower, the room was filled with the aroma of milk, and Li Guizhi was baking small cakes.

She peeked into the kitchen, stole one, took a bite, and exclaimed, "Mom! Didn't you put any sugar in the little cake?"

Li Guizhi turned around and saw that one of the small cakes was missing, and then she heard the voice of "thief".

She stormed out of the kitchen with a rolling pin, threatening, "Breakfast is on the table, don't you dare steal my little cake, I still have a use for it!"

It turns out that today was an event organized by their community to visit elderly people living alone during the New Year. Many of the elderly people cannot eat too much sweet food, so she specially made a low-sugar version.

Who knew that her own greedy cat would falsely accuse her of not putting in sugar? Honestly!

Jiang Xiaoli picked up her porridge and took a sip. "Mom, are you sure you're going to the event alone without me?"

Without even thinking, Li Guizhi replied, "No way! You won't be of any help!"

She's finally understood from watching TV dramas that her daughter is good at making and spending money and studying well, but she can't expect anything else from her.

She definitely can't do this kind of work that involves taking care of others; she's lucky if she can even take care of herself!

It must be said that no one knows a daughter better than her mother.

Li Guizhi knows her daughter very well.

After finishing her breakfast, Jiang Xiaoli muttered to herself as she washed the dishes, "Mom, can I ask you something?"

Li Guizhi kneaded the dough and said, "Ask away."

She turned off the tap. "Did you not like Cao Fang from yesterday, or do you just not want to find another partner?"

Li Guizhi rolled her eyes at her. "What, do you think your mother is a burden and want to kick me out?"

Of course she knew her mother was joking with her. "Of course not. I just think you're still so young. If you meet the right person in the future, you can give it a try."

Li Guizhi sighed, "Sigh, I'm not going to look anymore. None of them are your father."

Jiang Xiaoli understood, and she immediately said, "Okay, then we won't look anymore. We'll never be separated, mother and daughter!"

Li Guizhi chuckled softly upon hearing her words, "You did have a good point in choosing Xiao Zong."

She chuckled and raised an eyebrow. "If you're not satisfied, we'll have him marry into the family!"

"You're getting more and more absurd!" Li Guizhi laughed and tapped her nose with her flour-covered hand.

After discussing this topic, Jiang Xiaoli was kicked out of the kitchen. "Go play with Xiao Zong, don't cause me any trouble here."

So she actually knocked on the door to come and play with Xiao Zong.

Zhong Yuan opened the door and smiled when he saw Jiang Xiaoli, "Xiaoli, are you still drunk?"

She waved her hand again, "Brother Yuan, what are you saying? I'm not drunk!"

Zhong Yuan opened his mouth, then said, "Why don't you look in the mirror before you speak?"

She looked at herself in the reflection of the television.

Hey! That touch of powder on the tip of the nose is quite creative!

Zong Jiayu came out of the bedroom when she heard the noise and saw that she had spread a small amount of flour everywhere.

He chuckled, shook his head, went to the bathroom, and brought out a wet towel to wipe her clean.

He looked at the girl's rosy, smiling face under the towel, "Why do I feel like I'm taking care of my daughter?"

Zhong Yuan and Da Fu both laughed out loud; they had thought so long ago.

Jiang Xiaoli exploded, "I treat you like my boyfriend, but you want to be my dad?"

Zong Jiayu pinched her soft cheek. "It's not impossible."

She reached out and pinched his cheeks in retaliation, "Stop daring!"

Being able to watch the show first thing in the morning put Zhong Yuan in a particularly good mood. His argumentative nature kicked in, "Little Pear, you said I never care about poop and pee, but how are you any better than me?"

Jiang Xiaoli immediately shifted her focus, retorting, "When did I ever talk about poop and pee all the time?"

Zhong Yuan immediately gave her an example, "Just last Tuesday at noon, in your school cafeteria, you said the fried noodles were as bad as shit!"

Speechless!

Zhong Yuan continued with an example, "The other day I said I wanted to take Xin Xin and Zhi Yi to find some bargains, and you woke me up with a pee."

And... even more speechless!

Enraged, she shouted, "I'm going to call Xin Xin and tell her you haven't washed your underwear in a month! Your socks are so thick they could stand up and walk!"

The last time she saw him, he had a basin full of socks and a basin full of underwear to wash together, basically combining them into one batch...

Zhong Yuan was exasperated. "Little Pear, you've gone a bit too far! Besides, I just didn't wash them. It's not like I'm always wearing unwashed socks and underwear."

Jiang Xiaoli revealed a wicked expression, "Hmph, you dirty man, you can keep him to explain to Xin Xin!"

Zhong Yuan decisively got up and went back to his bedroom to call Hu Jingxin.

Sometimes, it's better to expose something yourself than to let others use it against you!

Zhong Yuan grasped the essence of it.

Sure enough, Hu Jingxin paused for two seconds when she heard about his "little habit" and then said, "Actually, I also like to save them up before washing, but it's too unhygienic. I'll get scolded at home, and I'm afraid they'll look down on me at school."

The two of them had unexpectedly found kindred spirits!

When Zhong Yuan came out after finishing his call, he struck what he thought was an incredibly cool pose, slowly sliding his hands down from his temples.

"Little Pear, a true warrior dares to face everything. I've already been honest with Xin Xin, so don't even think about threatening me anymore!"

Jiang Xiaoli pouted, "You're lucky!"

They were arguing when Dafu's phone rang.

He answered with a string of "um," "yes," "okay," and "I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Dafu said, "Little Pear, Sanhua has given us news."

Jiang Xiaoli perked up, "They agreed to 70 million?"

Dafu shook his head. "Director Wu said Zhenhua Group offered them 73 million, and he asked if we wanted to increase it a bit."

"Zhenhua Group?" How could a buyer suddenly appear?

Zong Jia frowned. "I recently investigated the investment projects of Huijin Wealth and Maple Leaf Financial. Maple Leaf Financial holds nearly 40% of Zhenhua Group's shares."

Jiang Xiaoli sneered, "Is this to teach me a lesson because I didn't take the clothing factory deal?"

She turned to Dafu and said, "Let's play along with them, gradually increasing the price, and see how much they can keep up."

The Sanhua Building boasts a prime location, being very close to Zhongguancun, making it a worthwhile investment for both rental and personal use in the future.

Dafu nodded. "I understand. We'll just have to negotiate with them slowly. Their plans to buy the building are so rushed, I doubt they'll offer a high price."

Jiang Xiaoli remained noncommittal. If it were her, she would definitely make sure the other party felt the pain once she took action.

I just don't know what style these guys have.

She rubbed her temples. "Why are these people like mad dogs, biting me and won't let go?"