"As soon as she heard I was coming to your house today, she brought all this over. If it weren't for my dad being off work and her having to stay home with him, she would have come with me today."

"When you get home, please thank your mother for me."

Lin Fugui was already overwhelmed with work, and now there were so many people. He had been registering them one by one for ages. When he heard them say that a very wealthy young man had arrived, he wondered if he was the mayor's son.

He hurriedly put down his pen and paper, straightened his clothes, dried his hair, and strode into the main room.

"Hey, village chief, there's still mine I haven't written down. Don't go!"

Lin Fugui said irritably, "What's the rush? Wait a minute, I have something to take care of."

Upon entering the main room, they found it was indeed the town mayor's son. Seeing Er Ya still chattering on and on about Qian Lu, he walked up to her with a smile and said, "Er Ya, look at you, he's been talking for so long, he must be thirsty. Go get him a glass of water."

He then bowed and said to Qian Lu, "Isn't this the mayor's son? Do you remember me? We met before, at Er Ya's house."

Qian Lu quickly went through it in his mind: "Village chief, I remember you."

"Oh my, the mayor's son is something else! His memory is so good. Your presence today is truly an honor. How is the mayor's health?"

An old man? Qian Lu almost spat out his water when he heard this. His father was only in his early thirties, while this village chief must be in his fifties. He clearly had never seen his father before.

But thinking that Er Ya still had to deal with him, and not wanting to embarrass him in public for Er Ya's sake, he replied, "It's fine. I eat well and sleep early. Apart from being a little busy, everything else is fine."

Lin Fugui nodded and said, "The town mayor manages so many villages and is very busy. He needs to take care of his health. All the people in our town are counting on him to lead us to prosperity."

Qian Lu smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything.

Er Ya saw Lin Fugui talking incessantly about village affairs, how this place needed modification, how that place needed subsidies, and Qian Lu's expression was already showing signs of impatience. To rescue Lin Fugui and prevent Qian Lu from taking his anger out on him, Er Ya stepped forward and pulled Qian Lu aside, saying:

"Brother Lu, you haven't seen my little brother yet, have you? Come on, let me show you. He's so cute."

Qian Lu was more than happy to agree, and quickly nodded and said, "I'm sorry, village chief, I usually don't worry about my father's affairs. I have to go see Er Ya now. We can talk again when we have time."

"Hey, Er Ya, you silly child, I haven't finished speaking yet, why did you pull him away?"

Er Ya turned around and said, "It's not a meeting or anything today. Besides, he's just a restaurant owner and can't make any decisions. And, Grandpa Village Chief, have you forgotten? Today is my brother's one-month celebration. Look, there are several people waiting for you for ages. You should go and get busy."

Lin Fugui turned his head and saw that there were indeed several people waiting there, muttering something. If it weren't for the fact that he was the village chief, they would have urged him loudly long ago instead of waiting here so patiently.

We had to put the topic aside for now and focus on registering names.

Qian Lu patted his chest, let out a long sigh, and complained, "That old man, if it weren't for your sake, I would have confronted him long ago. He's even more long-winded than my dad."

"Alright, Grandpa Village Chief doesn't mean any harm. He just wants to do more for the village. You're magnanimous, so don't take it to heart. Come and see my brother."

Just then, Xiao Bao woke up and was looking curiously at the person watching him with his big, bright eyes, occasionally smiling.

After sitting for a while, Grandma Shen excused herself, saying she had something to do. She put the money in front of Xiao Bao, said a few words, and left in a flash.

Chen Xiuhua was worried that Li Taohua and the others wouldn't be able to handle everything, so when she saw that there was nothing for her to help with, she went to the kitchen to help. Only Jiang's mother, Xiaobao, and the others were left in the house.

Qian Lu saw Xiao Bao looking at him and was overjoyed: "This is your little brother? He's much more adorable than you. Can I hug him?"

He had never seen such a small child before. He didn't care about the children of his relatives; they were always asking for favors and money. He would hide as soon as he saw them.

"Sure, you can hold his head with one hand and put your other hand around his bottom, then you can hug him."

Qian Lu carefully held Xiao Bao, barely daring to breathe, afraid of scaring him. He even teased him with a smile, "Grow up quickly, I'll take you to pick up girls, the two of us will pick up all the beauties in the world."

Er Ya slapped him: "What kind of things have you been feeding my brother? He's so young, and you're already thinking so far ahead."

"I'm just giving him some motivation to grow up faster. Besides, what I'm saying is the truth. Look, he's smiling, so he definitely agrees with what I'm saying."

At this moment, Xiao Bao frowned, and a loud "pfft pfft" sound rang out. Qian Lu felt a heat in his hand and a foul stench wafted over.

"Hmm~ What's this smell?"

Er Ya covered her nose and mumbled, "He probably pooped. Look how much he likes you. As soon as he heard you were taking him to pick up girls, he couldn't wait to poop on you."

Upon hearing this, Qian Lu's face turned green: "What? Take it away, take it away, I'm letting go!"

"Oh dear, don't put him on the bed. He's already pooped. You have to change him before you can put him on the bed."

Qian Lu was furious: "But my clothes and my hands smell so bad! How could he do this? I even praised him for being good."

After a flurry of activity, Jiang's mother finally managed to hold Xiaobao, who had been dressed in a different outfit, in her arms. Seeing Qian Lu's brows furrowed so deeply they could trap flies, she said guiltily:

"I'm so sorry, Xiao Lu, look at this child, he's gotten you all over. You should ask Er Ya to take you to wash up and change your clothes."

"He's just a kid, he can't control himself. I'm an adult, I can't argue with him," Qian Lu said, shaking his head.

"It's alright, but Auntie, I really can't stand this smell anymore. I need to go change. Do you have any clothes that I can wear?"

After thinking for a while, Jiang's mother said, "There really is a set. I just made one for Lin Xiao, but I haven't had time to give it to him yet. Let me find it for you to change into."

"Ah~ Auntie, is there anything else? I don't want to wear his clothes."

Er Ya glared at him: "You're lucky if you have anything to wear, why are you being so picky?"

To be continued!