Andy used to live at Xiaohu's house and received the same treatment as Xiaohu. In addition, Xiaohu's grandmother often boasted, so others thought that his family was really rich.

But the old lady has been sick with anger these past few days. The person who came to pick up Andy was his father, the top lawyer the old lady was talking about. He didn't even have a car; he rode a beat-up old bicycle. These days, even if you threw that kind of bike on the street, the junk collector would probably refuse to take it.

The children in the kindergarten all come from well-off families. Their parents drive cars, or even luxury cars, or simply walk because the neighborhood is very close to the kindergarten and there is no need to drive.

But not driving doesn't mean you don't have a car at home. Almost every household in the community has a car, and more than one. So the children living in the community naturally have a different perspective. At three or four years old, they can distinguish between the BMW 7 Series and the 3 Series and 5 Series, as well as famous cars such as the Range Rover and Porsche. They can recognize the car logos at a glance.

Even if you ride a bicycle, it has to be a mountain bike that costs thousands of yuan, or even tens of thousands. Who would ride a worn-out old-fashioned bicycle anymore?

So Andy's father picking up his son on a beat-up bicycle completely exposed two facts—

I don't own a car, and I don't live in the residential complex.

Later, Xiao Hu let it slip that Andy's classmates knew that the house he lived in wasn't even his own, but that he was staying at Xiao Hu's house. He didn't even have a house, so he was a complete pauper!

As a result, Andy was isolated by his classmates. No one paid attention to him, and some even mocked him. Even though Andy was shrewd, he couldn't stand such obvious exclusion. His resentment grew deeper and deeper, and his target was naturally Xiao Jie, Xiao Zhu, and Xiao Hu.

As the weather gradually cools down and late autumn approaches, Lin Baiwei's work becomes increasingly busy. With the end of the year approaching, many things have piled up and must be dealt with before the year ends, otherwise they will become a mess.

So Lin Baiwei often stayed out all night during this period. She made a promise with Xiao Jie that after she finished her work, she would take Xiao Jie to Hong Kong Disneyland during the winter vacation. So although Xiao Jie missed his mother, he was still very happy because he was looking forward to it and had two more playmates, Xiao Hu and Xiao Zhu.

It was the weekend, and Lin Baiwei wasn't home. She was away on a business trip and would be back in a couple of days. Xiao Jie was being taken care of by the family's nanny. Fortunately, the nanny was very attentive, and Xiao Jie was being taken good care of. He not only gained weight but also grew taller.

The three children were playing with building blocks at Ye Qingqing's house, but they got bored after only a short while.

"Let's go out and play hide-and-seek!" Little Tiger looked outside eagerly.

"Okay, let's play hide-and-seek."

Xiao Zhu and Xiao Jie readily agreed and told Ye Qingqing. Ye Qingqing didn't take it seriously and let them go out to play. She didn't follow them. The community was strictly managed, and strangers couldn't get in. Moreover, there were surveillance cameras everywhere. Most importantly, Ye Qingqing believed in her son's abilities. He was clever and resourceful, and she was sure nothing bad would happen to him.

The three children were playing in the park, but they wandered off to a secluded spot where there were no adults around. Outside the gate of the residential area, an old woman was peeking around furtively; it was Xiao Jie's grandmother.

It was almost lunchtime. There were originally two security guards, but one of them had gone to buy lunch, so only one guard was left. However, the guard was very dedicated and resolutely refused to let Grandma Xiaojie go in.

“You’re not a resident of this community, so you can’t go in. Why don’t you call your daughter-in-law and have her take you in?” The young security guard said very seriously.