If you don’t know the way, you can call Qin Zheng to pick you up. Why do you have to trouble other cadres?

He was afraid that they would delay his work, so he had to finish his work before coming over.

Feng Juan was too lazy to argue with Qin Lin about this little matter. She was concerned about another issue.

"Then why did you come only now? I asked you to come before, but you said you were busy before and could not come until after. Qin Lin, I understand that you were busy on the railway, and I promised you to come later. But what happened? We agreed to come during the Lantern Festival, but when the Lantern Festival came, you said you were busy at work and could not come. You kept putting it off until today, which is already October, and you finally came. Qin Lin, do you know how to write the phrase 'your promise is true'? What does your daughter mean to you? How can you not take her seriously at all?" Feng Juan questioned.

Qin Lin felt rather embarrassed at being exposed by his wife in front of his daughter, but he couldn't lose his temper in front of the children. He could only touch his nose awkwardly and explain, "Xiaojuan, you misunderstood me. It's not that I don't value my daughter, it's just that my work on the railway is so busy that I really can't get away."

Feng Juan sneered, "You're busy? Who isn't busy? Even a high-ranking official in the central government isn't so busy that he can't even see his daughter. I think you're just heartless!"

The couple started arguing with each other as soon as they met. Aunt Feng saw this and quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Xiaojuan, don't be angry. Lao Qin is here to see Yun Qiao. It's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost. Give Lao Qin another chance."

When Aunt Feng mentioned Yun Qiao, the couple's expressions softened.

Feng Juan glared at Qin Lin secretly.

Qin Lin avoided her gaze and looked at Yun Qiao: "You are Yun Qiao, right?"

"Yes." Yun Qiao nodded silently, feeling mixed emotions.

She thought she had prepared herself mentally, but when she faced Qin Lin, the father she had never met, she was still a little overwhelmed.

"Yun Qiao, I'm your father. I'm sorry, I'm busy with work and couldn't come to see you the first time." A trace of guilt and kindness flashed in Qin Lin's eyes, and then he took out a small wooden box from the pocket of his cadre uniform and handed it to Yun Qiao, trying to use the gift to make up for his past debt to Yun Qiao.

"This is a gift Dad picked out for you at the grocery store before he came here. Please accept it."

"Thank you, Dad... Dad."

Meeting Qin Lin was completely different from meeting Feng Juan.

The deep bond between the two girls allowed Yun Qiao to call her "Mom" without any hindrance.

But Qin Lin acted too distant and unfriendly, and Yun Qiao felt a little alienated from him, so Yun Qiao was a little hesitant to call him "Dad".

Yun Qiao took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

She pulled up the corners of her mouth, forced a smile, and said against her will: "Actually, I'm already very happy that you can come."

Qin Lin was very happy.

He felt that this was a signal from his daughter that she was interested in him.

Sure enough, blood ties can never be severed.

Qin Lin put the wooden box in Yun Qiao's hand and said, "Open it and see if you like it."

Yun Qiao opened the wooden box and found an exquisite ladies' watch inside.

It’s exactly what Yun Qiao needs right now.

Yun Qiao accepted the watch and said, "Thank you. I like it."

Qin Lin said happily, "My daughter told me that you girls all like watches, especially Meiyi brand ladies' watches, which are exquisite and beautiful. This is definitely a good gift. It seems that I made the right choice this time."

"That was a good suggestion from the young lady. You shouldn't be held responsible for it." Feng Juan couldn't bear to see Qin Lin so proud. "Without the young lady's reminder, you wouldn't have been able to buy Yun Qiao such a nice gift. You should thank the young lady."

Qin Lin didn't hesitate and said immediately, "Yes, yes, I should thank the young man. I will reward him in Beijing."

Feng Juan's expression softened a little after hearing this.

At noon, Qin Lin stayed in the company to eat, and Feng Juan and Aunt Feng worked together to prepare a table of delicious food.

Qin Lin finally got to see his daughter and wanted to show his appreciation by trying to help out, but he had never done housework before and was clumsy when he started. Feng Juan asked him to soak some black fungus, and he almost made a whole bowl.

㥫 Fungus is so delicious that it can expand more than ten times when soaked in water. You only need to soak the bottom of a bowl to use for a meal.

If Feng Juan hadn't been quick enough to stop him in time, Qin Lincheng would have made a big bowl of it, and her family wouldn't be able to finish it even in a week.

Qin Lin was the type of person who was more likely to cause trouble than to do anything in the kitchen. When he was asked to wash the dishes, he almost dropped them. Feng Juan was so angry that she kicked him out.

At lunch, after three rounds of dishes, Qin Lin took advantage of the good atmosphere at the table and brought up the matter of changing Yun Qiao's surname.

"Yun Qiao, when I came here, I heard your company leader call you Doctor Ye. It's been so long since we've been recognized as relatives, but you still haven't changed your last name?"

"No." Yun Qiao shook his head, "Because I haven't figured out how to change it yet."

"What haven't you thought of?" Qin Lin asked.

"Isn't this just waiting for you?" Feng Juan glanced at him unhappily. "You're Yun Qiao's biological father. How can I change this without asking for your opinion? Who told you to keep putting it off?"

Qin Lin smiled awkwardly and said, "What are you waiting for me for? Yun Qiao's household registration is on the farm alone, not on ours. It still requires the consent of the head of household. If he wants to change it, he can do it."

Feng Juan snorted softly, "I want Yun Qiao to take my surname Feng, and I didn't ask for your opinion. You're looking for trouble again, boss."

Feng Juan didn't say that it was Yun Qiao who took the initiative to propose to take the surname Qi.

Qin Lin is a male chauvinist, and she didn't want Qin Lin to have any opinions about Yun Qiao and think she was rebellious, so she took the responsibility on herself.

The result was just as Feng Juan expected, Qin Lin was indeed not satisfied.

"No! I don't agree!" Qin Lin flatly refused: "Yun Qiao must change his surname to Qin."

Feng Juan: "See, I told you you were looking for trouble."

Qin Lin said angrily, "Who's looking for trouble? Weren't you the one who started it first? How could a child take the mother's surname instead of the father's? Aren't you trying to get people to stab me in the back and accuse me of marrying into the family out of turn?!"

"Taking the mother's surname, how can that be considered marrying into the family? "Marrying into the family" refers to the man's actual life as a wife-in-law, not the child's unique surname. You're not marrying into the woman's family, so why should you care what others say?" Feng Juan argued. "Besides, the country has stipulated that children can take either the father's surname or the other's. Don't be so pedantic."

"National regulations are national regulations. I don't agree with them anyway." Qin Lin insisted on his point of view and there was absolutely no room for negotiation.