Chapter 10

Xu Bo shot straight at Jiang Chen like a small cannonball.

"If you don't want to be Dr. Tower One, then you can be the Octopus Monster!"

Dr. Tower One is a bald, hunchbacked old man, and the Octopus Monster isn't much better; it's a blue-skinned, spotted, multi-armed monster.

"No," Jiang Chen refused decisively.

"Huh? Why?"

Xu Bo really wanted to bring another person to play with them, because the robot battle between two people was too boring, and he didn't want to bring the nanny along, so there weren't many people he could choose from.

Jiang Chen finally remembered where he had seen him before. "I don't want to be a villain. I want to be a robot warrior."

"Mr. Xu, it's time to go home!"

The driver in the van next door leaned out and shouted in their direction.

"Wait a minute!" Xu Bo called out as he turned around, staring intently at Jiang Chen. "So you'll just play around if I tell you to be a robot warrior?"

Jiang Chen actually wanted to play too.

He had only heard his classmates talk about how to play Robot Wars, but he had never actually played it himself.

What little boy doesn't like playing games? It's just that Jiang Chen had too many things to do before. After finishing his homework, he also had to help his aunt with housework. He never accepted any invitations, and over time, no one invited him anymore.

Jiang Chen raised his head and looked at Hu Zhenzhen.

He didn't speak, but Hu Zhenzhen understood that he was asking a question.

"If Xiao Chen wants to play, I can say yes. This is Xiao Chen's new friend, right? Won't you introduce him to me?"

Jiang Chen suddenly remembered Hu Zhenzhen's expectation just now.

But here's the problem: it's not that he doesn't want to introduce Hu Zhenzhen, the key issue is that he doesn't recognize the little boy in front of him.

Jiang Chen felt conflicted, but turned his face back to look at Xu Bo with a calm expression.

"I promise you, we'll play together. What's your name?"

"My name is Xu Bo," Xu Bo said happily. "Then it's settled. What number do you live at? I'll come and get you at six o'clock so we can come out and play together."

Jiang Chen didn't know this and looked at Hu Zhenzhen.

"We live at number 23. You're welcome to come and play with Xiaochen."

She bent down and smiled at the little boy with the buzz cut.

Upon hearing this smile, Xu Bo immediately blushed, his face turning bright red. "Thank you, sister, I'll be going now!"

"Wait a moment!"

Jiang Chen stopped him sternly, pointed at Hu Zhenzhen, and said, "This is my mother, you should call her Auntie!"

This was the first time Hu Zhenzhen had heard him speak so loudly, and upon hearing what he said, her smile widened even more.

[Congratulations on completing the parent-child task! Ten million yuan has been credited to your account. The parent-child task will refresh again after midnight.]

"Ah, Auntie?"

Xu Bo's eyes were filled with disbelief, and Hu Zhenzhen even saw a hint of despair in them.

How could such a young child possibly feel any sense of despair? It must be an illusion.

Hu Zhenzhen didn't pay much attention, opened her account, and admired the neatly arranged 10 million.

After being amazed, Xu Bo learned of this explosive news and got into his car in a daze.

Despite his young age, he already has a love for beauty.

If he were ten years older, he would probably have developed into a playboy, but right now, Xu Bo is just a shy little boy who likes to talk to beautiful older women.

At first, he only noticed Jiang Chen and didn't see Hu Zhenzhen.

When Xu Bo finally saw Hu Zhenzhen's face, his heart skipped a beat.

Little did he know that this brief moment of shyness would last only a few seconds, shattered by Jiang Chen's words, which he had hoped would lead to a good friendship.

This beautiful woman is already married and has children!

Then he couldn't ask his sister if she could marry him in fifteen years. Xu Bo's little face was wrinkled with distress.

When he finally managed to call Jiang Chen out at six o'clock, he still couldn't shake off his worries. He glanced at Jiang Chen and suddenly, on impulse, uttered something shocking.

"How about I become your dad?"

Jiang Chen: "..."

Quan Shiqian, who plays the octopus monster, was even more surprised than the two main characters. "Xu Bo, what are you saying?! Didn't we agree that we're all brothers? Now you want to be our dad?!"

Jiang Chen was even more speechless. How could there be someone so eager to become his son?

Xu Bo was embarrassed to say this, he didn't know which movie he learned it from, and he put his arms around Jiang Chen and Quan Shiqian's shoulders.

“I didn’t think that way. We can separate things. We can still be good brothers. I’ll just be Jiang Chen’s father.”

"...Dream on."

Jiang Chen was a man of few words, and he succinctly rejected him, saying, "I have a father."

Although it has already been buried.

Xu Bo then realized he had overlooked something. "Oh right, you have a father," he paused, realizing he couldn't be Jiang Chen's dad, and felt a little disappointed. "How about I be your godfather?"

Jiang Chen stared at him with his dark, empty eyes without saying a word.

His gaze was eerie, and Xu Bo shrank back.

"Fine, if you don't agree, then forget it."

Children's interest comes quickly and goes even faster. Xu Bo grumbled, "But she's so pretty," but when no one paid attention to him, he completely forgot about Hu Zhenzhen, the pretty older sister.

He had forgotten, but Jiang Chen had not.

On the way home, I stared at Hu Zhenzhen for a long time.

"What's wrong, Xiao Chen? Is there something on Mommy's face?"

"Mom is beautiful."

After saying that, Jiang Chen took his newly bought little robot back to his room.

Hu Zhenzhen sat in the hall admiring herself for a while.

Did you hear that, Xiao Jin? My son complimented me on how pretty I am.

[The male lead is right, Xiao Jin also thinks the host is the most beautiful.]

Hu Zhenzhen's mouth almost stretched to her ears in a wide grin. "I also think Xiao Jin is the prettiest in the system!"

The two people and the system complimented each other for a long time before finally stopping, satisfied.

Chen Kaiduan brought over a plate of freshly washed strawberries and placed it in front of Hu Zhenzhen.

"Boss, Section Chief Ma said we can offer suggestions on the design of the public restrooms. Do you have any special requirements?"

What's so special about a toilet?

This was Hu Zhenzhen's first reaction, but soon she remembered the news about women's restrooms she had seen in her previous life.

The women's restroom is too small, and there's a long queue outside.

A mother taking her young son out alone and having to use the women's restroom caused dissatisfaction among other people.

Taking a baby to the toilet, but there's no mother and baby room for convenient breastfeeding.

Wait, now seems like this is the time when she can do something.

Hu Zhenzhen sat up straight immediately.

"There are many requirements. Open your notes first, and I'll explain."

Chen Kai was surprisingly an old-fashioned person. He pulled out a pen from the breast pocket of his suit and then took out a thin piece of sticky note paper from another pocket, ready to take notes.

"First of all, the women's restroom should be larger than the men's restroom. I suggest two to four more stalls, as well as a separate mother and baby room with convenient spaces for breastfeeding and diaper changing."

"Secondly, we will set up a toilet for families with children, so that mothers can bring their sons or fathers can bring their daughters to the toilet."

As Chen Kai wrote, he added to Hu Zhenzhen's note, "Then we should also stock up on disinfectant, since the things the children use need to be more hygienic."

"That's definitely necessary," Hu Zhenzhen thought for a moment. "You organize your thoughts and send our requirements to Section Chief Ma and the others. Money is not a problem; ask them if it can be done."

Since the final payment is made by the system anyway, Xiao Jin will reimburse her no matter how much it is.

"Okay, boss. I've made the appointment with the school you mentioned earlier. I can meet with the principal tomorrow morning."

Hu Zhenzhen only brought up the matter that evening, and he had already taken care of it; he was incredibly efficient.

Hu Zhenzhen exclaimed sincerely, "I am so lucky to have Chen Kai as my housekeeper."

The usually refined and cultured butler's eyes welled up with tears within seconds of hearing this, startling Hu Zhenzhen.

"How can I let you talk about luck? We are the lucky ones."

He used to work like a useful robot, and Hu Zhenzhen almost thought he was a qualified butler robot.

Seeing the butler so emotional today, Hu Zhenzhen suddenly realized that even the butler who came with the villa was a living, breathing person with emotions.

"Why are you crying? Sit down."

Hu Zhenzhen's attitude changed immediately, and she poured him a cup of tea.

Chen Kai had been anxious about the nanny issue for several days, and when he heard Hu Zhenzhen's affirmation, he couldn't hold back his emotions.

His tears stopped quickly, and he belatedly realized how embarrassing it was.

"I'm so sorry you had to see this. I really lost my composure today."

"It's okay," Hu Zhenzhen thought he had encountered some problem and took the initiative to comfort him, "If you encounter any trouble anywhere, you can tell me, and I will definitely help if I can."

She's so gentle...

Chen Kai couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat again. "You've helped us so much already. If it weren't for you, Liu An and the others would probably be working on a construction site carrying bricks by now."

This statement touches on a blind spot in Hu Zhenzhen's memory; she genuinely doesn't know when she helped them.

Fortunately, Chen Kai explained before she even had to ask.

“None of us have high levels of education. We dropped out of school early to work. A few years ago, we were scammed out of all the savings we had accumulated over the years. We were almost starving.”

He sighed, “I gambled everything and used the rest of my money to learn housekeeping. Liu An and the others went to work odd jobs everywhere, driving and working as security guards. But they didn’t learn anything good when they were young. They followed thugs around and ran errands. They also got tattoos all over their bodies. Now they are looked down upon wherever they go.”

"When I returned after completing my studies, I tried to find a job with them, but no one dared to hire us."

Chen Kai raised his head and glanced quickly at Hu Zhenzhen.

"Only you, after receiving our resumes, were so generous as to allow us to work for you. To us, you are like a second parent."

"That's an overstatement. You're all very talented now."

His call finally reminded Hu Zhenzhen of the little incident when she won the big villa in the lottery.

It seems like a butler option popped up at the time, and you could change the butler team by paying extra.

Hu Zhenzhen thought that the products produced by the system couldn't be too bad, and since she was reluctant to spend money to change them, she simply ignored the settings of the housekeeper team and left everything as it was.

This is a beautiful misunderstanding.

Seeing Chen Kai's moved expression, Hu Zhenzhen felt it was best not to explain.

She patted Chen Kai on the shoulder, and from his choked voice, she could hear the hardships he had endured in the past.

"How about this, you take Liu An and the others out for a drink tonight, and I'll reimburse you."

Fearing Chen Kai might refuse, she added, "Since Xiao Chen and I moved in, we haven't had a housewarming party yet. I'll treat you to a meal, and that will count as a housewarming party. Oh, and remember to tell them that tomorrow is a special occasion, and the boss will allow us to be late."