In the evening, Old Xu invited Han Fei's family to a buffet dinner.

Xiao Qi reached out for a hug, and Han Fei picked her up. Xiao Qi whispered in Han Fei's ear, "Grandpa, is everything here really free to eat?"

"certainly."

Xiao Qi's eyes lit up, and she patted Han Fei's shoulder: "Grandpa, Xiao Qi will definitely work hard to cook!"

Han Fei put her down and said with a smile, "Then Xiao Qi, try your best to eat. Don't force yourself if you can't eat."

Xiaoqi patted her belly: "Xiaoqi is hungry, she can eat an elephant!"

The little girl spread her arms out, gesturing as if she were an elephant.

"Click!" A camera shutter sounded.

Han Fei's sharp, sinister gaze suddenly swept over, startling the girl taking the picture so much that she dropped her phone.

The girl was wearing a high school uniform, had bangs, and wore black-rimmed glasses; she looked like a well-behaved girl.

She squatted down to pick up her phone, blushing as she apologized, "Grandpa, I'm sorry, the little girl was so cute, I couldn't resist taking a picture."

Han Fei withdrew his scrutinizing gaze and said calmly, "Delete it."

"Oh! Ah?" She nodded subconsciously in agreement, but quickly changed her mind and mustered her courage to ask, "Grandpa, our school is holding a photography contest, and I'd like to use this photo of my little sister to enter the competition..."

Han Fei interrupted coldly: "No matter what your purpose is, I disagree. Please delete it immediately."

"Grandpa, I can pay! I want this little girl to be my model, and I'm willing to pay for her image!"

"I don't need the money, please delete it."

Han Fei said with a gloomy face, "I don't want to say it a fourth time, but if you don't delete it, I'll call the police."

With tears in her eyes, the girl deleted the photos in front of Han Fei, feeling wronged. Just as she was about to leave, Han Fei stopped her: "Delete them from the cloud drive too."

The girl pursed her lips and nodded with great difficulty, deleting everything in front of Han Fei without leaving a trace.

After the girl left, Xiaoqi hugged Han Fei's leg and asked in a childish voice, "Do you want Xiaoqi to be a model for photos?"

Han Fei patted her head: "Xiao Qi is still young, she doesn't work."

"Can I make money from this?"

"Grandpa has money. How much money does Xiaoqi want? Grandpa will give it to Xiaoqi." Han Fei took out a stack of red bills and stuffed them into the crossbody bag that Xiaoqi was carrying.

Little Qi, clutching her crossbody bag, grinned and said, "Grandpa is the best! Little Qi doesn't want to sit still like a model!"

Han Feirou lowered her eyebrows, her eyes full of doting: "If Xiao Qi doesn't like something, she won't do it. Whatever she wants, Grandpa will give it to her. She doesn't have to force herself to do things she doesn't like."

Xiaoqi nodded blankly, "Xiaoqi understands!"

Han Fei picked up Xiao Qi, his heart heavy. The book describes how Xiao Qi had many indecent photos taken during her childhood, a dark history she could never erase. She hated being photographed, a deeply distorted and extreme aversion to it.

Han Chengliu, who had been following beside him, frowned. He felt that his grandfather's behavior just now was strange.

Han Chengsi, who had gone to get the buffet plates, returned just then and helped Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi get their plates. He then witnessed the scene and was shocked by the old man's anger. His eyes and the aura around him were not something that ordinary people could possess.

The fourth child couldn't help but wonder what kind of job the old man did before he started collecting garbage.

It was the first time the seven children had eaten at a buffet, and fearing they would lose money, they frantically piled food onto their plates.

Han Fei saw that Xiao Qi's plate was already piled high with fried chicken wings and sighed, "Xiao Qi, you can't finish it."

Xiaoqi blinked her big eyes and answered firmly, "Xiaoqi can finish it!"

Looking at the table full of food, Han Fei was already prepared to lose money.

This buffet restaurant has a rule that all food placed on your plate must be eaten. If you don't finish it, you will be weighed and fined 100 yuan per 100 grams.

The seven children ate until they couldn't eat anymore, and finally watched helplessly as the waiter weighed the food, and the old man paid with a stack of red bills.

Han Chengwu pounded his chest in frustration: "If I had known, I wouldn't have had so much left!"

Han Chengshan said with a bitter face, "Grandpa, why didn't you tell us that we would have to pay compensation if we couldn't finish the food?"

Han Rou was heartbroken: "If we had known we would have to pay compensation, we definitely wouldn't have squeezed so hard."

Actually, Old Man Xu wanted to remind them, but Han Fei stopped him.

Old Xu sighed, "Your grandfather said, 'People can't teach people, but experience can teach people, and one time is enough.'"

The fourth brother narrowed his eyes, feeling more and more that the old man was no ordinary person, and became even more curious about the old man's past. These were not words that ordinary people could say!

Han Chengda pondered those words and nodded: "Yes, I remembered it in one go."

Han Chengliu hung his head: "I spent so much money to learn a lesson, the old man is too generous! I could have just had that much money!"

Xiao Qi perked up her ears and heard this. She tugged at Han Chengliu's sleeve and said in a soft, childish voice, "Sixth Brother, Xiao Qi has money. I'll give it all to Sixth Brother!"

As she spoke, Xiaoqi pulled out a thick wad of red bills from her crossbody bag, which looked to be at least twenty or thirty thousand. Her two little hands could barely hold it all, and she urged in her childish voice, "Sixth brother, Xiaoqi can't hold it anymore, it's so heavy, hurry up and catch it!"

The older brothers and sisters were all dumbfounded.

Han Chengwu's eyes widened: "Xiao Qi, how do you have so much money?"

Little Qi grinned and said, "Grandpa gave it to me!"

Han Chengwu turned to Han Fei in disbelief, his face full of hurt: "Grandpa! Why won't you give it to me? You're being unfair!"

Han Fei glanced at him sideways: "Are you cuter than Xiao Qi?"

Han Chengwu puffed out his cheeks: "I can act cute too!"

Han Fei's lips twitched.

Han Chengwu grabbed Han Fei's arm and shook it, mimicking Xiao Qi's usual spoiled tone, and said in a childish voice, "Grandpa, Xiao Wu needs money. Xiao Wu wants a DSLR camera. Give me money to buy it for him! Please!"

Han Fei got goosebumps all over and said irritably, "Let go!"

Old Xu laughed loudly: "Old Han, you're about to have to cut your losses! DSLR cameras aren't cheap!"

"Grandpa, my dear grandpa, please buy it for me!"

"You want to learn photography?"

"I want to learn, and then... and then take a family photo myself during the Chinese New Year."

Han Fei was taken aback. Meeting Xiao Wu's eager gaze, Han Fei nodded: "Okay, let's go buy it now."

"Huh?" Xiao Wu didn't expect that Grandpa would actually agree!

"What's wrong? Are you so happy you've gone crazy?"

"Grandpa, DSLR cameras are very expensive."

"Don't worry, I have money."

When the DSLR camera was actually in Xiao Wu's hands, he was still a little dazed and couldn't quite come to his senses: "This...this is what they bought for me? Such an expensive thing, they just bought it for me so easily?"

Seeing his flattered expression, Han Fei patted his head and said kindly, "I'll enroll you in a photography class tomorrow. You can't just lose interest after three minutes. We're all waiting for Xiao Wu to learn so we can take a family photo for us during the New Year."

Xiao Wu nodded vigorously: "Grandpa, don't worry! I promise I'll complete the mission!"

Han Chengsi sidled up to her older brother and whispered, "Isn't Grandpa worried at all? Is he really not going to sell steamed buns anymore?"

Han Chengda shook his head: "I don't know, but breakfast carts are so expensive, the old man certainly wouldn't waste them."

The next morning, Han Chengda and Han Chengsi discovered that Han Fei, who hadn't made steamed buns for several days, was up early and making them in the kitchen!

"Grandpa, are you going out to sell steamed buns today?" Han Chengsi asked.

Han Fei nodded: "Go give it a try."

"I'll go with you." Han Chengsi came over holding the Civil Code: "I want to engage in a debate with the pedantic scholars."

Han Fei's lips twitched: "Stop fooling around."

Han Chengsi said earnestly, "I'm ready to represent you in court!"

Han Fei wiped his sweat, chuckled, and shook his head: "If you want to learn, I'll send you out to study."

Han Chengsi said confidently, "I can learn on my own and won't waste money."

"Do you know that if you want to represent me in court, you have to pass the bar exam, intern at a law firm, and then pass the assessment to get your lawyer's license? Only with a lawyer's license can you appear in court; otherwise, you can't enter the courtroom."

Han Chengsi: "...So complicated?"

It was rare to see this precocious child show such a cute and innocent side. Han Fei dipped his hand in flour and tapped the child's nose, saying meaningfully, "Grandpa is sending you out to study. When you grow up, you must become a respectable prosecutor. Don't let me down."

After many days, Han Fei and Old Man Xu finally set off again, carrying 100 meat buns and 100 steamed buns.

Because they were unsure if they could close a deal today and were afraid of causing trouble, they didn't prepare much stock.

When they reached the opposite side of the park, Han Fei and Old Xu looked at the park entrance. Their original stall was now occupied by a breakfast cart with a long line of customers buying steamed buns.

After the initial shock came anger: "The car is exactly the same as ours! It's a copy! It's usurping our space!"