The confident and arrogant smile on Ye Rongyuan’s face suddenly froze.
Wait a minute, why wasn’t little one’s answer following the usual logic?
Wouldn’t it be more common to praise one’s own family first?
Ye Rongyuan cheered up, thinking that since milk was included in little one’s five meals every day and placed in her favorite position, it was reasonable.
He asked again, "Then, what is Ann’s second favorite food?"
Qin Sui’an blinked her round eyes, looking seriously at the empty plates on the table. Her little face was very solemn, as if she was recalling all the food she had just eaten.
As her gaze moved, Ye Rongyuan’s heart followed, involuntarily rising with expectation, waiting eagerly for little one’s answer.
"What Ann likes second most is..." Qin Sui’an’s eyes curved as she thought seriously and then answered in a childish tone, "It’s strawberry pancakes~~~"
Ye Rongyuan: ...
He calmly pondered and found a very suitable reason for little one’s answer.
The strawberry pancakes she mentioned were desserts after the meal, strawberry-filled pancakes carefully made by the chefs, soft on the outside, full of milky fragrance. When you took a bite, you would taste the strawberry chunks and sauce inside.
Sweet and milky, little one must like it, hmm!
Losing to strawberry pancakes wasn’t really a loss! It’s a dessert!
Ye Rongyuan struggled and asked again, "Ann, what is your third favorite food?"
Qin Sui’an had just recalled all the food she had eaten. This time her answer was quick, and she happily said with a smile, "It’s sweet and sour ribs~~~"
Ye Rongyuan: ...
Sweet and sour ribs referred to sweet and sour spare ribs, where the ribs were precooked until soft, easily separated from the bones with a light bite, tender and juicy, coupled with the sweet and sour sauce, satisfying the taste buds.
It was indeed something little one would like to eat.
Ye Rongyuan felt that losing to sweet and sour ribs was understandable.
He continued to ask, "Ann, what is your fourth favorite food?"
Qin Sui’an thought that her uncle was playing a question-and-answer game with her and answered happily with her childish voice, "It’s milky tofu soup~~~"
Ye Rongyuan: ...
Milky tofu soup was one of the signature soups made by their chefs. The tofu was lightly fried and then stewed in broth, with added milk. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a full milky fragrance and the sweetness of the broth.
Losing to milky tofu soup was also perfectly normal! Hmm! Not embarrassing at all!
Ye Rongyuan wanted to continue, "Ann, what is the fifth..."
He had only spoken a few words when he was immediately interrupted.
Ye Liyuan glanced at him sideways. "Are you going to ask one by one until you reach the twenty-somethingth?"
Their lunch was rich, wanting little one to taste all the delicious food, but the portions were controlled well. There were six vegetable dishes, eight meat dishes, five desserts, and four types of soups.
It was because there were so many dishes that little one needed to think seriously.
The chefs of the Ye family were all award-winning masters who had been carefully selected. Ye Rongyuan’s egg custard was just average, so it naturally couldn’t rank in the top few among the delicious dishes carefully prepared by the chefs.
Ye Rongyuan didn’t want to face reality. His face went from initially confident to now bitter.
Wuwuwu, his egg custard couldn’t even make it to the top in little one’s eyes, wuwuwu...
Ye Liyuan patted his shoulder. "Let it go." And also let go of their little Ann.
Old Madam Ye looked at her third son’s expression and couldn’t help but smile. "Why don’t you go find a teacher? Maybe next time you can surpass those chefs, but I think it won’t be easy."
"Mom, why did you have to say the last sentence?" Ye Rongyuan heard her implied meaning that even finding a teacher couldn’t surpass the chefs.
Old Madam Ye replied, "If I didn’t say it, I’m afraid you’d really go find a teacher. Then who would handle the matters of the corporation?"
"I understand, I’m just a small employee working for Ye Corporation." Ye Rongyuan sighed and pretended to be pitiful.
Following his words, Old Madam Ye continued, "As a small employee, does the corporation have any tasks this afternoon? If so, you can go busy yourself."
"No, absolutely not!" Ye Rongyuan shook his head hastily. "Mom, I’ve been working overtime for several days just to free up this time."
After saying this, he moved closer to little one and hugged her petite figure. "I won’t be working these days. I’ll be spending time with our Ann."
Upon hearing this, Qin Sui’an smiled happily, her round eyes sparkling as if filled with stars, shining brightly.
Suddenly, she remembered something. Her small hand quickly grabbed her uncle’s arm, and she nervously asked, "Uncle won’t work anymore, so do we still have money?"
"Yes! Yes, there’s savings! Savings mean money!" Ye Rongyuan almost wanted to pull out all his bank cards to show little one his money.
Qin Sui’an listened earnestly. Knowing that her uncle had money, she finally felt relieved.
Money was needed to eat and dress warmly~
After resting in the living room for a while, little one and the other members of the Ye family entered the room together.
As if reaching an invisible agreement, everyone began to speak in lower voices, as if afraid of disturbing the woman resting in the bed, even though she had been resting for several years.
Qin Sui’an still reached her small hand into the blanket, gently holding her mother’s hand. Just holding hands like this, quietly watching her mother, little one felt content. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Ann was not an orphan without a daddy or mommy. She had a handsome daddy and a beautiful mommy!
Ye Rongyuan’s phone in his pocket vibrated several times. He didn’t want to bother, but unfortunately, the vibration sound seemed particularly loud in the room.
Old Master Ye couldn’t help but turn around to look at him, his eyes full of displeasure.
Only then did Ye Rongyuan take out his phone to see who the annoying person was calling repeatedly.
The caller ID showed Ou Yangfu, the young master of the Ou family, a typical young master. Before taking over Ye Corporation, Ye Rongyuan used to socialize with Ou Yangfu frequently.
However, after taking over the Ye family, busy business matters made him decline many useless social gatherings, including various dinners with Ou Yangfu, the young master.
He almost forgot who this person was, so he hung up the phone first and then checked the messages.
All the missed calls were from Ou Yangfu, and the messages were bombarded, but Ye Rongyuan silenced them.
After scanning through them, he furrowed his brows lightly and muttered under his breath, "Is this guy so rich that he has nowhere to spend his money? Besides, our family doesn’t lack his money."
Old Master Ye turned to him again and asked, "What’s the matter?"
After reading the messages, Ye Rongyuan replied, "It’s Ou Yangfu, the young master of the Ou family. He said he wants to buy a painting from our Ann, quite boldly, and asked me to name the price."
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