Old Madam Ye pondered for a moment, still undecided on how to handle the situation, when she heard the soft voice of little one:
"Grandma, who should Ann buy her milk from?" Qin Sui’an overheard their conversation and blinked her round eyes curiously. "Should we buy it from Daddy?"
Qin Sui’an didn’t think that the milk delivered from Bay Villa could be obtained without payment. She knew that everything she used, including her food and clothes, was paid for by her family.
Old Madam Ye wasn’t sure either. "I suppose so..."
She looked at Lucy and said, "Call Ann’s father and ask him."
"Yes, Madam." Lucy nodded and left the ward. She dialed President Qin’s number outside in the corridor. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
The call was answered by Qin Haochen’s assistant, He Yan.
He Yan politely inquired, "Lucy, the president is busy. What can I do for you?"
"Assistant He, it’s like this..."
Lucy briefly explained the situation, then asked him, "Could you please ask President Qin? Both the young lady and Old Madam Ye are waiting."
"I understand. Please wait a moment." He Yan immediately knocked on the door of the president’s office with the president’s phone in hand.
When he heard a "come in" from inside, He Yan gently pushed the door open and walked in. "President, Old Madam Ye’s assistant is on the phone and wants to know how much money is needed for the milk provided to Miss Ann every day..."
Qin Haochen was sitting in his leather office chair, dealing with documents on his desk. When he heard He Yan’s words, he paused slightly with his pen.
Without lifting his head, he interrupted He Yan, "It’s free."
"President, Old Madam Ye isn’t asking to pay." He Yan explained first, then continued, "The Ou family’s elder is having a birthday banquet tomorrow night, and Miss Ann will attend. She wants to give Old Mr. Ou milk as a birthday gift."
Qin Haochen immediately raised his gaze at the mention of little one, surprised. "So Ann wants to pay for the milk?"
"Yes." He Yan nodded. "Old Madam Ye’s assistant asked how much money is needed."
Qin Haochen could almost imagine how bright little one’s eyes would be when she mentioned the milk.
He smiled slightly, with indulgence in his deep eyes. Since little one was so sincere in wanting to buy milk to give to Old Mr. Ou as a birthday gift, Qin Haochen wouldn’t just brush it off.
He pondered for a moment and then said, "Let Lucy contact Yanyi. The cows at home were bought by Yanyi."
In fact, Qin Haochen couldn’t bear to take money from little one. Her money was earned by herself from participating in chess competitions, one after another. How could he bear to take the hard-earned money from little one?
But if he didn’t take little one’s money, he knew little one wouldn’t be happy. He also didn’t want little one to be unhappy.
Fortunately, there was Yanyi, who could handle this matter.
He Yan understood the reluctance and helplessness in the president’s expression and nodded understandingly. "Okay, President."
After leaving the president’s office, He Yan immediately conveyed the president’s intentions to Lucy. He even dutifully provided Yanyi’s contact information to her, afraid she wouldn’t be able to reach him.
After ending the call with He Yan, Lucy quickly dialed Qin Yanyi’s number.
Unfortunately, whether he was busy or unwilling to answer the phone, Lucy made several calls, but none were answered.
The temperaments of the Qin family’s young masters were not very good, and it was rumored that one was more difficult to approach than the other.
Even though Miss Zhaosi had been married to President Qin for many years, Lucy didn’t have much contact with the six young masters of the Qin family.
After some thought, Lucy decided not to insist on calling Qin Yanyi.
She returned to the ward and reported to Old Madam Ye in a low voice.
Old Madam Ye remained calm, as if she had already expected it. Just as she was about to speak, she received little one’s gaze from the side.
Old Madam Ye looked at little one and asked gently, "Ann, what’s wrong?"
Although Lucy and Old Madam Ye’s conversation was very quiet, Qin Sui’an had excellent hearing and heard it all.
Qin Sui’an moved closer to her grandmother, leaning her small body against her and asked with her face upturned, "Daddy doesn’t want Ann’s money?"
Old Madam Ye gently hugged her small body and patiently explained, "It’s not that he doesn’t want it. Your father doesn’t want to take your money, so we need to ask your second brother."
Qin Sui’an let out a long "Oh~" and pursed her lips, bending her round eyes happily.
Lucy suggested, "Madam, perhaps the young lady could call Young Master Yanyi. I may not be able to reach him on his phone."
Time was of the essence, and there couldn’t be any further delay.
Old Madam Ye lowered her head and looked at little one, hesitating. In her opinion, there was no need for little one to personally handle such matters.
However, Qin Sui’an quickly reacted. She immediately left her grandmother’s embrace, stretched out her small hand, and brought her own phone from the table. "Ann will call Second Brother~"
She had never used her own money to buy things before, so this novelty excited her, making her little face flush with excitement.
Old Madam Ye saw her little excitement and couldn’t help but smile, holding her back in her arms again. "Then Ann will have to work hard."
Lucy stood by and saw the young lady dial Qin Yanyi’s number, which was answered within three seconds.
Sure enough, Lucy guessed right. Qin Yanyi didn’t want to interact with people, rather than being too busy to answer the phone.
There was nothing more for Lucy to do, so she quietly left the ward.
Qin Sui’an held her phone. She had initiated a video call, as she only knew how to make video calls at the moment.
On the phone screen appeared the handsome face of her second brother. Qin Sui’an’s round eyes lit up, and she called out in her adorable voice, "Second Brother~"
"Ann."
At the same time, in an office filled with the uniform scent of disinfectant, almost sterile.
Qin Yanyi looked delighted. Through the cold lenses, warmth glowed in his eyes as he gently watched little one appearing on the screen of his phone.
He didn’t expect to receive a video call from little one. Qin Yanyi felt like he was floating.
Qin Sui’an blinked her round eyes and seriously inspected her second brother’s background, which was all white. "Is Second Brother busy?"
"Not at the moment." Qin Yanyi had just finished organizing some patient medical records.
Lucy’s number was unfamiliar to him, so he didn’t want to deal with it and had put his phone on silent mode.
But little one’s number received special treatment, with a unique ringtone that stood out from the rest. No matter how busy he was, he would always answer little one’s call as quickly as possible.
Qin Yanyi’s lips curled into a gentle smile as he softly asked, "What’s up, Ann?"
"Second Brother, Ann wants to buy milk from you~" Qin Sui’an explained seriously, "Grandpa Ou’s birthday is coming up, and Ann wants to buy milk to give to Grandpa Ou~"
"Grandpa Ou?" Who was that?
Qin Yanyi blinked in confusion.
Well, it didn’t matter who it was.
He looked at little one in puzzlement and asked, "Why does Ann want to buy milk from me?"
He was a doctor and didn’t have any side business selling milk.
Qin Sui’an replied in her childish voice, "Daddy said let Ann buy milk from Second Brother."
Qin Yanyi quickly understood the situation. His father had passed the matter to him.
Qin Yanyi shook his head helplessly. "Ann doesn’t need to spend money to buy milk. All the milk at home belongs to you. Whether you want to give it away or use it for anything, I support you."
"Second Brother, please don’t support." Qin Sui’an also shook her head solemnly. "Ann wants to spend money to buy milk as a birthday gift for Grandpa Ou."
Just like the crazy uncle in Uncle Qin’s phone who wanted to buy Ann’s painting to give away, she couldn’t take it for free.
"Well..." Qin Yanyi looked embarrassed.
Since he could remember, he had never touched a drop of milk. He didn’t even know how much milk cost nowadays.
Unable to come up with a reasonable explanation, he could only ask little one, "How much money does Ann want to use to buy milk?"
"Um..." Qin Sui’an blinked her round eyes, puzzled. She hadn’t counted the prize money from the chess competition yet, but she had just sold a painting yesterday.
And that painting happened to have been bought by Uncle Crazy to give away.
Qin Sui’an immediately had an answer and said happily, "Ann wants to use eleven million to buy milk!"
Qin Yanyi:...
Old Madam Ye:...
They knew that little one was still young and might not have a concept of money, but they were still stunned by her words.
Qin Yanyi had previously bought dairy cows, which cost only a little over two million. Even if you added the venue fees for Bay Villa, the staff fees for taking care of the cows, and other miscellaneous expenses, it wouldn’t add up to eleven million.
This wasn’t buying milk; it was buying the entire dairy farm at Bay Villa to give away.
Old Madam Ye couldn’t help but laugh. "Ann, milk isn’t that expensive. Eleven million is enough to buy the entire dairy farm."
"Huh?" Qin Sui’an didn’t quite understand and asked in confusion, "Grandma, then how much does milk cost?"
Old Madam Ye thought for a moment. "I used to order milk for your mother, and at that time, a bottle of milk cost around a hundred yuan. Prices have risen now, but it won’t be thousands of yuan."
She glanced at the screen of little one’s phone. Qin Yanyi on the other end listened attentively, waiting for her to set a price for the milk.
Seeing this, Old Madam Ye continued, "Let’s set the price at one thousand per bottle."
Qin Sui’an counted on her small fingers and said, "Ann drinks five bottles of milk a day, so that’s five thousand a day~"
But the painting sold by Uncle Crazy had cost eleven million.
In comparison, five thousand yuan for milk seemed too little.
Qin Sui’an wrinkled her small nose and continued counting on her fingers, "Five bottles of milk for five thousand yuan. With eleven million for milk, that’s eleven thousand bottles. Grandpa Ou drinks five bottles a day, so he can drink for two thousand two hundred days!"
Old Madam Ye’s eyelids twitched. She stopped little one in time. "Ann, Grandpa Ou can’t drink that much milk, and milk has a shelf life. It will spoil, and then it will be wasted."
Qin Sui’an widened her round eyes: Milk cannot be wasted!
She thought for a moment and decided to give Grandpa Ou a different gift. With a determined voice, she announced, "Grandma, Second Brother, Ann won’t give milk to Grandpa Ou anymore!"
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