"That's how it is in my family. Whoever eats the slowest has to wash the dishes!" the young master said naturally, as if he wasn't lying.
Upon hearing his son say "our family," Young Master Yan obediently got up and reached out to tidy up the dishes and chopsticks and put them on the tray.
Zhu Qianying, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, was astonished to see the usually fussy young master, who would immediately wipe his mouth and hands with a wet towel after eating, suddenly roll up his sleeves and start tidying up. She was as surprised as if she had seen a UFO.
"Young Master Yan, are you sure it's okay?" Zhu Qianying asked with a smile, but there was a hint of schadenfreude in her voice.
Yan Shao turned to her and smiled gently, "We agreed to be each other's slaves for life!"
Okay, Zhu Qianying admitted that she felt a little like she had been struck by lightning, slowly spreading in her heart.
After finishing their noodles, the mother and son lazily settled on the sofa to watch TV.
There weren't many good programs on TV, so the little guy randomly switched to a variety show channel. When Yan Shao finished washing the dishes and came out, he saw his son leaning against Zhu Qianying's chest, yawning frequently, while Zhu Qianying was flipping through a magazine.
Yan Shao glanced at the TV screen and immediately recalled the video of Luo Tian's mother apologizing on L City TV.
He actually felt quite relieved when he saw it. However, it was fortunate that Zhu Qianying didn't see that video, otherwise, she would have been heartbroken for Zizai.
Yan Shao looked around, and images slowly shifted in his mind. It was in this room, with the same background, that the little boy in Zhu Qianying's arms had grown from a baby into what he was now.
In a daze, he felt that this was his and Zhu Qianying's home, and he seemed to have witnessed the entire process of his son's birth and growth into his current size.
His heart was gradually filled with something invisible. He couldn't figure out what it was for a moment, but he knew it was something he had never felt before, but now he wanted to hold it tightly in his hand and never let go of it for the rest of his life!
"Ying'er, you're not planning to sell this place, are you?"
Yan Shao's abrupt and cryptic words left Zhu Qianying looking bewildered and confused.
"Sell it? Why?"
Zhu Qianying was also stunned. She had never said she wanted to sell this house, had she?
“I thought you would want to sell it… After all, you and Zai Zai have already decided to settle down back in China, haven’t you?”
Yan Shao's heart was in his throat as he stared longingly at Zhu Qianying.
Zhu Qianying nodded, "Yes, Zizai and I have decided to return to China to settle down, but I don't plan to sell this place either."
This is her and her son's home. Every corner here holds too many beautiful memories. She would never sell it unless absolutely necessary.
Yan Shao's thoughts coincided with Zhu Qianying's, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard her say she wouldn't sell!
"That's fine if you don't want to sell it. If you feel..."
Zhu Qianying glared at him and hurriedly interrupted him, "Didn't I already say that the mortgages here are all paid off with the dividends from the jewelry store?"
Yan Shao had no choice but to take back what he wanted to say. Actually, it wasn't entirely because he was worried about her financial situation that he wanted to give her some money.
Rather, if he could help pay part of the rent for the house here, he could deceive himself into believing that this was a home he and Zhu Qianying had maintained together.
"Alright, everyone's tired, go to sleep, we have to get up early tomorrow."
Zhu Qianying was afraid that Yan Shao would bring up some topics she didn't want to deal with, so she patted the little guy's head and urged him to get up and go back to his room to sleep.
Yan Shao glanced at the wall clock. "You and Zizai go to sleep first. I'll go to sleep after I finish what I'm doing."
After urging Zizai to go into the room, Zhu Qianying went to check on the kitchen herself. To her surprise, the kitchen was spotless, and the dishes and chopsticks were neatly arranged according to her original categories.
Tsk, this man's fussiness is truly ingrained in his bones.
"What, are you worried I didn't wash it properly and you've come to inspect the results?"
A man's voice suddenly came from behind, startling Zhu Qianying.
She patted her chest and turned around, still shaken, only to meet Yan Shao's smiling face.
"Are you a ghost? You appear and disappear like a ghost!"
Yan Shao shook the cup in his hand. "Don't worry, I'm a person. Come out and get yourself a glass of water!"
Zhu Qianying rolled her eyes at him, turned and walked out of the kitchen, saying, "Goodnight!"
"Good night!" Yan Shao replied to her with a smile, staring at her back until she disappeared into the room before turning around to pour water.
Back in his room, Yan Shao sat down at the table. The face on the screen was Qin Xiu's.
"Sir, tell me honestly, did you go to get some water, or did you go to do something else?"
Yan Shao handed over the cup in his hand, indicating that he was going to pour water.
Qin Xiu, however, wore an expression that said, "I don't believe you at all," and said, "Sir, I have something to ask you!"
Young Master Yan slowly took two sips of water. "Speak!"
"You and Shadow, did you two have another fight?"
Qin Xiu, who was urged to go online and report on his work by a phone call, was extremely resentful, so what he said was naturally not anything nice.
"roll!"
Young Master Yan told Qin Xiu to get lost, but Qin Xiu didn't dare to actually leave because he did have important work to ask for instructions.
Speaking of which, since the landlady and young master returned, the boss has been slacking off more and more frequently.
"Sir, how about we hire another special assistant?"
Yan Shao raised an eyebrow. "Reason!"
"Look at you! Ever since Yingzi and Zizai came back, you've been skipping work every few days. There's so much going on at the company, I can't keep up!"
Qin Xiu complained with a bitter face!
"Ten percent increase in annual salary!"
Yan Shao knew Qin Xiu's temper well, and sure enough, he hit the mark with one poke. The face on the screen immediately broke into a "sweet" smile that disgusted Yan Shao!
"Thank you, sir! You can take your vacation however you like. As for the company, I'll keep an eye on things, no problem at all!"
Yan Shao guessed that Qin Xiu probably wanted to buy some big gift for his wife, otherwise he wouldn't have so openly asked for a raise.
"Has your wife taken a fancy to something this time?"
"Sir, nothing escapes your notice. My wife recently took a fancy to a river-view villa with a swimming pool..."
Yan Shao immediately understood, "The villas in that villa complex we just opened for sale?"
"Yes, sir, think about the price. Even with the employee discount, it's still quite a strain on my budget. But she and her child really liked it that day, so let's just buy it..."
Qin Xiu muttered a few words to himself, then suddenly seemed to be thinking about something.
"Speaking of which, sir, why haven't I heard you mention that Shadow wants to buy a house or anything like that?"
Yan Shao smiled wryly and shook his head, "She doesn't need it!"
Or perhaps it's not that she doesn't need it, but rather that she doesn't care about him giving it to her.
It was true before, it is true now, and hopefully it won't be true in the future!
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