Li Qingling and Gu Jingxing exchanged a glance, looking even more puzzled.
Aunt Qin usually takes care of their daily needs, so why is everything different today?
"Sister Mumu, where did Aunt Qin go?" Li Qingling looked up and asked with a curious expression.
Mu Mu paused for a second, then a brilliant idea struck her. She quickly made up an excuse, saying, "Oh? Aunt Qin? Aunt Qin had some things to take care of back home and took a few days off, so I've been taking care of the young master and young ladies these past few days. Here, the porridge is ready. Young master and young ladies, eat quickly, but be careful it's hot."
"Take leave? But Aunt Qin didn't mention this to us yesterday?" Gu Jingxing looked at Mu Mu with some doubt.
Mu Mu was a simple-minded girl who couldn't lie at all. When Gu Jingxing stared at her like that, she panicked a little. She looked around nervously, unable to think of anything to say for a long time. "This...this...it happened in the early hours of this morning! The situation was urgent, and Aunt Qin thought that the young masters and young ladies should get some rest, so she didn't bother you to tell you about it!"
"Is that so?" Gu Jingxing was still very skeptical.
Mumu gritted her teeth and insisted, "Yes! That's right! That's exactly it!"
"Well..." Gu Jingxing wanted to continue asking, but Li Qingling quietly tugged at his sleeve, signaling him not to ask anymore. Then she forced a sweet smile and ended the conversation, "Thank you, Sister Mumu. Brother, let's have some porridge first!"
At the dining table, Gu Jingxing ate his porridge while speaking softly, "Ling'er, why didn't you let me continue asking? What if something happens to Aunt Qin?"
“Brother, we definitely won’t get anything out of Sister Mumu. Aunt Qin is the family’s old housekeeper. Even if she needs to ask for leave, Daddy will definitely know, right? We might as well just ask Daddy directly!” Li Qingling took a big gulp of eight-treasure porridge and smiled sweetly.
"That seems to be true... Let's eat quickly, and then we'll go find Daddy!"
After the two little ones finished breakfast, they quickly ran upstairs. Because they were walking too fast, they bumped into Li Zixiao, who had just gotten up, at the corner.
"Ouch, that hurts so much!" Gu Jingxing clutched his forehead, his eyes and nose almost scrunched up in pain.
Li Zixiao, however, remained calm, simply rubbing his forehead where he had been bumped: "Where are you all rushing off to?"
Li Qingling answered first, "Brother, Aunt Qin is missing! We're going to ask Daddy what happened!"
As she spoke, without waiting for Li Zixiao's reply, she pulled her two older brothers and ran to the door of Li Zhanting's bedroom.
Since Li Zhanting stopped locking the door, the three little ones easily entered the room.
There was no sign of Li Zhanting in the room. The bed he had slept on was neatly made. Just when the three children thought that Li Zhanting had gone to the group company, they heard him making a phone call from the study in the inner room.
"The wedding must be kept absolutely secret. No word or information about the setup must leak out before Li Zhanfeng and the variety show air."
Upon hearing the word "wedding," Li Qingling's eyes lit up. Before Li Zixiao and Gu Jingxing could stop her, she had already pushed open the study door and run in. "Daddy, are you secretly preparing a wedding for Mommy?"
Li Zhanting's hand holding the phone froze in mid-air. He turned around and looked at his daughter with a surprised expression. "Ling'er? What are you from?"
"We arrived quite early. It's not just me, the brothers are here too!" With Li Qingling, this terrible teammate, exposing them, Li Zixiao and Gu Jingxing had no choice but to show themselves as well.
"So, Daddy, did Aunt Qin take leave to help out at the wedding?" Gu Jingxing pressed.
Knowing he couldn't hide it any longer, Li Zhanting admitted, "That's right. Aunt Qin has been in the Li family for so many years, so I feel more at ease leaving this matter to her. However, this is a surprise for your mother, so you must promise not to let anyone know."
The sabotage prince Li Zixiao coldly retorted, "Isn't it to compete with my uncle in terms of dating?"
"Oh~ I see? Daddy, you and Uncle are really strange. Yesterday you were competing in cooking, and today you're competing in surprises. You even had to beat Uncle to it. When adults get serious, they're more childish than us kids!" Gu Jingxing complained without any politeness.
Although Li Zixiao didn't say anything more, his affirmative look clearly showed that he thought Gu Jingxing's words made a lot of sense.
Li Zhanting coughed lightly, saying something that didn't quite mean, "It's just a surprise, not competition."
"Really? I just heard Daddy say on the phone that we can't reveal any information before the variety show that Uncle and Aunt Wanrou are participating in starts, right? Daddy, are you secretly preparing all this because you're worried about losing to Uncle because he's made some moves?" Gu Jingxing leaned closer to Li Zhanting and asked with a smile.
When this guy gets going, he really doesn't give his dad any face at all.
Finally, facing her brothers' constant complaints, Li Qingling bravely stood up and protected Li Zhanting, saying, "Brothers, Daddy was just trying to create a surprise for Mommy. Although he shouldn't have argued with Uncle, I believe that Daddy was definitely willing to prepare a surprise for Mommy."
"Daddy, don't worry! Ling'er will definitely not tell anyone about what happened today. Not only will she not tell anyone, but Ling'er will also help Daddy prepare a super surprise wedding for Mommy!" Li Qingling patted her chest firmly and promised.
Li Zhanting smiled with satisfaction. As the saying goes, a daughter is a father's warm little cotton-padded jacket. Sure enough, in critical moments, you still have to rely on your daughter.
"Baby, thank you." Li Zhanting squatted down and hugged his daughter. Li Qingling immediately rubbed her cheek against his like a little kitten. "Daddy, we're family now. Family doesn't need to be so polite."
Li Zixiao and Gu Jingxing exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise.
"Brother, when did Ling'er become so affectionate with Daddy? Could it be that she has already been won over by Daddy?" Gu Jingxing shook his head incredulously as he looked at the scene of deep affection between father and daughter.
"It seems the enemy has already infiltrated our ranks." Gu Xiaochen sighed and turned to leave the study.
Gu Jingxing glanced at Li Zhanting and Li Qingling with difficulty, then turned to look at Gu Xiaochen, who had already walked away. Finally, he gritted his teeth and chose to follow Li Zixiao.
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