After buying osmanthus cakes for Baili Wanwan, Zhang Xiu led the bouncy little girl home. As soon as they entered the door, they ran into Xiao Qi, who was about to leave.
"Hey bro, where are you going?"
Upon seeing Xiao Qi, Baili Wanwan broke free from Zhang Xiu's hand and ran to Xiao Qi's side.
She proudly presented him with the oil paper package containing osmanthus cake, saying, "Little brother, have some osmanthus cake!"
Xiao Qi reached out and patted Baili Wanwan's head, smiling slightly: "Wanwan, you can eat it yourself, your little brother won't eat it."
Zhang Xiu asked with concern, "Where are you going?"
Seeing that the two of them had returned, Xiao Qi shook his head: "I heard about what happened at the beach. Someone came to cause trouble for you, so I was going to see if there was anything I could do. Now that you're back, I'm not going to go out."
"That's why," Zhang Xiu nodded knowingly.
"Don't worry about us. Thanks to Xiaowanwan for discovering the restaurant's conspiracy, we not only successfully punished those people, but also nullified our agreement with the restaurant!"
Zhang Xiu told Xiao Qi the whole story. As he listened, he turned his head to look at Baili Wanwan, a gentle smile on his lips.
Baili Wanwan was really looking forward to her osmanthus cake, so she simply opened the oil paper package at the door, took out a piece, and started eating.
Before I knew it, I had eaten two or three pieces, and some rice cake crumbs were stuck to the corners of my mouth.
Xiao Qi reached out and wiped Baili Wanwan's lips, his smile deepening: "Little glutton, so eager to eat your osmanthus cake?"
The little girl was a bit embarrassed, chuckled, and her coquettish manner as she tugged at Xiao Qi was utterly endearing.
"Since you're not going out, why don't you take Wanwan out to play in the street? Wanwan wants to drink a bowl of sweet soup."
Zhang Xiu smiled as well, noticing how attached Wanwan was to Xiao Qi.
Although the contract with the restaurant has been terminated, there are still some follow-up matters to attend to.
She smiled and waved her hand: "Then I'll leave Wanwan to you. Please take her out to play for a while."
Xiao Qi nodded in agreement and was just about to leave with Baili Wanwan when he heard the little girl beside him suddenly wave happily towards the door.
"Brother He Yong, what brings you here!"
"I have something to tell you."
He Yong walked to Baili Wanwan's side, glanced at Xiao Qi first, and then bent down to whisper a few words in Baili Wanwan's ear.
Baili Wanwan nodded seriously, stuffed the oil paper package into Xiao Qi's hand, and then walked away with He Yong.
Seeing that the two had walked to the side, as if they had some little secret to tell each other.
Xiao Qi narrowed his eyes, feeling a strange unease in his heart.
The guard beside him seemed to know what Xiao Qi was thinking, and suddenly leaned close to Xiao Qi's ear and whispered, "Young master, this He Yong is definitely here to abduct Miss Wanwan. You must be careful of this kid!"
"How did you figure that out?" Xiao Qi asked calmly, his eyes fixed on He Yong, who was standing opposite Baili Wanwan.
Because He Yong had her back to him, he could only see the expression on Baili Wanwan's face.
It's unclear what He Yong said to Baili Wanwan, but her round face alternated between smiling and serious. In the end, the little girl even stood on tiptoe and patted He Yong's head.
This made Xiao Qi's face turn even more ashen, and the guards seemed to sense the killing intent emanating from Xiao Qi.
My young master really likes this little girl.
The guard chuckled and said, "I heard this young man and Miss Wanwan have known each other for a long time. He's also a good swimmer and often takes her into the sea to catch all sorts of seafood. Young master, with all that fishing and catching, I'm sure this young man will fall for our Miss Wanwan..."
The guard's words became increasingly outrageous, but Xiao Qi raised his hand to stop him: "Alright, you've talked too much today."
He turned away from Baili Wanwan's direction, but unconsciously tightened his grip on the oil paper bag that Baili Wanwan had just handed him.
Seeing his young master's restrained demeanor, the guards were even more certain of their suspicions.
Their young master treats Miss Wanwan differently!
Since the young master's family was massacred, he has become like a wooden puppet, as if he has no feelings of joy or anger.
After meeting Miss Wanwan and spending time with her these past few days, the young master seemed to have rediscovered some of his former gentleness.
The guard once again secretly glanced at Baili Wanwan, which was not far away.
This girl was the key to getting the young master back on his feet.
Although their young master seemed indifferent, he still had to keep a close eye on him.
Meanwhile, He Yong had come to find Baili Wanwan to return a portion of the bag of pearls to her.
He can now earn money by supplying seafood to seafood restaurants, and these pearls are far too valuable to him.
"Wanwan, these are for you. You've given me so many pearls, I don't know how to thank you enough."
He Yong handed the bag to Baili Wanwan, "These are only three-quarters of the pile you gave me. I can't return it all to you yet."
"Brother He Yong, you can keep it and use it. You don't need to return it to me."
Baili Wanwan blinked her round eyes, also somewhat surprised.
He Yong stubbornly pulled Baili Wanwan's hand and insisted on putting the bag in her hand. "No, these things are too valuable. How can I take your things for free? Besides, I can catch seafood to sell to your family now, so I don't need these pearls anymore."
This was the first time Baili Wanwan had ever seen He Yong with such a serious expression.
She tilted her head and thought for a moment, then accepted the bag of beads.
"Then Wanwan will accept it for now. If you ever need Wanwan's help again in the future, just come to Wanwan."
She grinned at He Yong with a carefree smile, and He Yong, knowing she genuinely wanted to help him, smiled back.
"Starting tomorrow, I will begin delivering seafood to your seafood shop. I will definitely bring you the freshest and largest seafood."
He Yong looked at Baili Wanwan and spoke sincerely, as if he had made some kind of promise.
Baili Wanwan looked into He Yong's eyes and nodded seriously.
She suddenly stood on tiptoe and shakily stretched out her little hand.
Even so, she was still half a head shorter than He Yong.
"Brother, lower your head."
Baili Wanwan could barely stand, so she quickly told He Yong to lower his head.
He Yong lowered his head as instructed, unaware of what Baili Wanwan was about to do.
Suddenly, he felt a gentle pat on the top of his head. He looked up in surprise and was met with Baili Wanwan's bright smile.
"Go He Yong! Wanwan will be waiting for the seafood you bring tomorrow!"
"Wanwan..."
He Yong was speechless for a moment. He felt as if his heart was immersed in warm seawater, with waves constantly washing over it.
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