Chapter 19 Sensing Something Was Wrong
Mao Mao's cookie tin is full of her treasures.
There were snacks that the adults bought for her, pretty stones, sparkling glass balls, buttons that had been taken off somewhere, beautiful leaves, and ornaments with a missing piece...
Of course, there's also the money Lou Hongjian currently needs.
Although she's only three years old, she's a baby with pocket money.
Xia Xiaoxiang would occasionally give her money, a copper coin or two, to buy herself candy. Sometimes, when Mao Mao didn't find a chance to spend it, she would save it up. After arriving at the Lou family's house, whenever Xia Xiaoxiang won money playing mahjong, she would put some into her little stash in a moment of joy.
The box contained odds and ends, and Lou Hongjian roughly estimated that the total value inside was less than a single silver dollar.
But this is all of Mao Mao's property!
She offered up her precious cookie tin, saying, "It's all for my brother!"
Lou Hongjian was almost melted by her tender and cute little voice. He squatted down to be at eye level with his sister and deliberately said, "Give them all to me? If brother takes them all away, Mao Mao won't have a single penny."
"I'll give it all to my brother." Mao Mao patted her little chest, raised her little head, and said proudly, "Mao Mao, you don't need to give it back."
Lou Hongjian was itching to try it, and was also deeply moved.
It has to be his sister!
No wonder she's the little sister he raised with cream cakes and fancy dresses—she's so sweet! She's much more considerate than his own brother!
Such a wonderful younger sister! Luckily, she's from his family; otherwise, he would have snatched her away from someone else.
Of course, Lou Hongjian would never take her money.
Even if he's short of money, he's not short of a handful of copper coins.
It's even more impossible for him to shamelessly take money from a three-year-old girl.
"I've received Mao Mao's heartfelt gift. Thank you, Mao Mao. I'm so touched!" Lou Hongjian cupped her chubby little face, giving her two warm French kisses on the cheek, one on the left and one on the right.
He affectionately rubbed his nose against his sister's soft cheek, making Mao Mao giggle.
Lou Hongjian smiled, his peach blossom eyes crinkling, and said in a gentle tone, "But brother can't take Mao Mao's money. Brother has already borrowed the money. You should keep your money to buy yourself candy."
Mao Mao exclaimed in surprise, "Is that enough?"
Lou Hongjian: "Enough!"
He took out several checks from his pocket and showed them to Mao Mao.
There are many zeros on it, but Mao Mao doesn't know how to count yet and can't tell how many there are.
She thought for a moment, then didn't take back the cookie box she had given away: "I'll give it to my brother instead."
Lou Hongjian was surprised: "Why? These are all your treasures. If you give them to your brother, you won't have any left."
"Help your brother!"
Mao Mao said, "Mao Mao will have new ones later, but I'll help my brother now."
Lou Hongjian was overwhelmed with emotion.
He was carrying a huge sum of money in several checks. If he weren't in a hurry to go to the bank to withdraw the money and sign a contract with Young Master Feng, he would really like to take his sister and lease the entire commercial street in Haicheng right now.
"Brother can't take Mao Mao's money." Seeing the little girl in front of him looking anxious, Lou Hongjian changed the subject: "However, Mao Mao can still help brother."
"Um!"
"My brother borrowed money to invest in business."
"Do business?" Mao Mao tilted her head.
Lou Hongjian coaxed her, "If my investment succeeds this time, I can make a lot of money. Do you think I can get rich this time?"
"Get rich?"
Mao Mao shook her head: "Mao Mao doesn't know."
Lou Hongjian immediately panicked: "You... how could you not know? You could have just told me it would make me rich!"
Mao Mao blinked her bright, dark eyes and looked at him innocently.
Lou Hongjian, who was in a hurry to leave, is no longer in a hurry.
His younger sister is a lucky charm, with a pair of hands that bring in wealth. The horses she names can unexpectedly come out on top, so wouldn't any business she praises be destined for great success and overflowing with riches?!
If you're going to praise someone, you absolutely must hear this compliment!
Lou Hongjian described it to her: "Do you remember the first time I took you to a Western restaurant for cream cake? We met a friend there. I was doing business with that Mr. Feng; his factory was located in..."
Mao Mao listened blankly.
Following her brother's words, she tried hard to recall, racking her brains, and finally managed to find a person from her memories filled with cream cake.
"oh!"
Lou Hongjian looked at her with hopeful eyes.
Mao Mao shook her head: "He's not good-looking, Mao Mao doesn't like him."
Lou Hongjian: "..."
Lou Hongjian was speechless.
Well, what more can he ask of a three-year-old?
"So what if you're not good-looking? We don't judge people by their appearance when we're doing business." Lou Hongjian rubbed her head. "When your brother comes back after signing the contract, I'll bring you a cream cake."
"Thank you, brother!"
It was getting late, and Lou Hongjian hurriedly went out.
Just as he was about to step out of his house, he suddenly stopped.
For some reason, Mao Mao's words popped into his mind again.
His younger sister is a lucky charm; besides having extraordinary luck, she also has a very likable personality and isn't someone who judges people by their appearance. The family's maid is also of average appearance, but she's polite to everyone.
Even though the third concubine often grumbled at her, she would still happily call out "Fourth Mother" when she saw the third concubine.
It seems there's nothing she doesn't like.
But she didn't like Young Master Feng.
Lou Hongjian's heart pounded in his chest.
He suddenly remembered that when he took Mao Mao to watch the horse race, Mao Mao also said she couldn't choose.
No one had experienced Mao Mao's incredible luck more personally than him.
Could it be...?
Lou Hongjian, who was about to leave, turned around and made a phone call before leaving home.
"Hello, please connect me to the Military and Political Department. I'm looking for Lou Fengju."
“I am Lou Hongjian, his younger brother.”
"..."
After a long while, Lou Fengju's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Ah Hong?"
Lou Hongjian's expression was solemn: "Brother, I would like to ask you to help me investigate someone."
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