Chapter 71 - You can do this sort of trick

"Go over there." The little boy who pushed him, deadpan, motioned the opposite side of Liu Yusheng with his eyes, the farthest from her.

Hey! Someone was more arrogant than him!

Qian Wanjin jutted his stomach out. "By whose authority! I don't want to! And I'm sitting right next to the Blessed Baby!"

After speaking, he squeezed in between the dining seats that were already full and butted Liu Zhixia who was sitting beside Liu Yusheng to the side and occupied his position, all the while raising his chin up and looking at Axiu provocatively.

Beneath his tangled hair, Axiu's eyes turned gloomy. While Qian Wanjin was secretly fortifying his energy in preparation for the battle, Axiu's hands went to work and directly carried Liu Yusheng into his arms. "Zhixia, sit here."

"…" Geez! Qian Wanjin was dumbfounded. How brilliant!

That trick worked too!

The people over the table, including Liu Yusheng whose eyes fell on Axiu's arms, were all dumbfounded.

What just happened?

"Hahaha, my son is naughty and wayward. How embarrassing." At the door, the middle-aged man clad in luxurious clothes laughed aloud. "But it's been a long time since I've seen this kid this close to anyone. Thanks to you all, he has taken on the appearance of a child."

The man's face was broad, elegant, and upright, but though he claimed that he was Qian Wanjin's father, there was no similarities between them at all.

Except that they were both richly dressed, as well as exuding nobility that emanated from their bones.

Grandpa Liu stood up, still hadn't snapped out of Axiu's wave of tricks, and smiled a bit stiffly. "Is Master Young Boss' father?"

"What do you mean Master? My name is Qian Baihao. Uncle can just call me by my first name." Qian Baihao smiled. "We came all the way from the capital, but we didn't expect to arrive on an auspicious day, just in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Please excuse us for intruding into Uncle's house today."

"It's no bother, no bother. Master Qian, quickly take your seat. Since you've rushed over, you must have not eaten yet, right? Just dine with us! Our food is nothing fancy, but let's have a jolly time." As the head of the family, the old man greeted their visitors and ushered them to their seats, but in the end, he didn't call him by name.

Qian Baihao nodded, and didn't redress how he called him. He took a seat openly without the slightest hint of dislikes on his face.

"I've been hearing my son chanting about the Blessed Baby of the Liu family for this period of time and now I've got to finally see her." Qian Baihao said, looking at Liu Yusheng with a meaningful smile. "How pretty. You look blessed just from your appearance, worthy of the name Blessed Baby."

Nestled in Axiu's arms, Liu Yusheng smiled at him and sweetly greeted him, Uncle Qian.

Qian Baihao laughed. "Hahaha, great! For that Uncle Qian, I'll give you a meet and greet gift!"

After which, he pulled out a golden trinket from his bosom and handed it to Liu Yusheng. "Here, this is my meeting gift for you. This is an elder's gift, so no excuses. You must take it!"

It was a golden lock with a common design, but just from the weight alone, it was obvious that it was pure gold.

The family was at a loss for words; such a gift was too expensive.

In a country house, a silver-plated trinket is already considered a great deal. It's a great deal of money to give to a small child, and the silver locks are already a great deal of money.

For country folks, having a silver-plated ornament was already considered opulent. For a little child, a silver trinket was already a great deal of money.

It was their first time seeing a pure gold lock. Wasn't bringing it with them courting robbery?

Before Liu Yusheng could react, Grandma Liu stood up and waved her hands incessantly. "Master Qian, this is unacceptable. It's really too valuable, we can't accept it."

"Right, it's too precious. A little child has no use for it. If we take it, we wouldn't be able to have peace of mind."

Qian Baihao looked at the overwhelmed family. Their refusal wasn't against their will, but they really didn't want to take it. Their eyes on the golden lock were without traces of greed.

Qian Baihao smiled a bit more sincerely. "Honestly, this golden lock isn't just a meeting gift for the Blessed Baby. It's also a thank you gift. Your family's wine is unique in the entire Nanling Kingdom. We have been fortunate to have worked with you, and our partnership has brought a lot of profits to my family. Those profits aren't something that a small golden lock can compare to, so if you don't take this, then you're treating me like an outsider."

Now that he said this, the Liu family was too embarrassed to refuse again. Then Liu Yusheng pursed her lips and picked up the golden lock. "Thank you Uncle Qian, I like it a lot."

After that, she hung the golden lock around her neck.

She was well aware that Qian Baihao's words of gratitude weren't just pertaining to the profits that the Qian family had earned from the fruit wine. If she guessed right, it must be related to her warning to Qian Wanjin. Qian Wanjin must have consulted famous doctors when he returned and they have formed a definite diagnosis.

Therefore, she had a clear conscience in accepting the gift.

As for Liu Yusheng's acceptance of the gift, Axiu had no particular reaction. With only a faint glance at the golden lock, he withdrew his gaze.

There was no surprise or wonder in his eyes at the sight of something valuable. He was very calm, so calm that it seemed commonplace. It was as if he had seen too many exotic treasures, and a small golden lock couldn't attract his attention at all.

He has his eyes only on Liu Yusheng.

However, there were also other people paying attention to him.

For example, Nannan's father, Liu Dalin. He was looking at him unpleasantly.

His precious daughter was in a certain brat's arms. What's more, he had that strong and domineering, possessive posture, which was such an eyesore.

No matter how young he was, he was already seven going eight, alright?

There were differences between men and women, alright? At the age of seven, he should know the differences in their seats, right? That was like eating his daughter's tofu, alright?

Liu Dalin puffed his chest out and formulated plans on how to grab his daughter out of Axiu's arms.

The problem was, he was still standing behind Qian Baihao. It'd be too capricious if he'd rashly go over and grab his daughter out.

Thus, the honest man, Liu Dalin, ushered Qian Baihao to his seat with great enthusiasm, and even pulled his chair. But once he sat down, he stretched his arms and hugged his daughter over.

"Axiu, you're a child yourself. I'll carry Nannan, you eat. Eat more, or the dishes will get cold later. Master Qian, Young Boss, you guys eat too! Help yourselves!"

"Yes, yes, let's eat first, and then chat after dinner." Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu quickly seconded.

The Mid-Autumn Festival reunion dinner finally commenced.

With his bosom empty, and the little child missing in his arms, the breeze that blew took on a chill. Axiu secretly pinched his palms, suppressing the hostility that was constantly surging out of his chest.

He didn't like the feeling of someone snatching Shengsheng away from him – he detested it. Even if that person was her father.

But he also knew that it was unreasonable of him to keep Shengsheng imprisoned by his side.

What would it take, for him to have that kind of justifiable right? What would it take to make Shengsheng his alone and his alone?

Beneath his tousled hair, Axiu's eyes deepened darkly, constantly flickering.

Qian Wanjin, who was sitting directly opposite him, was in high spirits.

Hahaha, you prevented me from sitting next to the Blessed Baby. But, what now. Did you think you could have her all to yourself? Didn't her father just snatch her away? Take that, huh!