Mr. Yan, wake up! Your wife isn't a delicate little flower.

The next morning.

When Cheng Xihe came downstairs, only Qin Jian was having breakfast.

I heard that Zhang Zhiyue played mahjong all night and only came back from outside this morning. She is still sleeping upstairs.

"Uncle Ye, I'm hungry."

Cheng Xihe glanced at Qin Jian and sat down without even saying hello.

Butler Ye strode over: "Second Miss, would you like Western or Chinese food this morning?"

"Let's eat noodles."

"Okay, I'm ready."

Butler Ye gave a wink to the maid not far away.

Cheng Xihe kept her head down, fiddling with her phone, not even glancing at Qin Jian.

Qin Jian couldn't help but speak up: "Don't you greet me when you see me? I'm your father, after all!"

"Oh, good morning." Cheng Xihe's lack of interest only made Qin Jian angrier.

Qin Jian slammed his hand on the table, adopting the air of an elder: "What kind of attitude is this? Do I owe you something?"

"A person with such a fiery temper is prone to emotional distress."

With her hand supporting her chin, Cheng Xihe stared at Qin Jian with her bright eyes: "You know better than anyone whether you owe me anything."

"When my mom was still alive..."

"Alright."

Qin Jian was completely deflated.

He lost all energy to get angry at Cheng Xihe when his deceased wife was mentioned.

"Second Miss, noodles with soybean paste." Butler Ye put down a bowl of fragrant noodles with soybean paste.

Unlike other places, this Zhajiangmian (noodles with soybean paste) has a lot more meat in addition to the standard ingredients.

Cheng Xihe smiled slightly: "Thank you."

"Xihe, are you still blaming me?" Qin Jian stared at Cheng Xihe for a while, and finally couldn't help but ask.

With a sneer, Cheng Xihe said dismissively, "Blame you? Of course it's your fault!"

Qin Jian's face stiffened.

While eating, Cheng Xihe said, "They abandoned me in Z City and have never seen me since. They haven't sent me any money in the last two years, and they start arguing with me as soon as I come back."

You even come up with some ridiculous reasons to argue with people I don't even know. You're really something else.

She didn't care about Qin Jian's expression at all, and said whatever came to mind, recounting in a few words the mess Qin Jian had made.

Qin Jian dared not ask any more questions.

This daughter has absolutely no sense of social etiquette.

Asking more questions will only make you angry.

"for you."

A card flew over and landed next to Cheng Xihe.

Cheng Xihe picked it up, raising an eyebrow: "A black card?"

"Here, it's for you. Spend it however you like. Consider it compensation. Don't bring up those things again." Qin Jian wiped his face.

Anyway, it's just a black card; how much can Cheng Xihe spend?

Playing with the black card in his hand, Cheng Xihe stopped slurping his noodles and asked curiously, "Is there a limit?"

"No more than five million a day is fine. I'll be notified of any large amounts first," Qin Jian said nonchalantly.

In his eyes, Cheng Xihe wasn't very knowledgeable and couldn't buy much.

"Mm." Cheng Xihe nodded.

Seeing her expression, Qin Jian couldn't help but say a few more words: "I can let you swipe my card, but you can't have any feelings for Su Wenjie."

"I don't like pumpkins, don't worry." Cheng Xihe waved his hand dismissively.

Cheng Xihe's nonchalant attitude made Qin Jian breathe a sigh of relief.

The Su family is a prominent family in City A.

The current person in charge also has a very good relationship with the person in the Yan family.

He wanted to curry favor with the Su family through Qin Ruosu.

If the two really get married, he might be able to use Su Wenjie's family connections to get in touch with the main branch of the Su family.

Meet with the current head of the Su family.

If only I could get their funding and get to know a big shot like Su Chenghan.

By getting in touch with the Su family, his subsequent plans would go more smoothly.

"Clatter".

Cheng Xihe put down her chopsticks, and as she stood up, she gestured with her chin towards Qin Jian: "I have something to do, I'll be leaving now."

"You've only just arrived in City A, what business do you have running around all day?" Qin Jian clearly didn't believe him, thinking Cheng Xihe was doing it on purpose.

Cheng Xihe stood up and grabbed the car keys and black card from the table.

She tilted her head, a half-smile on her face: "President Qin, I just arrived and need to get familiar with my surroundings."

Is it okay if I go out to buy something?

Her voice was languid, and her gaze toward Qin Jian was indifferent.

Qin Jian coughed twice: "Since you want to go out and familiarize yourself with the area, how can you go out by yourself?"

"Bring Susu along; it'll help ease the tension between you two."

"Isn't she busy dating her boyfriend and keeping a close eye on him?"

Cheng Xihe chuckled, his gaze towards Qin Jian filled with amusement.

Qin Jian was startled: "Don't even think about making a move on Su Wenjie. I'm reminding you one more time."

"Tsk, boring."

"I'm gone."

Before Qin Jian could react, Cheng Xihe strode away from the restaurant with an air of nonchalance.

"Ugh!"

Qin Jian sighed, his gaze falling on Butler Ye beside him: "Tell me, what should I do with her?"

"The second young lady has been back for two or three days, and it's clear she's a very strong-willed person. Sir, you should communicate with her more."

Butler Ye was someone who could speak to Qin Jian, and the two chatted casually without offending each other.

Turning her head to look outside, Qin Jian frowned slightly: "She's too withdrawn like this; it's inconvenient to take her out."

"Have you found a proper etiquette instructor?"

"Sir, the etiquette teacher will be in place tomorrow." Butler Ye handed Qin Jian the materials that had been prepared in advance.

Qin Jian's eyes lit up when he saw the etiquette teacher: "This teacher is quite pretty."

"She's the one."

Qin Jian's mood brightened.

Butler Ye glanced at him and put the documents away: "Yes."

"By the way, let Xia learn some etiquette. I don't know how she was raised, she's not graceful at all when she goes out."

Recalling how Qin Shengxia hadn't helped at all yesterday, spoke softly, and acted pettily, Qin Jian couldn't help but feel angry:

"Su Su is much more generous and sensible, with better connections and a better relationship with the young master of the Su family."

Over the years, Qin Ruosu has made him proud a lot when they're out in the world.

Aside from the drawback of not being biologically related, everything else is fine.

"Um."

Butler Ye remained silent, merely offering perfunctory agreement.

The master is always like this; he treats the eldest daughter much better than the second and third daughters.

Upstairs, Qin Shengxia stood on the balcony, letting the wind blow through her hair.

"Beep beep beep".

The sound of the car door unlocking came from downstairs.

Qin Shengxia watched curiously.

Cheng Xihe was wearing a white tracksuit, with her hair tied up in a high ponytail.

Her ponytail peeked out from under her hat, giving her a youthful and energetic look.

Qin Shengxia's eyes lit up: "Sister!"

Cheng Xihe looked up and saw the girl upstairs wearing the glasses he had given her, smiling as she looked down at him from above.

"I'm going out."

Cheng Xihe nodded at her, opened the car door, and waved: "The glasses suit you well."

"etc!"

Qin Shengxia's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly called out, "Sister, take me with you, I'm familiar with this place."

"I am coming!"

Qin Shengxia was afraid that Cheng Xihe would not wait for her, so she hurriedly ran downstairs.

Running to Cheng Xihe's side, Qin Shengxia took her hand, her eyes shining brightly: "Sister, take me with you!"