Hard work after winning the lottery

"Shy around strangers? Ah, that's true, six-month-old babies are at the stage where they're most wary of people." Grandpa Zhao regretfully withdrew his hand, gazing longingly at the fluffy back of the head that wouldn't even show its face. "What a pity, I even brought my big gold lock along..."

The voice just fell.

Suddenly, a noisy chattering sound came from outside the gate.

"We're back! Where's my little sister?! Where's she?!"

The triplets, who had just come home from school, rushed into the living room like three little mutts without even changing their shoes.

One second she was pretending to be an ostrich, refusing to show her face.

The moment I heard those three familiar children's voices.

Nuannuan suddenly turned her head.

The little face, which had been buried in her mother's chest and was flushed red, suddenly lifted up.

When he saw his three older brothers standing at the door, covered in sweat.

A light, brighter than a searchlight, suddenly burst forth in Nuannuan's big eyes.

"Ah! Eeya!"

The little guy was so excited that he bounced around in Hua Yun's arms. His chubby little hands, which had been tightly gripping her collar, instantly loosened, and he opened his two plump little arms without hesitation towards his three older brothers.

Its whole little body leaned desperately in that direction, as if it wanted to fly over there.

"Little sister! Let me hug you!"

Si Le rushed to the front, threw down her schoolbag, and skillfully took the soft little ball of flesh from Hua Yun's hands.

"Giggle giggle..."

As soon as Nuannuan landed in Sile's arms, she burst out laughing. She grabbed Sile's hair with both little hands and laughed so hard that drool dripped out.

Si'an and Si'tao also came over, one pinching her cheek and the other giving her a kiss.

The four siblings instantly rolled around in a ball, creating a heartwarming scene that was practically overflowing with pink bubbles.

Standing to the side, Old Master Zhao was dumbfounded. Pointing at the four siblings, his lips twitched: "This... this is what you call shyness? Their change of expression is faster than turning the pages of a book!"

Hua Yun was holding back her laughter until her stomach hurt.

Zhou Yinchuan proudly raised his chin: "That's right! Blood is thicker than water, don't you understand? My three great-grandsons are always around her, how could their status be the same!"

That evening, after seeing off his old comrades, Zhou Yanjin dragged his tired body back to his old house after finishing overtime at the company.

To prepare for a major overseas project for the Zhou Group in the second half of the year, he has been leaving early and returning late almost every day for the past week. Every day when he leaves, Nuannuan is still asleep; when he returns at night, Nuannuan is already asleep.

All told, he, as the father, hadn't properly held his daughter for a whole week.

Upon entering the living room on the second floor, Zhou Yanjin saw Hua Yun sitting on the floor mat, playing with Nuannuan, who had just taken a bath and was wearing pink strawberry pajamas.

"Honey, I'm home."

Zhou Yanjin's eyes softened, he casually tore off his tie and threw it on the sofa, then walked over and kissed Hua Yun on the cheek.

"Why are you back so early today?" Hua Yun looked up at him and teased him with a smile.

I missed you all, so I turned down a social engagement.

Zhou Yanjin's gaze fell on his daughter, who was holding a baby bottle and gulping down water. His deep eyes instantly filled with fatherly love.

He crouched down, extending his large, well-defined hands, his voice so gentle it could melt water: "Nuan Nuan, come here, let Daddy give you a hug. Daddy missed you so much."

however.

Nuannuan, who was happily drinking from her bottle, paused upon hearing the sound.

She released the pacifier and turned her head away.

Looking at the man in front of me, dressed in a suit and tie, with a layer of bluish stubble on his chin from working overtime continuously.

A hint of disdain flashed in her warm, big eyes.

Followed by.

The scene that played out in the living room this afternoon was repeated again.

Nuannuan's little mouth twitched, her chubby little body shrank back, and she turned her head without hesitation, once again pointing the back of her head at Zhou Yanjin.

Then, she buried her face in Hua Yun's arms, clutching his clothes tightly, without even glancing at him.

Zhou Yanjin's hand, which was stretched out in mid-air, froze completely.

It was as if he had been struck by lightning.

"Pfft—"

Hua Yun couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

She patted her daughter's back while looking at her husband's handsome face, which had suddenly turned as black as the bottom of a pot and was filled with endless grievance.

"Mr. Zhou, did you see that?" Hua Yun laughed until tears almost came to her eyes, teasingly saying, "Look how smart our Nuannuan is, she knows how to distinguish between close and distant relatives at such a young age. Those who are never seen all day long are strangers."

Zhou Yanjin's chest heaved violently, and she squatted on the ground looking aggrieved.

"But...she's shy around me too!"

Zhou Yanjin's eyes were almost red, her voice filled with intense accusation and disbelief: "I'm clearly her biological father! I've been working myself to the bone this past week, all to earn money for her baby formula! How could she treat me like a stranger?!"

"Serves you right for working overtime every day and not spending time with her." Hua Yun poked his stiff shoulder gloatingly. "Serves you right."

Just when Zhou Yanjin's heart was shattered into a QR code, and he even began to seriously consider whether to transfer the company to someone else tomorrow and stay home to be a full-time stay-at-home dad.

Nuannuan, nestled in Huayun's arms, seemed to sense something.

The little guy quietly turned his head away.

Those clear, big eyes looked intently at the man squatting on the ground.

It seems they are confirming the person's identity.

The little head tilted to one side.

Seeing this, Zhou Yanjin dared not speak loudly, for fear of scaring away his daughter who had finally agreed to look at him.

He reached out his hand again. "Nuan Nuan... I'm your dad." Zhou Yanjin's voice was low and hoarse, with an extremely humble probing tone. "Daddy won't work overtime. Daddy will stay home with you tomorrow, okay? Let Daddy hug you, just once..."

Nuannuan looked at him.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment.

Just when Zhou Yanjin thought she had been completely abandoned by her daughter and was about to withdraw her hand to draw circles in the corner,

A glint of light suddenly flashed in Nuannuan's eyes.

She recognized him.

"Giggle!"

Nuannuan's previously tense face instantly blossomed like a flower.

She grinned, revealing a bright, even slightly drooly, smile through her toothless, pink lips.

"Ahhhhhh!"

The little one uttered a muffled baby talk, then suddenly opened its two chubby little arms and pounced towards Zhou Yanjin without hesitation.

"Ouch!"

Zhou Yanjin felt a sudden tremor in her heart, and the tears welled up in her eyes instantly.

He caught the little bundle of flesh, which smelled of milk, and hugged it tightly and forcefully into his broad chest.

"Daddy's sweetheart...Daddy's darling..."

Zhou Yanjin buried her face in the soft crook of her daughter's neck, greedily inhaling the soothing milky scent. Her cold, hard face softened completely at that moment.