Qi Du found it funny. “You still want to tease more? Do you know that’s my son?”
Qi Lan nodded calmly. “So what? I’m your nephew.”
Qi Du was amused and annoyed by this bratty kid. He reached up and rubbed the back of his head. “I’ll hit you. You’re talking back to me now?”
Qi Lan smiled. “Not at all. It’s just that Jiang Mingxi always says I’m too stiff, and that Xiaxia might feel pressured playing with me. Isn’t it good that I’m making some changes?”
“Xiaxia said he wants to go to the ancient town this time. Are there any other plans?”
Qi Du looked at him. “Hmm, we can go mountain climbing, skiing. Taking you two abroad to see things would also be good. Discuss it with him. Your Little Aunt and I are okay with anything.”
Qi Lan nodded. After he went inside, as soon as Xu Yangxia heard he had arrived, he rushed down like a lively bird. “Brother! You’re finally here. I missed you so much~”
The little male lead was born noble and handsome, with clear almond eyes, looking innocent, pure, and beautiful.
Qi Lan smiled affectionately, reached out, and patted him on the head. “Have you finished your homework?”
“Finished it long ago! Daddy and Qiqi said we’re going out to play, so I completed all the arranged missions early this morning!”
This proud little look made Qi Du unable to help praising him. “My baby is really great.”
Xu Yangxia spun around twice and then threw himself into Qi Du’s arms. “Hehe~ Daddy! Hugs!”
Qi Du picked him up and patted his back. The father and son rubbed cheeks affectionately, a perfect picture of loving father and filial son. Xu Yangxia received enough favor and attention from Qi Du, so of course his attitude toward Qi Du was very different.
Before, he was always worried that if he didn’t perform well, Daddy and Qiqi might not like him.
Now it’s much better. Not only has he opened up his heart and actively voiced his requests, but he also actively gets close to Qi Du and 0617.
The trip was planned some time ago, so the little male lead was especially looking forward to it. He was super happy the whole way, with a brilliant smile on his face, chattering endlessly beside Qi Lan.
The two children played well together. Qi Lan was very independent and good at taking care of his little brother, so Qi Du and 0617 were actually quite relaxed.
This is probably the benefit of raising a well-behaved child. An understanding child is truly endearing, and also reassures the parents, allowing them to boldly support their ideas.
Xu Yangxia also participated in some of the travel plans. If he had activities he wanted to join, he would proactively suggest them, like visiting gardens, trying on Hanfu, making handicrafts, and pastries.
Xu Yangxia chirped the whole way. Qi Du and 0617 listened and felt it was all pretty good.
After arriving, they rested a bit, then strolled around near the hotel. In the evening, they first sampled the local cuisine.
It must be said, Small Worlds are quite different from each other. Some novel flavors were really well made. Qi Du and 0617 hadn’t tried them before, and the experience was fully satisfying.
They just didn’t expect that on the second day at the ancient town, they would actually run into Xia Die and Gao Xinyuan here.
When they ran into them at the hotel entrance, the little girl hopped over and immediately surrounded them to say hello. Qi Du and 0617 frowned at the same time, their eyes looking at both families’ parents with impatience.
Xu Yangxia was also stunned. “How come you’re here?”
Xia Die let out a light “hmph.” “It’s the holidays. If you can come, why can’t we?”
“My parents planned long ago to bring me here to take Hanfu photos~”
“Xu Yangxia, since we’ve run into you, I’ll reluctantly let you join in. It just so happens Brother Qi Lan is here too. Let’s all play together these few days!”
Before Xu Yangxia could speak, Qi Lan’s voice had already dropped. “No need. I only want to play with Xiaxia.”
Xia Die immediately pulled a bitter face. “Wh-why?”
“Brother Qi Lan, do you not like me?”
She was just a little girl, so Qi Lan really couldn’t say anything too harsh. He kept a cold face and didn’t look at her. The atmosphere became tense.
The Xia family’s parents were quite eager, repeatedly trying to chat with Qi Du, but were brushed off with lukewarm responses.
Anyone with eyes could see that Qi Du had no intention of making friends. But it must be said, thick-skinned people get ahead. They had the nerve to stubbornly refuse to leave.
But was our Qi Du an ordinary person?
He didn’t bother with small talk, and didn’t even give you any face.
“Hey, can you move aside?”
“My child said he doesn’t want to play with you. What? Can’t you understand human language?”
“Is your family the emperor? So high and mighty? If my kid doesn’t agree, we can’t leave today, is that it?”
The guardians’ faces stiffened. “Mr. Qi, why do you have to put it so harshly?”
“Children love excitement. Wouldn’t it be nice for them to play together?”
“Exactly. Xia Die hasn’t done anything wrong. You’re making things difficult for my Xia Die, a little girl. If this gets out, it won’t sound good.”
Qi Du glanced at Mrs. Xia and smiled roguishly. “Oh, Mrs. Xia, are you threatening me?”
“What if it gets out? Let outsiders curse our family for lacking gentlemanly conduct?”
“Why not spread the word about your daughter’s good upbringing? Right from the start, she said my Little Treasure isn’t my biological child…”
“What? Does it interfere with your princess’s affairs? Are you happy that he’s not my biological child? Can’t stand us? You bullying him like this, right? Don’t feed me that nonsense about ‘she didn’t mean it’ and ‘kids don’t understand.’ I know exactly what you guardians are like.”
“If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam is crooked too. Less of your nagging and preaching in front of me. Do you think I haven’t made a move against your Xia family because I didn’t want to? You’re being too full of yourselves. How about we talk tonight?”
“Don’t talk about cooperation; let’s talk about acquisition.”
This speech was merciless, attacking directly with sarcasm. With Qi Du’s attitude of annoying people to death, even 0617 standing nearby was scared.
He was afraid that others’ anger at Qi Du would shift to him. He didn’t have Qi Du’s attack output ability.
After speaking, Qi Du looked amusedly at the reddened faces of the group opposite him. His expression was leisurely, looking very pleased with himself.
“Hey, say something. You stopped me here because you wanted to talk to me, right?”
“Why aren’t you talking? I feel I’m in good form, I can go several more rounds. Angry? Still want to offend me?”
That’s really damn cheeky. 0617 was holding back a laugh. He secretly tugged at his sleeve and said softly, “Alright, let’s go. Don’t waste time. We finally came out to have fun. Let’s not delay here.”
Qi Du’s hand rested on his shoulder. The two were very close. Qi Du wrapped one arm around him, extremely possessive.
Hearing 0617 speak, he restrained his rogue aura and gave the Xia family a meaningful look. “Control your daughter. Qi Lan is my biological nephew. With me like this, do you think my third brother will be any kinder than me?”
“Tell your daughter to focus on her studies and stop bothering my child.”
After that, he even crouched down to look at Xia Die. “His dad said he can’t play with you. Understand?”