Lu Chuanbai let out a cold snort. Throwing money at him? Fine. He took out a stack of bills and waved it in front of the couple. "Want to cut in line? Sure. Give me three times this amount, and we'll let you jump the queue."
He was rich, but he wasn't averse to money. Didn't they like throwing money around? Well, they could bring more.
The man called Brother Hu swallowed hard. "Damn it, are you here to compete with me on who has more money?"
Lu Chuanbai gave him a cold look. "I didn't want to compete with you. It's you who wants to cut in line. And on top of that, you even tried to throw money at people. I'm just telling you that your measly amount of money won't work at all. If you don't have money, don't act like this here."
Xu An'an clapped her hands. "Wow, Uncle is so cool!"
Xu Yiyi also kept a straight face. "Three hundred yuan. What a disgrace."
Look, he could use idioms so fluently. Humph, he was cool too, okay?
Xu An'an seemed to understand Xu Yiyi's thoughts and immediately looked at him adoringly. "Little brother is also super cool!"
Although she couldn't call him brother directly in front of Lu Chuanbai, calling him little brother was okay. She was so smart.
The two kids were praising themselves in their hearts, thinking they had a perfect cooperation. They didn't realize that all this had fallen into Lu Chuanbai's eyes.
He found that the two kids were very in sync.
The woman didn't expect that the man in front of her was not only more handsome than her Brother Hu but also seemed to be very rich. Immediately, her competitive spirit flared up. She coquettishly said to Brother Hu, "Brother Hu, the money he took out is only about ten thousand yuan. You're not short of this amount, are you? Let's pay. Even if we don't play today, we have to save face."
The waiting time in the queue was already long. Now that there was some excitement, everyone was happy to watch. They were all whispering to each other.
"See, this is what happens when you try to show off and run into a tough one. I used to work in a suit shop. The suit on that man must cost at least a hundred thousand yuan. The ones without obvious brands are often the most expensive."
"Wow, that's really something."
Xu Qingqing's eyes were filled with smiles. She originally thought that Lu Chuanbai would be like those silly domineering CEOs and give all that money to the other person. But unexpectedly, he asked the other person to pay more.
She admitted that she had thought of Lu Chuanbai as too naive.
Noticing Xu Qingqing's smile, Lu Chuanbai felt a warm feeling in his heart.
Gu Anrou had been by his side for many years. He knew she was willful. Now, with the four of them standing together, it inexplicably gave him a feeling that they were a family.
Pushed by the woman, Brother Hu got angry. He took out a bank card directly. "So what? Do you want to compete with me on who has more money? Come on. Let's see whose bank card has a higher balance!"
It was only then that Xu Qingqing spoke up. "There's no bank nearby. Everyone is busy queuing up. Who has the time to compete with you on the bank card balance?"
"You either pay up quickly, and we'll let you cut in line. Or you go back to the end of the queue obediently. Don't make such a fuss."
Brother Hu glared at her. "What do you women know when we men are talking?"
Seeing her mommy being glared at, Xu An'an immediately retorted, "You dare to bully my mommy. I'll beat you up."
Xu Qingqing directly took out her phone and made a call. Soon, the security guards came and took Brother Hu away.
Before leaving, Brother Hu was still struggling. "I bought the tickets. How can you treat me like this?"
With the help of the security guards, Brother Hu was forced to stay at the end of the queue. There were two security guards standing beside him, keeping an eye on him all the time to prevent him from cutting in line.
The woman who was with Brother Hu stamped her foot angrily. "It's so embarrassing to go out with you today. I'm going home. You can play by yourself!"
Xu Qingqing and Lu Chuanbai accompanied the two kids and played for a long time. When it got dark, they took the kids away and found a restaurant. Each of them sat with a child beside them.
Sitting so close to Lu Chuanbai, it was okay because the two kids were making a ruckus. Otherwise, she would have felt embarrassed. Even so, Xu Qingqing still didn't dare to look Lu Chuanbai in the eye.
"Miss Xu, do you know anything about cultural relic restoration?" After ordering the food, Lu Chuanbai asked Xu Qingqing.
"Cultural relic restoration? Specifically in which aspect? I'm better at calligraphy and painting restoration."
When it came to her job, Xu Qingqing immediately got excited.
Lu Chuanbai also noticed that Miss Xu seemed to be a different person when talking about her work.
"Really? That's great. My uncle has a cultural relic restoration shop. A VIP wants to restore a painting and calligraphy. The people in my uncle's shop all find it a bit tricky. Recently, I've been helping him look for a master."
Lu Chuanbai introduced, with a faint smile on his face all the time.
Looking at him, Xu Qingqing's thoughts drifted back to the past. At that time, his face was full of gloom. When had he ever been so elegant?
On the one hand, she was happy for him. On the other hand, she felt a bit sorry for herself.
"Sure, no problem. I'll give it a try tomorrow."
After making the agreement, Lu Chuanbai seemed to have no idea how to find topics. He just ate in silence.
Xu An'an obediently picked up a piece of vegetable and fed it to Xu Qingqing. "Mommy, eat more vegetables. They're good for your health."
Xu Qingqing took it with a smile. "Okay, An'an is so good."
Xu Yiyi on the opposite side pursed his lips. Humph, Xu An'an was doing it on purpose. She knew that he couldn't recognize his mommy now.
Just you wait. He must achieve great things!
After dinner, Lu Chuanbai deliberately said to Xu Yiyi in front of Xu Qingqing, "You've played everything I took you to today. Since you insist on not telling me where your parents are, I can only leave you at the place where I found you."
Hearing this, Xu Qingqing immediately got nervous. "Mr. Lu, isn't this too dangerous for the child?"
Lu Chuanbai squinted his eyes. His gaze on Xu Qingqing was scrutinizing. "I wonder why Miss Xu seems to care so much about him?"
Xu Yiyi winked at Xu Qingqing. Mommy, don't expose me. He definitely won't dare to leave me.
However, Xu Qingqing couldn't hold on anymore. She had been worried about Xu Yiyi all the time. So she immediately admitted, "Yiyi is my son. I'm sorry to trouble you, Mr. Lu."
Lu Chuanbai had an "I knew it" look on his face. He wasn't stupid. During the day, he could clearly see Yiyi's intimacy and trust in them.
He crossed his arms. "So Miss Xu can tell me now. Why did your son appear beside me? Could it be that Miss Xu has some intentions towards me?"
Xu Qingqing forced a smile. She had no idea that Xu Yiyi had gone to find Lu Chuanbai.
"Is it possible that he just likes you?" Xu Qingqing smiled.
Lu Chuanbai was expressionless. "Does Miss Xu think I'm a fool?"