Xu Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then quickly grabbed Lu Qi's hand and pulled him aside. "Are you crazy! There are a full seven vases this time!"
If one vase cost one million yuan, that would be seven million!
"You're just squeezing them dry!"
However, Lu Qi, who knew the inside story, didn't care at all. This was an opportunity for Lu Chuanbai to give money to Xu Qingqing, and he couldn't hold back, could he?
Lu Qi pushed Xu Qingqing into the restoration room and said with a smile, "Qingqing, don't worry about this. I'll handle it."
Seeing that he didn't take her words to heart, Xu Qingqing got a bit angry. This was just bullying an honest person.
"Lu Qi, I thought you were an upright person. I didn't expect you to be so money - grubbing."
"Right, right, right. I just love money."
In order for Lu Chuanbai to successfully give the money to Xu Qingqing, Lu Qi didn't even care about his image. He patted Xu Qingqing on the shoulder and pushed her into the restoration studio.
"Satisfying the customers' needs is our responsibility. You don't need to worry about this. Go and get to work."
Since she really couldn't persuade him, Xu Qingqing didn't want to meddle anymore.
After all, it was like the story of Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai. One was willing to beat and the other was willing to be beaten. She had given enough reminders.
These days, it had been overcast with a continuous drizzle. The sky was gloomy. Before evening, it had already gotten quite dark.
Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an were lying on the living - room carpet, drawing pictures. Xu's mother was cooking in the kitchen, and the room was filled with the aroma of food.
Ding ding ding.
Xu Yiyi's phone watch rang. Xu Yiyi picked it up and saw that it was his agent, Amy, calling.
He pressed the answer button, and Amy's plastic Chinese came through.
"My little ancestor! When did you guys return to China? You didn't even tell me in advance."
Because of his outstanding looks, when the film crew came to the kindergarten to select child actors, Xu Yiyi was spotted by the director at a glance and had starred in several movies in a row.
He had quite a bit of popularity abroad and was voted as one of the sweethearts people most wanted to have.
Amy, a gold - medal agent who had made several Hollywood stars famous, took a fancy to Xu Yiyi's looks and his mature acting skills at such a young age, and took the initiative to find Xu Qingqing to sign a contract with Xu Yiyi.
For the sake of the children's studies, Xu Qingqing had specifically instructed Amy to only arrange easy and short - term jobs for Xu Yiyi.
Since there was no suitable play at the moment, Amy had given Xu Yiyi a vacation.
In order not to let the fans wait too long, Amy came to remind Xu Yiyi to do a live - stream. Unexpectedly, the landlord told him that Xu Qingqing's family had already checked out and moved back to China.
Amy called Xu Qingqing but no one answered, so he could only call Xu Yiyi's phone watch.
"Sorry, Uncle Amy. I forgot to tell you." Xu Yiyi stuck out his tongue. He had left in such a hurry that he had forgotten all these trivial matters.
"Uncle Amy, what do you want from me?"
"Live - stream! You haven't shown up in public for several months. Of course, you need to do a live - stream for your fans!" Amy reminded him.
Xu Yiyi was really just like his mother. If an ordinary person had the chance to be a star, they would wish to appear in public every day, but they were so laid - back.
"Since you've just returned to China, you can make a video introducing your country." Amy suggested.
"I know, Uncle Amy. When my mom comes back, I'll do a live - stream with her." Xu Yiyi nodded obediently.
He always did live - streams with Xu Qingqing. With Xu Qingqing by his side, she could help him deal with all kinds of questions.
"Don't forget." After getting a positive reply, Amy hung up the phone.
Ding dong ding dong.
The doorbell rang. Xu's mother, who was busy in the kitchen, wiped her hands on the apron around her waist and came out to open the door.
Because of the shadow of the kidnapping last time, she first checked through the peephole to confirm the visitor before smiling and opening the door.
"It's Chuanbai. Come in quickly. I'm just making dinner. Stay and have dinner with us."
That was exactly what Lu Chuanbai wanted. He nodded with a smile. "Then thank you, Auntie, for your hospitality. I'm here to tell the two kids that they can go to kindergarten tomorrow."
"Kindergarten? Uncle Lu, which kindergarten is it?" Xu An'an, who was lying on the ground drawing, got up from the ground, smiled and pounced on Lu Chuanbai, naturally reaching out her hands to be hugged.
The way they got along was just like a real father - daughter.
"Has An'an missed Uncle?" Lu Chuanbai picked up Xu An'an and held her in his arms. His eyes were filled with indescribable tenderness and hidden spoiling.
"Yes, I've missed Uncle many times." Xu An'an answered loudly.
"Uncle brought you the pictures of the kindergarten. See if you like it."
Lu Chuanbai brought a kindergarten brochure for Xu An'an to look at. Xu An'an took it excitedly.
When Xu's mother saw that it was a well - known noble kindergarten, she exclaimed, "It's this kindergarten. Chuanbai, you must have put in a lot of effort. It's not easy to get into this kindergarten!"
Previously, Xu Yan had also intended to send the two kids to this noble kindergarten, but was discouraged by the complicated review and interview process.
"No." Lu Chuanbai said with a smile, "This kindergarten was opened by my mother."
"So that's it. Thank you." Xu's mother said with a smile, once again feeling the grandeur of the Lu family.
"Wow, this kindergarten is so big!" Xu An'an exclaimed as she flipped through the kindergarten brochure.
Apart from having an area twice as large as the previous kindergarten, the facilities inside were more advanced, with a botanical garden and a swimming pool and other entertainment facilities added.
Xu An'an excitedly took the brochure to find her brother. "Brother, look!"
Xu Yiyi was busy setting up a tripod. His mom would be back soon, and he was going to do a live - stream with her.
Xu Yiyi just took a quick look and replied perfunctorily, "An'an, you can look at it by yourself first. I'm still busy."
"Okay then." Xu An'an had no choice but to lie on one side and flip through the brochure by herself.
Lu Chuanbai noticed that Xu Yiyi was adjusting the tripod and stepped forward to help him. "Yiyi, what are you doing?"
"I'm going to do a live - stream for my fans tonight. I'm setting up the live - streaming equipment." Xu Yiyi wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Although he was smart for his age, the 1.5 - meter tripod was still too tall and heavy for him.
"Let me help you." Lu Chuanbai helped Xu Yiyi fix the tripod.
"Raise it a bit higher." Xu Yiyi directed Lu Chuanbai to adjust the tripod to the height he wanted. "This height is good."
Lu Chuanbai fixed the phone and looked at Xu Yiyi expectantly. "Can I do the live - stream with Yiyi?"
"Uncle Lu wants to join. Of course you can."
Xu Yiyi nodded in agreement, then frowned slightly. "But how should I introduce Uncle Lu to my fans?"
If he introduced him as an uncle, it didn't seem quite right. What if the fans asked why his father never showed up...
"You can introduce me however you like." Lu Chuanbai said with a smile, the smile spoiling and soft.