"Auntie, I haven't visited you in a while, Happy New Year!"

Su Yehao arrived at Nangong Tian's house with gifts, a bright smile on his face as he greeted her mother.

The gifts he brought were nothing more than fish maw, bird's nest, donkey-hide gelatin, sea cucumbers, and abalone. They were practical and upscale, costing him several hundred thousand in total. The prices of top-quality dried goods were truly not cheap.

Madam Nangong, wearing a black cheongsam, greeted him politely, "You didn't need to buy anything for me, we're practically family. You're in for a treat for lunch today. I hired a chef from Tai Pan Restaurant, and the garoupa and Australian lobster are especially fresh."

The little girl also chimed in, helping her mother, bringing slippers for Su Yehao to change into, and said with a smile:

"Yeah, after I got your call, my mom and I went out to buy seafood. We also bought Japanese snow crab. The owner said they're the fattest this season."

"So lavish? I'm starving, I'll have to eat a lot for lunch."

Su Yehao had been to her house several times, and of course knew that the little girl's mother usually didn't do any housework herself. She was busy every day at the Liren Royal Club downstairs, and generally wouldn't cook herself.

It's common for residents of Casino and Hong Kong to hire Filipino maids. Even middle-class families can afford it. Given the chance to be freed from housework, who wouldn't want a life of luxury?

Because she was pampered, Madam Nangong, though in her forties, was still elegant. With a little dressing up, people would believe she was thirty-five.

According to the little girl, there were quite a few people who wanted to be her stepfather, but unfortunately, none of them succeeded.

At this moment.

Madam Nangong asked the maid to pour a bowl of soup for Su Yehao, telling him:

"It's not mealtime yet, the chef is still busy. Have some fish maw and chicken soup to tide you over. I know you've been busy lately. Has my daughter been causing you trouble? If she acts up, remember to be tolerant. You've given her diamonds and several islands in the Maldives. Even as betrothal gifts, they're especially valuable. Don't spend so much in the future. This girl is too carefree, actually daring to accept them."

Being exposed by her own mother right away, the little girl's face almost puffed up like a bun.

Su Yehao didn't dare to respond, smiling and shaking his head, saying:

"It's okay, as long as we're together, happiness is the most important thing. I never thought about taking the gifts back after giving them to her, because I never plan to separate. Just consider it an early betrothal gift."

"Oh my."

The little girl was touched.

Madam Nangong's mouth twitched. She thought he was full of sweet talk, no wonder he had her silly daughter wrapped around his finger, and she didn't even want to go home to be with her lately.

There was only one precious daughter in the family, and now her sweet little padded jacket had been abducted by Su Yehao. It was inevitable that the mother would feel a little uncomfortable.

However.

Seeing that they had such a good relationship, Madam Nangong felt relieved, sincerely hoping that they could continue together.

Unlike the restraint of Nong Qingying's parents last night.

The little girl's mother often met with Su's father and others, and they were in roughly the same social circle. Moreover, she had watched Su Yehao grow up since he was a child, and there wasn't too much of a gap across classes.

They chatted quietly.

From recent business deals to the renovation design work of the Maldives Global Resort Hotel Group, to Sihai International, and gossip about other people's interesting stories.

Time passed quickly, and soon the chef prepared several dishes first, asking the maid to call them to the table to eat while they were hot.

The Australian lobster was simply steamed, the tail meat cut into chunks, drizzled with a secret sauce with a hint of garlic, which did not affect the freshness of the lobster tail meat itself.

The eight-pound super-sized garoupa, which was still alive when it was bought home, cost more than four thousand yuan. Some of the fish meat was sliced and made into boiled fish, and some was made into handmade fish balls, which were fried and served with sauce, crispy and tender.

Even the garoupa's head was not wasted, stewed with tofu, sprinkled with some scallions.

The snow crab was steamed directly and eaten with soy sauce for its fresh taste. As expected of the crab known as the "King of Winter", it was full of crab roe this season...

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When they were full and satisfied.

Su Yehao kept hiccuping, he was really stuffed.

Arriving in the little girl's room, sitting on the rocking chair and swaying, he asked:

"What are your plans for the afternoon? I'm having dinner with my dad and second aunt tonight, and Jiang Yu and her parents will also be there, so I won't bring you to dinner tonight, so as not to embarrass her to the point of digging a hole on the spot."

Nangong Tian, who had been beautiful since she was a child, took the initiative to bring out her childhood photo album for him to see. Hearing this, she considered for a moment and suggested: "Let's go see a movie, or call someone else to play mahjong with my mom?"

"...Forget it, the Central Plaza that my dad bought from Donghuang has fully opened. There's also a hotel leased by Honghao Travel Agency in the office building, so why don't I accompany you to go shopping? Let's see how the business is doing."

"But won't it be dangerous?"

"The bandits have been caught, and there are so many bodyguards around us. There are many people in the mall, so it should be fine if we're careful. Let's go to Chanel and Dior to see the new spring clothes. It's been a long time since I've accompanied you to buy clothes."

Su Yehao wasn't interested in buying clothes.

He was purely looking for an excuse to go out for a walk, so as not to continue awkwardly chatting with her mother.

She often dragged Jiang Yu along to play during this time. It was rare to be able to be alone with Brother Hao, so the little girl certainly wouldn't refuse, especially since they were going to buy clothes...

They went shopping all afternoon.

That night, they had dinner with Jiang Yu's family and the second aunt.

Su's father arrived late, saying that he went to watch horse racing and almost forgot the time. He had good luck today, betting on a friend's recommended underdog, and won more than two million at once.

The relationship between the two families was what it was, so it was of course particularly pleasant to have dinner together. Jiang Shiye and his wife didn't talk about any sensitive topics at all, just like usual.

However, Jiang Yu would occasionally subconsciously put his favorite dishes on Su Yehao's plate.

Seeing this, the second aunt and her parents had slightly strange expressions. After all, in the past, Jiang Yu always liked to argue with Su Yehao, but today she was like a docile little daughter-in-law, which was really abnormal.

It seemed that the gossip in the media about "traveling with beauties" was not all groundless.

Jiang Shiye and his wife, who had only guessed before, could now almost conclude that there was indeed something going on between their precious daughter and Su Yehao.

Therefore, Jiang Shiye was in a complicated mood and drank a lot of wine with Su's father.

During the New Year.

Eating, drinking, and chatting about all sorts of trivial things.

Since she was home, Jiang Yu certainly had no excuse to stay out tonight, so after dinner, Su Yehao went directly to the new villa he gave to Yin Liuli.

When he arrived, she was making dumplings at home.

Each dumpling contained a shrimp, neatly arranged. The other girls all had family, but Yin Liuli's side was deserted...