Outside, Ye Jinghuai had already put Nuan Nuan in the car, holding a wet cloth, ready to wipe her face.
Unexpectedly, as he dug Nuan Nuan out of his arms, he saw her face suppressing a smile.
"Hahaha~ Daddy, Nuan Nuan is fine oh!" Nuan Nuan playfully rolled on his lap.
"Little rascal, Dad thought you were scared and was worried to death." Ye Jinghuai breathed a sigh of relief and lightly poked Nuan Nuan's little nose.
"Daddy, don't always poke Nuan Nuan's nose, it'll get flat." Nuan Nuan pouted, unhappy.
"Okay, won't poke. I'll pinch it up for you." Saying that, he reached out two fingers and pinched it.
"Daddy's bad~" Nuan Nuan buried her face in Ye Jinghuai's stomach again.
"Dad was wrong. I'll take Nuan Nuan to eat something delicious."
"Okay~ Nuan Nuan wants to eat meat meat~"
"Alright, let's go to Shanfang." Ye Jinghuai directly instructed the driver.
Shanfang was a newly opened restaurant in the capital. It was said that the owner's ancestors were imperial chefs from the palace back in the day. Whether the rumors were true or not, the taste of the dishes here was indeed excellent.
It had only been open for a short time, but it had already swept through the entire capital. Now, guests had to book several days in advance to eat there, but this did not include Ye Jinghuai.
Upon arrival, Ye Jinghuai carried Nuan Nuan into the private room all the way.
At this moment, Nuan Nuan was sitting on Ye Jinghuai's lap, with the large menu he had fetched for her placed in front of her. It was a thick book, and Nuan Nuan was reading it with great interest.
"I say, Second Young Master Ye, finally have some time to visit my humble establishment? What wind blows you here?" Looking at the book.
A handsome man of similar age to Ye Jinghuai entered the doorway. He had a buzz cut, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and a playful, roguish smile on his face.
The newcomer was named Zhou Moyang, the owner of Shanfang. He was Ye Jinghuai's classmate from junior high and high school. Back then, because of their outstanding looks, they were once the "legendary duo" of the school.
At this moment, Ye Jinghuai put down the menu in his hand, and Nuan Nuan, who was hidden by the menu, was revealed.
Nuan Nuan grinned, revealing a row of tiny teeth, with two little dimples on either side of her cheeks.
"Hello, Uncle~" Her sweet, childish voice was enough to melt anyone's heart.
"Ye Jinghuai, your daughter is much more likable than you."
Zhou Moyang's eyes lit up when he saw Nuan Nuan, and he bent down to get closer to her.
"Little friend, what's your name? How old are you?"
"My name is Nuan Nuan oh! I'm three years old this year!" Nuan Nuan even held up three fingers for him.
"Nuan Nuan, you're so good."
Zhou Moyang reached out and grabbed Nuan Nuan's little hand, instinctively pinching it. Seeing Nuan Nuan's adorable little face, he wanted to lean over and rub it.
Ye Jinghuai quickly covered her, looking at him with disgust.
"Don't you know that men and women should not touch each other?"
"No, Nuan Nuan is only three years old!" Zhou Moyang widened his eyes in surprise.
"What's wrong with being three years old? To you, three years old is still of the opposite sex. Those wolves at home are one thing, at least they're related by blood, but outsiders are absolutely not allowed."
"Am I that disgusting! You're just a daughter-slave." Zhou Moyang rolled his eyes.
"I'm happy to be!"
Nuan Nuan watched the two men banter back and forth and giggled.
"Uncle, Nuan Nuan is a girl, you can't just kiss me!"
"I wasn't going to kiss you, Uncle just likes you." Zhou Moyang, while Ye Jinghuai wasn't paying attention, touched Nuan Nuan's little cheek.
Ah, so soft~
"If you like her so much, why don't you treat this meal?" Ye Jinghuai raised an eyebrow.
"No, you, Second Young Master Ye, are so rich, are you short of my meal money?"
"Just because I'm rich doesn't mean I can't save?"
"I'll treat if I treat. I'm treating little Nuan Nuan." He then smiled at Nuan Nuan.
"I say, Second Young Master Ye, you concealed your identity when you were in school. Now that your identity is revealed, you're still so stingy with me. Nuan Nuan, your dad is so stingy, why don't you come home with Uncle?" Zhou Moyang really wanted to abduct Nuan Nuan.
"Heh~ You didn't say you were the young master of the Zhou family back then either! Wasn't your family ancestor in the arms dealing business? When did you become an imperial chef?" Ye Jinghuai retaliated without giving in, and also wanted to snatch his daughter away.
"Ahem~ Isn't this a marketing strategy!" Zhou Moyang coughed awkwardly.
Here, we have to mention Ye Jinghuai and Zhou Moyang back then. When Old Master Ye was still alive, he firmly believed that all citizens belonged to the country and should not engage in special treatment outside.
Therefore, the Ye family brothers never sought special treatment when they studied abroad, and the schools were unaware of their identities. As for Zhou Moyang, he deliberately kept it secret himself.
As a result, for the six years of junior and senior high school, although the two had a good relationship, neither knew that the other was from a wealthy family, and both thought the other's family background was ordinary.
After graduation, they went their separate ways. Zhou Moyang went abroad, and everyone only then learned that his family background was extraordinary.
Ye Jinghuai remained in China. It wasn't until Ye Jinghuai took over the Ye Group that whispers spread among his former classmates, and his identity was finally revealed.
At that time, Zhou Moyang was still abroad, dabbling in his catering business. He was so angry that he called back and berated Ye Jinghuai for not treating him as a brother, only to be shut down by a single sentence from Ye Jinghuai.
"If you had said you were from the Ye family earlier, would I have kept it a secret? I was just afraid you'd be inferior." Zhou Moyang found it annoying to even think about it.
"Heh~ I didn't change my surname, who's to blame if you couldn't guess?"
"Oh! I'm even surnamed the same as the Premier back then! Would anyone think he's my great-grandfather?" Zhou Moyang rolled his eyes.
Zhou Moyang's ancestors, during the warlord era, started their business with firearms. Later, when the country was in crisis, the Zhou family donated all their assets and weapons and joined the revolution.
It wasn't until the country's policy opened up that the old master of the Zhou family re-established the company.
Now, the Zhou family's new energy vehicles have captured more than half of the overseas market. Those foreign car manufacturers hate the Zhou family with gritted teeth, but are powerless.
And the Zhou family's company, due to the merits of their ancestors in the early years, has always received strong support from the country.
It just so happened that the Zhou family took a detour at Zhou Moyang.
He was studying business administration well, but suddenly started dabbling in the catering industry, which made his father chase him around the house with a feather duster.
Zhou Moyang righteously said at home: "Over the years, how much money have these foreigners made from us? In terms of clothing, food, and transportation, our family has already conquered transportation, and it's time for me to conquer their stomachs."
Only then did his father let him go. Fortunately, he had another son, so he felt a little comforted.
Zhou Moyang had been abroad for many years. His restaurants bloomed everywhere in various countries, forming a massive commercial chain.
It was only recently that he returned to China and opened this Shanfang.
"Alright, we're both similar. Nuan Nuan, what do you want to eat? Uncle will have them serve it to you?" Zhou Moyang thought it was more interesting to coax Nuan Nuan.
"Nuan Nuan wants to eat meat meat!" As soon as meat meat was mentioned, her little voice rose several degrees with excitement.
"Okay, we have everything."
After the meal, Zhou Moyang kept pulling Ye Jinghuai, not letting him leave, or rather, not letting him take Nuan Nuan away.
"Let go!" Ye Jinghuai's forehead twitched.
"No, take Nuan Nuan back and let me play with her for a few days?" Zhou Moyang said shamelessly.
"Do you treat my daughter as a toy?" Ye Jinghuai glared angrily.
"Hehe, slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue. Let her play with me for a few days! Your daughter is much more likable than you."
"If you want a daughter, go have one yourself. Are you, the great Young Master Zhou, short of women?"
"I'm not short of them, but I'm not stupid. If I have children with those women who have ulterior motives, what if they spoil my child's genes?" Zhou Moyang said shamelessly.
"Haven't your parents introduced you to many daughters from prominent families?"
"Sigh, they're all pretending to be something they're not. I don't like them. Besides their family background, what's the difference between them and those women? It's all about jewelry and clothes all day long." Zhou Moyang waved his hand dismissively.
"Well, in any case, someone irresponsible like you is indeed not suitable for raising children."
Shortly after Zhou Moyang returned to China, the nickname "playboy" was already well-known.
"Hey, how am I irresponsible? It was all consensual. We agreed from the start, if they want money, that's fine, but if they want more after getting money, I can't give it to them."
"Heh~ I can't be bothered with you, just don't corrupt my Nuan Nuan." Saying that, he hugged Nuan Nuan and directly got into the car.
"Hey! I'll change, won't I? I'm telling you, Zhang Yinan is coming back! Hey!"
Zhou Moyang shouted at the doorway for a long time, but Ye Jinghuai only left him with exhaust fumes.