"Young Master Yang, why is my annual salary less than Li Si's?" Gao Lihua asked while driving.
"What do you think?" Guo Xuyang said, closing his eyes.
"Are you saying I'm not a virgin?"
"That's one aspect, though I don't really value it that much. What I need are women with excellent genes who can bear my children."
"Aren't my genes excellent enough?"
"Your willpower is too weak. People with weak willpower find it difficult to reach great heights."
"But I've always been excellent since I was young."
"That's just what you see. It's far from meeting my requirements. What I see are your external factors—your height, your looks, hence you are worth this amount."
"But Li Si isn't as beautiful as I am?"
"She wouldn't sacrifice herself for a man for five million. Of course, I don't mean to belittle you by saying this.
You probably like me, assuming I have money. To put it more bluntly, you've fallen for my money.
Besides, five million is just pocket money; there's no need to be so calculative.
Although Lin Ziqi is your boss here, her expenses are not even a tenth of yours."
"How is that possible?" Gao Lihua turned to look at him.
"Drive properly. I don't want you to die before spending all the money," Guo Xuyang said, his eyes still closed.
"I'm sorry, Young Master Yang." Gao Lihua quickly turned her attention back to the road.
"What's mine is hers, so she won't fight for these things. They understand this clearly."
"I'm sorry, Young Master Yang, it's my fault."
"You're not wrong. Because what we started with was a transaction. Give me three children.
I need your body, and you need the money I have.
Also, you can date other people; you don't have the restrictions that Li Si has."
"No, I won't."
"Of course, after giving birth to three children, if you genuinely fall in love with me, I can arrange a job for you. If you don't want to work, you can stay at my estate and take care of the children."
"You just said Li Si wouldn't look for a boyfriend?"
"She doesn't think highly of other men. She believes I'm already excellent enough."
"Then why can I?"
"Because ours is a transaction. Up to now, you still like my money, not me."
"Young Master Yang, I've realized it's no longer just about liking your money; I think I'm falling in love with you a little bit."
"That's normal. I told you, women I like rarely betray me. At least, none have done so yet."
"Do you really have some special magic?"
"I don't know. Didn't I tell you just now? Perhaps I'm too excellent. Don't think I'm shameless; I truly am excellent."
Gao Lihua didn't know what to say.
She had just thought he was shameless, and then Guo Xuyang said it himself.
Could he read her mind?
At this, she no longer dared to think wild thoughts and focused on driving.
When Guo Xuyang arrived home, he was immediately scolded by Wu Shangqing.
"You little brat, you finally know how to come back? Little Yu just gave birth, and you don't even stay for a couple of days? You've been gone for days without a trace, not even a phone call. Are you even my biological son?"
"Mom, I had a mission. You know, this job keeps me busy when it's busy, and I have free time when it's not. I can't just refuse a mission, can I?"
"Don't give me excuses. Get upstairs quickly." Wu Shangqing glared at him.
Guo Xuyang understood immediately. When he arrived at Li Minyu's room upstairs, he heard Li Minxi chatting with her.
"What do you think we should do? Should we not invite Mom and Dad to the full moon celebration?"
"Yangzi's idea is to wait until the child is a bit older before coming home. The child is still young. If we just call Mom and Dad, they might not come. Even if we trick them into coming, how will we explain this situation then?"
"This is all that scumbag's fault. And it's your fault too; how did you get involved with him back then?"
"Do you think I wanted to? When I was pregnant and went to find him, he wouldn't even acknowledge me. If I hadn't pushed him, he would have denied it."
"And this child is particularly strange. He's not as greedy as Jinzi."
"He's just like his father—a greedy hoarder."
"Look at how many bracelets he has on his arm; doesn't he find it tiring?"
"What can we do? He cries if we take them off."
"Then we can't put Jinzi in front of him from now on, so he doesn't cry."
"Cry about what?" Guo Xuyang said as he walked into the room.
"Cry about what? Look at your son; can he even move?" Li Minxi said unhappily.
Guo Xuyang took one look and almost burst out laughing. This cheap son of his had more than a dozen bracelets on him, from large to small. Not only were there some on his arms, but there were also several on his legs.
"Who gave him all these?"
"Who gave them? Your son snatched them himself," Li Minxi said irritably.
"As an aunt, shouldn't you give him a welcome gift?"
"You're right about that; none of these are mine."
"What exactly is going on?" Guo Xuyang asked Li Minyu.
"When his various aunties came to visit, any of them wearing gold bracelets left them behind. Otherwise, Xiao Bao wouldn't be happy."
"Can he be comfortable like this?"
"It's uncomfortable even when I feed him; do you think he's comfortable?"
"Then why don't you take them off?"
"Try taking one off! It's like you're trying to take his life. There's nothing we can do; we just have to let him wear them all."
"You're spoiling my son like this." Guo Xuyang reached out to take off a bracelet.
Xiao Bao, perhaps sensing what Guo Xuyang was doing, immediately looked at him with teary eyes.
"Oh, my dear, I haven't even touched it, and you're already looking so wronged? Aren't you tired of this?"
"Ah, ah..."
"I think your son is becoming a spirit," Li Minxi cursed. "He's just a little baby, and he already knows how to say 'ah, ah'."
"What nonsense are you talking about? What spirit?" Guo Xuyang glared at her. "Good boy, Daddy will hold you."
Guo Xuyang said this as he picked Xiao Bao up from the bed. At the same time, he subtly collected all the bracelets, leaving only the pair of longevity bracelets gifted by Pi Xiaoqian.
"Ah, ah..." Xiao Bao kicked his little legs, trying to wriggle free from Guo Xuyang's embrace.
How could Guo Xuyang satisfy his wish? He turned and handed him over to Li Minyu.
"You feed him for a while; he'll be fine in a bit."
Li Minyu, as instructed, put the milk into Xiao Bao's mouth. However, he wouldn't eat, kicking his legs furiously as if searching for his gold bracelets.
"No, I can't hold him down. Why don't you hold his legs?" Li Minyu said to Guo Xuyang.
"Is feeding a child really that difficult?"
"Look at how fast he kicks his legs; it's like he's on fire. How am I supposed to feed him?"
"Give him a slap; see if that quiets him down?"
"He's just a baby; what does he understand? I would never hit him."
"If you don't hit him, I will." Guo Xuyang reached out as if to do so.
"What are you doing? If you hurt the child, you'll compensate me."
"This little brat deserves a beating," Guo Xuyang said.
"Who are you calling a little brat?" At this moment, Wu Shangqing stormed in.
"Mom, Yangzi is going to hit the child," Li Minyu quickly said.
"He wouldn't dare." Wu Shangqing came in, took the child, and said, "Why are you hitting the child?"
"He's not eating properly."
"If he's not eating, he's not hungry. He'll eat when he's hungry. He's so young, and you're going to hit him?" Wu Shangqing's eyes widened.
"I think I've come at the wrong time today." Guo Xuyang said, making a move to leave.
"Come back. Where are the things?"
"What things?"
"The child's things."
"Mom, aren't you afraid your precious grandson will be exhausted?"
"But you can't take it all away, can you?"
"I've put them away. I'll give them back to those aunties when we get back."
"Won't your son agree?"
"Look, he's already asleep. We can't spoil him like this when we get back; it will harm him. Hasn't he been sleeping properly these past few days?" Guo Xuyang said.
"You're right. Ever since he got the bracelets, he hasn't slept properly, always afraid we'll take them away," Li Minyu said.
"That's exactly it. Without them, he feels at ease. The more we give him, the more he worries."
"What does such a small child understand?"
"These children nowadays get prenatal education even in the womb; you can't underestimate these little ones."
"You know everything. Dinner is ready, get down there and eat." Wu Shangqing scolded.
"Your wish is my command." Guo Xuyang went downstairs with a cheeky grin.