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"Okay, thank you."

Tan Yue smiled gently. "Sorry for the disturbance today. Let me wish Miss Qiao a happy New Year in advance."

"...Happy New Year."

After seeing the Tan siblings off, Xu Han returned to the yard and saw Gu Yanqing feeding Koukou complementary food. Grandma Qiao was gathering the scattered vegetable leaves from the ground; they could all be picked up and fed to the chickens and geese.

Their chickens had already started laying eggs. Domestic eggs were small, but since their chickens had never been fed commercial feed, the eggs were completely natural and best for Koukou.

But her geese still could not lay eggs. Not only did they fail to lay eggs, they were especially overbearing—just like the notorious "social geese" of legend. They would peck anyone they disliked. Afraid they would hurt someone, Xu Han locked them up, and they spent every day honking "goose goose goose" nonsense in their pen, annoying everyone to death.

Xu Han was secretly planning to slaughter the most vicious one for New Year's and make an example of it for the rest.

Koukou's complementary food today was carrot fish puree. He loved fish, so whenever Xu Han cleaned fish, she would cut off the meat from the belly, freeze it in the refrigerator, and make it for him. But he did not like carrots, so even with fish he liked in it, he was still reluctant to open his mouth.

Xu Han saw Yuan Yuan teasing Koukou nearby. Whenever Koukou laughed and opened his mouth happily, Gu Yanqing took the chance to feed him a spoonful of puree, then teased him again when he looked reluctant.

The little guy's mind was still very straightforward. Once someone teased him, he forgot about the food in his mouth and obediently swallowed the puree.

Xu Han really wanted to ask why they had not left yet, but Yuan Yuan was right there, so she did not feel comfortable asking in front of a child. After all, Yuan Yuan had a pretty good impression of her.

Since she could not stop these characters from the book from appearing before her one after another, she could only work hard to raise their favorability.

For the male lead's favorability, she would reluctantly be a little nicer to him.

"When are you leaving?" Xu Han chose a relatively tactful way to ask.

Gu Yanqing seemed not to have expected Xu Han to speak to him so "gently." He glanced at her and said flatly, "It's still early. There's no rush."

You're not in a rush, but I am!

Xu Han smiled. "If you leave now, you can still catch the flight back to X City."

"Oh." Gu Yanqing wiped the soup from the corner of Koukou's mouth. "I forgot to tell you. Half a year ago, I moved to a new office location, right here in C City."

Xu Han: "..."

Could there really be such a coincidence in the world?

"And it's already vacation, Miss Qiao."

Xu Han felt a little exhausted.

Koukou had not been held by his mother for quite a while. When he saw her coming over, he stretched out his arms and babbled for her to hold him.

Xu Han picked him up. Gu Yanqing held a small spoon and snapped his fingers at Koukou. Koukou cried out, "Ah!" and Gu Yanqing swiftly stuffed a spoonful of carrot fish puree into his mouth.

Koukou wanted to spit it out miserably, but Gu Yanqing snapped his fingers twice more to distract him. Before Koukou realized it, he had swallowed the puree in his mouth.

Xu Han had not expected Gu Yanqing to be so good at feeding children.

"When Yuan Yuan used to refuse to eat, I saw the nanny tease him like this," Gu Yanqing explained, seemingly noticing her confusion.

Yuan Yuan stuck out his tongue and protested, "I can eat by myself now!"

"Mhm. Yuan Yuan is very well-behaved now," Gu Yanqing said.

Xu Han discovered that Gu Yanqing was patient and gentle with children. Even the oppressive aura around him had softened considerably, making him seem like an ordinary father. The first time she saw Gu Yanqing holding Koukou so awkwardly, she had thought he was just some spoiled young master who did not know the value of a grain of rice.

Gu Yanqing added, "That Tan Yue—keep your distance from him."

After what had happened today, Xu Han's impression of Tan Yue had already dropped considerably. His image in the book had not been good to begin with: the sort of businessman who believed that no merchant was honest, who would use every possible method to deal with the male lead for profit.

But Xu Han felt that, since the book favored the male lead, it naturally viewed everything from his perspective and portrayed the other side as worse than they were. Otherwise, what would be interesting about good people fighting good people?

Perhaps from Tan Yue's perspective, the male lead was also a ruthless villain willing to do anything.

But the fact was that Tan Yue really could betray friends for his own side's interests. For example, bringing Tan Xin here today had not affected Xu Han, but it had still left an irreparable blemish on their friendship.

Xu Han understood all this, yet she could not help but argue with Gu Yanqing. "Hm? Isn't he a pretty good person?"

Gu Yanqing said, "Listen to me. I won't harm you."

Xu Han was puzzled. "I think he's great. He even taught me how to do business. If not for him, the vegetables in my two gardens would have rotted."

Gu Yanqing's face darkened. "In the future, ask me about business matters. I'll tell you too."

Xu Han smiled at him, her expression carrying a touch of innocent naivety. "But I didn't even ask him. He told me himself. I think Mr. Tan was able to find a path to wealth from just the vegetables in one of my gardens. He really has a head for business."

Gu Yanqing: "..."

The Tan Family had started out doing small business, so they were rather shrewd and mercenary. That was also why Gu Yanqing had not even wanted to meet Tan Xin. He disliked dealing with such people, always feeling as though they were calculating against him inside and out. It made him uncomfortable.

Compared to this kind of meticulous business dealing, he preferred the clashes and challenges of major projects in the business world.

So when it came to doing business, he might not actually be better than Tan Yue.

"In any case, I'll do my best to help you find a way," Gu Yanqing said at last.

Xu Han deliberately needled him. "Then I'll look forward to Teacher Gu leading me to wealth and prosperity."

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