There was nothing difficult about settling into the Winery Estate.
The chef here was very good at making Chinese food and desserts.
After spending a night there and realizing they could not leave, the little girl became fascinated by the enormous estate.
She was always either going out back to see the deer or watching the red-crowned cranes.
The banquet three days later was clearly something the Poulton Family Head took very seriously.
Once he confirmed that the three of them were not planning to leave, all the estate's servants emerged.
They decorated the estate, strung colored lights across the front courtyard, and cleaned every corner. All kinds of red decorations arrived, along with crates of wine delivered to the backyard.
Those delivery workers, however, seemed to have received some sort of instructions.
Whenever they saw Hua Jian and the other two, they sucked in a sharp breath, quickly turned away, and drove off in their trucks.
Hua Jian was thoroughly frustrated. "I never thought this old man would be so unreasonable and stubborn. He actually locked us up here."
In the pool, Qi Fanling played in the water with a duck-shaped swim ring around her. Hua Jian dangled his feet in the water, idly kicking up splashes.
Bo Lin popped a grape into his mouth. "Your next planned stop was the Island anyway. Just pretend we're at the seaside."
He coaxed Hua Jian, his eyes shifting slightly behind his sunglasses.
Neither he nor the Poulton Family Head had told Hua Jian what they had discussed that day, in an unspoken agreement.
Bo Lin admitted that he was a businessman driven by profit.
Since the Poulton Family Head was offering to hand this vast fortune over to Hua Jian, he certainly would not let Hua Jian miss out.
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