SFBF CH10
Gu Huaiyu was generous. Shen Qing estimated that the property of over a thousand square meters would be worth tens of millions or even a hundred million. Plus the other things, at a most conservative estimate, the contents of this small bag must be worth at least three hundred million.
…Three hundred million!
Suddenly, he wondered why the one hundred million inheritance he had been eagerly anticipating didn’t seem like much anymore.
Shen Qing also thought about how the big shot had pushed him several times, saying he would find resources for him to work.
If Gu Huaiyu could casually give away three hundred million, the resources he found for him would certainly not be bad either. Maybe he could make a fortune in one go!
Shen Qing had heard that it was particularly easy to make money in the entertainment industry. Once you became really popular, making tens of millions or a hundred million was a piece of cake…
Could it be that the resources the big shot found for him were of this kind?
…
No, no, no!
Realizing what he was thinking, Shen Qing quickly suppressed the stirring in his heart. …Who swore never to work himself to death again and to lie flat and enjoy life?
How could he not sit still with just this little temptation of a few hundred million and think about working again?
Shen Qing, oh Shen Qing, you really are something!
Besides, with three hundred million in real estate in hand, what normal person would still think about working? Shouldn’t they be planning where to go on vacation??
Slapping his forehead hard to wake himself up, Shen Qing felt that his ingrained worker mentality was hopeless!
This level of awareness won’t do. Too low, must change!
Shen Qing didn’t stand on ceremony and happily accepted the big shot’s gift.
After seeing Gu Huaiyu off, he hurriedly returned to his room to meditate first, calming himself down and incidentally clearing out his stubborn poor person’s mindset.
In the afternoon, estimating that the two children had almost finished their nap, he walked towards the cubs’ room again.
…Since he was suddenly rich, he had to live well.
The first step to living well was to solve any worries for the future.
Leaving his room, he came to a small hall of about a hundred square meters. There were several minimalist American-style chairs and small tables in muted colors. Because there were children at home, some of the previous vases and decorations had all been removed, but since someone specifically took care of it every day, it still retained its style.
The air was filled with a scent similar to citrus or lemon.
There was a long corridor on each side of the small hall.
Shen Qing lived on the left side of the corridor, while the two children lived on the right.
Gu Huaiyu was in poor health and had to work, so the entire third floor served as his sickroom and study.
No one would easily go up there when there was nothing to do. Even when President Gu was in the hospital, the original owner dared not run up there. The two children somewhat inherited their uncle’s aloofness and coldness; they were usually very restrained and wouldn’t run up to disturb their uncle.
…
What sensible and disciplined good children!
Thinking of this, Shen Qing felt that facing children wasn’t scary at all.
He arrived in front of the cubs’ room.
It was extremely quiet both inside and outside the room. Stepping on the sound-absorbing carpet, one couldn’t hear a single sound from inside while standing outside.
After standing still, Shen Qing raised his hand and knocked on the door.
A grandmotherly, innocent child’s voice immediately came from inside: “Who is it?”
Before Shen Qing could speak, the door was opened from the inside. Shen Qing, looking straight ahead, didn’t see anyone at first. Looking down, he saw a chubby child only reaching his knees.
Little Long Aotian seemed not to expect it was him. Seeing Shen Qing, he was stunned for a moment, his two round eyes widening.
Then, without waiting for Shen Qing’s reaction, he actually slammed the door shut again!
Shen Qing: “???”
No, since you opened the door, let me in.
Since you didn’t plan to open the door, you should have guarded the door when asking “Who is it” and not opened it.
…Opening the door and then shutting someone out directly like this hurts feelings, you know!!!
Shen Qing touched his nose, which was only about 0.01 meters away from the door panel, and couldn’t help feeling scared.
He almost got disfigured!
It seems raising children really comes with risks, woo.
But if he really got injured on the job, could he ask his husband for reimbursement?…
After a moment of silence inside, a clattering sound immediately followed. Unknown what they were doing.
At the same time, another child’s voice sounded: “Who.”
The voice had no fluctuation.
It was Gu Duo.
”It’s me.”
Shen Qing rubbed his nose: “Your aunt.”
After answering, no one came to open the door for a long time.
If it were the original owner, he would have rushed in long ago.
But Shen Qing remained patient.
A few seconds later, the door handle was twisted open, revealing Gu Duo inside.
As the cubs’ semi-guardian, the original owner had the key to this door.
He already resented these two “burdens,” so naturally he wouldn’t care about children’s privacy. If impulsive, he would directly use the key to force open the door. So Gu Duo probably knew they had no privacy in front of him, so no matter how much he disliked him, he still opened the door.
Shen Qing wasn’t surprised. He gave Gu Duo a big smile: “Hi, what are Duoduo and Aozai doing today? Auntie came to play with you.”
Gu Duo ignored his smiling face and silently stepped aside.
After entering, Shen Qing saw that Gu Ao, who had just shut him out, was now lying on the bed reading a book.
…In the past, when the original owner rushed into this room, although the children couldn’t stop him, Little Long Aotian would deliberately lie on his stomach with his back facing outward like this.
Although the original owner would be furious every time he was ignored, the proud and bold child would never compromise. Even getting beaten wouldn’t make him back down.
Instead, whatever the original owner hated, he would deliberately do, showing a clear rejection of the original owner entering the room.
Shen Qing had relevant memories in his mind, so he was neither unfamiliar nor surprised by this scene.
But actually being in it, he realized that when Gu Ao lay on his stomach with his back to him, the visual effect was completely like a tiny bean sprout sticking his little butt up. Especially wearing light pink pants, he looked a bit like a stubborn, swollen little peach.
Quite cute.
And… so funny!
But today’s Aozai was also different from usual.
In the original owner’s memory, this kid Gu Ao had a big temper and was the child who gave the original owner the most headaches and dissatisfaction—although he was often beaten and humiliated, his eyes looking at the original owner were always lofty, as if the original owner was just an ant, completely beneath his notice.
Compared to Gu Duo, that sinister and silent child who always seemed to be plotting something, obviously Little Long Aotian’s temperament of looking down on everyone from birth could pierce the original owner’s inferior and sensitive heart more.
But Shen Qing didn’t care about this.
After all, he could really be just an ant!
And if the conditions offered were high enough, he could also be a parasite, a paramecium, or a cute little staphylococcus!
But Shen Qing also discovered that perhaps due to the incident of protecting the toys in the morning, Little Long Aotian’s attitude towards him today was a bit different from before.
The manifestation was that although he still lay with his back to him, he would twist his little body from time to time, turning back to observe his movements…
Alright, I caught you, you weren’t reading at all, okay!
”What are you here to do… Is there something?”
The one asking was Gu Duo.
Unlike Gu Ao, who arrogantly stuck his butt out with his back to him in a pose of noble indifference, Gu Duo returned to the chair in front of his desk after opening the door, sitting properly and looking at Shen Qing.
Whatever his inner thoughts were, this child tried his best not to show anything on his face.
…Only six and a half years old, and already somewhat resembling his little uncle.
But Gu Duo was ultimately still just a child, not Gu Huaiyu yet.
His gaze at Shen Qing at this moment was straightforward and distinct, still in a state of facing a formidable enemy, his whole body tense, seeming afraid that Shen Qing would suddenly pull some stunt.
Shen Qing, who had always been popular in his original world and was naturally liked by children even though he didn’t like them much: “…”
Fine, there comes a day when he is despised by little bean sprouts.
Despite this, Gu Duo’s tone of questioning now was still much more polite.
Shen Qing was relatively satisfied with this change.
Just saying, children are actually easy to coax.
Shen Qing had helped take care of colleagues’ and friends’ children before and knew that children’s tempers come and go quickly, that’s why they are called innocent.
And the reason these two cubs in front of him became like this was partly due to the villain aura, and partly because they really hated the previous him.
Thinking of “his” future ending of being tortured to death by two villains… Shen Qing decided to repair their relationship starting now!
…Actually, Shen Qing felt that he could support himself with his hands and those three hundred million.
He could do without the big villa and whatnot.
Make him move out now, redeem his past sins, he could do it all!
But the problem was precisely that he couldn’t divorce.
…Although unwilling to admit it, it had to be said that Shen Qing’s current situation was completely—
Can only be widowed, divorce not supported.
Since he couldn’t leave… so even though he was executing the “Salted Fish Lying Flat Plan” in front of President Gu, his main task now was actually to accompany the two children.
Better honestly build a good relationship with the cubs.
Be a good aunt!
Fortunately, the turmoil of fighting for toys with Gu Huaixiang’s family in the morning allowed Shen Qing to stumble upon a truth—
Treating these two extremely smart children, Gu Duo and Gu Ao, didn’t require tricks, just sincerity for sincerity.
And as a simple and unadorned citizen, Shen Qing couldn’t do anything bad even if asked.
Honestly speaking, what he lacked least was sincerity!
So he smiled and said: “I heard you haven’t left the room much for three days. Do you want to go out and eat ice cream with unc… Auntie?”
”Ice cream, oh.” Shen Qing spoke again, his tone full of temptation, secretly thinking, can any child really resist the temptation of ice cream?
…
There really are children who can resist.
…The two in the room had no reaction!
Shen Qing had to change his strategy, “What is Aozai reading?”
Saying this, he moved closer to the bed.
Only then did Little Long Aotian on the bed suddenly twist his little body around, continuing to pile up there chubby, glaring at Shen Qing: “What do you want?!”
At the same time, the sinister villain little big boss sitting on the chair also stood up directly, trying to prevent Shen Qing from approaching his brother.
Shen Qing: “…”
”Don’t be nervous, Auntie just cares about you.”
Shen Qing: “I said it before, everything in the past was Auntie’s fault. From now on, I will treat you well and never beat or scold you!”
Gu Duo frowned, hugging his little arms again.
Gu Ao’s posture was the same as his brother’s, only his expression wasn’t a frown, but raised eyebrows, scrutinizing Shen Qing arrogantly.
Gu Duo suddenly said: “You are getting along with us now, is it deliberately to show Little Uncle?”
Regarding the man’s sudden change, Gu Duo thought hard and could only think of this possibility—that day the man must have known or guessed through some means that his uncle was nearby, so he acted so realistically.
The situation when defending them in front of their aunt today was also the same.
…Damn it, this man was actually smarter than he imagined.
He was almost deceived by him!
Shen Qing: Cough cough cough!
Almost choked on his own saliva.
…Not going to lie, one of his purposes really was this…
Although he didn’t intend to deliberately please Gu Huaiyu, at least he couldn’t cause trouble and get divorced before President Gu died.
And three hundred million in real estate wasn’t for nothing!
Although President Gu didn’t say it, Shen Qing still remembered that the original owner could come here initially because he swore to accompany the cubs well.
Taking people’s money, eliminating disasters for them.
So part of Gu Duo’s guess was correct. Too real!
But how could such a real truth be known to children.
A child’s world should be colorful and innocent!
So Shen Qing smiled and stated seriously: “I hope the three of us can get along well. First, I hope you can be happy and grow up strong. Of course, it’s also so your little uncle can worry less. After all, only then can he leave… leave us with peace of mind to go for recuperation.”
Gu Duo: “…?”
Why did he feel that what the man wanted to say wasn’t as simple as recovery?
Seeing more and more suspicion in the child’s eyes, Shen Qing steadied his mind and smiled even more sincerely: “So in order for your little uncle to rest well, let’s go out and eat ice cream together!”
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Author’s Note:
Shen Qing: Let’s all be good, so your little uncle can pass away with peace of mind~
Gu Huaiyu: ?
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