Mr. Zhao''s face turned red with embarrassment: "Alright, alright, stop it, everyone is watching."


    Wang Zhi also noticed Qin Hao not far away and gave an awkward smile: "You caught me scolding my old man."


    Qin Hao gave a slight smile: "It''s okay, Auntie, carry on."


    Zhao Xingbo said awkwardly: "You''re not stepping in to break it up, but encouraging us to continue, you should discipline your husband properly, he needs to learn from me."


    Han Meng''s cheeks instantly turned red, and she hurriedly explained: "We''re not husband and wife."


    Zhao Xingbo looked somewhat embarrassed: "Sorry, my mistake, I misspoke."


    Qin Hao said with a smile: "It''s fine, Uncle. Meng came from her hometown to help take care of me, this is her daughter, Qiao''er."


    Zhao Xingbo saw Han Qiaoer and started to praise her: "What a spirited little girl, so beautiful."


    "Qiao''er, Granny has some candy here, have a piece of candy," Wang Zhi took out a piece of imported candy from her pocket.


    It was bought for her by her daughter, as she has a problem with low blood sugar and always carries candy with her.


    Han Qiaoer didn''t reach out to take it, she looked at Qin Hao and her mother first.


    Qin Hao said with a smile: "Take it if Granny gives it to you, she''s not a bad person."


    Han Qiaoer nodded and took the candy: "Thank you, Granny."


    Wang Zhi had an amiable smile on her face: "Good child, my daughter was just as intelligent and adorable as you when she was little.


    If only she had married earlier, I''d have a grown-up granddaughter by now."


    Zhao Xingbo and Qin Hao started chatting, and Zhao Xingbo was a gregarious, sociable middle-aged man.


    From his words and actions, Qin Hao could tell he was pretty honest and not someone who speaks with a forked tongue.


    Through conversation, Qin Hao learned that he hailed from an ordinary rural area in Beiji Province.


    They were ordinary farmers, his daughter worked hard in Jianghai and achieved not a little success; otherwise, it wouldn''t have been possible for her to buy a seaside villa here.


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    The price here was indeed over fifty million, something common folks could hardly afford.


    Qin Hao didn''t ask what his daughter did, because it wasn''t relevant to him.


    Suddenly, Qin Hao''s phone rang. He took it out and saw it was Chang Jing, he quickly answered the call: "What''s up, Mr. Chang?"


    Chang Jing: "What''s up? You''ve not visited the base since it started operating for so long, are you too comfortable being a hands-off manager?"


    Qin Hao said with an awkward smile, "Mr. Chang, you''re not constantly overseeing the base''s operation either; an occasional visit should suffice."


    Qin Hao nodded understandingly and said with a smile, "It''s fine, Mr. Zhao, as long as they are obedient and don''t bite, make sure to use a leash when walking them outside."


    At Zhao Xingbo''s age, he would likely have been subject to the family planning policy at the time.


    With only one child and that child often away from home, it must indeed be lonely for the elderly couple.


    "Of course," Zhao Xingbo sighed in relief internally.


    Later, Qin Hao returned to his villa, and Han Qiaoer began playing with Zhao Xingbo and his wife.


    Around five in the afternoon, a black Mercedes-Benz van parked in front of Zhao Xingbo''s house.


    Zhao Yuying got off the van and saw her dad and mom playing with a little girl in the yard.


    Curiously, she came in and asked, "Mom and Dad, whose child is this?"


    Zhao Xingbo replied with a smile, "Our neighbor''s, they are quite nice people."


    "Auntie, hello," Han Qiaoer greeted Zhao Yuying upon seeing her.


    Zhao Yuying was naturally pretty and cute, with bright, enchanting eyes, accompanied by a delicate nose and cherry lips, she looked beautiful yet adorable.


    Zhao Yuying smiled and asked, "Hello, little girl, what''s your name?"


    "I''m Qiao''er."


    ...


    Inside Qin Hao''s villa, Han Meng stood in front of the ground-to-ceiling window, occasionally glancing over at the neighboring villa.


    "Meng, if you''re worried, you can go outside and watch over Qiao''er."


    Han Meng''s cheeks turned slightly red; it wasn''t that she thought Zhao Xingbo and his wife were bad people, but she felt uneasy not being able to see her daughter.


    Qin Hao said, "It''s okay, go ahead, I have to go out for a bit too."


    The two of them left the villa together, Qin Hao drove to the school, and Han Meng went to check on Qiao''er.


    Arriving at the school''s club art studio.


    Fan Ruobing was waiting for him inside, and everyone else had already left knowing when Qin Hao was due to arrive.


    "Here, eat this before you continue painting," Qin Hao handed over the food he had bought.


    Fan Ruobing looked at him, "What about yours?"


    Qin Hao replied, "I will eat when I get back home."


    Fan Ruobing didn''t say anything and began eating.