Chapter 86 - Auntie, Aren’t You Going To Consider Being My Stepmother? (2/2)
Qi Youxuan dragged Song Yu forward and totally ignored Qi Chengzhi. Finally, they chose to sit in a booth.
“What do you want to eat? I’ll go and buy,” Song Yu helped Qi Youxuan to take off his hat and gloves after they enter the shop as the temperature was warmer.
Qi Youxuan wanted to remove his down coat as well but was stopped by Song Yu. She said, “Wait for a while, take it off when it’s warmer.”
Qi Youxuan could only extend his plump tiny hands and looked towards the counter from afar and said, “I want a Happy Meal.”
After Song Yu confirmed which Happy Meal Qi Youxuan chose, she asked what Qi Chengzhi wanted to eat.
Qi Chengzhi had never tried it before and he did not really give much thought about it. He just told Song Yu that he would be eating whatever she was going to order.
When Song Yu left to queue at the counter to order food, the cheerful expression on Qi Youxuan’s face disappeared instantly. His tiny face was especially serious and said in a formal tone, “Uncle, my father is already extremely busy during the working days and he doesn’t have much time to accompany me. The Chinese New Year holidays is such a rare occasion for me to enjoy fatherly love but you ordered him to go for outstation all of a sudden. You’re being too mean to deprive me of it.”
“…” Qi Chengzhi took his wallet out and retrieved two hundred dollars. Qi Chengzhi’s big eyes brightened up when he saw Qi Chengzhi’s action. He stared fixedly at those two pieces of red banknotes.
Qi Chengzhi glanced at him nonchalantly and took one out of the two pieces of banknotes and displayed it in front of Qi Youxuan, “This will be your accommodation fee. I’ll give you the remaining one hundred dollars after you return.”
“Okay, deal,” Qi Youxuan pouted his mouth in distaste and gave Qi Chengzhi the side-eye, “How can you be so calculative with your own nephew. Uncle, auntie is not aware of your treacherous side right? If she knew about your true colors, she definitely will not dare to marry you.”
After he finished saying, he reached out with his two chubby hands to retrieve the hundred dollars.
Nevertheless, Qi Chengzhi suddenly retracted his hand when those chubby fingers almost touched it. Qi Youxuan was left with nothing.
“Uncle!” Qi Youxuan was so angry that his cheeks were all puffed out. Before this, his face was already rounded, now he looked even more like a ball. Those pair of big eyes looked at Qi Chengzhi as if they were full of accusations.
This gaze of his always gotten him what he wanted as they always surrender. However, it was not effective on Qi Chengzhi.
Qi Chengzhi pursed his lips, the banknote was pinned lightly in between his second and middle finger. He said gently, “If your performance is subpar, you won’t be receiving the balance.”
“I can assure you, uncle, I’ll be at my very best. You have my complete cooperation,” Qi Youxuan mentioned. He climbed up the seat and snatched the hundred dollars over from his fingertips with much eagerness, for fear that he would turn on his back again.
Qi Youxuan pinched the money with his tiny hands, it looked massive in comparison to the size of his hands.
He looked at Qi Chengzhi cautiously, before turning his back and raising the banknote high up and observe closely. After a while, he took it down to the eye-level and examined it again.
Qi Chengzhi just stared at his pretense. His actions seemed to be rather genuine but it would be a different matter about whether he could really differentiate.
No one knew what Qi Youxuan figured out through his observations, but he nodded in satisfaction as if it was a real deal. Then, he took out a wallet from his school bag.
Qi Chengzhi felt that the wallet looked a little familiar. When he took a closer look, it was Qi Chengji’s wallet from thirty years ago, and that Qi Chengji stole it from him.
Qi Youxuan flattened the hundred dollar note and put into his wallet carefully before keeping it back in the school bag.
Song Yu carried a loaded tray and walked over shortly after he finished the whole series of actions.
The aisle between tables was rather narrow, and there were people walking in and out. Song Yu was paying attention to the path and walked attentively as the tray she was holding consisted of three set meals.
All of a sudden, a pair of large hands appeared in front of her hands that were holding onto the tray. They held onto the tray firmly and shared some of the weight over.
Based on the attractiveness of this pair of hands in front of her eyes, there was only one possibility — it belonged to Qi Chengzhi.
Song Yu lifted her head and saw his handsome yet serious face. He glanced at her gently and took over the tray without saying a word before turning around and walked ahead of her.
The aisle was full of people. Song Yu could not help but curve the corners of her lip upwards when she followed him behind while looking at his broad and towering back.
At that moment, she had the urge to hug him from the back and press her face onto his strong and stable back.
In the end, it was just a thought and Song Yu held it in.
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It was obvious that Qi Chengzhi did not enjoy fast food as he barely ate anything. At first, Song Yu was worried that Qi Chengzhi would have a man’s appetite and specially bought a family meal for him, but ended up with a lot food left untouched.
Nevertheless, Qi Youxuan could really eat. His choice of Happy Meal comprised of hamburger and fries. After chomping a few bites on the hamburger, he threw the bitten hamburger back to the container and extended his oily claws towards the chicken wings placed in front of Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu, as if it was a eating contest.
When one was full, they would usually overthink stuff. Qi Youxuan was still thinking about the “bad” attitude Qi Chengzhi treated him with. He did not trust him and even split the money into two payments.
How could they maintain their partnership and cooperate harmoniously if they did not even have the basic trust between human?
Qi Chengzhi was acting like a kid that indulged too much in food and became a little blurry in the head. He rolled his eyes and told Song Yu, “Auntie, my father actually looks quite decent in comparison to uncle. He’s also younger, why don’t you give some thought about my father? You don’t need to tie yourself down with a single person, there are so many other choices!”
Song Yu, “…”
Qi Chengzhi, “…”
After Qi Youxuan finished his speech and happily dived into the wings, his bit into thin air.
He turned around and saw that Qi Chengzhi snatched the chicken wings from his hand. Qi Chengzhi then continued to say in a serious tone, “Your father specifically told me not to let you eat too much junk food when he sent you over. You should control your weight and follow me to eat more vegetables these two days.”
“…” Qi Youxuan looked at Qi Chengzhi furiously. ‘Uncle is obviously taking revenge publicly!’ He thought.
Qi Youxuan did not manage to eat those chicken wings in the end. His uncle was being too much since he rather let it be leftovers than let him eat them.
Qi Youxuan stuck out his ball-sized belly and he did not want to think about how full was he. Even if they permitted him to continue eating, he would not be able to take it in anymore.
“I want to poop,” Qi Youxuan massaged his rounded belly after gulping down all the food and let out a loud and foul-smelling fart which surrounded Qi Chengzhi and Song Yu.
Qi Chengzhi frowned and thought about the price he had to pay by using him to win Song Yu over was just too high. He already wanted to send him back.
“Uncle, I’m going to shit my pants!” Qi Youxuan used his tiny chubby fingers to cover his backside, where it looked like he was trying to shove the poop back in.
“Hold on,” Qi Chengzhi stood up with a frown on his face. Each time he saw Qi Chengzhi, he would mentally remind himself that having children would be the last resort.
Qi Youxuan was scooped up by Qi Chengzhi’s long arms from the waist before striding towards the washroom in large steps.
Song Yu stared from afar until both of them disappeared. She was quite amused by the situation and wondered what would it be when Qi Chengzhi has his own child?
Qi Chengzhi let Qi Youxuan enter the washroom by himself while he lighted a cigarette at outside.
While he was smoking halfway, his cellphone rang.
Qi Chengzhi was still on the phone when Qi Youxuan exited in the middle of adjusting his pants. Qi Youxuan stuck his tummy out to show Qi Chengzhi his belt was still undone, which required his help to buckle on.
Qi Chengzhi signaled him to look for Song Yu after glancing at him.
Qi Youxuan had no choice but to go to Song Yu while holding the pants up with his hands.
Song Yu was waiting for the pair when she lifted her head and looked towards the direction of the washroom. She spotted a rounded head at the corner of the alley that leads to the washroom. He then waved at Song Yu.
Song Yu was baffled. She took her bag and Qi Youxuan’s jacket and hat before walking over.
When she reached the washroom, she saw Qi Youxuan was peeking around as if he was afraid to be seen. His face was also blushing.
“What is it?” Song Yu saw that Qi Youxuan was holding his pants tightly while she asked.
Qi Youxuan said embarrassedly with a flushed face, “I can’t buckle my belt.”
His embarrassed look was extremely cute. Song Yu wanted to laugh so badly but she could not, afraid that she would hurt the little guy’s dignity. She endured it and acted as if nothing had happened and crouched down to help him.
Since they were about to leave the place as well, she helped him to put on his clothes and hat as well.
No one knew what was going through Qi Youxuan’s mind, but he let out a sigh out of the blue and said, “Auntie, aren’t you going to consider to be my stepmother?”