416: The little guy's birthday

The little guy's birthday

2Qiao Chen's eyebrows furrowed deeply, and his eyes narrowed into a sharp gaze, revealing the intensity of his emotions. He clenched his fists, trying to contain his anger while struggling to find the right words to express his outrage.

With a tense voice, he shouted, "This is unacceptable! How can she treat Qiao Qing like this? And Sun Qinglian's actions are deplorable!"

His tone was firm, and the anger in his voice was palpable. Qiao Chen paced back and forth, unable to stay still as he grappled with his emotions.

"Qiao Qing is my sister, and she deserves respect and love from our family, not this mistreatment," he exclaimed, his voice growing louder with each word.

"The nerve of Sun Qinglian to do such things to my sister, I'll not let her be," Qiao Chen declared clenching his jaw tightly.

Xia Ling told Qiao Chen to calm down, "Don't worry, Yuze has already taken care of Sun Qinglian. She won't dare to hurt our Qiao Qing anymore."

Meanwhile, Father Qiao experienced a whirlwind of emotions. Indignation coursed through him as he heard about the mistreatment and hurtful behavior of Old Madam Xia towards Qiao Qing. His indignation was mixed with guilt as he reflected on whether he could have done more to shield Qiao Qing from her grandmother's harsh judgments. He wondered if he should have intervened earlier to protect her from such mistreatment.

"I should have done something sooner," Father Qiao murmured, a hint of regret in his voice, "I should have stood up to my mother-in-law and protected Qiao Qing from this."

Despite his feelings of guilt, Father Qiao's heart swelled with pride for his wife, Xia Ling, who stood up for Qiao Qing and defended her against Old Madam Xia's actions. He looked at Xia Ling with admiration and gratitude.

"You did the right thing, Xia Ling," he said, his voice filled with appreciation, "I'm proud of you for standing up to your mother for our daughter."

He placed a reassuring hand on Xia Ling's shoulder, offering his support and validation for her actions. He knew it was very difficult for any daughter to cut ties with her mother but Xia Ling did it for their family. Father Qiao was truly proud of his wife.

After the intense family discussion, the Qiao family took some time to relax and found solace in each other's company. They decided to have a peaceful meal together as a way to reaffirm their bond and unity.

The dining table was set with an array of delicious dishes prepared by the family's skilled chef. The aroma of the food filled the air, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. As they sat down to eat, the tension from earlier began to fade, replaced by a sense of togetherness.

Father Qiao took the opportunity to toast to their family, raising his glass with a genuine smile, "Here's to our family, and to standing by each other no matter what challenges we face."

Xia Ling, Qiao Chen, and Qiao Qing raised their glasses as well, echoing the sentiment, "To our family."

*

On the other side.

It was Xi Xiaobao's birthday the next day. On the day of his birthday, the little bun received many presents at the school.

Meanwhile, Qin Yan was at home preparing his cake. After discussing with the maids at home, she started making the cake on her own.

Just then, Auntie He shouted from outside, "Miss Qin, Little Young Master is back."

Qin Yan quickly wiped her hands and walked out. When she saw the people trailing behind the little guy carrying bags of different sizes, she could tell with one glance that those were gifts and she instinctively froze.

"Are all of these gifts? Who gave them to you?"

In a very stylish manner, the little bun gestured for them to put the gifts down. Then, he answered, "The kids at the school gave them to me."

"Wow." Qin Yan smiled, walked towards him, and patted his head. "My darling is so popular in school. Tell me, did more boys give you presents or did more girls give you presents?"

Behind him, the maids who had followed him smiled and said, "Miss Qin, just by looking at this packaging, you can tell that more girls gave him presents. Little Young Master is already a chick magnet at such a young age."

Qin Yan was even more amused after hearing this. However, the little bun had an expression of complete reluctance on his face.

He said, "How lame…"

*

Once Xi Ting was home as well, Qin Yan took out the huge cake. This was actually Qin Yan's first time spending the little guy's birthday with him. So, she put in a lot of effort in the little guy's birthday.

Xi Ting walked in and smiled as he looked at the little bun and Qin Yan. Qin Yan had made the little bun wear a suit of red clothing. The little bun really looked like he was dressed for his birthday, and he looked cute and happy.

Qin Yan placed the cake on the table and said to the little bun, "I made this for my baby. Darling, what do you think?"

"Auntie Yan, it looks delicious," The little guy looked at the cute cake and smiled. He was glad that he had Auntie Yan to take care for him just like other mothers did for their children.

Xi Ting had not forgotten that it was his birthday today. He looked down and asked the little guy, "Today is your birthday. First, tell me, do you have anything you want?"

The little bun asked, "I… can I go shooting?"

"…" Qin Yan could not have expected the little one to think of this all of a sudden.

Xi Ting raised his eyebrows, "Shooting? You want to go shooting?"

The little bun could not conceal the excitement in his eyes. He looked at Xi Ting and replied, "Yes, I want to go shooting. I just want to try it out. Father, this is my only birthday wish!"

Qin Yan stood at the side and was hesitant, "It is dangerous..."

Xi Ting looked at Qin Yan and shook his head faintly. Then, he said, "It would be good for him to go and check it out too. There will be a professional coach to watch over him. We'll go with him as well. We'll just let him take a look. Nothing will go wrong."

"But…"

"He must learn how to defend himself too. Even if he doesn't know the complicated stuff, he should at least know the simplest techniques like how to pull the trigger."

Xi Ting shook Qin Yan's hand.

Qin Yan's heart sank. She knew that her little bun was a child of the Xi family. He was born with a gold spoon in his mouth and had a family background that was worthy of envy. At the same time, he also had to bear a burden that others could not imagine.

He was in very grave danger, just like Xi Ting was. He had to know a bit of self-defense.

Even though Qin Yan constantly felt that it was really inconceivable for a six-year-old child to have anything to do with guns and felt strange about it, this was the little guy's reality.

From the moment he was born, his life was destined to be different from that of ordinary people. She could not impose her own experience of childhood on the little guy.

However, Xi Ting was much more experienced in this aspect. So since Xi Ting had already spoken, Qin Yan had no choice but to agree as well.

Qin Yan looked at the little bun and nodded reluctantly.

Only then did the little bun shout, "Hurray!"

Xi Ting said, "Don't get happy so soon. You may not even be able to find the trigger when you get to that point."

The little bun said, "I've watched videos on how to use a gun."

After watching many videos, he had wanted to try it out personally for a long time.

Xi Ting took the two of them out.

Qin Yan sat there and asked, "Where are we going to shoot?"

"We have a shooting club. Don't worry. It's very safe there. Many shooting enthusiasts can go there to shoot too."

"Okay." Safety came first. Qin Yan did not wish for anything else. She only wanted the little bun to just give it a try.

In no time, the three of them arrived at the shooting club.

The family of three alighted from the car. Qin Yan looked up and discovered that, sure enough, there were people here.

Everyone liked novel and odd hobbies nowadays. Activities like fishing, shooting, and horse-riding had become common hobbies for wealthy people, so there were many people here too.

The family of three entered the venue. The excitement was plain on the little guy's face and he looked like he could not wait to try it out.

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