The Zhao Residence.
Zhao Jingshou and the others saw off all the guests.
Some relatives followed them back home, where they cut a cake and chatted for a long time.
"Honey, open the gifts."
"I'll record a video. If anything's too expensive, we'll return it."
Zhao Jingshou turned on his phone's video recording function.
He had to be cautious.
If someone filmed a video, showing them receiving expensive gifts, and then took them back after the video ended, and then reported him, he wouldn't be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
Of course, the probability of this happening is small.
"Okay."
Liang Chunhua nodded.
Liang Chunhua opened the gifts one by one.
Zhao Jingshou's position was high, so the gifts from guests were certainly not bad, but they were generally within reasonable limits.
The most expensive gifts usually wouldn't exceed ten thousand.
The Zhao family was wealthy, so receiving such gifts was quite reasonable; they usually gave gifts of a similar level to others.
"Wife, is this one from Mengyao?"
Zhao Jingshou asked.
Liang Chunhua was about to open a scroll.
"Yes, I remember Mengyao gave it to us."
Liang Chunhua slowly poured out the contents.
Zhao Jingshou helped to unfold the painting.
"Hmm?"
Zhao Jingshou was stunned as he looked at the unfolded painting. He had seen many calligraphy and paintings, and he had a decent aesthetic sense. He could tell at a glance that this painting was valuable.
"Honey, this painting is quite good."
"The Wealth and Longevity Double Happiness Painting, Mengyao, you put some thought into this."
Liang Chunhua's eyes lit up.
Her aesthetic sense wasn't that great. But this painting gave her a very, very good feeling.
Zhao Jingshou took a deep breath and said, "She did put some thought into it, but the problem is that Mengyao put too much thought into this painting."
After Zhao Jingshou finished speaking, he leaned in closely to examine it. After a while, he said, "Wife, we can't accept this. I feel this painting could sell for at least several hundred thousand."
Liang Chunhua was stunned.
"So much?"
Zhao Jingshou nodded, "It'll only be more, not less."
Liang Chunhua said, "But I think we can accept this."
Zhao Jingshou frowned and said, "Wife, don't be silly. Even if this was sent by Mengyao, we can't accept it."
"Mengyao won't spread rumors to hurt us, but there's no such thing as an airtight wall. What if others find out?"
Liang Chunhua pointed at the lower right corner.
"Look there."
Zhao Jingshou leaned in to take a look.
"Hmm? This painting was painted by Lin Chen?"
Doubt filled Zhao Jingshou's eyes.
Liang Chunhua: "It should be. There's no other signature on this painting, and it does look like it was freshly painted, right?"
"Mengyao is quite sensible. She wouldn't buy a painting worth millions to put us in a difficult position."
Zhao Jingshou exclaimed in admiration: "If it was painted by Lin Chen, then Mengyao is quite a match for him, a handsome man and a beautiful woman."
"Can we accept it?"
"I quite like this painting."
Liang Chunhua asked.
Zhao Jingshou thought for a moment and said: "Lin Chen is Mengyao's husband, and she didn't have to spend any money for the painting. The framing materials are ordinary. If you like it, then you can accept it."
"But, we need to confirm if it was really painted by Lin Chen first."
Liang Chunhua took out her phone. "It's not late yet, Mengyao probably hasn't gone to sleep. I'll call and ask."
Soon, Liang Chunhua's call went through.
Xu Mengyao really hadn't slept yet. She was lying in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
"Aunt Liang."
Xu Mengyao called out.
"Mengyao, we just opened the painting you gave us. It's signed by Lin Chen. Did Lin Chen paint it?"
Liang Chunhua asked.
Xu Mengyao replied, "Yes, I didn't know what to give. Lin Chen's paintings are quite good, so I had him paint one."
"Aunt Liang, is there a problem?"
Liang Chunhua smiled. "There's no problem if it's Lin Chen's painting. Mengyao, when you have time, come over and have a meal with Lin Chen. Aunt Liang wants to thank him."
"Okay, sure."
Soon, Liang Chunhua hung up the phone. Zhao Jingshou recalled Lin Chen's appearance. "Lin Chen acted neither servile nor overbearing. Turns out, he's got some real talent."
"Honey, you take the others apart, and I'll admire this one some more."
The next morning.
Lin Chen and the others got up, and the housekeeper had prepared breakfast.
Lin Xiaoxi pouted, her little mouth pursed.
Having gotten used to Lin Chen's cooking, she found the food at yesterday's banquet unappetizing, and the breakfast made by the housekeeper was even worse.
Although they ate at an ordinary restaurant yesterday, the chef was the head chef of a big hotel, so the food was still pretty good.
"Xiaoxi, you can't be picky."
Xu Mengyao said.
Lin Xiaoxi's eyes darted around, then she said, "Mom, Aunt Qingqing and the others work every day, they must be very tired, right?"
"What are you trying to say?"
Lin Xiaoxi looked at Lin Chen, "Dad, how about letting Aunt Qingqing and the others rest for a bit?"
Lin Chen gently scraped Lin Xiaoxi's little nose. "Xiaoxi, although Dad knows what you're up to, it's good that you can understand the hardships of others."
"I think it's okay."
"What do you think, honey?"
Xu Mengyao said, annoyed, "You two have already discussed it, how can I object? Anyway, the house won't get too dirty in two days."
"Just give them two days off."
Soon, Xu Mengyao spoke to the four nannies.
They left happily, enjoying their paid leave, comfortable.
"Xiaoxi, Dad will cook lunch."
"But breakfast is ready. Can we waste food?"
Lin Chen asked.
Lin Xiaoxi shook her head.
"Then eat quickly. After eating, we'll go out for a walk. Maybe you'll run into your good friends."
"Mm-hm."
Lin Xiaoxi nodded.
She said while eating, "Dad, I want to find Tiantian, Yiyi, Pipi, and Yuanyuan to play with."
Lin Chen looked at Mengyao.
Mengyao said, "They're all kids from the neighborhood. Tiantian, Yiyi, and Yuanyuan are little girls, a bit older than Xiaoxi. Pipi is a little boy."
"Their families are all well-off."
Lin Chen nodded. Could anyone living here be poor?
This neighborhood was a purely villa community. He estimated that the smaller villas were at least four or five hundred square meters. The price of any villa here was no less than fifty million.
He had made some money recently, but compared to the local tyrants living here, his money was nothing.
After finishing breakfast, Lin Chen and the others soon went outside.
"Yiyi."
After walking around for a while, Lin Xiaoxi saw a playmate.
The other person was a bit older than her.
"Xiaoxi."
The little girl was also very happy to see Lin Xiaoxi.
Lin Xiaoxi said, "Yiyi, this is my Dad. I have a dad, and my dad is a Superman."
Her little mouth babbled on and on.
The little girl was brought out by her mother, who looked at Xu Mengyao: "President Xu, Xiaoxi has become much more cheerful, and she speaks much more fluently than before."
"Yiyi is not as good as her, even though she is older."
Xu Mengyao smiled and said, "This is all thanks to her dad. Sister Song... he is my husband, Lin Chen."
"Honey, Sister Song's family is in the clothing business, and they're doing quite well."
Sister Song's name is Song Sisi. A look of surprise flashed in her eyes; it seemed natural for Xu Mengyao to call Lin Chen "honey."
As far as she knew, Xu Mengyao hadn't held a wedding banquet.
Whether they had registered their marriage, she didn't know.
"Hello, Brother Lin."
Song Sisi greeted him with a smile.
Lin Chen nodded, "Hello."
Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Chen, "Honey, I still have things to do at the company, so you can take Xiaoxi by yourself."
"Xiaoxi, you have to listen to Daddy, okay?"
Lin Xiaoxi looked at Xu Mengyao: "Mommy, kiss."
Xu Mengyao squatted down and kissed Lin Xiaoxi.
"Mommy, you kiss Daddy too."
Lin Xiaoxi said in a childish voice.
Xu Mengyao: "..."
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