Zhan Yan said, “I’m going to tell big brother that you want to snatch his daughter, so you’ll never get to hold Beibei again. Haha, that way I can hug her a few more times.”
Zhan Yue: “…If you dare talk nonsense to big brother, watch out or I’ll beat you.”
“Beibei is so cute. Who wouldn’t want her to be their own daughter? Don’t say you’ve never thought about it. You just never imagined it could happen.”
“Right, I never imagined it, but being an uncle is pretty good too. A niece is still a daughter. I’ve long treated Beibei as my own daughter.”
Zhan Yan turned to the baby and said, “Baobao, take Beibei to play. Ninth Uncle is going to properly interrogate your Eighth Uncle and find out whether he’s hiding an Eighth Aunt for you all.”
“Ninth Uncle, if Eighth Uncle really has an Eighth Aunt hidden here, shall we search for her?”
“Your Eighth Uncle won’t even bring her home, so we definitely won’t find her. Don’t worry, if there really is one, Ninth Uncle will certainly help you dig her out. Off you go and play.”
Baobao agreed with a smile, knowing Ninth Uncle was only teasing Eighth Uncle.
Once Baobao took her little sister out to play, the two uncles quickly ordered people to follow the little brother and sister pair and warned them not to run outside the villa.
Several bodyguards were secretly protecting the children; that was arranged by Zhan Yin.
On the surface there were also bodyguards guarding his son and daughter.
In the shadows there were more. Even when their father personally took the pair out, the hidden bodyguards would never leave and would always follow to protect the children.
First, to guard against kidnappers; second, to guard against the media.
The media were not allowed to photograph the little ones’ faces.
Children of the Zhan family only appeared publicly and allowed media photos and reports after they came of age and were about to enter the business world.
After the little ones went out, Zhan Yan sat beside his brother, slung an arm over his shoulder and said, “Bro, we’re blood brothers and the closest in age, so we should be the tightest, right?”
“Can’t you tell me why you really bought a house in Wansheng Gardens?”
“I already told you, I like the environment there, that’s why I bought it. If you suspect Eighth Brother has ulterior motives, you can buy a unit there yourself.”
Zhan Yue removed the hand resting on his shoulder.
“So free today? Don’t you need to go to work?”
“Occasionally I skive off a bit. Forget it, I still prefer my little villa. It feels more spacious. Even a huge flat only gives you one floor to move around on. A villa has upstairs, downstairs and a garden.”
Zhan Yue laughed. “You’re just lazy and like lying in bed, and you don’t want to live so far away.”
“Don’t skive for too long. If big brother finds out, he’ll tear you apart. When we were your age we worked diligently and never dared slack off.”
Only after becoming old hands and completely comfortable with the job did we occasionally dare to skip going to the office.
Zhan Yan grinned. “I’m the youngest. Even if the sky falls, it won’t land on me. Why work myself to death? Money only needs to be enough to spend, food only needs to be enough to eat.”
“I have no ambition, no grand goals. I’m just going to coast along, eat, drink and wait to die.”
Zhan Yue: “…If Grandma heard that, she’d beat you.”
“I’m only saying it in front of you, Eighth Brother. I won’t let Grandma know.”
The old lady was especially lenient with the ninth grandson and didn’t discipline him as strictly. Besides, the older grandsons had all grown up, and with eight elder brothers watching over the youngest, the old lady felt at ease.
As a result, little Nine’s personality became rather wild. After graduating and entering society, he completely let loose and no longer worked as hard as he had at school.
In his own words, he had studied desperately at school only to avoid disgracing his brothers. Now that he had finally graduated, he didn’t want to push himself any more. His long suppressed true nature could at last be fully released.
“Eighth Brother, are you really not going home to recuperate? Mum is just like that, but actually she’s still very worried about you.”
