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2.2% After Divorce, I Inherited the Game's Fortune / Chapter 19: 19, the Dainty Little Cook

Chapter 19: 19, the Dainty Little Cook

(Looking up at the U8 in Dragon Rock Green)

Yang Hao, with one hand propping his chin, looked at the big guy parked by the side of the road.

This certainly couldn't be considered a small car anymore.

"Xixi is right, it's a big car."

Yang Hao nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, Xixi took out a cartoon sticker from her pocket, excitedly ran to the side of the big car, "Daddy, can I stick this on there?"

"Of course you can."

Whenever possible, Yang Hao would fulfill his beloved daughter's wishes, and if there were no conditions, he would create them.

That's just how a doting father is, no helping it.

Of course, on matters of principle or values, Yang Hao would not compromise.

"Dude, are you crazy?"

"Do you know how much this car costs? And you're letting your daughter stick stuff all over it!!"

At this point, a passing bystander who was observing the car suddenly spoke up. He hadn't heard the conversation between the father and daughter earlier and had only overheard Xixi asking if she could put a cartoon sticker on the front bumper, and then Yang Hao's answer that she could.

"Bro, you can't spoil a child like that. You can tell by looking— this car is brand new. You can't just stick stuff on it willy-nilly."

Another middle-aged man in his forties also chimed in with advice.

Actually, what this brother said was correct, one indeed shouldn't randomly sticker someone else's car.

But the problem was, this wasn't someone else's car.

Yang Hao took out his car keys, pressed the unlock button casually, and then the lights of the BYD U8 began to blink...

The two bystanders exchanged glances.

Damn, the guy's the owner of the car!

"Thanks for the warning, bro, but I think we should not kill a child's creativity either."

Yang Hao said coolly, with overwhelming composure.

The middle-aged man and the other man who had spoken earlier gave an embarrassed smile.

Right, what you're saying is spot on!

It's your car, you could even smash it if you wanted to!

"Dude, does this car really cost over a million?"

The middle-aged man asked.

"It's about 1.2 million on the road," Yang Hao replied truthfully.

"When I win five million first-prize tickets in the double-color ball lottery, I'll buy one too," said the middle-aged man with a look of anticipation. He had been a lottery player for twenty years and had witnessed countless miracles, so he believed in miracles.

Five million first-prize tickets? That's nothing. Maybe there'll be ten million or twenty million in the future!

Just go for it.

After all, common folk can only rage powerlessly.

Yang Hao gave a thumbs up; the brother was quite humorous.

"Daddy, does it look good?"

By this time, Xixi had already stuck the cartoon sticker of George from "Peppa Pig" on the left side of the front bumper.

"Yeah, it looks good."

"Do you have any more stickers?" Yang Hao asked.

"Yes."

Xixi then pulled out several more from her pocket, including Peppa, Mummy Pig, and Daddy Pig.

"Shall we put the whole family on there?"

Yang Hao suggested with a chuckle.

"Yes, yes!"

Xixi nodded her head vigorously; her idea was actually very simple. Daddy had said that this car would be hers in the future, so she wanted to make a mark on it, otherwise she wouldn't be able to find it if it got lost.

So the father and daughter squatted in front of the bumper, seriously sticking the stickers of Peppa, Mummy Pig, and Daddy Pig all over it.

The middle-aged man and the younger man on the side shook their heads nonstop; they just couldn't understand the world of the rich!

A luxury car worth over a million, just being played with by a child.

Utterly extravagant!

After the father and daughter busied themselves for a while, all four stickers were affixed: George and Peppa on either side of the bumper, with Daddy Pig and Mummy Pig in the center.

The family of four neatly arranged looked much more symmetrical than a lone George.

Yay!

Xixi was delighted, celebrating with a high-five with her dad.

Yang Hao kissed his precious daughter's cheek, then lifted the little girl into the car.

The interior space of the car was large, Xixi could even stretch out her legs when sitting in the back.

But Yang Hao was thinking of buying a child safety seat; it would be safer for Xixi when going on long trips.

Oh, the life of a daughter's slave, always thinking of the daughter's needs!

Since the rented house was very close to the kindergarten, it took less than five minutes for the U8 to arrive at the old residential building.

The advantage of living in such an old community was that parking was free and based on first-come-first-serve—if one got off work early, there were plenty of parking spots in the community.

The father and daughter went upstairs.

However, as they approached the door, the aroma of cooking wafted out from inside the house.

"Hehe, Auntie is here!"

Xixi danced around excitedly; her favorite person was Dad, followed by Auntie, and then Mom.

That was because ever since she could remember, Mom had been rather fierce, and later she didn't want her and Dad anymore.

But children have an innate longing for maternal love, especially when other kids in the kindergarten would talk about their own moms, sometimes Xixi would feel very dejected. That's why she had suggested to Jiang Yuqi that morning to have Mrs. Qiqi be her mother.

"Auntie!"

"I'm back!"

Once inside, Xixi changed into her little slippers and dashed toward the kitchen.

Then Li Manni, hearing the commotion, peered out from the kitchen to stop Xixi from entering.

This familiar scene made Yang Hao's lips curl upwards involuntarily.

Life was getting better...

"Manni, did you finish work early again today?"

Yang Hao asked.

"Today I went to help migrant workers with my colleagues to defend their rights. We finished in the afternoon after leaving the labor inspection team's office."

Li Manni explained.

"I see."

Yang Hao nodded, then advised, "From now on, if you come over early from work, don't bother cooking, or just prepare something simple and vegetarian. I'm trying to lose weight, and Xixi already ate at kindergarten so she can't eat much."

"Hmm, okay."

Li Manni nodded, then went back to busying herself in the kitchen.

Soon, three dishes and a soup were laid out on the dining table.

The dishes were sweet and sour carp, "pipa" tofu, and stir-fried broccoli with shrimp.

The soup was winter melon and pork rib soup.

Just as lavish as the day before.

Yang Hao looked at the three dishes and soup on the dining table, all appealing in color, aroma, and taste. Then he looked at Li Manni, who was wearing a pink apron with a cartoon pattern, her long hair tied in a high ponytail for convenience while cooking, meticulous beads of sweat on her smooth forehead catching the glow of the sunset through the window, casting a sparkling light.

Her smile was as warm as a spring breeze, and even the slightly loose apron could not conceal her graceful curves.

Such a charming little cook!

Yang Hao couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Brother-in-law, didn't you go to deliver takeout today?"

While Yang Hao was a bit lost in his admiration, Li Manni's voice broke the spell, her cheeks slightly reddened, likely from sensing his rather intense gaze.

"Uh, changed jobs."

Yang Hao snapped back to reality and casually replied.

"What job is it?" Li Manni asked curiously.

"Sort of starting a business, with a friend," Yang Hao replied.

"Still opening a hot pot restaurant?"

Although Li Manni wouldn't look down on Yang Hao's status as a deliveryman, she was naturally very supportive and happy for her brother-in-law if he wanted to start anew.

"No, not that."

"A friend started a fitness center; I'm just helping out."

"Let's eat, you've been busy for half a day."

Yang Hao, not wanting to continue the topic of starting up, picked up an empty bowl to serve Xixi some soup.

"Daddy, I want to eat ribs, four of them."

Because Xixi had already eaten at kindergarten, Yang Hao only served her two ribs, but the little foodie wasn't satisfied.

"Alright, four then."

"But if you can't finish them, don't force yourself."

While adding two more ribs, Yang Hao reminded her again.

"Mhm mhm."

Xixi nodded eagerly, but in her little foodie heart, she was already planning to eat two more later.

In fact, Yang Hao was really hungry, especially with the delicious-looking three dishes and one soup on the table. But for the sake of the system's task and that hefty reward of one hundred thousand for a pound, he restrained himself, eating only vegetables and skipping the rice.

Luckily, the foods Li Manni cooked today were all very suitable for a fat-reduction diet, with ingredients like broccoli, shrimp, and carp being common in fat-loss meals. Even the tofu is actually a low-fat food.

Wait, this wasn't a coincidence.

Yang Hao suddenly looked up at Li Manni, "Did you choose these ingredients because I'm trying to lose weight?"

"Yeah."

Li Manni nodded, quietly saying, "You won't gain weight eating these during a fat-reduction phase, and they'll still make you feel full."

"You've worked hard."

A warmth spread in Yang Hao's heart. She had taken to heart his offhand remark about wanting to lose weight the day before.

Damn, who knows which bastard will benefit from this in the future!

Moved, Yang Hao couldn't help but silently lament once more.


Chapter 20: 20, the blind date ended, clean and efficient.

"Auntie, Daddy bought me a big car."

"A very, very big car....."

After dinner, the little foodie Xixi, while rubbing her round belly, boasted to her aunt.

"Really?"

"How big is it?"

Li Manni thought Xixi was talking about a toy car. She scanned the room but didn't see any trace of a car.

"This big..."

Xixi stretched out her arms as far as she could and said, "Daddy and I even put the Peppa Pig Family stickers on it."

"Uhh, a real car?"

Li Manni looked towards Yang Hao, who was clearing the table.

"Yeah, it's always inconvenient without a car. Later, I'll drive you back to school and take Xixi out for a spin..."

He couldn't hide the fact that he was wealthy again, and he had no intention of keeping it from Li Manni.

"Oh, okay."

Li Manni nodded gently, her eyes full of confusion. She knew about her brother-in-law's situation. The previous house was sold, with half of the money going to her sister and the other half used to pay off debts. It seemed that it still wasn't enough.

Actually, the brother-in-law could have used all the money from the house sale to pay off debts and then split the remainder evenly, but to gain custody of Xixi, he chose to compromise.

Because under the current circumstances, if the court were to decide, it was highly likely that they would grant custody to Li Manshu. The child was young, she was the mother, and she had a stable job—all these were advantageous factors.

Li Manni also knew that the house was sold for 2.9 million, 1.1 million was used to pay off the bank loan, leaving 1.8 million to be split evenly between them, giving each person 900,000. Yang Hao's share was used to pay off debts, while her sister's 900,000 seemed to be for buying a new home; she didn't know the details as they hadn't been in touch recently.

So, the custody of Xixi was essentially something that her brother-in-law had bought from her sister for hundreds of thousands of yuan, and her sister even added the condition of not paying child support, which Yang Hao also agreed to.

The things Li Manshu did can be summed up in four words: abandoning husband and daughter!

And because of this, Li Manni was utterly disappointed in her sister; she had never imagined her sister could be so cold and selfish.

"My financial situation has indeed improved, but the reasons are a bit complicated. I'll tell you slowly when there's time."

"In any case, from now on, you don't need to worry about me and Xixi making a living."

While Li Manni was washing dishes in the kitchen, Yang Hao approached her and volunteered an explanation.

"Mmm, that's good news."

Li Manni nodded and smiled, "Now you won't have to work so hard delivering food every day."

Actually, Li Manni was a bit worried about her brother-in-law's job as a food delivery worker; about half a month earlier, a Kangaroo delivery person had been hit by a car and killed while running a red light on an electric scooter to save time. The family sued Kangaroo Company for compensation, but Kangaroo said that the courier violated traffic regulations themselves, and was only willing to offer tens of thousands of yuan in condolence money.

At that time, she also went to interview the family of the victim. The Kangaroo courier who was killed was about the same age as Yang Hao, and his child was only seven years old.

Li Manni still couldn't forget the image of the small boy holding his father's portrait and weeping bitterly. That night, she even had a nightmare.

In the dream, her brother-in-law Yang Hao had become the victim, with Xixi holding her and crying non-stop, and her sister was trying to claim compensation from Kangaroo....

Now that the brother-in-law didn't need to deliver food, she could finally let go of the constant worry she had held.

"Manni, go and teach Xixi English."

"I'll take care of the kitchen."

Throughout university, Li Manni had studied very hard. In addition to the English she was already proficient in, she also took elective courses in Japanese and French, achieving fluency in both.

And it was time for Xixi to start learning English. Every time Li Manni came to the house, she would teach her some simple words and conversation.

"Okay."

Li Manni washed her hands and then took off the apron tied around her. She was wearing a black turtleneck sweater that was rather thin and form-fitting. Without the apron, her curvaceous figure was fully revealed.

Yang Hao's gaze lingered for a moment before he hurriedly looked back at the kitchen sink.

The impression of the little girl, truly, had grown up before he knew it...

"Brother-in-law, let me tie the apron for you."

Li Manni quickly tied the apron she had removed from herself around Yang Hao's waist, creating a rather delicate bow at the back.

The pink cartoon apron fit Li Manni just right, but on Yang Hao, it had a comical effect, as if a father had secretly worn his daughter's clothes.

Li Manni found the scene amusing and made a point of grabbing her cell phone to snap a photo before she stepped to the kitchen doorway.

Yang Hao wasn't too concerned about his appearance; instead, he was drawn to the faint lingering fragrance on the apron.

Strangely, Li Manni had been bustling about in the kitchen wearing that apron for quite a while, and it should have smelled of cooking fumes, but Yang Hao didn't catch a whiff of that. Instead, it was the faint, soothing fragrance that kept wafting into his nostrils.

This scent wasn't like perfume, often found on pretty girls—it would be an exaggeration to call it a body scent, but it was that kind of smell that felt very comfortable to smell.

So there's some truth to the saying that pretty girls always smell nice.

After tidying up the kitchen, Yang Hao returned to the living room.

In fact, in this one-room apartment, the living room and bedroom were combined.

The dining table from earlier had now been transformed into a study desk, with Li Manni teaching Xixi English.

However, having eaten too much just before, the little foodie was feeling rather sleepy, and Auntie Li Manni would occasionally flick her gently on the head to keep her awake.

Yang Hao didn't disturb the two and picked up his phone to discover that he had several unread WeChat messages.

Most of them were from Wei Facai. Earlier that morning, Yang Hao had repaid him fifty thousand yuan, and upon waking up and seeing this, Wei Facai had sent an inquiring message to Yang Hao. After reading it, Yang Hao had rushed to take Xixi to school and forgot to reply, and then he completely forgot about it.

Wei Facai was probably off work by now, and seeing no response from Yang Hao, he had sent several more messages.

Unable to go into details about the origin of the money, Yang Hao simply said that his family's old house was being relocated.

Indeed, there had always been talk of relocating the house where Yang Hao's parents lived, but it had never happened; given the current property market downturn, it was even less likely to happen, but it made a good excuse.

Sure enough, Wei Facai immediately sent a "Bullshit" emoji and rattled off some things about how Li Manshu must be regretting now; as a good brother, Wei Facai was quite indignant on Yang Hao's behalf.

Besides Wei Facai's messages, there were also a few from Zhang Guilin. She had sent her business card, saying that the person on it was her niece and suggested that since she was a girl, Yang Hao should take the initiative.

A little while later, she messaged again to ask if Yang Hao had added her...

Surely a tsundere leftover woman of a certain age!

Actually, Yang Hao had anticipated this when Zhang Guilin said she would recommend her niece to add him on WeChat.

To not disappoint Mrs. Zhang's kindness, Yang Hao took the initiative and added her recommended contact.

The person's nickname was in English: Alisa

In recent years, having an English name seemed trendy. However, the hairdressing industry, almost single-handedly, pushed down the tide of English naming—a contribution to cultural confidence.

Helplessly, you come up with an English name, Tony, after much thought,

Only to discover at the hair salon that you share the same name as your hairstylist!

Talk about awkward...

This Alisa quickly approved the friend request, then sent a message: "Are you Mr. Yang? Introduced by my second aunt?"

"Yes, Mrs. Zhang introduced me," Yang Hao replied.

Alisa: Then let's just go through the formalities.

Alisa: Do you have a house?

Yang Hao: No

Alisa: Do you have a car?

Yang Hao: Yes

Alisa: What brand?

Yang Hao: BYD

Alisa: I'll tell my second aunt that we're not suitable, hope you can cooperate.

Yang Hao: Okay.

The blind date concluded, crisp and clear.


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