Chapter 111: Goodbye Little Mango

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Hey, Xiao Chao, what made you think of giving me a call?” At that moment, Ye Zhengfeng was in his office, going through documents. Receiving Zhou Chao’s call was quite unexpected.

“Hehe, Uncle Ye, it’s little Mango who called me. She said she missed me, so I came to Peng City!”

“Hmm? How does Little Mango have your number?” Ye Zhengfeng was equally surprised by this revelation.

“I was surprised when I received a call from little Mango in the morning. She mentioned that she used her mom’s phone to call me!” Zhou Chao swiftly explained the situation, and Ye Zhengfeng found it quite peculiar. After all, only he had the phone number, so how did Little Mango know it? In the end, Ye Zhengfeng decided to set aside his doubts and planned to ask Little Mango about it later.

“Where are you right now?”

“Uncle Ye, I’m at the hotel. I’m planning to find Little Mango but 1 just realized I didn’t know where your house is, so 1 thought I’d give you a call.”

After a moment of contemplation, Ye Zhengfeng spoke, “Go straight to Qiaoxiang Village. I’m staying there. I’m about to finish work, and we’ll have dinner at home. I’ll let Auntie know to prepare more food.”

“Will 1 be bothering you?”

“You brat, call me when you get to Qiaoxiang Village.” Ye Zhengfeng hung up the phone after speaking, a slight smile appearing on his stern face.

Zhou Chao looked at the hung-up phone, then picked up the two vacuum-sealed plush toys and the bottle of wine. He left the hotel, hailed a taxi at the entrance, and headed to Qiaoxiang Village.

Qiaoxiang Village was about 30 kilometers away from the Belle-Laire Hotel where Zhou Chao was staying, a journey that took roughly half an hour by car. Zhou Chao arrived at Qiaoxiang Village.

Situated in the Futian district of Peng City, Qiaoxiang Village was nestled near Meilin Mountain Park. It possessed both a fresh and lively atmosphere, making it a subject of national attention due to being one of the last batches of welfare housing in Peng City.

Standing at the entrance of Qiaoxiang Village, Zhou Chao held two vacuum-sealed plush toys in his hands. To any passerby, he might have seemed like he was waiting for his girlfriend.

After waiting for about ten minutes, just as Zhou Chao was about to take out his phone to call Ye Zhengfeng, an Audi A6 pulled up in front of him.

“Kid, get in.” The rear window of the Audi rolled down, and it was Ye Zhengfeng who spoke. Zhou Chao didn’t hesitate and simply opened the door, getting into the car.

“Hey there, you brought gifts too. Be careful, I might accuse you of bribing me.” Ye Zhengfeng teased as he saw Zhou Chao holding several bags.

“Hehe, Uncle Ye, these are for Little Mango. I also brought a bottle of wine for you. We can enjoy it later.” When Ye Zhengfeng heard that Zhou Chao’s gifts were for Little Mango, he couldn’t help but chuckle.

“So you brought wine for me too? What kind of wine is it?”

“Uncle Ye, it’s just a bottle of red wine. I wasn’t sure if you’d like it.”

“Sure thing, I’ll join you for a drink tonight.” As their conversation continued, the car had already pulled into the garage.

“We’ve arrived,” Ye Zhengfeng announced as he opened the car door and stepped out. His secretary in the front passenger seat also emerged, holding a bag.

“Xiao Li, you can head back for now.” Ye Zhengfeng took the bag from Xiao Li and said.

“Alright, Leader.”

Ye Zhengfeng then led Zhou Chao into the elevator.

“Little Mango will be overjoyed to see you.”

“I’ve been missing her too.”

“Ding.” Zhou Chao glanced at the 22nd-floor button. Following Ye Zhengfeng, he stepped out of the elevator.

“Little Mango, Dad’s back! Come out and see who’s here.” Ye Zhengfeng had just opened the door and called out to the inside.

“Daddy, you’re back!” Little Mango’s sweet voice rang out as she leaped off the couch. She almost stumbled but managed to steady herself by grabbing onto the coffee table. She then trotted over and flung herself into Ye Zhengfeng’s arms.

“Little Mango, look who’s here.” At this moment, Zhou Chao, who had been standing behind the door, stepped forward.

“Hey, little Mango.” Zhou Chao shook the gifts in his hands.

“Ah, handsome big brother is here! Little Mango missed you so much.” Little Mango bounced out of Ye Zhengfeng’s arms and ran towards Zhou Chao. He quickly put down the plush toys and the wine and hugged her.

“Little Mango, didn’t I say I would come?”

“Alright, Little Mango, come down so your big brother can come in.” Hearing this, Little Mango hurriedly climbed down from Zhou Chao.

“Big brother, come in quickly.” Little Mango ran into the house.

“All, I’ve arrived.” Zhou Chao picked up the vacuum-sealed plush toys and the wine from the floor and entered. He casually placed the wine on the table.

“Little Mango, take a look at what big brother brought for you.” Zhou Chao showed the two vacuum-sealed plush toys to Little Mango.

“Big brother, are these Big Bear and Little Tiger? Why are they so small, and why do they look like this? They’re not nice.” Zhou Chao laughed as he looked at the compressed plush toys.

“Next, big brother will perform a magic trick for you. Close your eyes, little Mango.”

“Really?” Little Mango covered her eyes. However, her big eyes peeked through the small gap between her hands and gave her away.

Nevertheless, Zhou Chao didn’t expose Little Mango and quickly removed the packaging.

“Ta-da! Little Mango, do you think this Big Bear looks nice?” Zhou Chao held up the plush toy that had suddenly expanded and handed it to her. The plush toy was so big that it covered her entire body.

“Wow, handsome big brother, this Big Bear is so cute! 1 want to hug it.” Little Mango used her tiny hands to hug the head of the Big Bear. She tried to lift it, but it was too large for her to manage.

“Little Mango, take a look at this Little Tiger plush toy, is it nice?” Zhou Chao unwrapped the packaging of the other vacuum-sealed plush toy. The two plush toys, both over a meter long, were now before Little Mango.

“Hehe, thank you, big brother. I want to sleep while hugging them.” She tried to carry the plush toys into the bedroom, but her efforts were in vain. She ended up looking at Zhou Chao with hopeful eyes.

“Alright, let’s put the adorable Big Bear and Little Tiger on the bed for our little Mango.” Zhou Chao said, picking up one plush toy in each hand. He followed Little Mango to her bedroom. Ye Zhengfeng couldn’t help but chuckle as he watched.

“Zhengfeng, Zhou Chao, dinner is ready.” The voice of Little Mango’s mother came from the kitchen, and Zhou Chao led Little Mango out.

“Xiao Chao, let me introduce you. This is your Aunt Wang.” Ye Zhengfeng pointed to the middle-aged woman who was carrying dishes out. Although she was called Aunt Wang, she appeared to be well-maintained and looked around 30 years old.

“Aunt Wang, sorry for the trouble today, making so many dishes.” Zhou Chao looked at the table full of dishes and apologized sincerely.

“It’s no trouble at all. We’re all family.” Everyone laughed at her words.

“By the way, I brought a bottle of wine today. It’s perfect for tonight.” Zhou Chao stood up and brought over the wine he had placed on the table earlier. He quickly opened the wooden box, revealing an exquisite bottle of red wine.

“Domaine Romanee Conti?” Aunt Wang spoke, and even Ye Zhengfeng looked curiously at the bottle of red wine in Zhou Chao’s hand.

“Is this wine valuable?” Ye Zhengfeng, a principled official, was not very familiar with such wines.

“It depends on the year.” Aunt Wang took the wine and examined it closely.

“1945 Domaine Romanee Conti Grand Cru?” Aunt Wang exclaimed directly, her gaze complicated as she looked at Zhou Chao, leaving Ye Zhengfeng bewildered.

“Wife, why are you so surprised?” Aunt Wang finally snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Ye Zhengfeng. After a moment of contemplation, she began to speak.

“Do you know the value of this wine? The current market price is 3.8 million, per bottle!” Aunt Wang’s words left Ye Zhengfeng silent for a moment.

“Xiao Chao, 1 can’t drink this wine!” Ye Zhengfeng said solemnly.

“Uncle Ye, don’t worry too much. I have plenty of this wine. 1 assure you, I didn’t come here specifically to impress you with an expensive gift. Please don’t misunderstand,” Zhou Chao quickly explained, understanding that Ye Zhengfeng was concerned he might be trying to curry favor by bringing such an expensive wine.

“Really? You won’t be deliberately deceiving me, right?” Ye Zhengfeng still had some uncertainty, as he had to uphold his principles in his position.

“I’m being sincere. If you don’t believe me, take a look.” Zhou Chao showed Ye Zhengfeng the pictures he had taken earlier. Ye Zhengfeng examined them for a while before he let out a sigh.

“Are you intentionally trying to make fun of me?” Ye Zhengfeng looked at Zhou Chao and pretended to be annoyed.

“Not at all. It’s just that since it’s my first time visiting you, 1 thought 1 should bring something. I randomly picked a bottle of red wine to bring,” Zhou Chao explained, fearing that Ye Zhengfeng might misunderstand and think he was trying to impress him with an expensive gift.

“You rascal! Wife, today we’re going to celebrate. Go ahead and open the wine.” Aunt Wang, jubilantly holding the red wine, went to let it breathe.

“Come, let’s have some appetizers first.” Ye Zhengfeng began to use his chopsticks, and seeing this, Zhou Chao didn’t hesitate and joined in. Little Mango, on her own special stool, was in a battle with the delicious food.

Before long, the wine was properly aired, and the trio relished their meal and engaged in conversation while sipping red wine. Zhou Chao and Ye Zhengfeng were particularly engrossed, discussing topics that carried on until well past 9 o’clock. Meanwhile, Little Mango had been intermittently dozing off, gently pulling at Zhou Chao’s attire, torn between the urge to sleep and the reluctance to do so.

“Uncle Ye, I think it’s about time for me to go back to the hotel. I’ll come over tomorrow to take Little Mango out to play.” Little Mango, who was in a drowsy state, perked up upon hearing that her handsome big brother was going to take her out to play tomorrow.

“Really? Big brother is going to take me out to play tomorrow! Yay! Little Mango is so happy!” Little Mango jumped excitedly beside them.

“Well, that works. Tomorrow, your Aunt Wang will be home. You can come over to pick up Little Mango. It’s getting late, so I won’t keep you any longer.” Ye Zhengfeng glanced at the time, realizing it was getting quite late.

“Okay then, Uncle Ye, Aunt Wang, I’ll head back now. Little Mango, see you tomorrow!” Zhou Chao waved goodbye to Little Mango.

“Okay, handsome big brother, see you tomorrow!” Little Mango mimicked the gesture.

Zhou Chao left Qiaoxiang Village, flagged down a taxi on the roadside, and returned to the Belle-Laire Hotel. Thinking about the places he could take Little Mango to tomorrow, he decided to call Da Wu, who was already in Peng City.

“Beep beep beep….”