Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 1578: Chapter 914: Daughters Are Only Close to You When They’re Your Own (Part 2)

The autumn breeze was getting stronger, with a chill creeping in. Beijing was also welcoming the peak season for autumn travel. The airport was bustling with people, and many tour guides were holding signs and calling out.

Jiang Chengsi, wearing sunglasses, had been waiting at the exit with Si Qingxiao for quite some time, arms crossed, looking anxious and a bit impatient.

Jiang Jinsang and Tang Wan were on the same flight back as Si Yushan and the others, providing some company.

"Their plane just landed, they still need to get their luggage, what’s the rush?" Si Qingxiao glanced at her watch.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Jiang Jinsang was the first to be seen.

Someone of his height stood out among a crowd of average people, wearing simple white clothes and black pants, sunglasses on, with naturally fair skin that was hard to overlook.

He was pushing a luggage cart, and their Little Tuanzi, wearing a pink hat, was sitting on it, waving continuously at Jiang Chengsi, "Daddy—"

Tang Wan lifted her off the luggage cart, advising her not to run in the crowd.

The little girl still trotted on her small legs, flying toward Jiang Chengsi.

"Slow down," Jiang Jinsang and others all advised.

At that moment, Little Tuanzi probably only had eyes for Jiang Chengsi. He bent down and easily scooped up his daughter, "Did you miss Daddy?"

"I did. Did you miss me?"

"Yes."

The intimacy between father and daughter was naturally irreplaceable by the uncle’s few days of companionship.

Jiang Jinsang shook his head helplessly:

The little one had clung to him in Nanjiang, but in Beijing, it seemed that her eyes could see no one but her father.

Just like that little girl from the Huo family, who always played hard to get, but couldn’t peel her eyes away when Huo Qinqi returned.

From childhood to adulthood, their meetings had been few, but inexplicably, the little girl just wanted to stick to him.

When Huo Qinqi cooked, she almost brought a small stool to wait by the door.

Indeed...

Daughters are the ones who are the most affectionate when they are your own.

"Uncle and Aunt are having dinner, Daddy said we’re having a feast," the little girl clung to Jiang Chengsi’s neck and refused to let go, obviously more attached to her father than to Si Qingxiao.

"Let’s all eat together," Si Yushan suggested.

"No, I arranged with Mutang to pick him up. We haven’t seen the child in a long time, I miss him," said Jiang Jinsang. The two families were very familiar with each other, so there was no need for too much politeness. Since Jiang Jinsang and Tang Wan were eager to see the child, the Si family didn’t insist.

**

At the parking lot, the two families went their separate ways.

Jiang Chengsi inquired about what his daughter had played with in Nanjiang. The little girl spoke vaguely and without logic, jumping from one thing to another, but as her father, he found everything she said adorable.

"In Nanjiang, there was a mishap. I asked Yan Uncle’s son to take her to play, but then he said she got lost, the child got taken by a trafficker," Si Yushan laughed.

"What happened?" Jiang Chengsi asked. "She got lost?"

"This is how it went..." Si Yushan briefly explained the incident. "Yan Uncle’s kid seemed to be quite scared by it. Being young, he didn’t want to play with her after that."

"But that kid is quite clever, knowing to find someone. Some kids might get scared and cry," Si Qingxiao said with a smile.

"Maybe it’s left him with an emotional scar."

...

Jiang Chengsi then asked his daughter, "Do you think Yan family’s brother treats you well?"

"Yes, he bought me soda and gave me lots of things."

Even though he didn’t play with her, before she left, he gave her a snack gift bag, making Little Tuanzi even more puzzled by this difficult-to-understand brother.

"Don’t you think the generational hierarchy is weird? I call Mr. Yan ’Uncle,’ but my daughter calls his son ’brother’? By rights, he should be ’Uncle’ too," Si Qingxiao frowned.

"Kids, we can correct them later," Si Yushan laughed.

Jiang Chengsi frowned, counting carefully, that kid was indeed on the same generational level as him, logically, he should call him ’big brother.’

Oh, this is frustrating. There’s a younger brother in the Huo family in Beijing, and another younger brother in Nanjiang, is my generational level really this low?

Why are there so many younger brothers!

Meanwhile, Jiang Jinsang had Jiang Cuo and Jiang Jiu waiting in the parking lot earlier.

These two were still a pair of bachelors, with Jiang Cuo having had a girlfriend a couple of years ago, seemingly even reaching the stage of discussing marriage. At the time he lived with Jiang Jiu, but moved out to live with his girlfriend after he started dating.

Before leaving, he even treated Jiang Jiu to a meal to thank him for years of care and hoped he’d soon find a partner.

One week later, on a stormy night, he returned with a suitcase to his old home.

Exactly how they broke up, no one knew.

Anyway, the two of them are still living together now.

"Here are the aquarium tickets," Jiang Jiu said as he drove, while Jiang Cuo sat in the passenger seat and handed him four tickets. "I checked for you, the orca shows are at 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., and I’ve also planned the tour route for you."

"Alright."

Apart from bringing his son, Jiang Jinsang would definitely take Jiang Sese too, while Jiang Shiyi and his wife didn’t join in the fun.

"They say the restaurant inside is nice, just a bit expensive," Jiang Cuo had already prepared their itinerary for them. "Since it’s the summer vacation, I estimate there’ll be a lot of people. If you want to take the kids, it’s best to go a bit earlier."

"I got it."

**

Jiang Jinsang looked down at the itinerary while Tang Wan was thinking about what to have for lunch with the children.

According to the plan, they could reach the Taekwondo Hall around 10:40 a.m., and the training would end at 11 a.m. They could make it in time, but they underestimated the travel peak congestion.

As it was approaching 11 a.m., Tang Wan called the Taekwondo Hall’s coach to explain the situation, asking them to help look after the kids for a while.

After the training ended, besides cleaning up the venue, the coach had to handle some parents’ inquiries, making it difficult to stay with the siblings all the time. "Mutang, your mom called to say she’s stuck in traffic and will be a few minutes late. You guys wait in my office."

"Alright."

Staying in the office was more appropriate.

The siblings folded their clothes, stuffed them into their backpacks, and followed the coach inside. The coach poured them some water and gave them some snacks, advising them to stay put and not go out.

From time to time, more parents came to pick up their children or consulted the coach, leading people to occasionally knock on the door and enter.

Jiang Xiaowai was as happy as could be lately. His third uncle was very nice to him, and his fourth uncle bought him a small motorbike. Though not as cool as his own, it could give his sister a ride. He was thinking of bragging to his little uncle when he returned.

At that moment, someone else knocked and entered.

With the previous experiences, Jiang Xiaowai saw the person come in and said, "The coach isn’t here."

"Is that so?" The person smiled awkwardly but didn’t leave.

Jiang Xiaowai then took a good look at him, finding him somewhat familiar, and Jiang Sese also turned to look, seemingly recognizing the person instantly.

"Grandpa, do you have something?" Jiang Xiaowai jumped down from his chair. Wasn’t this the person from before?

The face was thin, but the appearance was different from regular grandfathers. In Pingjiang, Jiang Xiaowai often accompanied Grandpa Tang to various small parks, and this person’s eyes were quite different from the grandpas and grandmas he had seen.

Very strange.

That’s why, the first time they met, Jiang Xiaowai was on guard, possibly due to a child’s sixth sense.

"I..." He stammered, seemingly unsure of what he wanted to do. "I came to consult the coach about something. Since he’s not here, I’ll wait for him here."

With that, he stepped inside, and Jiang Xiaowai sat beside Jiang Sese, facing him with a wary look.

"Want some candy?" He pulled out some finely wrapped Swiss candy from his pocket.

"No," Jiang Xiaowai shook his head.

"How long have you been learning this?" the man asked with a smile, but his gaze was fixated on Jiang Sese to the side.

"Not long." Jiang Xiaowai held his sister’s hand tightly, feeling that this unexpected person was very strange.

He was debating whether to take his sister and leave, worried their coach and parents wouldn’t find them. As he hesitated, a familiar voice came from outside.

"... You’re here; the kids are in the office."

"Thank you for looking after them during this time." It was Tang Wan speaking.

"The kids are very smart and particularly obedient..."

The person in the office seemed restless, about to stand and leave. Just then, the door opened, with the coach leading the way inside, surprised to see a stranger but politely asking, "Do you have some business here?"

Following from behind, Jiang Jinsang and Tang Wan noticed the person inside. Raising their eyebrows slightly, they exchanged a subtle look.

How come it’s him?

By calculation, it’s been quite a few years since he last appeared.