The Billionaire's Mischievous Sweetheart-Chapter 438 - 435: Fulfilling All Her Desires

"Little Candy, how many English words can you recite? If you can recite one hundred English words, Uncle will take you to eat the most delicious food in the world," Qi Longbing said with a smile, finding the child truly adorable. Besides, no matter how much she ordered, he was ready to fulfill all her wishes.

It’s natural for children to love eating. He wanted her to try a bit more, to eat a little of different things; this was also beneficial for her, ensuring balanced nutrition. After all, isn’t there a saying about that?

Hua Xiaomo frowned and then said, "Candy, you’ve ordered a bit too much. Order less. Since there are only three of us dining, we don’t need so much. Ordering more would be wasteful. Besides, didn’t your teacher talk about being environmentally friendly? You children should learn to save more and not waste food. The three of us should only eat the amount suitable for three, not more than that. Do you understand?"

"Oh? How much exactly is the food for three people?" Candy looked puzzled at Hua Xiaomo, her eyes wide. "Mom says this question is so profound! I can’t even understand what ’the food amount for three people’ means."

Qi Longbing smiled and said to Candy, "The food amount for three people is just about three to four dishes, Candy. Look, you can just order three to four dishes—your favorite ones. Ordering too much will get you scolded by your mom again. If Uncle tries to help you then, she’ll get even angrier. We shouldn’t make your mom angry, right? Just order a few dishes, or even one more is fine. How about we order five dishes today?"

"Five dishes? But I really like all these dishes, what should I do? Uncle, I really love these dishes! Can’t I have a little of each?" Little Candy pleaded with Qi Longbing, convinced that five dishes were too few.

What about later? How would she get to eat all those other dishes? But she really wanted to eat them now!

Qi Longbing smiled. This child is so innocent, lovely, lively, and pure. But that’s the nature of children, isn’t it? He thought about how all children are the same at this age. You want everything nice you see, even in a toy store. You like this and that, wishing you could gather all those toys in your arms. But you can’t really buy the entire toy shop, can you?

"Candy, if you really like all these dishes, then we can come back another time and eat some of the others. This way, we won’t waste anything, right? If you order all these dishes and can’t finish any of them, just tasting a little bit, that’s wasting food. Your mom will definitely scold you for that, and Uncle won’t be able to help you," Qi Longbing said, a smile radiating from his handsome face.

The more he conversed with the child, the more he felt that his own childlike heart was the very same one he possessed in his youth.

Thinking back to his own childhood, he realized he had been just as adorable. However, Little Candy seemed to be having much more fun than he ever did; his childhood had been filled with nothing but studying. Otherwise, how could the CEO of Qi Imperial Court have emerged? Now he could do anything!

Little Candy looked at Qi Longbing, half-understanding. She nodded like a little adult, feeling that he made a lot of sense.

"Uncle, what you said makes a lot of sense! Uncle, you’re so knowledgeable, even better at speaking than my mom. Whenever Mom talks, I don’t really get it. But when you speak, Uncle, it makes a lot of sense, and I can listen! I’ve decided, let’s order six dishes, okay, Uncle? Please, just let me order one more dish?" Little Candy said with a smile, looking at Qi Longbing and also at Hua Xiaomo.

Hua Xiaomo’s expression hardened. "Absolutely not! Six dishes are too many. You can order five dishes, or four. If you can’t decide, perhaps we won’t eat at all! Hurry up and choose what you want. They can only start preparing it after you’ve decided."

Little Candy pouted but finally compromised and obediently ordered, listing them aloud, "Then I want this: grilled scallops, frog legs, a bowl of century egg and lean pork congee, a mushroom and chicken burger, and finally, a cup of plain soy milk. Let’s see, let’s see... is that five items?"

"Ha, alright, my Little Candy is really smart! Then it’s settled for these five items!" Qi Longbing said with a laugh and quickly placed the order.

At that moment, as Qi Longbing turned his head, he saw Loh Hua and Xiao Qing at a booth on the other side of a screen, eating and laughing together. Xiao Qing certainly knows how to capture Loh Hua’s attention, he thought.

But Qi Longbing’s gaze met Hua Xiaomo’s. Hua Xiaomo said nothing, but she still remembered that when Qi Longbing had visited her company previously, Xiao Qing had been quite friendly to him. Back then, Xiao Qing had thought he wasn’t married and perhaps wanted to catch his attention. Furthermore, he had even bought shoes with Xiao Qing. Alright, all these things were in the past, and she shouldn’t bring them up at this moment. But for some reason, there was a strange feeling in her heart.

Hua Xiaomo didn’t say anything more and just watched Little Candy, gently stroking her little head, smiling faintly without uttering a word.

When Qi Longbing turned his face again, looking at Hua Xiaomo, the trace of melancholy he saw was heart-wrenching. He couldn’t help but smile and say, "It seems everyone finds their own happiness, Xiao Mo. We must cherish ours too."

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiaomo lifted her head to look at him, her amber eyes shimmering with a deep glow as she slowly smiled. "Right now, I don’t want anything else. I just wish for my Little Candy to grow up happy and joyful."

"Your thoughts are my thoughts," Qi Longbing said with a smile. He looked into Hua Xiaomo’s beautiful large eyes, which always held a glimmer of wisdom and melancholy, irresistibly drawing him in.

He truly loved Hua Xiaomo. This love emanated from the depths of his heart. Every night, he yearned to hold her in his arms; this feeling was intensely real, utterly unchangeable.

Love truly is a miraculous thing. It can fill one with incredible excitement. It can also make someone become deeply engrossed in something for a very long time, as if the mere feeling of being together is worth sacrificing a great deal for.

Qi Longbing looked tenderly at Candy, caressing her hair with one hand, his gaze fixed on her face.