Chapter 171 A petty person with a strong sense of stealth thanks

In an act of remorse, the hotel prepared a meal for the Qiao family that was clearly of a higher standard than that of a regular suite, as a gesture of apology for the incident.

At the dinner table, Yan Liti noticed Grandma Qiao's red eyes. While peeling crab shells, she carefully asked Grandma Qiao, "What's wrong, Sister Qiao?"

She thought the test results were extremely bad, which is why Grandma Qiao's eyes turned red.

"If you need anything, please let us know. We will do our best to help."

Grandma Qiao smiled, glanced at Qiao Qiao who was being held in Qiao Changdong's arms, and sighed slightly in her heart.

Then he smiled at Yan Liti and replied, "It's nothing, I just haven't slept well these past two days and I'm a little tired. It's nothing serious, you don't need to worry."

Sitting next to Yan Liti, Shen Qingyan frowned and glanced at the Qiao family members.

His hearing is better than that of an average person, but he generally doesn't eavesdrop unless he's completing a mission.

Hearing this yesterday was completely unexpected.

However, considering that Qiao Qiao herself didn't care, he could also disregard the Qiao family.

But the other party involved in this matter lowered his eyelids again.

Shen Qingyan glanced down at the hot towel placed beside her to wipe her hands, then looked at the little guy not far away who was being taken care of by Qiao Changdong. He had half a crab leg in his mouth and his big eyes were shining as he ate.

A slight smile played on his lips, and unspoken doting affection gradually emanated from his eyes.

The hotel went to great lengths to express its apology, even going to the foreign trade market to buy a whole king crab, cooking it, and serving it to the entire Qiao family.

Hongfeng Town is underdeveloped. Qiao Qiao had never even seen a seafood like king crab, let alone eaten it.

Faced with such a rare treat, Qiao Qiao ate with great relish, her little mouth never stopping from the moment it was served.

When she's really happy, the two little tufts on her forehead start to sway back and forth.

This was also the first time Qiao Changdong had ever faced this, and the speed at which he peeled it was far slower than the speed at which the little guy in his arms was eating it.

Often, she would finish eating her food while Qiao Changdong was still peeling crab legs, her eyes fixed on Qiao Changdong's two big hands as he peeled the crab legs.

Several times, he was eager to try it himself, so he peeled half of Qiao Changdong's crab and took the crab legs from the table to do it himself.

But the crab shell was so hard that Qiao Changdong wouldn't let her handle it. He could only keep coaxing her: "It'll be quick, almost done, just wait a little longer."

Shen Qingyan wiped his hands with a hot towel, took a crab leg, and quickly peeled out a strip of white meat using the tools beside him.

She pushed the crab closer to the eager little guy, little by little, through Yan Liti, who was also busy peeling crab legs.

A pile of crab leg meat was pushed in front of her. Qiao Qiao was taken aback at first, then looked up at Shen Qingyan who had pushed the plate over.

She pursed her lips, seemingly pondering for a moment, before finally reaching out to pull the plate closer, picking it up with her little hand, and stuffing it into her mouth.

While eating, its dark eyes moved from side to side.

It seemed like he wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it.

Until that little bubble popped up on her head again.

Unlike in the past.

The little people in the bubble today have a very strong sense of thievery.

The little figure inside the bubble was dressed in black, carrying a huge bundle on his back, and had a small piece of floral cloth tied around his head. The cloth was folded into a triangle and wrapped around his head, tied in a knot at the philtrum.

The little man, clearly resembling a thief, crept stealthily behind a wooden puppet named Shen Qingyan.

Just when everyone at the table thought the little man in the bubble was about to do something sneaky,

But then the little figure inside the bubble grabbed Shen Qingyan's two ears.

With a turn of its head, the puppet of Shen Qingyan was rotated 180 degrees.

Then, with a "smack," he slammed the bundle he was carrying onto the head of the wooden puppet named Shen Qingyan.

The bundle was smashed open.

Two golden, shimmering words were revealed inside: Thank you!

"..." everyone.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Finally, a burst of laughter erupted in the restaurant.

"Hahaha, is the baby embarrassed? Hahaha..." Yan Liti almost laughed until tears streamed down her face.

Shen Qingyan smiled too.

He has good-looking features, but in a cool and handsome way, with a touch of wildness.

In addition, with sharp eyebrows and eyes, when not smiling, he gives people a cold and unapproachable feeling.

But when he smiles, especially when his eyes reveal a subtle tenderness, it completely softens his chiseled, handsome features.

This kind of man is the most captivating.

Many people fantasize about what it would be like to have such a cold and ruthless person treat them with kindness and consideration.

Shen Qingyan's voice wasn't exactly gentle, but it was low, very pleasant to listen to, and extremely magnetic.

There was also an obvious hint of doting: "Baby, you're welcome. Eat slowly, Dad... I'll continue peeling for you."

Shen Qingyan often wanted to call himself "Dad," but considering that the little girl hadn't fully accepted him yet and didn't want his suddenness to offend her, he could only swallow the word "Dad" back down.

After spending these past few days together, he's not nearly as eager as he used to be.

The child has suffered too much.

And they are too young.

He didn't want to pressure her, nor could he bear to.

Even if she never wanted to admit her true self, Shen Qingyan could accept it as long as he could stay by her side.

He dared not hope for too much.

All he asks for in this life is to protect his daughter, stay by her side, and let her smile forever, even if he is never acknowledged by her.

Qiao Qiao was stunned when she heard Shen Qingyan call her "baby".

She looked up and met the tenderness and doting in Shen Qingyan's eyes. A little flustered, she lowered her head and nodded haphazardly.

Although crab leg meat is delicious, it is cold in nature. Even though Shen Qingyan peeled all the leg meat off, Yan Liti only let Qiao Qiao eat three legs and then stopped her from eating any more.

"Baby, this is a cold food. If you like it, we'll have someone make it for you every day. But don't eat too much at once, or your tummy will hurt."

"Tomorrow morning, Grandma will have someone make you crab porridge, okay?"

Qiao Qiao was still a little reluctant to stop, but she obeyed and let the person wipe her little hands clean one finger at a time.

After eating and drinking her fill, Qiao Qiao's biological clock kicked in.

But perhaps because of what happened to Grandma Qiao that morning, she was extremely tired, yet she refused to close her eyes.

Occasionally, if someone in the restaurant speaks a little louder, she will subconsciously open her eyes and look over, and her little hand gripping Qiao Changdong's collar will unconsciously tighten.

After repeating this twice, Qiao Changdong noticed it.