Chapter 89: Poor and Proud

"Mm-hmm, Xiao Xiao has come." Xiao Ming replied politely.

"Dad, where have you been?" Xiao Yuchun came over happily, asking coquettishly.

At that moment, she noticed behind Xiao Ming a few men in suits with icy expressions; two of them each held a large box, and one who looked more capable held two.

All three were like emotionless robots.

She quickly realized these must be her father's formidable bodyguards.

"Yuchun."

Xiao Ming looked at his daughter with a gentle smile and said, "You told Dad you wanted a gold bar, right? Come, Dad will go get it for you."

"As long as it's what my precious daughter wants, Dad will give it to you." Xiao Ming affectionately patted her little head: "No matter how much you want, Dad will give it to you."

"Wow!" Xiao Yuchun's girlfriends, seeing her father's move, immediately admired him, their gazes toward Xiao Ming shining.

"Really? Thank you, Dad." Xiao Yuchun happily ran up and linked arms with her father, acting coquettishly.

She blinked her little eyes, unintentionally glancing at the three suit-clad men behind Xiao Ming, and suddenly realized something.

Why did she feel something was off?

After a moment of stunned silence, Xiao Yuchun and Lin Xiao Xiao looked at each other, both wearing bewildered expressions.

"Dad, then, where are the gold bars?" Xiao Yuchun asked carefully.

"Here!" Xiao Ming looked at the three bodyguards behind him: "These are all of them."

"Er..."

"Well..."

Xiao Yuchun became more certain of her thought, and her girlfriends obviously shared the same idea; they were dumbfounded, all looking at Xiao Ming and the boxes in the bodyguards' hands with expectant and shocked gazes.

"Dad, you said these inside are the gold bars you bought for me? Open the boxes so I can take a look." Xiao Yuchun said, full of questions.

"Would this be inappropriate?" Xiao Ming asked tentatively. Xiao Yuchun's girlfriends were all there, so he wasn't worried about attracting envy; he felt that opening them so blatantly seemed like he was showing off, which wasn't good.

"Dad..." Xiao Yuchun grew anxious, stepped forward and took a box from the bodyguard's hand—unexpectedly, the next second the box slammed onto the floor.

"Little girl, why are you in such a hurry?" Xiao Ming immediately stepped forward to stop her, worried he might hurt his precious daughter; seeing she was unharmed, he ordered the bodyguards to open the boxes.

"I said they're all yours; look how eager you are—there's the gold bars you wanted." Xiao Ming indicated the boxes with his gaze and said indulgently.

After the boxes were opened, Xiao Yuchun's girlfriends turned their gazes over; seeing the gold bars shining brightly inside the three boxes, they were all stunned, mouths half-open in surprise, unable to speak for a moment.

After a while, Xiao Yuchun's girlfriends finally came to their senses.

They all exclaimed in trembling voices.

"Yuchun."

Lin Xiao Xiao burst into tears of excitement: "Yuchun, is this the gold bars you asked your dad for?"

Shocking!

All the girls were stunned by Xiao Yuchun's father's move.

How indulgent must one be to obtain so many gold bars just because of a single request?

"Yuchun, do you know? Actually, I am your long-lost biological sister; I finally found you today."

At that moment, a girlfriend of Xiao Yuchun stepped forward, hugged her tightly, and said affectionately.

After speaking, she turned her gaze toward Xiao Ming, feigning shyness and asked, "Uncle, can you accept multiple non-blood-related daughters? I am your daughter lost many years ago..."

After saying that, she blushed and lowered her head, looking adorable, like a bewitching little sprite.

"What are you doing? Get lost." Lin Xiao Xiao, seeing her sister actually trying to hit on the Xiao Ming she had long had her eye on, rudely drove the interloper away.

"Dad, you, you don't have to be so cute, haha..." Xiao Yuchun, moved by her father's gesture, felt both touched and amused to the point of laughing and crying.

Xiao Yuchun laughed happily and said, "Dad, you're practically an adorable straight guy, overflowing with romance."

Afterward, Xiao Yuchun explained to Xiao Ming about the midnight fan, and Xiao Ming smiled helplessly: "Turns out the gold bars you asked for were lipstick?"

Good grief!

Xiao Ming himself felt embarrassed; his daughter wanted lipstick, yet he went and got three boxes of shining gold, which is just ridiculous.

"Yuchun, your dad spoils you too much." Seeing Xiao Ming leave helplessly, Xiao Yuchun's girlfriends were jealous to the point of being petrified.

They, in the end, had nothing left but jealousy.

Initially, in their girl circle, Xiao Yuchun was extremely beautiful, but she was too poor; no one would envy her, and they even looked down on her for being out of touch—despite her poverty, she still rejected many rich second-generation suitors.

In their words, that's "poor and proud."

While the girlfriends used high-end skincare products and wore brand-name clothes, Xiao Yuchun used cheap products and wore street-market goods.

Even when brand counters gave out samples, she would queue for a long time to get them.

Over time, everyone felt they were a step above her.

Among Xiao Yuchun's girlfriends, Lin Xiao Xiao had never thought that way; her bond with Xiao Yuchun was very strong, like real sisters born of the same mother.

"Hehe!"

Seeing her girlfriends so envious of her, Xiao Yuchun felt delighted in her heart.

Since having a father, she has been extremely happy!

Her father is the best dad in the world, truly the kind who holds her and her sisters in the palm of his hand.

Romantic, young and handsome, he also dotes on her and Xiao Jingrou as if they were precious little lumps.

"Hehe, it's almost lunchtime; why don't you all stay for lunch? My family's chef makes delicious food." Xiao Yuchun enthusiastically invited.

Today this group of girlfriends came to Xiao Yuchun's house, wanting to get closer to her; now she's a wealthy young lady from a rich family—who wouldn't want to befriend someone rich?

Moreover, they came having heard she lives in An Jin's most luxurious residence, wanting to see the true face of the mansion.

If Xiao Yuchun agreed to let them take a few photos, they could casually pick one and post it on WeChat Moments, saying things like "Today we went with sisters to tour An Jin's most luxurious mansion," "the true face of An Jin's most luxurious mansion," etc., which would make their friends envious, jealous, and hateful, giving them great face.

Xiao Yuchun, as always, is the big good person in their girl circle; if others make a request that isn't excessive, she basically agrees.

Upon hearing this time that Xiao Yuchun wanted to keep them for a meal, everyone instantly became overjoyed.

……

Soon it was time for lunch.

Xiao Ming also swept away his previous embarrassment, and he began chatting and laughing with Xiao Yuchun's group of young ladies.

He could see the materialism and vanity of these girls, but he was so rich—how could he possibly care about such things?