Chapter 650: 646. I'm Richer Than You (Please Subscribe and Vote)

Zhang Ran said with a smile, "Forget it, it's not my money being spent anyway."

Gong Nan happened to walk in just then and heard this, causing the corner of his mouth to twitch involuntarily.

"Right, let me introduce you. This is my friend Huo Zhiyuan, and these are my grandson, granddaughter..." Zhang Ran introduced them to Wang Chao one by one.

Looking at Huo Zhiyuan, Wang Chao said speechlessly, "How do you all grow up? None of you match your actual ages. How is this supposed to make us middle-aged and elderly people feel balanced?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Zhiyuan's smile blossomed, "Not at all, Brother Chao is too kind."

Zhang Ran looked at Wang Chao amusedly and said, "From now on, if anyone says you're a guy who doesn't know how to talk, I'll have to beat them. You call this not knowing how to talk?"

"Haha, I just usually can't be bothered to talk to them." Wang Chao seemed somewhat proud.

In fact, many people are real chatterboxes when facing familiar friends, especially true friends, but they become silent and reticent when facing people they don't know well.

Wang Chao is one of them!

Having been in the United States for so many years, he rarely takes the initiative to make friends. Coupled with working on campus and not being competitive or aggressive, he lives quite comfortably.

Over time, he has gotten used to it, has no desire to change himself, and there is no need to change himself either.

"Susu, Taotao, greet them," Zhang Ran said, looking at the four little ones.

Immediately, there was a burst of lively greetings. Perhaps because they were together, the four little ones had become quite noisy.

Wang Chao was also happy to see the children; he sat down directly, pulled the four little ones to his side to talk, and appeared very interested.

"Auston and Arthur are the children of a friend of mine. He wanted some peace and quiet, so he dumped the kids on me," Zhang Ran explained without waiting for Wang Chao to ask.

Arthur nodded in strong agreement, "Dad is really very irresponsible. He rarely plays with us. Uncle Zhang is better."

After saying this, he even smiled at Zhang Ran in a flattering way.

"Heh, even if you flatter me, it won't work. Things you can't play, you still can't play," Zhang Ran was not at all swayed by his sugar-coated bullets.

He didn't know what the little guy was thinking, but he actually wanted to play those super exciting games, like roller coasters.

How could Zhang Ran agree? This was simply not something they should be playing at their age.

Upon hearing this, Arthur immediately drooped his head. He really wanted to play, but his parents didn't agree at home, and here, Zhang Ran didn't agree either.

"Sigh, being a kid is really hard!" Arthur sighed heavily.

Zhang Ran rolled his eyes at him; this kid just liked to act precocious.

"You all go play by yourselves today. Xiao Qing, remember, don't let them play anything dangerous," Zhang Ran instructed.

He Qing couldn't help but wail in her heart. She felt she had another tough day ahead; these weren't four little ones, they were four little demons!

The most critical thing was that these four little demons would sometimes show their angelic side, making it impossible for her to get angry at all.

"Alright, I understand, Uncle Zhang," He Qing replied without the slightest hesitation.

Of course, those were just her own inner complaints. She knew that Zhang Ran being able to entrust the four little ones to her—even with bodyguards following—was a sign of his trust in her.

A large part of this trust was due to her father, He Yong, and a small part was earned through her own efforts during this time.

The current He Qing was no longer the former He Qing. Every day, besides helping Zhang Ran handle some matters, she also needed to study.

It could be said that ever since she became Zhang Ran's secretary, her daily rest time had not exceeded five hours!

It was like this every day; even when there was nothing to do on Zhang Ran's side, she would study at home.

Zhang Ran had hired very professional teachers for her who were on standby around the clock; this was her opportunity.

She could also put what she learned into practice at any time. Plus, He Qing was very smart herself, so she had grown so much over this past year or more—growing much, much faster than her classmates who were still in school.

"Don't do that, bring them along," Wang Chao said immediately, as he liked children very much.

Zhang Ran said speechlessly, "Bring them along? Heh, what kind of joke are you making? By then, will we be playing, or will they be playing us?"

Once Zhang Ran said this, Wang Chao hesitated too. It was true; one child might be fine, but four children?

And they were at an age where they were lively, energetic, and curious about everything; adding four together was truly not easy to manage.

After chatting in the room for a while, Zhang Ran and the others went out, as the little ones couldn't wait any longer; they had long wanted to go out and play.

Qi Xiaoting was also sent off by Gong Nan to look after the children.

On Zhang Ran's side, only the three grown men were left to go out together.

"Listen to my arrangements today," Wang Chao said with a wave of his hand. In front of Zhang Ran and the others, Wang Chao seemed like a different person, never once showing that dull demeanor from start to finish.

"Fine, we'll listen to you," Zhang Ran didn't object.

However, after they arrived at the first stop, Zhang Ran pointed to the shops in front of them and said, "Why did you bring us to Fifth Avenue? To see celebrities?"

"No, it's to buy some gifts for my niece and nephew. Even though we haven't met, the gifts can't be missing," Wang Chao said.

"Did you strike it rich?" Zhang Ran asked, surprised.

Wang Chao said with a smile, "Whether I struck it rich or not, don't worry about it. Anyway, I'm not short on money."

Seeming afraid that Zhang Ran wouldn't believe him, Wang Chao continued, "My household expenses basically don't require me to spend money, my salary isn't low now, and plus Xiaoya is working too, so what am I saving this money for?"

"Why don't you spruce yourself up a bit?" Zhang Ran said.

"Pfft, at this age, who am I sprucing up for? Alright, don't worry about it, it's not like I'm buying it for you anyway," Wang Chao waved his hand.

At this moment, Zhang Ran truly saw the significance of their arrival to Wang Chao, or rather, their status in Wang Chao's heart.

To be honest, a large part of why Zhang Ran came this time was because Wang Chao was his friend from the orphanage, and he had originally just thought about playing for a few days and calling it a day.

But now it seemed he couldn't just leave like that. Zhang Ran was just that kind of person: if you were good to him, he would be ten or a hundred times better to you.

"Fine, you buy what you want. Anyway, it won't be me who ends up unable to afford a meal. Don't you go crying poor to me; once we return to the country, I'll delete you. Want to borrow money? No way!" Zhang Ran joked.

Gong Nan also laughed, "That's right, don't you go crying poor then."

"Who's crying poor to you guys? I'm not poor, who are you looking down on? Maybe you two combined don't even have as much money as I do right now. Don't forget, I still have a villa!" Wang Chao said proudly.