Chapter 1331: The Grand Finale: Trading Everything for Su Xiaomeng

He walked up behind him,

“Is it high?”

Xiao Xiaoang tilted his not-too-big, not-too-small round head and looked up at Yin Shixiu, replying, “I’m not afraid of heights.”

“Really?”

Yin Shixiu chuckled lightly, and Xiao Xiaoang thought Yin Shixiu didn’t believe him, so he quickly patted his chest and said,

“I went to the amusement park and played on the roller coaster, wasn’t scared at all!”

“Do you want it to be a bit higher?” Yin Shixiu asked.

Xiao Xiaoang blinked, his expression revealing a hint of caution, but also an undeniable curiosity, “How to make it higher…?”

Yin Shixiu bent down, wrapped his hands around his armpits, and lifted the little fellow up, directly over his head.

“Whoa!”

Xiao Xiaoang was startled by Yin Shixiu’s sudden move, but anyone could hear the excitement in his scream more than the scare.

Xiao Xiaoang was very skinny, wearing a puffy down jacket, but the jacket was light, so Yin Shixiu easily lifted him high.

“Does it feel high now?”

“I can go even higher!” Xiao Xiaoang, affected by Yin Shixiu’s actions, became excited and completely forgot the purpose of his long journey here.

“Wow… They’re all very tall buildings… It’s like we’re in the sky…”

Yin Shixiu laughed lightly and put him down, “Come over, have some hot water.”

“…Oh.”

Xiao Xiaoang responded and trotted along.

Not knowing Xiao Xiaoang’s temperament, Yin Shixiu just looked at him and felt he resembled Shuang’er, not shy at all.

Actually, that’s not the case. Xiao Xiaoang is definitely not a child good at interacting with strangers. Why he’s so familiar in Yin Shixiu’s office, he doesn’t even know.

He’s just a five-year-old, no need for intentional disguise, feeling that Shuangshuang’s dad is really just as easygoing as Shuangshuang.

Yin Shixiu sat opposite him, leaning on the sofa, watching Xiao Xiaoang hold the warm cup, cautiously testing the temperature before taking a big sip, sighing comfortably after drinking.

Putting down the cup, Xiao Xiaoang just sat facing Yin Shixiu…

Xiao Xiaoang darted his eyes around, glancing East and West, both fell silent momentarily, and this momentarily oblivious of any awkwardness Xiao Xiaoang didn’t know what to say for a bit.

Yin Shixiu kept his gaze fixed on him, watching his little head looking around, watching his clenched hands, watching his bright big eyes, watching the fine hair on his forehead, seeing the striking red floral-shaped birthmark among it.

“Come, you’re here for something, aren’t you? Speak.”

Yin Shixiu was very curious about the purpose of this small child carrying his backpack taking a taxi to his company.

“Ah? Oh!”

Xiao Xiaoang was stunned for a moment, then quickly slapped his thigh, annoyed that he was so dazzled by the things in this room that he forgot his purpose for coming to find Shuangshuang’s dad!

Yin Shixiu watched him with amusement…

Xiao Xiaoang picked up the little piggy bank again and pushed it forward, “This is for you.”

“…”

Yin Shixiu was somewhat skeptical, not fully understanding the little fellow’s actions.

“What is this?”

“Just hold onto it first!”

Yin Shixiu hesitated a bit but reached out to take it, and then Xiao Xiaoang pulled quite a few things out of his big backpack…

“This is also for you!” Xiao Xiaoang said, handing him a children’s cartoon wallet, looking quite thick.

Yin Shixiu raised his eyebrows, first a piggy bank, then a wallet… is he giving him money?

“And this!”

Yin Shixiu watched as Xiao Xiaoang pulled out a not-too-large sketchbook, flipping a page where the big “Xiao Xiaoang” characters were written.

These three characters were squiggly and certainly couldn’t be called pretty.

“What is this?”

“This is my signature!” Xiao Xiaoang explained very seriously to Yin Shixiu after speaking, “I tell you, I will become a very famous violinist in the future, my signature will be very valuable!”

“So?”

“Look! So I signed ten names for you in advance, see.” Xiao Xiaoang flipped through the sketchbook, and sure enough, there were ten sheets signed with Xiao Xiaoang’s name, those crooked strokes… definitely were marked by a child.

“Count it, it’s ten sheets, right?”

After flipping, he asked again.

Yin Shixiu nodded lightly, “Yes. And then?”

Xiao Xiaoang licked his lips, seemed a bit nervous!

Yin Shixiu didn’t rush him, just patiently waited for him to speak…

“When I become famous, my signature will be worth a lot… now I give my piggy bank, my pocket money, and future valuable signature to you, can you give me something?”

Yin Shixiu squinted slightly, this little fellow came all this way… to make a deal with him.

He prided himself in having no prior interactions with this little fellow, so it was unlikely that he would have anything worth “such a great price” to trade.

But…

“What do you want?”

“I… I…”

Xiao Xiaoang rarely felt guilty, he didn’t want to feel guilty, but there was no choice… he must fight for Xiao Yan and for himself!

“Do you want Su Xiaomeng?”

Xiao Xiaoang eagerly lifted his head, his eyes instantly lit up. He looked at Yin Shixiu and nodded repeatedly, “Yes, yes, yes! You’re really smart! I do want Su Xiaomeng!”

“…”

No way.

The answer was definitely those four words, but Yin Shixiu didn’t say them, just remained silent for a while…

Xiao Xiaoang looked at Yin Shixiu eagerly, naive enough to think that since Yin Shixiu guessed his purpose, he would agree.

“If you think the money is not enough, I’ll have my dad give you more, as long as you return Su Xiaomeng to me and my dad.”

Xiao Xiaoang said seriously.

This sentence coming from a five-year-old?

If anyone else heard this, they’d surely widen their eyes, full of disbelief.

But Yin Shixiu felt rather calm inside. A clever little devil… Isn’t Yin Huaiyu a typical example? Smart and quirky, isn’t Yin Jinxi a typical example?

Xiao Xiaoang, should be full of crafty thoughts, but ultimately still a naive and simple child. His thoughts are straight despite being cunning.

He noticed the child’s wording…

“Return? Why do you say I should return Su Xiaomeng to you?”

Xiao Xiaoang took a deep breath, then earnestly explained, “Because you took Su Xiaomeng away from me and Xiao Yan! So of course it’s ‘return’.”

“Since you said ‘return,’ why are you offering me so much money?”

Yin Shixiu asked.

This question stumped Xiao Xiaoang. He rolled his eyes, then quickly said, “Those who steal other people’s things are robbers.”

“…”

Yin Shixiu raised his eyebrows.

“Robbers are unreasonable; I can only use money to get you to return her…” The little guy spoke with reason, following his own train of thought.

Yin Shixiu didn’t know where the child learned this, but he already knew the kid was extremely thoughtful and loved to think. Otherwise, he couldn’t converse with adults so seamlessly.

“Who told you that I took Su Xiaomeng from you?”

“I promised someone I wouldn’t say.”

“If you can’t tell me, then I can’t ‘return’ Su Xiaomeng to you.” Yin Shixiu shrugged, leaning back on the sofa.

This left Xiao Xiaoang a bit dumbfounded, with the scale in his heart tilting. After all, he didn’t like Pu Yang. Even if he told, what’s the harm? Most importantly, whether Shuangshuang’s dad would return Su Xiaomeng to him.

“It was my dad’s fiancée.”

Xiao Yan’s fiancée—Pu Yang…

Yin Shixiu’s eyes narrowed slightly, then he asked Xiao Xiaoang, “How did she tell you?”

“She said Su Xiaomeng is my mom, that you took my mom away, so she can’t live with me and Xiao Yan. She said, if you return Su Xiaomeng to us, she wouldn’t marry my dad, letting us reunite as a family of three.”

“She said… Su Xiaomeng is your mom?” Yin Shixiu’s gaze deepened…

“Yes!”

“Did she tell you who your dad is?”

Xiao Xiaoang frowned at Yin Shixiu, “Does she have to? My dad is Xiao Yan!”

“…”

Honestly, Yin Shixiu was a bit confused, not about Xiao Xiaoang’s identity, but about what Pu Yang’s plans were.

Based on what he knew of the Pu family’s people, Pu Yang wouldn’t easily give up the chance to marry into the Xiao family unless she was crazy.

Let alone being so kind-hearted to reunite someone else’s family.

“So… did Pu Yang send you to find me?”

“Yes! Right.” Xiao Xiaoang nodded.

“So… Xiao Yan doesn’t know you came to find me?”

“Mmm… Pu Yang said if Xiao Yan knew, he wouldn’t let me come find you.” Xiao Xiaoang said truthfully.

Yin Shixiu stroked his chin, his mind pondering. If Pu Yang was this kind-hearted… pigs would fly!

He was sure Pu Yang must have already calculated a self-serving plan in her heart.

Xiao Xiaoang was still eagerly waiting for Yin Shixiu’s reply, but Yin Shixiu’s thoughts had unknowingly drifted far away…

“Any more questions?” Xiao Xiaoang asked Yin Shixiu.

He cautiously looked at Yin Shixiu, and Yin Shixiu pulled his thoughts back, looking at Xiao Ang, “Hungry?”

“Ah?” Xiao Xiaoang blinked his eyes.

“Is your stomach hungry?” Yin Shixiu asked again.

Xiao Xiaoang patted his own deflated stomach… Actually, he had been hungry for a while now. By this time, he should’ve been home and eating heartily…

Yin Shixiu saw his face redden and chuckled,

“Come on, let’s go have dinner.”

“Ah?”

Xiao Xiaoang looked confused again at Yin Shixiu, but the handsome uncle already picked up his coat that had only been hung up for a short time, and started packing up his backpack—

“Uh, are we really going for dinner?”

Xiao Xiaoang was still a bit doubtful… Thinking to himself, why doesn’t Shuangshuang’s dad play by the rules?