Why didn't you tell me earlier that my little sister is still waiting for me?

Qu Xiaoxiao spent a full twenty minutes explaining the presents in the suitcase. Lin's parents were stunned. The table was already piled high with exquisite gift boxes, ranging from rare teas to limited-edition silk scarves, from handmade tea sets to custom jewelry.

"This...this is too much, isn't it?" Mother Lin looked at the table full of gifts at a loss: "Xiao Xiao, you are such a spendthrift!"

Qu Xiaoxiao smiled obediently: "Auntie, you're welcome. This is just a little gift from me." She folded her hands on her knees, sitting upright like a lady from a noble family, and even her voice was a little softer than usual.

Lin Bufan, watching from the side, raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but interrupt, "Qu Xiaoxiao, is your throat uncomfortable? Why are you speaking so quietly?"

Qu Xiaoxiao secretly glared at Lin Bufan, then turned around and smiled sweetly at Lin's mother: "Auntie, this is how I usually talk."

"Puff—" Lin Bufan almost spit out his tea: "You usually talk like firecrackers, when have you ever been so gentle?"

"Lin Bufan!" Qu Xiaoxiao growled through gritted teeth, then realized she had lost her composure and quickly resumed her ladylike sitting posture, smiling sheepishly at Lin's father and mother: "Uncle and aunt, don't mind, he... he just likes to joke around."

Mother Lin looked at her son, then at Qu Xiaoxiao, and suddenly smiled: "Xiaoxiao, you don't have to be so restrained. We don't have so many rules in our family. Just be yourself. There's no need to pretend to be well-behaved."

"That's right," Father Lin said with a smile, "I see you're a lively kid by nature. How uncomfortable would it be to hold it back?"

Qu Xiaoxiao blinked her big eyes and looked at Lin Bufan uncertainly. Lin Bufan shrugged: "I told you a long time ago that my parents are easy to get along with. You must be pretending."

"Who's pretending!" Qu Xiaoxiao finally couldn't hold it in any longer and slapped the table, making the teacup clink. "I, Qu Xiaoxiao, have always been a lady, okay?"

The entire box fell silent after this shout. Qu Xiaoxiao realized her true colors had been revealed, her face flushed red, and she looked at Lin's father and mother in bewilderment.

Unexpectedly, Lin's mother burst out laughing: "That's right! Young people should act like young people."

Father Lin also nodded in agreement: "Exactly, it must have been tiring to carry it like that just now. Come, Xiaoxiao, try this dish. Xiaofan said you like spicy food, so I ordered it especially for you."

Qu Xiaoxiao was stunned for two seconds, then her eyes suddenly lit up and she relaxed completely. "Thank you, uncle!" She grabbed the chopsticks, picked up a piece of spicy chicken and stuffed it into her mouth. "Hmm... delicious! Even more authentic than what I had in Chengdu!"

The atmosphere at the dinner table was relaxed and cheerful. Qu Xiaoxiao had regained her usual lively self, dancing and telling anecdotes that made Lin's parents burst into laughter. Lin Bufan watched from the side, his lips curling up unconsciously.

The meal was a joyful one. Before leaving, Lin's mother took out a gift from her bag as usual - an exquisite jade brooch.

"Xiaoxiao, this is for you." Mother Lin put her hand on Qu Xiaoxiao's neck and said, "Come to our house often and don't be so shy."

Qu Xiaoxiao touched the brooch, and suddenly her eyes turned red: "Thank you, Auntie... I..." She was rarely speechless, and finally just nodded vigorously.

On the way back, Qu Xiaoxiao was unusually quiet. Lin Bufan looked at her several times before finally asking, "What happened? Did you get acupressure?"

Qu Xiaoxiao shook her head and said softly, "Your parents are so nice..."

Lin Bufan opened his mouth wide, staring at Qu Xiaoxiao blankly. Finally, he couldn't help but complain, "Monster Qu, we're already separated now, aren't you putting on too much drama?"

When Qu Xiaoxiao heard this, she couldn't pretend anymore: "What do you know!" She hit Lin Bufan's shoulder angrily: "I worked so hard to build up the emotion, and you ruined it all!"

Li Feifei was also in the house of Ode to Joy, so it was obviously not suitable to sign a billion-level contract. Therefore, Lin Bufan and Qu Xiaoxiao did not return to Ode to Joy, but went to Shangpu International Hotel to sign the contract!

The next morning, Lin Bufan originally planned to go to Xiaofan Entertainment with Qu Xiaoxiao to take a look, because according to Qu Xiaoxiao, many good-looking, ahem, promising young ladies came to the company.

As an outstanding graduate of an art academy, Mr. Lin feels that he has the obligation to do some ideological work for these young ladies who are just entering the entertainment industry. After all, the entertainment industry is not just glamorous as it seems from the outside, there are many dark things behind the scenes!

But because of a call from Zhong Xiaoqin, Lin Bufan had to change his schedule!

Zhong Xiaoqin's voice on the phone was playful: "Hey, Lin Bufan, where have you been these days? Did you secretly go on a blind date?"

When Lin Bufan heard this, he immediately laughed: "Sister Xiaoqin, what you said is true. If I were to go on a blind date, the first person I would notify would definitely be you! Aren't you busy helping someone solve some minor problems recently?"

Zhong Xiaoqin chuckled: "Okay, okay, I'll trust you this time. By the way, I'm off today, are you free?"

Lin Bufan's eyes lit up and he teased, "Hey, Sister Xiaoqin, are you asking me out to play? I have to dress up nicely and not embarrass you!"

"Go to hell!" Zhong Xiaoqin cursed coquettishly, then said a little embarrassedly: "Actually... I want to ask about adopting a dog. Didn't you say you could help arrange it? I happen to be off today, and I want to go over and take a look with Gu Jia."

When Lin Bufan saw Zhong Xiaoqin calling, he roughly guessed that it was about this matter. Therefore, without wasting time, he said directly: "Why didn't you tell me earlier! I'll take care of it. Let's meet at Brother Biao's Paradise. I'll ask Sang Biao to prepare the best dog for you!"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Bufan rushed to Brother Biao's Paradise. As soon as he entered, he shouted at Sang Biao, who was enjoying the "emperor treatment": "Hurry up, you dog! Gather all the smartest and most capable dogs here. I want to pick two!"

Since they had already agreed on it last time, Sang Biao did not argue with Lin Bufan. He just raised his eyelids lazily and woofed twice to indicate that he understood.

After a while, more than a dozen dogs with disheveled clothes, human-like appearance, and damp clothes lined up in a crooked row, like energetic young men!

Lin Bufan looked at the group of misshapen dogs in front of him, his brows twisted into knots. "Biaozi, are you kidding melons and dates? What the hell are these misshapen dogs?"

Sang Biao rolled his eyes and barked twice in protest.

Zhu Suosuo stifled a laugh as she translated, "Sang Biao said these are the elites of the elite, each possessing unique skills."

"Elite?" Lin Bufan pointed at a husky scratching its ears with its hind legs. "This thing can't even reach its own ears, and you call it an elite?"

He then pointed at another corgi that was circling its tail and said, "I'm afraid even humans can't recognize this IQ."

Sang Biao was so anxious that he stamped his feet and barked in defense.

Zhu Suosuo couldn't help laughing: "Sang Biao said these are all special talents. The one scratching his ears is actually a yoga master, and the one spinning in circles is a ballet dancer..."

"I don't believe you!" Lin Bufan picked up Sang Biao and asked, "Did you hide all the good dogs?"

Seeing that he couldn't fool them, Sang Biao had no choice but to call out a group of serious dogs in shame.

Lin Bufan nodded in satisfaction, cleared his throat and began to lecture: "Attention, everyone! Today is a great opportunity to change your destiny!

If you are chosen, you will live in a big villa, eat imported dog food, and have beautiful girls combing and massaging your fur every day!"

Lin Bufan became more and more excited as he spoke: "Just think about it, from now on, I can say goodbye to the nine-to-five working dog life and reach the pinnacle of my life!"

There was a commotion among the dogs, and many of them began to drool.

"But!" Lin Bufan suddenly became serious: "Opportunities are only given to dogs that are prepared! Everyone, cheer up and act cute when you should be cute, and act cool when you should be cool! If anyone fails to perform well..."

Lin Bufan looked at Sang Biao grimly: "I will let Sang Biao withhold dog food for three months!"

Sang Biao bared his teeth in cooperation, and the dogs immediately straightened their backs.

Lin Bufan was just speaking when Zhong Xiaoqin ran in, waving her hand: "Lin Bufan! We're here!"

Gu Jia followed behind and also greeted with a smile: "Bufan, thank you for troubling you."

Lin Bufan looked at the empty space behind Zhong Xiaoqin and Gu Jia and asked curiously, "Huh? Sister Xiaoqin, Sister Gu, Brother Xu and Brother Chen didn't come with you?"

Zhong Xiaoqin curled her lips: "Chen Yu said he had a mission at the station and couldn't come at the last minute. I think he did it on purpose."

Gu Jia also smiled helplessly: "Huanshan suddenly received a fireworks project from another place and just left yesterday."

"I see, but..." Lin Bufan lowered his voice, revealing an embarrassment on his face: "According to the rules of Brother Biao's Paradise, both the husband and wife must be present when adopting a pet. This is also to see how the couple treats the pet."

"Ah?" Zhong Xiaoqin's face suddenly fell: "Why is this happening?"

Gu Jia also looked embarrassed: "How about we come back another day?"

Lin Bufan gritted his teeth and said as if he had made a great decision: "If it were someone else, it would definitely not work, but Sister Xiaoqin and Sister Gu definitely can't be the same as others!"

Zhong Xiaoqin's eyes lit up, and she patted Lin Bufan's shoulder happily: "I knew you were the most reliable!"

"Of course!" Lin Bufan raised his eyebrows proudly. "I've asked Sang Biao to prepare the dogs. You can spend some time with them and see if there are any that you like."

Following Lin Bufan's gesture, Zhong Xiaoqin and Gu Jia saw a group of spirited dogs, some wearing cute little bow ties, some with playful pigtails, and some even wearing mini suits, looking like cute little adults.

Zhong Xiaoqin's eyes widened: "Oh my God! They are so cute!" She squatted down and stretched out her hand to a golden retriever: "Hello, little one~"

The golden retriever immediately sat down obediently, raised its front paws to shake hands with her, and tilted its head to show a standard "smile".

Gu Jia's attention was drawn to a Border Collie, which was holding a small flower in its mouth and looking at her expectantly.

"That's so smart." Gu Jia took the flower, and the Border Collie immediately turned around happily, then lay down at her feet and rubbed her legs gently with its head.

Lin Bufan originally planned to go over and give Zhong Xiaoqin and Gu Jia some advice. After all, he had raised Sang Biao for so many years, so he could tell at a glance whether it was a good dog or not!

But at this moment, Zhu Suosuo gently pulled Lin Bufan, indicating that she should go to the office to talk about something!

So Lin Bufan said, "Sister Xiaoqin, Sister Gu, you guys take your time choosing. I'll go take care of something."

Zhong Xiaoqin waved her hand without even looking up: "Go ahead, there are so many cute little guys here, I'm overwhelmed by the choices!"

Gu Jia also smiled and nodded: "If you have something to do, go ahead and do it, Bufan, we can do it ourselves!"

It’s called an office, but in fact it’s just Sang Biao’s “doghouse” with a shabby exterior and luxurious interior!

As soon as she entered the door, Zhu Suosuo couldn't wait to say, "Boss, Jiahe's birthday is coming soon. I asked the dogs in Biaoge Paradise to rehearse a special program to surprise her. What do you think?"

Lin Bufan raised his eyebrows and asked with some interest, "Oh? What show?"

Zhu Suosuo said mysteriously, "It's a dog version of Swan Lake, choreographed and directed by Sang Biao himself. It's very interesting!"

Upon hearing this, Sang Biao raised his head proudly and barked twice, as if showing off his artistic talent.

Whenever Lin Bufan thought of a group of dogs dancing to "Swan Lake", his eyes would go dark. He wondered how shocking that scene would be!

After a slight hesitation, in order to protect his eyes from harm, Lin Bufan decided to fight for it!

"Well... first of all, your kindness is commendable, but I don't think the performance is that important. After all, these dogs work hard enough every day, so don't make it too difficult for them!"

When Zhu Suosuo heard Lin Bufan's objection, she immediately pouted: "Boss, how do you know it won't work if you haven't even seen it? Sang Biao has been training for a long time!" As she said that, she squatted down and rubbed Sang Biao's dog head: "Right, Brother Biao?"

Sang Biao immediately cooperated by barking twice, and even raised his front paws to perform a few ballet moves with an expression that said "I'm so awesome."

Seeing that Lin Bufan still had an expression of disbelief, Zhu Suosuo pulled Lin Bufan to the training room: "Come on, boss, we'll take you to see the rehearsal now!"

"Forget it, forget it. This kind of surprise is boring after seeing it before!" Lin Bufan naturally wouldn't go. It was enough to get his eyes injured once, why get hurt again?

Seeing Lin Bufan's firm attitude, Zhu Suosuo had to give up: "Okay, okay, then you can wait until the official performance."

After a pause, Zhu Suosuo seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked, "By the way, Boss, what gift should I give Jiahe for her birthday?"

Gift? !

Lin Bufan was also stunned. Yes, he hadn’t prepared a gift for Peng Jiahe yet!

How about giving me a car? After all, my car is really not big enough to drive. The last time Jiang Lai and I looked at each other's babies, we used someone else's car!

So, what kind of car should I get?

Forget about the sports car, the space is too small and totally not enough when signing contracts, looking at treasures, fighting bosses, or taking moral education classes!

After some thought, Lin Bufan finally came up with an idea: "Suosuo, why don't you give Jiahe a business car? She likes cars!"