Leng Zexi coughed lightly, trying to break the somewhat awkward atmosphere.

His sharp gaze slowly lowered, finally resting on Ningning, who was still sobbing softly.

Looking at the poor little child with tear marks on his face, Leng Zexi couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt and pity in his heart, and secretly made up his mind to comfort the frightened child first.

He leaned down slightly and said to Ningning in a soft voice, "Ningning, Daddy really knows he was wrong and shouldn't have lied to you."

"Dad promises you I'll exchange the silver coins for yours right now, okay? One silver coin for a hundred dollars."

As he spoke, Leng Zexi's face showed a hint of embarrassment.

After all, he had originally planned to spend the coins quietly when no one was paying attention, so that even if the secret was discovered, he would not be caught.

Who would have thought that after all the calculations, Ningning, this little fool, would discover the trick so quickly.

However, what Leng Zexi never expected was that Ning Ning did not give up easily just because he admitted his mistake and paid back the money.

His eyes were still red and tears were about to fall. He shook his head and said, "No, pay me back, and you have to compensate me for my mental damages!"

Hearing this, Leng Zexi couldn't help but be startled, then the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he asked with a smile: "My little ancestor, where did you learn these words from? And what about mental damage compensation?"

Faced with Leng Zexi's questioning, Ningning had no intention of backing down, but cried even harder.

He hugged Xia Ruoan tightly, crying and sobbing, "Don't worry about how I know!"

"Anyway, if you don't compensate me for my emotional distress today, I'll immediately run and tell my grandparents, my maternal grandparents, and my uncles that you not only stole my pocket money, but also bullied children. I'll see how they deal with you then!"

Ningning raised her head and stared at Leng Zexi with her red and swollen eyes, as if she would rush out of the door and complain to the elders in the next second if he dared to refuse.

"Grandpa and grandma already know." Sui Sui added.

After seeing Xia Ruoan nod in agreement, Leng Zexi no longer dared to hesitate or refuse.

He nodded hurriedly and replied, "Okay, I promise you." There was a hint of helplessness and eagerness in his tone.

At this time, Ningning, who was standing by, saw Leng Zexi nod and stopped crying immediately. He raised his little hand and gently wiped away the tears that had not yet dried on his face with the back of his hand.

Then he said, "Pay back the money!"

The voice was clear and loud, as if afraid that the other party would go back on his word.

"Sui Sui has counted them for me. There are fifteen silver coins in total."

"So, you have to give me fifteen hundred-yuan bills. Oh, and five hundred yuan for emotional distress."

Ningning blinked her big watery eyes and looked at Leng Zexi seriously, as if waiting for him to give a satisfactory answer.

However, perhaps because she was too nervous or excited, Ningning suddenly forgot how many hundred-yuan bills Leng Zexi should give her.

So, she turned around and asked Suisui beside her for help: "Suisui, how many hundred-yuan notes should Daddy give me?"

When Sui Sui heard his brother's question, he first looked at Nian Nian beside him, and both of them showed a hint of disgust in their eyes.

Then, as if they were telepathically connected, they rolled their eyes at the same time and answered in unison, "Twenty."

"Yes, yes, that's twenty."

After Ning Ning got the answer, she nodded repeatedly to confirm, then turned her gaze to Leng Zexi again and said seriously, "Dad, don't forget, you need to give me twenty one-hundred-yuan bills."

"Okay, I promise you, I'll give you twenty." Leng Zexi nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Bai Yao, who had been listening outside the yard, could no longer suppress his inner laughter and burst out laughing.

He was seen smiling and looking with interest at Leng Zexi's family who were making a mess in the yard.

"Oh my! I never expected this!"

"Leng Zexi, you've actually fallen to such a low point that you wouldn't even let go of a child's pitiful pocket money. You're incredible!"

Bai Yao raised the corners of his mouth, not trying to hide the smile on his face, and his words were full of joking.

"You have finally met your end. You not only didn't make a penny, but also lost a full five hundred yuan." Bai Yao said, shaking his head helplessly and laughing.

At this moment, Bai Yao was laughing so hard that he couldn't straighten his back. His body was leaning forward and backward, as if the only thing left in the whole world was his exaggerated laughter.

He covered his stomach, which hurt from laughing so hard, and continued to tease, "It's really miserable for Leng Zexi to be your son."

Facing Bai Yao's unbridled laughter, Leng Zexi's expression instantly darkened. He glared at him fiercely with his cold eyes, and squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "Get lost."

However, Bai Yao seemed to have not heard Leng Zexi's words at all. He still stood there with a playful smile on his face and refused to move an inch.

He held onto the door frame with one hand and said with a smile, "Don't be so fierce. I came here this time because I really do have something to discuss with my sister-in-law."

"Besides, you have no conscience and are black-hearted." Bai Yao looked at her and said.

At this moment, Ning Ning became unhappy: "Uncle Bai, you are not allowed to say that about my father. My father is not a black-hearted person."

The little guy was obviously a little angry, with his mouth pouted high and his hands on his hips, looking cute and angry.

Black Heart felt bad when he heard that, Daddy must be fine.

"That's right, Uncle Bai, if you say that again, you will no longer be welcome in our home." Sui Sui also said.

"I won't pick vegetables for you." Niannian also spoke.

Bai Yao looked at the three little ones standing in front of Leng Zexi and raised his eyebrows. They really were united against the outside world.

They had just been attacking their father together, but now he said something bad about their father and turned against him, an outsider.

"Okay, I won't talk about your dad anymore. You are so cute that I want to steal you and take you home to raise." Bai Yao looked at them and said.

"Uncle Bai, apologize. You have to apologize to our dad." Ningning looked at him and said.

"Otherwise I won't let you in." Ningning said seriously.

Bai Yao raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, "Your father cheated you out of money, and you're still defending him?"

"Dad apologized and paid back the money, so he's still a good dad." Ningning nodded. "A good father is one who admits his mistakes and corrects them."

After hearing this, Leng Zexi rubbed Ningning's little head and looked at Bai Yao with a slightly raised mouth corner, showing off blatantly.

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