Wow! My wife is beautiful and obedient, everyone envies her!

Daphne's suggestion caught Qi Yuan's eye.

He understood what Daphne meant: she wanted him to attend afternoon tea, chat with the ladies, and see if the child had a good personality; if so, he could be taken to play with Petty.

For Petty's healthy growth, Qi Yuan was more than happy to accept her suggestion and said gently, "Okay, Auntie, if you have time, you can let me know in advance. No matter how busy I am, I will attend."

"It's fine if you want to come, but please take some good food back to Petty. Although you may have cooked for the child before, you probably won't have time recently, so please take some food back for the child."

Qi Yuan suddenly realized that he hadn't made roasted lamb leg or similar dishes for Petty yet, so he nodded in agreement, "Petty is a child and can't eat too much salt, so put less salt in the food you make for her."

Daphne chuckled at his words and looked up at him. "You treat Petty like your own child, noticing even such a small thing. Alright, I'll tell the chef to put in less. This is your friend."

Daphne's gaze fell on Nick.

Qi Yuan followed his gaze and nodded, "I guess so."

Nick wasn't saddened or upset by Qi Yuan's answer. He was just a small partner in the Davis family's organization, while Qi Yuan's status was much higher than his. Considering him a friend was already a very high compliment.

He said politely, "Hello, Ms. Daphne, my name is Nick Norman."

Daphne looked at Nick with the same eye she would use to appraise a product. “You’re good-looking and young, and your arms look strong. But you’re not from Juecheng, are you? If you were, I would have seen you before.”

Nick chuckled awkwardly. He knew that Daphne was known as the 'Mother Mantis' in the City of Death, and almost every young, good-looking man in the City of Death had some connection with her.

“I used to be from Juecheng, but after my family declined, I went to Gangdia.”

"Gandhia?" Upon hearing this place name, Daphne's eyes showed some disdain. In her mind, Ganghia was full of men who were covered in dirt and had a strong earthy smell.

Although Nick looked clean-cut and handsome, she felt a little disgusted just thinking about how long he had been in Gangdia.

"Fine, since you're A-Yuan's friend, I'll allow you to have lunch with me this once."

"Ms. Daphne, thank you for your invitation. I suddenly remembered I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now." With that, Nick didn't dare linger for even a second and hurriedly left.

Daphne snorted coldly, "He ran away in such a hurry. How could I possibly touch someone who has been in Gangdia? That would be too dirty for me."

Daphne also had standards for choosing male concubines; they had to be as handsome as Qi Yuan before she would lower her standards slightly.

Qi Yuan did not say anything in response to Daphne's words.

Daphne, being a member of the Davis family, considers herself superior and looks down on those she deems cheap.

Qi Yuan had seen many people like this in his original world. Some people would think that so-and-so is the best and everyone else is trash. No matter what, everyone else is trash and not as good as so-and-so.

If you tell someone who only sees one side of the story that so-and-so is actually not bad, she will only think you are stupid and foolish.

Qi Yuan had never been a rich man before, but he understood that you shouldn't try to teach rich people how to do things with your own values, otherwise you'll only be ridiculed and looked down upon.

Qi Yuan didn't have dinner with Daphne; he took the dishes the chef had prepared and went home.

When he got home, it was lunchtime.

It was just after Petty finished her tutoring session that she was able to see Qi Yuan during the day, which was a rare treat for the little girl. She was overjoyed, and of course, she was even happier when she tasted the delicious food that Qi Yuan had brought back.

Christmas is approaching, and today is the last lesson the tutor will give Petty this year. Qi Yuan felt that the child usually studies very diligently, so he took it upon himself to cancel her afternoon class so that the tutor could go home and rest early.

The teacher was very grateful for Qi Yuan's decision and happily left work early.

Petty was the happiest to be able to have an early holiday.

She spent an afternoon playing with Qi Yuan. The little one was at the age when she was most energetic. Qi Yuan was tired but she wasn't. However, after having a great time during the day, the little one was so sleepy that she couldn't keep her eyes open by nine o'clock at night and quickly fell asleep.

Noah was busy with something today and didn't go home last night. He went home this morning, took a shower, said a quick hello to Qi Yuan, asked for a kiss, and then went out again.

Qi originally wanted to go to work at the studio, but when she arrived at the office, Croft informed her that she would be on holiday starting today and would return to work after seven days of Christmas.

Wireless communication has been put into construction, so the scholars can take a break for a while and come back to continue their work after Christmas.

In fact, this project is already considered complete. The main question is whether wireless communication can proceed smoothly after the subsequent signal towers and base stations are built.

During this period, scholars can take a long vacation.

Qi Yuan didn't expect the holiday to come so suddenly. It felt like he had only been working for a few days when he encountered a long holiday. This job must be too easy to make money.

Qi Yuan can't help but feel that he chose a good time to start working, with high pay and short working hours.

In fact, many companies and shops in Juecheng are now preparing for Christmas, and there are many more people on the streets, with everyone's face filled with the joy of welcoming Christmas.

Some shops are already selling Christmas-related products that fit Qi Yuan's stereotypical image of Christmas in Beizhou.

It was rare for Qi Yuan to get off work so early, and he also thought he should give Petty some Christmas gifts. He went to several shops and picked out some Christmas gifts suitable for children.

As he walked, Qi Yuan found himself at the shop where the Xiu family had been before. The shop was filled with goods that the Robinson family's horse team had brought from the Eastern Continent.

Perhaps because of the fire at Qiyuan Restaurant in Juecheng, Xiujia's shop, which was previously deserted, now has many customers choosing products to give as Christmas gifts.

Out of curiosity, Qi Yuan stepped into the shop, intending to choose a suitable product, but as soon as he entered, he saw three people standing in front of the counter—Xiu, Ao, and Nick.

Qi Yuan was about to turn back, but it was too late.

Nick, the leader of the assassin organization, looked over the moment Qi Yuan stepped through the door, driven by his assassin's instincts.

Upon seeing Qi Yuan, he immediately flashed a very warm smile: "Good morning, Mr. Qi. Is there anything you need?"

Upon hearing Nick's words, Xiu immediately turned around.

When Xiu saw Qi Yuan, his eyes lit up, and he walked up to him enthusiastically, asking, "Ah Yuan, are you here to buy something? What do you want to buy? Would you like to take a look around here? I recently got a lot of new products from Dongzhou!"