Chapter 186: The Qualifications of the Head Mistress

Ling Hanyu walked over and picked up his daughter. Ling Nuonuo hugged him tightly and kissed him, saying, “Daddy, Mommy said I was mad at you and even cried because I wanted to leave you with her—that’s not right. I’m sorry, Daddy!”

Ling Nuonuo clung to Ling Hanyu, her face full of sadness.

Ling Hanyu glanced at Song Qingtian—she knew when to back off.

“Daddy’s not mad; I’m just a little sad.”

Ling Hanyu sat down with his daughter in his arms, figuring he should take advantage of the opportunity to look out for himself.

“Why?”

Ling Nuonuo still didn’t understand all that.

Ling Hanyu settled into his chair and gently held his daughter close. “Whenever I think about Nuonuo leaving me, about not being able to come home from work and see her right away every day, it makes me so sad.”

“Oh!”

Ling Nuonuo looked up at Ling Hanyu. “I’ll come back to see you, Daddy.”

“But it’s still not as good as seeing each other every day.”

Ling Hanyu spoke from the heart. He kissed his daughter’s chubby little cheek.

Ling Nuonuo talked a lot, and Ling Hanyu’s mood improved—he finally felt better.

He raised his eyes and looked at Song Qingtian, who was standing across from him. “What are you just standing there for? Showing off?”

In front of their daughter, Ling Hanyu didn’t dare be too harsh, but he couldn’t help feeling a bit annoyed either.

Song Qingtian didn’t care about any of this. She wasn’t doing it for Ling Hanyu, so there was no need for him to speak to her nicely.

“I’m going to make some food for Nuonuo. You stay here and play with Daddy, okay?”

“Okay.”

Ling Nuonuo kicked her little feet, obediently complying.

Song Qingtian turned around and left, leaving Ling Hanyu standing there.

Ling Hanyu was getting impatient. What else did she want?

While playing with his daughter, Ling Hanyu kept glancing toward the study, wondering why it was taking so long to make something delicious.

Ling Hanyu carried his daughter downstairs to look for Song Qingtian. The ground floor was unusually quiet. As soon as he reached the kitchen, he heard Song Qingtian on the phone.

“Mr. Qin, I don’t care about A Xiu’s situation—no need to report to me.”

Ling Nuonuo loved sushi, and Song Qingtian had made some.

It was already ready, just waiting to be served, when Qin Xiaotian called.

Song Qingtian wanted to ignore the call, but he kept calling several times.

“The welfare institution matter…”

Qin Xiaotian tried to explain.

Song Qingtian cut him off: “Mr. Qin, do you have some misunderstanding about the welfare institution?”

Before Qin Xiaotian could say anything, Song Qingtian continued: “I’ve saved you twice. The first time, even if it wasn’t a life-or-death situation, you were still in grave danger. The second time, I risked my life under heavy gunfire to help you. Even if I hadn’t saved you, even if it wasn’t necessary, I never had any ill intentions. I could have just walked away.”

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line.

“Stop using ‘doing me a favor’ as an excuse to trample on me. Am I mud? Is your benefactor mud? Mr. Qin… put away your chauvinism and your imperial attitude. It’s because your family can’t find anyone to carry on your lineage that you’re acting like this. I’m one in ten thousand—this is the person you’re begging me for, not the other way around. Get your priorities straight.”

“…” Qin Xiaotian remained silent.

Song Qingtian hated Qin Xiaotian: “Back then, you wanted to repay me, but I believed Song Yinyin’s slander and constantly mocked you, belittled you, and made you seem worthless. I admit I was completely brainwashed. But now I realize that saving you was even worse than being brainwashed.”

“Angry?”

Qin Xiaotian laughed. So it was all because of Song Yinyin after all.

No wonder things had changed so much.

That Song Yinyin really needs to be taught a lesson.

Or maybe she could be put to good use.

“I’ve already taken care of A Xiu’s situation. I’ll arrange everything properly at the welfare home. As for you…”

“I’m not done yet,” Song Qingtian said coldly. Angry, she slammed the knife she was holding onto the cutting board.

Qin Xiaotian thought for a moment: “What are you doing?”

“I’m chopping up a dog’s head!”

Suddenly, Qin Xiaotian felt a chill down his neck.

“You’re not going to chop me up, are you?”

Qin Xiaotian joked, but Song Qingtian just laughed along, in a good mood.

“Qin Xiaotian… let me tell you a few things. First, about the welfare home—it wasn’t me asking you; I told you the minimum price for the land, and in return you got the welfare home project. Although I didn’t tell you about it beforehand, you still accepted the half-million payment. With someone like you, whose status and position hang over my head, you can say whatever you want and not keep your word. I truly look down on you.”

Qin Xiaotian’s face darkened—he wasn’t happy at all.

The Old Steward, standing nearby, overheard the conversation on the phone and gave Qin Xiaotian a strange look. This was happening too? How embarrassing!

No wonder the future young mistress had objections—and so did he.

The Old Steward really liked Song Qingtian. Leaving aside everything else, just looking at how she handled A Xiu’s situation, it was clear that the future young mistress was no ordinary person.

And that met the criteria for the Qin family’s head mistress.

The Old Steward was very excited.

End of Chapter 186: The Qualifications of the Head Mistress