577: Chapter 572 Going Home to Be with Youyou

Ding——

Daily Wealth Intelligence has been refreshed.

Intelligence Target: 'North Sea Eye' Deep Sea Exploration Company.

Intelligence Content: This company will discover a superconducting mineral vein with an estimated reserve exceeding five billion tons beneath its drilling platform in Area 'K-7' in 72 hours. The news will be officially disclosed 73 hours later.

Suggestion: Immediately acquire over 3% of 'North Sea Eye' company's circulating shares, or buy its long-term call options.

A faint blue light screen only appeared in Shen Yan's retina.

A superconducting mineral vein of five billion tons.

This figure was enough to drive any nation mad.

It was enough to multiply his current assets tenfold.

Shen Yan's eyelids didn't even twitch.

He picked up his phone and tapped on another interface of his personal terminal.

It was an encrypted family photo album.

The latest photo had been sent by his sister, Shen Ya, half an hour ago.

In the photo, a little girl with pigtails, wearing a pink princess dress, was holding up a brightly colored drawing.

The drawing depicted four crooked little figures holding hands, with a huge, red sun above their heads.

Below the photo was a line of small text.

"Brother, Youyou says this is a drawing of you, me, and her and Auntie Xiaohui. She says she misses Daddy."

Shen Yan's fingers gently caressed his daughter's smiling face on the screen.

Shen Yan closed the system light screen.

Wealth intelligence came every day.

His daughter's growth happened only once.

In his world, this ranking had never changed.

Sea City, four in the afternoon.

The sunlight was just right, and the breeze was gentle.

The entrance of the First Experimental Kindergarten in the city center was already crowded with parents picking up their children.

A black 'Hui Ying' slid silently to an inconspicuous corner by the roadside.

The car door opened, and Shen Yan stepped out.

He took off his cold combat uniform and changed into casual linen attire.

The grim aura of the desert was completely concealed by him.

He was just an ordinary father coming to pick up his daughter from school.

He spotted Shen Ya in the crowd at a glance.

Shen Ya was standing on tiptoe, peering toward the inside of the kindergarten.

Beside her, a delicate little girl with a small rabbit backpack was picking her fingers, seemingly counting something.

Jingling—

The school bell rang.

The main gate of the kindergarten slowly opened.

The children rushed out like a flock of happy little birds, chattering excitedly.

"Youyou!"

Shen Ya smiled and waved.

The little girl named Youyou immediately saw her, her eyes lit up, and she ran over with her short little legs.

"Auntie!"

She stopped halfway through her run.

She saw the familiar, tall figure behind her aunt.

The little girl's eyes instantly widened.

Her mouth formed an 'O' shape.

She couldn't believe her eyes.

Shen Yan opened his arms toward her.

The next second.

"Daddy—!"

A surprised scream tinged with crying echoed across the entire street corner.

Youyou rushed over like a little cannonball and threw herself into Shen Yan's arms.

Shen Yan caught her steadily and lifted her high up.

Her small body was soft and carried a pleasant milky fragrance.

"Daddy! You're back!"

Youyou's little hands tightly hugged Shen Yan's neck, afraid that he might suddenly disappear.

"Mmm, Daddy is back."

Shen Yan's voice held a tenderness he himself hadn't noticed.

"Did Youyou miss Daddy?"

"I missed you! I missed you for a long, long time!"

Youyou buried her little face in the crook of his neck and rubbed against him vigorously.

"Youyou looks at Daddy's picture every day, and I drew a picture for Daddy too!"

"Daddy saw it. The drawing is beautiful."

Shen Ya smiled from the side, but her eyes were a little red.

"Brother, why didn't you say anything when you came back?"

"I wanted to give you all a surprise."

Shen Yan, holding Youyou, walked up to Shen Ya.

"Thank you for taking care of things during this time."

"Brother, you say that to me?"

Shen Ya gave him a playful glare and reached out to pinch Youyou's little cheek.

"Our great hero missed you terribly, didn't she, Youyou?"

Youyou lifted her head from Shen Yan's arms and nodded heavily.

"Daddy, are you leaving again this time?"

Her small gaze held a trace of timid hope.

Shen Yan's heart felt as if it had been gently pricked by something.

He pressed his forehead against his daughter's forehead.

"I'm not leaving."

"Daddy will accompany Youyou to the kindergarten activity tomorrow."

Back at the villa in Linjiang.

The first thing Shen Yan did was open Youyou's school bag.

Inside was a notice.

"Forest Adventure—Parent-Child Picnic Exploration Activity."

The activity location was Cui Feng Mountain Forest Park on the outskirts of the city.

The activity required each family to complete a mission card, with the mission content drawn randomly on the day of the event.

The end of the notice also specifically stated: Families are encouraged to form alliances and cooperate to cultivate the children's teamwork ability.

"Daddy, the teacher said we need to bring lots and lots of delicious food!"

Youyou lay on the sofa, swinging her little legs.

"We also need to bring a big blanket to spread out on the grass!"

"Okay."

Shen Yan put away the notice.

"Then let's go shopping now."

He picked up his phone and dialed Liu Hui's number.

The call was quickly connected.

"Hello, AYan?"

Liu Hui's voice was as gentle as ever.

"I'm back."

"Ah? You're back? When..."

Liu Hui's voice was full of surprise.

"I just got home. Youyou has an activity at kindergarten tomorrow in Cui Feng Mountain. Do you have time?"

There was a pause on Liu Hui's end, as if she were checking her schedule.

"Oh dear, what a coincidence. I have to go to a neighboring city tomorrow for a medical seminar. It was scheduled long ago... I'm sorry, AYan."

Her voice carried deep apology.

"It's fine."

Shen Yan smiled.

"I was just asking. You be busy, don't adjust for me."

He knew Liu Hui had her own career and pursuits, and he didn't want her to become a mere appendage revolving around the family just for him.

Having experienced one failed marriage, he understood the importance of respect and space even better.

"Then you and Youyou have fun tomorrow. I'll be back the day after tomorrow."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Shen Yan looked at his expectant daughter.

"Let's go, my little princess. We're going to move the supermarket home."

"Yay! Let's go!"

Half an hour later, at the largest membership warehouse supermarket in Sea City.

Youyou sat in the huge shopping cart, holding a small notebook and a pen, like a little commander.

"Daddy, we need to buy a picnic mat! A pink one!"

"Received."

Shen Yan pushed the cart toward the outdoor supplies section.

He directly picked up the most expensive one on the shelf, a moisture-proof picnic mat imported from Germany. Although it wasn't pink, its light gray plaid pattern looked extremely high-quality.