Chapter 1554  French Chateau

    The others laughed at Chen Fei''s words. Even the corners of Jin Liwei''s mouth curved up ever so slightly.

    "My younger brother is a handful," Jin Liwei said.

    Chen Fei rolled his eyes. "Ain''t that right? But what can I do? I already agreed to marry him." She sighed before smiling. "Alright, goodbye now. It''s better to leave early so that you can reach your destination sooner. It''s not easy to travel with babies in tow."

    She kissed Little Mochi and Little Matcha who were being strapped to their baby car seats by their father. "Say bye-bye to Auntie Fei, Little Mochi and Little Matcha. Have fun! Don''t be too naughty. I''ll see you in a few days."

    "Yah yah!" Little Mochi gave her a slobbery kiss and a big, bright smile.

    Little Matcha was calmer. He allowed his Aunt Fei to kiss him on the cheek before settling in his car seat and yawning.

    Chen Fei laughed. "I can''t believe these two are brothers. Their personalities are too different from each other."

    "It''s because their parents'' personalities are also completely different from each other," Iris said.

    "True." Chen Fei nodded. "I just hope that Little Mochi doesn''t grow up into a spoiled brat like you, Xiulan. You''re fine now as an adult, but you were such a menace when you were younger. Jinjing suffered a lot because of you back then."

    Iris couldn''t reply. It wasn''t her who was a menace back then.

    The original Long Xiulan was undoubtedly not the easiest person to get along with. The original indeed bullied her half-sister and attempted to terrorize her half-brothers. She had a bit more respect for Long Hui, the first legitimate child. But for the other illegitimate siblings, the original Long Xiulan completely disregarded them.

    Now, however, she had so much more sympathy and compassion toward the original Long Xiulan than when she first was reborn into this body. Especially after she became a mother, she gradually understood how the original Long Xiulan''s personality became warped.

    The original was so much like her eldest twin son. Little Mochi''s love for showing off and his clingy personality were exactly like the original Long Xiulan''s. No?v(el)B\\jnn

    Fortunately, Little Mochi''s parents weren''t the self-absorbed, vain mother like Wei Lan and the emotionally neglectful father like Long Tengfei.

    Iris and Jin Liwei were always doing their best to spend ample time with their children, to be present, and to guide them properly.

    "You don''t have to worry about my son," Jin Liwei said to Chen Fei, interrupting Iris'' thoughts. "My wife and I will make sure that Little Mochi will grow up into a responsible young man. And so will Little Matcha."

    Chen Fei cleared his throat, feeling a little embarrassed. "Don''t take my words the wrong way. You know I love your kids."

    Iris patted her shoulder. "We know."

    Despite this, being civil was still a must. The Frenchman had already started fulfilling his promise to help Liberte? gain a firm foothold in France. Just for this, Jin Liwei was willing to give the Frenchman some face and not embarrass him all the time. As long as the Frenchman could give his wife''s perfumery some benefits, then he would be willing to return the favour someday.

    The power was in his wife''s hands, though. The French magnate also understood this.

    As an active Cross Academy student, Iris had the power to vet the French magnate''s company, help it pass the rigorous review next year, and hopefully, successfully extend its membership in the academy''s exclusive business network.

    The husband and wife could feel the French magnate''s desperation, not only with his overly generous apology gifts but also in trying to help Liberte? as much as he possibly could.

    Today, they decided to stay in the chateau that the French magnate gifted Iris as an apology. This was a chance to check it out, see it with their own eyes, determine whether it needed any renovations or changes in the staff, and also send a signal to the French magnate that they were receptive to his efforts.

    After the phone call, Iris and the others followed the head butler while some of their bodyguards scattered to secure the chateau''s outside perimeters.

    The inside was just as impressive as the outside.

    It was clear that the French magnate did a lot of renovations to modernize the chateau. There was electricity, plumbing, and insulation.

    However, Iris wrinkled her nose upon seeing the interior decorations. She liked antiques, but if all the things inside the home were antique, it wouldn''t feel like a home anymore but a museum instead.

    "I''ll contact an interior designer," Jin Liwei said upon noticing her dislike of the decorations.

    "Yes, but let''s do that next time," Iris replied. "I want to enjoy our family trip and not worry about updating the chateau."

    "En. Up to you, love."

    "Yah yah yah!" Little Mochi couldn''t stop pointing here and there, curious about the entire place.

    His brother, Little Matcha, was also very interested in the new place. He kept on wanting to run here and there, struggling against his Uncle Dom''s hold.

    "Normally, I would let the babies run around but all of these decorations look like they''re centuries old, so I want to preserve them as much as possible," Iris said with a sigh. Then she addressed the nannies, "Please help keep an eye on my sons and not let them break anything."

    "Understood, Madam."

    "Please don''t worry, Madam. We''ll keep an eye on the twins."

    Iris gave them a smile of thanks. Then she spoke to the head butler in French. "Please move any important artifacts out of reach of the babies. My family and I are going to stay here for a few days. I want my babies to enjoy their time here, but I don''t want them breaking anything important when they run around."

    "Understood, Madame Jin."

    The head butler signalled his subordinate butlers and maidservants.