The Dragon-Proud Hero's Daughter Is Three and a Half

[A bit silly]

Three-year-old Long Aiao is suddenly told that she is going to be given back. She isn't the family's biological daughter. After their real daughter went missing, they took Aiao from an orphanage as a substitute. Now that they've found their real daughter, Aiao is no longer needed and will be sent back to the orphanage.

Aiao is stunned. After the reborn true heiress threatens her, she decides to run away.

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The Long Aotian System suddenly finds Aiao and tricks her into agreeing to find her Long Aotian dad and get him to deliver his signature line, all for the price of one loaf of bread.

After dropping Aiao off at Long Aotian's door, the System goes into hibernation, confident that all will be well.

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Aiao finishes her bread, but her dad still hasn't shown up. Following the smell, she finds a tall man with a fried chicken drumstick in his mouth and an aura that seems to fill the whole room. Aiao drools with longing, licks her lips, and points at her own face as she asks in a babyish voice, "Do I look like your good daughter who got lost?"

Long Haotian: "...If you want a bite, just say so, you scheming little brat."

After buying a fried chicken drumstick for the child, he runs into a persistent suitor at the corner. Long Haotian has an idea and picks Aiao up. "This is my daughter. Cute, right? Want to marry into the family and be her stepmother?"

The suitor is stunned for three seconds, then says indignantly, "Long Haotian, you win!"

Aiao is shocked. So this kind uncle is her dad! Hug him tight!

Long Haotian rubs his forehead. He never imagined that one drumstick would get him saddled with a little brat, much less that his life would be turned upside down from that day on.

When his fiancee comes to break off their engagement, the little girl stands in front of him and shouts in her babyish voice, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Don't bully my dad just because he's poor!"

Long Haotian: "...That's not right. Your dad isn't poor."

His fiancee, who only meant to pretend to call off the engagement, is shocked and actually breaks it off.

Well, the engagement is over. He plans to swallow his pride and return home to inherit the family fortune, but the little girl blocks his way. "My dad said, 'I decide my own fate, not Heaven! I won't accept handouts!'"

His old man is both shocked and pleased. "...That's the spirit. I'll leave enough on your card for the baby's formula, and freeze the rest."

Later, when business tycoon Long Haotian is asked why he chose to start from scratch instead of inheriting a fortune worth tens of billions, he smiles. "I wanted to set a good example for my child."

Long Qingyu devotes his life to scientific research. Later, he meets a close friend who shares his interests. Since he has no plans to marry, he treats his friend's daughter as his own.

Eighteen years later, the System returns after recharging and is stunned.

Where did my Long Aotian go? No power-ups, no harem. Why is he doing research?

And what happened to Long Aotian's sworn enemy, that rich, handsome playboy villain? How did he become a self-made business tycoon?

Blurb dated: 2022.09.23

Theme: No matter whether life brings hardship or ease, never lose sight of your original aspirations