Chapter 41

Late at night at the Xi family's home, because Xi Siyan finally had the winter vacation to stay at home, his mother Jiang Jing was directing the kitchen around, just to make a table of delicious dishes that would satisfy her son.

The meal was already on the table, but the host didn't come out for a long time.

"You go and call." Jiang Jing patted her husband beside her.

Father Xi pushed his glasses on his nose, continued to read the newspaper in his hand, and said perfunctorily, "You are already an adult, you can't come out to find food by yourself when you are hungry."

"I think he's weird." Jiang Jing leaned over to the sofa and whispered to her husband, "Your son grew up with the old man, and he was so thoughtful that I once suspected he wasn't a student at all. But have you noticed that he has changed a lot in the past six months?"

"For example?" Father Xi finally gave him a look of consolation.

Jiang Jing listed them one by one, "I noticed that there was a period of time when his pages were full of cram school notes. They were densely packed. He had never been so serious about his own studies, right? Also, he suddenly moved to the school dormitory. After the competition was finally over, he didn't go home during the New Year's Day holiday and went to Bingyuan Town to celebrate the New Year. The point is that Jianxing secretly told me that he had someone keep an eye on the movements of the Yang family. What do you think he wants to do?"

Father Xi finally looked serious, "Yang family?"

"Yes, the Yang family has been asking you to do things for them for many years."

Jiang Jing frowned as she spoke.

The two families have had a somewhat shallow relationship for many years. There are not many young people in the Xi family, and her son is completely different from those young people who jump around, so she is happy to see young people interacting with each other.

But ever since the Yang family had the incident of the real and fake young master.

She felt more and more that the Yang family was acting more and more out of proportion, so when she learned that her son had distanced himself from Yang Shule, although she gave them some advice, she was actually happy to see it happen.

Now things are different.

Instead, the son seemed to care about the Yang family. Could it be that it was really for the son that the Yang family found again?

Father Xi hesitated for two seconds, then returned to his calm state, with a hint of "let him be", and advised his wife, "That guy has the old man's connections, and it's only a matter of time for him to inherit the Xi family. He doesn't even have the right balance and sense of proportion in this matter, so what do you expect him to accomplish in the future?"

"I'm just afraid that he will do something big!"

Jiang Jing was a little annoyed with her husband, "Do you remember that he was still a student? And a high school student! Aren't you afraid that he will make a big mess one day if he is so opinionated?"

"What kind of trouble is considered a big trouble?" Father Xi has seen countless storms and waves in his life. He said, "As long as he doesn't kill anyone or break the law, it's not a big deal in my opinion."

Jiang Jing took two deep breaths and rolled her eyes, "Then just ignore it. You've never cared about your son anyway."

Father Xi chuckled twice.

Just then, there was a noise coming from upstairs, and the son who had been nagging his wife came down from upstairs.

Father Xi waved his hand: "Ayan, come and sit down."

"Dad." Xi Siyan came over with a cell phone in his hand and sat down opposite his parents.

In front of elders, even in front of his parents who are closest to him, Xi Siyan always appears to be a gentleman with good manners and good manners.

Since I don't spend much time with my parents, it's actually a bit forced to say that we understand each other.

But Mr. Xi had a natural trust in his son. He looked like a loving father and asked with a smile, "What are you busy doing in your room as soon as you got back?"

Xi Siyan turned the phone in his hand and chuckled, "I'm not busy. I just chatted with my classmates for a while."

"Really? When it comes to your friendships, Mom and Dad have never doubted that you would have any problems with your character." Father Xi first praised you in a very impressive manner, and then suddenly asked, "How is the child that the Yang family found?"

Xi Siyan paused slightly, his eyes swept to his father, then to his mother.

Then he leaned back on the sofa, smiling, "The Yang family incident has caused such a big fuss, and you still come to ask me?"

Father Xi: "Are your parents such arbitrary people? You are the one who truly gets along with each other, so your evaluation is obviously closer to the truth."

Xi Siyan raised his eyebrows and said after two seconds: "He's a nice guy."

"Just good?"

"If you insist on hearing an answer." Xi Siyan thought for two seconds, then said, "It is his misfortune to be born in the Yang family."

Father Xi was startled, and the couple looked at each other.

Jiang Jing hesitated: "Son, you, you guys..."

"Hmm?" Xi Siyan looked over.

Jiang Jing immediately shook her head, her smile somewhat forced.

At that moment, she actually felt that when her son talked about Chen Mo, he didn't seem to be evaluating a classmate or friend at all. But how could it be possible?

Jiang Jing said: "You speak so highly of him, does he have a girlfriend? I heard that your aunt's daughter who is in high school abroad will come back for the New Year. Young people should get to know her better..."

Xi Siyan laughed out loud, as if he didn't think it was ridiculous for parents to support early love.

"He doesn't like girls."

When the couple looked at him with suspicion at the same time, Xi Siyan stood up and said calmly: "Don't look at me like that. There is no sign of anything, so let's not talk about it."

The couple hadn't breathed a sigh of relief yet.

Xi Siyan added, "But I can't guarantee whether I will get married in the future, or whether I like men or women, and I hope you won't interfere."

Xi Siyan finished speaking calmly, said let's eat, and walked towards the dining room.

Jiang Jing looked at her husband behind her.

"Why do I feel like this is a vaccination for us?"

Father Xi took a deep look at his son's back and said, "It's good that he still thought of taking precautions. In order to marry me, you even..."

"Shut up!" Jiang Jing glanced at her husband.

Three days after the winter vacation, the final results for the first half of the second year of high school came out.

Although Xi Siyan and Xue Ping had not been in school for a long time due to the competition, they still took the first and second places in the grade. This was enough to make Sun Xiaoya, who had finally won the first place in the monthly exam, depressed.

What’s even more exaggerated is that this time, the third place in the grade has become Chen Mo.

He finally rode on Sun Xiaoya's head.

Sister Ren Ya was so angry that she said in the class group that she wanted to compete with Chen Mo.

Chen Mo has never had any special feelings about grades.

After all, basics are basics. He can perform better and better in exams each time even though he doesn't work as hard as those in the experimental class, thanks to the fact that he has learned much more than ordinary high school students.

It's a bit like taking a shortcut.

So early in the morning on New Year’s Eve.

Chen Mo's other two uncles and one aunt came to visit. As soon as they entered the house, they surrounded Yang Shule and praised him, saying that he was becoming more and more outstanding. Not only was he valued by the school, but his grades were also definitely among the best.

It wasn't just Yang's parents who were embarrassed, but also many cousins of the same age as Chen Mo.

After all, Yang Shule didn't know if he had put his focus on other things, and the fact that his final exam scores dropped by nearly 100 places was only unknown to some uncles and elders.

Among them, Chen Mo's aunt is the most exaggerated.

She was also in a free love relationship back then, but unfortunately she didn't trust the right person. Not only has her marriage been a mess over the years, but she has to go back to the Yang family to complain about her poverty from time to time. And her poor husband was also arranged to work in the Yang Group as a manager, which made this aunt always mean.

She didn't notice her son and daughter's winking eyes at all. Knowing that Zhou Yaoqiong liked Yang Shule, she first flattered her and then turned around and asked Chen Mo: "Xiao Mo, do you think what your aunt said is right? Don't feel bad. The teaching quality in your past environment was poor. It's normal that you can't compare with Ren Lele. Just keep working hard."

Chen Mo was holding a glass of milk prepared in the kitchen at that time.

He took a sip and nodded repeatedly: "Yeah, auntie is right."

"Really?" Auntie was quite proud, and turned to the Yang couple and said, "Chen Mo is actually quite polite."

The smile on Zhou Yaoqing's face became a little stiff.

She never liked some of the Yang family's relatives, but she had never expected Shu Le to do so poorly in the exam this time.

I can only invite them into the house first.

At lunch, only relatives from the Yang family came. With this aunt, the dinner table was never dull. It was a bit similar to the scene Chen Mo had experienced in his previous life, but also a bit different.

After all, Chen Mo didn't overturn the table.

After dinner, he changed to a cup of wolfberry and red dates, and listened to several relatives who were unaware of the situation bringing the topic back again and praising Yang Shule again. He lay on the sofa and echoed: "Yes, you really have good taste."

The aunt's vanity was satisfied and she did not forget to belittle Chen Mo again.

She said, "Chen Mo, look at the way you sit, you don't look like a rich young master at all. And what's that in your cup? I brought you some nutritional supplements for your brain. You have to correct your bad habits and learn more from Shu Le. Don't think that the elders' words are unpleasant..."

Chen Mo felt drowsy after listening to this. "What you said is all true. I don't mind. You can even shout on the main street with a loud speaker."

Those who act like seniors think he is uncooperative.

Instead, the cousins who couldn't bear to listen anymore started talking about their own parents. They looked so embarrassed that they wished they could find a hole to hide in. They said, "Can you please stop talking? My cousin ranked third in the grade and his grades are very good."

"That's right. On the contrary, it's Brother Shule. I heard that he ranks over 100th in the grade."

"Brother Mo, how did your grades improve so quickly? Teach me."

The younger children began to have an inexplicable admiration for Chen Mo.

After all, they are also the ones whose ears are nagging by their parents every day, but Chen Mo is able to turn it in one ear and out the other, and occasionally reply with a word or two, which can make the parents blush and their necks swell.

When the elders learned the truth, they kept silent.

Chen Mo got some peace and quiet. In order to avoid being chased by a group of little kids, he hid in his room to watch a movie and fell asleep halfway through.

Later, I was woken up by the message alert on my mobile phone.

He found out that it was Yang Zhi who sent him the message.

He said that Zhou's relatives had come, and some of his father's business partners also took the opportunity to visit, so he asked him to go downstairs to say hello.

If it weren’t for the Zhou family’s grandmother, Chen Mo really wanted to ignore the news.

He looked at the time. It was four o'clock in the afternoon.

Because it is winter, the sky outside has already darkened. The cold wind blows up the dead branches on the ground, giving a somewhat bleak feeling.

Chen Mo obeyed and got up from the carpet.

I changed my clothes, opened the door and changed my shoes.

I just happened to hear Yang Shule's voice. He should be talking to Yang Zhi on the phone.

Yang Shule: "I didn't find him. Can you call Chen Mo by the way?" His tone suddenly complained, "He has such a bad temper. How dare I call him if he is sleeping? Besides, my father asked me to find him..."

Chen Mo stood up and was about to indicate that he had seen the message.

As a result, when I raised my head halfway, I found a pair of shoes in front of me.

Chen Mo thought it was Yang Shule.

The next second, he felt a push on his shoulder, and he was pushed into the room with one bare foot. With a "click", the door closed again.

“You fucking…”

Chen Mo's curse words stopped abruptly when he looked up and saw the person in front of him.

The curtains in his room were half drawn, so the light was a little dim, but that didn't prevent him from seeing Xi Siyan's broad shoulders leaning against the door, one hand on his waist to prevent him from falling, looking calm and composed.

Chen Mo was stunned for a while, looked at the person in front of him, and then looked at the door.

"What's going on?" he asked confusedly.

He didn't remember anyone coming to the Xi family on New Year's Eve in his previous life.

Xi Siyan's eyes swept down to his bare foot stepping on the floor, and he lifted it up with his hand so that Chen Mo's foot could land on the back of his shoe.

Xi Siyan said, "Don't step on the ground, it's cold."