Chapter 9: If you don't listen to the elders, you can't coax your children.

"elder brother?"

Qin Mu glanced at the child and saw his blushing face, "..."

Isn't he a quiet, fussy person? Now he's pretending to be good is really hard to get used to.

Why are you blushing? You haven't even grown all your hair yet. Do you understand this? Old Master Gu is quite carefree. He's no longer worried about whether this child belongs to the Gu family? He just gave him to the Qin family?

Clearing his throat, he said, "That's not necessary. Who dares to say anything behind the back of my Qin family's work? As for what you're worried about, it won't happen. Since I'm in charge of the child's affairs, I won't let him be bullied."

After all, there is a child here, so Qin Mu still has some dignity to save. "That was just a joke made by mother and Aunt Gu. There is no need to mention it again." He was embarrassed.

Gu Chuyue didn’t know about this matter. Is this a joke?

Gu Chuyue didn't care about this childhood marriage, but if that were the case, his brother would probably treat him better and not turn against him because of that person, right? But, did his brother still remember that person? From an angle where no one could see, the corners of Gu Chuyue's mouth curled up slightly.

The matter was finally settled. Gu Chuyue's identity would be announced on the birthday of the old man of the Gu family next month. After that, Gu Chuyue would live with Qin Mu, but would have to stay at the Gu family for a few days occasionally.

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Even though Qin Mu was still very busy these two days, he was paying special attention to Gu Chuyue. The two got along very well, and Gu Chuyue was very attached to Qin Mu, which was very different from when he first came.

Considering that there was no problem when Gu Chuyue was alone, except that he spoke less, and Xiao Jiangran was also coming back, Qin Mu tried not to go to the company for the next two days and let Lin Wu handle it. He would handle other important matters in his study at home, but he would be on a business trip in a few days.

Jiang Ran should have arrived at the airport around three o'clock this afternoon. After lunch, Gu Chuyue stayed in the room. When Qin Mu came up, he saw him fiddling with his laptop on the sofa.

"If you get tired, just take a nap on your own. I need to go out for something. Stop!" He knew he wouldn't be honest. "He's a boy after all, don't be so clingy. I'll be back soon, no discussion." Gu Chuyue's sleep and rest schedule has been pretty regular these past two days. Raising a child naturally requires cultivating good habits in him. Humph! He must be a perfect parent.

Gu Chuyue was about to throw the computer aside and put on his shoes to follow Qin Mu, but he stopped at the rejection.

His fingers curled up unconsciously, wanting to stay with him, but he didn't want him to follow him, what should he do?

Thinking that he had listened, Qin Mu closed the door and told Aunt Zhang not to cook his dinner tonight.

Aunt Zhang hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Master, are you worried about the young master being home alone?"

Thinking that nothing had happened to him these past few days, Qin Mu subconsciously said, "That kid has been doing fine these days. Don't worry, he'll be back in the evening. Nothing's wrong."

Qin Mu didn't call anyone else. Gu Chuyue's identity couldn't be hidden for long, so the fewer people who knew about his psychological problems, the better. He didn't even tell the Gu family, so he went to pick up Xiao Jiangran in person.

There was no traffic jam and it was early, so Qin Mu went to the company first. He listened to Lin Wu talk about his recent arrangements and emphasized the project he had taken over from Qin Li. "This project is centered on a piece of land in the northern suburbs. QLLE Company initially held an open tender and conducted various inspections. The Third and Fourth Masters went through a lot of connections and invested around 1 billion yuan in the initial capital to win the deal. It wouldn't have been a big deal at first, but the high-end hotel resort we plan to build is a large-scale project and will involve a private estate in the northern suburbs."

"Private estate?"

After giving Qin Mu the information he had found, Lin Wu continued his analysis. "Originally, a private manor wouldn't be a big deal, but the area within a dozen miles of the manor belongs to its owner. This overlaps with our planned area and involves surrounding construction. Since this area wasn't developed in the early years, the ownership of the area has become unclear... The owner of the manor is Huo Yuan, and he disagrees."

Qin Mu understood. Huo Yuan was a world-renowned violinist in this world. Others described him with just one word: weird, which was not a good word.

After listening to the recent schedule, Qin Mu tapped his knuckles twice on the smooth mahogany tabletop and explained in a steady voice: "That's all the company's affairs are like this recently. I'll be back to the company after my business trip to deal with them in a while." He picked up the bone china cup at hand, and the misty hot steam blurred his deep outline for a moment.

He put down his cup and changed the subject, his tone unmistakably meticulous. "Also, Gu Chuyue's identity will be announced on Mr. Gu's birthday next month." He paused for a moment, thinking more carefully. "Ask Jian Jia to come to my place and get the child a suit of formal attire for the occasion."

His fingertips unconsciously slid across the tabletop, and as if thinking of something, he added, "Make a few more sets of casual clothes for this season and next. And," he paused, his tone becoming more natural, "pajamas too."

Closing the document, Lin Wu smiled: "Okay, Patriarch."

Thinking of the impromptu clothes the little villain had been wearing these past few days, he frowned slightly. Although they were all handmade products that Lin Wu had hurried to the top children's clothing counters and carefully selected, such as Italian cashmere cardigans and custom-made shirts from British brands, the prices on each label were enough to make people stagger.

But in Qin Mu's opinion, it was ultimately a hasty emergency item, not tailor-made, and he always felt that it was "a bit unfair."

If Lin Wu could see what his master was thinking at this moment, he would probably fall into a deep state of helplessness on the spot.

He had clearly tried his best to buy the best and most comfortable clothes he could buy, each of which was worth a fortune. But how come in the boss's eyes, he became a "temporary substitute" for the wronged young master?

Because of this delay, when Qin Mu arrived at the airport, Xiao Jiangran had been waiting there for half a day. His well-tailored suit made him look cool and aloof, while his gold-framed glasses made him look a bit like a gentleman.

Xiao Jiangran noticed Qin Mu the moment he came in that he was still lazy.

"Aren't you here to pick me up? Why are you here now?"

Qin Mu took off his sunglasses and casually hung them on his chest. "It's not that late." He walked over and patted Xiao Jiangran's arm. "How is Jiang Chu?"

"It's nothing, I'll be back soon, let's go."

Xiao Jiangran followed Qin Mu into the car with the suitcase.

"I'll take you to Yilanju for dinner first, and then..." Qin Mu's cell phone rang. It was Aunt Zhang calling.

I have to say that women's sixth sense is really accurate, and you will really suffer if you don't listen to the advice of the elderly.