The genius and beautiful young man, Ye Qingxi, died unexpectedly on the day he reached the age of 18.
Looking back on his life, he shone brightly.
He debuted at the age of 5, was nomina...
Chapter 23 (Combined with Twenty-Three)
Twenty-three:
As soon as Mu Feng's notice was sent out, some members of the Mu family couldn't help but start discussing it privately.
It should be noted that the last time Mu Feng issued such a notice, inviting everyone to dinner, was eight years ago.
At that time, his wife passed away, and Mu Feng was heartbroken, lamenting that their love was deep but their fate was short.
Thinking of his feelings for his wife, looking at his children, and remembering his relatives, he felt that it was fate to be relatives in this vast sea of people, so he held a rare family dinner.
Before this, Mu Feng was the person who hated family banquets the most.
He was unruly in his youth and lacked empathy in his young adulthood. As a result, after he came to power, the tradition of eating New Year's Eve dinner together changed to each family eating their own dinner without interfering with each other.
But now, he has issued this kind of notice again. Why is that?
"What could be so important? The old man handed the company over to Mu Zheng and stepped down from the position of president, retaining only the title of chairman. He didn't even hold a family banquet for such a big event. What could be more important than this?"
"Yes, the old man hasn't been making any moves lately."
"There's still some activity going on. He's been going to the hospital a lot lately, apparently because a friend of his got sick and passed away."
"Now that you mention it, I remember someone told me the other day that they saw the old man bring a child back to the old house. Could it be related to this?"
"No way, isn't that his friend's grandson? He's not his own grandson."
"What else could it be?"
Everyone was discussing it, but no one dared to ask Old Master Mu directly, so they asked the younger generation to quietly ask Mu Shaoting and Mu Shaoyan.
Mu Shaoyan blurted out, "[Why else? Of course, it's so you can meet Xiao Xi, meet my dear little nephew.]"
Everyone was shocked; it really was for this child.
"From what Shao Yan said, this child is now under Shao Wu's care, and the old man wants Shao Wu to recognize him as his son."
"Good heavens, doesn't that mean the old man suddenly has two grandsons who aren't related by blood?"
"That's right. The old man is pitiful. He seems to have two grandsons, which is quite a blessing, but they are all other people's blood. Sigh."
After returning home, Mu Zheng told Qin Luan the news and asked her to make arrangements so that she could go back with him.
“Xiao Cheng, he has to go too.”
"Okay." Qin Luan nodded.
However, Qin Cheng didn't really want to go back to the old house.
Seven-year-old Qin Cheng raised his head and placed the pen in his hand on the notebook in front of him. His skin was very fair, but his hair was very black. Fine bangs fell on his deep eyebrows and eyes, which inadvertently weakened and faded the cuteness that belonged to his age, replacing it with a cool and handsome look.
Anyone who sees him for the first time will exclaim, "This kid is so handsome!" rather than "This kid is so cute!"
"Why do you suddenly want to go there?" he asked.
Qin Luan explained, "One of your grandfather's friends passed away, entrusting his grandson to him. So now he is also your grandfather's grandson, just like you. Your grandfather wants everyone to meet him so they can get to know him."
Why didn't his grandfather allow everyone to meet him and get to know him when he entered the Mu family?
Qin Cheng keenly sensed that his grandfather cared a lot about this new grandson.
He cares about her far more than he cares about his grandson, who is not related to him by blood.
But isn't the other person also unrelated to his grandfather by blood, just like him?
Qin Cheng was even less inclined to go.
"I have something to do next Saturday," he said, making an excuse.
"What's wrong?" Qin Luan asked him.
"My classmate asked me to come to his house to do my homework."
"Oh, I see." Qin Luan said gently, "Then could you reschedule with your classmate? How about Sunday? Just say that your grandfather has something to do at home, so you can't do your homework with him on Saturday. Mom will bake some cookies for you to take over and discuss it with him, okay?"
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng didn't want his mother to go through all that trouble, so he changed his tune and said, "No need, he was the one who copied my homework anyway."
Qin Luan: ...
Qin Luan educated him, "Copying homework is bad behavior."
"So I didn't copy it."
"You can't let others copy it, especially your friends. It's not good for your friends."
Qin Cheng: ...
"You have to let him do it himself so he can master the knowledge on his own, understand?"
Qin Cheng nodded in agreement, but he didn't really care.
Whether others copy or not, whether they have mastered the knowledge or not, is none of their business.
He only needs to master the knowledge himself.
Qin Luan was unaware of her son's thoughts. After giving him her instructions, she saw that his books were still open and prepared to leave. "Then you should do your homework."
Qin Cheng nodded.
He watched his mother's departing figure, feeling troubled.
He doesn't like going back to the Mu family's old house.
He doesn't like meeting his grandfather.
But he disliked himself even more.
He was not liked by his maternal grandparents or his paternal grandfather.
If only his mother hadn't given birth to him.
After Qin Luan finished talking to her son, she returned to her room. She read for a while, then, remembering something, put down the book and went to Mu Zheng's study.
"What does Xiaoxi like?" she asked Mu Zheng. "I'm his aunt, and Xiao Cheng is older than him. It's our first meeting, so I should prepare a gift for him."
"I've already prepared everything for you," Mu Zheng said. "You and Xiao Cheng can just hand it over to him when the time comes."
Qin Luan was somewhat surprised, yet felt that she shouldn't be surprised.
In the year since their marriage, Mu Zheng had done this several times.
What she hadn't thought of, Mu Zheng had already anticipated.
What she had thought of, Mu Zheng had already prepared in advance.
Qin Luan never knew that beneath his cold exterior lay such a delicate and gentle heart.
No, Qin Luan thought. She knew, she had known all along.
Otherwise, why would he have been willing to help her with geography questions she couldn't answer in high school?
How could she accept Qin Cheng? How could she give him a jade pendant to bless him with peace and health on their first meeting?
Qin Luan looked at him, wanting to say something, but not knowing how to say it.
"Is something the matter?" Mu Zheng asked.
"No," Qin Luan replied instinctively.
"Then I'll go back to my room first," she said.
Mu Zheng nodded and said, "I'll be going back to the old house tomorrow night, so I'll be back quite late. You and Xiao Cheng can eat first, don't wait for me."
"Okay," Qin Luan replied.
She turned around and left Mu Zheng's room.
Mu Zheng watched her close the door before lowering his head to continue his work.
The next afternoon, Mu Zheng finished his work and was preparing to go back to the old house to see his father and check on how Mu Shaowu and Ye Qingxi were getting along these past few days when he received a call from the front desk.
"Mr. Mu, another Ms. Li Wanqin is looking for you and wants to see you."
Mu Zheng was somewhat surprised.
A month ago, Mu Zheng was not familiar with the name Li Wanqin.
But now, a month later, Mu Zheng has already remembered it clearly.
Li Wanqin—Ye Qingxi's mother—so it's self-evident why she suddenly appears at this time.
"Tell her to wait for me in the conference room," Mu Zheng said.
He put down the phone, stood up, and walked towards the conference room.
Li Wanqin sat in a chair in the conference room, and Mu Zheng's secretary poured her a cup of tea.
"Thank you," she said.
The secretary smiled politely at her and said, "Please wait a moment."
Li Wanqin nodded, but felt a little uneasy.
She came this time to ask Mu Feng to take her son back.
Li Wanqin was unaware that Ye Min was seriously ill.
She left Ye Qingxi when he was two years old and married her current husband.
Before she married her husband, when they were getting to know each other, her mother advised her, "Having children and not having children are different. If you want to marry Zhou Fang, you should leave Xiao Xi with your father-in-law. No man is willing to raise another man's child, especially since you and Zhou Fang met through a blind date and your relationship is not strong. If you insist on bringing Xiao Xi with you, he most likely won't marry you."
"So you might as well leave Xiaoxi with your father-in-law. That would be good for you and good for your father-in-law as well."
"With Ye Huai dead, your mother-in-law has become like that, probably within the last two years. If you take Xiao Xi away at this time, won't that be killing your father-in-law? Think about it yourself, he's over fifty years old, his son is gone, his wife is failing, and now his grandson is gone too. He'll truly be all alone."
Li Wanqin listened to her mother's advice, left Ye Qingxi with Ye Min, and successfully married Zhou Fang herself.
Six months later, Zhou Fang was transferred to a job in Y City, and Li Wanqin moved there as well.
After that, I changed my phone number again.
Therefore, after Ye Min became seriously ill, he tried to contact her several times, but could not get through to her by phone.
Left with no other option, Ye Min had to call his former mother-in-law.
Listening to his words, Li Wanqin's mother knew that he wanted to entrust Ye Qingxi to her daughter.
She certainly felt sorry for Ye Min and also felt sorry for her little grandson, but as a mother, she always favored her own child more.
Therefore, she was afraid that Li Wanqin's current happy life would be disrupted.
Therefore, she offered to take care of Ye Qingxi, but not Li Wanqin.
However, Ye Min did not trust her, or rather, he did not trust Li Wanqin at all.
He was afraid that Ye Qingxi wouldn't fit into Li Wanqin's current home, and that Ye Qingxi would be mistreated there.
If Ye Min were to choose, he would trust and only trust his close friend of forty-two years, Mu Feng.
However, Ye Qingxi's mother is still alive. Under these circumstances, it seems unreasonable to prevent the child from being with his mother and instead let him be with a stranger with no blood relation.
This is unfair to Mu Feng.
Ye Qingxi herself might not be happy either.
Furthermore, Ye Min was actually very grateful that Li Wanqin was willing to leave Ye Qingxi to him back then.
That's why he hesitated to contact Li Wanqin.
But when the person he entrusted with the task changed from Li Wanqin to Li Wanqin's mother, Ye Min wouldn't even consider it.
He refused on the spot.
Afterwards, he entrusted Ye Qingxi to Mu Feng, which put his mind at ease.
Li Wanqin's mother didn't expect him to refuse her, and in a fit of anger, she didn't tell her daughter about it.
It wasn't until news of Ye Min's death arrived that Li Wanqin's mother began to worry about her grandson. She immediately called Li Wanqin and told her about Ye Qingxi.
“I visited your father-in-law. In the last days of his life, he was accompanied by that wealthy friend he knew. He should have entrusted Xiaoxi to him, but that person isn't Xiaoxi's biological grandfather. Can he take good care of Xiaoxi? Your father-in-law is confused. I am Xiaoxi's maternal grandmother. How could I possibly harm him?!”
Li Wanqin was furious with her mother. "Why didn't you tell me something so important sooner?!"
She hung up the phone, bought a plane ticket, and flew back.
Ye Min only has one wealthy friend, Mu Feng, the president of the Mu Group.
Li Wanqin knew about it as early as the day she married Ye Huai, so she went to the Mu Group as soon as she got off the plane, wanting to get Ye Qingxi back from Mu Feng.
She just didn't expect that the person she met was not Mu Feng, but Mu Zheng.
Li Wanqin didn't recognize him. She asked, "Who are you?"
"Didn't you want to see President Mu? That's me."
Li Wanqin was surprised, then belatedly realized from the resemblance between the other person and Mu Feng, "You are Uncle Mu's son?"
Mu Zheng sat in the main seat, leaned back in his chair, and said in a flat tone, "Mm."
He asked, "What do you want from me?"
Seeing his indifferent demeanor, Li Wanqin became increasingly nervous.
She clenched her fist instinctively. "I'm Xiaoxi's mother. I didn't know his grandfather was sick, let alone that he had passed away. If I had known, I would definitely have gone to see him, and I would definitely have brought Xiaoxi back to my side. So, I hope..."
She looked at Mu Zheng, somewhat embarrassed yet self-righteous, "I hope you can give Xiao Xi back to me."
"impossible."
As soon as she finished speaking, Mu Zheng replied.
Li Wanqin was surprised that he refused so readily and asked in confusion, "Why?"
She said, "I am Xiaoxi's mother, and I am his guardian. He was raised by his grandfather before because his grandfather was still alive. Now that his grandfather is gone, Xiaoxi should naturally live with me."
"Uncle Ye wrote a will before he died, entrusting Xiao Xi to my father and designating him as his guardian. Therefore, my father is Xiao Xi's only guardian now."
Li Wanqin found it ridiculous. "President Mu, that's not how it works. Am I his biological mother? Do you think I don't have guardianship rights?"
"That's how it is for me."
Li Wanqin was surprised by his words and said angrily, "Mr. Mu, are you trying to bully me by abusing your power?"
Mu Zheng said in a calm tone, "Madam Zhou, does your husband know you're here today?"
Li Wanqin was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, "I'm talking to you about Xiaoxi, don't try to change the subject."
“I’m talking to you about Xiao Xi.” Mu Zheng’s tone was completely calm. “Back then, Ye Huai died. You wanted to marry Zhou Fang, so you gave up Xiao Xi and left him with his grandfather.”
“I did it for his grandfather’s own good,” Li Wanqin quickly said.
"But it's also so that you can marry Zhou Fang smoothly, isn't it?" Mu Zheng still spoke in that calm tone. "If you really loved him, you wouldn't have abandoned him, wouldn't have abandoned him in the second year after your father's death, and started a new family with someone else. I know that the living shouldn't be widows for the dead, and of course you have the right to marry Zhou Fang, and you also have the right to abandon him, but if you've abandoned him once, you'll abandon him a second time, so I don't trust you."
“I don’t trust you either!” Li Wanqin said. “You have no relation to Xiaoxi at all, how can I believe you will treat him well?”
"Excuse my bluntness, but whether you trust me or not is not a consideration for me," Mu Zheng said coldly.
Li Wanqin was at a loss for words when she heard his words.
After a long silence, she said, "So, Mr. Mu, do you want to sue me?"
"Of course not. It would be too ugly to go to court, and I won't let Xiaoxi see that."
Li Wanqin smiled and said, "But if you're unwilling to give Xiaoxi to me, then we'll have to see each other in court."
Upon hearing this, Mu Zheng smiled.
He said, "Madam Zhou, the fact that I call you Madam Zhou proves that I am aware of your situation."
"What does going to court mean? It means your husband will know you want to take Xiaoxi back, it means your current son will know you have another son. Are you sure this is what you want?"
Li Wanqin's expression suddenly changed, "You investigated me!"
Mu Zheng's face remained expressionless. He said, "If you want, you can investigate me as well, if you have the ability."
Li Wanqin: ……
Li Wanqin knew that she didn't.
"You're currently unemployed, or your job is staying home to take care of the children. In this situation, are you sure you want to let your husband know that you want to bring your ex-husband's son home?"
"Of course, as I said, I won't let you take Xiaoxi back, and I won't allow you to go to court. So I will contact your husband's company directly and have them fire him. Once your husband is fired and the family has no source of income, I think you won't have the mood or time to care about Xiaoxi's custody. And if your husband finds out that the reason he was fired was simply because you wanted him to raise your ex-husband's son, that wouldn't be good for your current family or for you."
“You’re threatening me,” Li Wanqin said angrily.
“No.” Mu Zheng looked at her. “I’m just explaining a situation to you, a situation where you simply cannot raise Xiao Xi.”
"You want to take Xiaoxi back, but will Mr. Zhou allow it? Can your son accept it now? If Mr. Zhou doesn't allow it, and if your son can't accept it now, what will you do?"
"Even if your husband agrees and Xiaoxi goes to your house, what will you do if your husband doesn't like her, or your current son doesn't like her, and they have a conflict?"
"Your family's income comes from your husband, but if one day he loses his job, and Xiaoxi and your current son both want to go to better schools and attend their favorite extracurricular classes, and you can only choose one, who would you choose?"
“You will choose your current son, choose your husband, you will give up Xiaoxi, you will give him up again and again, because you know that this is your home, your current son's home, your husband's home, but not his home. So you need him to pretend to be obedient and pleasing, you need him to be sensible and obedient, you need him to not fight or compete, to be a good brother and a good son, so that he can stay in this home that does not belong to him.”
“So I don’t think you are capable of raising him,” Mu Zheng stated.
Li Wanqin fell silent.
Mu Feng is right, she will indeed choose her husband, her current son.
She certainly cares about Ye Qingxi, but she also cares about her current home and her youngest son.
She can't let her current family fall apart.
We can't let her have a child now, without a father.
Mu Zheng watched her sit in the chair, head down, without saying a word, and slowly opened her wallet, taking out a bank card.
He pushed the bank card in front of Li Wanqin, saying, "Here is one million. The password is the last six digits of the card number."
"What do you mean by this?" Li Wanqin looked up angrily, her eyes filled with humiliation. "Are you going to offer a million to buy my son?"
“Miss Li, if I were you, I would accept it.” Mu Zheng changed his form of address.
He said, "Everyone should have their own way out at any time, instead of relying on others. This million may not be of much value to me, but it could save your life at the most critical moment."
Li Wanqin fell silent again.
He thought Mu Zheng was right.
Of course, people should have a way out, and the best way out is money.
But she gave up her job for her children and family, and now she has no money, so she has no way out.
Therefore, when she came to see Mu Feng this time, she didn't dare to tell Zhou Fang the truth. She only said that her mother was sick and she had to go back.
Li Wanqin knew, of course, that she couldn't take the money. If she did, she would truly lose all chance to compete for Ye Qingxi's affections.
But she also felt she should take it.
How can a person live without a way out?
Moreover, he looked at the man in front of him who showed no emotional fluctuation from beginning to end, his expression indifferent as if she were not even in his eyes.
How could she possibly win against him?
"Can I come and visit him occasionally in the future?" Li Wanqin compromised.
"No," Mu Zheng said coldly.
The worst thing about relationships is when there's a lingering attachment; once that attachment is broken, the flame might just reignite someday.
Ye Qingxi no longer has a mother in his memory, so his mother should not appear again.
"Can't I just watch silently and not bother him?"
"No," Mu Zheng said coldly.
Li Wanqin smiled, a hint of misery in her expression, and said, "President Mu, you are so cruel."
Mu Zheng has never cared about other people's opinions of him.
He simply pushed the bank card on the table forward a few centimeters.
Li Wanqin reached out and picked up the bank card.
"Do I need to sign a contract?" she asked.
Mu Zheng shook his head and pointed towards the door, "You can leave now."
Ye Qingxi is not an object, so Mu Zheng will not draft a contract for him.
He didn't think Ye Qingxi was someone you could have for a million.
He was only willing to give Li Wanqin one million.
Li Wanqin was not stupid; in fact, she was quite clever. So, having accepted the million, she naturally wouldn't do anything she shouldn't have.
Of course, if she does it, she will be the one who regrets it.
Mu Zheng stood up, left the conference room, and entered the elevator.
He drove straight to the parking lot on the second basement level and drove back to the Mu family's old residence.
Ye Qingxi was sitting on the living room sofa playing games with Mu Shaoyan.
He hadn't played many games before he transmigrated, so his skills were nowhere near as good as those of the game-loving Mu Shaoyan. Right now, he was constantly shouting, "Uncle, save me! Save me! Save me!"
Mu Shaoyan rushed over, saying, "Replenish your blood, replenish your blood, replenish your blood! Quickly replenish your blood!"
However, Ye Qingxi's opponent was too strong. He had just finished off his opponent when the opponent unleashed a powerful attack. Ye Qingxi couldn't dodge in time, and his health bar was instantly reduced to zero.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi leaned back on the sofa, feeling utterly hopeless.
Mu Shaoyan patted his cute little nephew's head and comforted him, "You played really well, better than many people in our class. If you ask me, Xiao Xi, you're so young and you play so well, you're simply a genius, born for e-sports. You should go down this path in the future, maybe you can even win a gold medal and bring glory to our Mu family!"
Ye Qingxi: !!
Ye Qingxi was so frightened that she shook her head repeatedly.
What he fears most in his life is "genius".
He was ruined by the word "genius" in his past life. He won awards early, and was nominated for and won the Golden Osmanthus Award for Best Newcomer at the age of thirteen. At that time, everyone said he was a genius, a genius in acting.
Later, during his low point, he created songs and released three albums, all of which were huge hits, bringing him back to the peak of his popularity. People then called him a genius in songwriting and composition.
When he turned seventeen and won the Best Actor award at one of the three major international film festivals, he was done for. The word "genius" was now permanently attached to his head.
That's why Ye Qingxi is now afraid whenever she hears the word "genius".
He didn't want to be a genius; he just wanted to be an ordinary person, a normal person who followed the rules, studied hard, went to school, and worked hard.
Take good care of yourself and be with your family.
"Big brother, why are you back?" Mu Shaoyan's eyes shifted and he saw Mu Zheng.
Ye Qingxi quickly turned her head, and sure enough, it was her uncle.
He had a good impression of Mu Zheng because of the jade pendant, so when he saw him now, he smiled and greeted him, "Uncle."
"Yeah." Mu Zheng smiled. "Playing games."
Ye Qingxi nodded, picked up the game console, and showed it to Mu Zheng, saying, "My dad bought it for me."
"And what about your father?"
"He was busy with work, so he asked my uncle to play with me."
Mu Zheng nodded.
It seems that Ye Qingxi is doing quite well in their home.
She not only gets along well with Mu Shaowu, but also with Mu Shaoyan.
that is……
Mu Zheng turned to look at Mu Shaoyan, "Have you finished your summer homework?"
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ?
Mu Shaoyan was speechless. "Do you have to say something like this that leaves me speechless the moment we meet?"
"You'll be a senior in high school when school starts in September," Mu Zheng reminded him.
"I know, at worst I won't get into university, you can just send me abroad." Mu Shaoyan didn't care at all.
Mu Zheng: ...
Just as Mu Zheng was about to say something to him, he noticed Ye Qingxi lying on the sofa.
Forget it, let's not talk about this in front of the child anymore. He can talk to Mu Shaoyan alone later.
“Then you keep playing,” he said to Ye Qingxi, “I’m going to see your grandfather.”
Ye Qingxi nodded, then asked with concern, "Uncle, have you eaten?"
"Not yet, I'll eat with you guys in a bit."
"Okay~" Ye Qingxi said happily.
Mu Shaoyan, standing to the side: ? ? ?
No, what's with this cutesy "good" from you?
Your tone is so light and cheerful, you're really looking forward to it?!
Mu Shaoyan looked at Ye Qingxi, then at his older brother, and finally leaned close to Ye Qingxi's face, whispering devilishly, "Little Xi, do you like your little uncle or your eldest uncle more?"
Ye Qingxi: !!
Ye Qingxi was utterly shocked. Why was he being asked to make multiple-choice questions again?!
He hates multiple-choice questions the most!
Ye Qingxi stood up. "I'm so thirsty, I'm going to get some water."
Mu Shaoyan chuckled, finding his little nephew rather unusual, as he actually liked his older brother.
You know, none of the kids in their family like his older brother!
Of course... Qin Cheng might like it.
But that's not necessarily true.
After all, Mu Shaoyan scratched his head; he and Qin Cheng were really not familiar with each other.
Meanwhile, Mu Zheng knocked on the door and entered Mu Feng's study, where he told him about Li Wanqin.
Mu Feng smiled, his eyes full of mockery.
He was different from Ye Min, who harbored no resentment towards this daughter-in-law and was even very grateful to her.
But Mu Feng didn't think much of her.
Ye Min said, "The living should not remain widows for the dead."
Mu Feng said, "That's because she doesn't love him."
If it's true love, someone like him wouldn't even look at anyone except his wife.
What does it mean to remain a widow?
That's what they mean by "Having seen the vast ocean, other waters seem insignificant; having beheld the clouds of Wushan, other clouds seem pale in comparison."
Ye Min added, "I have to thank her for leaving Xiao Xi with me."
Mu Feng said, "That's because she doesn't love him."
If it's true love, how could you bear to part with your child like that?
Isn't his daughter-in-law one?
He would bring Qin Cheng with him when he married his son.
Ye Min also said, "It's understandable that it's difficult for a woman with a child to find another partner."
Mu Feng said, "That's because she has bad taste."
Look at his daughter-in-law's brother, what great taste he has! He immediately set his sights on his sister's son. Not only did she bring her child with her to the wedding, but now she's almost giving up having her own children for Qin Cheng's sake.
Ye Min: ...
Ye Min was so angry that he was speechless.
Mu Feng was also angry. What kind of luck did he and his friend have? What kind of things had they encountered?!
Mu Feng shook his head, no longer thinking about Li Wanqin.
Anyway, Li Wanqin can't cause any trouble. Even if she really tries to make a splash, he can easily suppress it.
"I called you over because I have something to tell you," Mu Feng said.
Mu Zheng knew, of course, but he didn't know what it was about.
“At the family dinner on Saturday, I will introduce Xiao Xi to everyone and announce that I will give him 1% of the shares I hold. Do you want to tell Qin Luan in advance?”
Mu Zheng was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.
When the four siblings were born, their father gave each of them 1% of the shares as a gift for their arrival into the world.
However, when Qin Cheng arrived, his father did not give him a gift, so Mu Zheng thought that this gift was only for his children, because his father loved his mother and therefore extended his affection to these children, the fruits of their love.
Grandsons, however, are not included.
But now, his father says he wants to give it to Ye Qingxi.
Mu Zheng certainly didn't think Ye Qingxi couldn't give it.
He was simply puzzled, "Then why didn't you give it to Xiao Cheng?"