"Cough, I didn't hear much." Before Xu Zhaohao could even breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Butler Xu say again, "But you heard everything."
"Cough cough cough, can you please not breathe so heavily when you speak?" Xu Zhaohao choked on his own breath and coughed a few times before he could catch his breath.
Seeing him cough, Butler Xu quickly came over and patted his back. "Shunzi, quickly bring some water." He called to the kitchen as he patted him. "Coming, coming, young master, please have some water." Xu Shun reacted quickly, carrying the water over without spilling a drop.
"Mmm, I'm fine now." Xu Zhaohao took the water glass and gulped down a few mouthfuls.
"Uncle Xu, please don't tell my dad, he's still out negotiating business." Xu Zhaohao held onto the housekeeper's hand tightly, as if he wouldn't let go until he agreed.
Butler Xu was still patiently instructing him, "Even if the master isn't home, the madam can still go." Upon hearing this, Xu Zhaohao immediately looked him in the eye and said, "Uncle Xu, don't you think what you're saying is a bit too formulaic?"
"Did you tell me this today? My mom went to see my dad, and they won't be back until Tuesday. They'll go pick up my sister then, so they won't be back on Monday. Who's going to send me to my parent-teacher meeting on Monday?"
"Why don't you go, Uncle Xu?" Xu Zhaohao didn't care who went; even Steward Xu could go.
Looking at the young master's expectant eyes, Butler Xu silently withdrew his hand. "It is my honor to attend the young master's parent-teacher conference, of course. However, I have to go to Pier No. 7 to check on the goods tomorrow, which will take quite a while. This time, the master specifically asked me to keep an eye on things, so I really can't refuse."
"Oh, Uncle Xu, you've been trying to persuade me for so long, but you still can't come up with a good solution. Look, none of you are here, who can I turn to?"
"At least we have someone to keep things in order, that's already quite good." Xu Zhaohao said confidently when he saw that his uncle didn't have time either.
Butler Xu carefully examined Yue Lanxing. Judging from his appearance, he was an outstanding person. Despite wearing a bodyguard's uniform, his demeanor was impressive. If Butler Xu hadn't met him before, he might have believed the young master's earlier claim that he was his cousin.
However, Steward Xu still couldn't make up his mind. "If I were to ask the master for permission, I would not go to the dock."
"No, no, no." Xu Zhaohao absolutely could not accept his father knowing about this, and he had to stop it. "My father specifically asked you, Uncle Xu, to keep an eye on this, which means this batch of goods must be very important. How can I not go because of my mere parent-teacher meeting?"
"There's no need for my dad to know about this, right? Think about it, think about it, my sister is coming back on Tuesday. When my dad sees my grades, he'll definitely give me a hard time. It'll take at least seven or eight days. Then my dad will be picking up my sister with a dark look on his face."
Xu Zhaohao quickly came up with a plan. Seeing that the housekeeper was really considering it, he knew which direction to take. "My sister had a fight with Dad before she went to study abroad. If she gets off the ship happily and sees Dad with a dark face, she will definitely be unhappy. They might even have another fight."
"Uncle Xu, think about it, isn't that the truth?" After saying that, Xu Zhaohao picked up his water glass and took a sip. He needed to moisten his throat after saying so much.
After thinking for a while, Butler Xu realized that although the situation the young master described was unlikely to occur, it was not unreasonable. To be on the safe side, it was acceptable to tolerate the young master's mistake.
“Then let’s do as the young master says. If there’s anything I can help you with…” Butler Xu may have just been being polite, but Xu Zhaohao immediately interrupted him.
“Hey, there’s something I need Uncle Xu’s help with. I’ve already bought the clothes, but I’m worried that he might not behave like the young master. You’re going to the docks tomorrow, so there’s still half a day left today. You can train him a bit.”
Butler Xu naturally agreed to this small matter, and Yue Lanxing stayed with him at the young master's place, while Yue Xuanxuan returned to work at the young lady's villa.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Butler Xu looked at the bodyguards in front of him, whose posture and demeanor met all the required standards, and he was truly surprised. "Are all you martial artists so physically fit?"
Yue Lanxing felt that Steward Xu's words had a hidden meaning, but he didn't know what he had done wrong. "I have practiced martial arts for five years."
"Oh!" Now it was Steward Xu's turn to be surprised. He only trained for five years and he was able to come to the Xu family. Others had to train in martial arts from a young age to achieve such success. This kid in front of him was really not simple.
"I see you're learning so quickly. Have you studied these etiquette rules before?" Butler Xu asked casually, as if he were having a casual chat with him.
Yue Lanxing composed herself. "I've never learned this before, but I learn quickly. After your demonstration, Butler Xu, I knew how to do it. I've always been like this since I was little. If I do something differently than others teach me, I feel uncomfortable."
Yue Lanxing knew that he had attracted the attention of Butler Xu, but he couldn't hide his learning ability all the time. Sometimes he would just do it casually, even though he had actually come into contact with these things.
"Oh, what you call obsessive-compulsive disorder? The master said that foreigners have a lot to say about these people's psychological problems. Let us read more books and learn from their research findings."
"What you have seems to be called obsessive-compulsive disorder. I've read about it in a book, I didn't expect it to actually exist." Butler Xu said this with a smile, but who knows what he was really thinking.
Following his words, Yue Lanxing continued, "Butler Xu, could you tell me what kind of book it is? I'd like to go and look for it too. I stopped going to school after junior high, but I've been self-studying and I enjoy reading."
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