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Qiu Zimu hadn't come back for a long time, and the reply every time he called was the same: I haven't learned it yet.
When Qiu Zimu returned, the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching. The streets were crowded with people and traffic, and every household began to busy themselves, making preparations for the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion.
"Oh, you're back now? I thought you'd be back after the holidays." Ye Jing'an said, "Where's your precious butterfly?"
Qiu Zimu handed Ye Jing'an the local specialties he brought from home and said with a smile, "My dad said that ghost Gu must be cultivated from larvae, so he went to breed ghost butterflies. I learned the method of cultivating Gu and wanted to come back to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with you. Where is Brother Liu? Where did you go to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival?"
"He hasn't come back from his walk yet." Ye Jing'an said, "I haven't asked him what his plans are for Mid-Autumn Festival. I don't know if he's willing to spend it with us. I'll go ask him, and you can get a room for yourself."
Ye Jingan found Liu Muze and asked, "Brother Liu, how are you going to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
"Mid-Autumn Festival?" A lively scene emerged in Liu Muzhe's mind.
Every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ye Chenyi would drag him to the market. The market on the Mid-Autumn Festival would be particularly lively, with all kinds of lanterns hanging on the streets, people dancing with fire dragons in the center of the market, and many people releasing river lanterns on the quiet riverside.
On this day, Ye Chenyi treated him like a child. He would buy him sugar figures and candied haws to eat, and make rabbit lanterns for him to play with.
Even though Liu Muze thought these things were childish, Ye Chenyi would still buy them for him, trying to cheer him up, never getting tired of it. Ye Chenyi would buy the best osmanthus wine at the market and spend the whole night with him drinking and admiring the moon...
"Brother Liu, Brother Liu?" Ye Jing'an saw Liu Muzhe was in a daze for a long time and called him softly.
Liu Muzhe came back to his senses and responded with a "hmm".
"Brother Liu, you smiled." A smile appeared in Ye Jing'an's eyes.
Liu Muze lowered his head, smiled lightly and said, "Well, I don't celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival."
Ye Jingan's smile froze instantly. He probably guessed why Brother Liu didn't want to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, and said, "No, Qiu Zimu came back specially to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with us. Let's go out and play together."
Liu Muzhe shook his head: "It's Mid-Autumn Festival and we need to reunite with our families. You should go home."
"No! My dad doesn't want me to go back. He says he's annoyed by me." Ye Jing'an added confidently, "Qiu Zimu was kicked out by his dad too. If you don't believe me, go ask him!"
Ye Jingan ran to find Qiu Zimu, patted his arm and said, "Brother Liu didn't agree."
"What should we do?" Qiu Zimu said.
Ye Jing'an rolled his eyes and muttered, then chuckled, pulling Qiu Zimu to pester him. He emphasized that he would do whatever it took until he agreed.
"Brother Liu, please stay with us!"
"Brother Liu, my dad doesn't want me to go home for the holidays."
"Is it alright, Brother Liu?"
"Brother Liu..."
Liu Muze's ears were numb from their shouting. He couldn't understand why two grown boys were still acting like spoiled brats. If he didn't agree, they would both get on top of him, especially Ye Jingan, who had already taken advantage of him. Liu Muze said helplessly, "Okay, I'll pass, I'll pass. Stop shouting and go buy me a bottle of wine."
Ye Jing'an and Qiu Zimu looked at each other, smiled silently, and walked out the door. As soon as the door closed, they clapped their hands happily, and there was a "pop" sound that Liu Muze could hear even from the room.
Liu Muze smiled softly, feeling warm in his heart. What family wouldn't want their children to come home for the holidays? He knew these two children didn't want him to be alone and wanted to be with him.
"Brother Liu, we're back!" The two bought some wine and brought back some other snacks.
Ye Jingan told him what Wu Yuling said on the phone last time, saying that he wanted to go to Sister Yuling's villa to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, because staying in a hotel did not feel like home.
"Okay." Liu Muzhe didn't care where he lived.
The villa was located in Fenggui City, quite far from the city center where Ye Jing'an lived. They changed three different modes of transportation and arrived in Fenggui City very late. The villa was in the far suburbs, so it was too late to get a taxi.
There was no choice but to find a place to stay in the city for one night and go again tomorrow. After a comfortable night's rest, the few of them went to the villa leisurely.
"This villa is too far away. No wonder Sister Yuling said it's inconvenient." After discussing it, they decided to rent a car.
After more than 40 minutes of driving, we finally arrived.
Upon arrival, I discovered that this was a luxurious villa complex nestled against the backdrop of mountains and water, offering stunning views. The only drawback was that it was far away, with few cars and people, making it inconvenient for those without a car. However, the residents were mostly wealthy and influential, with even one household having several cars parked.
The trees along the road in the villa area are osmanthus and ginkgo. Now is the flowering season of osmanthus. As soon as you walk in, you are greeted by a strong fragrance. The smell is pungent, but Ye Jingan thinks that the light fragrance on Brother Liu is better.
The green belts were filled with cosmos and zinnias, interspersed with roses, creating a vibrant display of vibrant colors. Margaritas were planted in delicate marble beds, but since they weren't in bloom yet, only buds were visible.
The flowering periods of the flowers selected here are just staggered, so you can see different flowers in all four seasons. It is like living in a sea of flowers.
"This is so beautiful." Qiu Zimu took a photo and sent it to Qiu Ningyuan. His father also likes to plant some flowers and plants, and he will probably like this place very much.
"Sister Yuling's boss is very generous. She is willing to give this land away." Ye Jing'an doesn't like flowers, but he likes the rows of osmanthus trees here. The golden osmanthus flowers spread on the bluestone sidewalk to form a flower path.
"Brother Liu, let's go first!" The two couldn't wait to see what the villa looked like.
"Yeah." Liu Muzhe walked slowly under the osmanthus tree.
The wind blew, and the osmanthus flowers fell down one after another.
He stopped, reached out and took a few flowers, staring blankly at the osmanthus flowers in his hand, and whispered softly: "Another season of osmanthus flowers is blooming, where are you?"
Liu Muze gently held the osmanthus flowers in his hands, smiled lightly, and continued walking towards the villa. When he arrived in front of the villa, Liu Muze took a look and the smile on his face faded.
"It's been so long, why hasn't Brother Liu come yet?" Ye Jingan thought he was lost and was going to look for him. As soon as he went out, he saw him standing at the door looking at the villa, "Brother Liu, what are you looking at? Come in."
"Nothing." Liu Muzhe withdrew his gaze and walked into the villa.
The villa was large, with three floors. The top floor contained a small room, while the rest of the space was a large open-air balcony. The balcony offered a wide view, encompassing a sea of flowers and distant peaks that loomed beneath a layer of mist.
Ye Jingan and Qiu Zimu toured the villa early in the morning. In the end, they both decided to stay in a room on the second floor, and reserved the room with the best view for Liu Muze.
Ye Jingan took Liu Muze to his room and told him that the house was fully furnished and that he only needed to buy some daily necessities. Ye Jingan opened the door and said with a smile, "This room is reserved for you. Do you like it?"
Liu Muzhe walked to the window, looked at the rows of osmanthus trees outside the window, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said "hmm" softly.
He walked out of the room and looked around the whole villa. He found that some of the furniture was very old and the styles were very different. It was obvious that different people had lived here.
He walked over to a black sofa in the corner of the first floor, then turned and walked over to the golden nanmu top-box cabinet in the hall. He reached out and touched the Qilin pattern carved on the cabinet, muttering to himself, "Wherever the Qilin goes, auspiciousness follows. It's not very useful to have it here."
This cabinet is very large and looks out of place in the villa's hall. It seems more like it was placed there intentionally to cover something.
Liu Muze gently opened the cabinet door, and there was nothing inside. When he was about to touch the back of the cabinet, Ye Jingan and Qiu Zimu came down and said, "Brother Liu, the furniture here is quite complete. Let's go buy some daily necessities."
"Okay." Liu Muzhe closed the cabinet door.
The three of them couldn't get a taxi, and no one was willing to take the order when they called a taxi through their mobile phone. They waited at the door for a long time before a car came. Ye Jingan hated waiting and said, "It's too inconvenient to rent a car now!"
Ye Jingan and the other two came to a car rental company. The business manager warmly welcomed them, introduced the cars they had, praised how good their cars were, and asked about their requirements for renting a car.
Ye Jingan interrupted his introduction and said, "Whatever, just find a handsome one."
"Okay, then I'll take you to the parking lot and you can choose for yourselves." Seeing that he looked like a rich young man, the business manager became even more enthusiastic and the smile on his face never faded.
There are hundreds of cars parked in the car rental company's parking lot, of various brands and models, in all colors, which is dazzling to look at.
The sales manager picked out a few high-end and handsome cars and recommended them to them: "These are the best and most handsome cars we have."
Liu Muze ignored the cars the manager recommended. After scanning the parking lot, he set his sights on a small black car not far from them. He pointed at the black Audi and said, "I want that one."
The business manager looked in the direction of his finger, and his expression suddenly became unnatural. After reacting, he quickly returned to his previous smile.
"Hey, you have a really good eye!" He walked towards the car, introducing it as he walked. "We just got this car and updated it. The interior is the best. Look at how good the paint is. It's like a new car."
"Updated. Did something happen to this car before?" Qiu Zimu became alert. He and Qiu Ningyuan had gone out to help someone remove the poison before, and saw that the person's car was full of disgusting meat poison. As a result, it was sold to a car rental company at a low price the next day, and the car was driven again after being cleaned and repaired.
The sales manager waved his hands hurriedly: "No, no, the previous owner went out of town and never came back. He bought a new car and sold us this old one at a low price."
Liu Muzhe knew the answer but did not say anything. He listened calmly to the business manager's vivid and colorful nonsense.
"Brother Liu, do you like this Audi?" Ye Jing'an turned around and saw Liu Muzhe staring at him with a smile.
"Well, this one." Liu Muzhe responded with a forced smile.
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