Chapter 108 (Combined with Chapter 108)
108:
"Uncle, do you know him?" Ye Qingxi immediately turned to look at Qin Yuan.
From the moment he decided to join their villainous family, Ye Qingxi had been trying to remind Mu Zheng to be careful of the Qiu family and not let them grow stronger.
However, he had never found the right opportunity or the right person—he had never met anyone related to the Qiu family.
You can't exactly say that he hates the surname Qiu the most among the Hundred Family Surnames, and then have his uncle beat anyone with the surname Qiu like a whack-a-mole, so that he can't even show his face, right?
Therefore, Ye Qingxi has been looking for an opportunity.
Now, the opportunity has finally arrived.
How could he possibly let this go?!
Sure enough, Qiu Yue was surprised when he heard him call Qin Yuan "uncle," and exclaimed, "Qin Yuan, this is your nephew?"
"Mm," Qin Yuan said with a smile.
"Ye Qingxi, Qin Cheng," he introduced to Qiu Yue.
Qiu Yue had heard of both names before; both were related to the Mu family.
The patriarch of the Mu family, Mu Feng, brought a child back to the Mu family and spoiled her rotten. He even gave her 1% of the shares in the Mu Group. This child is Ye Qingxi.
Mu Zheng, the current president of the Mu Group, married Qin Yuan's sister. Qin Yuan's sister had a child with her, Qin Cheng.
However, there are recent claims that Qin Cheng is Mu Zheng's biological son.
Qiu Yue herself wasn't a gossip, so she didn't inquire further.
Besides, he and Qin Yuan do know each other, so it's not a good idea for him to inquire about such things.
I never expected to encounter both of them today.
"I knew these two kids were quite polite and not naughty at all. I never imagined they were your nephews."
Since Qin Yuan said Ye Qingxi was his nephew, then so be it.
They're all children of the Mu family, so Ye Qingxi probably called them that along with Qin Cheng.
Qin Yuan had also noticed the cream on the bottom of Qiu Yue's sweater by this time. He glanced at it and asked, "Did you get it when you touched it just now? How about I buy you a new one?"
"No need," Qiu Yue said with a smile. "It's just a little cream, I'll wipe it off in a bit."
"Then I'll treat you to dinner another day."
"Sure." This time, Qiu Yue didn't refuse.
Qin Yuan's company has been doing better and better in recent years, and Qiu Yue also wants to be on good terms with him and try to cooperate with him.
"When is it convenient for you to message me?" Qin Yuan asked. "You should still have my WeChat, right?"
"Yes," Qiu Yue said. "Is it the same one as before?"
"Mm." Qin Yuan nodded.
After saying that, Qin Yuan led Qin Cheng and Ye Qingxi back to their seats.
Ye Qingxi immediately asked him, "Uncle, do you know that uncle? How did you two meet?"
"When I was in college, we were assigned to the same physical education class."
In Qin Yuan's university, starting from her sophomore year, students could choose physical education subjects that interested them.
Qin Yuan chose badminton and attended classes during her first semester of sophomore year, along with Qiu Yue.
They were both tall, so the teacher put them in a group and had them practice together.
After practicing for a semester, the two could not be considered close friends, but they were classmates.
Later, in the second semester of his sophomore year, Qin Yuan chose his courses too late, and the badminton class was already full. He could only choose martial arts, and naturally, he never saw Qiu Yue again.
After graduation, the two did run into each other a few times.
It was just a simple greeting, but since they had taken classes together before, there was a bit more of a classmate bond between them compared to other people in the business world.
Overall, it's a relationship that's neither too close nor too distant.
Ye Qingxi nodded, "I see."
"When you invite him to dinner, Uncle, can I come along?"
"What, you want some too?" Qin Yuan asked with a smile.
Ye Qingxi looked at him and said, "I'm the one who dirtied his clothes, so I should have treated him to this meal."
"You?" Qin Yuan chuckled. "You're still so young, why are you inviting me? Let your uncle treat you. If you'd like, you can come along and we can eat whatever you like."
"Mm." Ye Qingxi nodded.
Upon hearing this, Qin Cheng immediately replied, "I want to go too."
“Okay,” Qin Yuan replied.
The waiter brought over the seafood and freshly prepared food they had ordered, and Ye Qingxi stopped paying attention to Qiu Yue and started eating.
Only after finishing the meal did he ask curiously, "Uncle, when are you going to treat Uncle Qiu to a meal?"
When Qin Yuan saw him ask this, she said, "I'll ask him in a bit, if he has time, maybe in the next couple of days."
Ye Qingxi from the province was thinking about it.
"Okay," Ye Qingxi replied.
Qin Yuan acted quickly. Ye Qingxi had only been at home for two days when she received a call from him saying that he was going to invite Qiu Yue to dinner.
This time we ate Western food.
Ye Qingxi quickly said that he also wanted to eat.
So, the next day, he was able to see Qiu Yue again as he had hoped.
This time, Qiu Yue was wearing a shirt.
Upon seeing him, Qiu Yue smiled and said, "We meet again?"
Ye Qingxi nodded, "I originally said I'd treat you to this meal because I got your clothes dirty, but I'm too young, and my uncle said I couldn't treat you, so he treated me. He let me come and eat!"
"Okay," Qiu Yue said, "then eat more."
Ye Qingxi looked at him and said, "You should eat more, because this is on you!"
Hearing his words, Qiu Yue thought he was witty and clever, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "How old are you?"
He really couldn't tell the age of this obviously immature child.
"I'm five years old!" Ye Qingxi said. "I'm already in first grade."
"You start school quite early."
"Mm." Ye Qingxi nodded.
"How old is your uncle?"
"Your uncle is several times your age," Qiu Yue exclaimed. "Six times your age plus three years. Guess how old your uncle is?"
"Thirty-three." Ye Qingxi replied without hesitation, as if he were a first-grader.
"You're pretty good, you figured that out in a flash." Qiu Yue ordered a caramel pudding for him, "This is your reward."
"Thank you, Uncle," Ye Qingxi said.
Qin Yuan laughed heartily, "My two little nephews are both very smart. Don't underestimate them just because they're young; they're quick-witted."
"I can tell," Qiu Yue said.
The two started talking and chatting.
Ye Qingxi listened while eating her steak.
When Qiu Yue asked Qin Yuan about business, Ye Qingxi interjected, "Uncle Qiu Yue, are you also a CEO like my uncle?"
Qiu Yue was taken aback by his question.
Ye Qingxi blinked her eyes, looking completely innocent.
Qiu Yue smiled and replied, "No, that's not it."
Ye Qingxi feigned confusion, "Why? Aren't you friends with my uncle?"
He said, "I am a primary school student, and my friend is also a primary school student."
“That’s not the right analogy,” Qiu Yue said. “You also have friends who aren’t elementary school students, so does that mean your uncle also has friends who aren’t CEOs?”
Ye Qingxi tilted her head and pretended to think: "My classmates from kindergarten are still in kindergarten this year, not in elementary school."
"Right?" Qiu Yue said.
Ye Qingxi nodded, "But they'll be elementary school students next year, so will you be able to become a CEO next year, Uncle?"
Qiu Yue laughed heartily, "Uncle would like to, but it's not as simple as you going from kindergarten to primary school."
Ye Qingxi frowned, feigning ignorance, "I don't understand."
Qiu Yue said, "It's normal that you don't understand, your uncle doesn't understand either."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yuan glanced at him, and Qiu Yue's eyes held a hint of helplessness.
He also knew about their family situation. Qiu Yue had a younger brother, and Qiu Yue's parents favored the younger brother more, so they planned to hand over the company to him.
However, his younger brother is only 25 years old and has only been out of school for three years. It's not that he hasn't achieved anything, but rather that he has basically done nothing. In contrast, Qiu Yue has worked diligently for the company and negotiated many key projects. He is rightfully entitled but not successful.
Therefore, Mr. Qiu has never relinquished power and is still sitting in the CEO's position.
Thinking about this, Qin Yuan realized that even families with decent financial resources can sometimes be quite troublesome.
Unlike his family, he is a self-made millionaire; everything in his family is earned by him, so he would never have these kinds of messy things happen to him.
But that doesn't make sense, Qin Yuan thought. The Mu family is far larger and more powerful than the Qiu family, yet Mu Feng had already put Mu Zheng in power long ago, and none of these messy things happened there.
So it all comes down to the people involved. The whole Qiu family situation is essentially due to the parents' favoritism and doting on their younger son, which puts Qiu Yue in a somewhat awkward position.
Qin Yuan knew these things, and Ye Qingxi certainly knew them too.
Qiu's parents doted on their youngest son, even to the point of spoiling him. In the book, they prevented their son from being with the protagonist because they felt that the protagonist was not good enough for their precious son. They hoped that the protagonist would find a partner who was of equal social standing or even better than their family—after all, in their eyes, Qiu Lu was more than good enough to be with a princess.
Therefore, their attitude towards the protagonist (the bottom) has never been very good. Under such circumstances, if the protagonist (the bottom) really marries the protagonist (the top), who knows what unpleasant things will happen later.
Therefore, the author arranged for them to be taken away by Mu Fengyi.
Qiu Lu, who was favored by them, was only slightly saddened after hearing the news of his parents' death.
He had been blessed since childhood and was rather unaware of his good fortune. Not to mention that later when he wanted the position of CEO, although his parents agreed, they never took any real action.
Qiu Lu hated his parents intensely for this. He felt that if they hadn't delayed his appointment as CEO, he wouldn't have been unable to protect his lover and would have been chased and beaten by Mu Zheng. He recalled his disheveled state and his lover's miserable appearance, and felt that it was all his parents' fault. He felt that their claims of love for him were false; love is where money is, and the same goes for power. If they truly loved him so much, why were they so reluctant to give him control of the company?!
If they had let him manage the company earlier, then even if his brother wanted to, it would have remained just a thought.
No matter how ruthless Mu Zheng is, he wouldn't be able to be beaten so badly by him!
So, when the Qiu couple died, Qiu Lu was somewhat saddened, but that was about it.
"That's good," Ye Qingxi thought. Although he didn't like this biased couple, at least they were alive. It was the main characters, the top and the bottom, who were causing trouble!
That would be wonderful!
Therefore, Ye Qingxi's plan from the beginning was to let Qiu Yue take power within a controllable range, and to keep Qiu's parents alive.
Unlike his parents, Qiu Yue was eight years younger than Qiu Lu. He initially liked his younger brother quite a bit, but as his brother grew up, his parents became increasingly blatant in their favoritism. As a result, Qiu Yue gradually lost his love for Qiu Lu because of various unfair treatments.
In the later stages, Qiu Lu did nothing but work himself to the bone, yet his parents still wanted him to take their place.
Disheartened, Qiu Yue finally realized that it would probably be in the next life before his parents had a change of heart and could think rationally and feel that he was the right person to succeed them. So he decided to seize power.
Having worked in the company for so many years, he had long since built up his own power base. Qiu's parents were afraid that if they rashly allowed Qiu Lu to take over, Qiu Yue would directly lead his people to establish a new company, and then Qiu Lu would have to work hard.
That's why they've been trying every means to keep Qiu Yue in check, while slowly plotting their scheme.
Unfortunately, their beloved youngest son did not understand their good intentions and thought they were just hesitant, feeling that they did not love him as much as they usually said.
Thirteen-year-old Qiu Yue might think his younger brother is still young and cute, but thirty-three-year-old Qiu Yue has long seen through his brother's true nature. His brother never treats him as an older brother, he is unwilling to suffer any hardship, and he doesn't want to miss out on any benefits. Yet, his parents always think that their youngest son is good in every way.
That's outrageous.
Therefore, as long as Qiu Yue changes the position of president of the Qiu family from Qiu's father, it will be extremely difficult for Qiu Lu to help the protagonist. He doesn't even need to think about it.
At this point, with the living Qiu family parents adding obstacles to his and the protagonist's beautiful love story, Ye Qingxi felt perfectly at ease.
Of course, Ye Qingxi looked at Qiu Yue. Although it was a pity, for the sake of stability, the Qiu family's company should not develop too rapidly.
Qiu Yue is, after all, his parents' son. He may not care about his younger brother, but his parents do. When the cake is only the size of his palm, he can hold it all in his hand. But when the cake is too big to hold in one hand, his parents will naturally make him give the bits that spill out to his younger brother. As long as he can't bear to sever ties with his parents, eventually, some crumbs will end up in Qiu Lu's pocket.
This is not what Ye Qingxi wanted.
He cannot allow such a risk to exist.
He said to Qiu Yue in his heart, "I'm sorry, but at least this time I can let you live a long, long life. You won't die young, and you won't leave with resentment."
You will still live a good life, but you may not be able to live your best life.
"Is your brother still working at your family company?" Qin Yuan asked him.
Qiu Yue snorted coldly, "Of course, otherwise where could he go? Besides our company, which HR with eyes would hire him?"
Qin Yuan: ……
Qin Yuan could only pat him on the shoulder to comfort him.
However, his slap successfully released the pent-up anger that Qiu Yue had been holding in.
"What are my parents thinking? Are they getting senile as they get older? Just last month, my brother completely ruined a business deal I had finalized. I was furious, but they just thought it was because the other party wasn't sincere. They said if they were truly sincere, they would have cooperated no matter what. Is that something a normal person would say? Everyone does business to make money! If you don't let them make any profit, how can they be sincere!"
Qiu Yue was so angry that he drank half a glass of red wine, but he drank it like he was drinking beer.
Qin Yuan: ……
Qin Yuan could only advise him, "If all else fails, why don't you go out and work for yourself?"
Qiu Yue refused, saying, "I've been with the company for so many years. If I go out and start my own business now, I'll just be doing all the work for Qiu Lu. I can't swallow that!"
As he spoke, he drank another half glass of red wine.
Qin Yuan: ……
Qin Yuan silently poured him a glass of red wine.
Qiu Yue sighed. Actually, he hadn't initially intended to tell Qin Yuan these things.
I just wanted to catch up and talk about the company's development.
It was only when Ye Qingxi mentioned the position of "President" and Qin Yuan mentioned Qiu Lu that he couldn't help himself.
He had complained about these things to his friends before. Qin Yuan had been his classmate for a semester and was considered a friend, so it was nothing for her to tell him.
It's just a bit embarrassing.
When they met, he was the eldest son of the Qiu family, while Qin Yuan was just an ordinary student from an ordinary family—Qiu Yue didn't care about his family's money at all.
But now, Qin Yuan's business has succeeded and is developing better and better, and she has long since gained a voice.
He was still being suppressed by his father, and thinking about it, he felt quite embarrassed to sit down and eat with Qin Yuan.
Thinking this, Qiu Yue reached for the wine glass, wanting to drink another half glass.
However, he couldn't lift it this time.
A soft, warm little hand pressed down on his hand.
"Uncle, please drink slowly. Drinking too fast is bad for your health," Ye Qingxi said softly.
Qiu Yue: ...
Ye Qingxi let go and pushed her cup in front of him; his cup contained warm water that had just been poured.
"You should drink this." He said obediently, "I didn't drink this. It's clean and hot, so it's good for your health."
Qiu Yue: ...
Qiu Yue felt the anger that had been rising in his throat subside somewhat for some reason.
“Exactly,” Qin Yuan added, “Are you drinking red wine? Did I order this wine for you to waste like this?”
Qiu Yue smiled and said, "I'll treat you to drinks next time."
"No," Qin Yuan refused. "I've temporarily given up drinking. Unless it's a necessary occasion, I won't drink for now."
"What? Your girlfriend won't let you drink?"
Qin Yuan: ……
He's so busy all day long, where would he find a girlfriend?
"My sister was hospitalized a while ago, so I went for a check-up. My stomach is a bit weak, so I'm taking care of it recently."
Qiu Yue nodded, "Then you should drink less alcohol."
So Qiu Yue placed Ye Qingxi's glass of warm water next to Qin Yuan, saying, "You can drink this."
He called the waiter and asked him to serve Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng a glass of milk.
"Thank you, Uncle," Ye Qingxi said.
"Uncle, you're so kind, yet your brother still makes you angry. Your brother isn't a good brother."
Qiu Yue: Listen to this!
Listen to the children's voices!
Even a five-year-old knows this!
His parents didn't even know!
Qiu Yue ordered another mousse cake for Ye Qingxi and had the waiter bring it over.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi found him quite interesting.
"Uncle, don't be angry. I'll tell you a little secret~"
"What little secret?" Qin Cheng asked him.
Why not talk to him directly? Why talk to someone you just met?
Ye Qingxi turned to look at him, "If he were the eldest son in the family, he would definitely become the CEO~"
Qin Cheng: Huh?
Qiu Yue: ? ? ?
Qin Yuan: ? ? ?
Seeing Qin Cheng's puzzled expression, Ye Qingxi explained with satisfaction, "Look, your dad is the eldest, with a younger brother and sister, so your dad is the CEO, but my dad isn't."
"Then your uncle is also the eldest son. He has a younger sister, so he's the CEO, but your mother isn't."
Qin Yuan laughed.
Qin Cheng: ...This is an exception, isn't it?
Ye Qingxi turned to look at Qiu Yue, "So, Uncle, since you're the boss, you'll definitely be the CEO too."
Qiu Yue laughed, "Then you're mistaken. If I didn't have this younger brother, I would have been a CEO long ago."
Ye Qingxi shook her head, "Now that you have a younger brother, you can too, Uncle! You can definitely do it!"
"Alright," Qiu Yue said, "then I'll take your good wishes."
Ye Qingxi nodded and then said, "But Uncle, you were wrong before."
"Oh?" Qiu Yue asked, puzzled. "Where did I go wrong?"
"You say that people get confused when they get old? No, my grandpa isn't confused at all; he's very smart!"
Ye Qingxi pouted, feigning displeasure, and said, "You must have never met my grandfather. You'll see when you do; my grandfather isn't senile at all!"
Qiu Yue: ...
Qiu Yue thought he was a real character.
He smiled at Ye Qingxi and said, "That's true, your grandfather is definitely not confused."
Who dares to say that Mu Feng is muddle-headed!
Grandpa Mu, not to mention when he was young, is a very prominent figure even now.
“So it’s your parents who are confused, it’s their fault,” Ye Qingxi said. “Uncle, you don’t need to worry about them. You’re not confused, and you know they are. Just ignore them, or you can talk to them and tell them not to be so confused.”
“If it were that easy to explain, I would have explained it to you long ago.”
Ye Qingxi sighed, "Uncle has had a really tough time."
"Isn't that right?" Qiu Yue remarked.
The two sighed together, which made Qin Yuan laugh.
Qiu Yue also found it interesting.
Some of his relatives also had children, but they were incredibly unruly and would tear the roof off every time they came to his house. Unexpectedly, Qin Yuan's nephew was well-behaved and adorable.
We can still have a casual chat with him.
Although they were all just children's words, but!
Qiu Yue felt that he was much more sensible than his parents!
If his parents had Ye Qingxi's brain, he wouldn't be sitting here sighing for himself with a five-year-old.
Thinking of this, Qiu Yue added another serving of fries for Ye Qingxi.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi thought he was really easy to coax.
He could just say a few words and he would keep buying things for him.
It's clear that life in the Qiu family was truly difficult!
What a pitiful, wronged child.
After finishing the meal, Ye Qingxi felt that she had hinted at it enough times, and any more and she should make it explicit.
Hinting at something like this, it's impossible to achieve results overnight, so Ye Qingxi didn't expect Qiu Yue to immediately start seizing power after returning home.
Things must be done step by step, and food must be eaten one bite at a time. This is just the beginning.
Now, the main event begins.
Ye Qingxi carried the pudding and cake that he had no room to eat. With these two things, he could legitimately see Qiu Yue again.
But this time, Ye Qingxi didn't plan to meet him outside like she did today.
He planned to try to go to Qiu Yue's company sometime during the week, so that he would have a chance to meet the main character and carry out his second step.
Of course, as a five-year-old child who needs an adult to accompany him wherever he goes, his plan still requires the help of his newly recognized uncle.
So Ye Qingxi looked up at Qin Yuan and said, "Uncle, would you like some pudding or cake? Uncle Qiu Yue left, he doesn't know, but I can secretly share one with you~"
Ye Qingxi smiled at him, winked at him, and said cutely.
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