Chapter 36 (Combined with Thirty-Six Two)
Thirty-six:
After the meal, everyone sat together again and exchanged polite greetings for a while.
Perhaps it was because Qin Xian had now become Mu Zheng's biological son, but this time, there were an unusually large number of people surrounding him and Qin Luan.
Qin Cheng clearly had no interest in them. As soon as they left, he couldn't wait to go to Ye Qingxi's side.
Ye Qingxi actually felt somewhat guilty towards him at this moment.
This guilt was sown the night before last, and today it has fully matured.
Feeling guilty, he wanted to escape from Qin Cheng, yet he also wanted to treat him better to make up for the love he had lost from Mu Feng, a love that should have belonged to him.
"Do you want to go play?" Ye Qingxi asked him. "I'll take you to play in the ball pit."
"Pool balls?"
Ye Qingxi nodded and pulled him toward the third floor.
Previously, Mu Feng saw that Kang Cong's family had a ball pit playground, so he asked Mu Shaowu to get one for him as well. It's already built, and he and Mu Shaoting have played in it twice already.
Ye Qingxi walked to the ball pit and opened the door.
Qin Cheng looked at the indoor amusement park in front of him, somewhat surprised.
His grandfather really liked Ye Qingxi, so he actually built two amusement parks for him, one indoors and one outdoors.
"Did Grandpa build this for you too?"
"Also?" Ye Qingxi keenly grasped the key word.
“The one outside,” Qin Cheng said.
Ye Qingxi shook her head, "That was built for me by my father."
"This was also built for me by my dad."
Although it was his grandfather's order, it's best not to say anything now.
Ye Qingxi smiled and said, "Let's go play."
After he finished speaking, he took off Qin Cheng's shoes and went inside. Together they went up the slide and then walked across the balance beam.
Qin Cheng rarely had the experience of playing with other people in a ball pit.
He wasn't a particularly enthusiastic person to begin with, and later he didn't get along very well with the Qin family's children, so most of the time, apart from going to school, he was alone.
Qin Cheng didn't think he was any different. After all, kids his age were either stupid or annoying.
But Ye Qingxi is different; he is smart and adorable.
Qin Cheng liked him very much, and because of this, he realized for the first time what it felt like to play in a ball pit with others.
It's very novel.
I'm also very happy.
He played for quite a while without realizing it.
When they got tired of playing, the two sat on the trampoline in the ball pit.
Looking at his handsome face, Ye Qingxi asked, "You're not going home tonight, are you?"
"Yes." Qin Cheng nodded. "Dad said that Grandpa wants us to stay here for a week."
"Then we can go to school together and come home together!" Ye Qingxi said happily.
Qin Cheng nodded, feeling somewhat pleased.
Ye Qingxi looked at him, moved closer to him and said, "Qin Cheng, if you ever need anything in the future, you can come to me."
Qin Cheng: Huh?
"I will help you. No matter what, I will help you."
"I will definitely treat you well," Ye Qingxi promised.
Qin Cheng: ? ? ?
Qin Cheng frowned. "Why aren't you calling me brother anymore?"
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
No, is this how you grasp the key points?
Don't you think your focus is a bit off?
Ye Qingxi readily agreed, "Brother."
Qin Cheng was satisfied.
“You’ve already helped me,” he said. “You’ve reminded my dad.”
"That doesn't count."
Why doesn't it count?
"because……"
Qin Cheng rested his chin on his hand, waiting to hear his reason.
"because……"
Why is that?
Ye Qingxi thought for a moment, "Because that's all in the past."
"Then you helped me too."
"I will help you in the future."
Qin Cheng refused.
“You’re the younger brother, I should be the one helping you.”
How can the younger brother always help the older brother?
"Xiao Xi, if you ever need anything in the future, you can always come to me."
He repeated Ye Qingxi's words as if they were spoken, "I will help you. No matter what, I will help you."
"I will definitely treat you well."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi felt guilty again in an instant.
He said these things simply to alleviate his guilt, hoping that his kindness towards Qin Cheng could ease the remorse he felt for taking Mu Feng's beloved for himself.
But Qin Cheng…
Qin Cheng knew nothing about it, yet she still wanted to be kind to him.
Ye Qingxi felt increasingly guilty.
"Qin Cheng, do you hate me?" he asked.
Qin Cheng didn't understand why he would ask that, but that didn't stop him from focusing on the key point first, "It's my brother."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi had no choice but to ask again, "Brother, do you hate me?"
"I don't dislike it," Qin Cheng replied readily.
"I call you Grandpa, Grandpa, and you don't mind?" Ye Qingxi's voice was low. "If it weren't for me, you would be your grandfather's only grandson."
"No." Qin Cheng said rationally, "Second Uncle will have children, and Aunt and Uncle will also have children. They will all be Grandpa's grandchildren and great-grandchildren."
"But they haven't been born yet."
"They will be born in the future."
"At least for now, it's just you."
“But I like you,” Qin Cheng said.
He said, "I like having you in our home."
Ye Qingxi didn't expect him to say that.
"You...like me when I'm around?"
Qin Cheng nodded.
He pinched Ye Qingxi's cheek and said, "Little Xi, you're cute."
Of all the children he had ever seen growing up, Ye Qingxi was the cutest.
If he hadn't called him "Grandpa," he wouldn't be here, and he wouldn't have met him.
And certainly not, she has a cute younger brother.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi was somewhat at a loss.
His voice grew softer, becoming rather cautious, "So, if I'm here and take away some of your grandfather's affection for you, you won't mind?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at him somewhat nervously.
Qin Cheng didn't mind.
Even if he loses his grandfather's affection for him, his grandfather still needs to like him first.
But his grandfather never liked him, so Ye Qingxi didn't get anything.
His grandfather didn't like him even before Ye Qingxi came.
Even after Ye Qingxi arrived, things remained the same.
As for his grandfather's affection for Ye Qingxi, that was Ye Qingxi's affection, never his. Therefore, he felt that Ye Qingxi's words were completely wrong.
Moreover...
"Xiao Xi, do you like me?"
Ye Qingxi nodded, "Mm."
Qin Cheng is handsome and cute, and has a good personality, so Ye Qingxi naturally likes him.
"That's it then." Qin Cheng smiled. "My grandfather never liked me, but you do, so you didn't take any of mine away; you gave me more."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxi was somewhat amazed by his thoughts and logic.
But now is not the time for amazement; the urgent task is—
"No, your grandfather likes you," Ye Qingxi quickly explained for Mu Feng.
"If he didn't like you, why would he let you come and stay for a week?"
The fact that Grandpa Mu is asking them to come back to live here clearly shows that he wants to get closer to his grandson, and that he clearly likes Qin Cheng.
“You’re his grandson, he wouldn’t dislike you. Really,” Ye Qingxi assured him. “Grandpa told me himself that he likes you.”
Qin Cheng was surprised, "He likes me?"
"Yes." Ye Qingxi nodded repeatedly. "It was the night before last, when I went to deliver some clothes to him, that's when he mentioned it."
Seeing the serious look on his face, Qin Cheng couldn't help but believe him.
But his grandfather clearly didn't like him before, so why does he like him now?
Because... is he really his grandson now?
Qin Cheng lowered his head, feeling somewhat happy but too embarrassed to say anything.
He liked Ye Qingxi even more now.
If Ye Qingxi weren't around, he wouldn't even know that his grandfather liked him.
"Xiao Xi, you're so kind," he said.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi had no idea why Qin Cheng was suddenly praising him.
Is he alright?
His presence was clearly not good for Qin Cheng at all.
"Anyway, remember what I said today. No matter what happens to you in the future, I will help you," Ye Qingxi said firmly.
Qin Cheng laughed, "It's me helping you."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Qin Cheng patted his head and said, "I will take good care of you."
Ye Qingxi: ...
It's clear that his seven-year-old brother now only wants to be his older brother.
He should keep it in mind and act quietly.
Ye Qingxi smiled and hummed in agreement, satisfying Qin Cheng's sense of responsibility as an older brother.
After playing for a while, Mu Shaowu and Mu Zheng came over and reminded them that it was time to go to sleep, as they had school the next morning.
Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng then left the ball pit park.
They said goodbye at the bottom of the stairs.
Mu Zheng led Qin Cheng downstairs and asked him, "Do you like it? If you do, Dad will get you one too."
"No need," Qin Cheng refused.
He doesn't like playing these games when he's alone; they're boring.
He only found things interesting when he was with Ye Qingxi, playing together.
"Why not use it?" Mu Zheng asked, puzzled. "Didn't you play for a long time just now?"
"That's because Xiaoxi is here," Qin Cheng said softly. "I don't want to play if Xiaoxi isn't here."
Now Mu Zheng understood, "So you want to play with Xiao Xi."
"Yes." Qin Cheng replied without hesitation.
"You like Xiao Xi?" Mu Zheng laughed.
Qin Cheng nodded, "Xiao Xi is cute."
Mu Zheng patted his head and said gently, "Then Dad will bring you back often in the future."
Qin Cheng was about to refuse, after all, this was his grandfather's house, and his grandfather didn't like him, but he suddenly remembered what Ye Qingxi had said before, that his grandfather liked him.
"Dad," Qin Cheng looked up at Mu Zheng, "why did Grandpa suddenly ask us to come back and live here?"
Is it really what Ye Qingxi said, because she likes him?
“Your grandfather said he has something to teach you.”
"What's up?"
“He didn’t say, he said he’d only tell you.” Mu Zheng flicked his nose. “Don’t worry, he’ll tell you.”
"Okay," Qin Cheng replied.
If I need to teach him something, then I guess... I don't dislike him, right?
The next morning, Qin Cheng was woken up early by Mu Zheng.
After washing up and changing his clothes, he left the bedroom and went to the dining room with Mu Zheng and Qin Luan.
Mu Feng and Mu Shaoyan are already up, but Mu Shaoting has no classes this morning, so he's still sleeping.
Qin Cheng was somewhat puzzled. Where was his younger brother?
As he was thinking, Mu Zheng pulled him down to sit.
"What would you like for breakfast?" Mu Feng asked Qin Cheng. "Steamed buns, porridge, or steamed egg custard?"
Qin Cheng didn't expect him to ask him that question.
This has never happened before.
Every time he ate, his father would sit next to him, asking him what he wanted to eat and what he liked. His uncles and aunts would occasionally say a few words to him, but his grandfather rarely spoke to him.
Qin Cheng paused for a second before replying, "Steamed buns."
Aunt Zhang quickly brought out the freshly steamed dumplings. "Would you like yogurt or soy milk?"
"Yogurt," Qin Cheng replied.
Aunt Zhang smiled and placed the yogurt next to him.
Qin Cheng politely said thank you before lowering his head to eat.
While they were eating, Mu Shaowu ran downstairs carrying Ye Qingxi.
He ran all the way to the dining table before putting Ye Qingxi down.
Mu Shaoyan asked in confusion, "Brother, why are you running?"
"Isn't this because I'm afraid Xiaoxi will be late?"
"Then why didn't you get up earlier?"
Mu Shaowu replied matter-of-factly, "Of course I can't get up."
Mu Shaoyan: ...
Ye Qingxi nodded silently to herself, thinking to herself that she really couldn't get up, so she slept a few more minutes without realizing it.
"Xiao Xi, do you want some steamed buns?" Qin Cheng asked as he saw him arrive, picking up a small steamed bun from his own steamer and handing it to him.
Ye Qingxi took it and said to him with a smile, "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Qin Cheng said in a good mood.
"I want steamed buns too." Mu Shaowu turned to look at Ye Qingxi. "What about you? What do you want?"
"We also have steamed egg custard today," said Aunt Zhang.
Ye Qingxi looked at her and said, "Then I'll have steamed egg custard, thank you, Auntie."
Okay~
Aunt Zhang quickly brought out Ye Qingxi's steamed egg custard and Mu Shaowu's steamed buns.
Mu Shaowu, with a craving, scooped up two spoonfuls of Ye Qingxi's steamed egg custard and remarked, "Not bad, I'll have this tomorrow too."
"Then I'll eat steamed buns tomorrow," Ye Qingxi said.
"Sure, do you want me to give you two right now?"
Ye Qingxi quickly agreed, "Yes."
However, after eating two steamed buns, he couldn't finish the steamed egg custard.
Mu Shaowu took it naturally and ate it.
He looked at Mu Zheng and said, "I'll take Xiao Xi and Xiao Cheng home later."
"I'll take him," Mu Zheng said, cherishing every moment he spent with Qin Cheng.
Mu Shaowu thought for a moment, "Then I'll ride in your car."
"You can also sleep in a little longer at home."
Mu Shaowu refused, pinching Ye Qingxi's little face, "I also need to spend time with my son."
Sitting to the side, Mu Shaoyan: ...
"Perhaps one of you can show some concern for your dear brother," Mu Shaoyan said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Mu Zheng looked up and said, "You can ride in my car too."
Mu Shaoyan's high school was not far from Ye Qingxi's elementary school, just two streets away, completely on the same route.
"Okay," Mu Shaoyan agreed.
So, after finishing their meal, the six of them went out together.
Mu Zheng first sent his two children to primary school, then his younger brother to high school, then Qin Luan, and finally went to the Mu family's company with Mu Shaowu.
"Since you're just idling around anyway, why don't you take a look at the company's affairs?"
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
Mu Shaowu never expected to be conscripted at this time. "Was this your plan from the beginning?"
"No, not at all." Mu Zheng looked at him. "It's just that you've come to me for the taking, so why not take advantage of it?"
Mu Shaowu: ...
Mu Shaowu had no choice but to ask him for the documents and start reading them.
When he was halfway through reading, he suddenly remembered something and reminded Mu Zheng, "Besides Dad, I also gave Xiao Xi 1% of the shares, so why don't you give Xiao Cheng 1% as well?"
“I’ve already given it to him,” Mu Zheng said. “I gave him 2%.”
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
"How come it's 1% more?!"
“I haven’t been by his side all these years, so I want to make it up to him as much as possible.” Mu Zheng’s tone was filled with unconcealed guilt.
Upon hearing this, Mu Shaowu thought to himself that he hadn't been by Ye Qingxi's side for the previous five years either—although Ye Qingxi didn't need him back then.
But if his brother gives 2%, and he only gives 1%, wouldn't that make him seem stingy?!
no!
"Give me a copy of that share transfer agreement," Mu Shaowu said. "I'll also change Xiaoxi's stake to 2%."
"Okay." Mu Zheng had no objections.
Mu Shaowu's shares are entirely at his discretion.
that is……
"I'll give it to you," Mu Zheng suddenly said. "Consider it a thank you to Xiao Xi and you."
Mu Shaowu didn't expect him to say that. "No need, brothers shouldn't talk like that."
"I'd only say that to you if we were brothers," Mu Zheng said calmly. "I might not be so generous to anyone else."
That's true.
Mu Shaowu thought about it and agreed. Anyway, he wouldn't have any other children. The shares he held would have gone to Ye Qingxi anyway. Now that his brother was giving Ye Qingxi an extra 1%, it meant that Ye Qingxi would have a real 1% more. It couldn't be better for Ye Qingxi.
"Then I'll thank you on Xiaoxi's behalf."
"Why are you saying such things, my dear brother?" Mu Zheng chuckled.
Mu Shaowu stopped talking and focused on reading the documents in front of him.
Ye Qingxi didn't find out about this until she got home in the afternoon.
He looked at the documents in Mu Shaowu's hand and felt a headache coming on.
He had been worrying about how to return the things that Mu Feng and Mu Shaowu had given him.
Now, he's got an uncle too!
Ye Qingxi looked at her current father and asked, "Can we... not?"
"Why?" Mu Shaowu thought he didn't know how valuable the thing in his hand was, so he poked his forehead and said to him, "This is a good thing. You're too young to understand now. When you grow up, you'll know how good shares are."
Ye Qingxi: ...I understand, I understand now! I understand it all too well!
"You always give me things, but I have nothing to give you."
"Hi." Mu Shaowu poked his face again, thinking his son was really cute. "We are adults, and your family, so it's only right that we give you things."
"You're still young. Kids are just responsible for collecting things; they don't need to be given anything."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi thought to herself, "But he has given me so many things."
Many, many.
It's for his parents, his aunts and uncles, his maternal uncles and aunts, and even their children.
Even though he was very young at the time, he was still giving things away.
He did not receive anything from his aunt, uncle, or maternal uncle.
Ye Qingxi stepped forward and hugged Mu Shaowu.
Mu Shaowu patted his back and said gently, "You helped your uncle, and he is very grateful to you. That's why he told me to give this to you. He will only be happy if you accept it."
"You also hope your uncle is happy, right?"
Ye Qingxi nodded.
"Then accept it."
Ye Qingxi then stopped refusing.
In the end, Mu Shaowu is currently holding these shares for him, and he doesn't actually own them. When he grows up and turns eighteen, he can openly refuse them on the grounds that they are too valuable.
There's no need for this now; it's too much for Tai and Mu Shaowu to argue about.
He hummed in agreement, and Mu Shaowu ruffled his hair. "Good boy."
After they finished talking, it was time for dinner.
With Mu Shaoting and Mu Shaoyan absent, only Mu Feng, Mu Shaowu, himself, and Qin Cheng's family, who had been ordered to return to stay, were at the dining table.
Mu Feng picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of fish, and put it in Ye Qingxi's bowl. He then took another piece and put it in Qin Cheng's bowl.
Qin Cheng: !!!
Qin Cheng could hardly believe it; his grandfather had never served him any food before!
He looked at Mu Feng, who felt his gaze and turned to look at him.
Qin Cheng quickly said, "Thank you, Grandpa."
"No need," Mu Feng said gently, a rare occurrence for him.
Hearing his tone, Qin Cheng lowered his head and began eating the fish in his bowl.
He thought that what Ye Qingxi said seemed to be true.
His grandfather seemed to genuinely like him.
Otherwise, why would he serve him food?
Qin Cheng became happy again.
This feeling was even stronger after the meal.
Mu Feng asked him and Ye Qingxi to accompany him on a walk.
Ye Qingxi wondered when her grandfather had developed a habit of taking a walk after meals.
How could he not know?
Mu Shaowu asked in surprise, "You've started taking walks after meals now?"
"Is that not allowed?" Mu Feng asked matter-of-factly.
"Okay, okay, I'll go with you."
"No need," Mu Feng refused. "Xiao Xi and Xiao Cheng can come with me."
Upon hearing this, Mu Shaowu immediately feigned sadness and said, "This is truly a case of grandparents doting on their grandchildren; once you have a grandson, you don't need a son anymore."
Mu Feng wasn't fooled by his acting skills. "A son like you is better off without."
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
Mu Shaowu was confused. "What's wrong with me?!"
After he finished speaking, he pointed at Ye Qingxi and said, "My son is here. You should think it over before you speak."
Mu Feng: ...
Mu Feng was speechless.
He entrusted Ye Qingxi to Mu Shaowu to raise so that he could take good care of the child, not to give him an extra talisman or a get-out-of-jail-free card!
"You talk too much," Mu Feng said angrily. "Since you love to talk so much, why don't you come to the company meeting in a couple of days? You're not allowed to leave until you've talked for at least two hours."
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ? What kind of person does this?!
Mu Feng pretended not to see his shocked face, stood up, and pulled Ye Qingxi and Qin Cheng out the door.
Qin Cheng was a little stunned when Mu Feng pulled him.
He looked at Mu Feng's clasped hands with his.
It's different, he thought. His grandfather's hands are different from his own, and they're different from his father's.
It's large, but not soft; it's somewhat rough.
However, Qin Cheng did not pull his hand away.
Although his grandfather's hands weren't soft, they were broad, warm, and comfortable to hold.
Qin Cheng gently and cautiously returned the handshake.
Mu Feng sensed it, but said nothing, as if he hadn't noticed anything.
Qin Cheng felt relieved and boldly continued to hold it.
He followed Mu Feng, step by step, out of the house.
It wasn't dark yet.
Summer is not over yet; the days are still long and the weather is still hot, only becoming a bit cooler in the evening.
Ye Qingxi walked beside Mu Feng, looking at the scenery around her.
The landscaping here is excellent; both sides of the road are lined with blooming flowers and lush trees. Occasionally, birds fly by, chirping melodiously without disturbing the peace.
As they were walking, someone pushed a stroller towards them and greeted them, "Old Mu, taking your grandson out for a walk?"
Mu Feng hummed in agreement.
The other person laughed and said, "Perfect timing, I also brought my grandson out. Come, let me show you my grandson."
As he spoke, he pushed the stroller in front of Ye Qingxi and the others. Ye Qingxi looked down and was surprised to find that the stroller was not filled with a baby, but with two... cats!
At this moment, the chubby golden shaded cat and the golden spotted cat were looking up at Ye Qingxi with their round faces, their beautiful green eyes full of clear innocence.
"Meow~" The white golden dot was the first to make a sound, greeting him.
Ye Qingxi felt her heart melt.
He looked up at the old man in front of him. "Grandpa, can I touch it?"
"Sure," the other person laughed heartily. "Isn't my grandson adorable?"
Ye Qingxi nodded like a chick pecking at rice; so cute, so very cute.
He reached out and touched the white, golden-spotted cat. The cat rubbed against his palm affectionately.
Ye Qingxi liked it even more.
Touch this, then touch that.
"This is Fang Jinbao, and this is Fang Yuanbao," Grandpa Fang introduced them warmly. "Jinbao is the older brother, and Yuanbao is the younger brother."
"So cute," Ye Qingxi couldn't help but exclaim.
Such adorable cats! And the old man in front of him has two of them. How enviable!
Compared to him, Qin Cheng was much more reserved. He simply stood by the stroller and looked at it, but did not touch it.
"Aren't you going to touch it?" Old Master Fang asked him.
Qin Cheng shook his head.
He didn't want to touch her as much as Ye Qingxi did.
Besides, it's someone else's cat, so liking it won't make a difference.
Ye Qingxi petted the two cats for a while and even fed them some freeze-dried treats before reluctantly saying goodbye to Grandpa Fang.
He exclaimed, "Kittens are so cute."
"Do you like it?" Mu Feng asked him.
Ye Qingxi tilted her head. "Who wouldn't love a cute little kitten?"
"Then I'll let you play with them again tomorrow."
"Really?" Ye Qingxi asked in surprise.
Mu Feng nodded, "Of course."
Sure enough, when Ye Qingxi went for a walk with Mu Feng the next day, she ran into Grandpa Fang again, along with his two cat grandsons.
Ye Qingxi patted him hard again.
Qin Cheng remained standing beside the stroller, without touching it.
After that, every Friday, Ye Qingxi would encounter Grandpa Fang and his two cats while taking a walk with Mu Feng.
On Saturday afternoon, Ye Qingxi took a nap in her bedroom, while Qin Cheng read in Mu Zheng's study.
He was looking around when he heard a knock on the door.
Qin Cheng looked up, the door was pushed open, and Mu Feng appeared in front of him.
"The weather's nice today, let's take a walk," Mu Feng said.
Qin Cheng was somewhat taken aback. They hadn't even had dinner yet, and they were already taking a walk?
Moreover, Ye Qingxi wasn't awake yet.
"Now?"
"Um."
"But Xiaoxi is sleeping."
Mu Feng smiled, but his smile was faint and fleeting, as if it had never appeared at all.
"It's just the two of us today."
Qin Cheng was taken aback.
He hasn't spent any time alone with Mu Feng yet.
However, he still closed the book, stood up, and walked to Mu Feng's side.
Mu Feng turned around and went down the stairs with him, leaving the villa.
This was something Qin Cheng had never experienced before.
He had never even considered it.
At first, when he first learned that his mother was getting married, Qin Cheng had no illusions about his future grandfather.
Later, he fell in love with Mu Zheng and treated him as his father, so he couldn't help but treat Mu Feng as his grandfather.
He grew up without a grandfather, so he didn't know what a grandfather was like, but he saw that other people's grandfathers seemed to be very close to their grandchildren.
Therefore, Qin Cheng couldn't help but hope that his grandfather would also like him and be willing to be close to him.
So he waited timidly, cautiously, expectantly, and nervously for his meeting with Mu Feng.
However, the result was not good.
Mu Feng wasn't close to him, and he didn't even talk to him much—of course, he didn't bring it up himself either.
But Mu Feng seemed to have nothing to say to him.
It's like he's not his grandson at all.
Mu Feng hadn't been mean to him, hadn't scolded him, and hadn't called him a burden, so he probably didn't dislike him.
But he still didn't fall in love with him.
So Qin Cheng put away his expectations, stopped hoping for anything, and even didn't want to see him.
If we don't meet in person, I won't be reminded of these things, and I won't feel disappointed.
He thought how wonderful it would be if they had never met.
In that way, he would still be living in his expectations, and he wouldn't have to discover, as he is now, that his maternal grandparents and paternal grandfather don't like him.
No elders liked him; he wasn't the grandson they wanted.
But now, he's taking a walk with him on the road outside his house.
Qin Cheng found this feeling magical, so magical it was like a dream.
He glanced at Mu Feng beside him, lowered his head, and continued walking forward.
The afternoon sun was shining brightly, casting a long shadow of him. As Qin Cheng walked, he suddenly realized that his shadow had become close to Mu Feng's.
He stared at his shadow with some surprise, then looked at Mu Feng's, and finally, he moved closer to Mu Feng, making the two shadows even more intimate, as if they were a grandfather and grandson with a very good relationship.
They are very close.
When passing by the artificial lake, Mu Feng stopped.
He pulled Qin Cheng along and led him to a white bench by the lake where they sat down.
Qin Cheng looked at the lake in front of him. The lake was very large, and the water was very clear. Under the sun, it shimmered and sparkled, like a mirror sprinkled with gold dust.
At this time, several swans were swimming on it.
He turned to look at Mu Feng, not understanding why he had stopped leaving.
"Let's talk," Mu Feng said gently.
Qin Cheng suddenly became a little nervous.
What are you saying?
What does he want to say to him?
What should he say?
"Are you blaming me?" Mu Feng asked him.
Qin Cheng blinked and looked at him quietly.
“You’ve been to my house four or five times before, but I haven’t been very close to you. Do you blame me?” Mu Feng also looked at him.
Qin Cheng shook his head.
Mu Feng asked him, "Why?"
Qin Cheng was silent for two seconds before saying in a low voice, "Because I am not your biological grandson."
Mu Feng nodded.
He said, "That's right."
“Xiao Cheng, there are certainly people in this world who can treat their non-biological grandchildren as their own, but I can’t. I can’t extend my love to everything related to my family. Allowing that crow to land in my house is the greatest tolerance I can show. I can’t do anything else.”
He said, "I only love my family, my friends, and my lover."
Qin Cheng remained silent.
He thought, he knew.
"Do you still remember Jinbao and Yuanbao?" Mu Feng asked him.
Qin Cheng nodded.
"Do you know what they ate this morning?"
Qin Cheng shook his head.
"Do you know what Jinbao likes to eat?"
Qin Cheng shook his head again.
"Did you know that Yuanbao wasn't feeling well the night before last and vomited?"
Qin Cheng continued to shake his head.
Do you want to know later?
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng shook his head honestly.
"Why?" Mu Feng asked him. "You don't know, you don't care, and you don't want to know. You've clearly seen them, and they like you very much. Why don't you want to know?"
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng didn't understand why he was asking this.
Jinbao and Yuanbao aren't his cats; they have their own owners. Why should he know or care?
“Because they are not yours,” Mu Feng said gently, “so you don’t care.”
"Xiao Cheng, me too."
"Back then, you were like gold or silver ingots to me."
"We've only met four or five times, just like you and Jinbao and Yuanbao."
"When you see them, you don't want to touch them; when you leave them, you don't think about them, because you know they aren't yours. So am I."
"I know you're not mine."
“I didn’t think you were my grandson. I don’t know when your biological father will appear, or if his father is also here. You also have a grandfather, so I can’t treat you like my own grandson.”
“But now, things are different.” Mu Feng stood up and walked towards the willow tree beside him.
Qin Cheng quickly stood up as well.
Before I could even walk over, I saw Mu Feng come back carrying something that looked like a schoolbag.
He placed the cat carrier he was carrying on the bench and unzipped it.
A golden kitten instantly appeared in Qin Cheng's eyes.
Mu Feng picked up the kitten and placed it in Qin Cheng's arms.
Qin Cheng quickly hugged the kitten in his arms, feeling its softness, warmth, cuteness, and small size.
"Now it's yours, so you can care for it and cherish it."
Mu Feng said, "Just like now, you are mine, so I will care about you and cherish you."
"Xiao Cheng, I promise you, from now on, you will get whatever you want."
"Because I will give it to you."
"I will love you forever and protect you forever."
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