As the two were eating, Li Mu discovered that several women who were having breakfast were whispering about him, and there were occasional sneers.
"Have you heard? Chen Xiuhua and her family have moved back again!"
"Who told you that? Isn't her family rich? Why would they move back to a place like ours?"
"It doesn't matter who said it. Look, isn't that her son?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's true. I heard her son made a lot of money. How can a big boss come to a small shop like this to have breakfast?"
"What else could it be? Bankruptcy! I heard that her big villa was used as collateral for debts a long time ago, so she had no choice but to move in with her parents. Now, she's been kicked out by her parents again."
"Alas~ What a pity, how could this happen?"
"What's a pity? Look at her family. They moved out as soon as their son became successful. They haven't come back once in all these years. They look down on us. Now they are moving back in disgrace, aren't they?"
"That's right. We've been neighbors for more than 20 years. Even though your family has become rich, you don't even want to give us a little bit of benefit. Even a gift would be fine!"
"But why did his family suddenly decline?"
"About this matter, I have some news. Of course, I just heard it, so don't spread it around."
"Don't keep me in suspense. Tell me, do you still not trust us?"
The man glanced at Li Mu and said in a very low voice: "I heard that during the five years when Li Mu disappeared, he was listed as a rich man outside and worked as a gigolo for a rich woman. Later, the woman got tired of him and gave him a large sum of money for breaking up. That's how he got the capital. He used this capital to accumulate a large sum of money by taking shortcuts. A few years ago, the man of the rich woman's family found out about this and took back all of Li Mu's money. That's why he ended up like this!"
After hearing this, everyone sighed and looked at Li Mu with contempt.
Li Mu could no longer sit still after hearing this. It had only been one day and the news had spread like this. If he didn't stop it, who knows what the news would become.
But before Li Mu could make a move, Ji Ming slammed the table and stood up, scolding: "You are a bunch of gossipers. All you do is gossip behind others' backs. If you dare to say anything else, I will tear your mouths apart!"
When they heard this, they didn't care at all, and kept muttering: "Why are you so arrogant? Didn't you also run back because you got into trouble outside?"
Seeing this, Ji Ming picked up a bench and was about to smash it over. Several people dropped their chopsticks and left in shame.
"Hey, the money hasn't been paid yet!" the restaurant owner shouted.
"I'll give it to you tomorrow. It's just money for a bowl of noodles, right?" the men replied as they ran.
"Li Mu, don't worry about it. These aunties are just like that. They have nothing better to do every day. I think they are just too idle! They haven't gossiped about me in these years!" Ji Ming comforted Li Mu.
"Haha, it's okay, I'm not that stingy. I won't lose a piece of meat because of this!" Li Mu laughed. The lifespan of these mortals is only a few decades, and these aunts are nearly fifty years old. Why should he be angry with these people?
"I'm glad you think so." Ji Ming nodded, and then asked curiously: "Li Mu, are you really a gigolo?"
"Get lost!" Li Mu said unhappily.
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After breakfast, Li Mu chatted with Ji Ming for a while and then went home. He told his parents about his trip to Haidu and planned to go see Ji Ming in the afternoon.
"Hey, brother, you are here after all." Chen Siqi walked in from outside the door.
"How did you find this place?" Li Mu asked.
"I guessed it! I heard from my aunt that your family of three were going to live outside for a while, so I guessed that you would come here. Am I smart?" Chen Siqi said proudly.
"I've already told you that the three of us are going to live outside for a while, why did you come here?" Li Mu said helplessly.
"It's too boring at home. This place is not far from Lingxiao Palace. I just came to take a look!" Chen Siqi said.
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"Haha, it's good that Siqi is here. She can talk to me." Chen Xiuhua said with a smile.
"Mom, today I heard some idle people talking nonsense. Don't take it too seriously when you hear it." Li Mu said.
"It must be that Aunt Zhao who spread the rumor again. Sigh, why does it make me so worried when I come back to stay for a few days?" Chen Xiuhua sighed.
"Human nature is like this. Many people just can't stand seeing others living better than themselves." Li Mingxuan said.
"Mu'er, how are you going to get there this afternoon?" Chen Siqi asked.
"Let's take a plane. Didn't I promise you not to use magic?" Li Mu said with a smile.
"Kid, I mean, when we are together as a family, if you want to go out, you don't have to worry about these things. Just do whatever is convenient for you." Chen Xiuhua said.
"It doesn't matter. Such a small matter doesn't take much effort." Li Mu said.
"Brother, are you going out to do something? Can you take me with you?" Chen Siqi suddenly became interested.
"Okay, but you are not allowed to do anything without my permission!" Li Mu thought about it. After all, Sun Ning was a woman. It would be much more convenient to bring Chen Siqi with him.
Chen Siqi nodded repeatedly. She could finally go out with Li Mu to pretend...do things again. How could she not be excited?
"Haha, let's eat! We'll talk after dinner!" said Chen Xiuhua.
Looking at the table full of delicious food, Chen Siqi swallowed her saliva and said with wide eyes: "Are you playing a mortal game? I haven't eaten so many delicious foods in a long time!"
There were thousands of people in Lingxiao Palace, but no one needed to eat, so the servants from the Chen Mansion were also placed in other places.
"Eat, Siqi, try my cooking!" said Chen Xiuhua.
Chen Siqi quickly picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it in her mouth, muttering: "Delicious!"
Chen Xiuhua was delighted when she heard Chen Siqi say this, and said, "If it tastes good, eat more. If it's not enough, I'll make more!"
Chen Siqi said a little embarrassedly: "That's enough, it's just to satisfy your appetite, you don't need to eat so much."
Soon, a large table of food was eaten up, most of which was eaten by Chen Siqi. Li Mu and the other three only ate a little bit symbolically. The three of them were just for the sake of the process. Only Chen Siqi was eating seriously.
After the meal, Chen Siqi patted her bulging belly and sighed: "I haven't had such a full meal for a long time, it's great!"
Li Mu smiled bitterly, making her feel as if she had suffered some injustice in Lingxiao Palace.
"Aunt, your cooking skills are amazing. I think they are even more delicious than the delicacies made by the fairy chefs that my eldest nephew brought back from the fairyland last time!" said Chen Siqi.
"Haha, girl, you have such a sweet mouth!" Chen Xiuhua said with a smile.
"Okay, stop flattering me, it's time to set off!" Li Mu said helplessly.
"That's right!" Chen Siqi muttered unconvincedly as she followed Li Mu outside.
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