Chapter 5: The overbearing patriarch fell in love with me (Part 1)
"Lan Lan!" Chen Cuiwei knows her daughter very well, she immediately called when she saw that Mo Lanyu"s expression was different, "Go pour a gla.s.s of water for Mr. Mo."
"No need." Mo Yitao said faintly, "I"ll leave after picking him up."
Chen Cuiwei"s heart jumped fiercely and she tried to suppress her unease, pulling the corners of her mouth into a smile, "Why does Mr. Mo suddenly want to take little Qi back to the old house? He"s used to our household, suddenly going to the old house now, I"m worried that he won"t get used to it."
It seems that those drugs are going to work soon, if Mo Qi returns to the old house now, won"t her efforts in the past six months fail to complete at the last step? And if Mo Yitao finds out that something is wrong, their family will be completely over...
Mo Yitao spoke in a calm tone, "Let him go accompany old master."
Grandpa Mo’s health hasn"t been good these past few years, letting the younger member of the family to accompany him is definitely how it should be.
Mo Yitao said to let Mo Qi go accompany old master is because even if they hold Mo Qi’s custody right in their hands, they can’t utter a single “no”. After all, the head of the family gave Mo Qi"s custody to them that year, Mo Yitao can also take it back right now.
Chen Cuiwei could only brace herself to smile: "Oh... it turned out to be old master..."
After saying those words, Mo Yitao didn"t say much else. He brought He Yan upstairs and left after taking a few pieces of clothing. The driver started the car and waited outside. Mo Yitao didn"t choose the front pa.s.senger seat, but sat in the back seat with He Yan.
In the back seat, Mo Yitao opened He Yan"s flat backpack and frowned after he saw that there were only a few pieces of underwear and socks inside, "Why take so little?"
He Yan lowered his eyes and his voice was very light, as if he was embarra.s.sed, "My clothes are too similar to big sister"s (Mo Lanyu), I don"t want to wear them."
Picturing Mo Qi and Mo Lanyu wearing the same clothes and standing together, Mo Yitao felt very displeased inside. He zipped the backpack and said to Xiao Di, "Go to the mall first."
Two hours later, two men took a car full of clothes back to Mo family"s old house. The architecture of the old house is a western manor style and occupies a large area. After the car stopped, Mo Yitao ordered the servants that came to carry the clothes, “Send these to the room next to mine.”
The steward standing to the side heard thosed words and couldn’t help but took a look at the person in Mo Yitao’s hand.
Mo Yitao"s adoptive father is the previous head of the family. Due to reasons concerning his own family, he despised marriage very much was and became unmarried and childless for life. When his age neared 40 years old, he finally adopted a child and raised him as his heir. Don"t know if it was influenced by him, Mo Yitao who will be 30 years old soon is not in a hurry to fall in love. He has worked in Mo family"s old house for more than 10 years at least and never saw Mo Yitao bring someone home.
Is the family head finally enlightened?
But... the one being held by the hand of the family head, not only is the gender wrong, but still a minor too? Small and skinny, he appears to be 15 or 16 years old, the head of the family isn"t such a beast... right?
Didn"t expect the family head"s interest to be so unique. No wonder that every year on New Year"s day he speaks bluntly when facing those young ladies from Mo family who are shy and timid with attractive and soft bodies. It turns out that he likes this type.
Mister steward"s face remain unchanged as he filled up his brain*.
*脑补 - fantasize things according to one’s own wishes.
Internet slang for "imagine/visualize"
But he only gossiped a bit in his heart, as these things are completely not for a servant like him to be concerned with. He only needs to take good care of this old house and do his job well.
"Uncle Zhang" Mo Yitao called the steward and introduced: "This is Mo Qi, from what it seems, he should be my cousin*. He"s sick recently, I brought him back to recuperate. You take him to the bedroom and have a look, if there"s anywhere that"s unsatisfactory, make arrangements as soon as possible."
*堂弟 younger male cousin from the paternal side
The old house is actually divided into two parts. The front yard is a Chinese-Western style detached villa, the residence of Mo Yitao. The back yard is a ancient Chinese style old house with fields and gardens, it"s where the old master lives. When there"s nothing to do, he will grow flowers and plants, tease the birds, and gather with old friends from time to time. Mo Yitao will also often go accompany him.
Mo Yitao’s words to Mo Tiangao and his wife about bringing Mo Qi to accompany old master is not all superficial. He wants to transfer Mo Qi’s custody and it"s impossible to not let the old master know. Furthermore, he instinctively feel that such a well-behaved child like Mo Qi would probably suit old master"s taste. But he"s not in a hurry. Mo Qi just arrived home, he should let him take a good night"s rest. Not only that, he also has something to do today.
Steward: "Alright."
So he turned out to be the family head"s cousin...
The steward became very embarra.s.sed in his heart. He deeply feels that he probably needs a bag of detergent powder to wash his brain.