Chapter 614: Something Is Wrong
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Letting Tan Mo know that someone had ill intentions towards her would make her more vigilant; she’d be safer than not knowing anything.
Wei Zhiqian then returned to the living room after making all the arrangements.
Tan Mo found that his call was indeed a little long.
The moment Wei Zhiqian returned, she asked, “Uncle, is there something wrong with the company?”
“Nothing.” Wei Zhiqian smiled and sat back down beside her .
Seeing that Tan Mo was still looking at him in doubt, he leaned slightly closer and said in a low voice, “It’s true.”
Looking at his expression, Tan Mo knew that he was telling the truth.
He didn’t lie to not worry her.
The others of Tan family saw the interaction between the two of them and felt that something was wrong.
Although Tan Mo and Wei Zhiqian had always been close, the Tan family felt now that Tan Mo had grown up, they should keep some distance from each other.
They mentioned it a few times and Tan Mo knew it, but the habit was not easy to change.
When she was with Wei Zhiqian, she always forgot to keep a proper distance from him.
When she got close to him, she would remember it and moved away sadly.
After a few times like this, the Tan family members knew that she was uncomfortable, so they didn’t mention it anymore.
When her family didn’t mention it, she started to stay close to Wei Zhiqian again.
When she found that they really didn’t care anymore, she just resumed her old habit.
The Tan family members had indeed given up.
Since Tan Mo treated Wei Zhiqian as his uncle, they would just let her be.
They really couldn’t bear to see Tan Mo unhappy with this restriction.
However, looking at the interaction between Wei Zhiqian and Tan Mo, they felt that something was different, even though they couldn’t pinpoint the exact difference.
They only felt that the two of them were a bit too close.
It looked like… they had been living together for a long time.
They knew each other’s thoughts with only one look, one move, or one gesture.
However, the two of them had indeed known each other for a long time.
They had known each other for twelve years. Even if they didn’t live together every day, it wasn’t strange for them to have such a tacit understanding.
This was what the Tan family couldn’t figure out.
Xu Mingzhen shook off this strange feeling and said with a smile, “Momo has achieved such an impressive result. No matter what, we must celebrate it.”
“Yes, indeed.” Tan Wenci nodded.
“We knew that Momo partic.i.p.ated in this math compet.i.tion, so we did some research,” Tan Wenci said. “Only then did we know that this math compet.i.tion is actually so famous. It’s a very important international compet.i.tion.”
Xu Mingzhen nodded. “Besides, no one had ever gotten five gold medals. That shows how difficult it is.”
“Momo actually got such a great achievement. We must celebrate it properly,” Xu Mingzhen said. “Shall we do it in a restaurant or at home?”
“I think we should at least invite dozens of people,” Tan Wenci said. “Momo’s achievement is extraordinary!”
Tan Mo didn’t know what to say.
There was really no need to have a banquet.
“We can go celebrate ourselves first, then we can invite people to a banquet.” Even Xu Mingzhen, who had always liked to keep a low profile, agreed with Tan Wenci’s idea.
“I don’t think so.” Just as Tan Mo spoke, the landline at home rang.
Nowadays, with everyone having cell phones, few people would call the landline at home.
However, this telephone was specially brought back by the Tan family when they went on a trip. It looked like a retro artifact.
It looked good in the house as a decoration, so they decided to turn on the landline service.
Although few people called the landline at home, every time someone called the number, they would pick up the retro receiver and talk on the phone, feeling very comfortable.
Maid Guo went to pick up the phone. “h.e.l.lo, Madam! Please wait a moment!”
Then, she handed the phone to Xu Mingzhen. “Ma’am, it’s Madam Wei.”
Xu Mingzhen took it. “Madam.”
“We’ve seen the results of the math compet.i.tion.” Ever since they knew that Tan Mo partic.i.p.ated in the math compet.i.tion, the Wei family’s two elders had been paying close attention to it from the beginning to the finals.
Just like Tan Wenci and Xu Mingzhen, the two elders had also done some research on the math compet.i.tion.
They also knew how big Tan Mo’s achievement was.
“You watched it, too? “Xu Mingzhen was surprised.
“I was afraid that Momo would feel pressured, so I didn’t say anything,” said the old lady, “That’s why we did let you know. Even Zhiqian’s parents were watching it.”
“We were not as considerate as you are.” Xu Mingzhen felt guilty that as Tan Mo’s parents and brother, they weren’t as considerate as the two elders, Wei Mingwen, and Xiao Menghan. “Because Momo’s school results have always been good, we forgot that she might feel pressured.”
Xu Mingzhen was extremely regretful. “These days, we were always talking about the results of the math compet.i.tion. If Momo really got anxious because of this, it’s truly our fault.”
Fortunately, Tan Mo was really strong and obtained such a great result.
However, Tan Mo’s good results did not mean that they were not faulty.
“Well, don’t be so guilty,” the old lady comforted her. “I didn’t say those words to make you feel bad.”
The old lady really did not do it on purpose. She had never thought that the Tan family would pay so much attention to it.
“I know. I just feel that we didn’t handle it well,” said Xu Mingzhen.
“It’s okay. Just be careful next time. Momo’s results are good this time, so she must have felt no pressure from you. It’s fine so long as you don’t giver her pressure in the future.”
The old lady changed the topic. “Look at me. I almost forgot the purpose of the call.”
The old lady got down to business. “I called because we wanted to celebrate it.”
“What’s your plan?” The old lady asked again.
“We’ve not decided yet,” Xu Mingzhen said. “Before you called, we were discussing whether we should celebrate at home or at a restaurant.”
“Wenci wants to have a banquet.” Xu Mingzhen smiled and saw Tan Mo shaking her head vigorously. “But Momo doesn’t like the idea. I think we should forget about it. We’ll just celebrate at home.”
“It’s okay.. Even if we don’t have a banquet, we will make it a grand event within the family.”