Chapter 714: Chapter 714: This Old Man Can Act Now

Usually, even though Mrs. Liu didn’t say it outright, she always showed that Zhuang Zhongyue wasn’t as good as Liu Sixu.

Does she really think no one can see through that?

Now let’s see, who’s better than whom!

Zhuang Zhongyue may love to play, but her son didn’t offend Zhao Gushen either!

Mrs. Zhuang still doesn’t know that Zhuang Zhongyue almost offended him.

But relying on his thick skin, he finally turned things around.

"Cousin, you’re pretty awesome!" Zhuang Zhongyue couldn’t help but exclaim with a look of admiration.

The three members of the Liu Family: "..."

Is this the time for admiration?

Their goal was achieved, so they politely expressed their thanks with a few words and then left.

Once the three of them from the Liu Family left, Zhuang Zhongyue finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I was scared to death, Mom, I was worried you’d tell them I know Brother Shen."

"Am I that silly?" Mrs. Zhuang rolled her eyes at him and said, "Even if she’s my sister, she’s not part of our family. How could I risk offending Zhao Gushen just to help them? Giving them money was already going above and beyond."

"Besides, if it was our family that offended Zhao Gushen and their family happened to have some ties with him, would they help us?"

"They probably wouldn’t even give 50 million." Mrs. Zhuang understood clearly and said to Zhuang Wenhua, "I really didn’t expect you to give them so much money."

Zhuang Wenhua shook his head and said, "After all, it’s your sister’s family, and they came to us. If we don’t help at all, you wouldn’t be able to face your sister."

"Helping less would still make her resent you, so it’s better not to help at all. So, fifty million, to essentially shut them up."

Both Zhuang Wenhua and Mrs. Zhuang knew that Zhuang Zhongyue might indeed have some connection with Zhao Gushen, but it definitely wasn’t deep.

Furthermore, if Zhao Gushen is determined to deal with someone, what right does Zhuang Zhongyue have to intervene?

Such matters shouldn’t be taken for granted.

So, neither Zhuang Wenhua nor Mrs. Zhuang mentioned anything to the Liu Family about Zhuang Zhongyue knowing Zhao Gushen.

Showing off has to be timely, and now wasn’t the right time.

***

In the blink of an eye, it was New Year’s Eve.

Today, Zhao Gushen also clocked off work early.

The little one had started winter holiday early.

In the morning Zhao Gushen went to work, Ye Fei let the little one sleep in.

Once he got up, got ready, and had a simple breakfast, Ye Fei took the little one to the old family home.

In the morning, she didn’t let the little one eat too much.

Just a slice of bread and a fried egg, plus a cup of milk.

Because surely they’d have a meal at the old family home at noon.

So she didn’t let the little one eat too much, otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to eat at noon.

Then, Ye Fei took the little one to the old family home.

Since it was almost New Year, Ye Fei also gave Qiu Xingwen time off and didn’t ask him to come pick them up.

Ye Fei could drive, so she drove the car with the little one herself.

As the car just drove out of the garage, they saw some snowflakes gently falling outside the car window.

"It’s snowing!" the little one exclaimed in surprise.

"Snow at New Year’s is a good omen." Ye Fei laughed and said.

"I wonder if it’ll snow heavily. If it does, I can make snowmen and play!" The little one said with anticipation.

"Check the weather forecast." Ye Fei reminded him, "There might be a hint."

The little one remembered and quickly checked the weather app on his phone.

"It predicts heavy snow!" the little one said excitedly.

"We have a whole day today, there’ll surely be plenty of snow piling up." Ye Fei said with a smile.

As they spoke, halfway through the route, the snow suddenly grew heavier.

Snowflakes like goose feathers, like willow catkins.

Falling thick and fast in the strong wind.

Directly covering the car window.

Ye Fei had no choice but to turn on the windshield wipers.

Xiao Mo watched in amazement.

This way, he would definitely be able to play in the snow today.

"Snow, please don’t stop! I’m going to the old family home to play in the snow." The little one rubbed his hands together, praying.

The little one got his wish.

When they arrived at the old family home, the snow was still falling thick and fast.

As soon as the little one got out of the car, the snow landed immediately on his shoulders and his hat.

Soon, his tiny shoulders were covered in snowflakes.

He stretched out his hand; with gloves on, his body heat was blocked.

So the snowflakes fell on his palm but didn’t melt.

The snowflakes were large, and the little one leaned closer, examining them carefully.

"They’re exactly like the ones in the book illustrations." The little one exclaimed in surprise, "I can’t believe they really look like this."

"I thought they were just drawn to look pretty, but they are real!" The little one became more meticulous in his observations.

He found that while each snowflake’s shape was the same, the details were different.

Like branches, the subdivided twigs were slightly different.

The little one looked as if he had seen a wonder, staring without stopping.

Ye Fei helplessly reminded him: "Come on, watch your step."

Especially since the old family home is a traditional courtyard residence with high thresholds and more than one.

If you don’t watch your step, you might trip before you know it.

Being reminded, the little one immediately put his hands down and walked properly.

In the old family home, Aunt Lin was kneading dough preparing to make dumplings.

From far away, the old man and old lady heard Xiao Mo’s clear voice.

"Great-grandpa! Great-grandma!" The little one’s voice came from afar.

The old lady heard the little one’s voice and hurried to the entrance.

She almost went out.

"Madam, you’re not wearing a coat; you can’t go out." Aunt Lin quickly reminded her.

The old man then got up and walked to the entrance, not forgetting to nag at the old lady: "So old and still so impetuous!"

"Xiao Mo is not coming for the first time, look how excited you are." The old man took the opportunity to tease, "Xiao Mo will be here in a bit, what’s the rush?"

"If you’re not anxious, then don’t come over." The old lady rolled her eyes at him.

Silly old man, what’s there to show off here!

The old man thought to himself that he didn’t want Xiao Mo to think he wasn’t excited for his visit.

When Xiao Mo arrived and saw, good heavens, only great-grandma was waiting at the door.

Great-grandpa was still calmly sitting on the sofa, looking not excited at all.

What if Xiao Mo thought he didn’t care for him anymore?

The old man thought that the old lady surely has many thoughts!

Always wanting to outshine him!

The old man wasn’t about to leave, no matter how the old lady taunted him, he wouldn’t budge.

He’s not stupid!

At this moment, the little one was running, the sound of his footsteps growing closer.

The old man suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Hey! Why hasn’t Xiao Mo come yet? I miss him to death! Oh my darling!"

The old lady: "..."

This old guy, pretending to act.

By now, pretending not to see.

With such exaggerated acting, does he really think Xiao Mo would believe it?

That little one is quite smart.

But who knew, the next second, they’d hear Xiao Mo’s voice filled with emotion: "Great-grandpa, I’m here, I’m here!"

"Great-grandpa, I missed you so much too!" The little one ran over and directly hugged onto the old man’s leg.