Some time after lunch, Ah Mo and Li Si arrived before the young couple got to finish their cup of tea on the sofa .
Ah Mo was a handsome, young man . He had stayed by Mu Yuchen's side for many years as his bodyguard and driver with pretty impressive skills . He had grown up in the Mu family because he was an orphan back then and Mu Yinan had picked him up from the orphanage and raised him under Mu Tangchuan . Mu Yinan even arranged for him to stay in his own place when he grew up and moved out .
Mu Yuchen treated Ah Mo like his brother and even the servants from Mu Residence called him Master Ah Mo .
“Master Ah Mo, Elder Madam asked you to take these into the car first . ”
The housekeeper led the servants to transfer a bunch of gifts into the car . The gifts were meant for the Shen family and there were also some for Xi Xiaye .
Ah Mo opened the trunk and put the gifts inside . Soon, the whole trunk was filled up .
“It's done . Are the Master and Missus here?” Ah Mo asked the housekeeper as he was done putting the stuff into the trunk . He then heard voices from the front .
“Xiaye, Chen, come and visit when you have the time . I know you youngsters would like to spend time with each other since you've just gotten married . I don't expect you two to move back here . I just hope that you guys can visit us more . After all, we're not that far away from Maple Residence, so you guys can even drop by for dinner after work before going home . ”
Wang Hui seemed to miss them already and she always felt a little lonely after retiring . Mu Tangchuan and Zhuang Shurong were busy and usually not home . Sometimes, they would also work outstation and have even lesser time to spend with the elders . Mu Yuchen had been abroad only until recently, and he had just taken over Glory World, making him very busy . Most of the time, he was quiet at home anyway .
Their only hope now was Xi Xiaye, to whom the elders were not strangers anymore, especially Mu Yinan . Mu Yinan also happened to know that Xi Xiaye was talented at Chinese chess and knew a thing or two about tea as well, so it would be great if she could visit them often .
Xi Xiaye halted her steps at the entrance . She glanced to the side at Mu Yinan and the bunch that had ushered them out . She felt immensely grateful that they had really genuinely accepted her . An unexplainable warmth swelled within her .
She nodded lightly and said in a soft tone, “We will . It's pretty cold outside . Grandfather, Grandmother, Father, Mother, please go back in . ”
Mu Yinan nodded with a smile as Mu Tangchuan said kindly, “Come back whenever you have the time . Chen is busy . Just let him be . ”
“Be good . Don't forget about what I said before,” Zhuang Shurong reminded .
Xi Xiaye nodded with a smile . As she wanted to bid them farewell, the man beside her pulled her impatiently into the car .
“Drive,” he told Ah Mo as he just sat down and the latter quickly started the car .
The car traveled swiftly on the street with the couple at the back staying silent . As usual, Mu Yuchen turned on his laptop and was looking at some company documents . Beside him, Xi Xiaye was flipping through a magazine .
“Mu Yuchen?” After a while, Xi Xiaye's voice broke the peaceful silence within the car .
“Mmm?” Mu Yuchen replied without looking away from the laptop, his fingers still typing away on the keyboard .
“I feel that Grandfather, Grandmother, and your parents are all pretty nice…” Xi Xiaye paused before saying . She tilted her head and looked at him with envy in her eyes .
“They're your family as well . If you don't dislike them, you can go back anytime to visit . ”
“Do you rarely go back to the Mu Residence?”
She suddenly felt that he was slightly similar to her . Although she missed Shen Yue and the others dearly, she rarely went back to the Shen Residence especially earlier when her relationship with Shen Wenna was severely strained . At that time, she would feel pressured every time she went back . Preferring to live a more carefree life, she avoided them .
“I was abroad for the past several years and rarely came back . Right now, I'm busy too . If you have the time, go and visit them more . Take it as helping me do my part too . As for work, you can stop if you want to and do as you wish . ”
“You're their son and grandson . Why should I do your part for you? I'm just their granddaughter-in-law . There's a big difference!” Xi Xiaye looked at him in disagreement .
Mu Yuchen stared at her and said, “Xi Xiaye, I really think you have some problems . You do get it that you're their granddaughter-in-law, don't you? Your actions count as my actions . Otherwise, what do you think I married you for?”
Xi Xiaye's expression darkened as she glared at him and asked in a cold voice, “So, you're saying that you're treating me like a cheap maid to take care of these things for you?”
Mu Yuchen raised his eyebrows and looked at her infuriated face quietly, not replying .
On the other hand, she thought that Mu Yuchen was the kind of man who gave silence as an affirmative answer . She glared at him for a moment and then turned her head away angrily . Looking outside the window, she ignored him .
Mu Yuchen was surprised . After he gave it some thought, he noticed her breathing getting shallower and her shoulder shivering slightly, so he leaned over and looked at her face . He then asked, “Are you angry?”
Xi Xiaye ignored him .
“Xi Xiaye?”
Still no answer .
“Missus?” Mu Yuchen called out to her again, but he soon laughed when he saw her little red face . “Shouldn't you be happy that I'm giving you full authority of my internal affairs? You're the granddaughter-in-law of the Mu family, Mu Yuchen's wife, and the landlady of Maple Residence . How could you be a cheap maid? If you're still angry, when I visit the Shen family, you can call for a sky-high betrothal gift . You'd surely be happy then . ”
“Who cares about your gifts? Why don't I give you some betrothal gifts and you do my part for me towards my mother and grandpa?” Xi Xiaye retorted tersely .
Mu Yuchen laughed and continued to tease her, “Then, how much do you think I'm worth?”
“A cent!” Xi Xiaye declared with a huge smirk on her face .
Chapter end
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