Chapter 251
Xiu Yan brought a total of five suitcases, all of which were of the largest size.
An average girl would have struggled to carry one.
They live in a three-storey house, and there is no lift.
Teng Yunmeng was a good person, so when she heard Xiu Yan’s words, she really stood up and was ready to help her carry them.
But she couldn’t go over, a hand pressed her shoulder and pushed her back into the seat.
Ying finished the last sip of her wolfberry and red date tea, put the cup down, raised her eyelashes and her voice was muted: “You don’t have any hands?”
The a*sistant who was holding the umbrella for Xiu Yan at the side looked up with some surprise, almost suspecting that she had heard wrong.
Whether it was on the set or at school, there was no need for Xiu Yan to say anything, others were rushing to help her with her work.
Even if Xiu Yan didn’t debut second in Youth 101 with absolute strength, her status as the eldest young lady of the Xiu family alone had countless people rushing up to befriend her.
In the imperial capital, the Xiu family was a big family on par with the Nie and Mu families.
Not to mention, Xiu Yan is also very hot in the entertainment industry and has attracted a large number of die-hard fans.
Because she hid her identity when she participated in Youth 101, no one knew she was the Xiu family’s eldest daughter, and she didn’t rely on her family.
She managed to make her debut with her singing and dancing strength.
It was also not long ago that Xiu Yan’s identity was revealed.
Having a family background, and strength, certainly made people like her.
Xiu Yan was also surprised.
Her eyebrows furrowed inscrutably before she looked carefully in the direction of the flower bed.
Her eyes narrowed slightly at the sight of the girl’s face.
Then she quickly recalled the celebrities she had seen in the entertainment industry, as well as the famous ladies from the big and small gentry in the imperial capital.
None of them could be right.
Oh, ordinary people.
Xiu Yan folded her sungla*ses and hung them up to her collar, her red lips hooked slightly as she seemed to smile, “Yeah, what do I need my hands for if it’s not with you guys around?”
She glanced at the time and surprisingly did not have a fit, “This way, you guys carry it up, a thousand dollars for one suitcase, is that okay?”
“There are my cosmetics in here, all shipped back from abroad, remember to be careful when carrying them, if you bump them, you can’t afford to pay for them.”
The two men didn’t even move, let alone be attentive and come forward.
Xiu Yan’s expression sank little by little.
The a*sistant couldn’t help but speak for her: “Sister Yan is a girl, what’s wrong with you guys helping to carry her?”
“So we’re not girls?” Teng Yun Meng coldly snorted, “This is not the entertainment industry, and we are not her fans, spoiling her? I still have this hand insured, I don’t need her to be golden?”
The a*sistant was choked, embarra*sed and a bit woefully out of place.
Xiu Yan was silent for a moment and smiled, “That makes sense, I’ll do it myself, then can I ask you guys to help me carry it?”
She only knew Teng Yun Meng, but not the other one.
Teng Yunmeng was a genius from a secondary school affiliated to the Imperial University and had won many gold medals in international academic competitions.
China had always had a talent protection programme, and Teng Yun Meng was one of them.
When a talent like Teng Yun Meng graduated from university, she would be a target for all the major clans and powers to recruit.
Naturally, the Xiu family was no exception.
To gain a foothold in the imperial capital, talent was fundamental.
This time when Xiu Yan came to the training camp, it was also to make good relations with these geniuses.
It was just that she was really used to it, having others do things for her.
Ying stood up and put a piece of candy into Teng Yun Meng’s hand, “Let’s go.”
She turned around, without looking at Xiu Yan, and went upstairs.
Teng Yunmeng naturally followed closely.
To her, it was of course more important to be the face of their group.
She didn’t need to please Miss Xiu’s family either.
As she watched the back of the two leaving, the smile on Xiu Yan’s lips was completely unsustainable.
No one had ever damaged her face like this before.
“Sister Yan, they’ve gone too far.” The a*sistant complained, “At least you’ll be training here for a month, you’re all cla*smates, and you’re not even willing to help carry a salute.”
“At that time, Brother Chen even said that you were tired of studying while filming, there’s really no need to participate in this competition.”
It’s true that isc is an international academic competition, but not everyone is able to get the attention of the bigwigs in the academic world.
Xiu Yan in the future that was going to inherit the Xiu family and the entertainment industry, how could she be too busy?
“Let’s go up first.” Xiu Yan put his sungla*ses back on, his red lips hooked, “Not bad, there’s a month, there’s still a long day.”
**
Mu family.
Mrs Mu returned from outside and received a report from the maid below.
She moved with a slight surprise, “You mean, Mu Weifeng vomited blood again this morning?”
“Yes, Fifth Madam.” The servant was respectful, “When the housekeeper sent someone to bring Young Master Wei Feng’s food this morning, Young Master Wei Feng was eating properly, but suddenly he vomited blood.”
“The housekeeper was all panicked and called the family doctor over in a hurry, I could see clearly that the blood was indeed vomiting a lot.”
The Mu family had gone to great lengths to treat Mu Weifeng’s illness, specially hiring a doctor from the Imperial City Hospital to be based at the Mu family home.
However, they were only able to help stabilise his condition, not cure it.
Mrs. Mu’s expression changed: “It can’t be that someone has moved the medicine, can it?”
The servant froze: “Fifth Madam, what makes you think so?”
Madam Mu rubbed her temples and faintly: “I was hearing you say it suddenly and thought something had changed.”
The Mu family forbade fratricide, especially backstabbing.
She had moved to do so, but she didn’t dare.
But Mu Weifeng was indeed backstabbing, she had done nothing and he was already dying.
Madam Mu waved her hand, “You go down.”
The maid carried the broom and left.
Madam Mu returned to her room, took off her shawl and hung it on the coat rack.
She thought for a moment and made a phone call.
“Huizhu.” Mrs. Mu spoke in a light voice, “Do you know a very famous cardiopulmonary doctor abroad?”
Hearing her ask this, Ke Huizhu was a little wary, “Sister, what do you want?”
The last plagiarism incident had hurt Hua Xiu’s vitality greatly.
Ke Huizhu had listened to Madam Mu and put Hua Xiu in the position of the victim, and in the end, it had regained a lot of reputation, but it could not be compared to its heyday.
After all, China Embroidery was an old brand with many older customers, and some of the purchasers hadn’t paid attention to any design competitions.
Mrs. Mu didn’t say it outright, but simply asked, “Was it difficult to hire this cardio doctor?”
“It’s not difficult, it’s very difficult, the Ke family is already in enough trouble.” Ke Huizhu did not look too good. “Sis, what exactly do you want?”
This cardiopulmonary doctor, who was internationally renowned, had a great reputation.
Ke Huizhu naturally had little friendship with this cardiopulmonary doctor, but her husband’s side of the family did.
It was possible to invite him, but it would cost a small price.
It was also because of what happened with Hua Xiu that Ke Huizhu already disliked Madam Mu.
“It has a lot to do with Shenzhou inheriting the Mu family.” Madam Mu was faint, “As long as you can bring in this cardiopulmonary doctor, the position of heir to the Mu family is 90% likely to be Shenzhou’s.”
Ninety percent, it was almost an iron-clad certainty.
“Good.” Ke Huizhu breathed a little sharper, she gritted her teeth and agreed, “Sister, as long as Shenzhou can become the head of the Mu family in the future, I’ll do anything to help, I’ll go and invite him.”
Having received the permission, Madam Mu was relieved.
She got up and went to where Mu Weifeng lived.
**
In the other courtyard.
Because he had vomited blood only this morning, Mu Weifeng’s face was still very pale.
He was still sitting at the stone table, writing.
This time he wrote very slowly, but his handwriting was coherent.
Mu Weifeng’s ears were very good.
When Madam Mu was still twenty or thirty metres away from the garden, he heard the sound of her footsteps.
Mu Weifeng looked up, his eyes slightly frozen.
When Madam Mu approached, he called out politely and detachedly, “Fifth Aunt.”
“I heard that you vomited blood again this morning.” Mrs Mu sat down opposite him, “Not well again?”
“It’s okay.” Mu Weifeng bowed his head, not looking at Madam Mu either, and continued writing, “It’s not going to die.”
Madam Mu frowned.
This Mu Weifeng, he didn’t seem to be judging the situation.
“Third brother and sister-in-law left when you were a child, so I’m sure they don’t want to see their only son die young.” Madam Mu’s voice was faint, with an air of condescension, “If you die, your sister, a girl with no one to rely on, will find it difficult to survive in the extended family.”
“There are so many sons and daughters in the Mu family, there is no guarantee that your sister will have to go into a marriage with someone.”
Mu Weifeng’s eyes were steeply cold.
He picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth, with a bit of blood seeping through the paper.
He finished wiping and threw the tissue into the trash bin, “If Aunt Wu has anything to say, she can just say it, there’s no need to beat around the bush so much.”
“Good, smart man, then I won’t say any more nonsense.” Mrs Mu smiled, “I know a sage doctor from abroad who has no failures in heart and lung diseases.”
“I’ll invite him for you and treat you, and you hand over your qualifications for the Mu family heir examination.”
Chapter 252
“Well?”
Mu Weifeng didn’t answer.
Madam Mu was in no hurry, she poured a cup of tea and drank it slowly.
To Mu Weifeng, his body was the most important thing.
Especially, he still had a younger sister, Mu Yuxi, to take care of.
The earliest history of the Mu family could be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, and in over a thousand years, there had only been two female family heads.
Although Mu Yuxi was also very outstanding, Madam Mu did not take Mu Yuxi into consideration at all.
In her opinion, Mu Yuxi was going to marry out in the future.
After she married out, even if she was good, she could only be a housewife like her.
But after waiting for five minutes, Madam Mu still didn’t get an answer from Mu Weifeng.
She became impatient and heavily put down her tea cup: “Wei Feng, you’re not still thinking about it, are you?”
“I’m not thinking about it.” Mu Weifeng finished writing the last word and put down his pen before speaking faintly, “I am disagreeing.”
“Disagree?” Madam Mu was slightly stunned, her face then sank, “Isn’t the reason you went to compete for the heirship to visit the Meng family? Why don’t you agree?”
Mu Weifeng coughed a few more times and smiled, “One can die, but not without pride, Aunt Wu, your spine is already bent, don’t think of others like you.”
With a single word, it caused Madam Mu’s face to instantly turn iron blue.
Her chest heavily heaving, she sneered, “People are dying, what pride do you need, fine, you don’t agree, then I’ll see if you can last until the day the examination is over.”
Madam Mu didn’t want to stay for one more second at all, got up and left.
She had just taken one step when Mu Weifeng called out to her.
Madam Mu stopped but did not turn around: “What, have you thought it over?”
“This tea set has been used by Aunt Wu, so I don’t need it.” Mu Weifeng replaced it with a piece of Xuan paper and spoke in a gentle tone, “Please take it away with you, Aunt Wu.”
Madam Mu turned back sharply, exasperated.
She walked back again, picked up the tea set on the stone table, and left in a hurry on her feet.
**
isc training camp.
After lunch.
Teng Yun Meng was lying on the sofa, burping and relaxed.
A few seconds later, she suddenly got up with a carp and was serious: “On second thought, Ziggy, you were too impulsive just now… Xiu Yan is the eldest lady of the Xiu family, the Xiu family, you know that, right?”
“I know.” Ying Zidian was looking at her phone, “The big giants of the imperial capital.”
“Yeah.” Teng Yun Meng sighed, “She’s the kind of young lady who has hundreds of maids at home, we can’t really compete.”
Ying Ziyang didn’t look up and pondered, “Would a rich family like the Xiu family also let their daughter go to the entertainment industry?”
“I don’t know about that, but Xiu Yan is so favoured, the Xiu family would agree to anything she wants, right?” Teng Yun Meng thought about it and shrugged her shoulders, “I think Xiu Yan is just having fun, if she can’t make it in the entertainment industry, she can still go back and inherit the billion dollar family fortune, a winner in life.”
Ying Zidian said indifferently, “Not necessarily.”
Teng Yun Meng didn’t understand what this “may not” meant, she was very happy-go-lucky: “Let’s just keep our contact with her to a minimum, her fans are quite crazy anyway, luckily her fans weren’t here just now, otherwise we could have been torn apart by her fans alive.”
“Once Xiu Yan arrives, everyone will be together.” Teng Yun Meng stretched, “Tomorrow we start training, D**key, I’ll take you out for a walk this afternoon?”
Ying Zidian pressed his phone out, “I have an appointment this afternoon, I can go out in the evening.”
“What is it?”
“To meet someone.”
Teng Yun Meng scratched her head.
She always felt that the face of their group was very mysterious looking.
**
By two o’clock, Mu Heqing was already sitting in a teahouse in downtown Imperial City.
The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you are getting into.
So he didn’t ask for a box, he just sat outside graciously and waited.
The other guests did see such a hale, hearty and imposing old man, but they just looked at him for a moment without paying much attention.
Mu Cheng was at one side and he glanced at his watch, “Master, you’ve arrived too early, Miss Ying said she wouldn’t come until three o’clock.”
“What’s that.” Mu Heqing didn’t care and poured a cup of tea, “It’s good to drink more tea.”
Mu Cheng let out a sigh.
He saw that it was because Miss Ying had come to the imperial capital, and Mu Heqing was so happy that he had fainted.
But Mu Heqing didn’t have to wait long, fifteen minutes later, outside the teahouse, a car stopped.
Mu Cheng got up in a hurry and went out to greet it.
A minute later, he went and returned, followed by two people.
“Here you are, sit down.” Mu Heqing glanced at Fu Yunshen, seemingly unhappy, “Back then, I also gave Xiao Ying the message that if she came to the imperial capital, don’t bring you with you.”
“Not with me.” Fu Yunshen pulled out a chair and let the girl sit down before he took his seat, “I just happened to have something to do, so I stopped by to take a look.”
“All right.” The first time I saw you, I didn’t see you come in person.”
Fu Yunshen’s hand paused and raised his eyebrows, “Old Mu, are you really not afraid of shortening your life?”
Hearing this, Mu Heqing was quite calm this time: “It’s okay, you have another ability to bring dead people back to life.”
Mu Cheng: “……”
He raised his hand and wiped his sweat.
Apart from Miss Ying, he had met another person who dared to talk to Mu Heqing like that.
Mu Cheng was actually a little unclear about how Mu Heqing and Fu Yunshen came to be friends, and even more so about what Fu Yunshen did in the imperial capital.
But he was just a secretary, so there was no need to ask him about certain things.
“Understood.” Fu Yunshen’s arm rested on the back of his chair, slightly inclined his head and smiled, “What you mean is that when you are a thousand years old in a few decades, I will go to your grave to talk and you can still come out of the coffin.”
Mu Heqing’s hand shook and almost spilled tea on his face.
He gave Fu Yunshen a blank look and looked at the girl, “Little Ying, I’m also looking for you to discuss something, originally you weren’t coming to the imperial capital this time, I was going to Shanghai City.”
Ying propped her head up and looked at the several large boxes of snacks sitting next to the table.
She nodded, “Elder Mu, you speak.”
Mu Heqing pretended not to see, taking it as if he was still more important than the snacks.
He said, “You know, although I’ve been cured by you, I’m still old after all, and I’m not able to do many things.”
“You are not out of your depth.” Fu Yunshen rolled up his sleeves, revealing half of his small arms, and began to make tea with his plain hands, “You want to go out and play by yourself.”
“Brat.” Mu Heqing was so angry that she couldn’t understand, “I’m telling you, you’re so poisonous, you won’t be able to get a wife in the future, you’ll be a bachelor for the rest of your life!”
No wonder.
At the beginning of the year, he had also introduced this brat to someone.
There were six of them in total, all of them famous ladies from the empire.
But every single one of them, after meeting them once, never followed up again.
He even foolishly asked Mu Cheng to ask them.
Now, it seems, asking is bullsh*t.
Fu Yunshen’s eyelashes twitched as he put 4 grams of tea into the pot, his expression scattered, “Coincidentally, it’s just what I wanted.”
“Fine, I’ll remember it for you.” Mu Heqing was all exasperated, “If you get married in the future, I’ll say this out loud, I’ll make sure you can’t get a daughter-in-law.”
With that, he took a document from Mu Cheng’s hand and pushed it in front of the girl, “The Mu family has to choose an heir, this is the content of the test I have set.”
“The end of September is the first round of a*sessment, I want to ask you, Xiaoying, to help me see who is more suitable as well.”
“This?” Ying Ziji’s gaze paused, “Sorry, Elder Mu, I don’t intend to meddle in the Mu family’s affairs, so I may have to refuse you.”
At those words, Mu Heqing wasn’t angry, he just regretted, “Seriously, if you were my Mu family’s daughter, why would I bother preparing for the test and just pa*s the Mu family on to you?”
This was within his expectation.
He had known Ying Zigui for so long and knew that she had always been lazy about even her own affairs.
On the contrary, she basically did whatever she was asked to do by the people around her.
Whoever was good to her, she would treat better.
“Yaoyao, don’t believe it.” Fu Yunshen’s peach blossom eyes raised and his voice contained a smile, “This was also said to me by Mu Lao, you can see how much he hates me now and wants to take me apart.”
Ying raised his eyebrows, “Like that?”
“Brat, will you die if you don’t tear me down?” Mu Heqing held back, but didn’t kick him, “At least Ying won’t be angry with me, look at you, can you be a human being all day long?”
He slapped the table, “Come on, come with the old man, I want to talk to you.”
Fu Yunshen wiped his hands and handed the boiled tea to the girl, “Yao Yao, I’m going inside with Old Man Mu, you can rest here first.”
Ying Ziji took the cup and nodded, “Mm, you guys talk.”
Mu Cheng also knew that Mu Heqing had more important things to say to Fu Yunshen, so he didn’t follow.
He hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively, “Miss Ying, are you unhappy with Young Master Shenzhou?”