Chi Si did not stay for dinner. Apart from the Yun family, there were also a few elderly gentlemen who were planning to stay at the Yun family.
Mu Qian had been watching Chi Si playing chess for such a long time, and this was the first time he had met the Yun brothers all day long.
As soon as he saw her coming, Yun Jinghang smiled and said, "What, you won?"
Mu Qian shook her head, pulled out a chair and sat down next to him, and said calmly, "I didn't win a single game."
It was as if she was not the one who said this. Several old gentlemen laughed out loud after hearing what she said.
This girl is quite tolerant. She obviously looks like she is determined not to admit defeat, but she has played so many games without winning a single one, and she doesn't seem to be angry.
This is quite good.
"You, you are still a little young. Chi Si learned from Mr. Qi, and their Mr. Chi is also a master. With such a strong influence, you must be very powerful. If you practice for a few more years, you will definitely be able to beat him."
Nan Su smiled and comforted her.
"She is so unwilling to admit defeat, she will definitely pester Chi Si in the future." Yun Jinghang continued.
Nan Su stretched out her hand to tidy up the slightly raised hair on Mu Qian's head, "The Chi family has so many things to do, and Chi Si is not a leisurely person. He didn't come here for the Bu Yuan Festival in any year and then go back.
, this is the first time that I have stayed from morning to night, and now I go back without even having time to eat."
Those who understand will naturally understand the meaning of Nan Su's words. If Chi Si had not been playing chess with Mu Qian, this person would have left long ago.
So, maybe he would like Mu Qian to pester him.
"Okay, okay, let's all eat. You guys are saying this to me. This girl always likes to eat. She must be hungry after working like this all day." Mr. Yun invited them to sit down and have a meal.
Brothers Yun Jinghang and Yun Jingyu were sitting together. Compared to Yun Jinghang's warmth towards Mu Qian, Yun Jingyu seemed much colder.
It's not good to be like this all the time. Thinking of this, he gently pulled his brother's clothes under the table.
Yun Jingyu raised his head and looked at the person opposite him, speaking calmly, "It doesn't matter if you lose, there are not many people who can beat Chi Si."
This comforting person doesn't seem too distracted.
Yun Jinghang tugged on his clothes again, what he said was not quite right.
"I didn't pay much attention to it at first, it was just a few games of chess." Mu Qian replied.
The old people sitting on the table had already started to use their chopsticks, and Zhong Limo came over from the corridor over there.
"I'm late. I was thinking of making a few more stomach-nourishing dishes that the old man likes to eat in the kitchen. I just finished them and washed my hands."
The whole family is sitting here, but Zhong Limo, an outsider, is busy in the kitchen. It seems a little wrong.
"Why are there not enough people in the kitchen, and you want Miss Zhong to come over and help?" Nan Su suddenly looked at the servants following Zhong Limo.
Mrs. Fu, who was responsible for taking care of the kitchen, lowered her head. Miss Zhong was a good cook and she would personally cook pastries for the old man and Mr. Er every time she came over.
My wife has never said no in such a long time, so why did she get angry today?
"I want to go over and help myself. I want to cook dishes for some old gentlemen myself." Zhong Limo said with a smile.
Mu Qian raised her eyebrows. She thought Zhong Limo had gone back a long time ago, but she didn't expect that this person could still stay in Yunzhai safely and chat and laugh with everyone.
A person who is clearly only twenty years old is more thoughtful than a forty year old.
"Ms. Zhong is a guest after all. It's better to go to the kitchen less in the future. What I know is that you have a good relationship with the Yun family and you are filial to the old man. But those who don't know think that my Yun family is not strict in running the house and allows guests to go in and out of the kitchen to cook.
"Fan, it's not good after this rumor got out." Nan Su said and looked at Mrs. Fu with a sharp look.
Mrs. Fu lowered her head even further and did not dare to speak.
Most of the people in the Yun family are modest, and Nan Su is also busy with work. Although he is strict about managing the house, he is not strict about the management of the servants.
This is the first time that my wife’s face looks wrong.
Their table was a bit far away from the table of some elderly gentlemen, so naturally the sound from over there couldn't be heard.
Zhong Limo put the prepared soup on the table, and Mu Qian heard the compliments of several old gentlemen while sitting here.
Yun Yu stared at her movements slightly, then looked at Mu Qian who was busy eating next to him, and couldn't help but sigh.
It's so heartless, it doesn't even have the slightest thought in its heart.
You must be stupid after spending all day in the library, flipping through books.
After Zhong Limo tidied up, she sat down next to Yun Jingyu, facing each other, and she nodded slightly to a few people.
"Qian Qian and Chi Si played chess, who won?" Zhong Limo smiled and talked to Mu Qian.
"Is there anything you don't know about the entire Yun family?" Mu Qian raised her head and asked.
Zhong Limo didn't show any embarrassment on her face. Instead, she smiled and said, "I've been so busy all day, and I just found out that you guys have been playing chess all day."
The chopsticks in Nan Su's hand were placed on the table gently, and she took a drink from the cup.
"There are a hundred servants in the Yun family. For the Bu Yuan Festival, a special team from the hotel was specially hired. The total number of servants is nearly two hundred. With sufficient manpower, even twice as many guests can be busy. I don't know.
What does Miss Zhong want to do by being so arrogant?"
Mu Qian listened to Nan Su's words and nodded in agreement. She really felt that Zhong Limo had gone too far.
Those who didn't know this thought she was the daughter of the Yun family.
Not to mention her, even Yun Yuwei was compared. If this person is a virtuous person, forget it. What I'm afraid of is that this is just an appearance.
"Auntie, you didn't say anything when I helped you before. Why did you treat me like this after Qianqian came back?" Zhong Limo lowered her head and whispered.
Nan Su chuckled, and really would not give in at all, "I didn't say it so directly before, because I thought you could still understand that you should go less into the kitchen, otherwise the Miss Zhong family would be in the Yun family again.
I’m tired. If word spreads, our family will lose face.”
Yun Jinghang interrupted his wife, "My children are also filial."
After all, they grew up watching the Yun family, and they were all children in the family, so they didn't think much about it.
"Eat your food, so many dishes can't stop your mouth. Men shouldn't interrupt when women are talking." Nan Su glanced at him.
Yun Jinghang bowed his head to eat obediently. Fortunately, he and the old gentlemen were sitting separately. Otherwise, it would not be right to let others listen to this.
"I didn't mean that." Zhong Limo looked at Nan Su and defended.
"Oh? What do you mean?" Nan Su asked, staring at her.
Yun Jingyu watched the two of them going back and forth like this, and Zhong Limo's eyes even turned red and wet.
"Sister-in-law, there are so many elders here, why don't we wait until after dinner to talk about it." He interrupted.
Nan Su was worried about the elders who were eating at the round table beside him and said nothing more.
Seeing the girl lowering her head with an aggrieved look on her face, she reached out and took a crystal dumpling into her bowl, "Let's eat first."
With these people making such a noise, Mu Qian had already eaten enough. She put down her chopsticks and stood up with satisfaction. Yun Yuwei followed her steps and stood up.
"Qianqian is full. We have something to discuss. Please take your time."
After saying this, Mu Qian was dragged out of the main hall by Yun Yuwei before she could react.
"They seem to get along very well." Yun Jinghang looked at the backs of the two girls and said with a smile.
"Of course, they are sisters." Nan Su stared at Yun Jingyu and said.
These two are from the Yun family. Some people should not be too confused.
Mu Qian was dragged to Yuhuayuan. She followed Yun Yuwei's steps and asked, "Can I ask why my father is so kind to Zhong Limo?"
This question will be asked sooner or later. Yun Yu is slightly clear about this. She just hasn't figured out how to tell Mu Qian yet.
"If she has grown up in the Yun family for so many years and has feelings for everyone in the family, then why doesn't the eldest aunt like her?"
The two of them entered the Yuhuayuan. Yun Yu thought for a while and organized his words.
"The Yunzhong family are family friends. Her father and second uncle have been friends for many years. The second uncle must take more care of his good friend's daughter. This is not surprising. As for my mother, she has a strong temper and doesn't like those crooked things.
As for you, you definitely don’t like people like Zhong Limo who are so frivolous.”
Yun Yuwei said as she carefully opened the cloth bag. Inside was a painting. She spread it out on the table and called Mu Qian over.
"I brought this back from the Literary Academy. The painting is almost restored, but the color of the mountain is not right."
Mu Qian stared at the painting, it didn't look like it had just been dug out of an ancient tomb.
"How did this get damaged?"
"The exhibition hall where I stored it leaked some time ago. It was soaked and damaged half of the picture. I changed the canvas and repainted it to add color. But I have never been able to match the color of the top of the mountain, so I wanted to ask you to help me take a look." Yun
Yu Wei explained.
Mu Qian stared at the painting and took a step back, "Is it expensive?"
After reacting, Yun Yuwei knew that she was asking about the price of the painting, and couldn't help laughing. "The price of this painting itself is not high, but it is still old, so you need to be extra careful when repairing it."
Seeing her actions, Yun Yuwei pulled her back and said, "Don't worry, if I damage my sister, you don't have to pay for it."
This picture is very simple, a landscape painting, and it is a mountain shrouded in clouds and mist after rain. The color of the top of the mountain has been melted by the water. What needs to be restored is the color of the top of the mountain.
"This is the original photo, take a look." Yun Yuwei handed the photo over.
With pictures, repairing is easier.
"Sister, I advise you to finish answering the questions I just asked. Otherwise, if I ask my uncle tomorrow, I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary misunderstandings." Mu Qian took the pictures and started comparing them.
After listening to her words, Yun Yuwei also thought for a while, it would be better for someone from the Yun family to tell her about this matter.
"I heard that when my father wanted to adopt Zhong Limo as his goddaughter, not only my grandfather but also my uncle opposed it. If she is really an irrelevant person, why would my uncle also oppose it?"
Yun Yuwei looked at her in disbelief, "Who told you these things?"
Uncle Ning was doing every possible thing for Mu Qian, so it was impossible for him to tell her about this matter. If Uncle Ning hadn't said it, it would have been someone else.
"If you don't tell me, I will ask grandpa myself?" Mu Qian raised an eyebrow and looked at her.
In this case, Yun Yuwei could only relax, "I didn't plan to tell you now because I was afraid you would think too much. Zhong Limo is fine. The problem lies with her mother."
Mu Qian became interested, pulled up a chair and sat down, listening to her with great interest.
"Zhong Limo's mother was your father's savior, and they had a past when they were young, so the second uncle cares about her because of her mother."
Zhong Limo's mother and Yun Jingyu were once together. She saved Yun Jingyu's life, and the two were inseparable for a while.
Although I don’t know why the second uncle didn’t marry her in the end, but instead watched her marry Zhong Yuanzhi, and then the second uncle married Ning Xi.
But it seems that the second uncle has not forgotten this relationship. Zhong Limo can become grandpa's first female student and is also related to the second uncle.
But such feelings are always a thorn in everyone's heart. Even if Ning Xi has passed away, there will always be people who remember her.
This is why Yun Jingyu wanted to adopt Zhong Limo as his goddaughter, but was able to get Ning Jingsheng to object.
"Since your mother passed away, Uncle Ning made a vow never to step into the Yun family. Later I heard him call Grandpa. He didn't get angry, but every word he said touched my heart."
After his sister died, his only bloodline was lost, but Yun Jingyu wanted to adopt his old lover's daughter as his goddaughter. How could he agree to such a thing.
"I remember that grandpa was so angry that day that my second uncle didn't agree."
Mu Qian also understood that Ning Jingsheng felt wronged for Ning Xi and for the niece who was left outside.
"Don't blame my second uncle. Who didn't have a stunning person when they were young? No one can say a word of love."
Mu Qian raised her doubts, "If he loved that woman so much, why did he marry my mother?"
Mentioning this, Yun Yu bowed his head slightly, "My second uncle was forced to marry into a family marriage."
This is strange. From what Mu Qian heard outside and how he got along with the Yun family during this period, Mr. Yun doesn't seem like someone who would force his son.
"These things have passed, don't think about it anymore." Yun Yuwei sat next to her, "But I saw Mu Lian and Zhong Limo together today. I think these two people are on the same path. You have to be careful.
."
"I know."
She now wished that Mu Lian would take action quickly so that she could grab some clues and find out who was behind her.
"Is there anything I can do about this painting?" Yun Yu pointed at the painting slightly.
"The color of the paint is complicated. The color reflected in the lens is different from the original color. You need to be more careful. I will take it back directly and return it to you after rearranging it."
When Yun Yuwei sent people out, the stars were already appearing in the sky, she reminded with a smile.
"Don't break it for me."
Looking at her retreating figure, Yun Yu let out a long sigh. Fortunately, Mu Qian was a sensible person. Otherwise, it would be really uneasy at home.
It is impossible for Zhong Limo not to come to Yun's house.