flstandardbreds Chapter 126 Mu Family
Chapter 126 Mu Family
Song Beiyou agreed with Zongzheng Qi's statement.
I had only met Lou Yue a couple of times, the first time being at the birthday banquet of Old Madam Duan of the Duan family.
I felt nothing that time.
The second time was at a hacker competition, where I could vaguely sense that she was looking at me with a particularly strange gaze.
The exact reason for this strangeness remains unverified.
But it is very likely related to the Duan family.
"Okay." She accepted Zongzheng Qi's kind reminder.
Zongzheng Qi was happy to be able to talk to her, so he asked, "How are you spending the New Year this year? Would you mind coming to my house? I'm a pretty good cook."
Song Beiyou chuckled, used to everyone asking her the same question every year before the Lunar New Year.
"No, thank you." She refused. "Isn't your clan a large family? It would be too embarrassing for me to join in."
Besides, I promised my boyfriend.
Zongzheng Qi originally wanted to say that she wouldn't have to spend the New Year with the Zong family so that she could, but unexpectedly she agreed to her boyfriend's request.
That brat Duan Yao really got off easy.
Alright, what else can I say?
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, the call was finally disconnected.
When Zongzheng Qi stopped chatting with Song Beiyou, his assistant Li Sheng turned around and said, "Sir, the gift for Elder Mu is ready. It is a landscape painting by Master Guan."
Zongzheng Qi nodded slightly, "Yes, just go through the motions and leave."
"clear."
The Mu family's business headquarters are located in Haicheng, a city next to Beijing, and they are considered one of the wealthiest business families in Haicheng.
However, the Mu family are all true Beijingers, and their old house and ancestral hall are located in the eastern part of the city.
However, due to business needs, the younger generation spends more time living in Haicheng, while the older generation mostly stays in Beijing.
Moreover, the Mu family is a large family with many branches and outstanding members.
Zong Zhengqi's older sister, Zong Lanfang, married Mu Huaishan, the current head of the Mu family, and lived a life of wealth and leisure.
She has a son and a daughter. Her son, Mu Li'an, is the CEO of the Mu Group. He is young, promising, and has an outstanding demeanor.
Mu Niannian, Mu’s daughter, is a freshman in college. She is seven years younger than Mu Li’an and is showered with love and affection.
Before Mu Niannian was born, Zong Lanfang and Mu Huaishan had adopted a girl named Mu Qianyun.
Because Zong Lanfang had a difficult time conceiving her second child, and tried to get pregnant for five whole years without success, Mu Huaishan saw that she was depressed all day long and really liked girls, so he asked someone to adopt a girl from an orphanage and bring her home.
Zong Lanfang was overjoyed and showered Mu Qianyun with affection.
Mu Qianyun was also very cute, but unfortunately, it wasn't until she was two years old that we found out she was mute.
This incident plunged Zong Lanfang, who had been happy for two years, back into despair.
Fortunately, by the grace of heaven, on the third day after Mu Qianyun was found to be unable to speak normally, Zong Lanfang discovered that she was pregnant.
That was a momentous occasion, and Zong Lanfang spared no effort in caring for her hard-won baby.
After ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to a healthy and adorable baby girl, just as she had wished.
In the end, they gave her a name that required a lot of thought: Niannian, or Mu Niannian.
The little princess I had longed for for seven whole years was finally born.
From then on, Mu Niannian became the apple of the Mu family's eye. In recent years, she has mostly lived in Haicheng and is currently a freshman at Haida University.
As the daughter of the Mu family, and with her uncle Zong Zhengqi being a prominent figure, Mu Niannian was undoubtedly the top socialite in Haicheng.
Zong Zhengqi was on his way to the Mu family's old residence to celebrate the birthday of Mu Niannian's grandfather, their Zong family's in-law.
He rarely attends such banquets; this year, it was only after his sister, Zong Lanfang, begged him repeatedly that he was able to squeeze out this little bit of time.
When we arrived, the Mu family's old residence was already bustling with activity.
The entrance was filled with all kinds of luxury cars, some with Beijing license plates and some with Shanghai license plates.
Because of Zongzheng Qi's status, the person specifically responsible for greeting him at the door was so respectful that he almost bent over to the ground.
"Oh, Mr. Zong, please come this way. Madam will be overjoyed if she knew you were here."
There were quite a few guests at the entrance. When this person called out, not only did the others look over, but they also treated Zongzheng Qi with the same respect and greeted him.
Zongzheng Qi raised his hand to indicate that everyone should not be reserved, and then walked into the Mu family's old residence with his assistant.
Like other families with a rich history, the Mu family mansion is a traditional Chinese garden with a very large area.
Zongzheng Qi and his assistant wandered around, almost reaching the main hall of the birthday banquet, when a sound coming from a pavilion not far away made him slow down.
Two women stood inside the pavilion.
Among them, Mu Niannian has a sophisticated and elegant figure and a more mature style.
The woman opposite her, with a simple and slender figure and a gentle and pleasant temperament, was Mu Qianyun.
Mu Qianyun covered her face, clearly having just been slapped by Mu Niannian.
But she didn't cry or make a fuss; she remained calm and composed.
Mu Niannian was probably still not satisfied with the slap, and kept muttering, "Don't think that just because you have the surname Mu you're a member of the Mu family."
You must remember your identity. You are just an adopted daughter. You have no blood relation to the Mu family.
"You'd better get back to your room and stop embarrassing yourself."
Mu Niannian dislikes Mu Qianyun, even though she is mute and an adopted daughter who poses no threat to her.
Just because Mu Qianyun is prettier than her, she often hears people gossiping behind her back that Mu Niannian is not as good-looking as Mu Qianyun, and her personality is not as good as Mu Qianyun's.
So she held a grudge and over time, she always wanted to get back at Mu Qianyun.
I don't want to appear with her on certain occasions.
Perhaps knowing that her identity was different from Mu Niannian's, Mu Qianyun turned around and left without any response.
However, just as he took a step, Zongzheng Qi suddenly appeared in front of him.
As soon as he appeared, he turned his attention to Mu Niannian, saying, "Mu Niannian, is this how your mother taught you?"
She can hit her own sister at will.
Mu Qianyun was filled with trepidation upon seeing Lai Zongzhengqi.
Mu Niannian also opened her eyes wide.
There are two people she fears most in her life: her own brother Mu Li'an and her uncle Zong Zhengqi.
She was afraid her brother could tell her mother, but her uncle was a different story.
This uncle is a very important person; even her mother has to be careful what she says to him.
Instantly, he became as timid as a quail, lowering his head and saying, "Uncle, what brings you here?"
Zongzheng Qi snorted coldly, "How would I know you were so arrogant and domineering if I didn't come?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Niannian inwardly cursed Mu Qianyun, saying he had used extremely offensive language.
It's all her fault. I'll definitely teach her a lesson later.
But verbally, she said, "I'm sorry, Sister Qianyun. I was thinking wildly and lost control. Did it hurt?"
Mu Qianyun gently shook her head.
Zong Zhengqi glanced coldly at Mu Niannian, then looked at Mu Qianyun, and gestured to his assistant to give her a business card, "You can contact me anytime if you need anything."
If you feel uncomfortable because I'm a woman, I can recommend a girl to help you.
Zongzheng Qi thought that Mu Qianyun was too timid and needed someone with a personality like Song Beiyou to properly guide her.