Chapter 611: Showing off
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Everybody kept silent.
At that moment, even the presidents from the Six Prestigious Schools did not want to talk to him, not to mention those who were from other schools.
President Mu clicked on the "Red Envelope" button casually and sent out several red envelopes.
Soon, everyone saw those red envelopes with different sentences on the covers.
The first red envelope said, "Our school has won 68 medals."
The second red envelope said, "30 medals more than Hua University."
The third red envelope said, "Tan Mo broke the record and won five gold medals."
The fourth red envelope said, "The first one to win five gold medals in history."
The fifth red envelope said, "Beijing University has won all the gold medals."
The sixth red envelope said, "Keep working hard, Hua University."
Nobody knew how to respond, especially President Shi from Hua University. When he saw those red envelopes, he didn't want to open them at all. But on second thought, President Shi came to realize that this was a good chance to make President Mu spend some money. "Since it's his money," he thought, "why would I give it up?"
Therefore, President Shi made up his mind to open those red envelopes, intending to take a huge amount of money from him.
However, when he opened one, all the money had been taken.
Looking at the people on the name list who had received the money in the red envelope, President Shi felt awkward. Normally, those presidents would keep silent in the group chat. Who could have known they would suddenly appear and took all the money in the red envelopes so fast?
In the first place, President Shi did not want to open those red envelopes, but now, seeing that all the money had been taken away, he was unwilling to accept it.
President Shi couldn't believe it. He opened the red envelopes one by one.
In the end, all the red envelopes had been opened, while there was not even a cent left.
This was just embarrassing. President Shi sent a message in the group chat saying, "Beijing University has done such a great job this year. It's such a joyful event, and now this's all the money you've got for us?"
President Mu sent a doge emoji and said, "Although Beijing University did better than Hua University this time, Hua University still ranked second on the medal table. Your school did a great job as well. But of course, not as great as mine."
President Shi was speechless.
President Mu said, "Hua University has come second. Don't you send us some red envelopes to celebrate it?"
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President Shi couldn't help sneering.
"Hua University lost." President Shi thought. "How could that guy ask me to send him red envelopes? What a joke!"
President Mu said, "Shi just missed the red envelopes. It's quite pitiful. Let me send you another one."
President Shi was surprised. "How did this guy know that I had opened those red envelopes?" he wondered.
President Mu sent another red envelope.
There was a sentence on the cover of that red envelope saying, "To celebrate this very day that Hua University won second place."
What a shame! President Shi did not want to celebrate it at all. "Why is this guy so annoying?" he thought.
President Liu from Nan University said, "Beijing University has done an outstanding job. It has improved so much compared to previous years."
President Hao from Tong University said, "That's right. Over the past few years, Beijing University has achieved great success. It can even be said that Beijing University has reached a peak that no other university can get to. Everybody knows it is very difficult for it to create a new miracle. I didn't expect that it would make such great progress this year. For any other school, this is a challenge."
Another president said, "Yeah. Beijing University's medals have increased by one-third!" It was normal for him to say that. He would never ask for the day when his school won as many medals as Beijing University. To be honest, one or two was just enough for him to show off in public.
President Mu was waiting for someone to say this. He replied, "Speaking of that, I owe the success to two reasons. First, our teachers are hard-working and responsible. Second, our students have been working hard this time, especially Tan Mo."
"Tan Mo?" said President Wen from Jiang University, "Is she the girl who cleared the Ancient Text Competition by herself?"
President Liu said, "Oh, I remember that girl. She took the college entrance examination at the age of 15 and got full marks. At that time, we all went to B City to invite her to our universities. What a pity. She finally took Mu's offer. I can still remember the first time she participated in the Ancient Text Competition. She beat up Hua University, and she was only 15 years old then."
President Mu sent a nodding emoji. "Yeah, that's her."
"She's amazing!" said President Hao. "By the way, is she the screenwriter of 'Legend of Wei and Jin'?"
President Mu sent another nodding emoji. "Yeah, that's her. She's not only Professor Gu's student, but also Professor Tang's prized pupil."
Another president said, "Even the students in our school are talking about this girl all day long. I thought maybe she was only good at arts in the first place, but it turns out she also does well in math."
"Yep. Tan Mo helped Beijing University get five gold medals. Come on! Five gold medals! I mean, this is the very first person in history, right? No one else has ever had such great achievement before." a president said.
President Mu said, "Tan Mo's contribution is much more than the five gold medals. Without her, Beijing University can't break the record, and our medal amount can never increase by one-third.
"It was Tan Mo who went through all the previous exam questions and figured out their solutions. Then, she designed different exam papers to train the students. A lot of questions were predicted in the end." Principal Mu told the other presidents all he knew without reservation.
In fact, President Mu was willing to see the regretful look on President Zhu's face.
President Mu added, "Fortunately, I succeeded in inviting Tan Mo to Beijing University, probably because the conditions I offered her were the best throughout the admission history in Beijing University. Actually, I had already thought about it. If Tan Mo was still not satisfied with those conditions, I could do no matter what it took to make choose our school. No matter how much money she wanted, I would accept it, as long as she agreed to come to Beijing University."
President Shi kept silent. He just sneered as he listened to President Mu bragging without saying a word. "You think I'll believe that nonsense?" he thought. "That amount of money was all you could afford. Anyway, it was not you who took charge of the whole university. Keep on talking nonsense, Mu. I won't buy it!"
President Mu said, "We all have invited Tan Mo, right?"
President Shi followed the principle that he couldn't be the only one to be jealous. He decided to drag President Zhu down. "Yeah, I was there, too. But Zhu didn't seem to present that day."
A sense of foreboding took President Zhu's heart. He hadn't even participated in the battle for Tan Mo, but he didn't know why he would get involved in it again.
President Mu said, "Zhu, what a pity! If you came to B City that day and showed her your sincerity, Tan Mo must be studying at Shuang University at the moment. Although there was only a one-sixth chance, it was still better than nothing. All of the five presidents came that day, but only you sent a professor here. If Tan Mo goes to your school, the great honor will be yours. But now, let alone a gold medal, you can't even get a medal."
President Shi thought, "So it turns out that watching President Mu brag in front of another embarrassed man is such a great joy. In any case, as long as Mu is not targeting me, it would be acceptable."
President Zhu was speechless.
Finally, President Zhu couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Come on, stop acting like a nice guy. You are satisfied, aren't you? Sure, I didn't come that day, but isn't that what you want?"
Chapter 612: A Set of Photos
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"If Tan Mo really comes to Shuang University and wins gold medal and honor for our school, you will regret it!" President Zhu said snappily.
President Mu didn't care about what President Zhu said. He even said in a joyful voice, "Unfortunately, there are no ifs."
President Zhu vowed that if this guy didn't stop, he would quit the group chat right now! "Was it all about my absence that day?" he thought. Of course, he admitted that back then, he didn't expect that Tan Mo was such an outstanding student. At that time, he thought that Tan Mo was just another student who was good at learning, but he didn't know she was so talented and well-round.
It occurred to President Zhu that Mu had just said that Tan Mo had come up with many difficult math competition questions for the students. How difficult were those questions? In fact, many of the students who signed up for the competition were even unable to figure out the first step of a solution. However, Tan Mo could not only answer questions but also raise questions by herself, which he knew that President Mu would not go so far as to brag about.
President Zhu was not the only one who had noticed President Mu's words. So did the other presidents.
President Shi said, "So, you mean all the worksheets for the math competition training were made by Tan Mo?"
President Mu replied, "That's right."
"But those are math competition questions, not normal math exam questions." President Shi said in surprise, "I believe in you if you say that Tan Mo can come up with a normal math exam question. As for math competition, not everyone can do that."
President Mu said casually, "That's why I say she is a talent."
"Can you show me the questions that she came up with?" President Shi raised his question after a short pause.
However, President Mu had achieved his goal. He just wanted to show off. But he wasn't that stupid to show off the math competition questions to others.
President Mu immediately became alert. "That won't do."
President shi asked, "What? Why? What's wrong with that? Since those questions have been passed on to the students, they will tell the truth to others sooner or later."
"Well, we'll talk about it after that happens." President Mu was unmoved. "If I let you see the competition questions now, won't you become a strong competitor for us next year?"
President Shi was speechless. He rolled his eyes and said, "Don't flatter yourself, OK? Our school has already become your strong competitor."
"Huh, to be honest with you, we have never seen you as a competitor." With so great achievement Beijing University had made this year, President Mu kept on bragging. "Anyway, you guys can't win. You're used to being losers."
President Shi couldn't help sneering. "Cut it out! No matter what achievement you've made, show me some respect. How could you be so arrogant to despise Hua University?"
"I'm not the one who said that. Do you know the student from your school? He ranked fifth in the mathematics department. And he told me that the mathematics department in your school can't catch up with ours." President Mu said with a chuckle, "After all, students have the right to make the best choices."
"But don't worry," President Mu added. "Tan Mo has encouraged him. She told him not to be upset or discouraged. Although he is currently at Hua University, he still has some chances. In the future, he can still take the postgraduate entrance exam and come to Beijing University. Then, he'll be able to join in all kinds of competitions. We'll lead him to success."
All the presidents kept silent. They surely knew what President Mu was talking about. It was a piece of news that everybody knew.
It was all about a bet. That student lost it, so he had no choice but to say Beijing University's mathematics department was better.
Now, the students from all the schools were talking about him. They thought he was stupid. Why would he make such a bet with Tan Mo? Nobody would win, which was for sure.
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President Shi took a few deep breaths and told himself not to lower himself to President Mu's level. It would not be wise of him to get mad at him.
"You've only got one academic year. Soon Tan Mo will have to choose her graduate school. I'm not sure where she'll go." President Shi said flatly.
"Oh, so you are still thinking about inviting Tan Mo to go to Hua University, right?" President Mu asked in a sarcastic tone of voice. After four years of getting along with Tan Mo, more or less, he knew what kind of persons Tan Mo was. Tan Mo was a girl who was grateful to the one who had helped her.
President Mu was sure that with the trust and support he and the professors had offered Tan Mo, she would choose to continue to study at Beijing University and would not go to other schools.
"Of course, it'll be good news if she can come," President Shi said. "But I also understand that she has won too many competitions against our school on behalf of Beijing University. Maybe she would not get along well with the students in our school. So I guess it would probably be impossible for her to come to our school.
"By the way, I have never expected that she would choose Hua University as her graduate school." President Shi added. "But what I want to remind you is that there are so many famous international schools. Every year, students who perform well in math competitions will receive invitations from famous international schools. Such as Harvard, MIT, and so on. You know, we lose a lot of students every year. Of course, it's a good thing that students can go there and learn more knowledge." President Shi said, "But I'm afraid that they won't come back. In previous years, there were a lot of students who went abroad and didn't come back.
"To be honest, those students who can go abroad are very outstanding in our school, and because of that, they take up most of the school's teaching resources. Our schools spend a lot of teaching resources to train them. But In the end, it turns out someone else has taken them away from us."
Hearing this, President Mu's brows twitched. He said, "Even if Tan Mo goes abroad, she will come back. Because her family is all here. And like what you said earlier, Tan Mo is so outstanding and she did so well in ancient Chinese, history, and mathematics. But why did she choose finance? I'll tell you what. She wants to inherit her family's company in the future and support her three brothers' careers.
"So, no matter what happens to her, she will come back, eventually."
However, to be honest, President Mu couldn't make sure that Tan Mo would come back if she went abroad one day.
As for Tan Mo, she didn't know about the discussion between President Mu and the others. She was extremely nervous at the moment because it was time for her to tell her family about her relationship with Wei Zhiqian.
At this moment, Wei Zhiqian received a phone call, which was from Han Zhuoli.
Wei Zhiqian took his phone and went outside.
"Hello? What happened? Can't believe you even call me." Wei Zhiqian answered the phone. Usually, they contacted each other through WeChat. As long as it wasn't something urgent, they would talk about it with each other in the group chat. Therefore, it didn't matter when the others would see the messages. They would see them sooner or later anyway. Everyone could reply after he made his decision.
But if one made a call, something urgent must have happened.
"Hanbang Corp has supported and cooperated with many well-known marketing promotion accounts. If there's something related to us, they will inform us as soon as possible," said Han Zhuoli.
"I know. And then?" Wei Zhiqian asked.
"Hanbang Corp has just received a set of photos. I sent you a WeChat message just now. I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to see those photos in time, so I gave you this call. Go and check the photos first, and then call me back.."
Chapter 613: Intercept the Photos
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Okay," said Wei Zhiqian. Then, he hung up the phone.
As long as Tan Mo was with him, Wei Zhiqian never cared about anything or anybody else. Actually, he had heard the notification tone of WeChat, but he didn't check who it was.
Wei Zhiqian clicked on the WeChat icon and saw Han Zhuoli's message. Then, he entered the message box and saw a lot of photos Han Zhuoli had sent him.
Wei Zhiqian frowned slightly and clicked on the photos.
The photo covered the whole phone screen. Wei Zhiqian recognized it at a glance. The photo showed a scene in which he was with Tan Mo. The camera was facing his back, but Tan Mo was lifted up a little because she was carried by him. Consequently, her small face was completely exposed in front of the camera.
If these photos were really posted online, those people would recognize Tan Mo at once, even if they couldn't see Wei Zhiqian's face.
A crease formed between Wei Zhiqian's eyes. Apparently, Tan Mo had been targeted by someone.
That guy didn't film Wei Zhiqian's face, probably because he hadn't recognized him. Or, he thought these photos would have no bad influence on him.
If that guy did not recognize Wei Zhiqian, he would see Wei Zhiqian as someone that he could afford to offend, and naturally, he had the guts to post those photos on the Internet. And if he didn't, he was not afraid that these photos would have a bad influence on Wei Zhiqian because Wei Zhiqian's face could not be seen at all. Therefore, Wei Zhiqian was not likely to get mad at it or take revenge on the one who took the photos.
Apparently, this guy's target was Tan Mo.
However, this guy had no idea of the relationship between Tan Mo and Wei Zhiqian. The fact that Tan Mo was slandered by a nameless hater made Wei Zhiqian even angrier.
Wei Zhiqian immediately called Han Zhuoli back.
A moment later, Han Zhuoli picked it up. Obviously, he had been waiting for Wei Zhiqian's call.
"Are you done?" No sooner had Wei Zhiqian asked Han Zhuoli about how he got the photos than Han Zhuoli began to explain, "You know that Manman works in public relations. She is now cooperating with a lot of famous marketing promotion accounts, and there are a few of them who have a very good relationship with her. Sometimes they will not only talk about business and work, but also some personal issues."
Wei Zhiqian nodded.
Manman, who was mentioned by Han Zhuoli just now, was his girlfriend, Lu Man.
However, other than family or close friends, such as Lu Man's mother and Han Zhuoli's friends, no one else knew about their relationship.
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After dealing with a few famous cases, Lu Man had already become the top public relations practitioner in the entertainment industry.
"These photos were first found by one of them. You know, he has worked in the entertainment marketing industry for years, so he is very sensitive to this kind of information. He knows that Kefeng Films has invested in 'Broken Continent'. He doesn't want to offend Wei Feng, but he is unable to get in touch with you. Also, he was afraid that if he contacts Kefeng Films, he will be treated as an extortioner." Han Zhuoli explained.
"So, he showed the photos to Manman. When she received the photo, she recognized Tan Mo at once. And she felt the man in the photos a little familiar, but she could not remember who he was. But anyway, Tan Mo is in the photo, which is for sure."
Lu Man surely knew Wei Zhiqian and Tan Mo, but not as much as Han Zhuoli did. Although she felt that the man in the picture looked familiar, she did not recognize him. However, she could recognize Tan Mo, and that was enough.
Lu Man was smart. As soon as she received this news, she immediately came to realize that someone was trying to slander Tan Mo on the Internet.
"Fortunately, that dude is Manman's friend. He intercepted the photos at once and showed them to Manman. I recognize you as soon as I saw these photos. Don't worry, these photos won't be exposed. Manman has contacted several other marketing promotion accounts and told them if they receive similar photos, don't publish them on the Internet, and she would consider it a favor she owes them.
"As for the rest of those marketing promotion accounts, I'll handle them," Han zhuoli said. "But don't worry, these accounts are very expensive, I don't think that guy can afford the promotion fee of all of them." He knew the prices of publishing a message on a marketing promotion account like those. Therefore, he assumed that the one who took the photos was not rich enough to pay for that.
"I'll deal with those photos for you. You'd better go and find out who is slandering you and Tan Mo on the Internet," Han Zhuoli said.
However, since Han Zhuoli has recognized Wei Zhiqian in the photos, he was extremely curious about the relationship between Wei Zhiqian and Tan Mo at the moment. After all, the way they hugged each other had shown something that everyone would be suspicious of.
Han Zhuoli was suspicious as well. "Didn't Wei Zhiqian say that Tan Mo was his niece?" he wondered. "So how could he do that to her?"
In the photos, Wei Zhiqian was hugging Tan Mo as if he had done this a hundred times. "Wei Zhiqian, can't believe you're such a bastard." Seeing this, Han Zhuoli couldn't help thinking in his mind. After all, Tan Mo had been calling Wei Zhiqian uncle for twelve years! "How could you do this to an eighteen-year-old girl that you had watched grow up?" Han Zhuoli wondered. "She's your niece. How dare you!"
Han Zhuoli didn't know much about Tan Mo, but he had known her since she was a little child. At that time, she was still a very cute little girl. Every year when the Spring Festival came, Wei Zhiqian would take Tan Mo to visit Han Zhuoli. To some extent, he was the one who had watched Tan Mo grow up year after year.
However, Han Zhuoli knew he shouldn't worry about that at the moment. What Wei Zhiqian needed to do was find out the guy who took the photos. Therefore, he decided to wait for some time.
"Alright, I know you must be busy," Han Zhuoli said. "We'll talk about it after you find out who did that."
Wei Zhiqian was speechless.
It was rare that Wei Zhiqian didn't even know how to reply.
After hanging up the phone, Wei Zhiqian didn't go back into the house. Instead, he called Zhou Jingan immediately.
"I'll send you a set of photos." Wei Zhiqian briefly explained the situation to Zhou Jingan. "Only a part of the crew members were there that day. I didn't see anyone take photos secretly, which means that guy must have been hiding in a room. He didn't dare to take photos in the corridor.
"I remember when Momo caught Lin Fuxi at school, she came up with a good idea. According to the angle and distance shown in the photos, we could figure out which room the photos were taken in, and then we could find out who took the photos," said Wei Zhiqian.
"I'll go and check right now." Zhou Jingan noted down what Wei Zhiqian told him and hung up the phone. Then, he arranged for all the people who had participated in the capture of Lin Fuxi to find out the one who took the photos.
"Fortunately, these photos were intercepted by Mr. Han," said Zhou Jingan. "We have to find out that guy as soon as possible before he knows it. And we'd better find him today, or he will know the photos he took have been intercepted, and she will post the photos through other channels. By then, we can still stop him, but we've got no other choice.
Zhou Jingan arranged for all these people to carry out an investigation right away.
As for Wei Zhiqian, he couldn't tell Tan Mo about this in front of her family. After all, if the Tan family knew that he had secretly gone to the production team to meet Tan Mo, they would get mad at him.
However, Wei Zhiqian didn't want to hide the truth from Tan Mo.. He would tell her sooner or later.
Chapter 614: Something Is Wrong
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Letting Tan Mo know that someone had ill intentions towards her would make her more vigilant; she'd be safer than not knowing anything.
Wei Zhiqian then returned to the living room after making all the arrangements.
Tan Mo found that his call was indeed a little long.
The moment Wei Zhiqian returned, she asked, "Uncle, is there something wrong with the company?"
"Nothing." Wei Zhiqian smiled and sat back down beside her .
Seeing that Tan Mo was still looking at him in doubt, he leaned slightly closer and said in a low voice, "It's true."
Looking at his expression, Tan Mo knew that he was telling the truth.
He didn't lie to not worry her.
The others of Tan family saw the interaction between the two of them and felt that something was wrong.
Although Tan Mo and Wei Zhiqian had always been close, the Tan family felt now that Tan Mo had grown up, they should keep some distance from each other.
They mentioned it a few times and Tan Mo knew it, but the habit was not easy to change.
When she was with Wei Zhiqian, she always forgot to keep a proper distance from him.
When she got close to him, she would remember it and moved away sadly.
After a few times like this, the Tan family members knew that she was uncomfortable, so they didn't mention it anymore.
When her family didn't mention it, she started to stay close to Wei Zhiqian again.
When she found that they really didn't care anymore, she just resumed her old habit.
The Tan family members had indeed given up.
Since Tan Mo treated Wei Zhiqian as his uncle, they would just let her be.
They really couldn't bear to see Tan Mo unhappy with this restriction.
However, looking at the interaction between Wei Zhiqian and Tan Mo, they felt that something was different, even though they couldn't pinpoint the exact difference.
They only felt that the two of them were a bit too close.
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It looked like... they had been living together for a long time.
They knew each other's thoughts with only one look, one move, or one gesture.
However, the two of them had indeed known each other for a long time.
They had known each other for twelve years. Even if they didn't live together every day, it wasn't strange for them to have such a tacit understanding.
This was what the Tan family couldn't figure out.
Xu Mingzhen shook off this strange feeling and said with a smile, "Momo has achieved such an impressive result. No matter what, we must celebrate it."
"Yes, indeed." Tan Wenci nodded.
"We knew that Momo participated in this math competition, so we did some research," Tan Wenci said. "Only then did we know that this math competition is actually so famous. It's a very important international competition."
Xu Mingzhen nodded. "Besides, no one had ever gotten five gold medals. That shows how difficult it is."
"Momo actually got such a great achievement. We must celebrate it properly," Xu Mingzhen said. "Shall we do it in a restaurant or at home?"
"I think we should at least invite dozens of people," Tan Wenci said. "Momo's achievement is extraordinary!"
Tan Mo didn't know what to say.
There was really no need to have a banquet.
"We can go celebrate ourselves first, then we can invite people to a banquet." Even Xu Mingzhen, who had always liked to keep a low profile, agreed with Tan Wenci's idea.
"I don't think so." Just as Tan Mo spoke, the landline at home rang.
Nowadays, with everyone having cell phones, few people would call the landline at home.
However, this telephone was specially brought back by the Tan family when they went on a trip. It looked like a retro artifact.
It looked good in the house as a decoration, so they decided to turn on the landline service.
Although few people called the landline at home, every time someone called the number, they would pick up the retro receiver and talk on the phone, feeling very comfortable.
Maid Guo went to pick up the phone. "Hello, Madam! Please wait a moment!"
Then, she handed the phone to Xu Mingzhen. "Ma'am, it's Madam Wei."
Xu Mingzhen took it. "Madam."
"We've seen the results of the math competition." Ever since they knew that Tan Mo participated in the math competition, the Wei family's two elders had been paying close attention to it from the beginning to the finals.
Just like Tan Wenci and Xu Mingzhen, the two elders had also done some research on the math competition.
They also knew how big Tan Mo's achievement was.
"You watched it, too? "Xu Mingzhen was surprised.
"I was afraid that Momo would feel pressured, so I didn't say anything," said the old lady, "That's why we did let you know. Even Zhiqian's parents were watching it."
"We were not as considerate as you are." Xu Mingzhen felt guilty that as Tan Mo's parents and brother, they weren't as considerate as the two elders, Wei Mingwen, and Xiao Menghan. "Because Momo's school results have always been good, we forgot that she might feel pressured."
Xu Mingzhen was extremely regretful. "These days, we were always talking about the results of the math competition. If Momo really got anxious because of this, it's truly our fault."
Fortunately, Tan Mo was really strong and obtained such a great result.
However, Tan Mo's good results did not mean that they were not faulty.
"Well, don't be so guilty," the old lady comforted her. "I didn't say those words to make you feel bad."
The old lady really did not do it on purpose. She had never thought that the Tan family would pay so much attention to it.
"I know. I just feel that we didn't handle it well," said Xu Mingzhen.
"It's okay. Just be careful next time. Momo's results are good this time, so she must have felt no pressure from you. It's fine so long as you don't giver her pressure in the future."
The old lady changed the topic. "Look at me. I almost forgot the purpose of the call."
The old lady got down to business. "I called because we wanted to celebrate it."
"What's your plan?" The old lady asked again.
"We've not decided yet," Xu Mingzhen said. "Before you called, we were discussing whether we should celebrate at home or at a restaurant."
"Wenci wants to have a banquet." Xu Mingzhen smiled and saw Tan Mo shaking her head vigorously. "But Momo doesn't like the idea. I think we should forget about it. We'll just celebrate at home."
"It's okay.. Even if we don't have a banquet, we will make it a grand event within the family."
Chapter 615: Confess Together
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Mingzhen knew the old lady's had a plan when she heard the latter's words.
The old lady continued, "The old man and me, and together with Zhiqian's parents and your big family, we can fill up a big table."
Xu Mingzhen finally understood. Before she could say anything, the old lady continued, "I think you should just come straight to the old house. Let's celebrate together."
"I'll ask Maid Zhang to buy food materials. I'll ask chef Wang to make some of his best dishes for us," the old lady said, "We'll sit together and eat and chat in leisure. It's better than eating in a restaurant where there will always be strangers around us."
After saying all that, the old lady remembered to ask Xu Mingzhen for her opinion. "What do you think?"
Xu Mingzhen had no reason to disagree, considering the two elder people's kindness toward Tan Mo.
Over the years, their relationship with the Wei family, especially with the two elder people and Wei Mingwen and his wife, had become as close as a family.
They were really comfortable together.
Xu Mingzhen smiled and said, "Then we'll leave it all to you."
The old lady beamed happily. "Come now."
"Okay, we'll set off now."
Xu Mingzhen hung up the phone and said to everyone, "The two elders and Zhiqian's parents were paying attention to Mo Mo's results in the competition. They know that Mo Mo won five gold medals. The old lady wants us to go to the old house to celebrate."
"That's fine." Wei Zhiqian nodded.
It was a good opportunity to explain everything to both families.
Everyone went back to their rooms to tidy up.
Wei Zhiqian waited in the living room.
After leaving the house, before Tan Wenci say anything, Tan Mo got into Wei Zhiqian's car.
The Tan family members didn't know what to say.
In the past, they would debate about it, but today it seemed they didn't even have the chance to do it.
The Tan family members felt that something was up.
Tan Jinsheng and Tan Jinyi got into Tan Jinqi's car.
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Hence, Tan Wenci and Xu Mingzhen set off in their car.
Not long after they set off, Xu Mingzhen's phone rang.
She took out her phone and saw that it was from Xu Mingjing.
It had been a long time since Xu Mingjing contacted her.
Ever since Yuan Keqing's college entrance examination was avenged by Wei Zhiqian, Xu Mingzhen had brought Yuan Keqing to cause a ruckus.
Xu Mingzhen was disappointed in Xu Mingjing.
Later, Xu Mingjing for some unknown reason, called to apologize.
But she did not pay a visit.
Xu Mingzhen did not know how sincere Xu Mingjing's apology was, so she had reservations about Xu Mingjing.
No matter what, she couldn't trust Xu Mingjing.
But still she let it pass.
Otherwise, what could she do?
If Xu Mingjing's apology wasn't sincere, even if she did not accept Xu Mingjing's apology, it would not affect Xu Mingjing.
Xu Mingzhen did not sincerely forgive Xu Mingjing; she just did not want to be harassed by Xu Mingjing.
After Xu Mingzhen said that she was no longer angry, Xu Mingjing either played dumb or really thought that Xu Mingzhen had forgiven her, talking to her as if nothing had happened.
Xu Mingzhen felt disappointed and rarely took the initiative to contact Xu Mingjing.
Later, for some reason, Xu Mingjing did not contact Xu Mingzhen for a long time.
After all, they were sisters and Xu Mingzhen didn't mean to cut the ties.
Knowing that Xu Mingjing was doing well, she felt relieved and did not contact Xu Mingjing.
After staying away from the Yuan family, Xu Mingzhen's life was more comfortable.
No one would bother her with troublesome matters.
If it weren't for this phone call, Xu Mingzhen would have forgotten about Xu Mingjing.
Xu Mingzhen was shocked by this thought.
In the past, she had cared a lot about her younger sister, even though the latter always took advantage of her.
Without her knowing it, she had forgotten about Xu Mingjing.
Xu Mingzhen let out a deep breath before picking up the phone.
"Sister," Xu Mingjing greeted her over the phone.
"Mingjing." Xu Mingzhen said quietly, "I haven't received your call for a long time."
Xu Mingjing smiled awkwardly and said, "I've been busy with Keqing recently. You know, she went to the film school to learn acting. Many of her classmates were already famous before entering the school. Some started acting since young, and some have been idols since high school."
Xu Mingjing paused and asked with a smile, "Sister, do you know what idols mean?"
"I do," Xu Mingzhen replied quietly.
She did not know why, but when she heard Xu Mingjing speak, she just felt bored.
Tan Jinqi was a director, and Tan Mo occasionally worked as a screenwriter.
So Xu Mingzhen and Tan Wenci both paid attention to matters in the entertainment industry.
Tan Wenci even established Tan Mo's fan club and became the president.
Until now, the fans still didn't know that their president was a middle-aged man.
The new words like idol were introduced to her by Tan Wenci.
"Half of her classmates are already famous before entering the school. These freshmen are already doing movies. Some even participated in TV shows with large groups of fans.
"Keqing has always been competitive. As a mother, I can't let my child be outdone." Xu Mingjing sighed, "But her father's company has nothing to do with the entertainment industry. We want to help, but we can't. We have money but we don't know how to help her with money. People always say money can help open doors but we don't know where the doors are."
Xu Mingjing held the phone, her eyes darting around fiercely. She said, "Sis, I heard that Jinqi is filming a movie. It's his first movie. Moreover, it's a big production."
Xu Mingzhen's heart turned cold when she heard this and displeasure showed on her face
She finally knew why Xu Mingjing called.
At first, she thought that Xu Mingjing had called to congratulate Tan Mo for winning first place in the mathematics competition.
It was really laughable when she thought about it.
Even the people from the Wei family who were not related to Tan Mo cared about Tan Mo. they had been paying close attention to Tan Mo's performance in the competition.
They were also afraid to put pressure on Tan Mo and thus did not dare to say that they were following the news about the competition.
They did not dare to call until the results were out.
The moment the results were out, they called to celebrate, which showed how much they cared about her.
Chapter 616: A Sure Win Deal
However, as Tan Mo's aunt, Xu Mingjing did not mention anything about it.
She called to talk about Yuan Keqing.
She didn't say even a word about Tan Mo's competition.
Xu Mingzhen suspected that Xu Mingjing did not know that Tan Mo participated in a competition at all.
Not to mention Tan Mo's biological grandmother, Old Lady Xu, who did not care about it at all.
Thinking of the Wei family's warm reaction, Xu Mingzhen felt even more disappointed in her family.
Xu Mingjing's gaze changed, and she said, "Yes, this is Jinqi's first movie. I don't know how the results will be."
Xu Mingzhen could imagine how Xu Mingjing knew about it.
Before this movie started shooting, it had established an official Weibo account.
The Weibo announced the cast and shooting plan for this movie.
Since Yuan Keqing wanted to be an actress, Xu Mingjing naturally paid attention to such news.
"I'm sure Jinqi will do well," Xu Mingjing said with a smile. "I see that there's still a second season after this season, right?"
"It's hard to say. We have to see the results of this season's results first," Xu Mingzhen said lightly.
"Oh, I thought the investment was for several seasons," Xu Mingjing said.
"How is that possible?" Xu Mingzhen was amused by her assumption. "The investors' money doesn't come from the wind. Of course, they want to see the results of the first season."
"I'm sure the results will be good." Xu Mingzhen smiled. "Sis, if there's a second season, I'll ask Old Yuan to invest, so my nephew won't need to beg money from an outsider and make unnecessary compromises."
"There's no plan for a second season," Xu Mingzhen said, "In fact, it was very difficult to get investment for the first season. He's a newbie who hasn't made any works. Few people want to invest in him for fear of losing money."
"The filming funds currently are really tight," Xu Mingzhen said deliberately, "If you want to help him, why don't you invest now? My family has already invested 100 million yuan, but it's gone before we see any returns.
"You guys can invest another 100 million. Although it's not much, it's better than nothing," she continued.
Tan Wenci, who was driving, glanced at her when he heard her words.
Xu Mingjing laughed dryly. "This... Are things so bad? The drama has been shooting for a while now and the funds are still not enough? Then how can he continue the filming?"
"Alas, just like how you're busy looking for a movie to shoot for Keqing, we can't bear to see Jinqi discontinue the filming, right? We have to continue the investment. But it's really not a small amount. Our family really can't afford it." Xu Mingzhen sighed deeply.
Tan Wenci glanced at her again.
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Hearing her words, he almost believed it.
Then, he heard Xu Mingzhen say in a light and hopeful tone, "Mingjing, since you want to help your sister, I won't stand on ceremony with you. Why don't you invest some money too? I don't want much, just 100 million. If Jinqi use it carefully, it can last for a while. For the previous investment, Jinqi was really frugal but still it was not enough. If you invest some money, you'll be a great help.
"As you just said, Jinqi won't need to beg outsiders for money. I thank you on behalf of Jinqi," Xu Mingzhen said.
Xu Mingjing was shocked.
She hadn't agreed to invest yet!
She had thought that if they could shoot the second season, then the first season's results must be good.
If she invested a little in the second season, she would be able to earn it back. It was a sure-win deal.
She could also take the opportunity to establish connections with the entertainment industry.
In the future, she could find a way to arrange for Yuan Keqing to enter the cast with investment.
Right now, she couldn't find a way to get her daughter into a cast even with a huge amount of money.
As an investor, she could get Yuan Keqing an important role.
The relationship between their family and the Tan family was no longer the same as before.
Whether it was Tan Jinqi, Tan Wenci, or Xu Mingzhen, they probably wouldn't agree to let Yuan Keqing join the cast.
Until now, Xu Mingjing still couldn't forget Wei Zhiqian's revenge on Yuan Keqing, causing Yuan Keqing to fail her college entrance examination.
Xu Mingjing brought Yuan Keqing over to plead for mercy. She asked Tan Mo to talk to Principal Mu of Beijing University and make an exception to accept Yuan Keqing.
However, the Tan family refused.
Even Xu Mingzhen, her own sister, rejected her without hesitation.
Even after she found out that Wei Zhiqian had deliberately sabotaged Yuan Keqing's college entrance examination to avenge Tan Mo, she did not feel the slightest bit of guilt. She even thought that Wei Zhiqian did the right thing.
She even chased them out of the house!
Xu Mingjing would never forget it for the rest of her life.
It was precisely because of this that Xu Mingjing was certain that Xu Mingzhen would definitely not help her on the grounds of the family relationship.
That was why she wanted to invest. Tan Jinqi wouldn't be able to reject an investor's daughter who was also an relative to enter the cast, right?
However, investing in the first season was too risky.
Just as the other investors were worried, even though Tan Jinqi was a famous director's student, he wasn't a famous director himself.
Who knew how much he had learned.
Among the famous directors in China, there were many who had sons, daughters, and disciples.
But there were only a few who had made a name for themselves.
As the saying goes: the master leads the way, but cultivation depends on the individual.
After all, Tan Jinqi didn't have any previous works or experience of independent directing.
His first work was such a big production. It was natural that investors were worried.
The Yuan family was even more reluctant to invest in it.
What if the drama failed?
Tan family had to invest because Tan Jinqi was their son. Even if he failed, they had to accept it.
Moreover, even if the Yuan family invested in it, it was impossible for them to arrange for Yuan Keqing to enter the cast now.
Wouldn't it be a waste of money?
Xu Mingzhen talked about investments of 100 million to 200 million as if it was 1,000 or 2,000.
The Tan family wouldn't think it a lot of money, but the Yuan family would!
Why would they spend money without returns?
"This... sister, I have to discuss this matter with Old Yuan. I Can't make the decision all by myself," Xu Mingjing said, "Old Yuan has made some money over the years, but compared to your family, it's nothing. It's easy for your family to take out 100 to 200 million yuan, but my family doesn't have so much money. Most of the money is invested in the company."
"Is that so? Then dozens of million yuan will do." Xu Mingzhen pretended not to understand and said, "You said you wanted to help Jinqi. As his aunt, you will definitely help him, right?"
Xu Mingjing had no choice but to say it directly.
She didn't believe that Xu Mingzhen didn't understand. Xu Mingzhen was just playing dumb with her..
Chapter 617: Denied
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Sister, I think we should wait till the second season to invest. We should start gathering funds so that we will have enough funds to invest by then," Xu Mingjing said.
At this moment, she didn't dare to say anything about arranging for Yuan Keqing to join the group.
She believed that it wouldn't be too late to talk about it when the time came for them to invest.
Unexpectedly, Xu Mingzhen's cold laughter suddenly sounded out, "Mingjing, you're really calculative. The first season hasn't been filmed yet, so nobody knows how it will perform. If it ends up performing poorly and the second season gets canceled, you won't lose anything. If the results are good, there will be a second season. Based on the results of the first season, just the advertising campaign alone will result in at least some attention. If you invest in the second season, regardless of whether the season itself is good or not, with the first season as the foundation, it will be a sure-win deal."
"Why aren't you supporting your nephew when he needs it the most? You're just trying to get some benefits during the second season, investing in a sure-win deal while also getting Yuan Keqing into the production team as an investor."
Every word Xu Mingzhen said matched Xu Mingjing's thoughts.
Tan Wenci smiled slightly. Xu Mingzhen was indeed Xu Mingjing's biological sister. She knew her sister like the back of her hand.
Ever since she was young, Xu Mingjing had always had her own little thoughts.
It wasn't that Xu Mingzhen couldn't tell whether she should help or not. It was just that Xu Mingjing was her sister.
In reality, Xu Mingzhen knew Xu Mingjing very well.
It was precisely because of this that Xu Mingjing revealed something at this moment. Xu Mingzhen knew what Xu Mingjing meant with this single gesture.
"You scrounge up all the best deals and hide far away when there are risks to be taken. The Earth isn't revolving around your family. This is unacceptable!" Xu Mingzhen directly scolded Xu Mingjing, "Let me tell you if there is going to be a second season, your family's investments are not needed! Don't even think about using your little tricks. Yuan Keqing can forget about joining my son's production team!"
Given Yuan Keqing's character, she probably won't know how to do anything on Tan Quan Qi's production team.
Xu Mingzhen wouldn't cause trouble for Tan Quan Qi.
Other siblings supported and helped each other.
Here, however, Old Madam Xu had to treat her four children differently. Even the sons who received so-called preferential treatment were only so when compared to Tan Mo.
As for Xu Mingjing, she was very scheming.
She was only seeking to gain benefits from the Yuan family and had never thought of helping her elder sister.
She wasn't asking much of Old Madam Xu and Xu Mingjing, but she wasn't a fool either. She knew that they were just trying to gain as much as they could from her.
Xu Mingjing was so angry that her lips were trembling. She could not speak clearly because of this, "Sister, you... How can you say that? This is not something that will make things difficult for you. Our family is also willing to invest. Why do you have to cut off Keqing's career? She is also your niece!"
"I just don't want her to join my son's production team. She can choose to join other teams. How did I cut off her career?" Xu Mingzhen sneered angrily, "I just don't want you to invest in the show as well. How much money can you fork out? A couple million? This is barely a drop in the bucket when it comes to filming. My family doesn't need investments of negligible value!"
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"If you want to invest, go invest in other people's dramas. Stop trying to take advantage of Jingqi," Xu Mingzhen said coldly.
"If I really wanted to cut off Yuan Keqing's career, I could've banned her!"
But Xu Mingzhen wasn't unable to bring herself to do this.
Whether it was Tan Quan or Tan Mo, their relationship with director Hou and director Liu was extremely good.
So many actors were fighting to act in those two's scenes. Even if Yuan Keqing fought for it, she wouldn't be able to get it.
And based on the network of the two directors in the industry, it was just a matter of saying a word.
Yuan Keqing was an unknown actress. The competition in this industry was so strong. There were many people who didn't need her.
Of course, if Tan Quan and Tan Mo felt that it was inappropriate to trouble director Hou and director Liu because of this matter, wouldn't Wei Zhiqian still be there?
There was no need to be polite with Wei Zhiqian.
In any case, if Wei Zhiqian could ruin Yuan Keqing's college entrance exam, he could also ruin Yuan Keqing's career.
Xu Mingjing thought disdainfully, if Xu Mingzhen really had this ability, would Tan Quan worry about not having enough money to film?
She knew that Tan Guqi had a famous teacher and seemed to have a good relationship with the other director Liu.
But just because of this little relationship, he was threatening to ban Yuan Keqing in the entertainment industry. It was a little too much!
Besides, why were those two so easy to talk to? Just because Xu Mingzhen wanted to ban someone, did the two of them do it?
Xu Mingzhen was too thick-skinned!
Xu Mingzhen sneered, "You don't have to believe me. You can come and bother me again. When you see the result, don't come and regret it!"
Xu Mingjing hesitated for a long time before saying, "Sister, when did we two sisters become like this?"
Xu Mingzhen thought to herself that it was because she had allowed Yuan Keqing to feed on Tan Mo. .
In fact, according to Xu Mingzhen, as long as there was no conflict with her children, she would not be stingy with Yuan Keqing.
However, Yuan Keqing wanted to snatch everything from Tan Mo. .
Xu Mingjing only pretended to stop her. After apologizing, Yuan Keqing would snatch whatever she wanted.
How could Xu Mingzhen tolerate this.
However, Xu Mingzhen was too lazy to talk to Xu Mingjing about this.
It wasn't that Xu Mingjing didn't know, she just didn't listen.
Why did Xu Mingzhen waste her breath on her.
Instead, she heard Xu Mingjing say aggrievedly, "I called you this time because I hadn't contacted you for a long time and wanted to talk to you. If I didn't contact you, you wouldn't take the initiative to contact me either. In the past, you would always ask me how I was doing and ask me about various situations."
"Yes, I would always ask you." Xu Mingzhen muttered a few words in disappointment. She felt that it was extremely boring.
"I still have something to do. Let's talk about it another day." Xu Mingzhen did not want to say anything more to Xu Mingjing.
She understood Xu Mingjing's thoughts.
The more she understood, the colder her heart became.
And Xu Mingjing never cared about what she said.
Without waiting for Xu Mingjing to say anything else, Xu Mingzhen hung up the phone.
"She kept asking me why I didn't care about her. She didn't ask me how she was doing. She said Yuan Keqing is my niece. Why didn't she help her?" Xu Mingzhen said angrily to the conversation, "It's funny that she just called. I thought she knew Momo won the competition and came here to congratulate him."
"It turns out that it was a coincidence that she called today." Xu Mingzhen sneered, "Even the two elders of the Wei family, Wei Mingwen and Xiao Menghan, as the family head and wife of the Wei family, although they are close to Momo, they are not related by blood. Yet, they are so devoted to Momo."
"As Momo's biological aunt, Xu Mingjing knows nothing about this.. I'm afraid she doesn't even know that Momo participated in the math competition."
Chapter 618: Intent
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"I don't expect her to care much about Momo and pay attention to her at all times, but this attitude of hers is worse than an outsider who isn't related to her by blood. It's really unacceptable." Xu Mingzhen was so angry that her hands were trembling.
Tan Wenci had no choice but to add on, "Matters like intimacy and estrangement actually have nothing to do with blood. Zhiqian and Momo have nothing to do with each other, yet he can treat her so well."
"The two elders of the Wei family and the heads of the family all like Momo and treat her as their own. However, the other members of the Wei family treat Momo very poorly. Others aside, your best friend, Li Xiangrong, and her husband. Although Li Xiangrong is very passionate about Mo Mo, she doesn't look as sincere as the two elders of the Wei family and the Wei family head couple from the inside out."
"This is fate. It can't be explained." Tan Wenci held Xu Mingzhen's hand, "We don't care about blood relations. If It's worth our time, we'll be friends. If it's not, who cares?"
"Indeed." Xu Mingzhen nodded.
"Today is a happy day. Don't ruin let these things ruin your mood," Tan Wenci advised her. "Especially the people you don't like. Because the people you don't like make you unhappy. It's not worth it."
Xu Mingzhen had already adjusted her mood between Tan Wenci's words. She smiled and nodded. "I don't want to think about it anymore."
"Anyway, we won't let them take advantage of us in the future," Xu Mingzhen said again.
Tan Wenci smiled. She knew that Xu Mingzhen's temper came and went quickly.
She could adjust herself very well.
*
Three cars arrived at the old residence.
The cars hadn't stopped yet. They were approaching the entrance of the old house. They slowed down, found a place to park, and drove slowly.
They saw many familiar faces on the road.
Tan Wenci and Xu Mingzhen couldn't recognize them.
But Wei Zhiqian and Tan Mo recognized them at a glance.
They were all people who worked in the old house.
Butler Zhu, gardener Xiao Liu, and the few people in charge of the courtyard sanitation of the old house also came out.
Housekeeper Zhu was standing at the gate of the old house, as if he was constantly handing out something.
Xiao Liu and the others would come back empty-handed every time they took something and take some more.
Tan Mo said in surprise, "What are Grandpa Zhu and the others doing?"
It was so lively.
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"We'll find out if we ask." Wei Zhiqian parked the car and got out of the car with Tan Mo. .
Tan Wenci, his wife, and the three tan brothers also got off the car.
Tan Mo ran directly to Butler Zhu.
Butler Zhu liked Tan Mo's lively look, like a little bird.
After Tan Mo stood firmly, butler Zhu smiled lovingly and said, "Be careful not to fall."
Tan Mo smiled and greeted Little Liu who happened to come back. "Brother Little Liu."
The gardener Xiao Liu's big white teeth were a little dazzling under the sunlight. "Mo Mo, Congratulations on winning first place in the individual all-around award in the math competition! That's amazing."
Tan Mo smiled and thanked him. He saw butler Zhu give Xiao Liu another thick stack of red envelopes.
Tan Mo asked curiously, "Grandpa Zhu, who are you giving the red envelopes to?"
"Didn't you win first place in the math competition? And you even won first place in the most difficult individual all-around award. Not only did you win the gold medal in five subjects, you even got full marks in five subjects." Butler Zhu's voice was very loud at this time.
Tan Mo was speechless.
Why was Butler Zhu so loud?
Could it be that he wanted to say it for passers-by to hear?
However, the old house was also a very high-end villa residential area.
It was even more high-end than the Tan family's.
Because the villas here were especially large just in the courtyard.
There was even a golf course in the residential area.
From this, it could be seen how large the area of the residential area was.
In a place like B city, where every inch of land was expensive and there were many tall buildings, it could be said that it was very luxurious to have such a large area and sparsely populated neighborhood.
Because the villas all had very spacious courtyards, there was also a pool and a garden behind them.
So there were not many villas in the neighborhood, and the distance between the villas and the villas was quite far.
It fully protected the privacy of the residents.
But this also made the number of people on the road in the community very small.
The road in front of their own house was so busy that they could not see many people.
Butler Zhu was talking loudly at this moment, and no one else could hear him.
But Butler Zhu felt that regardless of whether there were people or not, he would shout loudly.
What if someone happened to pass by?
It was better to be prepared.
"When the two elders saw the results, they immediately asked me to go to the bank to exchange some cash."Now, the chance of using cash was becoming less and less.
One only needed to bring a mobile phone when going out.
There was no need for change, and there was also no need to bring a wallet. It was extremely convenient.
However, once one needed to use cash, the family would not be able to find a few pieces of money.
"I went to the bank to exchange a brand new hundred Yuan note. The red envelope is still okay, but it looks festive just by looking at it," Butler Zhu said with a smile.
"In such a difficult competition, you got a good result that no one has ever gotten before. Naturally, you have to give out red envelopes to your neighbors to share the joy," Butler Zhu explained with a smile.
Tan Mo then realized that Xiao Liu and the others had each taken a thick stack of red envelopes and had gone to distribute the money everywhere.
"This is too expensive." Tan Mo blushed, feeling embarrassed.
"What's the big deal?" Butler Zhu said as he invited everyone in, "The two elders said that Momo is so outstanding, we must let everyone know. Usually, if the neighbors had any good news, they would give out red packets to show off. But none of the good news could compare to Momo."
"Let's not talk about the good news like marriage, it's just one time.". Of course, it's also possible if it happens twice or thrice, but it's definitely not as joyous as the first time. There are children at home who do well in their studies, who do well in their exams, and who get into good schools. But how can those exams compare to this math competition? The two elders must shock them."
The two elders were showing off, but there was no end to it.
"This morning, we first asked people to give out red envelopes from door to door. Later in the afternoon, the two elders asked Xiao Liu and the others to hang gongs on their bodies, beat the gongs and drums, and set up long gift tables on both sides of the road outside the community. They were all small but exquisite and practical gifts. Passers-by would have a share of them."
"In addition, there are also some more prosperous roads that have set up love lunches. It's convenient for the sanitation workers and others to take them for free," Butler Zhu introduced them as he walked.
Xu Mingzhen's eyes were sour.
The two elders had spent so much for Tan Mo.
But her family did not care about Tan Mo.
The more the two elders tried to talk to Tan Mo. The more they tried to talk to Tan Mo.
Tan Wenci held onto Xu Mingzhen's words and said softly, "We can't give all the benefits to Mo Mo. . There are gains and losses."
Xu Mingzhen sniffed and nodded. "It's like this."
"This... this is too expensive," said Tan Mo..
Chapter 619: It's More Than Just Good
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Even if the two elders were rich, these expenses were worse than scratching an itch for them.
However, there was no conflict between having money and spending money.
The other party had money, but there was no need for them to spend money on you.
Moreover, all these things were done with utmost care.
"This is the two elders' love for you." Butler Zhu smiled lovingly, "The two elders have long thought that you would definitely feel troubled. But if you treat them as outsiders, they will be angry. Their own child is so outstanding, they just want to show off."
Tan Mo's heart swelled. She smiled like a flower and nodded heavily.
Walking along the corridor in the front yard and passing through the garden, she finally saw the main hall of the old house.
She then saw the old man commanding someone to set up a pole a few steps away from the main hall entrance.
There were firecrackers tied to the pole.
"Great-grandfather, great-grandmother!" When Tan Mo saw him, she immediately pounced on the old man.
Hearing her address him like this, Wei Zhiqian felt a wave of frustration in his heart.
Did the little girl forget that their relationship was different now?
Usually, the little girl still called him "uncle", but she had no intention of changing her address.
Although Wei Zhiqian wanted her to change her words, otherwise, if she went on a date with him, others would think that she was following her elders out to play.
They didn't even treat him as her boyfriend.
But thinking about how the little girl had been calling him Uncle for twelve years, he was already used to it.
Moreover, in these twelve years, the two of them could be considered to be living together day and night.
Unlike other people's relatives, they would only see each other occasionally.
The two of them basically saw each other every day.
In this way, Tan Mo had to call him "uncle" every time he spoke. He had to call him so many times a day. Think about the accumulation of these twelve years.
It had long become a habit that was engraved in his bones.
It was because of this that Wei zhiqian barely endured it and did not urge Tan Mo to change the way he addressed him.
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He felt that if Tan Mo could not change it, then he could not change it.
He was actually used to hearing her call him "Little uncle".
As long as the two of them were close, there was no need to delve into the way they addressed each other.
Therefore, Wei Zhiqian did not mention anything about Tan Mo changing the way he addressed him.
However, Tan Mo was just too used to it and not only did he not change the way he addressed him.
This time, he could not even change the way he addressed the two elders.
Now, calling him little uncle was just a code name.
When two people fell in love, they were already on the same level.
It wasn't appropriate for Tan Mo to call the two elders great-grandfather and great-grandmother.
Wei Zhiqian looked at them with a stifled heart, but he immediately thought it through.
While everyone was in a good mood during dinner, he told Tan Mo about him and Tan Mo.
Tan Mo didn't have to address her great-grandfather and great-grandmother.
Instead, he followed him and called them grandfather and grandmother.
It was something that he would change his mind soon anyway. He thought that he did not need this little bit of time.
"Oh!"The old man quickly caught Tan Mo who had thrown himself into his arms.
"Great-grandfather, what are you doing?" Tan Mo pointed at the hanging whip hanging on the pole.
"You have received such a high honor. Of course, our family will also be lively,"the old man said. "Although we are not allowed to release the whip now, we should keep a low profile and release the whip in our own courtyard to celebrate."
Tan moxin said that such a big whip couldn't be released in a low profile.
"We were just waiting for you to come. We'll release it." The old man rubbed his hands excitedly.
The old lady reminded him, "Don't forget the Lion Dance Team."
"Yes, yes, yes." The old man asked Butler Zhu to pass on the message so that the lion dance team could start.
The old lady thought of it again. "Aiyo, if we knew this would happen, we would have waited at the door so that you two wouldn't have to go out."
"How could we ask you two to wait for us at the door?" Tan Wenci said with a smile. "We should have come in to pay our respects first."
"We are all family. We don't care about these things."The old man waved his hand. "Let's go and see the lion dance first. The lion dance will come all the way through the door in a while. When it's over, we will release this whip."
"You even arranged for Lion Dance!" Tan Mo was shocked.
She had only met married people in the neighborhood where the Tan family lived and called them the Lion Dance.
"Back then, when you had such an outstanding result in the college entrance examination, your great-grandfather wanted to call you the Lion Dance."As everyone walked out, the old lady explained with a smile, "It's just that it was too sudden. How could we have the time to invite them in in such a small amount of time?"
They had known that Tan Mo's results were good, but no one had thought that he would be able to obtain such good results.
It was so good that there was no possibility for him to improve any further.
He had already gotten full marks, how could he improve any further?
"So, after that experience and lesson, when he knew that you were participating in the mathematics competition this time, your great-grandfather had already contacted the lion dance team in advance," the old lady explained with a smile, "You were ranked first after you entered the competition. We never thought that your results in the finals would be bad. So, no matter what, we can use it."
To invite the lion dance team and set a date, they had to pay the money.
Otherwise, if they made a verbal agreement, they would free up their time and reject other customers' orders, but you didn't want them. Wouldn't that be a waste of their money?
Therefore, the old man had paid the deposit in advance.
If Tan Mo's results weren't ideal, he would have taken it as a waste of the deposit.
He would have taken it as a waste of the deposit.
He didn't even mention this to Tan Mo.
However, Tan Mo had indeed lived up to his expectations.
His results were more than just good.
"I wasn't prepared before, but now that I have experience, I can't just casually celebrate, no matter what," the old lady said.
Only then did the tan family understand why the old lady insisted on having them come over to celebrate.
The two elders had already prepared everything.
Not to mention the Tan family's relatives, they were even more attentive than the Tan family themselves.
On the contrary, it made Tan Wenci and Xu Mingzhen feel guilty.
As Tan Mo's parents, they hadn't prepared as much as the two elders.
Xu Mingzhen dragged Tan Wenci along and fell behind a little. She whispered to Tan Wenci about what the old lady had told her on the phone, "It's our negligence. Momo has always been doing very well, so we naturally thought that Momo would be able to do well no matter what he took. "We paid too much attention to it and unknowingly gave her a lot of pressure. "Moreover, since we were confident that Momo would be able to get good results, or even get first place, we didn't think of preparing a plan to celebrate ahead of time. When the results were out, we were so flustered that we didn't know how to celebrate."
"On the other hand, the two elders sent red packets from house to house, gifts from the roadside, and even invited the lion dance team." Xu Mingzhen blamed himself and felt guilty, "We were too careless. Outsiders always said that we doted on Momo the most, but we didn't even do this little thing."
Tan Wenci held Xu Mingzhen's hand, "All these years, the Wei family has been too good to Mo Mo, causing me to become accustomed to laziness. I always feel that Momo has been doted on by millions of people, but I have forgotten that millions of people doted on Momo, yet we have given very little.."
Chapter 620: Nervous
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Fortunately, we have both realized it now, so it's not too late." Tan Wenzi squeezed Xu Mingzhen's hand.
"Yeah, it's not too late." Xu Mingzhen let out a sigh of relief.
The two of them quickly caught up with the team in front.
When everyone arrived at the door, Wei Mingwen and Xiao Menghan had just arrived.
The old lady held Xiao Menghan's hand. "What a coincidence, we were just about to perform the lion dance."
Thus, everyone was at the door.
With the sound of gongs and drums, the lion dances came out from both sides.
Sometimes they looked up, sometimes they lowered their heads, sometimes they arched their bodies, and sometimes they jumped up.
When the two lion dances came together, they were lively and playful.
You Bit Me, I pounced on you.
Then, a third lion came from the opposite side.
The noise here attracted the other residents.
This weekend, most people were at home to rest.
Some people went to the golf course to play.
But even if there were few people in the neighborhood, the noise here attracted many people.
Then, the three lions jumped into the gate.
Although the noise could not be seen, it could still be heard.
The adults had left, but the children were still stretching their necks. Although they couldn't see anything, they could still hear.
Butler Zhu came out to give the children some candy.
Tan Mo said, why does this look more like a marriage.
After thinking about this, Tan Mo couldn't help but look at Wei Zhiqian who was walking beside her.
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"What's wrong?" Wei Zhiqian noticed her gaze and looked down at her.
Tan Mo instantly blushed and quickly turned his head away. "It's nothing."
There must be something wrong with her.
Just now, when she thought about it as if she was getting married, she looked at Wei Zhiqian.
What was she looking at!
She... she thought about getting married so early?
Wei Zhiqian raised his eyebrows. At this moment, he really couldn't think of what the little girl was thinking about.
The group also followed the lion dance all the way to the courtyard in front of the main hall.
The lion dance held a ball in its mouth.
If one looked carefully, there was still a bright flame on the ball.
The lion dance held the ball and aimed the flame at the core of the Firecracker.
After lighting it, it quickly retreated while dancing.
When the lion dance retreated far away, the firecracker just happened to burn, making a deafening crackling sound.
The bright red firecracker paper fell to the ground after burning up with golden sparks, sprinkling a layer of red.
From Afar, it looked like a sky full of rose snow-covered with a layer of red carpet.
Tan Mo said,"No wonder everyone loved to release their firecrackers when they encountered such a joyous occasion like marriage."
After the lively scene was over, the lion dance man left.
The people from the old residence quickly cleaned up the debris from the firecrackers and took away the poles that supported the firecrackers.
They did not want to accidentally bump into them again.
When everyone entered the door, the faint smell of food came from the kitchen.
The old residence was a zigzag structure.
The main hall was in the middle, the second floor was filled with bedrooms, and the first floor was filled with reception rooms, study rooms, video entertainment, and so on.
A single building next to it was the kitchen.
This way, the cooking fumes from the kitchen would not reach the main hall.
The scale of the kitchen was comparable to the kitchen of a hotel, and it was well-organized.
The single building opposite the kitchen was the dining room.
The daily meals were all there.
The dining room was big enough, even if there were a few tables, it would be enough.
The food was not ready yet, and Chef Wang was only preparing the marinade.
Moreover, there was still quite a bit of time before lunchtime.
Everyone went to the living room to chat.
Tan Mo was nervous. He didn't know when to say it was appropriate, so he looked at Wei Zhiqian.
Although he didn't apologize and said that he would handle this matter, she didn't need to step in. She just listened from the side.
But Tan Mo couldn't really push everything to Wei Zhiqian, so he didn't care about this matter.
Wei Zhiqian secretly sent her a Wechat message. "Don't worry, the elders are all focused on your competition results now, so it's not good to interrupt. We'll talk about it later during dinner."
"Okay." Tan Mo replied with one word.
Just as Wei Zhiqian said, the two elders were both asking about the math competition.
They even asked about the questions.
Tan Mo told them the truth. When it came to those questions, the two elders were all confused.
Anyway, they just didn't understand.
Chef Wang prepared the dishes and was ready to stir-fry.
Aunt Zhang came over to inform everyone to take their seats.
After chef Wang finished cooking a dish, he brought a dish over. It was the same as eating in a restaurant.
When everyone entered the restaurant, there were already eight plates of cold dishes on the table.
Today was a happy day. Therefore, other than Tan Mo who didn't know how to drink, the glasses in front of everyone poured red wine.
Even Old Madam Wei, because she was happy, also had the intention to make Auntie Zhang drink as much as she wanted.
Although the Tan family came by car, there were many chauffeurs at home, so they could just send them back later.
Even if it wasn't enough, they still had a designated driver.
Only Tan Mo, the elders thought that Tan Mo was young, but Wei Zhiqian knew that the little girl's alcohol tolerance... wasn't high enough.
Therefore, even though they agreed to celebrate with Tan Mo, only Tan Mo held a cup of fruit juice and drank it.
Seeing that everyone was drinking comfortably, Tan Mo was extremely hungry.
Although she felt that the wine was not as good as the fruit juice.
But seeing that everyone was drinking, she also wanted to join in the fun.
Thus, Tan Mo whispered to Wei Zhiqian, who was sitting beside her, "Uncle, can I have a sip?"
Wei Zhiqian thought of Tan Mo being drunk and said everything in his heart.
He still remembered that the reason why the two of them could be together was the day he went to the residence next to Jing University. Coincidentally, Tan Mo felt that he was going to get married, so he drank alone.
However, thinking about it, Wei Zhiqian felt that it was funny.
How could Tan Mo call that drinking alone?
Who had ever used Rio as drinking alone?
But even so, Tan Mo was drunk.
But it was because of this that he had the chance to listen to Tan Mo's heart.
Wei Zhiqian's heart moved slightly, and he said in a low voice, "If you really want to drink, you can drink at home. I can still look after you. Or, you can drink again next time you come."
Otherwise, Tan Mo would get drunk from drinking. If he wanted to say something, Tan Mo would ruin it for him.
Tan Mo had no choice but to agree.
Wei Zhiqian cleared his throat and said, "Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, uncle, auntie, go, go, go, go, go."
Wei Zhiqian called out to everyone on the table and didn't leave anyone behind.
He told Tan Mo to leave everything to him.
The little girl also nodded with trust.
But in fact, Tan Mo didn't know that Wei Zhiqian was also very nervous.
The little girl that he got was not someone else, but the pearl of the Tan and Wei families.
And she was so much younger than him.
If this matter were to be placed in any family, the elders in the family would not be happy.
Wei Zhiqian thought to himself, ever since Tan Mo had grown up, he had used up all the nervousness in his life.
Before the two of them got together, he was nervous that she had discovered his thoughts and felt that he was dirty. Dirty.
He finally couldn't help it and didn't want to run away anymore.. He confessed to her and was nervous that she didn't like him.