Chapter 518 Adopted is always inferior to biological
It was night, and Mu Qian was busy at Tongcheng Art Museum.
The next day is the official opening of the art exhibition, so tonight we must make sure that all the arrangements are complete, almost all the staff are present, and they work together until late at night, and then the day's work is considered over.
Everyone was busy all day today, so Mu Qian offered to treat them to a late night snack.
All the staff cheered, but Mu Qian just handed over the treat money to one of the people in charge.
"Won't Mrs. Huo come with us?" a staff member asked.
"No." Mu Qian said, "I want to stay and take another look. You go ahead."
Everyone knew that this art exhibition was of great significance to Mu Qian, so everyone said little and quickly left in twos and threes, leaving Mu Qian standing alone in the exhibition hall.
After the surrounding area quieted down, Mu Qian turned on the music.
Listening to the gentle classical music, she walked around the art gallery and finally stopped in front of Mu Huaian's peony painting.
The flourishing peony is the true love in Mu Huai'an's heart, and it is also the past that Mu Qian cannot forget.
She will eventually put the pieces together bit by bit that were lost in the past years.
Even if Mu Huaian and Rong Qingzi can no longer experience it in person.
But Mu Qian knew that they would be able to see it.
She stood upright and quietly in front of the painting, until suddenly in the empty exhibition hall behind her, there was a steady and slow sound of footsteps.
Mu Qian still just stood motionless and didn't look back.
The person came directly behind her, stretched out his hand, and slowly took her into his arms.
Mu Qian relaxed and leaned back very naturally, then pressed against that familiar and solid chest.
Mu Qian couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Are you done?"
"Yeah." Huo Jinxi responded, following her previous gaze and looking at the painting in front of her.
"Do you know?" Mu Qian said, "My father used to paint a painting for a few days or half a month. He worked hard, but each painting could only be sold for a few hundred yuan... He also had to support my mother and me. He
It’s really hard work…”
Huo Jinxi listened quietly and did not express his position.
"Fortunately," Mu Qian said, "everything is getting better now. I will help him get back bit by bit what he lost while dad was alive and what he couldn't get."
Huo Jinxi said calmly: "Of course."
Hearing these two words, Mu Qian finally turned around, glanced at him, laughed out loud again, then stepped forward and kissed him gently on the corner of the mouth.
…
That night, Mu Qian slept well, and got up early the next day, dressed up and prepared to attend the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
Huo Jinxi is obviously a "idle person" now, so when it comes to such activities, he is willing to take time to accompany Mu Qian to participate.
When the two of them walked downstairs arm in arm, Mr. Huo was already sitting at the dining table.
"Grandpa, good morning." Mu Qian greeted Mr. Huo sweetly.
Mr. Huo just glanced at the two of them and said, "It's quite early for you today."
"People feel refreshed when happy events happen." Mu Qian said, "Am I beautiful today?"
Mr. Huo did not answer her, but looked at Huo Jinxi, "What happened to Lu Yujiang?"
When Mu Qian heard this question, she couldn't help but turn to look at Huo Jinxi and said, "Even though grandpa never leaves home, he receives news very quickly..."
After all, what happened only at midnight yesterday, Mr. Huo already knew about it early this morning, which shows that he received the news in a timely manner.
Huo Jinxi looked calm and replied: "Irregular people who have done something illegal and disciplined, and are caught on the spot, must pay the corresponding price. Is this what grandpa is referring to?"
"Don't talk around in circles with me!" Mr. Huo said with a serious face, "I got the news that he was caught when he was trying to kill someone. Who was the person he almost killed?"
Hearing this question, Mu Qian blinked and turned to look at Huo Jinxi again.
Huo Jinxi obviously fully understood what Mr. Huo meant when he asked this question early.
Although Mr. Huo has withdrawn from Huo's management over the years and has lived in seclusion, the connections and experience accumulated through years of hard work will not disappear. With such a tense momentum as that day, and as shrewd as Mr. Huo, is there any reason why he can't notice it?
Mr. Huo has seen Lu Ran's innocent enthusiasm and Lu Yujiang's gloomy anger, and is fully aware of the reasons involved.
It is precisely because of this that Mr. Huo can guess who Lu Yujiang wants to deal with.
Besides Huo Jinbei, who else?
Regarding this, he had already noticed it that day, hinted it to Lu Yuchuan, and reminded Huo Jinxi and Huo Jinbei. Who would have expected that he would still hear such news today!
Mr. Huo knows very well that with Huo Jinxi's temperament, if he deliberately takes precautions, it is impossible for him to let such a thing happen. Then there are two possibilities for this incident -
First, Huo Jinxi didn't care about what happened that day.
And the possibility of this is extremely slim.
Second, Huo Jinxi and Mu Qian deliberately used Huo Jinbei to lure Lu and Jiang into the situation!
Over the years, Mr. Huo has never asked much about Huo Jinxi's actions, and he has pampered and indulged Mu Qian. However, if this incident really involves Huo Jinbei, Mr. Huo will definitely not be able to sit idly by and ignore it.
Mu Qian raised her head to meet Mr. Huo's intimidating gaze, and couldn't help but shrink her neck, "Grandpa, I don't know anything about what I do."
"Don't you know what your husband does?"
As soon as she heard these words, Mu Qian knew that Mr. Huo was going to hold her and Huo Jinxi accountable. Looking at this situation, this matter would not be easy to pass.
Mu Qian put down her chopsticks for a moment and didn't move again.
Just as Mr. Huo was waiting for Huo Jinxi's answer with a serious face, there was a sound on the door outside, and then the aunt's voice came: "Jin Bei is here? Are you bringing medicine to the old man again?"
"Auntie, good morning." Huo Jinbei's steady and calm voice came immediately.
Mr. Huo couldn't help but frown slightly.
After a while, Huo Jinbei walked into the restaurant slowly, and immediately noticed the somewhat stagnant atmosphere on the dining table.
No one spoke, even Mu Qian, who always talked constantly, just sat quietly, with his head slightly drooped, as if he had been struck by something.
"Grandpa." Huo Jinbei quickly looked away and called the old man.
The old man finally came to his senses and stared at him up and down, "You...are you okay?"
Mr. Huo just asked this question in a confused way, but Huo Jinbei seemed to understand what he was asking immediately and replied: "It's okay."
"Then last night -" Mr. Huo couldn't help but look at Huo Jinxi again.
Huo Jinxi then said, "It's just a round."
To make a game, you need a bait, but this bait can also be true or false.
After spending enough manpower, material and financial resources, even if the bait is fake, the trick of inviting you into the urn can still be used to the extreme.
This was the consensus that Huo Jinxi had reached with Huo Jinbei that night.
Using Huo Jinbei as bait is a way of following the current and taking advantage of the situation;
The purpose of replacing Huo Jinbei with a fully protected stuntman was to make the entire plan foolproof.
Huo Jinbei returned home safely after the chasing convoy was diverted.
He had always had a cold temperament, so he didn't take it seriously when encountering such a thing. Since Huo Jinxi planned everything, he could just live his life as usual. The next day after the incident, he could also behave as if nothing had happened.
Come and deliver medicine to Mr. Huo.
Mr. Huo immediately covered his lips and coughed.
Fortunately for Huo Jinxi, he never talks much, has a mature and stable temperament, and will never feel grudge over such a thing.
But Mu Qian, who had always been chattering, now still had his head drooped and said nothing.
"Qianqian." Mr. Huo couldn't help but call her.
Mu Qian seemed to have not heard anything and kept his eyes blank.
Mr. Huo has never been dignified in front of her, so he quickly lowered his head at this moment, "It's grandpa's fault. Grandpa shouldn't accuse you before he understands the situation. Please don't be angry, okay?"
"Alas..." After hearing this, Mu Qian sighed quietly and said, "Why do I have the right to be angry? Although I have called you grandpa since I was a child, after all, I am an adopted one, so of course I can't compare to your biological grandson.
It's important, I understand."
Mr. Huo was speechless by her words and just looked at Huo Jinxi.
But before Huo Jinxi could speak, Mu Qian said to him again: "Hey, but you are also my grandpa's biological grandson, and you are the biological grandson who was raised by him alone. In the end, you are still not as good as Brother Xiaobei... Ah, before
I always thought that grandpa loved you the most, but it turns out that’s not the case! Look at you, the eldest grandson of a family, you can’t compare to brother Xiaobei. It shows that we two really don’t deserve anyone’s love..."
Mr. Huo: "..."
Huo Jinbei sat down next to Mr. Huo, lowered his head and ate silently, pretending not to hear Mu Qian's words.
Mr. Huo couldn't help asking for help, so he couldn't help but stretched out his hand and pressed his forehead.
"Forget it, maybe I'm not lovable by nature. Fortunately, I've been accustomed to this kind of life since I was a child. If you don't like it, just don't like it. I just care about myself." Mu Qian said,
He stood up and said, "I won't eat it. Please use it slowly."
"..." Mr. Huo finally couldn't bear it anymore, "Okay, tell me what you want grandpa to do."
Mu Qian turned her back to the dining table, raised her eyebrows and said, "No, what dare I ask you to do? I'm not afraid that your beloved grandson will cause trouble for me!"
Mr. Huo pressed his forehead again, "Grandpa volunteered, okay? Grandpa really wants to do something for you, as long as you don't get angry again, okay?"
"You said that yourself!" Mu Qian's eyebrows suddenly raised, and she almost laughed out loud. She turned around, took a pen and paper, and wrote down a series of names, and then threw the paper to Mr. Huo, "These people!
I want them all to come to the opening ceremony of the exhibition today! All of them!"
When Mr. Huo saw the name on the paper, his temples jumped suddenly, "You want grandpa to use up this old face all at once -"
"Ah, are you having trouble? Forget it." Mu Qian said, reaching out to take back the piece of paper, "I don't like forcing others to make things difficult for me!"
Mr. Huo suddenly retracted his hand, still holding the piece of paper in his hand, and then stretched out his hand to point at Mu Qian, gritting his teeth bitterly and saying: "You bad girl, I just got into your way -"
"Oh, don't talk nonsense. I am a little girl who lives under someone else's roof. I have always looked at people's faces, been frightened, and cautious..." Mu Qian said, almost laughing uncontrollably.
Mr. Huo pushed Mu Qian's head angrily, and finally stood up to make a phone call.