"Happy chatting?"
"It is hard to talk with this girl," said the old man.
"She is just like my old self. She can't even say a word to a person she is not familiar with. It is so awkward."
Sheng Xiao put his right hand on Mu Qiqi's head and pulled her away, as if a mother was protecting her baby. Then, he said, "What fun do you have chatting with her? You should chat with me."
"She has to return to the Shen family, I should tell the maids to prepare a room for her."
Mu Qiqi immediately looked at Sheng Xiao when she heard this. But Sheng Xiao just smiled and said, "Uncle Shen, you can acknowledge her as your granddaughter, but it is better not to let her live with you."
"Why?"
"First of all, Brother Shen's fiancée has been taking care of him for all these years. If you simply bring Qiqi back to your place, what would she think? Also, all the Shen brothers have already regarded her as their sister-in-law. When you bring Qiqi back like that, won't it mean that you are letting them bully her?"
"But she is still our family member..."
"Is my villa not as comfortable as your mansion? By the way, Qiqi still has her aunt with her. Won't it be safer if you just acknowledge her identity and let her live in my villa? Let's wait until Qiqi is familiar with her uncles, then only she moves in and lives with the Shen family. Isn't that better?"
Grandpa Shen found his suggestion quite reasonable.
After all, the Shen family needed time to accept this fact.
"But it is impossible for Qiqi not to go to the mansion of the Shen family for her whole life."
"You can bring her back on New Year or during any other celebration. Who can say anything about that? If you think it is inappropriate for her to live in a house that belongs to the Sheng family, you can just buy it. Anyway, she is used to living there, and she has her aunt to take care of her."
After hearing Sheng Xiao's arrangement, Grandpa Shen nodded. "Okay, I will do as you've said. But, I might need to trouble Jing Yun..."
Mu Qiqi was very nervous when they were talking. She was worried that Grandpa Shen might not agree to let her live in the villa.
But when Grandpa Shen agreed to it, she was relieved.
Mu Qiqi secretly gave Sheng Xiao a nudge but he signaled her to stay still.
"But Qiqi, you should call Sheng Xiao your uncle, do you address him accordingly?"
Sheng Xiao's face darkened as soon as Grandpa Shen said it. "I am just eight years older than her."
"We should not mess the generations up."
What was he saying? It was already a mess.
Now that they had already been sleeping together, they would not care about the difference in generation.
The old man was just so stubborn and traditional.
Mu Qiqi looked at Sheng Xiao. She could not make herself call him uncle.
"How is the matter of Brother Shen going?" Sheng Xiao quickly changed the topic and drew everyone's attention to Shen Jianchuan.
"That scum from the Mu family is wanted. When he is caught, we will see what we can get from his mouth," Grandpa Shen replied. "Until then, I will tell the Shen family about Mu Qiqi. I do not want to delay the matter regarding Mu Tangxue anymore. That girl is just so full of drama. I really do not want to be with her for another second more. I do not know how far she can get asking for things. I bet you will not believe that she nearly succeeded in making me bring her back to the Shen family."
"She will definitely ask you to let her see Mu Qiqi and say she wants to reconcile with her."
Grandpa Shen made a face at Sheng Xiao, as if he had seen a monster. "Don't say it."
"She will not be happy being kept in a small house."
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