Chapter 23: The Murong Family

  The five of them continued to shuttle through the forest, and two more days passed without any dangerous incidents. Everyone's tense nerves slowly relaxed, but after three days of arduous outdoor travel, everyone's physical strength was greatly reduced compared to when they first started. Su Qing and her brother were fine, but the other three people began to show signs of exhaustion. Moreover, after the big battle with the wolf pack, most of the team members left, leaving only a dozen or so bullets for the remaining five people. When hunting wild rabbits, they had to aim carefully, otherwise, when the last bullet was used up, everyone would be left to starve. Everyone was extremely tired and had no appetite for the tasteless game meat. Su Qing collected some edible wild fruits and vegetables to increase everyone's appetite. After all, in such an environment, losing physical strength is equivalent to a death sentence. Although if they really couldn't hold on, they could fire a signal flare, and the helicopter should come to pick them up. The five of them were still holding on.

  At the same time, a black sedan that was not too conspicuous drove into a small siheyuan in Houhai. Three people with noble identities in the eyes of outsiders got out of the car, but at this moment they were just an ordinary family of three coming to visit their relatives. The three people looked outstanding, the man was handsome and the woman was elegant and beautiful, and the young boy beside them combined the advantages of both. Old White saw the visitors and was so happy that his face was filled with smiles, and he walked out of the room.

  The visitors were none other than Bai Lao's son-in-law, Murong Hui, his daughter Bai Xinxin and Murong Xuan who had come not long ago. Bai Lao knew that as the current head of the Murong family, his son-in-law had a lot on his plate and was a very busy man. He hadn't seen his beloved youngest daughter, Bai Xinxin, for a long time either. This time, the three of them came to Beijing together to visit him, and Bai Lao's excitement was hard to conceal.

  "Murong, Xinlan, Xiaoxuan you've all arrived. Without even a word of notice beforehand, come on in quickly." White-haired Old Man welcomed the three with a benevolent smile as they entered the house.

  "It's been a long time since I came to see you, my heart has been thinking of you." Murong Hui said with a smile. His wife, who was as precious as a treasure to him, had been missing her father, who was old and lived alone, very much.

  "I know you're busy, just knowing I'm here is enough." Old Bai knew that these two younger generations were extremely filial, it's just that there were too many things and they were too busy with work.

  In the living room, gifts were placed on the table. Bai Xinglan took out a small box from among them and handed it to his father standing beside him. "Dad, I know you love drinking tea. This time I brought some Bi Luo Chun for you."

  "I'll go get the tea set, and we two will have some tea. Xinlan, go tell Zhang Shu to make a few more dishes that you all like today." Bai Lao Ai loved tea, turned around and went to get the tea set immediately.

  Bai Lao carefully laid out the tea set and began brewing tea, while Bai Xinlan also informed Zhang Shu to come back and get everything ready. The four of them sat around, watching Bai Lao's meticulous process of brewing tea.

  After brewing a cup of white tea, he handed it to his grandson Murong Xuan and smiled: "Xuan boy, do you want to try some too?"

  Murong Hui watched as his son took the cup and sipped the tea carefully, smiling meaningfully. "This kid used to never drink tea, only coffee. I don't know what happened during this time after he left here last time, but it seems like he's developed a taste for tea."

  Bai Lao seemed to understand the reason for his grandson's change, but he didn't say anything.

  It was Bai Xinxin who asked as a mother: "What do you think of the taste of Bi Luo Chun tea made by your grandfather?"

  "It's good to drink, but I think the one I brewed last time was even better." Murong Xuan said this, and indeed felt that the Monsan leaf tea he drank last time tasted better. Thinking of Su Qing personally pouring tea for him last time, his mouth corners involuntarily curled up.

  Bai Lao saw the expression on his grandson's face and knew he must have thought of Su Qing. He deliberately made a regretful expression and said, "What a pity, that little girl only gave me so little tea leaves, and I've already drunk them all."

  "Dad, where did you get such good tea leaves and didn't even leave some for your daughter to taste?" Bai Xue Lan asked with a pout, her arm wrapped around her father's. She was curious about how her father could still get tea leaves that were better than the Mu Rong family's.

  Bai Lao didn't respond to his daughter, but instead looked at Murong Xuan. "I reckon this grandson of mine is still thinking about the delicious pastries and the person who made them."

  "Grandfather, you..." Murong Xuan didn't expect his grandfather to say this, he hadn't even mentioned Su Qing to his parents yet.

  "Son, you're wrong this time. Your mom loves dim sum so much, and you didn't even tell her that you've met a master of making dim sum." Murong Hui knew that there was something more to the conversation between his grandson and son, but he still teased his son a little. Usually, his son was excellent in every way and did things like an adult. It was amusing to see him so flustered and losing his composure.

  "Look at you, as soon as you enter the house, you look around everywhere. Little girl hasn't been here for a while. She went to participate in training with peers from the military district compound and went to the mountains a few days ago. I heard that she encountered a pack of wolves at night." White Lao was about to tell Su Qing's recent situation, but didn't expect his own grandson to interrupt him excitedly before he could finish speaking.

  "What? A pack of wolves. Is Su Qing injured?" Mu Rong Xuan's heart skipped a beat as soon as he heard that Su Qing had encountered a pack of wolves.

  "Look at you, so tense. She's fine, still in the woods, and will be back in two days." White Old One saw how tense his grandson was about Su Qing, and knew that silly boy had taken a liking to her, even falling for her. Su Qing seemed oblivious to everything, but if they were to start dating now, it would be too early considering her age. However, thinking about it, if Su Qing were to call him "Grandpa" in the future, it would certainly be a happy thing.

  "It's all right, it's good that Qingqing is safe. She's just a little girl, why should she participate in such training? It's too dangerous." Hearing that Su Qing was safe, Mu Rongxuan also felt at ease. But his tense expression towards Su Qing fell into the eyes of her parents, clear as day.

  "It turns out that last time you came to your grandfather's house, there was a strange encounter, and the stingy one didn't even tell me, as a mother. Qinqin, it's really intimate to call her that. However, starting to look for a girlfriend also means that my son has grown up." Bai Xilan said with a pretended tone of grievance.

  "No wonder I was restless for those few days after returning home, and didn't even go to the club with friends. It turns out that my heart is filled with a beautiful woman, and I don't want to hang out with bad friends anymore, afraid of making her unhappy." Murong Hui is an excellent family leader, but when speaking with his family members, he always speaks very casually. He must tease his son Murong Xuan by grabbing his weakness.

  "She's a beauty, but still a little girl. Su Qing is only thirteen years old now." Bai Lao still thought Su Qing was too young and didn't know how his daughter and son-in-law saw it.

  "He's only thirteen, after all." Murong Hui deliberately dragged out the emphasis, looked at his son's pitiful appearance and said, "It's okay, they're only five years apart. In a few years, that Su Qing will grow up too. Being young isn't wrong, son, I support you."

  Bai Xinglan smiled as she looked at her husband, remembering when they were together and not much older than that. As soon as he came of age, he dragged her to get married, as if afraid she would run away. The men in the Murong family are all infatuated, and the man by her side loved her to the bone. Now her son has also fallen for Su Qing after just one meeting, it seems like he's gone head over heels. She hopes that Su Qing will understand her son's love and fall in love with him too. Bai Xinglan knows that her son is extremely excellent, and in Italy where the Murong family resides, countless noble ladies have been attracted to Murong Xuan. From what she heard from her father, Su Qing is also an excellent girl. She hopes that Su Qing will fall in love with her son, but emotions are unpredictable. She looks forward to a perfect ending in the future, otherwise her precious son will be very painful. With his personality, who knows what he would do? As a mother, she knows that Murong Xuan has an extremely strong sense of possession towards things he cares about. If Su Qing were to choose someone else, the consequences might be severe.

  Murong Xuan was embarrassed by his parents and grandfather, who were speaking to him in a way that made him feel like a child. In front of outsiders, he was the dignified and superior Young Master Murong, but at home, no matter how mature he became, he was still just a kid.

  "Son, you have to work hard. When you have time, bring Su Qing to meet your mom." Bai Xue Lan suddenly realized that Su Qing was either an unexpected person or her future daughter-in-law.

  "Other people's daughters don't even know what's going on, but my son will listen to his dad and catch her first before talking. Go back and teach you the secret." Murong Hui said with some excitement. Back then, pursuing Bai Xinxin was a hundred tricks, endless creativity.

  "Be serious for a moment, Dad is still here." Bai Xinxin poked him from the side, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

  "It's all right, it's all right." Old Bai just laughed and laughed.

  Afterwards, the whole family had a happy meal together, occasionally teasing Murong Xuan. Afterwards, due to other matters to attend to and a tight schedule, the three of them left in the late afternoon. Murong Xuan really wanted to stay behind to see Su Qing but he still had things to take care of and couldn't wait another two days. In the end, he reluctantly left Beijing.

  Su Qing was still in the woods and on the uneven road, never expecting that someone in Beijing had already given her an identity in their heart: the future Mrs. Murong. It's just unknown whether it will come true, at least for now it's just some people's ardent hope. If Su Qing knew about this situation in the White family, she would definitely sigh loudly, thinking to herself that she was only thirteen and still a child. What you're doing is ruining the flower of our country, I strongly protest. Although Su Qing's age plus her past life's twenty years almost adds up to forty, but in today's world, she's still young after all.

  Su Qing still doesn't know about these things, and the five starving people are eating to replenish their energy.

  "Chui Zihao, what did you just eat?" Su Qing asked hastily as she saw him putting a poisonous weed that looked like wild vegetables into his mouth.

  "It's wild vegetables, just like what you picked." Cui Zihao also found it quite interesting, as he had never picked wild vegetables before.

  Su Qing wanted to roll her eyes, who would eat poisonous grass and not know it, but the person is still happy now.

  As expected, as soon as Cui Zihao finished speaking, his stomach started to hurt and his face turned pale in an instant. Su Qing stood up and had everyone support Cui Zihao again, punching him once on the abdomen and slapping him hard on the back. Cui Zihao felt like his stomach was churning, and he bent over and vomited out all the food, including that poisonous weed.

  "It's just a similar look, the one you ate is poisonous. Set off a signal flare so people can send you back to the hospital for a good check-up." Su Qing felt more and more speechless as she got to know Cui Zihao better along the way.

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