"I'm going anyway, so you don't get to act like a big shot. Daddy will foot the bill then." Wang Guiqin had never been to the Yixiang Lou, such a high-end restaurant.
She would definitely not miss such an opportunity. She didn't care who paid, as long as she could eat.
Mu Feng sneered and helped his maternal grandfather to a seat in the bedroom.
"Xiao Feng, what's going on with your parents? You don't need to hide it from your grandfather. Tell me the truth, okay?" Old Master Wang doted on his daughter. Among his four daughters, only his second daughter was the kindest to him.
For seven years, his heart had been filled with worry for their family.
"Grandpa, to be honest, I still don't know the whereabouts of my parents, but please rest assured, I will definitely find them." Mu Feng knew this was something he couldn't hide and could only tell the truth.
When Old Master Wang heard this, tears once again streamed down his face. He still remembered the events of that year vividly.
"Alright! I hope your parents will be favored by heaven."
"Don't worry, I survived, and I believe my parents can too." Mu Feng patted his grandfather's hand, then comforted him, "Perhaps they are abroad, building up their strength, waiting to return and get revenge."
"Xiao Feng, where have you been all these years? Tell Grandpa about yourself."
"I joined the army, so I haven't been in touch with you. I'm back now and don't plan on leaving. I'll take care of you in your old age from now on, okay?" Mu Feng looked at his aging grandfather and felt a pang of sadness.
He vowed to ensure his grandfather lived a good life. At the same time, he would make his enemies, who had caused his family's ruin, pay a hundredfold.
The grandfather and grandson chatted for a while longer. Mu Feng noticed that his grandfather's health was not very good. He had learned medicine from his master, and while he wouldn't claim to be a master of the art, in this world, there were few who could match his medical skills besides his master.
"Grandpa, let me feel your pulse." As he spoke, Mu Feng placed his hand on his grandfather's pulse and closed his eyes.
After about a few minutes, Mu Feng slowly opened his eyes. Judging by his pulse, his grandfather had multiple chronic illnesses. If he hadn't discovered it in time, he would not have much longer to live.
"Lie down, Grandpa, I'll give you acupuncture." Mu Feng got up and helped his grandfather to lie flat.
"Xiao Feng, you can also treat illnesses?"
"Yes, I was a military doctor when I was in the army."
Mu Feng could only find a casual excuse to cover up. For certain reasons, he could not reveal matters concerning his organization, and besides, his grandfather was old, and some things were better left unknown for his own good.
He took out the Dragon and Phoenix Swallows Silver Needles from his person. He had obtained this set of needles by chance while on a mission. These needles were the imperial acupuncture needles from the time of Wu Zetian.
They were now priceless treasures with miraculous effects in detoxifying and dispelling blood stasis.
Mu Feng took out a silver needle and inserted it into his grandfather's acupoints, beginning his treatment.
In the Su family's old villa, Su Guoqiang, indulging his son, was adding fuel to the fire in front of Old Madam Su, recounting the events that had just transpired at the company.
They vividly slandered Su Nianxue.
"Grandma, you must do justice for us. Su Nianxue, that wretched woman, is making trouble in the company. I think her target is you."
Old Madam Su sat in the middle of the villa's sofa with her eyes closed, her hands resting on her cane, trembling slightly.
"Grandma, if you don't intervene, that wretched woman will really take over the company."
"No one knows who she's cooperating with from the Zhentian Group. She's been operating in the dark. I think she's taken bribes, which is why she's so insistent on the cooperation."
Su Mingzhe, relying on his grandmother's favoritism, continuously slandered her in front of Old Madam Su, trying to bring down Su Nianxue.
"Hmph, do you really think this old woman is easily intimidated? Do you think I don't know about the things you father and son have been doing outside?"
Old Madam Su opened her eyes directly as she spoke. She was no ordinary old woman; she was the pillar of the Su family. Even when the old master was alive, he had consulted her on many matters.
Her maiden family also had considerable strength and background.
"I... Grandma, I..." Su Mingzhe, having been struck at his weak point, immediately changed the subject, "That wretched woman found that brat from the Mu family from somewhere and wants to ruin the company together."
"The company's stock price has already hit the limit down. It's all Mu Feng's doing, that brat. I don't know what he's been doing for the past seven years, but since returning, not only is he able to fight, but he also knows how to make the company's stock price fall so disastrously."
"What did you say? Mu Feng from the Mu family is still alive?"
Old Madam Su's expression suddenly turned serious. She looked at her son and asked, "What exactly is going on? Didn't the entire Mu family perish? How are there any survivors?"
"Mom, he's indeed not dead. He crashed the company's stock price by making a phone call right in front of us."
What?
"Quick, call Nianxue and tell her to come back immediately." Old Madam Su felt that something big was about to happen. She was the old master's second wife, and Su Nianxue's father was not her biological son.
If the matter of the Mu family was exposed, Su Nianxue might not stand by her side.
Thinking of this, she quickly gave the order.
After more than an hour of acupuncture by Mu Feng, Old Master Wang's condition was temporarily stabilized.
As it was a chronic illness, even Mu Feng could not cure it immediately. It would require multiple acupuncture sessions for a complete recovery.
The two chatted for a long time. Old Master Wang asked Mu Feng many questions about what had happened in the past seven years, but Mu Feng could only answer selectively.
"Grandpa, it's about time. Shall we go to Yixiang Lou? Everything is almost arranged there."
Mu Feng chose not to eat at home because he wanted his grandfather to have a good time celebrating his 70th birthday and to make up for the years he couldn't be there to care for him.
"Okay, I'll get ready, and then we'll leave." Old Master Wang put away the card, found a set of clothes he usually wouldn't wear, and changed into them.
"Yes, okay." He took the clothes and helped his grandfather put them on. Having lost his family ties for many years and now regaining them, Mu Feng felt incredibly happy.
He helped his grandfather get dressed and then, along with his third aunt's family, they got into a car and headed straight for Yixiang Lou.
"Xiao Feng, Yixiang Lou is too expensive, isn't it? Why don't we go somewhere else?" As they got into the car, his third aunt felt a bit uncomfortable. She said to Mu Feng, "Why don't we go somewhere else?"
Mu Feng smiled slightly and said softly, "Third Aunt, don't worry. You can come here to eat every day, and it would be fine."
Seeing that he was determined to go, his third aunt Wang Guiqin didn't say anything further, but she was genuinely happy.
After all, her second sister's family still had a descendant, which was a great comfort to her.
"Mu Feng, you didn't go borrow money, did you? Why are you so late?"
As soon as they entered the private room, Wang Guiqin, with her entire family in tow, was already waiting. Upon seeing Mu Feng, she couldn't resist belittling him.
Old Master Wang's face darkened, and he reprimanded her, "Are your words meant for eating, or for being sharp and sarcastic?"
"Dad, you're always on his side! Hmph!"
"You're Mu Feng? You seem different from when you were little. How have you become so worse for wear?"
Next to Wang Guiqin sat her husband and son. The one who spoke was her husband.