noffsinger Chapter 265 Status
Chapter 265 Status
After sending Qiao Jianhong away, Old Master Bai did not ask why. Instead, he looked at Xu Shu and snorted coldly, "The sweetheart you mentioned to me every day these days, could it be my good grandson?"
Xu Shu smiled at him and nodded generously.
Old Master Bai raised his leg and kicked him: "You have already planned this, haven't you?"
“Grandfather!” Mu Jinghua was so frightened that he didn’t know what to do. “Xu Shu…don’t…”
Ever since he learned that he would have a maternal grandfather two years ago, Mu Jinghua had imagined many scenes of meeting him. He had thought about how his maternal grandfather would dislike him, but he had never thought about...
Grandfather would not like Xu Shu...
But he wanted to persuade them, but he didn't know where to start, so he could only call this person and that person.
Fortunately, the two of them still knew their limits. The old man kicked once and stood up straight. Xu Shu looked at Mu Jinghua and comforted him, "It's okay. Master is playing with me."
Old Master Bai nodded and said, "Child, I have not been able to protect you for so many years. It is not right for me to use the pressure of an elder to hinder you now. What happened between you and Xu Shu, and what happened with Qiao Jianhong, Grandfather will not ask."
Seeing Mu Jinghua's surprised expression, Old Master Bai stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to touch him, but his hand fell in mid-air and he took it back. He continued, "According to Xu Shu, you two haven't seen each other for a long time. Now that it's getting late, Grandfather will arrange for you to live in the same courtyard."
Mu Jinghua's eyes lit up.
Old Master Bai couldn't help but shake his head: "You, kid, are just like your father back then, both of you are so easy to understand."
He seemed a little dazed as he spoke, and thinking of his youngest son who had long passed away, he couldn't help but sigh deeply.
"Grandfather." Mu Jinghua was actually in a trance. Even though Old Master Bai was very kind to him, and even doted on him, it was their first meeting, and everything was unfamiliar, so he couldn't get close to him no matter what. But now seeing this man feeling sad, he also felt depressed, and subconsciously said words of comfort, "You will have me in the future."
Old Master Bai smiled at him, looking very kind: "Good boy, I have really wronged you over the years."
Mu Jinghua's nose felt sore and his eyes turned red. With just this one sentence, the strangeness and discomfort he had felt towards Old Master Bai disappeared for the most part.
At that moment, he actually imagined himself as a child, being able to act coquettishly with his elders without any scruples.
But he suppressed the impulse and just smiled shyly at Old Master Bai: "It's all over."
Old Master Bai sighed deeply.
Xu Shu quickly changed the subject: "It's getting late. Little Mu Jin has been traveling a lot today and is sleepy now. Master, let Little Mu Jin rest first."
Hearing him say this, Old Master Bai naturally nodded and told the servants to take them to Lixiang Garden to live. After saying this, he remembered something and said, "Have a good rest tonight. As for your uncle, let Xu Shu accompany you to visit him tomorrow. He won't dare to say anything to you."
Mu Jinghua nodded and followed the servant to Lixiang Garden. Then he remembered to ask, "Is this my father's yard?"
Xu Shu laughed twice: "No, this is my yard."
"You have a courtyard in the Bai Mansion now?" Mu Jinghua was very surprised, and then he remembered, "By the way, how did you and my grandfather become master and disciple?"
That's a long story.
Of course, the cause was still Muyi Building.
There have always been many high-ranking officials in the capital, and there are even more idle young men. Although Muyi Tower is a restaurant, it has invited many dancers and singers to liven up the atmosphere.
Although it is novel and interesting, in the opinion of Old Master Bai, this place is not serious no matter how you look at it. It is not a restaurant, a singing house, or a brothel.
Just as he thought, there were indeed a lot of right and wrong.
Even though it was clearly stated that the girls and boys there only sold their skills and not their bodies, there were still many idle young men who came to cause trouble.
Touching this girl today and kissing that guy tomorrow, similar phenomena continue despite repeated bans.
Originally, Qiao Wan was running the Muyi Building. After all, she had been in Beijing for many years and knew that there were some people whom she could not afford to offend. When encountering such a thing, she simply asked her bodyguards to ask these people to leave.
But in the end it is better to loosen up than to block, and some people have become even more outrageous and take pleasure in bullying girls and boys in Muyi Building.
Therefore, when Xu Shu arrived in the capital, the first thing he did was to solve this matter.
The method is simple, just beat up whoever you catch.
However, these were all high-ranking officials, while Xu Shu was just an unknown person with no power or influence in the capital. In terms of background, he was not even as good as Qiao Wan. It would be foolish to confront them head-on.
If you can't beat him openly, then beat him behind his back, with your face covered and wearing a nightgown. No one will know who you are.
Of course, there are skills to beating people. The first rule is that you cannot be timid when beating someone. Not only can you not be timid, you must also be more powerful than the other person.
For example, when he beat up a young master from a noble family, the young master cried out in pain: "Do you know who I am? How dare you hit me?"
Xu Shu replied: "Do you know who I am? How dare you not let me beat you?"
The young man reacted quickly and immediately scolded: "Then why don't you take off your mask and show it to me, you bastard."
Xu Shu snorted coldly and beat him even harder.
After the matter was done, of course, I still had to mention: "The people behind Muyi Building are not someone you can afford to offend."
The young man was beaten so badly that his face was swollen and black, and he couldn't even open his eyes, but he kept snorting.
Of course, he was unwilling to accept the result, and the next day someone came to the door of Muyi Building to ask for an explanation.
Xu Shu asked his shopkeeper to report the matter to the authorities. Regardless of whether the official was honest or not, some procedures had to be followed.
But the people in Dali Temple were still at a loss as to who to arrest.
Because the shop owner said that no matter who was arrested, the business would be closed for three days.
After all, Muyi Tower still has some influence in Shangjing. Although the young masters of aristocratic families like to make trouble here, the young ladies and ladies of aristocratic families also particularly like this place.
Even if you don't want to eat, it's also good to play mahjong and listen to music.
Those bored ladies would be the first ones to object to closing the business for three days.
Seeing that everyone was about to make a fuss, the people from the Dali Temple very wisely chose to remove themselves and let them resolve the matter privately.
Of course the shopkeeper insisted that he was not from Muyilou, and even allowed the young man to come to Muyilou and identify him at will.
After all the pretense, the man was not stupid and finally gave up.
No matter what he thought, the matter was over.
But Xu Shu had no plans to go over.
That night, he chased the man home, pulled him out of bed, and beat him up again.
This time he finished what he hadn't said last night, and the general meaning was -
Although I am the backer of Muyi Tower, I have a special status as a nobleman and I keep a low profile. How can I let you guys know who I am?
And you are so ungrateful that you actually came to Muyi Building to cause trouble again. If I don’t punish you properly, I’m afraid you will go to heaven.
The unfortunate young man was beaten so badly that he couldn't get out of bed for half a month.
The day after his accident, rumors spread in the capital that there was a big shot behind Muyi Building.
In this way, those who harassed the employees of Muyi Building finally restrained themselves, and in order to show his toughness, Xu Shu, of course, beat up those who didn't know the "inside story" without saying a word.
Anyway, afterwards, the people of Shangjing who have already accepted the idea that "there is a big shot behind Muyi Building" will explain it clearly to this person.
Of course, there are still smart people in Beijing who can see through Xu Shu's tricks.
Old Master Bai is one of them.
Old Master Bai is not an old scholar. After he understood Xu Shu's tricks, he became very interested and took the initiative to ask people to approach Xu Shu.
As for Xu Shu, because of Mu Jinghua, he has been paying attention to the affairs of the Bai family since he came to Shangjing. As soon as Old Master Bai sent someone, he vaguely guessed what was going on.
Naturally, he would not miss this opportunity. He told the old man some stories half-truthfully and visited him several times. Within a few days, he had coaxed the old man into submission.
Even when Old Master Bai learned that he planned to take the military examination, he was so enthusiastic that he wanted to give him a book on military strategy.
Xu Shu then climbed up the ladder and successfully rose to the position, becoming Old Master Bai's most beloved "disciple".
In this way, you will have a status.
Now that you have the status, it will be even easier to ask for a yard.
"As soon as you arrived, there was a tidy courtyard for you to live in, and the decoration was all to your liking."