Chapter Twenty-Eight: Insomnia, Fear of Disappointing My Unc

some eyebrows slightly, feigning displeasure. "This gift is a bit too meager," he said."Then what kind of gift wouldn't be too meager" Mu Xing tilted her head.Looking at the little girl's innocent fac...Fu Lingxiao pursed his lips.

Two bags of stones, only to unearth these few pieces of Hetian jade, and he's all bruised.

This deal doesn't seem fair. It just isn't worth it.

What's this girl so happy about

But seeing her excited expression, he was still very polite and didn't pour cold water on her. He cooperated and said, "That's amazing."

"Hee hee."

Little Uncle praised her for being so good, Mu Xing was even happier. Holding the stone, she ran towards the kitchen: "I'll go show it to Butler."

"Come back."

Fu Lingxiao called her.

Mu Xing immediately stopped in her tracks, a face full of dust making those big eyes look like obsidian, blinking at the man. "Uncle, is something the matter"

Go take a shower first.

He cupped the little girl's head in his hand, turned her slightly, and pushed her upstairs.

Mu Xing whispered, "I want to share my joy with Uncle Butler first."

"Share after washing."

- Mu Xing spent a lot of effort cleaning herself up. When she went downstairs, Fu Lingxiao had already changed into a comfortable home outfit and was sitting on the sofa in the living room watching financial news.

Strong, long legs crossed over each other, she sat with a relaxed and lazy posture. Her straight spine, however, gave her an air of dignity and formality.

Mùxīng wanted to call him, but seeing him reading seriously, the little mouth that had just opened immediately closed again, and she silently went to the kitchen.

A glimpse of Mu Xing walking past silently caught Fu Lingxiao's attention. He was a bit puzzled; this little girl always ran over shouting and jumping whenever she saw him, but this time she was surprisingly quiet.

He remained unmoved, his voice calm as he spoke, "Mu Xing, come here."

"Huh" Mu Xing hesitated, "Uncle Xiao, you haven't been watching the news"

Fu Lingxiao pursed his lips, it turned out that the little girl was afraid of disturbing him watching the news.

"Stop reading, come over here, I have something to ask you."

"Oh."

Mu Xing ran up to Fu Lingxiao tap, tap, tap, and looked at him seriously, “Uncle, what do you want to ask me”

The man's gaze lifted slightly, "What do you do with jade"

"Sell it."

Mu Xing had expected his uncle to ask him this, so he thought of this answer.

Simple and reasonable.

He began to wonder if he had been too hard on the girl, that she had gone to Uzhe Mountain to carry stones out of fear for his displeasure.

Her salary of 100,000 a month was reduced to 70,000 by him, and it was all used to pay off debts. It's no wonder the little girl had to find ways to make money.

After some thought, he said to Mu Xing: "I've adjusted your salary. Every month, after deducting the 70,000 yuan for debt repayment, I will give you an additional 100,000 yuan for living expenses. If you perform well, there will be a bonus."

"Ten thousand living expenses!" Mu Xing's eyes widened in disbelief, staring at Fu Lingxiao, "Uncle, why did you suddenly give me so much money"

I'm still worried that you'll do even more outrageous things for money!

Fu Lingxiao was somewhat helpless, his expression still as indifferent and calm as ever, "I have only one requirement. Since you work for me and receive my salary, you must focus on working for me and cannot think about earning a second income through other means, remember that"

Mu Xing suddenly understood, her uncle believed she was digging jade to make money. He didn't like people who were three-hearted and two-minded when working for him, so he gave her processing funds.

But her words were intended to prevent her uncle from knowing that she was mining jade in order to carve a seal. Although she wasn't averse to the high wages, she didn't want what she got through lies.

But how could she refuse

Mu Xing was in a difficult situation.

Fu Lingxiao saw the little girl suddenly frown in distress, raised an eyebrow and said, "What Think it's too little"

"No, no."

Mu Xing waved her hands repeatedly, "I think that's too much. Why don't we just stick to the original agreement I'll ask you for a raise when I perform well in the future, okay, Uncle"

The man sat motionless on the sofa, his deep eyes staring intently at Mu Xing, "I don't like being rejected."

Oh... there's no room for negotiation.

Mu Xing "tearfully" accepts 100,000 yuan in living expenses.

- Midnight.

Mu Xing lay in bed tossing and turning, thinking about going to school tomorrow.

She had never been to school before. Curiosity and a touch of nervousness filled her heart. As she lay in bed, lost in thought, the pillow that should have lulled her to sleep instead kept her awake.

She fished out her phone from under the pillow, opened Fu Lingxiao's WeChat, typed a message in the chat box, hesitated for a long time, and finally pressed send.

"Uncle, are you asleep"

In his study, a man was in the middle of an international video conference when he suddenly received such a message.

The little girl is still awake this late.

He frowned slightly, gesturing for the meeting to pause, and picked up his phone to reply, "What's up"

Mu Xing's eyes lit up upon receiving the reply, and she quickly edited her message: "Uncle Xiao, I'm fine. I just thought about going to school tomorrow, a little bit nervous."

Mu Xing stared at her phone screen. Five minutes had passed, and her uncle still hadn't replied. Maybe he was asleep.

She let out a small sigh, tucked her phone back under her pillow, and just then the door to her room was knocked on.

"Knock knock."

In the midst of silence, the knocking sound was not at all disturbing. It was light and gentle, with a steady rhythm.

Mu Xing immediately threw back the covers and got up to open the door.

The door swung open, and a tall and imposing figure came into view. The man stood in the doorway, bathed in the soft glow of the hallway's overhead light. In the interplay of light and shadow, his handsome face, sculpted like a masterpiece by God, seemed even more profound and three-dimensional.

"Uncle," Mu Xing looked up at him, her eyes sparkling. "How did you come here"

Fu Lingxiao pursed his lips.

He also wondered how he got here.

Seeing the little girl's WeChat message, he ended the meeting in five minutes and stood here.

After a moment, he opened his lips and asked, “What are you nervous about”

Mu Xing pouted slightly, her mood inexplicably low. "I don't know either, maybe it's because I've never been to school before. I'm afraid I won't do well and will disappoint my little uncle."

"Just take it seriously, I won't be disappointed."

He didn't expect much from this girl's studies, he just thought she should do what was appropriate for her age. Besides, how else could he lure the people behind her out

Hearing what his uncle said, Mu Xing instantly felt much lighter in her heart, “Uncle, I will definitely study hard!”

Fu Lingxiao lowered his eyes and looked at the little girl who had recovered her energy. His thin lips curled slightly, "Go to sleep."

"Mm! Good night, Uncle!"

Mu Xing waved her little meat paw and closed the door.

Fu Lingxiao took out his phone and called Zhao Jin...

- The next morning.

Fu Lingxiao went downstairs and saw that the usually quiet living room was unusually lively today.

Butler Wu and a group of servants were surrounding Mu Xing, chattering away about school rules.

Although Mu Xing has only been here for a short time, she has already become the darling of the group. She is well-behaved and intelligent, and often helps others. Especially her acupuncture skills are amazing, several servants' years of back pain have been cured by her.

Therefore, everyone adored this little darling, each one worried sick. Some feared she'd be bullied at school, while others worried she might be kidnapped.

After all, they are her darlings. They are so pretty and cute that everyone loves them.hi Chi and Liu Si Ye out, they carefully avoided Mu Xing as instructed. Therefore, she didn't know that when she heard the news of Ning Chi Chi leaving, she couldn't help but smile, "Really"Fu Lingxia...