Chapter 148



148 You Have to Call Me Miss Gu Man

“Master, did I hear wrongly just now? Young Master spoke?” Uncle Li still did not believe his ears.

“Yes, he called her sister.” Old Master Cui lowered his head excitedly to wipe his tears.

However, Gu Man was still playing happily with Ah Mai. When the food was served, she coaxed Ah Mai, “Let’s eat first before playing with the toys.”

Ah Mai nodded obediently.

Ah Mai’s action excited the two old men again. When had Ah Mai ever been so obedient? Usually, no one could make him listen to them. He would only eat when he wanted to eat and sleep when he wanted to sleep. He never cared about what others said.

Old Master Cui looked at Gu Man being indifferent, as if she did not know how many surprises she had brought to the Cui Family.

Old Master Cui couldn’t help but nod. Gu Man was a good child who knew her place. She didn’t want to get ahead of herself, nor was she arrogant.

Ah Mai was not picky at the dining table. He ate whatever Gu Man picked up for her and even ate with relish. Old Master Cui and Uncle Li were relieved. Old Master Cui looked at Gu Man with love in his eyes. It was only after Uncle Li teased him that he restrained himself and did not scare Gu Man.

After dinner, Gu Man said, “I want to go to his room with Ah Mai to play with him for a while.”

“Okay, I can take a walk after dinner. Let’s go to Ah Mai’s room together.”

As soon as Old Master Cui finished speaking, Uncle Li led the way. “Miss Gu Man, this way please.”

“Uncle Li, you don’t have to be so polite in front of me. You call me Miss Gu Man. It sounds like we’re unfamiliar. Just call me by my name or call me like my grandfather.” Gu Man felt a little awkward when she heard Uncle Li call her “Miss Gu Man”.

She could tell that Uncle Li and Grandpa Li were like biological brothers. Uncle Li really cared about her, so she did not want him to call her that.

“I know Miss Gu Man is kind, but etiquette can’t be abolished,” Uncle Li insisted.

“Girl, don’t make things difficult for your Uncle Li. He doesn’t even listen to me. This old man is the most stubborn.”

Hearing Cui Lao’s teasing, Gu Man really wanted to say, “Grandpa, you’re also an old man!”

However, Gu Man did not force Uncle Li anymore.

Along the way, Uncle Li introduced the Cui Manor to Gu Man. “This is the Cui family’s ancestral house. It has been decades since it was renovated and expanded to its current size. Others might get lost when they first come in, but they probably won’t after you walk through it once. Just now, we were eating in the atrium. Your grandfather lives in the atrium. To the east is where your uncle, aunt, and Young Master Ah Mai live. To the west is the guest room to receive guests.”

Gu Man nodded. When she walked in, she felt that there was really a universe inside. Every step was carefully set up, and every setting had ancient geomancy customs.

Uncle Li introduced as they walked. Gu Man slowly admired them and remembered them carefully. By the time they walked from the atrium to where Ah Mai lived, it was already ten minutes later.

The house on the east side was more modern than the atrium, but the overall style was still harmonious with the atrium.

When Ah Mai returned to his territory, he broke free from Gu Man’s hand and ran.

Gu Man was not in a hurry. She followed him from afar, went to the second floor, and walked into Ah Mai’s room.

Gu Man looked at Ah Mai’s room as if she had walked into a celestial world. The ceiling was sky blue, the floor was paved with cloisonné that emitted faint starlight, and the grayish-blue walls were painted with various stars.

When Uncle Li saw that Gu Man was a little surprised, he explained, “Young Master Ah Mai drew these and asked us to decorate them for him.”

“Miss Gu Man, look,” Uncle Li said as he adjusted the button at the door. The entire ceiling was filled with stars and the moon, as if the night sky was above them.

“And during the day.” Uncle Li adjusted it again, and the ceiling instantly turned into a clear sky with beautiful clouds floating in the blue sky.

Gu Man couldn’t help but exclaim in her heart. It was too beautiful.

Old Master Cui said, “Ah Mai seems to like these planets and universes very much. We got many professionals to set this up for him, hoping that he would be more open-minded.”

Ah Mai was immersed in the toys that almost filled the room. It was as if the laughing and talking Ah Mai had disappeared again.