There was already an old man in his fifties waiting at the gate, and behind him stood two Filipinos, a squire, and a brown-skinned boy.
"Young Master, welcome back!" When the old man saw Ling Yao, he showed a kind smile and bowed to him respectfully. The two people behind him also hurriedly bowed to the old man.
"Ninth Uncle, you don't have to be so polite with me." With his two hands, Ling Yao righted the old man's body.
This was where Ling Yao's parents used to live, and Ninth Uncle was their assistant in charge of the cocoon. After his parents left, over these years, Ninth Uncle had always taken care of the house.
One of the two female servants behind Ninth Uncle was called Da Li. Hai Xiao Min had met his before, and the young boy was Ninth Uncle's grandson who was currently in high school.
"Hello Ninth Uncle!" It could be seen that Ling Yao was very respectful to this old man. Hai Xiaomin also paid special attention to him and humbly greeted the old man.
Seeing Hai Xiao Min, Ninth Uncle's smile was kind, as if he was looking at his own child: "Hello Miss, it's not the first time we've met."
Just as Hai Xiao Min was about to say something with a smile, Ling Yao took the initiative and said: "Ninth Uncle, she is my wife now."
Three pairs of eyes looked at Hai Xiao Min in unison, with astonishment in their eyes. Ninth Uncle opened his mouth and stammered for a while: "This... Young Master, your marriage is such a big matter, how is it that we don't know anything about it? "
"I've only completed the formalities and haven't had the time to hold the wedding ceremony. I was planning to announce this news before the wedding." Ling Yao then pulled Hai Xiao Min in front of him, and the two of them smiled at each other, their eyes filled with sweetness.
He had just fixed his wedding dress, as if the haze above his head had opened up a crack and taken this step, which was a good start after all.
"So that's how it is …" He didn't know if it was an illusion or not, but after knowing that they were married, Ninth Uncle seemed to have some sort of unspeakable hidden trouble, and his smile was a bit forced.
Ling Yao was not at ease with Ninth Uncle's appearance, as if he did not see him, and continued: "Before grandpa's birthday, we will all temporarily settle here. Ninth Uncle, sorry to trouble you."
"It's rare for Young Master to come home, why would I need to trouble you? The rooms have already been prepared for you. Please come in." Ninth Uncle raised his spirits again and called a group of people into the house.
Usually, only the five of them stayed here often and it was rather lonely. The arrival of Ling Yao and Hai Xiao Min had brought a lot of popularity. Fortunately, the room was spacious enough to accommodate the bodyguard group.
The bodyguards arranged the manpower in an orderly manner, but Ninth Uncle instructed the Fei Mercenaries to first help the Young Madam deliver her luggage to the bedroom. He and the Young Master still had something to discuss.
With regards to Ninth Uncle suddenly wanting to let Hai Xiao Min go, Ling Yao didn't seem to be surprised at all. He pinched Hai Xiao Min's soft palm: "Let's go first, I'll be back in a while."
"Alright." Hai Xiao Min's eyes curved into a smile, and Ling Yao went over without any hesitation and gave her a light peck on her lips.
Watching Ling Yao following Ninth Uncle and leaving in another direction, Hai Xiao Min frowned slightly. If her intuition was right, their topic was not related to the birthday of Mr. Nudge, but it was related to her!
The room was still the same room that she had stayed in last time. From what Dali had said, the room itself was Ling Yao's bedroom, or to be more precise, it was the room that he had stayed in when he was a child. The room wasn't too big, and it wasn't as modern or luxurious as the 39 floor of the LY Building.
"Young Madam, is there anything else you need to arrange?" The two maids stood at the door and respectfully asked. Behind them were two tall and powerful bodyguards, so much so that the two passionate Da Li were clearly aware that Hai Xiao Min's identity was no longer the same as before and didn't dare to reminisce about old times with her.
Hai Xiao Min came back to her senses, "Da Li, stay here and help me pack. Take me around later."
"Ninth Uncle, just say what you want to say." Arriving at the garden's small platform on the second floor and seeing that no one was around, Ling Yao began to speak frankly.
"Young master, logically speaking, I'm only a servant. I don't dare to interrupt your marriage. However, I've watched over you since I was young, so I suppose I can be counted as half a senior?" Ninth Uncle's back was slightly hunched and he slowly turned around. His pair of old eyes looked at Ling Yao affectionately.
Ling Yao: "Naturally, in my heart, I've always treated you as an elder."
"Then Ninth Uncle has something to say, so let's be straightforward. I hope young master won't take offense to it."
"Ninth Uncle, please speak your mind."
"Master, are you really going to take this young lady to see Mr. Nach?"
Ling Yao lowered his dark eyes and spoke coldly: "... Unless he doesn't want to see me again before he dies. "
"Young master, you don't need to do that. Old Mr. Nudge is your grandfather, so you should know that all of his grudges towards you originated from your mother. You are even more outstanding than your father, and if you are willing to submit to him, I believe old Mr. Nudge will be very willing to accept you." Ninth Uncle advised.
"How can I give in? Tear off this Oriental's face? Or should I remove all of the mother's blood from her body? " Ling Yuanzhi's whole body was encased in a layer of cold frost, and his voice was calm, but the muscles on his face showed that his heart wasn't as calm as it seemed on the surface.
"At the very least, you should not have chosen another Oriental woman as your wife!" Finally, Ninth Uncle brought up the main point of the conversation.
After staring at Ninth Uncle for a long time, until he felt uneasy, he slowly said: "Ninth Uncle, unless my father can be revived, otherwise, the crime of being the son of a demon that I bear will never be removed. No matter what I do, they will never really want to accept me.
His voice paused, "I thought you had seen through this long ago, or do you mean that you have already sided with them?"
The son of the devil!
Hearing this form of address again, Ninth Uncle was still in shock, but the young master could already calmly say this word. It seemed that these years the young master had really matured and become much more stable.
Ninth Uncle bitterly smiled: "Loyalty is a basic accomplishment as a qualified butler. How could I betray you, Young Master? "I've always disagreed with Mr. Nudge's actions. It's probably because people are old now and many things are clearer than before. I always hope to see a happy ending when I close my eyes …"
Looking at Ninth Uncle's sorrowful eyes, Ling Yao's heart slightly stopped. He turned his head and looked into the distance, and sadly said: "Ninth Uncle, have I not given in enough over these years?"
Hearing this, Ninth Uncle's eyes trembled, he stared blankly at the spot, ah, ah, all these years the Naga Family deliberately infiltrated into the LY, wanting to seize the young master's wealth, the other young masters could still be a bit more unyielding, but as long as the old Mr Naga opened his mouth, the only person who would always be able to endure was the young master.
"So I'm not the one who should take a step back." Hai Xiaomin was his wife, this time he would never give in!