Chapter 69: Chapter 69

It was the month of December, and Christmas was arriving soon. It was also Ray's one-month birth anniversary around Christmas.

So, Old Master Mo decided to celebrate both occasions on the day of Christmas. He had Butler Li send invitations to extended family members of the Mo Clan.

Mo Sheng's face scrunched up in displeasure when he came to know that his grandfather invited the extended families. For him, most of those extended family members were like sweet poison, especially the elders. They would act all sweet and loyal in front of them, but Mo Sheng knew how hideous they were in reality. Most of them were wishing for the downfall of the main family so that they could overtake them (Old Master Mo's family) and get the power by themselves (extended families).

Mo Sheng still remembers how his cousins disliked him and his brothers when they were still children. It was all because their (the cousin's) parents had filled their (the cousins) minds with hatred and fake words. Because of this, he and his brothers did not have many friends in childhood. Thanks to his elder brothers, he never felt alone; but sometimes, he would wonder why his cousins did not like them.

As he grew up, he slowly came to know the reasons. His cousins who used to hate him started to approach him, some for the benefits that came with his status, and some from their hearts. Mo Sheng befriended the good ones who did not want their lives to be controlled by their parents and their greed.

Now he was confused as to why his grandfather wanted to invite them for Christmas. To get his answers, Mo Sheng walked to his grandfather's study room and directly asked, "Grandpa, why did you invite those leechers?"

Old Master Mo who was working on some documents sighed at his grandson's words. He calmly replied, "It was necessary. You know how they are. If I hadn't invited them, then they would have thought that we are embarrassed because Ray is a girl. I just didn't want to give them the chance. We have to show them how happy and satisfied we are with Ray. Otherwise, they would find a chance to demean Xiao Xi and Ray."

Mo Sheng understood what his grandfather meant. "So, you do have some brain, Old Man." He sarcastically said to improve the solemn atmosphere going on there.

"Hmph, do you think everyone is as stupid as you?" Old Master Mo played along with his grandson.

"Anyway, am leaving." Mo Sheng gave a wave to Old Master Mo and then left.

After he left, Old Master Mo called Butler Li and ordered, "Old Li, this year's Christmas party must be very grand. We cannot give anyone a chance to belittle Xiao Xi or Ray."

Butler Li of course understood the meaning of his words after working for him all these years. "Master, don't you worry about it. I will personally handle everything."

"Good. Anyway, it's time to play with my great-granddaughter," Old Master Mo announced, checking the time on his watch. It was 2 pm, and the perfect time to play with Ray because she would be awake and full at this time.

Old Master Mo saw Mo Sheng already hovering over Ray when he arrived in the hall. His jaw ticked in annoyance at the sight. He finally understood why Mo Sheng left as soon as he was done talking.

Don't hover above her like that. You will scare her with that ugly face of yours," Old Master Mo huffed.

Mo Sheng did not know why he was suddenly reminded of the girl he met at the airport at the 'ugly' word. She had also commented on his look at their first meeting. When Old Master Mo started communicating with Ray did Mo Sheng finally come out of his stupor. He was shocked by his own thought process. How could he think of that annoying girl just because of a familiar word? Mo Sheng was flustered by his own behavior. He left from there instantly as if running from himself.

"I think your uncle has gone mad," Old Master Mo whispered to Ray. He was happy that he got Ray all to himself.

Ray even gave back a smile as if agreeing to his words. That's right, Ray has started smiling a lot past few days, and it was the smile that melted everyone's heart. Seeing her smile, Old Master Mo hurriedly took out his cellphone and clicked pictures of her smiling face. He then gloatingly sent them to Elder Hi's WhatsApp to make him jealous. He chuckled when he received the angry emojis from Elder Ji.

"Hah! That old man is really jealous of us," He said to Ray as if the little one could understand him.

After a while, he heard thudding sounds coming from the stairs. When he turned to look, he saw Xiao Hui running toward them. It was his lunchtime, and it has become his habit to play with his baby sister in the meantime while Yun Xi feeds him.

"Careful, young boy. Don't run like that, you may hurt yourself by falling." Old Master Mo gently reprimanded him.

"Great-grandpa, I am already a big boy. Even if I fall, it won't hurt me," said the little guy with firm determination in his voice. Saying that, he walked to his sister and crouched down next to her so that his head was on the level with the couch on which Ray was laying.

Yun Xi also walked out of the kitchen with Xiao Hui's lunch in her hand. She still felt a bit of pain in between her legs while walking, but it was manageable, and the pain was slowly fading away day by day. Moreover, sitting continuously in one place also hurt her pelvic area, so she would walk around from time to time.

"Xiao Hui, it's dumplings for you today." Yun Xi stated as she also sat next to him with Old Master Mo's help. She still could not stand or sit hastily and easily as before. After she was seated properly, she started feeding Xiao Hui as he played with Ray.

If Mo Shan was there, he would have surely reprimanded his son to eat by himself and not to trouble his mother. But Yun Xi also was not the one to back away. She was already feeling that she has somehow neglected Xiao Hui during her last pregnancy trimester, so she wanted to make up for the lost time.

"How is your class going, baby?" Yun Xi asked gently. She wanted to enroll him in a school so that he could develop his social skills. But she was afraid Xiao Hui would not like the idea.

"It's going well. I got full marks on yesterday's test, Mommy." Xiao Hui proudly announced to get some praises from his mother. And as expected, Yun Xi did not prove him wrong. "I knew my darling was the best," she complimented him.

While he was happy, Yun Xi decided to ask him about going to school. "Xiao Hui, do you want to go to school? You will meet a lot of other children there, and you can also make friends." Yun Xi did not want to directly order him to go to school, so she tried asking first.

Xiao Hui suddenly paused in his actions and fell silent. On the side, Old Master Mo was also looking at him, waiting for his decision. He was equally as nervous as Yun Xi. It was because they had tried sending him to school before Yun Xi's arrival, but it did not go well. Because Xiao Hui did not like to talk much, he was actually being made fun of by his friends, but none of the family members knew about it. When Mo Shan got to know about it, he directly got Xiao Hui out of the school and instead arranged for home tuition. He also pulled out all the investments which he had made to the school which had caused the school a huge loss. After that incident, no one dared to bring the topic to school, afraid that Xiao Hui would not like it.

Despite that, they also knew how important was the role of school for children. It was the first step to establishing some relationships on their own, it also helps in social bonds. So when Yun Xi brought the topic of the school forward after such a long time, Old Master Mo also listened intently. They did not hurry Xiao Hui for the answer.

After a full minute, Xiao Hui finally opened his mouth. He looked at Yun Xi and asked, "Will Mommy come to drop and pick Xiao Hui?"

Yun Xi was shocked by his answer. She expected him to either agree or refuse, but she was caught off-guarded by his innocent question.

"Of course, Mommy will." She answered in a beat.

"Then, will Mommy cook lunch for Xiao Hui?" came another question from Xiao Hui.

"Mmm, whatever my darling wants to eat, Mommy will cook it."

"Then, Xiao Hui will go to school." Xiao Hui said, nodding his head.

Yun Xi and Old Master Mo broke into huge grins at his answer. "Yayy!" Yun Xi exclaimed happily, hugging Xiao Hui tightly in her arms. "My baby is the best."

A small smile could also be seen on the corner of Xiao Hui's lips after seeing his mother so excited. He then hugged her back and said, "Xiao Hui loves Mommy the most."

"Mommy loves Xiao Hui the most too," Yun Xi said cheerfully.