The Mystical Biological Mother Returns, the Villainous Sons Stand Up Straight – Chapter 80

Ch 80: That’s How It Is

Liu Ergou was a little surprised, “Your third brother is also a Taoist Master?”

Huo Xingye lowered his eyes and smiled, “Not really, he just liked it since he was a kid. We didn’t understand it before, but now it seems he inherited the talent from his elders. It just so happens he’s back in the country, so it’s good to let him follow along and see the world.”

When he was little, he had seen Huo Xingchen drawing talismans in his room, like chicken scratch. But as an older brother, he was very tolerant of his younger brother and took care of his face. So, he just pretended he didn’t see it and never mentioned it.

Later, Huo Xingye discovered that Huo Xingchen was also hiding his hobby, probably feeling ashamed himself.

As a good older brother, Huo Xingye helped him hide it.

Until now, Huo Xingchen hasn’t realized that his little secret has long been exposed.

Liu Ergou nodded in agreement, “Indeed, the child of an excellent Taoist Master is very likely to inherit this talent.” After a pause, he said, “If your mother has no objections, it wouldn’t hurt to bring him along.”

Huo Xingye nodded and stood up, “My mom might not be up for a while yet, please sit down first, I’m going to work.”

Liu Ergou also stood up politely, “Okay, okay, you go ahead and get busy.”

As soon as Huo Xingye went out, he dialed Huo Xingchen’s phone. The moment the call connected, he said, “Whether you want to or not, you must follow Mom out today, until she gets home safely.”

Huo Xingchen wasn’t fully awake yet, but upon hearing this, he subconsciously said, “I’m willing.” Just kidding, a free opportunity to monitor, he certainly wouldn’t push it away.

Huo Xingye paused, then said with satisfaction, “Very good, keep an eye on that old Taoist, don’t let him get too close to Mom.”

Huh? Huo Xingchen blinked in confusion, what old Taoist?

After hanging up, Huo Xingchen got up to wash, and by the way, took the manager’s phone number off the blacklist.

Before he finished washing up, the manager’s phone call came in.

Huo Xingchen turned on the speakerphone and threw the phone aside, using it as background noise. He did what he needed to do, and only when the manager called him did he lazily respond, being extremely perfunctory.

The manager endured and endured, but couldn’t bear it any longer, and roared, “Huo Xingchen! You buy a plane ticket and fly back here immediately!”

Huo Xingchen spat out the mouthwash, and said coldly and ruthlessly, “No can do.”

The manager’s head was about to explode, “Do you know how important this training camp is!”

“I know.” Huo Xingchen said, “But I have more important things to do now.” After saying that, he also felt a little irresponsible, and added, “When someone breaks the record I left behind, I’ll go back.”

The manager choked again.

“That’s it, hanging up.” Huo Xingchen hung up the phone after speaking.

The manager was so angry that he rolled his eyes. The coach, who had been listening the whole time, was startled and shouted, “Oxygen! Ambulance!!”

The manager waved his hand, took a deep breath, and said with red eyes, “What kind of sin did I commit in my past life that I ended up with this ancestor Huo Xingchen in this life!”

The coach sighed in cooperation, stroking his back with one hand, and advised, “It’s not the first or second time, there’s no need to get so angry every time.”

Upon hearing this, the manager was overwhelmed with grief, “But the messes he makes are different every time! No manager in the industry is more worried than I am, I’m not doing it anymore! I want to resign! Whoever wants to serve him can serve him! If I keep doing this broken job, I’m going to die!”

The coach paused, and said a great truth, “But you also earn the most.”

The manager’s howling stopped abruptly, and he didn’t speak for a long time.

Coach: “Do you still want to resign?”

The manager’s mouth twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said, “…I think I can still be saved.”

……

Huo Xingchen finished tidying up and went out to find food. As soon as he turned down the stairs, he saw a large and a small figure confronting each other on the sofa.

Um… to be precise, it should be an old and a young one. The old man had his hair in a bun, and his hair was a little white.

Huo Xingchen narrowed his eyes, is it an old guy from the Huo Family Branch? Looks unfamiliar.

Mao Mao heard the movement, quickly jumped off the sofa, turned his head and saw that it wasn’t Gu Qingyin, and immediately curled his lips in disgust, turned around and ran out of the French windows.

Liu Ergou also looked up, and the handsome and delicate young man came into view. He showed an amiable smile, “You must be the third oldest of the Huo family? Nice to meet you, I am your mother’s friend, you can call me Uncle Liu, or Taoist Priest Liu.”

Huo Xingchen suddenly understood, this is the old Taoist that his older brother mentioned.

He rolled his eyes and asked very bluntly, “Do you like my mom?”

Liu Ergou was stunned, his expression was slightly unnatural, he coughed lightly and said, “Adult matters, children should mind their own business.”

Huo Xingchen curled his lips in disdain, and didn’t continue to ask. He bypassed him and went to the restaurant to eat.

Hua Xin had seen him come down earlier, so she had the kitchen prepare breakfast.

Huo Xingchen ate while asking, “Where are they? Did they all leave?” He mainly wanted to ask about Gu Qingyin. He also knew she hadn’t left, but he was just awkwardly unwilling to appear too proactive.

Hua Xin smiled and said, “The Family Head went to the company, the Second Young Master went to the airport before dawn, and Madam hasn’t gotten up yet.” Afraid that he wouldn’t understand, Hua Xin added, “Madam usually gets up around ten o’clock when she has nothing to do, her sleep quality is very good.”

Huo Xingchen chuckled, thinking that he had caught her in a lie. His mother’s notes clearly stated that she got up at five o’clock every day for morning exercises, ate breakfast at seven o’clock, drew talismans at eight o’clock, chanted spells at ten o’clock, had lunch at twelve o’clock, meditated for two hours after lunch, followed by physical training and swordsmanship learning, ate dinner at seven o’clock in the evening, and continued to recite ancient and modern ghost data after dinner.

In short, there was never a moment of leisure.

His mom was indeed gifted, but no matter how good the talent, if it wasn’t exercised, it would become mediocre.

To fully transform talent into strength, the effort and sweat required behind the scenes was something ordinary people couldn’t do.

Huo Xingchen couldn’t do it either, so he admired his biological mother from the bottom of his heart. Therefore, he concluded that Gu Qingyin was definitely not his mom, his mom wouldn’t sleep in!

When he was almost finished eating, Gu Qingyin came down from upstairs, looking refreshed. She was surprised for a moment when she saw Liu Ergou, and then showed a frustrated expression, “Look at my memory, have you been waiting long?”

She had been thinking about Huo Xingchen’s affairs all night, and completely forgot about going to the Mystical Arts Association.

Liu Ergou smiled indifferently, “Not long, I’m idle anyway, waiting is the same anywhere. You have tea and snacks here, it’s much better than the hotel.”

Gu Qingyin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “If you like it, I’ll have someone pack a box for you.”

Of course Liu Ergou wouldn’t be polite, they had been friends for so many years, there was no need to be, he would just take it if he liked it.

Huo Xingchen, who had been observing the whole process, narrowed his eyes. Was the interaction between these two a little too familiar?

Taoist Priest Liu… there was no such person in his mother’s notes at all. Could this person be someone Gu Qingyin found to cooperate with her in acting?!

The more Huo Xingchen thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case!

（End of chapter）