Chapter 25
The housekeeper, very strategically, sent a photo of the father and son on Huangshan – He Renyuan had given him a batch of photos to be framed.
He Renyuan’s usual public image was too serious and aloof. It was hard to associate him with the adorable Cha Bao.
“Hahaha, such a cute baby, you can tell from the photo that he’s a smart child.” He Wangzhong’s heart, which had been wounded by his unfilial son, fluttered. He laughed heartily, then took another look, and his laughter abruptly stopped.
Wait, why did He Renyuan’s nephew look so much like his grandson???
He definitely wasn’t seeing things, Old Xu had mentioned it during the day! He hadn’t understood the implication!
“Wife, wife!” He Wangzhong ripped off Shu Mei’s face mask and held it in his hand, “Look!”
Shu Mei glared at him, “I can see even with a face mask on!”
“I’m afraid you can’t see clearly!”
Shu Mei looked down at his phone and gasped. If anyone had the clearest impression of He Renyuan as a child, it was… cough, probably his aunt, He Ying. But when it came to He Renyuan as a baby, how could she, his mother, not know her own son?!
She quickly pressed her face mask, afraid it would fall off, then remembered that He Wangzhong had already ripped it off.
“This is?”
“Your son’s newly acknowledged nephew?”
“Huh?”
He Wangzhong, “But he really looks like my grandson. Could we have lost a daughter somewhere?”
“Wouldn’t I know if I gave birth or not?” Shu Mei looked at the father and son in the photo. Could she actually see fatherly love in He Renyuan???
He Wangzhong, “Your son told me to treat him like my own grandson, and said I would understand after seeing the baby.”
Shu Mei, “The implication is very obvious!”
He Wangzhong slapped his thigh, “That He Renyuan, he has an illegitimate child and dares to blame it on a non-existent sister!”
Shu Mei, “You mean he brought a child back from somewhere and didn’t dare to say it was his own, so he said it was his nephew?”
He Wangzhong, “Think about it, he’s an only child. His nephew or son would both be our only grandson, there’s no problem with the inheritance rights. He wants to acknowledge his son, but also maintain his reputation.”
“You said he was worried the past two days, could he have been fighting for custody?”
This was a bit of a moral lapse. A lawyer, fighting for custody of his own child, how could the other party win?
Look at this child, so well-raised. He Renyuan’s bad temper couldn’t raise such a cute child.
Shu Mei stared at the child’s photo, “Then what should we do?”
He Wangzhong said profoundly, “Don’t do anything yet, I’ll do a paternity test and throw it in his face! Let’s see how he explains it!”
Shu Mei clasped her hands, “Really, He Renyuan launched a surprise attack, Grandma isn’t even prepared with a meeting gift.”
He Wangzhong immediately called the housekeeper, “Is my grandson living at home?”
The housekeeper, “Yes.”
He Wangzhong, “Find a chance to get a sample for a paternity test tomorrow.”
The housekeeper, “Okay.”
He Wangzhong grinned, “What does my grandson like to eat?”
The housekeeper also smiled, “He eats everything, he loves to eat, except for bird’s nest. Both the young master and the little young master are allergic to it.”
He Wangzhong thought of the bird’s nest he made today and broke out in a cold sweat, “Allergic? Are they okay?”
The housekeeper, “The little young master is fine, the young master hasn’t recovered yet.”
Shu Mei, “Did you call a doctor?”
The housekeeper, “Yes, yes, the doctor said it’s not a big problem, it will subside in a few hours after taking the medicine.”
Shu Mei pinched He Wangzhong’s arm hard, “I said, why was so much of my bird’s nest missing? You used it to harm my son and grandson!”
He Wangzhong winced in pain, “I won’t do it again. I must also be allergic to bird’s nest, it’s hereditary. Can my grandson call me Grandpa?”
The housekeeper’s lips curled up, “Yes.” I’ve been enjoying it for half a month on your behalf.
He Wangzhong started to think about what to make for his grandson tomorrow.
Shu Mei called the housekeepers and told them to find all the bird’s nest in the house and pack it up. She was going to give it to her friends. There couldn’t be any more bird’s nest in the house.
It only took Bai Qingyu ten minutes to coax Cha Bao to sleep.
He waited for a while, quietly snuck down the stairs to the second floor, and looked at the study door, but didn’t see He Renyuan.
Which room on the second floor was He Renyuan’s?
The housekeeper seemed to have said that his and He Renyuan’s rooms were diagonally opposite each other. Bai Qingyu looked at the door opposite him, walked over, and pressed the doorknob.
In the dim light, there was a low bed in the room, and He Renyuan was lying on his back, the corner of the quilt draped over his waist.
He had carried a child and climbed a mountain all day, came home late, went to pick them up before dawn, worked all day, picked up and dropped off the child, came home, ate, and had an allergic reaction.
But he finally brought Bai Qingyu and Bai Xiaocha home. He Renyuan was relaxed, took his medicine, and fell asleep.
Bai Qingyu saw that there were still large hives on He Renyuan’s exposed arm, just like Bai Xiaocha’s. The arms reacted the most strongly. The difference was that He Renyuan could endure it and didn’t scratch.
He glanced at his face, only the area near his chin and neck still had a rash.
How pitiful. Bai Qingyu looked at the motionless He Renyuan, a complicated feeling rising in his heart. Humans were so fragile, even the bad-tempered young master was knocked down by a small allergen.
In his sleep, He Renyuan unconsciously wanted to scratch his arm. Without thinking, Bai Qingyu reached out and held his hand, pressing it against the sheet.
He tightened his grip, his divine power seeping out from between his fingers, slightly alleviating He Renyuan’s discomfort.
He Renyuan had helped him so much, it was okay for him to give back a little, right?
He Renyuan dreamed that he was teaching Bai Qingyu to swim in a clear, natural pool.
Bai Qingyu looked fearless, but he was a complete landlubber, as if he had grown up on land. He flailed around in the water, clinging to his arm like a float, and didn’t let go after three days of practice.
Although the water was clear, there were many aquatic plants, long and slippery, entwined between them, swaying and wrapping around them again, increasing the difficulty of swimming.
He Renyuan patiently taught and taught this clumsy student. He wasn’t completely clumsy, at least he was good at holding his breath. He didn’t choke on any water after several days of splashing, like a mermaid who couldn’t swim but wouldn’t drown.
Suddenly, the Bai Qingyu in front of him flickered and turned into bubbles. He Renyuan reached out and grabbed, waking up from the dream in a panic, his heart pounding.
He Renyuan closed his eyes. What a strange dream. Was it because he had just listened to a fairy tale with Bai Xiaocha during the day that he dreamed of a mermaid?
He clenched his hand and felt a surprising sensation in his palm.
He Renyuan turned his head and saw Bai Qingyu sitting on the floor, holding his hand, and falling asleep by the bed.
His movement woke the other party.
Bai Qingyu raised his head and yawned, “You’re awake.”
He had used his divine power twice for healing today, and even the tea deity couldn’t help but feel sleepy. He needed enough sleep to recover.
He saw He Renyuan staring at their clasped hands, “Oh,” he said, and let go naturally, “The housekeeper said you were allergic, so I came to hold your hand, so you wouldn’t scratch your face in your sleep.”
He Renyuan suddenly remembered his slightly flawed appearance, he wanted to cover it but felt it would damage his dignity, so he froze.
“Don’t worry, it’s all gone, there are no marks on your face,” Bai Qingyu said considerately.
He Renyuan gritted his teeth and said, “I don’t care.”
Bai Qingyu blinked in confusion, “You don’t? But your face is important.”
Anyway, the tea deity wouldn’t sleep holding the hand of someone with pustules all over their face.
He Renyuan looked at Bai Qingyu’s face and said stiffly, “It’s not important.”
Bai Qingyu, “Okay, since you’ve recovered, I’ll go back to sleep.”
He stood up and walked towards the door.
He Renyuan sat up, opened his mouth, and finally said, “Thank you.”
Bai Qingyu smiled, “You’re welcome.”
“Wait.” He Renyuan said, “Can, can you swim?”
“Swim?” Bai Qingyu narrowed his eyes, reviewing his skills as a tea deity one by one, and was surprised to find that although he never went into the water, he could swim!
“Yes, I swim very well, why?”
“Who taught you?”
“Do I need to be taught? Children in the countryside can learn to dog paddle by themselves in the stream,” Bai Qingyu said confidently.
He Renyuan took a deep breath, he had actually been affected by that absurd dream, “The pool on the fourth floor, you can use it.”
For someone with a cleanliness obsession, a swimming pool was a very private thing. No one else had ever used the pool on the fourth floor.
Bai Qingyu, “Thank you, young master, I’ll go when I have time.”
He closed He Renyuan’s door behind him, the tiredness on his face unconcealable. He quickly returned to his room on the third floor, pushed Bai Xiaocha to the side of the bed, lay down beside him, and fell asleep.
Before falling asleep, he vaguely remembered something: there should be resistance when divine power entered a mortal’s body, but it was very smooth when he transmitted it to He Renyuan, without much loss, the other party’s meridians absorbed it very skillfully.
Young Master He was really blessed!
Plants had a precise rhythm. Bai Xiaocha woke up with his dad at a fixed time every day.
However, when Cha Bao woke up today, Dad was still sleeping.
“Dad, did you go feed the chickens last night?” Cha Bao sat next to his dad and asked with concern.
“Went to feed the young master.” Bai Qingyu murmured in a low voice, he pulled Cha Bao into his arms and rubbed him, “Dad wants to sleep a little longer, can you go find Grandpa Housekeeper for breakfast by yourself?”
“Okay, Dad.”
Bai Qingyu got up, opened the door and the curtains, letting the sunlight in.
It was the big tea deity’s turn to bask in the sun.
Basking in the sun was so comfortable that Bai Xiaocha couldn’t help but lie down next to his dad and bask with him.
Bai Qingyu felt it and touched his head with his eyes closed.
After basking for half an hour, Bai Xiaocha was hungry and was about to go downstairs to find Grandpa Housekeeper when he suddenly remembered something, oh, he had to brush his teeth.
He dragged a small plastic stool to the bathroom, stepped on it, reached out and grabbed his toothbrush. He knocked over the cup, and it rolled into the sink.
Bai Xiaocha held the toothbrush like a spoon, sat on the stool, and started brushing vigorously.
He didn’t rinse his mouth or use toothpaste, just a dry toothbrush.
The housekeeper saw that Bai Qingyu hadn’t brought Xiao Cha down for breakfast for a long time and went upstairs worriedly. The door was open, Bai Qingyu was sleeping, and Bai Xiaocha was brushing his teeth.
“Oh, Cha Bao, you can’t dry brush like this, do your gums hurt?” The housekeeper took away his toothbrush with heartache. The little one didn’t even hold the toothbrush in the right direction, he wasn’t brushing his teeth, but the inside of his mouth.
“Grandpa, it doesn’t hurt.” Bai Xiaocha finished brushing and touched his belly, “Can Baby eat now?”
“Yes, yes, let’s go, Grandpa will take you downstairs.”
He Renyuan also came upstairs from downstairs and went straight to the bedside, bending down to check, “Bai Qingyu?”
Bai Xiaocha said, “Dad’s sleepy.”
He Renyuan sighed. He thought Bai Qingyu was made of iron, but it turned out his reaction to climbing the mountain was just slower, “You rest well, I’ll ask Auntie Liu to bring you food later. I’ll pick up and drop off Cha Bao.”
Bai Qingyu opened his eyes and looked at the refreshed He Renyuan, “Okay.”
He Renyuan closed the curtains for him.
Bai Xiaocha ran over and opened the curtains, “Dad needs to bask in the sun.”
He Renyuan picked up the little one, “Let’s go downstairs and eat.”
The housekeeper looked at He Renyuan’s back as he carried the little one, his eyes full of relief. Very good, he was looking more and more like a father.
He was just about to put the toothbrush back when he suddenly remembered Bai Xiaocha’s brushing posture – how many oral epithelial cells must have been brushed off.
It wasn’t too much to borrow a toothbrush, right?
The housekeeper immediately packed the toothbrush and had it sent to the institution designated by He Wangzhong for testing.
The young master’s sample was already stored, he didn’t need to worry about it.
He was 70% sure of the result.
He suspected that He Renyuan and Bai Qingyu’s identities were reversed. The uncle was the father, and the father was the uncle.
The young master didn’t want to damage the father-son relationship between Bai Qingyu and Bai Xiaocha and hurt Cha Bao, so he decided to just be an uncle. Anyway, for the He family, there was no distinction between a grandson from the son’s side and a grandson from the daughter’s side.
He Renyuan picked up Bai Xiaocha from school. As soon as he opened the car door, Bai Xiaocha sniffed and said, “Uncle Boss, there’s delicious food at home today!”
He Renyuan carried his backpack and picked him up, “Really? Let’s go and see.”
As soon as he entered the door, He Renyuan was also shocked. Did his dad make him a Manchu Han Imperial Feast?
The housekeeper, “Young master, this is from the chairman.”
He added to Cha Bao, “Cha Bao, this is from Grandpa He.”
Cha Bao, “Grandpa He is—”
He Renyuan, “Uncle’s dad.”
Cha Bao, “Oh, it’s Boss Grandpa.”
He Renyuan looked at the table full of food. The Manchu Han Imperial Feast wasn’t the point, the point was that it looked, smelled, and tasted delicious.
If the culinary participation of He Wangzhong in the food he sent before was 50%, then the participation in this table was no more than 30%. It was hard to tell which kind of fatherly love was deeper.
However, after his dad knew about Cha Bao’s existence, he was very satisfied with this unique gesture.
He Renyuan looked around. Before he could speak, the housekeeper answered, “Bai Qingyu has been sleeping all day.”
“I’ll go up and see.”
“Baby wants to see too.”
Bai Qingyu had slept all day. When the sun was in the east, he slept in the east room. When the sun was in the west, he went to the west room to sleep.
He Renyuan carried Cha Bao upstairs. He walked towards the east bedroom, and Cha Bao took small steps towards the west, “Dad.”
“Hmm?” He Renyuan hesitated for a second and chose to follow Cha Bao.
In the west guest room, the curtains were wide open, and Bai Qingyu was lying on the floor.
He Renyuan’s heart skipped a beat, and he saw Bai Xiaocha run over and hug his dad. Bai Qingyu woke up instantly and hugged his son back.
“Cha Bao.”
He Renyuan was startled, his face darkening, “Why are you lying on the floor?”
Bai Qingyu, “I wanted to enjoy the view, and then I fell asleep.”
He Renyuan, “Go downstairs and eat.”
Bai Qingyu, “I’m so tired, I don’t want to move, you guys eat.”
He Renyuan heard from the housekeeper that he hadn’t eaten lunch either. This wasn’t how you rested, “Can’t move? Do you want me to carry you down?”
Bai Qingyu scrambled up and picked up his son, “No need!”
Being carried by the boss sounded terrifying.
Cha Bao said, “Dad, there’s so much food today, it’s from Boss Grandpa.”
Bai Qingyu, “Is that so? Thank you, Boss Grandpa.”
On the other side, Boss Grandpa, no, He Wangzhong, was anxiously waiting for the expedited report.
The institution he designated was fast, accurate, and comprehensive. It had just helped his neighbor, Old Wang, find his real grandson. The housekeeper said he was 70% sure. He was always cautious, 70% meant 90%.
The time had already exceeded expectations. The more it was delayed, the more likely it was. His son must have already done the test before bringing him home.
He trusted He Renyuan to handle things.
Ring, ring, ring – as soon as the phone rang, He Wangzhong couldn’t help but grin.
“Hello, yes, I’m the client.”
The staff member, “Uh, the preliminary results we have are – the DNA sample you sent has a 70% genetic similarity with the fixed sample.”
He Wangzhong was overjoyed, “70? Then there’s a high possibility that he’s my grandson?!”
Wait, no, Old Wang’s grandson seemed to be 99.9%, pure gold that wasn’t afraid of fire.
The staff member, “Well, let’s put it this way, your genetic similarity with a monkey is 95%, and your genetic similarity with a banana is 60%.”
He Wangzhong, “You’re saying my grandson is between a banana and a monkey?”
The staff member, “We suspect there’s a problem with the sample.”
He Wangzhong hung up the phone with a “slap.” What was his trusted housekeeper doing?
Was he sure he took his grandson’s toothbrush, not a shoe brush?!
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Housekeeper: 70% sure.
