Chapter 472: Alcoholism. Liu Qian
"We understand, Master Xiao."

Grandpa Zhang nodded solemnly.

They will be good to the child.

This week, they were inevitably a little distracted because of their indecision and may have neglected their children a little.

However, no matter what, this child is the Zhang family's child, the child they have been looking forward to and loving ever since. They just can't get over it for the time being, but after a long time, they will realize that the child is still their child.

They will treat their child differently just because he has a worm in his body.

But it won't be a bad change, they will only cherish the child more.

This child will truly be the greatest treasure of their Zhang family in the future.

They knew this very clearly after they decided not to remove the alcohol bug from the child's body.

……

Xiao Xiao lowered his eyes and smiled gently at the child.

In this way, the child should be able to return to his previous life soon.

No, the Zhang family should love this child more.

Xiao Xiao suddenly had a strange idea. If this child becomes a playboy who spends money like water in the future, can his addiction to alcohol still guarantee his wealth?

How powerful is the alcohol bug?

……

Xiao Xiao suddenly smiled. No matter whether the final outcome was good or bad, that was the child’s future life.

He had done all he could.

……

Naturally, we had lunch at Zhang's house.

At the dinner table, the Zhang family was extremely enthusiastic.

Meng Jixi glanced at the Zhang family several times as inconspicuously as possible, observing their every move.

My ears never miss a word they say.

He once again looked at the child sitting next to his mother.

The little child can barely hold chopsticks, but he drinks more generously than many adults.

Moreover, that innocent and satisfied expression, as if he was drinking some nectar, always made Meng Jixi feel a little uncomfortable.

Maybe it’s because this overly adult drunkard’s expression appears on a child’s face?

……

Also, it's weird.

When he first entered the room and saw the gloomy expressions of the Zhang family had completely disappeared, he thought it was because Master Xiao had cured the child's alcoholism.

But later on at the dinner table, he saw the Zhang family pouring wine for the child without a care?!

The question that he wanted to ask was stuck in his throat due to his natural posture.

He knew that his expression at the time should have been very obvious, but no one gave him an answer.

So, he knew that even if he asked, he probably wouldn't get the real answer.

but why?
It is obvious that the Zhang family was initially troubled and worried because of their child's inexplicable addiction to alcohol. Now that the child is still addicted to alcohol, they all look relieved and even a little weirdly excited?

He doesn't understand.

Meng Jixi looked at Master Xiao beside him.

He suddenly remembered their last conversation.

He asked Master Xiao: Has the child’s problem been solved?

Master Xiao replied: It depends on the Zhang family’s choice.

……

Looking at the strange behavior of the Zhang family at this time, Meng Jixi seemed to have a different feeling about Master Xiao's answer at that time.

However, there was too little information, and he racked his brains but could not understand what Master Xiao meant by "choice".
He let out a very depressed "tsk". ...

The meal didn't take long. After all, even if the Zhang family members urged him to drink, Meng Jixi naturally didn't drink at all because he had to drive. Xiao Xiao was just like last time, he just had a sip and didn't drink any more.

The wine that the Zhang family brought out was good, but it was still not as good as the wine he had gotten from the ape before.

Moreover, he didn't like the drink anyway, so he just drank a glass because of the hospitality.

He declined any more offer.

……

After eating and sitting for a while, Xiao Xiao and the other person politely declined the Zhang family's enthusiastic invitation to stay and got up to say goodbye.

Meng Jixi consciously started the car first, leaving Xiao Xiao alone to "deal with" the Zhang family.

Xiao Xiao was "entangled" by the Zhang family again.

After finally getting away, Xiao Xiao simply said "goodbye" and turned to walk towards the car, while refusing their plan to walk him to the car.

……

Just as he was about to open the car door, "Master Xiao," a somewhat anxious voice came.

Xiao Xiao put his hand on the door handle and looked back. It was the child’s mother, Liu Qian.

……

Xiao Xiao curled the corners of his mouth in understanding.

Seeing Xiao Xiao's expression, Liu Qian was a little confused and surprised, "Did you know I would come?"

She glanced at the Zhang family standing at the door with some uneasiness.

She also hesitated for a long time, watching Master Xiao surrounded by the Zhang family, watching Master Xiao say goodbye to the Zhang family, watching Master Xiao refuse the Zhang family's farewell, and watching Master Xiao walk to the car at the gate of the yard.

Until she saw Master Xiao reaching for the car door handle, she ran over faster than her brain and called out to Master Xiao.

Liu Qian felt both confused and a little overwhelmed by Master Xiao's expression, which did not show any surprise.

She had a feeling that the overly young Master Xiao in front of her saw through her.

……

Xiao Xiao did not answer Liu Xi's question, it was just his intuition.

The Zhang family not only has to consider their children, but also the winery that has been passed down to this day.

However, mothers often think about their children wholeheartedly.

There is no right or wrong in either approach, it’s just because each person has different responsibilities.

He thought that as the child's mother, Liu Qian would always ask him something.

At the dinner table before, Liu Xi had been distracted. She would occasionally look at the child, then at him. She was perfunctory and careless when taking care of the child, but she never said anything and looked like she was worried about something.

He became more and more certain that Liu Qian would come to see him alone later.

……

Looking at Master Xiao who was smiling but not saying anything, Liu Qian didn't care about the answer to this question. She came over because she had other more important questions to ask.

"Master Xiao, do you really think it's better not to remove the alcohol bug from the child's body?"

Liu Qian's voice was trembling, but she was very tense. She stared at Xiao Xiao with some stubbornness in her eyes, as if she must hear a definite answer or an answer that would reassure her from Master Xiao.

Xiao Xiao looked at Liu Qian, who seemed to have lost some weight since the last time they met, only a week later. The smile on his face gradually faded, and his voice became gentle but calm, with a strange coldness.

"Haven't you made your decision yet?"

"Yes, but... I..."

Liu Qian was a little flustered and for a moment she didn't know how to express her complex psychology and tangled emotions.

Xiao Xiao just looked at her quietly.

There is no push or impatience.

His gaze remained calm from beginning to end, yet somehow it calmed people's hearts.

(End of this chapter)