Fu Yunyi was about to continue talking to Xia Zhiyi when Old Master Fu interrupted their whispered conversation, saying to Fu Yunyi, "Now you know why I made an appointment with Old Man Fang today, right?"
Fu Yunyi nodded quickly. "I understand, Grandpa, you're backing me up."
Old Master Fu nodded. "This is the only time. I'm already quite old, and you're an adult. You need to learn to handle things on your own when you're out in the world. Don't come home and complain if someone bullies you."
"I can still support you now, but what will you do after I'm gone?"
Without even thinking, Fu Yunyi replied, "That's still a long way off."
Then realizing what she had said, she quickly denied it. "Grandpa, what are you talking about? I didn't complain at all. I was just grumbling to you a little."
The old man glanced at him. "Isn't that tattling?"
Fu Yunyi: "How can that be considered tattling!"
Xia Zhiyi: "Then how can it not be considered tattling?"
Fu Yunyi: "..."
He couldn't win against two opponents.
Fu Yunyi: "Fine, then I guess I'm complaining to you. But what you just said wasn't right either. You're perfectly healthy, why would you say such discouraging things? It's not nice."
The old man sighed, "I'm not saying this to discourage you, but I'm getting old and will have to go sooner or later."
Fu Yunyi covered his ears. "Huh? Grandpa, what did you just say? I suddenly have tinnitus, I didn't hear you!"
Old Master Fu: "..."
Xia Zhiyi: "Pfft."
When they returned to the old house, Fu Chi was sitting in the living room waiting for them. Seeing that the old man looked annoyed when he came home, he looked at Xia Zhiyi with some confusion.
Xia Zhiyi smiled and said, "It's nothing, Grandpa was just joking around with Yunyi."
The old man said, "What do you mean, 'joking'? He has no respect for his elders; he pretends not to hear what I'm saying."
Fu Yunyi opened his mouth to argue, but when he looked up and saw his uncle glancing at him, he became a little timid, shrank his neck, and said, "I'm going upstairs to take a shower first!"
Then he dashed upstairs and disappeared without a trace.
Xia Zhiyi: "Pfft."
To be honest, Fu Yunyi seems quite lively at home.
The old man held back for a moment, but couldn't help rolling his eyes. "You're so old, and you're not as composed as Xiao Xia."
Hearing Xia Zhiyi smiled and said, "That's because he can be so relaxed with you by his side, isn't it?"
Hearing this conversation, Fu Chi knew it wasn't anything serious, so he didn't ask any further questions.
Old Master Fu had something to discuss with Fu Chi. After asking a few questions about Fu Chi's health and confirming that he was in good spirits, he said to Xia Zhiyi, " Xiao Xia, I'm going to the study with him to talk about something."
Xia Zhiyi somewhat surprised and said with a smile, "Why are you reporting this to me?"
The old man chuckled and said, "Isn't it because I heard you've been keeping Fu Chi on rest lately?"
If it were someone else, one would likely suspect that the old man's words were implied.
In the past, Xia Zhiyi might have thought about it a little more, but he had just been praised by the old man from head to toe, and he could feel that the old man really liked him, so he didn't doubt whether the old man was criticizing him for meddling too much.
He said, "Yes, after all, proper rest will help you recover faster."
In fact, Fu Chi's recovery speed was much faster than the doctor expected. After all, Xia Zhiyi wouldn't just do nothing and watch Fu Chi lie in the hospital bed.
However, Xia Zhiyi's actions were not obvious, so Fu Chi is currently only recovering a little faster than the average person, but still within the normal range, and has not attracted the attention of others.
The reason she didn't do much was firstly because Xia Zhiyi wanted Fu Chi to rest properly for a while. When he was injured, Xia Zhiyi was able to keep him resting, but she still didn't completely put her work aside.
Secondly, Xia Zhiyi has been making a lot of arrangements recently and doesn't have much time to prepare the medicine.
Even if he were to use the potion formulas he learned in the interstellar era, some of the ingredients wouldn't exist in this world, and finding substitute materials wouldn't be something that could be done in a day or two.
The recovery of the left and Fu Chi was progressing well, so Xia Zhiyi didn't do anything extra.
Otherwise, putting everything else aside, Fu Chi wouldn't have recovered so quickly and be so energetic.
Xia Zhiyi: "However, if it were you, I certainly wouldn't stop you. I believe that if possible, you wouldn't want Fu Chi to go through all that trouble with work matters at this time."
Upon hearing this, the old man nodded. "You're right."
"But since the company is his now, there are still some things I need to talk to this kid about. Don't worry, it won't be too much trouble."
Xia Zhiyi nodded, indicating that she understood.
Fu Chi spoke up at this moment, "Dad, if it's not anything important, A-Yi can listen too."
Just as Xia Zhiyi was about to refuse, Old Master Fu seemed to have been reminded of something, paused for a moment, and then suddenly realized. "That's right. Xiao Xia, you're also a top student and very smart. Listen to what I have to say; you might have some good suggestions."
Xia Zhiyi: "..."
OK.
So after Fu Yunyi finished showering, he tentatively peeked down from upstairs, only to find that no one was in the living room.
Fu Yunyi asked the butler, "Where are they?"
The butler answered truthfully, "Master, Mr. Xia, and Mr. Xia are currently discussing matters in the study."
Fu Yunyi paused for a moment, then asked, "A meeting? What is it about?"
The butler looked at him with a smile.
What are you saying? He's just the housekeeper in charge of all the affairs of the old house, not the old man's or gentleman's personal housekeeper. How would he know anything about work-related matters?
After asking the question, Fu Yunyi blinked and asked, "Are you discussing my birthday?"
The butler looked at him with a smile.
Fu Yunyi: "Alright, which study is it in? I'll go check."
If we were really discussing birthday plans and wanted to surprise him, we wouldn't let him know.
Fu Yunyi muttered, "Why do I feel like my status in this family has dropped to the bottom ever since Xia Zhiyi got together with my uncle?"
The butler followed quietly behind him, hearing everything clearly, and a subtle smile appeared on his face.
Well, how should I put it?
The Fu family family is known for its small size. Although they are very wealthy, there are only three people in total: Old Master Fu, Fu Chi, and Fu Yunyi.
The butler thought to himself, "Before Mr. Xia arrived, young master, your status at home was at the very bottom."
But he certainly wouldn't say it out loud, even though it's true, it would still be hurtful, wouldn't it?
Who told the Fu family to be so small? Could Fu Yunyi possibly outdo the old man or Fu Chi?
As for Xia Zhiyi...
Although Xia Zhiyi is younger than Fu Yunyi, he is of a higher generation than Fu Chi Fu Yunyi when they are together.
Therefore, before Xia Zhiyi arrived, Fu Yunyi had the lowest status; after Xia Zhiyi arrived, Fu Yunyi's status remained the lowest.
Isn't that normal?