Mu Beiting welcomed the two of them into the courtyard and asked, "How long have you two been here?" Why didn't you knock on the door?"

Xu Che said: "We just arrived, but I don't know if everyone in the courtyard got up, so I didn't dare to knock on the door to disturb." ”

Mu Beiting glanced at him, nodded and said, "The two of you will move here today, so that it will be much more convenient to work or rest." ”

Xu Che hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively, "Uncle Mu, can Chen Hao and I go home to live?"

Mu Beiting said: "But what's inconvenient? ”

Xu Che said: "It's very good here, but my father is sick in bed and can't be served, so if I move here, it will be really inconvenient." As he spoke, he pointed to Chen Hao on the side, and said: "Chen Hao is a companion with his widowed mother, and it is really inconvenient for him to stay here, and I hope that Uncle Mu will be accommodating." Of course, we can both guarantee that it will not affect our daily work. ”

Mu Beiting smiled: "You are a pure and filial son, but I invited the two of you to live here only as a proposal, not a request." In this case, I will still keep the room for the two of you, and you can use it if necessary, it is up to the two of you to arrange it yourself. ”

Xu Che and Chen Hao glanced at each other, both of them were overjoyed, and thanked them at the moment.

Mu Beiting took two steps forward, stretched out his hand and patted Xu Che's shoulder lovingly, and asked, "What disease has your father suffered, and how long has it been?"

Xu Che sighed softly, his eyes instantly darkened, and said: "My father was seriously injured once when he was young, and since then, his body has been weak and sickly, about ten years ago, he fell due to an accident, and since then he has lost his mobility and can only lie on the bed. ”

Mu Beiting said: "I see, I think you are only in your early twenties, so calculated, you will have to bear the burden of supporting your family when you are ten years old, and it will not be easy to live these years, right?"

This question immediately aroused Xu Che's thoughts, his expression froze, and then he shook his head with a wry smile, and sighed: "Who says no, but who will not suffer in this world, maybe God has made me bear more, but I also believe that the bitterness will come willingly, and the future will slowly get better." ”

Mu Beiting nodded thoughtfully, Xu Che's words also aroused his thoughts, he suddenly remembered a lot of things from the past, his eyes began to become a little confused, and he muttered to himself: "Who doesn't suffer... yes, who will not suffer?"

Xu Che saw that Mu Beiting was distracted, so he asked in a low voice, "Uncle Mu, what's wrong with you?"

Mu Beiting came back to his senses and said with a smile: "No, no." You didn't say anything wrong, I just thought about some of the past, and I was a little distracted..."After a pause, he said: "You are a sincere and filial son, and God will definitely reward you with his favor." ”

Xu Che raised his hand and scratched his head, hehe smirked. Unexpectedly, Chen Hao, who was on the side, showed a face full of resentment at this moment, and said hatefully: "Brother Che treats his father with benevolence and righteousness, but his father treats him ruthlessly and unjustly, and it is very bad!"

Mu Beiting turned his head and glanced at Chen Hao, and said strangely: "Oh, what kind of bad way did Father Xu treat Brother Xu? ”

Xu Che hurriedly said: "Uncle Mu, don't listen to his nonsense, my father just treated me harshly, not that he treated me badly." After speaking, he turned his face sideways and glared at Chen Hao fiercely, Chen Hao saw that his eyes were sharp, and he didn't dare to say anything more at the moment, so he had to lower his head stupidly.

Seeing this, Mu Beiting knew that what Chen Hao said was true, but at the moment, Xu Che didn't want to mention it, so he naturally didn't want to ask more, so he smiled and said: "You two are new today, I'll take you to the backyard workshop to familiarize yourself with the environment." ”

The two of them responded in unison, and followed Mu Beiting's footsteps towards the backyard. The three of them came to the backyard, and when they saw a person, they were practicing martial arts under the tall ginkgo tree in the center of the courtyard.

Xu Che saw that his figure was agile and heroic, and he was envious in his heart, and praised him sincerely: "Young Master Mu's kung fu is really powerful!"

Mu Beiting on the side showed surprise on his face, frowned and said to himself: "It's really the sun coming out in the west, what's wrong with this kid today? I don't see him working so weekdays..."

This move was abrupt, Xu Che was taken aback, but he didn't dare to move easily, he just asked, "Uncle Mu, what are you doing here?"

Mu Beiting didn't answer, his hands were still groping, and only after touching his whole body up and down did he exclaim: "You are born with a good material for martial arts... Hmm, it's rare, it's rare!" After a pause, he asked solemnly: "If you have the heart to learn martial arts, I can teach you some exercises." ”

Hearing this, Xu Che was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he was ecstatic, and asked in a trembling voice: "Uncle Mu, you... Are you serious?"

Mu Beiting nodded, and said with a smile: "Martial arts pay attention to talent and diligence, God treats you well in terms of talent, and gives you a good body. ”

Xu Che never thought that he would encounter a pie in the sky, the accident and surprise made his mind blank, and it took a long time before he came to his senses, and hurriedly responded: "I have a heart! I have a heart! I beg Uncle Mu to teach me!"

The two of them spoke quite loudly, and Mu Xun, who was originally practicing without distractions, was also disturbed, so he stopped his movements, walked to the two of them, and asked, "Dad, what are you talking about?"

Mu Beiting lovingly helped Mu Xun wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile: "Little Brother Xu has the heart to learn martial arts, and I am planning to teach him." ”

Mu Xun exclaimed, "You... You're going to take him as an apprentice?"

Mu Beiting bowed his head and said, "Yes, what do you think?"

Mu Xun's eyes suddenly showed a light of displeasure, and he said: "To learn martial arts, you need to have a foundation, and it is best to learn it from a young age, and he only started to learn at this time... Won't it be late?"

Mu Beiting laughed and said: "This is a good word, but he was born with a superior martial arts body, just like a peerless jade, wouldn't it be a pity to see it but not to think about it? Besides, diligence can make up for clumsiness, as long as you can study hard and practice hard, it may not be impossible to catch up..."

Mu Xun's face changed, he suddenly pulled up Mu Beiting's sleeve, led him aside, and asked in a low voice, "You have been very kind to him since you saw him, but why?"

Mu Beiting said calmly: "I do have an inexplicable affection for him, and even... Well, there is even an illusion of affection..."

"I don't allow you to teach him martial arts, you can only have one apprentice in your life, and that is me!" Mu Xun didn't wait for his father to finish speaking, and yelled for no reason.

Mu Beiting didn't expect his son to have such a violent reaction, and he couldn't help but be startled, but after a little thought, he asked, "Are you unhappy when you see that I treat him well?"

Mu Xun said bluntly: "Yes, I am indeed not happy, I am your biological son!"

"You..." Mu Beiting's face was furious, and he was about to explode, but he gritted his teeth again, but he still forcibly endured it, and sighed: "Alas, that's it, let's talk about this matter later." ”

Mu Xun didn't relent: "I don't want to mention it again in the future, I won't agree to this matter no matter what!"

The corners of Mu Beiting's mouth twitched a few times, but he finally couldn't hold back, and blurted out: "How can you be so narrow-minded?