It's already 2026, how can we still talk about having many children and having many blessings?

Gu Qingyao lowered her voice upon hearing Chen Mo's words.

"This used to be the residence of Liang Zhong, the number one industrialist in Baiyue Province."

"But it was sold last year. After the new owner moved in, he has been living a very secluded life. There is always very tight security at the door. Many people have tried to get to know him, but he has been explicitly rejected."

Chen Mo nodded. He knew that he couldn't get to know this child for the time being.

Forget it, let's go find the sixth child.

His sixth child was born when he was still in Ruili, just a month old.

It rewards combat awareness and three-dimensional space.

I'm quite curious about what kind of family they come from.

He glanced at the system interface subconsciously.

I hadn’t looked closely before, I only knew it was in Ningcheng, but now I’m surprised to find it’s actually inside his alma mater, Ningda University?

Is she a teacher? Or perhaps a female college student?

Before long, they arrived at the collection hall that Sheng Heng had previously visited.

"Chen Mo, why don't you go in and check again for me? I'm afraid there might be some omissions, after all, it was Qin Tianping and several seniors who investigated."

"OK."

Upon entering the exhibition hall, Chen Mo looked through the items and then marked five more expensive fakes.

"Damn it, that old guy obviously knows about these things, or even orchestrated them. I must ruin him before I get the chance. Unfortunately, he's too high up, and too many people are willing to take the blame for him."

There will be opportunities in the future.

Upon returning to the villa, Chen Mo took his leave.

He wanted to stay overnight, but Gu Qingyao said she was afraid of disturbing Gu Wanqing.

She also said that there are certain customs in her family, and it's not appropriate to do that kind of thing at her parents' house, so she told him to bear with it and go to her parents' house next time.

After Chen Mo left, he went straight to Xiang Tong.

I knocked on the door, and it opened instantly.

Xiang Tong twitched her nose, as if she had smelled something.

Is that woman's scent? Never mind, don't ask.

Instead, she jumped onto him and wrapped her legs around his waist.

Chen Mo understood her thoughts; this girl was so sensible it was heartbreaking.

Lin Xiaoyu came out of the house. "Chen Mo is back."

"Yes, I brought gifts for you all this time."

As Chen Mo carried Xiang Tong into the house, he subconsciously glanced at Xiang Nan's portrait on the wall.

Xiang Nan seemed to be looking at him.

At times like these, he always feels a sense of guilt.

"Come down, I want to get my present."

Chen Mo opened the first box, inside was a yellow jade heart-shaped pendant, which looked simple and elegant, with Xiang Tong's name on it.

"This is for you." Chen Mo handed it to Xiang Tong.

"Wow! It's so beautiful!" Xiang Tong held it in her hands, looking at it over and over. "And my name is on it, Brother Mo, I love you."

Chen Mo then took out a small brocade bag and poured out a safety buckle from it.

It's a translucent, warm-toned glutinous rice variety with a light green hue.

He handed it to Lin Xiaoyu.

"Sister-in-law, put this on the child to keep him safe."

Lin Xiaoyu glanced at it.

"Chen Mo, this looks very expensive. I can't accept any more of your things."

"Sister-in-law, wearing jade is good for your health. Take it. I'm in the jade business now, and I have a lot of this kind of jade."

"Sister-in-law, Brother Mo gave this to my niece, so please accept it. Why refuse?"

Lin Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, but still accepted it.

But the guilt in my heart grew even heavier.

The child is not heading south.

Now, however, he has accepted so many benefits from Chen Mo and Xiang Tong as their nephew.

However, deep down, she didn't want to uncover the truth; she couldn't bear to give up her current life.

At this moment, Chen Mo took out another box and opened it.

Inside is a grape carved from a piece of glutinous ice violet.

"Sister-in-law, this is for you."

Lin Xiaoyu was stunned.

"I... I have one too? This... is too precious, I can't accept it."

"Sister-in-law, why are you being so polite with me?" Chen Mo pushed the box over. "Brother Nan is my brother, we're family, take it."

"Sister-in-law, if you keep passing the buck, you'll be being too formal."

Xiang Tong immediately spoke up, feeling that Lin Xiaoyu was treating her like an outsider.

Lin Xiaoyu looked at the violet grapes, then at Chen Mo, and finally nodded.

"Okay, thank you."

A strange feeling welled up inside her.

Isn't Chen Mo being too nice to her and her daughter?

Even if it's for Xiang Nan's sake, this shouldn't be done, right?

It looks like it's a bit too far off.

Or is this just his personality? Loyal and devoted?

Then, a possibility came to her mind.

[He wouldn't be...the kind of man who likes other men's wives, would he? I heard that's called the "traitorous" attribute; he even went to his ex-girlfriend's son's one-month celebration...]

The thought flashed through her mind, startling her. She instinctively looked at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo was also staring at her.

Sister-in-law, what are you thinking?

Am I that kind of person? I just... want my child to have a better life, and as he grows up healthy and reaches a certain stage, I hope to trigger the system rewards.

Lin Xiaoyu immediately looked away.

"I'm going to put the kids to sleep now."

She immediately carried the child into the house, with a line of words above her head.

[What kind of look is that? Good heavens, is he really that kind of person? No wonder he even paid off the mortgage and gave me such precious jade. What should I do? Should I tell Xiang Tong?]

Chen Mo remained silent.

Is that deep affection?

That is compassion.

Do you understand the look in a child's eyes?

"Brother Mo, I'm hungry." Xiang Tong hugged him.

"Okay, let's go, let's go to the night market and have some late-night snacks."

"I don't want to eat out."

Chen Mo looked at the girl's dazed eyes and immediately understood.

I took a shower and went inside…

The next day, Chen Mo got up early, washed up, and prepared to go to Jubaozhai.

I need to settle the score with Gu Qingyao today and give her the raw materials.

At this moment, Lin Xiaoyu came out of the house.

"Sister-in-law, why are you up so early?"

Lin Xiaoyu looked tired with dark circles under her eyes.

"Yes, Xiao Bao gets up early."

A hint of resentment flashed in Lin Xiaoyu's eyes.

"And you're telling me? This house has terrible soundproofing. You guys last night..."

Chen Mo touched his nose.

"Taking care of a baby is really hard work, sister-in-law. How about we hire a postpartum nanny for you?"

"No... taking care of a child is always hard work, but I like this kind of hard work. It's my own child, so I'll take care of him myself. Besides, postpartum nannies are so expensive."

Lin Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Chen Mo, why don't you let Xiaotong stay at your place? I can manage on my own."

"What are you doing? Sister-in-law, if it weren't for Brother Mo last time, you and the child would have been in trouble." Xiang Tong came out of the house.

"Sister-in-law, can you please not be so formal with us? Even though my brother is gone, we're still family. Unless you remarry, I'll support you."

Lin Xiaoyu glanced at Xiang Tong.

[Silly girl, I'm doing this for your own good. Sigh, he has those kinds of feelings for me, you'd better stay away from him as soon as possible.]

Chen Mo knew that Lin Xiaoyu had misunderstood something deeply.

It seems I'll have to be more careful about what I say in the future.

I can't fool around with Xiang Tong in this house anymore.

"Xiaotong, take good care of your sister-in-law. I'm going to do some work."

Chen Mo went out and soon arrived at Jade Street, entering the workshop inside the new store.

With a thought, the raw materials belonging to Sheng Heng fell to the ground and were arranged neatly.

He texted Gu Qingyao, asking her to bring her team over to take over.

Send another message to Yu Linglong, asking her to come over.

Yesterday, he found this place but didn't tell Yu Linglong.

A short while later, Yu Linglong and Luo Na walked in.

His eyes lit up.

Yu Linglong is no longer wearing sportswear, but casual wear with a sense of design that perfectly matches her temperament.

Indeed, clothes make the man and a saddle makes the horse.

Wearing this outfit makes me match the overall rating the system mentioned.

"Wow, Brother Mo, you actually bought this place! That's great! Is Jubaozhai still open?"

"Of course we'll open it. That's the old place, it's pretty good. This is the new shop, it'll be used as a workshop. You can manage that one."

"Okay, by the way, Brother Mo, we just passed by Pu Qinxuan's raw material stall and saw a notice posted at the entrance saying that Qin's Mining had a big success at the recent Southwest China public auction and intends to transfer the winning raw materials. An auction will be held tomorrow."

"Pu Qinxuan?"

"It's the Qin family's jade brand."

Chen Mo was surprised.

The Qin family didn't even participate in the stone cutting at the public auction?

Could it be that after unraveling one or two pieces, they realized something was wrong and were afraid to continue unraveling there?

Should they ship it back to Ningcheng and then rip off other competitors?

If that's the case, it could attract a large number of small and medium-sized businesses.

Even big names who didn't win the bid in this auction will be interested.

After all, Qin's Mining has a strong brand reputation. Even if a highly anticipated project falls through, it won't actually damage its reputation much.

However, this is a good opportunity to ruin the reputation of the Qin family and Qin Tianping.

After all, they've already offended them to the death, so wouldn't they have to be driven to the brink of extermination?