Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 125: Picking Up Girls Is Too Hard
“Much better, look.” Mo Qingwu blinked her eyes, kicked her legs, and proudly showed off, saying, “See! All good now, right?”
“Good, good, very good.” Chu Yang replied with a “kind” smile, coughed twice, and gently guided, “Well, Qingwu…”
“I’m called Mo Xiaowu.” Mo Qingwu puffed her cheeks and rolled her eyes, saying, “Uncle Chu Yang is so bad, even my name is remembered wrong.”
“Uh… Xiaowu?” Chu Yang was taken aback, “Is Qingwu your sister?” He felt a bit dizzy: Did he get it wrong?
“I don’t have a sister, hum!” Mo Qingwu rolled her eyes dramatically and said, “Qingwu is my full name; my mother said I can only be called Qingwu after I turn fifteen. Right now, I’m Xiaowu… Understand?”
“Isn’t that how the girls from noble families are? Didn’t you know?” The little loli put her hands on her hips, tilting her head to look at Chu Yang with a hint of disdain for his ignorance.
“Uh, um…” Chu Yang broke into a sweat. When he got nervous, he forgot about this matter. Generally, daughters from noble families have their names picked at birth; it’s only when they reach the coming of age that they officially use the name.
It is only at the coming of age that these girls become known to the outside world, whether to venture into the martial arts world or, from then on, for the family to begin looking for their future husbands...
Naturally, this is true only for the more outstanding daughters within the family, and they usually choose to marry into other families; while those with poorer qualifications are often betrothed at birth... becoming tools for family alliances, helping the family to grow...
And now, with Mo Qingwu's three yin meridians damaged, if she returns to the family... once the Mo Family determines there’s no cure, she will likely fall into the status of being a tool for marriage alliances!
Chu Yang looked at this nine-and-a-half-year-old little loli and felt a headache, but mostly, his heart ached.
The current Qingwu is innocent and carefree; how could she possibly understand the hardships of being born into a big family and being the child of the patriarch? If she were to return to face all that cruelty, would she collapse?
Recalling the faint sorrow that always lingered on Mo Qingwu’s face in his past life, Chu Yang’s heart twisted in pain; he couldn’t let Qingwu suffer that kind of hardship ever again!
“Xiaowu, could you stay here, please?” Chu Yang gently held Mo Qingwu’s small hand and softly asked, “Look, there are mountains and waters here, and many people, with lots of fun things to do; during our spare time, I’ll take you to see acrobatics, eat candied hawthorn, and find many little friends to play with you…”
“No.” Mo Qingwu pouted, saying, “I miss my father and mother. I want to be with my father, mother, and grandparents. Uncle Chu Yang, are you trying to separate Xiaowu from my father and mother?” The little loli puffed her cheeks angrily, pointing at him and saying, “Uncle Chu Yang, you’re so mean!”
“Alas…” Chu Yang sighed heavily; while calculating everything, he had underestimated a little girl’s dependence and affection for her parents.
At this moment, Mo Qingwu is treasured like a gem in the hands of her parents; she is in her happiest and most blissful time—how can she leave? Before this, her qualifications were so good, and she was doted upon in the family...
How would she know that just for going out to play once and getting a little hurt, her genius qualifications would be completely ruined?
“Well, let’s change how I’m addressed then?” Chu Yang probed, “Xiaowu, how old is your second brother?”
“Twenty-one; my second brother is great.” Mo Qingwu smiled sweetly.
“Look, I’m only sixteen and a half this year, not even seventeen; your second brother is still much older than me.” Chu Yang said, “How can you call me uncle? When your second brother comes here, will you have him call me uncle too? Isn’t that chaotic? Don’t you think? Shouldn’t you call your second brother… uncle too? That doesn’t make sense, right?”