C12

A city. A car stopped and a man and a woman got off. They were none other than Mu Dong and Mu Nian Xi.

"Are you sure it's here?" Mu Dongdong looked at the ruins and asked.

"The address given is like this, but there's no one here!" Once again, Mu Xiangxi identified the address and street sign in his hand. It was clearly written: "32 Peace Street."

"Excuse me, where are the people here?" Mu Dongfang pulled a passerby and asked.

"This place has been demolished. People have all moved away." The passerby said.

Mu Dongfang wanted to inquire further, but he couldn't get any valuable information out of him.

Once again, he returned empty-handed. On the way back, he looked a little sad.

"Is the person you're looking for on good terms with you?" Ever since she was young, she had never seen her sister so concerned about a person.

"Very good." Mu Xiangxi leaned against the seat, his voice filled with disappointment. "Dongzi ge, you don't know how good-looking she is, how well she studies, and how kind and cheerful she is. "Sigh!" "Dong Zi ge, I was just about to introduce her to you," he said with a sigh.

Hearing that, Mu Dongfang smirked. "What nonsense are you saying!" As a classmate of Nian Xi, she should be around the same age. In Mu Dong's eyes, she was no different from a child. What was she supposed to do? Be his uncle?

"Really! Dongzi ge, "Mu Xiangsi sat up in her seat and looked at her brother," I was really planning to introduce her to you. You didn't know that since she was young, she had always liked people, and I've told her more than once that I just thought, I like her so much that I can't bear to part with her, so why don't I introduce her to you? "But before I could say it, you married my sister-in-law!"

Ever since his sister-in-law had died in a car accident, the name Cheng Suxin had become a taboo in the Mu Family. Everyone shouldn't mention it in front of Mu Dongdong, because when that happened, even though Mu Xiangxi was still young, she knew that it was a huge blow to her brother.

Mu Xiangxi pursed his lips and looked carefully at Mu Dongfang. The latter drove the car and asked, "Why aren't you talking?"

"Brother, I'm sorry, I …"

"Silly girl." Mu Dongdong raised his hand to rub the top of his sister's head. He smiled and said, "If you're tired, then just sleep for a while."

"Bro, sister-in-law has left for so many years. That matter has nothing to do with you. You don't need to blame yourself." Back then, when Mu Dong and Cheng Su Xin had gotten married, Mu Xiangxi was still young, but she knew that her brother and sister-in-law had a good relationship.

When the car accident happened, Cheng Su could have avoided it, but she stood in front of Mu Dongdong. From Mu Dongdong's point of view, if it wasn't to save him, his wife wouldn't have died. This matter had dealt a deep blow to Mu Dongfang.

Cheng Su Xin was his first love, his first wife. If one were to say how deep the love between them was, that was not necessarily true. However, in terms of feelings, Mu Dong could not accept it. The wedding immediately turned into a funeral, and the parents of the Cheng family sent the black-haired person away in grief.

In the blink of an eye, six years passed. Mu Dong had never returned home to celebrate the new year, but every year he would visit the Cheng family to pay respects. He treated the parents of the family as if they were his own.

"Nian Xi!" Mu Dong's eyes flashed dangerously as his voice turned serious.

"Alright, alright, alright. I won't say anything else!" Mu Xiangxi was angered as well. She closed her eyes and ignored her brother.

Mu Dongfang held onto the steering wheel as he looked at the road ahead. He felt an inexplicable sense of loss.

A taxi stopped in front of the courtyard. The taxi was about to stop, so Zhang Dali quickly got off from the passenger seat.

Opening the back door, Xia Mu carried the baby out, and then came Nannan.

The four of them had just entered the yard when they heard Zhang Xiulan's voice. "Aiya, he's finally back. Come, let me see the baby." As he spoke, he took the child from Xia Mu's hands.

The baby just so happens, this time the spirit is not too good, do not want to leave from the mother's bosom, small face to say goodbye, bury the head in the bosom of the summer foam.

"Aunt, the baby just came back. He's not very willing to talk, so don't take it to heart." Xia Mu explained.

"It's fine, it's fine." Zhang Xiulan waved her hand, indicating that she didn't mind.

Zhang Dali helped carry the stuff into the house. He didn't sit down much and left first. He got a leave of absence, so he had to rush back to sell the leave.

Xia Mu didn't ask them to stay. He sent his men out, then went to Zhang Xiulan to thank her before returning to his room.

After entering the room, the baby was lying on the bed while Nannan was rummaging through her schoolbag on the small table.

"What would you like to eat for lunch? Mom is going to cook for you?" Xia Mu asked with a smile.

"Meat!" Without hesitation, the baby spoke first.

"Sure!" Xia Mu took his bag and prepared to go to the nearby market to buy some food.

"Elder sister, what are you doing?" the baby asked, resting his chin on the edge of the bed.

"Here, I'll show you something good." Nannan held up a small book like it was a treasure and held it in front of her brother.

With a string of numbers, the baby blinked in confusion and asked, "What is this?"

"Remember that uncle?"

The baby nodded.

"This is Uncle's phone number. Uncle said that he can call him at any time!"

"Really?" The baby rolled over and stood up, "Uncle really said that?"

"Of course! Uncle promised me! "

"Elder sister, uncle is a good person!" The baby remembered the way Mu Dongdong held her in his arms. It was very warm, very loving.

Nannan heavily nodded her head, "Little brother, tell me, uncle is our father, how great would that be!"

"Yeah!" After saying this sentence, the two children fell into silence. The baby was thinking how impossible it was for uncle to become father, and what Nannan was thinking was, how can this impossible thing be made possible!

As for Mu Dong, who was driving his car back from A City, he suddenly sneezed. It was strange, since the weather was getting warmer, why would he catch a cold?

The days passed one by one, facing life's blame, Xia Mu is always a smiling face, for the child, she must be strong.

Every three days, Xia Mu would call his grandma, and today was the day to do so.

"Grandmother!"

"Little Mo'er!" Grandma Xia was very happy to hear her granddaughter's voice.

"How is your body? You must eat the medicine on time. Wait for next month, I will bring you here!"

"Eat on time. "Don't worry about me, just take care of Nannan and the baby." Right after he finished speaking, the voices of two children came out of the phone:

"Old gramps, I am Nannan, I miss you."

"Old lady, I'm a baby. I miss you too." The two children fought to talk to Grandma Xia, making the old man very happy.

The two children chatted for a while, before handing the phone over to Xia Mu.

"Little Mo'er, is baby well?" Grandma Xia asked with concern.

"It's pretty good," Xia Mu didn't want his grandma to worry, so he hid the matter of the baby being hospitalized.

"Then I am relieved. "Oh, right. If you have the time, try everything. Child, don't be too stubborn." In the past, Grandma Xia didn't agree to let the children go, but after an inspection, it turned out to be twins. Xia Mu had lost his parents since childhood and grew up with his grandma, and Grandma Xia only felt sorry for her granddaughter. At such a young age, with two children with her, what could she do in today's life!

"Milk, I don't have the heart to think about this right now. With my appearance, how can I find out!?" Milk, you're worried about me. "I just care about the taste, the fun, and the body. That way, I'll be at ease."

"Child!" "What nonsense are you talking about? My Little Mo'er is the kindest child in this world. She looks beautiful and she's a good person. Grandma believes that the heavens will not mistreat my Little Mo'er!" Grandma Xia believed that the heavens had given everyone a lot. Her Little Mo'er, after suffering so much for the past 20 years, would only be sweet in the days to come!

"Grandma, from what you said, it seems like your granddaughter is really something!"

"Of course, my Little Mo'er is my grandmother's most treasured!"

Calm life has bitterness and happiness, summer foam positive optimism, for the life and work hard. Zhang Dali would go to the breakfast stand to help whenever he had time.

Xia Mu had tried to explain to Zhang Dali that he didn't have any thoughts about personal issues, but as long as he had time, he decided to take the initiative and work. Towards this honest looking young man, Xia Mu couldn't say anything harsh, she thought, this will do, after a while, when Zhang Dali sees that he doesn't have any expressions, he will give up.

At night, the courtyard was quiet. Occasionally, one could hear a cat meowing. In the house on the east side, there was even a light.

When Xia Mu came out of the shower, he wrung out his hair with a dry towel and combed it back with a comb.

She tiptoed into the room and onto the bed. Nannan turned her body over and placed her calf on her brother's stomach. Xia Mu smiled and stretched out a hand to pull Nannan's leg down and tightly covered the two children before leaving.

Opposite the bed, there was a small cabinet. Xia Mu gently opened it and took out a box.

It was a wooden rectangular box with patterns of dragons and phoenixes carved on it. It was obvious that this wooden box was an object from the past.

Xia Mu gently opened the wooden box, and on the top was a handkerchief. Xia Mu took the handkerchief out and unfurled it. Inside, there was a chain, and on the chain was a pendant. There was a name embroidered on the handkerchief. If you looked closely, you would be able to tell that it was the word 'West'!

Taking out the chain, by the light of the not very bright lamp, Xia Mu's gaze swept across the chain. Even in the most difficult times, Xia Mu didn't want to sell this chain, why, was it really because this chain was given to her by that man?

He remembered that when the baby was a year and a half old, he got sick. After that, Xia Mu took the pendant off the chain and wore a red rope around the baby's neck. After that, although the baby continued to get sick, it was no longer as serious as it was before.

While stroking the pendant with his fingers, Xia Mu thought to himself, Tomorrow, I'll get a red rope and put this pendant on my son to protect him.

Xia Mu took off the necklace and placed it to the side. Then, he picked up the chain and put it on his neck. Without the necklace, it was a very ordinary chain, without any special design.

Xia Mu picked up the handkerchief, wrapped it around the pendant, and placed it back into the box. He then placed the pendant back into the cabinet, and got up from the bed.

The last of the lights in the courtyard went out. The courtyard was completely silent.

The next day, after Xia Mu sent Nannan and the baby into the Rainbow kindergarten, he went straight back to the courtyard and knocked on the west room's door.

"Who is it!" A young girl's voice came from inside the door.

"Lan Lan, it's me, Xia Mu. Can I tell you something?"

Wang Lan Lan opened the door in her pajamas, and after Xia Mu entered, she snuggled back into bed, half leaning on the bed, with thick black circles under her eyes. She yawned and asked without much energy, "It's early in the morning, and I'm not going to let you sleep!"

Xia Mu smiled and asked: "You just returned this morning, right?"

Wang Lan Lan gave her a look that said "even if you know, you still have to ask", "What's the matter?"

"About that, the matter that I entrusted to you last time, is it true?"

"You really want to go?" Wang Lan Lan sat up, because her actions were too big, the belt on her pajamas fell off, revealing her smooth and clean skin.

Xia Mu nodded in response.

"You've figured it out?"

"I'm waiting for money." The doctor had said that the operation must be carried out as soon as possible, or the child's injuries would be especially severe, and the grandmother's health would always be poor. Since she was alone in A City, Xia Mu could not be at ease no matter what.

After hearing Xia Mu's words, Wang Lan Lan was quite straightforward, and directly agreed, "You should know what that place is for. Those who go are all well-known people, but it is hard to avoid those who are unreasonable. Since you've offered, I'll talk to the supervisor and see if there's a suitable position. However, "Wang Lan Lan paused for a moment, her eyes glanced at Xia Mu," Xia Mu, once you enter there, you must abide by the rules. "

"I know. Lan Lan, I've troubled you. " Xia Mu gently smiled as he agreed.

Wang Lan Lan looked at Xia Mu's face, and on the young girl's face was a faint smile. In Wang Lan's impression, this girl was always able to smile when facing anything, even when she wasn't sad.

However, after going to such a place, he wondered if this person would change?

Thinking of this, a complicated feeling flashed through Wang Lan's heart. Forget it, she chose to walk a certain path.

"I'll tell you when there's news." With that, Wang Lan Lan laid down. "When you leave, close the door for me!" He had been on the night shift yesterday, and at this time, he had just fallen asleep when he was disturbed by Xia Mu.

"Lan Lan, thank you." As Xia Mu left, he expressed his gratitude again.

The person lying on the bed didn't move at all.

Xia Mu closed the door and went out of the west room.