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Mu Dongdong put the tools back in the toolshed and washed his hands. He found his mother, Jiang Lanying, leaning back in her chair with her eyes closed as if she were asleep.

He turned and entered the house. When he came out again, he had a thin blanket in his hands.

The thin blanket gently fell on top of Jiang Lanying's body. She snapped out of her daze and said, "I don't know what happened today, but I feel especially sleepy."

Mu Xiangdong smiled as he looked at his mother. "The sun is shining today. It's nice and comfortable. Please hang in the sun for a while."

Jiang Lanying put the blanket on her knees and replied with a smile, "Alright, if you have anything to do, go and get busy. You should go out and find a friend gathering. Don't spend all your time at home accompanying an old man like me."

"What old man? Why didn't I see him?" Mu Dong joked happily.

"It's rare for you to say something to coax me." His second son was reserved and rarely expressed his feelings. In this aspect, his eldest son, Jersey, was completely unlike him. He was someone who would make people laugh every day.

"Alright, alright. I'll stay here alone for a while. Go and do what you need to do." Jiang Lanying began to chase her son away.

"Then I'll go upstairs first."

"Oh yeah, it's your birthday next month. According to me, you can go back when your birthday is over. Also, prepare the gifts in advance. Your brother is the one who has been worrying about the presents for the past few years. "

"Alright, I understand." After bidding farewell to his mother, Mu Dongfang entered the house.

Mu Wen Sheng was the youngest granddaughter of Old Man Mu, the daughter that Mu shi doted on the most. As for her grandma, she was Jiang Yu Ru, Mu Ru Guang's first love.

The matters of this world were really hard to explain. There were some fates that could not be avoided no matter how much one tried.

Under the warm sunlight, Jiang Lanying put her hands on her knees, slightly closed her eyes and a kind expression on her face.

In the courtyard, Xia Mu pushed a cart into the courtyard.

"Xia Mu, do you need help?" Zhao Fugui asked as he held a bucket of water.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhao, there's no need." Xia Mu skillfully removed the things on the cart one by one. Just as he was about to enter the house, the door opened with a creak from the west side of the house.

A lazy voice came over, "Xia Mu, do you have anything else to eat?"

Wang Lan Lan was a typical night owl. At night, she went to work at Deep Blue. During the day, she slept at home and went out at night. She had just turned 21 and was three years younger than Xia Mu, but she had lived in the city alone for seven years.

Xia Mu turned around and saw that Wang Lan Lan was covered in a white nightgown. The nightgown was very big, covering her whole body. On her small face, there was a thick black circle. From a glance, it was obvious that she didn't have enough sleep.

Usually at this time, it would be hard to see Wang Lan Lan's figure, Xia Mu suddenly heard her talking to him and didn't react.

"Hey, is there anything to eat?" The young girl's tone was very unfriendly. She lifted her hand to stroke her hair as she asked irritably.

"Follow me." With that, Xia Mu turned and entered the house.

Wang Lan Lan curled her lips and followed her on her slippers. Zhang Xiulan was washing the pots in the yard, hearing Xia Mu's call for Wang Lan Lan to come in, she shouted at the top of her lungs, pointing at Sang Huanhuan, "This Xia Mu is very kind, but some people don't even know face to face!"

Wang Lan Lan's footsteps did not stop. Her figure became more graceful as she stepped on her slippers. She then said, "These people are just like toads who want to eat swan meat, don't even think about it!"

"You!" Zhang Xiulan threw away the cloth in her hand and stood up, ready to argue with him. "Who are you talking about? What do you mean by that?"

Wang Lan Lan was also a sharp-tongued person. She sneered, "Who says what's wrong!"

"You …" Zhang Xiulan had always disliked Wang Lan. In her eyes, this Wang Lan Lan, at such a young age, had a face that could seduce people, and her eyes were so perky that they could drip water. Also, she was wearing a pajamas and strolling around in the daytime.

Zhang Xiulan was so angry that she jumped up and down. However, Wang Lan Lan smiled and entered Xia Mu's room. With a "peng" sound, she closed the door.

"I say, why do you quarrel with your aunt every day? She didn't mean anything else. " In the kitchen, Xia Mu was spreading out pancakes, and she could clearly hear the commotion happening in the yard. A situation like this would happen every few days in the courtyard, and in the beginning, Xia Mu would still try to persuade her, but as time went on, Xia Mu stopped trying to persuade her.

Wang Lan Lan took a folding chair and sat down on it. Her fair calves were exposed to the air because of her actions, and her feet were smeared with black nail polish. Her fair and tender toes swayed unsteadily, and she said with an indifferent tone, "She was the one who provoked me.

While saying this, Wang Lan raised her hand and put it in front of her forehead, squinting as she looked at the sunlight shining through the gaps of her fingers.

Xia Mu scooped the pancake out of the pot and placed it on a plate, then carried it out and said, "You are so sharp with your teeth, you can't change it."

The fragrance of the food awakened the hunger in Wang Lan's stomach. She received the plate impolitely, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the pancakes and put them into her mouth, forgetting the temperature of the pancakes that just came out.

"Hiss —" Wang Lan Lan was not lightly burned and kept sticking out her tongue.

Looking at Wang Lan's little appearance, Xia Mu thought to himself, she's clearly just a little kid, but she's still armed to the point of being an adult. At her age, she should have been studying at school, but she stepped into society prematurely, knowing that people are cold and warm.

Wang Lan Lan blew on the pancake before putting it into her mouth. Xia Mu's cooking skills were really great, much better than her own!

The food had ironed Wang Lan Lan's lonely heart, even the wariness in her eyes was withdrawn. Her eyes were filled with satisfaction with the food.

"Don't drink so much. You're still so young, what if you get stomach problems?" Xia Mu pulled a chair over and sat opposite Wang Lan Lan Lan.

Wang Lan Lan was chewing on a pancake as she mumbled, "Buchmesi."

If one didn't drink alcohol, would he be able to earn money?

The pancakes were steaming hot, and Wang Lan Lan was eating very fast. Sweat was dripping down her nose, and her originally pale face had regained some color. However, the black and green under her eyes made Xia Mu's heart ache. However, she couldn't do anything for Wang Lan Lan. The only thing she could do was try her best to cook for her when she was happy.

"Even so, we can't risk our lives! "Also, don't argue with Xiulan next time. She's not a bad person, but her mouth won't let anyone off." Xia Mu felt that it was fate that everyone could live in the same courtyard. Zhang Xiulan took care of Xia Mu rather well.

Yesterday at the "Deep Blue", she accepted a big order, but she also drank a bottle of wine and took the tip out of the room. Wang Lan Lan vomited as her stomach throbbed, but seeing the pink bills, Wang Lan Lan held the cold water in her hands and washed her face before turning to fight for the next room.

Putting down the chopsticks, Wang Lan Lan harrumphed, "In your eyes, are there any bad people in our world? Is there? "

Wang Lan Lan's voice was very soft and carried a hint of flirtatiousness in it. "Even the man who bullied you into getting pregnant is a good person in your heart!" Wang Lan Lan was very clear about Xia Mu's past. If she didn't like those two children, she wouldn't bother to help Xia Mu find a job in the "Deep Blue". That place was a place where one ate people without spitting out their bones, and it wasn't suitable for the pure and kind Xia Mu.

Wang Lan Lan was actually very envious of Xia Mu. Even after experiencing so much suffering, he was still able to have full confidence in his life and future. On the other hand, when he was fourteen years old, that beautiful world suddenly collapsed!

Xia Mu choked on Wang Lan Lan Lan's words. After a long time, Wang Lan looked at Xia Mu, lifted her leg and gently scratched Xia Mu's calf with her foot, "Hey, why aren't you talking anymore? Could it be that you know who Nannan's father is? "

On the second floor of the Mu Family mansion, Mu Dongfang, who was reading a book in his room, sneezed for no reason.

Xia Mu stood up, but Wang Lan Lan Lan Lan didn't have enough time to retract her leg. Her entire body was thrown backwards, landing solidly on the ground.

"Xia Mu!" This fall had caused Wang Lan Lan Lan to fall in a sorry state.

Seeing this, Xia Mu didn't bother to get angry with Wang Lan Lan Lan. He hurriedly helped her up and asked, "Are you alright? Does it hurt?"

Wang Lan Lan frowned and replied snappily, "Do you think it's painful or not!?"

However, Xia Mu had always been giving way to Wang Lan Lan Lan. However, Wang Lan Lan's words just now had violated Xia Mu's bottom line, and the secret that was hidden deep within Xia Mu's heart was suddenly revealed by someone just like that. For a moment, Xia Mu found it hard to accept.

"Who told you to say that!" Xia Mu propped him up on a chair, and went to pour a cup of water.

Wang Lan Lan rubbed her butt with her right hand, gritted her teeth and replied, "You're really weird, it's not like you don't know who that man is. Baby is waiting for surgery, do you have money? You don't have money, right? Why must you work so hard for the sake of that so-called pride in your heart?! " The more she said, the worse she sounded, but Wang Lan Lan did not think that from her point of view, the other was rich and powerful, so why did she not tell him about the existence of Nannan and Baby, not to mention that even if Xia Mu could wait, Baby's body could not.

What Wang Lan Lan said was absolutely true, but Xia Mu just couldn't get past him. Actually, she didn't have much of an impression of that man's appearance that night. When she woke up at night, she ran out of the apartment in a panic. She ran all the way home, only to discover that there was an extra chain and handkerchief in her pocket.

Later on, when Xia Mu discovered that something was wrong with his body, he struggled internally for a long time. In the end, he couldn't bear to give up on these two children, so he followed his grandma and left G City.

As for the identity of the man, it was quite a coincidence. One afternoon, when Xia Mu was taking his child for a walk, passing a bookstall, he saw a magazine. For some reason, when he was looking at the man on the cover of the magazine, she actually paid for the magazine. When she finished reading it, an indescribable feeling arose in her heart. It turned out that handkerchief actually belonged to that person!

In that case, that chain should also be the same owner. The owner of that handkerchief was the child's father. Really, was it this man?

Xia Mu stared blankly at the man on the cover of the magazine.

"Hey, say something!" Wang Lan Lan stood up, walked to the side of Xia Mu who was holding a cup and looking out of the window, and asked.

Xia Mu stared blankly out of the window as he said in a low voice, "Actually, it's not that I don't want to look for my child's father, but I'm just scared."

"What are you afraid of?" Wang Lan Lan asked disapprovingly.

Xia Mu tightened his grip on the cup in his hand, and slowly said, "I'm afraid that once the other side finds out about the existence of these children, I won't be able to see them again!" With such a family background, how could he allow his family's blood and bones to flow outside? Xia Mu was only afraid, afraid that he would never see his child again.

Xia Mu's voice rang out, "Actually, I was too selfish. I was afraid of being separated from my children, so I helped prevent them from seeing their father. Lan Lan, is what I did right or wrong? "

Wang Lan Lan narrowed her eyes and looked at the yard. After a long while, she finally replied in a low voice, "I will help you keep an eye out for Deep Blue if you need it." Other than that, she could no longer do anything for her. However, when would such bitter days come to an end?!