The sound of high heels hitting the floor came from the living room, the urgent footsteps got closer and closer, soon a figure appeared at the door, a white cheongsam with lily patterns outlined the woman's figure even more perfectly.
"Big Brother Muo, you're back." Xia Kejun saw Muo Yang's face and his eyes were instantly filled with tears.
"Okay." Murong Yang replied softly, then held out both hands towards Xia Kejun.
Xia Kejun no longer hesitated, quickly walked two steps and rushed down the stairs, throwing herself into Muyang's arms.
Two people who have been apart for a long time, at this moment, their hearts are stuck together.
Wu's mother and Xiao Ying tactfully left, leaving the two people under the sunlight, tightly embracing each other. At this moment, silence was more powerful than words, neither of them spoke, yet they were having the most profound communication.
The lunch was sumptuous, Wu Ma made a whole table of dishes, all of which were Mu Yang's favorite before. Mu Yang asked the Zhang family to sit down and eat together. Zhang Changjiu and Wu Ma first declined, but later sat down under Mu Yang's insistence.
"Today I'm back, it's a happy day. Everyone is together having dinner and it's lively. We raise our glasses to celebrate that our family has safely passed the most dangerous period. Zhang Dage and Wu Ma have made great contributions, I want to thank you for helping me take care of Ke Jun. Of course, Xiao Ying and Xiao Song also deserve credit."
Mu Yang's words brought joyful expressions to the faces of the Zhang family members.
"I also have credit, can I drink too?" asked Zhang Song, who was only eleven years old. "What are you kids drinking?" Wu Ma scolded her son with a smile.
"Of course you have merit," said Mu Yang with a wave of his hand. "Today, you siblings will also have a drink."
A table of people enjoyed a reunion dinner together harmoniously.
After lunch, Yu Yang and Xia Kejun held hands and strolled along the streets of Shaoxing Road. Although it was after noon, the shade of the trees made it not feel too hot. There were still not many people here, but it could be seen that there were more than before.
"How have you been these few months?" Murong asked, stroking Xia Kejun's hand that was hooked around his arm.
"At first, the Japanese were causing a big commotion in Shanghai and everyone was hiding at home. We followed your instructions to stock up on supplies and never went out unless absolutely necessary. By April, Zhang Da Ge came back and said that the Japanese had withdrawn from Shanghai, and it seemed like the Wang Jingwei government people were also preparing to relocate, but the specific situation wasn't very clear. That month was chaotic too, with big and small vehicles running around on the streets all day."
"By May, the situation had stabilized. Zhang Da Ge said that the Nationalist government had regained control of Shanghai and the Japanese had surrendered. We won the war of resistance."
At this point, Xia Kejun raised his head and looked at Muyang and asked, "Brother Muyang, where have you been for the past few months? Can you say it now?"
Mo Yang looked at the red lips close to him, lowered his head and lightly pecked them, causing Xia Kejun's face to turn bright red instantly. After all, this was on the street, and Xia Kejun wasn't bold enough to be affectionate in public.
"I went and did something big, I went to kill the Japanese Emperor." Mu Yang directly answered Xia Kejun's question. At this time and place, facing his own woman, what couldn't be said?
Xia Kejun widened her beautiful eyes and exclaimed in a low voice: "It turns out that the Japanese Emperor was killed by Mu Da Ge, but didn't the newspaper say it was a Japanese officer named Asano Kōichi who did it? Did Mu Da Ge disguise himself as that Japanese officer, sneak into the Japanese Imperial Palace, and kill the Japanese Emperor?"
"It's more complicated than this, I'll tell you slowly, it's just that the story is a bit long." Murong Yang said with a smile.
"I'm not afraid, I'm willing to listen, and I won't get tired of listening for a lifetime." Xia Kejun said this sentence and was stunned for a moment, then blushed and lowered his head to lean on Muyang's shoulder, but the hand holding Muyang's became even tighter.
Muyang has a solid foundation in public speaking and is naturally talented, and he also understands the era he personally experienced. His story unfolds smoothly, and when he reaches the climax, Xia Kejun can't help but let out a low cry of surprise, but her eyes are filled with an increasingly strong sense of admiration.
After dinner, back in the room, Mu Yang and Xia Ke Jun talked about something and hoped to hear Xia Ke Jun's opinion.
"May I, I want to immigrate abroad now and would like to ask for your opinion, don't know if you are willing." Murong sat opposite Xia Kejun, holding Xia Kejun's soft hand and asked.
Xia Kejun was somewhat surprised, "Mu Ge wants to immigrate to where now? The Japanese have been defeated and the country is already stable, how did you think of immigrating?"
"After all, the domestic situation is unstable, and Brother Mu is also considering the future. Of course, I'm just afraid that you'll be living thousands of miles away from me, and you might miss your hometown, so I want to ask for your opinion."
Xia Kejun did not hesitate and looked into Muyang's eyes, saying: "I will follow you to the Western Night Lang, wherever Brother Mu is, that is my home, I listen to Brother Mu."
Muyang didn't say anything else, he directly hugged Xia Kejun, with only endless warmth.
Although I had made up my mind to leave China, after all, I still need to prepare a bit. Where to go has already been decided, Malm?, a city in southern Sweden. I have the deed of the estate from Kanzaki Jūtarō, and there is an estate waiting for me to take over. Even if I couldn't get back the land of the estate when I got there, with my financial resources, it's not like I couldn't just buy some land there anyway. But speaking of which, going to Sweden at this time is actually a pretty good choice.
The next day, Mu Yang found Zhang Changjiu and Wu Ma and said: "I'm preparing to take my wife and leave Shanghai. We're going to emigrate abroad. Before we go, I want to ask you something. If you want to follow me abroad and continue serving me, I'll arrange for your departure. If you want to stay at home, I'll settle the wages with you, of course, and thank you again for taking care of this house for a year."
When they first heard the news, Zhang Changjiu and Wu Ma were both stunned. This was definitely a major life event. Leaving one's hometown to live abroad is not a decision that everyone dares to make.
"Sir, are you really leaving? Isn't it good here?" Wu Ma said in a low voice. It's hard for people like them to find a master like Mu Yang to work for, so Wu Ma really didn't want Mu Yang to leave.
"Hehe, it's already settled. I'm going to immigrate to Sweden with Kejun. I have a manor there and over a thousand acres of land. There's no war there either, so life will be even more comfortable. If you all come with me, Wu Ma and Xiao Ying can still take care of the house, Zhang Da Ge can help manage the land, Xiao Song is still young, we can send him to school later, if he has talent, it'll be good for his future." Mu Yang said.
"Sir, things are a bit too sudden, can we consider it?" Zhang Changjiu said at this time.
"Of course, even if it's in the past, you won't be going with me. I'll go with my wife first and once we're settled, I'll send you a letter with our address. When the time comes, you can join us in the past if you decide to follow me. I'll leave some travel expenses for you." Mu Yang said.