Call me Big Brother

  "Dad, I have some things here that Ayun said she doesn't want, should I bring them over for you to see if you want them?"

  Su knew that Father's Day was frugal in nature, so Su got into the habit of giving Wen Shi Xuan things that her husband didn't want, using it as an excuse.

  Wen Shi Xuan easily put on his daughter's clothes and said: "Since you don't want it, bring it over. If I can use it, then there's no need to waste it."

  Poor Jiang Dashao, every time he hears his wife and father-in-law talking on the phone, she uses him as a shield, making her father think he's a spendthrift who can't manage the household, and he helplessly rolls his eyes. But he knows this is his wife's helpless move, and he won't say anything to her about it.

  Mengmeng hung up the phone and bent down to pick up the things she was going to send to Wen Shi Xuan. She had packed two big bags, which included clothes, shoes, and some daily necessities like towels and toothbrushes. Her father couldn't bear to use good things, but now that she had money, she had to think of ways to improve his life.

  "Vines." Comrade Jiang Yan sat in front of his wife, propping up his chin with his hand, raising an eyebrow, and slightly curling the corners of his mouth, seemingly somewhat discontented.

  The little wife glared at her husband: "Didn't I buy you a tie and new leather shoes?"

  The young wife thought she was impartial to her family members and didn't show favoritism.

  Husband, this is blind jealousy.

  Comrade Jiang Yan patted the position beside him and said, "I want to talk to you about something else."

  Husband was so serious, he put down his hand and walked over to his side, asking: "What's wrong?"

  She pulled her daughter-in-law's hand and sat down, with a clear expression of hesitation and indecision in her eyebrows.

  "Yueya's eyebrows furrowed slightly: 'A Yan, if you don't say it, how would I know?'"

  "My dad said his heart disease needs surgery."

  He didn't originally want to tell his wife about this, but thinking about it, these major family matters, his wife has the right to know. Moreover, he is in the military, if something unexpected happens at home, his wife would be able to help immediately, not him.

  Her curved eyelashes gazed at him, and the same worry as his appeared in her eyes: "What is Dad thinking? Where does he want to have surgery?"

  "He doesn't want to have surgery for now." Pausing here, what followed was even more difficult.

  "Why? Is it because your family can't afford it?" she asked anxiously.

  "It's not a matter of money." As he said this, he suddenly felt a burst of laughter. His wife always thought of money first in everything.

  Actually, after his wife married him, although she didn't enter the ranks of the world's wealthy, at least she escaped poverty and wouldn't feel financially strained doing anything.

  "What's wrong?" Eyebrows clearly showed doubt.

  "My dad said, 'Even if it's just a delay, this is something that needs to be said first,' he wants to see the birth of his grandchild or granddaughter before considering this matter. No matter how good the doctor is, surgery can't avoid risks, and he doesn't want to take this risk before seeing the next generation."

  Then, she understood. Because she understood, Yuè Yá's eyes lifted and asked: "What are you worried about? Are you worried that I won't be able to get pregnant like your sister-in-law?"

  "Dad said, he will never put pressure on us." Shaking his head, Jun's face was serious, holding her hand tightly, "When to have children is up to us. Dad told us these things because he doesn't want us to be deceived by others."

  Jiang's father's worries were originally here, and it must be because of the aftermath of this incident. However, no matter what, Mei'er quietly tightened her brow: "A Yan, since Dad has this illness, we absolutely cannot let him receive any more stimulation."

  "I understand." Without thinking, his wife was so concerned about her father-in-law. When a surge of warmth rose to his chest, he reached out and gently stroked his wife's hair, planting a light kiss on the tip of her small nose. As they breathed in unison, he looked at her, "Manman, I'm very happy, very happy you like my dad."

  When she heard her husband say this, Moon's eyebrows twitched slightly: Did her husband really like her father?

  Wen Shixuan is not like Jiang Fu, not like Xiao Jiu Zhang, and not like Lu Siling, everywhere can please people.

  Wen Shi Xuan, who has both advantages and obvious disadvantages, is always said to be a person who is difficult to evaluate.

  But she likes her dad, and without Wen Shi Xuan there wouldn't be today's her, that's for sure.

  ……

  Carrying things to the door of Wen Shi Xuan, her husband said to take a taxi.

  Halfway, received a call from Xiaxia in early summer.

  "Sorry, Manman, for leaving you alone at the gallery these past few days. Your senior fellow apprentice will be returning to the gallery tomorrow, so you won't have to be alone anymore and can take a break for a few days."

  "It's okay," said Manman, asking, "How are you now? It was me who didn't have time to visit you because I've been busy lately."

  "I just went to see the doctor this morning, and then I heard about your situation." Chū Xià said with a surprised tone, probably the purpose of making this phone call was to understand the ins and outs of the matter.

  "Hmm, I think I'm famous again." Mianmian sighed in her heart.

  Obviously didn't want to be famous, but somehow always made a big deal out of it every time.

  "Do you know who did it? I heard that the mastermind behind the scenes has not been caught yet." Chū Xiāng analyzed with concern, "Is there no lead? If we can't find out who it is, what if this person causes trouble again next time?"

  Manman has a good idea about this matter and knows that the people who can guess are absolutely not just her. Therefore, those people will not tell her, just like the last time they privately handled Wen Mingzhu, they will only act secretly.

  "Don't worry about this." Manman comforted her with a very relaxed tone, "I'm not worried either. Besides, you're pregnant now and can't be too anxious."

  "I think I don't need to worry about you, but rather who's the poor guy that messed with you." Hearing the implication behind her words, Chun Xia teased, "You know, those people caught in the hospital, each and every one of them supposedly received the most severe punishment."

  The two men were ruthless in their actions. Last time, Wen Mingzhu and Wen Shitong's tragic scene was clearly seen by Chunxia.

  "Manman, I occasionally think, if you really get pregnant with a child what should we do?" Chuxia suddenly let out a sigh.

  "What's wrong?" Yue Er raised an eyebrow curiously, wondering why her sworn sister had such a sigh.

  To be honest, neither she nor her husband is worried. Pregnancy is almost every woman's must-go experience, and it's not a terminal illness, what's there to worry about?

  "I'm telling you, I'm being ordered around by my husband every day at home. I feel like he's more anxious than me, so anxious that it seems like he's the one giving birth." Chun Xia said, panting and exaggerating as she described her bizarre situation.

  "That's because my brother doesn't understand, he knows very little about these things. The one at home is different from him, studying this every day, it has nothing to do with me." Manman seemed very calm and composed, her own husband was a weirdo, who could secretly borrow many educational DVDs related to fertility from Jiang Mei, which could fill up an entire box, and watched them with great interest.

  If it were Shifu Du Yu, he would be watching DVDs and reading books without anyone teaching him, and could only be confused, sweating profusely but unable to grasp the key points.

  "Which university did your brother graduate from? Which university did that person in your family graduate from? How many points higher was their Gaokao score than your brother's?" Chū Xiāo exclaimed, envying Jiang Dashao's educational background.

  It's nothing.

  It turns out that my husband is a bachelor's and master's degree holder from a top-notch unit, and it's said that the unit is still considering sending him to pursue his Ph.D.

  Don't look at Jiang Dazuo's usual sloppy appearance, but his academic performance is excellent, and it's hard to see that he's actually very capable.

  A true person does not show their form.

  "I think that person in your family should learn some more, maybe they can even help you give birth to a child." Suddenly, Chu Xia had an absurd idea.

  This frightened Wei Meng so much that he hastily shouted: "Don't talk nonsense."

  "What's wrong?" Jiang Dashi, who was driving the Beetle, perked up his ears to listen to his wife and her best friend chatting, but suddenly heard his wife's slightly louder tone, and his eyebrows rose in curiosity.

  "No, Xiaxia said that either the teacher or you should continue watching those educational videos, which can help chickens, ducks and geese give birth to their children. I laughed at her, saying that these birds don't need to give birth to children, they lay eggs." Because my husband has a habit of eavesdropping, Manman tried to twist the conversation.

  "Talk about delivery." Jiang Dashao didn't think much of it, and casually said to his wife, "When I was in the army, I followed the cooking class, raised pigs, cows, and dogs. Of course, I helped them give birth too."

  Her mind went blank on the spot: because she couldn't imagine what kind of husband would help pigs, cows and dogs give birth to babies.

  Even from a distance, over the phone, Jiang Dashi's words could be heard. Chuxia laughed so hard she was gasping for breath, teasing her sworn sister: "See, I told you so. Your husband is much more formidable than you imagined."

  "Can he take turns? If he can take turns, what's the point of having so many doctors in this world?"

  Early summer raises an eyebrow, reserving opinions.

  The two then made an appointment for a meeting time, and would decide on the location later.

  When saying goodbye, Chūxià asked Mànmàn about her schedule for today: "Are you and your husband going out to have fun?"

  "No, after lunch, I packed some things and took advantage of the fact that my mom and Yuanyuan are not at home now, so I plan to move to my dad's place." said Manman.

  "Your dad is really lucky." Chū Xiā sighed and hung up the phone.

  The Beetle drove into the residential area where Wen Shixuan lived.

  Jiang Dashao helped his daughter-in-law carry two heavy bags up the stairs.

  As I walked quickly to Wen Shi Xuan's house door, I heard Wen Shi Xuan speaking loudly with someone inside, sounding like he was on the phone.

  The fact is that Wen Shixuan, who received his wife's phone call, was almost driven mad by his wife and occasionally shouted.

  Xu Yu'e calls him once a minute to ask about the safety buckle.

  "You don't have to lie to me anymore. Your younger brother has seen that peace knot, how could you as the eldest son not see it? Tell me honestly, was the peace knot secretly kept by you or is it still in the hands of the old man?"

  "Can't you stop thinking about Jade every day? If you take good care of Mom, when she wakes up and knows you're being good to her, won't she tell you where Jade is?"

  "Scoffs: 'Forget it, your mom. When I married into the family, she already looked down on me. After giving birth to two daughters, she completely detested me. No matter how good I was to her, she never appreciated it, let alone put it in her heart. I just want what belongs to me back.'"

  His wife's words were so clear that Wen Shixuan's voice was cold: "The jade pendant is not with me, nor will it be, because they are not my things."

  "You go, you don't say, I'll find out." From the phone, it seemed to hear a doorbell sound. Xu Yuer suddenly became clever and guessed that it was definitely her eldest daughter Manman who came to see Wen Shixuan. "If it's Manman who has come, you'd better tell her, give birth, must give birth to a son, or else she'll be disliked by her mother-in-law just like me."

  Wen Shixuan didn't like hearing this: "Does it matter if she gives birth to a boy or girl? Are you her mother? If her mother-in-law doesn't like the fact that she gave birth to a daughter, we'll just bring the child back and raise it ourselves."

  There is such a husband who always does business at a loss, Xu Yu'e was sulking: "You want to bring the child back and raise it yourself, I've already raised two daughters, that's enough trouble for me."

  "I raised myself, so I can raise you. When we were young, you didn't like me being spoiled, but it was because of how my parents raised me." Wen Shixuan is no longer afraid of his wife now.

  Xu Yujiao was unhappy that her husband wasn't listening to her, and some other thoughtless words followed: "Fine, I knew it. You and Manman have the same blood type, which is different from mine. I and Yuanyuan have the same blood type. Manman has panda blood, so you must have panda blood too?"

  Blood type?

  Two words suddenly changed Wen Shixuan's complexion, and he roared: "Are you looking for trouble? What do you want to know the blood type for?"

  Boom!

  Dropped the phone.

  Xu Yu'e on the other end was shocked by her husband's last roar, and her ears were almost deafened. She looked at the receiver in surprise: she had only wanted to remind her husband to be careful not to get hurt, but how did it become...

  Wen Shi Xuan crouched on the ground, his fingers tangled in his hair, staring blankly at the floor tiles: Who told his wife about the blood type thing? His wife didn't know, but he did - the blood types of their family members. Except for Manman who was A-type, the other three were all B-type. The doctor had said that two B-type parents couldn't have an A-type child.

  "Dad——" pressed the doorbell for half a day without any response, Manman got anxious and knocked on the door board shouting.

  Wen Shi Xuan hastily got up and walked over to open the door.

  "Dad, what just happened?" Because she had just heard that Jiang's father had heart disease, Manman couldn't help but worry if her own father was also ill.

  "There's nothing, I just got off the phone with your mom and she was mad at me." Wen Shi Xuan said half-truthfully.

  It seems so, and she carefully put down her heart, took the two bags from her husband's hand, and put them all in her father's bedroom to avoid being seen by Xu Yuye and Yuanyuan.

  "Dad." Jiang Yantong respectfully called out to Wen Shixuan.

  Wen Shixuan slightly opened a smile: "You sit down, A Yan, I'll go get the tea tray."

  "It's all right." Jiang Dashao told his father-in-law not to bother, sit down, but he had something to ask Wen Shixuan.

  It seems that his son-in-law has something important to say, Wen Shixuan's expression is serious, occasionally glancing at his daughter who hasn't come out of the bedroom: "What is it?"

  "Dad, didn't Manman used to...not have a blood type that was lost before?" Comrade Jiang Yan intended to use this sentence to remind Wen Shixuan that his daughter-in-law had a special blood type.

  Wen Shixuan took a step forward and confessed: "Mianmian's blood type is somewhat special, the doctor has instructed that she cannot lose too much blood."

  It seems that Wen Shixuan is very clear about it.

  Jiang Yan's eyebrows twitched and his eyes blinked, for a moment he was speechless.

  "Manman herself I have educated since she was a child, she knows." Then Wen Shixuan added.

  Wen Shi Xuan is unexpectedly a good father, uneducated but knows how to educate his daughter.

  He spared him the trouble of thinking about how to tell his wife.

  Manman was in her father's room, as usual, helping him sort out the clothes and shoes in his closet. As she stacked them up one by one, and touched each piece with her hands, a sense of inexplicable unease floated to the surface of her mind.

  Suddenly, I remembered a long time ago when I was very young, I got lost in the park once, couldn't find my dad and mom anywhere, thought they had abandoned me. From then on, that feeling of being alone and helpless at that moment left a strong impression deep in my heart.

  She couldn't imagine what it would be like for a child who had been abandoned by their parents.

  She remembered that pair of icy eyes, when he was seriously explaining to her "not abandoning his sister", looked at her with a very deep gaze. In this gaze, she could see a clear fear in the depths of his eyes.

  Afraid she won't believe it.

  Fingertips touching the edge of clothes, as if frozen in place, a sour feeling in the heart.

  The phone in the pocket rang with a beep, and it was a text message.

  It's from Mr. Yao: I've already made an appointment, and we can bring him over on a chosen day.

  It's about Xiao Dongzi.

  Last night at the hospital, after the two men had figured out the truth, she and her husband went into the office to talk. She and Xiaodong sat on a bench in the corridor chatting.

  The two boys who followed the event, Yao Zibao and Lu Huan, came before her and Xiao Dongzi.

  "Are you Little Dongzi?" The two young men, who were bending down and smiling at the little boy, seemed to show a kind of unusual affection for children that was neither as cold as Junye nor as elegant and detached as Yaoye.

  With Xiao Dongzi's big glasses, he quickly saw that the two young men who came over were not concerned about him but rather teasing him. He pushed up his glasses and hummed: "I don't know you."

  "But we can recognize you." Yao Zibao also pushed up his deep and mysterious glasses.

  This fully caught Xiao Dongzi's attention. The little boy had a strong feeling towards people who also wore glasses, and asked: "Are you nearsighted?"

  "Are you not nearsighted?" Yao Zibao's question was purely unintentional.

  A strange emotion flashed across the little boy's face.

  Lu Huan hurriedly bumped his brother's arm.

  Xiao Dongzi curled his lip: "Everyone thinks they're all-powerful and can see through others' affairs at a glance, but the result is always not."

  Who would have thought that such philosophical words could come out of this young boy's mouth?

  Two young men felt guilty and asked Mengmeng sitting next to them: "Why did he wear glasses?"

  "Myopia." said Manman.

  What is amblyopia?

  The two young men were both taken aback, each stunned for a moment.

  "Sister, where are your glasses?" In her heart, she couldn't help but feel a little scared. Lu Huan's careless words had directly called out to her sister.

  "My own glasses, I'm a bit embarrassed to say: 'A little nearsighted.'"

  Hands on chest, exhaling loudly.

  If sister's beautiful eyes become weak-sighted, wouldn't it be depressing to death.

  Little Dongzi with glasses looked at Lu Huan's face and figured it out, then stuck to Manman's ear and whispered: "Auntie, why does he call you sister?"

  "He misspoke." Manman immediately came up with an excuse.

  "I think he cares about you a lot, is it that he secretly likes Auntie and it's a sister-brother romance?" asked Xiao Dongzi.

  What is sister-brother love?

  The vines are shocked: Now the kids are getting scarier and scarier, they seem to know all the popular terms.

  "It's often shown on TV, a boy likes an older girl." Xiaodong thought his aunt wouldn't understand and gave her a disdainful look, "Aunt, you need to watch more TV or you won't be able to keep up with the times."

  It's all messed up.

  The two boys beside him were amused by the little boy's words.

  Seeing that both Yao's second son and Lu's second son did not reject Xiaodong, Manman suddenly thought of how to pry open Yebao's mouth to treat Xiaodong's eyes. So, she began to speak in front of the two young men about Jiang Mei as a mother, visiting many famous doctors for Xiaodong's eyes, but none were effective, and didn't know what to do.

  The two young masters were both astute and discerning individuals, and upon hearing her say this, they instantly understood her meaning.

  Lu Huan scratched his head, and Yao Zibao took off his glasses and pretended to blow away the dust on the lenses.

  Pretending not to hear what she said, but on the other hand, wanting to take this opportunity to send her a favor.

  The worst is that as younger brothers, they are too familiar with their two elder brothers' temperaments.

  If Master Yao is willing to take action, it's usually on the premise that you can get Master Jun's consent first.

  Conquering Junye's icy heart is the most important task. Previously, Yao Ye had already quarreled with Jun Ye over this matter, and bringing it up again would likely make Yao Ye afraid of hurting their fraternal bond.

  Xiao Dongzi said in the end, he is not a person of Er Ye's, to Er Ye, he is just an outsider, a small child.

  Two young men, carrying vines and Xiao Dongzi, walked into a corner and began to discuss their plans in hushed tones.

  Finally, he waved at Manman.

  Tell Xiao Dongzi to sit still in his original position. Manman walked over and asked the two young men, "What did you say?"

  "Vine sister." Lu Huan and Yao Zibao looked at each other, "After our repeated consultations, it's best if you take care of this matter yourself."

  "I've already talked to him about it." Manman furrowed her brow. "He flat out refused."

  "Why doesn't my brother agree?" Lu Huan immediately knew she was referring to Jun Ye and asked in surprise.

  In theory, whatever Mengmeng wants, Junye will consider it again and again.

  She felt a deep regret in her heart: it seemed that everyone mistakenly thought that Jun Ye was very good to her, so good that she would grant him anything he asked for.

  "Conditions." The example Manman brought up was what Junye had said to her last time at the seafood building, those words of desire and indulgence.

  Lu Huan——Uh.

  It turns out that his brother had already taken this step in desperation and was using intimidation and threats.

  Man Man often bullied her elder brother, it's imaginable.

  "Mei Mei Jie." Yao Zi Bao raised one finger and began to instruct Mei Mei on how to conquer the iceberg, "As long as you're a bit gentle and call him 'ge ge', he'll definitely agree with you."

  Afraid of being rejected like last time, Lu Huan hastily added: "Just call me Big Brother Lu."

  Calling him Big Brother is hard to get out of one's mouth, but calling Lu Da Ge, Man Man can consider it.

  "So when I speak, can the two of you help out on the side?" Manman had to hold back the two companions, otherwise she would be worried that her own strength alone wouldn't be enough to conquer the iceberg.

  "No problem." The two boys replied in unison. Their eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a sly smile.

  The scene where she called him after Jun Ye would react, just thinking about it was enough to make their blood boil.

  To do this, Lu Huan first sneaked into the office and tried every means to trick Jun Ye into another room.

  Man Man and Yao Zi Bao waited in the room first.

  In this period of time, she had thought about giving up countless times in her heart, but with Yao Zibao around, she couldn't just leave like that.

  Lowering his head to look only at the floor, he heard a creak from the door handle in his ear, and a gust of cold wind blew into the gap under the door.

  "Spit it out already."

  The slight impatience in his voice, and the evasive glint in his eyes that avoided direct confrontation with her, were all because of their last private conversation.

  It was this awkward atmosphere that made her almost unable to speak.

  She was a little afraid, fearing that if he refused her again, they would quarrel.

  Yao Zibao's hand tugged at her clothes from behind, accompanied by a drowsy whisper: Hurry up and call, hurry up and call.

  Her cold eyes sliced through and cut off Yao Zibao who was hiding behind her.

  Yao Zibao suddenly stopped in his tracks, his whole body frozen stiff.

  It seems like he guessed something, his mouth corner condensed, seemingly self-mocking coldness, turned around, just about to leave.

  "Brother Lu."

  She called out, though her voice wasn't loud, yet successfully caught his attention just as he was about to turn around.

  Astonishment filled at least half of the icy gaze, to the point where for a moment, there was no speech, only staring deeply at her, just like last time, with a shocking, as if walking on thin ice.

  Is he walking on thin ice? Isn't she the same?

  "What did you just say?" After seeing her, she closed her lips tightly and raised an eyebrow, with a slightly narrowed gaze as if waiting.

  She knew all too well what this waiting meant, waiting for the fish to take the bait.

  A faint mark was left on her lower lip by his teeth.

  I thought to myself at that time, no matter what, I would never compromise.

  The emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuchs are anxious to death.

  Yao Zibao and Lu Huan, both of them desperately gave her a "don't-say-another-word" look: If you call out one more sentence, Brother Lu won't skin you alive, won't take a single piece of flesh from you, what are you afraid of?

  As expected, she was the only one who wouldn't. Her sharp eyes scanned her two younger brothers, and a cold voice suddenly spat out: "You two, are you too idle? Eating well and having nothing to do? If so, go back and I'll give you something to do."

  Upon hearing Iceberg's words, the two young men fell silent with gloomy faces.

  She couldn't take it anymore, after all, she was the one who had dragged them into this partnership, what kind of family would let someone else suffer for her.

  "Lu Da Ge." This time the voice that came out was calm and steady, as if he had been calling like this for a long time, without any of the previous cautiousness.

  Three pairs of eyes stared at her in unison, as if it wasn't just him who was shocked, but everyone else too.

  She didn't just call out, she even took a step forward, her eyes level with Ice's as they stared at each other, the moonlight reflecting off the calm lake surface in her eyes.

  Too quiet, too calm, yet it made him slightly at a loss.

  "What's wrong?" Her eyes slightly lowered, in order to cover up.

  "It's like this, Brother Lu. I mentioned to you last time about my husband's nephew Xiao Dongzi's eye problem. I know you refused me last time, but I think maybe you'll have a change of heart. Because today you've seen the child for yourself, he's clever and not inferior to any other child of the same age. With careful nurturing, he will be a pillar of talent for the country in the future. As a soldier who protects the family and the nation, don't you feel it's a pity to let this child live in a semi-blind environment all his life, wasting such a talented person?"

  The two boys who were eavesdropping simultaneously spat out their saliva; these words, they had never taught her to say.

  But didn't they teach her to be gentler?

  But isn't it obvious that this is wrong? Using Lord Jun's military identity to intimidate and threaten people?

  What kind of person is Jun Ye, has he ever been intimidated or threatened? The two young men both thought "ah" in their hearts.

  What really startled everyone was that a low, muffled laugh suddenly came from the iceberg itself, giving that icy handsome face an existence with another half of its color.

  A fleeting glance at the two younger brothers' faces, the cold lips curved slightly, and the smile was truly from the heart.

  No one dared to speak to him like that, except for her, once or twice.

  And every time it's said with a lot of artistic flair and flavor.

  It made him savor the taste and think: No matter how she was, after all, she was still carrying the unyielding bloodline of the Lu family.

  The light in her icy eyes slowly turned around, her hands crossed and held in front of her chest, as she looked back at her with a nostalgic gaze.

  Anyway, she called out "big brother", which is a big improvement compared to before when she didn't know what to call him.

  As an elder brother, he should give a gift when meeting her for the first time, or else it would be impolite.

  Agreeing with her is not impossible.

  But was it for Xiaodongzi? He remembered, and would remember this little boy afterwards.

  "I'll take care of this matter." The slightly curved corner of her icy lips seemed to hold a hint of a smile that couldn't be described, and her responses flowed smoothly, never losing composure. With an air of superiority, she tossed out the sentence and turned to walk away.

  Dazed, as he finished speaking and walked away, his eyes met hers under the moonlight.

  Suddenly a surge of anger: Is there such a person? She has been humiliated to this extent.

  "Big Sister Manman." The two young men who noticed her bad mood chimed in to help put out the fire.

  It's hard to get Lord Qiu in a good mood, if she gets angry and runs over to say something, the warm atmosphere that has been built up between the two of them will be completely destroyed.

  "Manman sister, don't worry, my brother has already agreed to it. It's just that you're not familiar with his way of speaking, he's always like that." Lu Huan said while watering the plants and giving Yao Zibao a signal.

  Yao Zi immediately chimed in, nodding vigorously: "Right, Jun Ge did agree to it. He's always been that way, pretending to be profound and mysterious on the surface, but actually being very passionate and enthusiastic deep down."

  It was originally a depressing fire, but with these two people singing and chatting like they were performing a comedy routine, I couldn't help but laugh and turn my sorrow into joy. In my heart, I let out a sigh: Let's just believe them for now.

  Unexpectedly, when everyone was about to leave, my husband went down first to start the car.

  She and Xiao Dongzi took the elevator together. There were not only her and Xiao Dongzi in the elevator, but also two old men and two young men.

  Mr. Yao somehow appeared beside her, and by the time she realized it, it was too late. Mr. Yao's voice, not losing its elegance but revealing a hint of displeasure, fell on her ear:

  "You've all called him 'big brother', don't I get a share?"

  She raised her eyes in surprise: Is this really possible? Does she have to call everyone "big brother" just because she called one person that?

  Under her slender eyebrows, in the depths of her charming eyes, she wore an innocent expression: "I remember helping you, it seems like I helped you more than he did."

  To be fair, this is something she cannot deny.

  The moon's eyebrows are slightly locked, and what's annoying is that the cold figure standing in front of the elevator button seems to be extremely satisfied with her troubled appearance at this moment, using eyes with a hint of amusement to sneak a peek at her.

  Gnash one's teeth and bite one's lip.

  But it's helpless, who let her and iceberg be alike, both with a cold face and a warm heart.

  "Big Brother Yao."

  Upon hearing this long-awaited sentence, Yao's narrow eyes suddenly blinked, as if trying to blink away something, and he turned his face away. He heard the two younger brothers beside him clapping their palms and shouting "Oh yeah!" - The success of the battle plan exceeded 100% of the expected results, and the elegant military uniform couldn't help but let out a low, pleasant laugh from the bottom of his lungs, like an iceberg beginning to melt.

  It feels like I've fallen into some kind of trap, and it's a willing one, as Mengmeng's two hands grip tightly on Xiaodongzi's small shoulders.

  Poor Xiao Dongzi frowned and looked at the group of people who were affecting his aunt's mood with great displeasure.

  Noticing the gaze of the young boy, the two masters perhaps took into account that today's events had Xiao Dongzi's indispensable contributions, and towards the young boy they didn't seem as indifferent as before.

  "Is that Little Dongzi?" Mr. Yao's palm gently rested on the little boy's head, and he gently rubbed it.

  The stunning good looks of the man were irresistible to both males and females, causing Xiao Dongzi to lower his head after a dazzling glance.

  "We will meet often from now on." Mr. Yao's words with profound meaning were deeply etched in the young boy's heart.

  The elevator door opened with a "ding", and she hastily pulled her husband and nephew out of the elevator, escaping from the crowd.

  They fled in disarray.

  Even Xiao Dongzi can point out her weakness: "Aunt, are you afraid of them? The better they treat you, the more afraid you become, why?"

  Why?

  The reason inside is clear as soon as you think about it a little. She's afraid, she's afraid her heart will sink, and then what would her dad do?

  Her dad has no one left but her, does he?

  The second message from Mr. Yao after the previous one about Xiao Dongzi made her feel like she had suddenly lost her glasses.

  Unfolded, it reads: You can call us two brothers, we are very happy, from now on, you continue to call us that.

  He's taking advantage of people's kindness!

  It's as if annoyed, clutching the phone, turning back, unintentionally facing the dressing mirror on the closet, but can clearly spy the smile lines on his face.

  Astonishment, incredulity, all reflected in the moon's eyes.

  "Come on out and have some tea." Her father called from the living room.

  "Ah——” She almost hastily responded, just about to walk out the door when she cautiously stopped and tidied up her disheveled hair and clothes in front of the dresser mirror, also collecting her suddenly disordered thoughts before walking out to face her father and husband.

  However, it cannot be denied that she and they are already close at hand.

  ……

  Jin Family

  Jin's father, who was shouted at by Jin Mei Chen with the words "You don't care about me", sat down in a chair as if he had been knocked to the ground, rubbing his forehead with his palm, staring blankly ahead, looking somewhat disbelieving and unable to express the suffocating anger and frustration that was welling up inside him.

  Will he not hurt her?

  All these years he has regarded her as a treasure in his heart, following her in everything and accommodating her in every way.

  She couldn't get into college, so he pulled strings to help her get a fake degree.

  She wanted a partner, so she chose Jiang Fei. He didn't say a word and went all out to make her feel like the little princess of the Jin family even after marriage. In her husband's household, she doesn't have to cook, do laundry or do any chores at all. She also doesn't need to earn money. If it weren't for the support of the Jin family, she wouldn't be able to get away with this and not be scolded by her mother-in-law even now.

  He has done so much for her since she was a child, how can he bear to hurt her!

  "Beautiful dawn." Jin Mu also lowered his head and sighed, dissatisfied.

  Her husband can understand her feelings, but Jin Meichen's words are really too much. Even if it was a moment of anger and she spoke without thinking, it still hurts them as parents.

  Jin Meichen didn't have a single bit of guilt, furrowing her brow in confusion as to why they were silent and not giving her the comfort she deserved. She should be the one who's angry instead. Thinking this way made her extremely unhappy, so she stormed into her room and slammed the door shut, refusing to give her parents a pleasant expression to look at.

  Jin Mu heard this impolite door closing sound and suddenly turned black in the face, saying to Jin Fu: "Are we too used to her?"

  "Jin's father looked at her with an unquestionable tone: "You've finally thought it through. I'm telling you, we can't keep indulging her like this. Her father-in-law is no ordinary person. Everyone in the army knows he's a man of dubious character. This time, it must be Meichen who messed up, I don't know what she did wrong to make her father-in-law so angry." After finishing speaking, he got up and went into the study room, repeatedly reminding his wife: "You absolutely must not go comfort her casually, let her calm down on her own and think things through. As for what happened, I'll have someone investigate before saying anything."

  Jin Mu nodded hastily in agreement.

  As for Jin Meichen, who rushed into her room, she thought that with this commotion, even if her father didn't come, her mother would still come to comfort her immediately. She remembered how when she failed the college entrance exam, her parents didn't scold her, but instead tried their best to find a way out for her and plan other paths.

  She couldn't think of any reason why her parents wouldn't support her on this matter.

  With her ear pressed against the door panel, she listened carefully and heard that her parents seemed to have joined forces with Old Man Jiang to deal with her.

  She stormed over to the bed, grabbed a pillow and tore at it furiously, imagining it was the faces of those detestable people.

  What makes these people always stand on Manman's side and target her?

  What's the reason?

  Even his own parents are like this!

  Tore the pillow, not enough to vent, started throwing things. The ones on the shelf, in the cabinet, anything that could be grabbed was thrown. Clanging and clattering, making such a big noise, but parents still didn't back down.

  It's no use...

  Both hands covered her face, a wave of grievance surged up to her heart, and her eyes turned red like two peaches: after all, it was because she couldn't have children that gave Manman an opportunity.

  Sniffling, she opened the drawer to grab something to wipe away the tears that had fallen on her face. Her fingers rummaged through it, unintentionally flipping out a small wooden box that was pressed at the very bottom.

  For a moment, she couldn't remember what it was. So she opened it to take a look.

  Inside is a piece of red cloth with a peace clasp on it.

  A little rough, a bit angular and not very beautiful inferior Ping'an jade, a red spot like chicken blood solidified in the jade, making the unremarkable jade even more unsightly.

  This unremarkable thing was given to her by her mother, who had treasured it carefully and handed it over, saying: Whatever you do, don't lose it, this is your amulet.

  She couldn't bear to throw it away, so she had to press it into the drawer. Strangely, when she took out this piece of jade now, she didn't think it was ugly anymore.

  Because of the knot on the jade button, it's very special, she has never seen such a knot before. After searching online, it seems to be a knot carefully tied by some elderly people in a certain place for those who want children.

  Seeking a child jade?