In the evening, in the Xiheyuan.
Jiang Liting was wandering in the yard with the baby in his arms. Su Wanyan was sitting on the sofa and talking to Su Guozhi on the phone, telling him about the incident and saying:
"Dad, I didn't pursue this matter any further."
Su Guozhi sighed softly: "Hanmu has taken care of us for so many years, and the house we live in and all the appliances cost more than this amount.
Just think of it as repaying it now, and don't get involved in the future. It's business to live a good life with Li Ting. "
Su Wanyan raised his eyebrows slightly, and was about to say something else when suddenly, a familiar voice came from the other end:
"Lao Su? Are you at home?"
Su Wanyan felt that her ears had misunderstood, and she said in a daze: "Dad, it's...who is talking?"
Su Guozhi was sitting in the small foreign-style building, holding a phone in one hand and looking blankly at the woman standing next to the black car, not knowing what to say.
Li Xiu'e had short ear-length hair and was wearing a suit jacket and hip-hugging skirt. She looked smart and fashionable. She entered the door and said:
"Lao Su, where is Yanyan? I sent you a letter before and said I would come back this year."
Su Guozhi came to his senses, handed the phone to her, and said with mixed feelings in his heart: "Yanyan, it's your mother who's back."
As soon as Li Xiu'e answered the phone, she heard the sound of a baby crying on the other end of the phone. She didn't pay attention and said happily:
"Yanyan, where are you? Mom is going to take you to country M for development."
However, before Su Wanyan could reply, Jiang Liting's voice came from the phone: "Daughter-in-law, is our son hungry? He is making trouble. Do you want to feed him first?"
Li Xiu'e's expression suddenly changed:
"Yanyan, why is it so noisy over there?"
Su Guozhi lowered his head in self-blame.
On the other end of the phone, Su Wanyan came back to his senses, glanced at Jiang Liting who was holding the child, and said to the phone:
"Mom, I'm married. I'm living in the capital now with a husband and children. I'm living a good life. Country M... I won't go to country M."
Li Xiu'e said anxiously: "The voice doesn't sound like Han Mu, and how young are you? Did you get married before you were admitted to college?"
Su Wanyan said: "It's hard to put it into words. In short, I am very happy now and will go to college next year."
There was dead silence on the other end of the phone.
Su Wanyan could imagine that Li Xiu'e's face must be very ugly, and it was even difficult to accept the fact that she was getting married.
At this moment, Jiang Liting came over with the meat dumplings in his arms and said, "Daughter-in-law, why don't you call me later and feed the child first."
Su Wanyan said: "My mother called."
Jiang Liting put the child into her arms for a moment, and said with a guilty conscience: "It's our mother, has she come back from country M? How about I go back and pick you up to live here?"
Li Xiu'e looked at the phone and then at Su Guozhi. She thought for a while and asked tentatively: "Are you a classmate of Wanyan? What do you do? Are your parents in business or politics?"
In one sentence, she asked about her education, family and career. Jiang Liting hesitated and picked the best one and said:
"I'm in the clothing business."
Li Xiu'e's face became more and more ugly. She felt as if her cabbage had been eaten by a pig. Her heart was bleeding:
"That means you can't show off your academic qualifications, and your parents can't call you by name, right?"
Jiang Liting didn't dare to say anything at all.
Li Xiu'e put one hand on her waist, with a sharp look in her eyes. She went to Country M to work hard to lay the foundation for her daughter, but it turned out that her daughter was stolen.
There was a buildup of anger in her chest, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Where is the address? I'll go over and have a look."
Jiang Liting sounded a little unconfident. As soon as he reported the place name, Li Xiu'e hung up the phone and rushed to the capital aggressively.
Jiang Liting said worriedly:
"Is your mother coming to take you away?"
Su Wanyan took the child and reassured him:
"Don't worry, I won't leave."
Jiang Liting was still a little uneasy. The next day, he got up early and placed the car at the door.
Then, together with Zhou Caifeng and Qin Sufang, they polished the spotless home until it was reflective.
Zhou Caifeng wore a dirty apron and said unhappily: "Who is at home? Are you so blind and clean?"
"Your in-laws are coming." Jiang Liting wiped the top of the refrigerator and felt relieved when he saw that no dust came out.
Zhou Caifeng said blindly:
"Dad Yanyan comes as soon as he comes. I see how nervous you are. We were very nice at the restaurant. He is very easy to talk to."
Su Niannian came out in small slippers and said excitedly:
"Is daddy coming?"
Just as Jiang Liting was about to speak out, he heard the sound of the car's engine outside the door. He hurriedly looked in the mirror, tied his tie, put Stankang pomade on his head, and ordered:
"Hurry up and open the door. Yanyan's mother is back from country m."
"Country M?" Zhou Caifeng walked out in surprise. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Li Xiu'e getting out of the car in a fashionable and elegant manner. She looked like a rich person. She pulled her lips and smiled in apology: "You're here?"
Li Xiu'e got out of the car, glanced at her first, and then looked at the Xiheyuan. She calmed down a little after being depressed all night and said:
"Are you the nanny hired by his family?"
Zhou Caifeng's face froze slightly, and the next second, she heard Jiang Liting's voice coming from behind:
"Mom, Wanyan is feeding the child in the house, I will take you there."
"She's feeding the child, I'm not..." Zhou Caifeng thought she was calling her, but just in the middle of her reply, Jiang Liting walked up to Li Xiu'e and invited Li Xiu'e in steadily and politely.
Zhou Caifeng paused in her words: "..." This bastard shouted so affectionately, I thought he was calling me.
Li Xiu'e walked in and glanced at Jiang Liting. She saw that he had a handsome face, his hair was slicked back, and he was wearing a stylish shirt and trousers. The corners of her lips raised slightly, and most of the unhappiness in her heart dissipated:
He looks mature, steady, polite, and thankfully not the kind to be generous.
Jiang Liting said: "I have asked someone to clean up your room for you. From now on, you will live here with Wanyan. You are Wanyan's mother. It is my duty to provide for you in your old age."
This stupid boy probably doesn't know what I do, so he can say that he will provide for me in my old age. Li Xiu'e laughed out loud and said, "Do you know what I do?"
Jiang Liting's face did not turn red when he told the lie, and his heart did not beat: "I don't know, but I heard from Yanyan that you have a hard time abroad, so you can just stay here and enjoy happiness in the future."
Li Xiu'e had only been together for three minutes. Whether it was Jiang Liting's steady appearance or Aiwujiwu's filial piety, she was extremely satisfied. She smiled even more and said:
"You are a thoughtful person. On the way here, I was worried about your voice yesterday. Is Wanyan looking for someone who is uneducated, vulgar, unsophisticated, and looks like a gangster? Now that I have met you, I feel completely relieved.”
Jiang Liting said without any embarrassment:
"Don't worry, I hate that kind of person too."
At this moment, Su Wanyan walked out of the house with her child in her arms. When she saw Jiang Liting dressed up, she raised her lips and said:
"mom."
Before Li Xiu'e had time to say a few words to her daughter, Jiang Liting diligently stepped forward to take the baby, handed it to Li Xiu'e and said:
"When this child was just born, I was still thinking why I couldn't tell who he looked like. But now it seems that he looks like his grandma."
Li Xiu'e was so happy that she never stopped laughing. She was originally angry with Su Wanyan for giving birth to a child so early and didn't prepare anything. Now she hugged the child curiously and said:
"This doesn't look much alike."
"Like, there's nothing different about them. They have double eyelids and a high nose, right? They're exactly the same."
Li Xiu'e was dubious about what he said in a serious tone, grinning happily, while Jiang Liting continued to study the child's appearance with her.
Instead, Su Wanyan was left aside: "..."
Those who didn’t know it thought he had found his long-lost biological mother.
