Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from the last time, Liang Sen suddenly sent me a message, which was very strange and without any context. I turned my head to see that Zhizhi had not come back yet, and there was no outsider around, so I quickly called him, but Liang Sen's phone was turned off.

I texted back and asked again, but Liang Sen didn't respond.

Normally, this might mean that something went wrong in Linjiang, but Chengcheng didn't tell me, and Gao Xinci and the others didn't react. I thought Chengcheng could handle it, so I didn't worry too much. It was a pity that my relationship with Liang Sen had become so strained. I haven't seen him since Lingling and Yunyun were born.

I sat in the house for a while, and before I knew it, it was already evening. The yard gradually became lively. The housekeeper had quite a lot of power, and many stewards and even the master's family came to give them gifts. Lanlan listened to me and only accepted gifts from the master's family and not too much. She bribed a few stewards of higher ranks and also gave them some red envelopes. The effect seemed good for the time being, and I went out to have a few drinks with them. It was a little after nine o'clock and the lights in the old house were about to be turned off, and the people gradually dispersed.

Lanlan counted the amount of drinks she drank, and although she reeked of alcohol when she came back, she woke up after clearing her throat in the bathroom. She was helped to the dining table with her hands covering her head with red cheeks, and Xuanze and Youyou were holding her arms on both sides, while Tinglin was wiping Lanlan's face with a wet towel from behind.

"Hey, come on, the three of us should show our respect to Brother Lan in advance! You must be really smart. The young master thinks so much of you, Brother Smart."

"Sister! Look! I just felt a little better and they tried to murder me with a wet towel! What's that smell? Did you spread some wind oil?" Lan Lan's voice was so loud that she stretched out her hands desperately, but she couldn't reach anyone.

"Doesn't this help to cheer you up? Don't vomit in your food." Tinglin laughed and took off the towel and put it on the man's forehead.

The small kitchen cooked some stomach-warming porridge and served it up. The first one was placed in front of Lanlan. The child, who hadn't had time to eat much all day, finished it in just two bites. It's true that the boy eats his father out of money, but I didn't expect that it's okay for a teenager, but this twenty-something is still growing, and he's holding a bowl instead of a bowl! Seeing this, Tinglin and the others were surprised and pushed their portions over. I quickly ordered to make more. The key point was also strange. These people looked thinner and thinner. Where did all the meat go?

Before I had time to ponder this metaphysical question, I heard a noise outside and a steward from the second house came and brought Zhou Yi to me. The little girl kissed me as soon as she saw me and said that she missed me so much after going home for a few days. In fact, her little eyes didn't even glance at me. She stared straight at the custard buns on the table. I knew that she was thin because of her mother's starvation and she missed my small kitchen.

"Aunt Liu, make some milk powder for Zhou Yi, but not too much. I think she still wants to have a proper meal." I said helplessly. I took the chopsticks and snatched food from her uncle Lan. I fed her some meat and took the custard buns. "Our little princess is already in a bad condition. Why can't she help but pounce on the food? Tell aunt, are you really hungry or does it smell so good?"

"It smells so good and I'm hungry." Zhou Yi said while smacking his lips. He even took the time to give me a kiss on the cheek: "Auntie, I'm still growing!"

"If you eat sweets late at night you'll turn into a little fat girl! You'll be competing with your uncle for food, and in two years you'll have a pig's tail." Lanlan puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction.

Zhou Yi didn't care. The more she talked, the bigger her mouth got when she bit the buns. She hummed in a baby voice, "Uncle Lan, my aunt said that you are the biggest eater. You eat two kilograms of meat every day and you don't get fat. I won't get fat either. I'm still young and growing! But if you eat too much, you will only grow sideways."

"Sister! Look at her - how can she be so talkative at only two years old? What will happen if you grow up to be a big girl?" Lanlan said to divert attention and raised her hand to grab the last piece of meat.

Zhou Yi was annoyed and was about to cry. I was quick to snatch the bottle from Aunt Liu and stuffed it into her mouth. The child's mood was immediately calmed down. She held the bottle with sparkling eyes. I breathed a sigh of relief, and then my back was sprayed by water again. Looking back, I realized that after taking care of my eldest niece, my two biological children are back.

"Which little bad guy fired the gun just now? Take her to the bathroom and let her get soaked!"

I chased them out with my teeth bared. The little ones scattered and were happy for a long time before I caught them. They said they were hungry, but if they didn't eat, they would have to drink milk powder. As a single mother, I sighed again and again. Fortunately, I have money, otherwise I don't know if I can afford to feed them. I pinched Lingling's little nose.

"Laugh! Still laughing! How can you eat so much? Do you know that you drink your mother's three thousand yuan worth of milk powder in a week? You are two years old and still drink milk powder. Why don't you like to eat?"

"Because we just ran to my uncle's house and had an meal, so now we want to drink something sweet." Yunyun said with a smile.

"Did you go to Second Grandpa's place? They also eat late at night? Didn't Second Grandpa say it's good for health?" I asked with a bit of panic, although I didn't understand what I was panicking about.

Children don't understand adults' thinking, but Lingling was very happy: "We didn't see our second grandfather, so our uncle took us out to play. When we said we were hungry, he made delicious food. Our aunt said she bought a lot of beautiful clothes for us and asked Teacher Kui to bring them back."

"Oh——" I nodded. It was Lingling who told me that I saw someone standing behind me. I thought it was the person who took care of the children, but it turned out to be the child's kindergarten teacher. She was carrying a lot of things in her hands. Youyou and Xuanze hurried over to help her take them. I gave Lanlan a wink, and Lanlan immediately picked out the thickest stack of red envelopes that had not been distributed today and took it over.

"No, no, no! I dare not, I don't dare. This is embarrassing..." Teacher Kui waved his hands quickly.

Lan Lan was very sensible. She quickly stuffed the money into his trouser pocket and patted it: "What are you afraid of? This is not a school. Teacher Kui has taken the trouble to go up the mountain. We have to pay for the travel expenses. Besides, it's not much. It's just a little token of our appreciation as parents."

She had no choice but to accept it, bowed to express her gratitude, and then leaned forward to signal the children: "Lingling Yunyun, don't you want to show your mother the bottle you made?"

The children just remembered and quickly opened their small bags, took out strange-shaped ceramic bottles and showed them to me: "Look, Mommy! Isn't mine prettier than my sister's?"

"No way! Mommy likes the blue one, yours is an ugly orange, lelelele!"

"Okay, okay, mommy likes them all! As long as they are made by my baby, how can mommy not like them... Is this a gift for mommy?" I stopped a big fight before it started, took a deep breath and sighed that my skills were getting better and better, and then I took the two bottles and looked at them again and again. To be honest, they are really ugly, but my daughter is only two and a half years old! A two and a half year old playing with ceramics is simply a child prodigy!

"Yes, Mommy, the teacher said that there are so many beautiful flowers in our backyard. We don't know how to grow flowers, but we can make a vase to put the flowers in. Putting it in the bedroom will be very beautiful and fragrant!" Yunyun squeezed forward and hugged my arm.

I agreed: "So this is the mud you guys have been playing with these days, that's quite artistic, right?"

Zhou Yi also started to like it as he squeezed in my arms. He held onto the ugly orange and wouldn't let go. He kissed me on the face again: "Aunt, I want to play too. I have them all, sister."

"Of course we will bring our Zhou Yi. Let your sisters take you with us as we stay in the old house for the next two days. Your brother misses you too." I replied. Then I saw the steward of the second house standing there in a daze. He smiled and touched Zhou Yi's little face again: "But it's too late today. Mom and Dad will miss Zhou Yi. How about we go back first and come to see Auntie tomorrow?"

"No, no! I want my aunt to hold me while I sleep~" Zhou Yi didn't want the bottle anymore and curled up in my arms pitifully.

The steward of the second house still refused to leave. I thought my brother would not really take the fact that the child was led astray by me seriously. Then the stewardship could only belong to someone else. Naturally, I agreed to Zhou Yi with airs. The little girl nodded excitedly. While we were talking, Zhou Zhi came over. Zhou Yi jumped out of my arms and took Lingling and Yunyun to the back hall. Zhizhi wiped his mouth and stood up: "Then I'll go and coax them to sleep first."

"Are you full?" I asked.

"I'm full. I don't know how many meals I ate when you were busy in the afternoon." Zhizhi smiled, and the meaning of his words was quite maddening.

He doesn't like Gao Xinci, but he likes to see his second uncle scratching his head for Gao Xinci. This situation is proportional to the time Gao Xinci and I spend together and Gao Xinci's own strength. As for whether ten minutes is enough to sleep together, it is up to his second uncle to think about it.

After the children left, I had to deal with the current situation. I greeted the guest first, but I could only treat this guest with a fake smile: "Teacher Kui didn't even tell us that he was here. We didn't prepare anything. How rude. Have you had dinner? It's so late. Did the steward ask for the guest room to be prepared for rest?"

"It's all good, it's all good. Even if your yard is perfunctory, it's still much better than what I usually see. Mr. Fu, you don't have to take care of me. I came here... naturally it's because of the child. I should apologize to you..." Teacher Kui bent over and lowered his head, and spoke as if I could eat him.

I sighed and wiped the dust off my hands. "You're a little too much. I know you're a teacher. To put it bluntly, you're just working to earn some money. There are more children in the school than just my family, and you can't take care of all of them. It's just that my child is fragile and can't stand all the rumors outside. And it's taking too long to resolve the issue, so I have to ask."

Teacher Kui sweated more and more. "Mr. Fu, please don't worry. Children are always curious about the things around them. I don't think the other children did it on purpose. There is no merchant in Jinhai who dares to come to you. The parents will not have any problem either."

"That's good, otherwise you have to tell me quietly. I still say that I will take responsibility for any problems in the school. I will not let you suffer any loss if you trouble me to run errands." I smiled and said, "It's just that you have to pay attention to the school saying that my children have no father. Please solve this matter for me as soon as possible. I don't have any idea. This is not a trivial matter of divorce or emotional discord. Their father and I will be separated forever. I really can't explain the concept of death to such young children. It's better to let them feel that not having a father is a normal thing and they shouldn't be laughed at or looked down upon."

"Yes, yes, those children are pitiful. It's not easy for you to take care of them. My work is not that heavy, but I can still take care of those children. I have to thank Mr. Fu for helping my family." Teacher Kui nodded repeatedly.

70% of the private schools in Jinhai were invested by my family. Of course, I also paid for Lingling and Yunyun's school. In order to have a good life in the future, the principal and these teachers will not go against my wishes. So it's just a word, it won't last long. I asked someone to take Teacher Kui to the guest room to rest. I felt more sorry for myself. Damn it, I have started to get used to handling this kind of family problems. Fortunately, Yangyang didn't continue to ask me for a father, otherwise it would be easy to find a father for Lingling and Yunyun, but for Yangyang, I would have to dig out Lao Fu's ashes.

"What about you?" I turned around and asked the steward of the second room, "Do you think it's getting late and I should prepare a guest room for you, or do you just want to leave and not go back?"

The steward came back to his senses and took out something that looked like an invitation from his pocket and gave it to me. I took it and smiled embarrassedly: "Actually, I have something to do. The young master has long thought that Miss Zhou Yi missed you and would definitely not want to go back. I just saw that you were busy and didn't get a chance to speak."

"I thought he was not happy with me raising the child. My brother himself didn't want to see me, but he was willing to give the child to me. What did he mean? Was he using the child to comfort me?" I chuckled. I had gone to him before at night, but was turned away. He was really angry, but I didn't know where I was wrong.

Even though the steward was the second uncle's man, he was at a loss for words when he saw this scene, and he stuttered for a long time: "What you said... is really too polite. When has the young master ever been angry with you? He is just busy. Look, he asked me to send you an invitation."

"What did you ask for?"

"Miss Wen Xianqin is now the housekeeper. Second Master has ordered us to host a banquet at Guiyan Court to celebrate. I also hope that there won't be any more troubles at home and that we won't change the person again."

I looked up, disgust was clearly visible on my face. How could you bully me like this? Guiyan Courtyard has always been the most formal banquet hall. Even weddings and funerals of the main branch families may not be allowed there. Now, to vent my anger, they actually put Wen Xianqin's matter there. Whose face are they slapping? Lanlan was immediately a little embarrassed.

"I understand." I took a deep breath and accepted the gift. If I really made a scene over such a small matter, I would lose face at home. Even if my second uncle agreed to my request, the steward would leave with a gloating look after finishing his work. I looked at Lan Lan helplessly and said, "Don't worry. At worst, I can wait until their business is done. I can find an excuse to say that tonight is not formal enough and open another one for you at Guiyan Court."

Lan Lan shook her head, "No need, sister. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Second Uncle is against us. How can he, a descendant of a commoner, do such a thing? Who wouldn't laugh at him? Wen Xianqin is a student. She should hate him because she is used as a gun and pushed to the target of public criticism. She is just a tool! But I am different. You plan my future for me. The banquet is held at home. Qianhetang is your home and I am your family. Everyone knows what is more important. I will not compete with a knife or a cold gun."

"What you said makes me want to give you a raise. It seems that what Old Fu said is right. You will have an easy life relying on your mouth." I shrugged my shoulders and felt relieved. Fortunately, Lanlan is smart and has learned Sanda for several years, so he is nimble and few people can bully him. Otherwise, according to my second uncle's narrow-mindedness, I would have to worry about his personal safety in addition to his initial future.

Xuan Ze finally ate two mouthfuls of rice while we were talking. He felt very satisfied as he touched his stomach. Suddenly he remembered something: "Oh, by the way, sister, I heard the second family say tonight that there will be a wedding at home. They said it was for the second wife. I didn't understand what it was specifically, but I felt that they were all weird. It didn't seem like they were talking about Wen Xianqin's banquet. I almost forgot about it. Do you think I should go and ask about it?"

"Happy event? The chaos hasn't passed yet, who can be truly happy? Happy events are also caused by blood." I sneered: "Don't worry about it, it has nothing to do with us anyway. By the way, has Zhou Linsong been taken out?"

"Yes, he was dealt with by the people from the third house. My uncle said that he had done good things for a few years, so he was killed quickly." Tinglin sighed, feeling a little sympathetic.

I felt bad too, after all, I had raised the child for several years and now I was blamed for not teaching him well.

At this moment, another text message came on my phone. I estimated that the time was about right. I looked down and saw that it was true. Gao Xinci now spoke concisely, even less than Liang Sen, just two words: come out.

I thought to myself: Add money.