The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

After a period of recuperation, Mrs. Qiao recovered and was discharged from the hospital. However, her physical condition was not as strong as before, and she began to be afraid of cold and heat.

As the old people say, "When you get old, you will inevitably suffer from illnesses. You just need to take care of yourself. Even if you are healthy, you don't have many days left."

Although she was saying these words to comfort her family in a self-deprecating manner, everyone knew that it was Qiao Yi Zhong's matter that had caused Old Mrs. Qiao to have a knot in her heart. She couldn't help but blame herself for all the mistakes, which had affected her health.

But a knot in one's heart is not something that can be easily resolved. No matter how much others try to comfort her, it will be of no avail. The old lady can only let herself figure it out slowly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Today is Xiao Jue's birthday. This is the first time since we met each other that the whole family is together. Let's not talk about irrelevant things."

At the dinner table, these things came up again during the conversation. The old lady blinked and waved her hand to interrupt her son's persuasion, unwilling to mention those spoiling words in such an occasion.

This day was Qin Jue’s birthday, the first time he celebrated his birthday in the Qiao family after becoming an adult, and the Qiao family took it very seriously.

The two elderly people had been busy preparing ingredients for dinner since the morning, and were enthusiastically preparing the meal together with the nanny.

After being recognized by the Qiao family, Qin Jue had already appeared at a cocktail party in the city's business district, but because some of the company's projects conflicted with Qin Jue's own courses, he had not yet been brought to the company.

On Qin Jue's birthday, Qiao Rencheng brought him to the company. Although he had not yet officially entered the company and been assigned work, the message he conveyed to the employees below was already very clear.

During the dinner, Qin Jue received quite a few gifts. Boxes of various sizes were piled up in the spacious living room of the Qiao family, actually occupying a considerable space.

Although Qiao Rencheng is middle-aged, he is not a conservative father. He followed the popular topics on the Internet and made up for the birthday gifts that his children had missed in the past few decades at once.

Although he knows in his heart that some things can never be made up once they are missed, he will try his best to give his son the ideal fatherly love if conditions permit.

While eating, Qiao Rencheng's thoughts were diverted by the related cases broadcast on the news channel on TV.

"Yeah, why did Acheng mention him? It's the first time the child has a birthday party at home, don't talk about irrelevant things." Grandpa Qiao raised his hand and picked up the remote control beside him, changing the page from the city's news channel to a light comedy, which played as background music.

What happens to Qiao Yi Zhong and those illegal organizations will be decided by the police and the law. Whether they live or die has nothing to do with them.

Now that their grandson is back, there may be a chance for them to meet their eldest daughter-in-law. This is the best scenario that the two elders of the Qiao family could have imagined.

"Come, Xiao Mu, have some braised pork. Your grandma made it herself. When I was young, I loved this dish the most when I worked overtime until late at night. I still remember it till now!"

Old Master Qiao picked up the serving chopsticks and put a piece of meat covered with sauce on You Mu's plate, looking at him kindly. From their eldest grandson's mouth, they knew a little about each other's differences, but what did it matter?

As long as my grandson likes it, nothing is a problem.

"Thank you, Grandpa." You Mu didn't say much. He usually just ate quietly and listened to the two old men at the table joking with each other.

"Xiao Jue, don't just focus on eating by yourself, serve Xiao Mu a bowl of shredded chicken soup." The old lady was also scolding from the side. The dining table was a bit big and there were many plates on it. She reached out and turned it, moving the plate that You Mu had not touched in front of him.

He has good looks and a high level of education, works as a teacher at Lanzhou University, and has some connections in Guiye. If you lose this high-quality young man, there will be no one else like him.

Look at your own child again. He is young and still a student. He lives in your partner's house, wears clothes bought by your partner, and is picked up and dropped off to school by your partner's car.

No matter how you look at this comparison, her children are marrying above their station.

Looking at her eldest grandson who was busy picking fish bones with his head down, Mrs. Qiao felt a little worried. This child didn't know the danger and was still eating stupidly. When someone poaches him, where will he cry?

It is still the elders like them who have to worry about it!

Qin Jue, who was busy picking out fish bones, looked up innocently, but did not refute. He picked out the fish meat on the plate and gave it to You Mu, then silently stood up and served him a bowl of soup, and also served a bowl for the other three.

"Grandma, have some soup."

"Hey, put it down quickly, don't burn your hands." She was still worried about her grandson's emotional life one second, and took the bowl of soup from her grandson the next second. Mrs. Qiao was deeply moved that she could still drink the soup from her grandson in her lifetime. Thinking of the sadness of those years, her eyes became moist again.

"There's no way to get a marriage certificate in China, but there are many places abroad where marriages are allowed. Where do you want to go? When do you plan to get married?"

While drinking soup, Qiao Rencheng looked up at the two juniors and got to the point.

Qin Jue was quite happy when talking about marriage, but it still depended on You Mu's opinion. He didn't speak immediately, but turned his head to look at the person next to him.

The spoon was passed to his mouth. The four people at the table were looking at him. You Mu paused for a moment and answered, "I haven't thought about getting married yet..."

As soon as he said this, he clearly felt the invisible dog tail that was constantly wagging beside him stiffen and droop down in an instant.

"but……"

The conversation changed slightly, and in Qin Jue's expectant eyes, You Mu turned his head and reached out to rub the dog's head.

"If you want, just wait until graduation."

The pupils that had just looked lost and aggrieved suddenly lit up, the dog's tail wagged more happily, and even ears seemed to grow out.

"It's good that you've graduated. Marriage is a big deal and you can't be careless. It's best to prepare for it a year in advance!" While waiting for You Mu's reply, Old Mrs. Qiao, who had been afraid to breathe for her grandson's marriage, breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly with a smile.

Qin Jue turned his head and rubbed You Mu's hand. Although he was happy, he also felt that two years was too long and wanted to try again.

"We have to wait another two years... Amu, a college marriage certificate can add points." He rubbed You Mu's arm and leaned over inertia, his hands subconsciously groping his waist and moving downwards.

Feeling the other party's unruly behavior, You Mu angrily slapped the head that was approaching him and distanced himself. At the dinner table, in front of the Qiao family, he couldn't give the other party a headbutt.

"With your grades, what points are you still missing?"

Pursing his lips and sitting down, Qin Jue became obedient after receiving the warning gaze: "Okay, then I'll wait until graduation."

It’s just two years, it’s okay, he can wait!

After dinner, You Mu and Qin Jue stayed at Qiao's house overnight.

Old Mrs. Qiao unlocked the cabinet that had been locked for many years, took out her eldest daughter-in-law's things, sorted them out one by one, and told Qin Jue about the past events, including the story about Qin Jue's mother.

The clothes and photos were very clean. Every once in a while, Mrs. Qiao would open them, sort them out, and wipe them.

In fact, she knew that hiding these things was just deceiving herself, and even she herself could not help but open and touch these old things in the dead of night, feeling sad.

But her eldest son was too distressed at the time and even had thoughts of committing suicide, so she had to deliberately avoid these things to prevent him from being upset.

Fortunately... it’s not necessary now.

These things locked in the cabinet should also see the light of day again.

They were powerless to save what happened in the past, but now they have new hope...

Returning from the first floor to the bedroom on the third floor, Qin Jue held the photo album in his hand and vaguely searched for one or two corresponding scenes from his fragmented memories.

Inside the room, You Mu was sitting on the edge of the bed with his legs bent. He hooked a corner of the gift bag with his fingertips and tilted his head to look at the contents through the transparent packaging on the side of the box.

This was what he found from a pile of gifts. Originally, the task of opening the gifts was to be left to Qin Jue, and he didn't care at all what was in these gifts.

But unfortunately, when I came out of the shower, I casually glanced around and saw a bag of clothes trying to blend in with the pile of gifts.

Moreover, the clothes inside are also very conspicuous...women's clothes?