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Back home, Mu Qing had also returned, and was sorting out the purchases for the Spring Festival with her grandma. When she saw Lu Wanyu coming in with Shi Yan, she didn't have a good face.

Grandma Shi came over enthusiastically and grabbed Lu Wanyu's hand, "Oh, what kind of training did you guys do? How did you make people look like this? Look at the beard on your face, and why your hands are so cold. Don't wear two more clothes."

Shi Yan told her grandma Lu Wanyu that she had signed up for a military training class and left for a few days, but her injury was said to be from accidentally spraining her foot.

"I'm not cold, Grandma." Seeing Grandma Shi, Lu Wanyu calmed down and said with a forced smile.

"It's not cold, go wash it up and shave off your beard. You're only 17 years old. Don't be so sloppy. The young man has to tidy himself up." Grandma Shi took Lu Wanyu to the public bathroom .

Shi Yan went to the sofa and put down his crutches and sat down. Seeing Mu Qing coming over with a fruit plate, his expression was still grim, and he couldn't help but smiled wryly, "Why are you acting like a child? Didn't I tell you that it has nothing to do with Wan Yu?" You are like this, let him live here, don't show him face!"

"Just protect him!" Mu Qing sat aside angrily, "Anyway, to you, except me, everyone is the most important to you."

Shi Yan's face darkened, "Then what do you want me to do? He is helpless now, and he is still so young, do you want me to throw him on the street? If you really mind, I can take him with grandma—"

"Boom!" Mu Qing put the fruit plate heavily on the coffee table, "Have you really thought about solving his problem? You think about moving out all day long. What do you think of this place as an inn?"

Shi Yan was silent, and after a while, she stretched out her hand to grab Mu Qing's hand, "Sorry, I shouldn't have said that."

Mu Qing still didn't calm down.

Shi Yan had no choice but to continue to say good things: "I regard this place as my home, Mu Qing, but it's not just you and me, I also have relatives. Grandma, Wan Yu, I don't want you not to recognize them."

"Wan Yu is in the most difficult time right now. I can't abandon him. Please understand, Mu Qing. When he calms down a little, I will send him back to school, okay?"

Mu Qing sighed, "I'm annoyed that he helped his father bully you, Shi Yan, but this is a normal person's reaction. I have no objection to him living here, and I never thought of excluding him and grandma from joining this family. I'm just, just afraid that you'll ignore me, Shi Yan, I don't know how much weight I have in your heart."

Shi Yan turned over his hand, spread his fingers, covered her own hand, and said, "Look, I'm wearing the ring you gave me, Mu Qing, I want to spend my whole life with you, you are worthy of my trust Yes, I hope you can trust me too."

The questioning eyes fell on Mu Qing, which moved him for a moment, and he nodded: "Okay. Let's not talk about this topic anymore. This is your home and our home. I hope you have a sense of belonging here. There is a sense of dominance, rather than the insecurity of being able to leave anytime, anywhere.”

After all, there was a false start between them, which may have caused Shi Yan to never agree in his heart that this place belonged to him.

In the evening, I specially boiled grapefruit leaf water for Lu Wanyu to bathe him, to get rid of bad luck.

Early the next morning, Lu Wanyu said that he wanted to go back to the island to get some things, but he was inconvenient, so he asked Mu Qing to send someone to take him there.

Meng Yun and the others also came to help with the shopping for the new year. There were so many banquets and feasts at Mu Qing's house that they couldn't come over to watch the new year together on New Year's Eve.

Originally, Mu Qing wanted to take Shi Yan home for the New Year, but firstly, the two of them had only been together for the first year, and they were about to rush to the house, which seemed too frivolous and eager; secondly, their grandmother Meng Yun and the others were here, Don't leave them alone to celebrate the New Year with Mu Qing.

Although Mu Qing agreed on the surface, he felt a little unhappy in his heart, and this was the scene where he suddenly called on New Year's Eve and said he couldn't come back.

It was almost past the honeymoon period, and the problems and contradictions between the two gradually became prominent.

Shi Yan doesn't want to compromise blindly. The two grew up in different environments and have different values, so there must be conflicts.

After dinner in the evening, Jiang Keqing explained that he wanted to eat dumplings on the morning of the first day of the lunar new year, and several people made dumplings while watching the Spring Festival Gala.

Unexpectedly, Lu Wanyu wrapped it very well, and even wrapped it in several shapes.

"Grandpa and grandma like to eat dumplings, and my mother often made them for them when I was in my hometown." Recalling the past, Lu Wanyu looked indifferent.

Their mother and son have only been in Binhai for more than a year, but now their family has been destroyed.

Shi Yan patted his hand, "The past is over, Wan Yu, let's look forward together."

Lu Wanyu smiled and didn't answer.

At twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, Grandma Shi was exhausted and went back to her room to sleep. Jiang Keqing also fell asleep leaning on Meng Yun's shoulder early, and was carried back to her room by him.

Seeing that Lu Wanyu was extremely sleepy, Shi Yan also persuaded him to go back to sleep, and stayed on tiptoe to clean up the leftovers from making dumplings on the restaurant table.

I originally thought that this year's Chinese New Year would be a little different from previous years, but it turned out that I was alone.

After cleaning up the restaurant, Shi Yan went to the wine storage room to get a bottle of wine, and went to the balcony to watch the New Year. The New Year's bell was about to ring in half an hour, and now there was a roar of crackling firecrackers outside, and fireworks exploded in the sky from time to time. open.

After pouring himself a glass of wine, Shi Yan looked at his phone again, but Mu Qing didn't hear from him all night.

Probably drunk.

When I called in at night and said that I would not come back, my ears were very noisy.

The tablet on the table was playing the finale of the Spring Festival Gala. The sliding door of the balcony slammed twice. When I looked up, I saw Meng Yun standing there wearing warm home clothes. "Can we have a drink together?"

Shi Yan pointed to an empty cup opposite, "Please."

Meng Yun walked to the balcony, raised his eyebrows, and sat down, "Is it suitable?"

Shi Yan smiled wryly, "Don't watch my jokes." He poured wine for him as he spoke.

Meng Yun tapped the table twice and said, "It feels like you are quite wary of him. Do you care so much about his family and identity?"

"What would you do if it were you, Meng Yun?" Shi Yan asked while looking at him with his chin resting on his hand, feeling a little dizzy.

Meng Yun didn't answer, but looked up at the night sky, where more and more fireworks exploded in mid-air, almost dyeing the sky orange.

"In love, being a fool is a kind of happiness, Shi Yan."

"I know, I always think too much. Maybe it's not that I don't trust him, but I'm not confident enough." Shi Yan couldn't express the feeling in her heart, and she was still unable to open her heart to accept everything Mu Qing gave.

The sense of crisis in his heart was too strong.

"You are too afraid of getting hurt." Meng Yun pointed it out, "You are afraid of falling in love with him. But in fact, you are just deceiving yourself, aren't you?"

Yes, Shi Yan said to herself, I have already fallen in love with him.

To force myself to lie.

But what can I do.

With Mu Qing's family background, if he is not careful, he will be doomed.

The last program of the live broadcast on the tablet has ended, and there are still 30 seconds until the New Year's Eve.

Shi Yan looked down at the phone screen again, but there was still nothing.

Forget it, send him New Year greetings later.

Meng Yun raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, stood up: "Happy New Year, Shiyan, I'm going back to my room to accompany Keqing."

"Happy New Year, Meng Yun, I wish you all the best in the new year." Official and old-fashioned New Year wishes, the two couldn't help but smile at each other.

Meng Yun walked into the living room and saw Mu Qing hurriedly took off his coat and threw it on the sofa.

Looking down at the time, there are still ten seconds to zero, and smiling slightly, "Happy New Year, Mu Qing."

"Ah, Happy New Year!"

Mu Qing ignored him and rushed to the balcony, "Yanyan, I'm back!"

The New Year's bell rang on the tablet, and the bells of the temple's New Year's Eve came from the sky above the coastal waters.

Shi Yan looked up at the panting man with messy hair, and smiled slightly, "Welcome back, Mu Qing, happy new year."

"Happy New Year!"

Mu Qing came over and hugged him, "Fortunately, I caught up."

The grievance in Shi Yan's heart has disappeared at this time, and she hugs him and closes her eyes contentedly.

Yes, luckily I caught up.

In the room, Meng Yun leaned over and said to the sleeping Jiang Keqing, "Happy New Year, baby, I love you."

After bowing his head and kissing his pale lips, he took off his clothes, got into the quilt and hugged him into his arms.

Mu Qing sat on the bed with Shi Yan in her arms and sent New Year greetings and red envelopes to all relatives.

Xin Qing wrapped a big red envelope for Shi Yan, told him to go home with Mu Qing tomorrow to celebrate the New Year, and said that the old man at home wanted to see him.

Although the parents had been formally met at Song Rongyin's wedding last time, the elders of the Xin family and the Mu family had not met formally, nor had they visited the door.

Mu Qing looked at Shi Yan nervously, and comforted him, "If you really don't want to, it's okay not to go."

Shi Yan shook her head, and replied to Xin Qing on WeChat, "Okay, Mom, I will go home with Mu Qing tomorrow to wish you and Dad New Year's greetings."

Xin Qing immediately sent a joyful emoji, "Good boy, mom will cook something delicious for you tomorrow."

Shi blushed and quit WeChat, looked up and saw Mu Qing beside him looking at him with a silly smile, it seemed that every time he made progress in this relationship, Mu Qing had to work hard to look forward to management in order to get a response.

It's really unfair to him.

Shi Yan turned his face and raised her head to kiss him, "Mu Qing, I love you."

Mu Qing's body froze for a moment, and then threw him down, "I love you too, Yan Yan."

Shi Yan took the initiative to untie the shirt on Mu Qing's body, touched the pajamas inside, and asked strangely, "Have you washed it?"

Mu Qing nodded: "I originally planned to spend the night at home." But after taking a shower, I couldn't help but miss him crazily, put on a shirt and jacket and rushed away.

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Being hugged and turned over and over again, front and side, back, and so on, being hugged by Mu Qing on the first morning of the new year, Shiyan's voice was hoarse, her back was so sore that she couldn't straighten up, she kept begging Mu Qing, but every time Every time he said wait baby, there is still a while.

In the back, Yan couldn't bear it anymore, threw him with a pillow, and cried loudly, "I don't want to do it, my waist is about to break, Mu Qing, you go out, I want to sleep!"

"Honey, it's inauspicious to cry on the first day of the new year. Don't cry. Go to sleep." After finally coaxing him to sleep, Mu Qing was still not satisfied.

The next day I slept until ten o'clock in the morning. When I came down from the stairs, Meng Yun and Jiang Keqing had already left and went home.

Lu Wanyu accompanied Grandma Shi to go shopping and left breakfast for them in the restaurant.

Shi Yan didn't get enough sleep and was yawning all the time. After cooking dumplings, Mu Qing said to him, "I said hello to my mother, and it will be fine when it arrives at twelve noon. It's still early, so there's no rush."

"Yeah." Shi Yan lay on the dining table and asked feebly, "What gift do you want to bring?"

"Just buy some on the road later. My mother doesn't pay attention to these. As for the rest of the Mu family, you don't have to worry about it at all."

"Every time you say this, I'm in a hurry when it comes to the end. If we don't listen to you, let's go out early to pick out gifts." Shi Yan fiddled with the bowls and chopsticks in front of him, and said, "Mu Qing, I think about grandma's matter." After thinking about it, if you agree, take her over to live with us. She is so old, I will never let her live alone. "

Mu Qing looked back at him unexpectedly, "Okay. It's hard for you to figure it out. Yan Yan, don't worry, grandma will come here, and I will be filial to her with you."

Shi Yan curled her lips and said with a smile, "I'm not worried about you. I'm just worried that your family won't accept it. After all, I've already taken advantage of you a lot."

Hey, this is the disadvantage of being in the wrong household. As a rich third generation, Mu Qing is definitely not something that a wage earner like himself can afford to support in a day or two.

For them, in the final analysis, the so-called falling in love is just another form of nurturing.

Even if I try my best to deny it, it is the truth.

Had to drag him down.

If you are too cautious and care about everything, you will appear petty; if you take it for granted, it will appear that you are greedy and greedy.

It's hard to find a balance.

"I am financially independent, and the opinions of my family will not affect me, so don't worry."

It's probably the same as raising an extra cat or dog at home. For these rich people, such things are just a matter of effort, and those who accept such kindness must be grateful, otherwise they are ungrateful.

But seeing Mu Qing so happy, Shi Yan couldn't bear to show her worry.

After breakfast, I changed my clothes and was ready to go out. Grandma and Lu Wanyu came back from the outside, bringing many small Spring Festival gifts suitable for the occasion.

Grandma wrapped Mu Qing and Shi Yan each with a small red envelope, not much money, just for the occasion.

Shi Yan told them to go to Mu Qing's house to pay New Year's greetings and could not come back in the afternoon.

Lu Wanyu asked nervously, "Brother, are you coming back tonight?"

Shi Yan glanced at Mu Qing, saw him frowning, and said, "I don't know, it depends on the situation. What's the matter with Wan Yu?"

Lu Wanyu shook her head, "Brother, you and Brother Mu Qing have fun."

Shi Yan smiled and rubbed his hair, "Be happy for the New Year's Eve. If I can come back tonight, brother will bring you a gift. What do you want?"

Lu Wanyu shook her head again, "Let me send you a WeChat message."

This child has been raised for several days, but his complexion still hasn't improved. Shi Yan also knows that the knot in his heart will be difficult to untie for a while, so wait a few days before enlightening him, and don't push him too hard for the time being. tight.

The Mu family is in the old town of Binhai South District. An old middle-aged house has been listed as a cultural heritage and cannot be repaired easily, so it looks very dilapidated.

Next to it is the former ethnology school of the Mu family, which is also a cultural heritage, and the new ancestral hall of the Mu family that was built just a few years ago.

Mu Hanshan still lives with his old father and a few brothers. The family lives in a courtyard, and they live behind closed doors.

However, Mu Hanshan is not used to living in an old house, Xin Qing runs the house all year round, and he seldom comes back.

The relationship between the two couples is indifferent, and most of the time they live their own lives.

If it wasn't for the old master above, Mu Hanshan and Xin Qing would have divorced a long time ago.

Xin Qing is a daughter at home, she has never treated her poorly in terms of food and clothing, and when she came to Mu's house, she completely ignored the Mu family's concubine and opened a flower art shop by herself.

Mu Qing and the others arrived at exactly twelve o'clock.

There is a banquet in the yard at home, because it is the first day of junior high school, it is considered a reunion dinner.

Mu Qing led the people to say hello to the old man, and then sat down beside Xin Qing. Xin Qing generously introduced Shi Yan to the uncles and sisters-in-law at the same table, saying that she was her daughter-in-law.

Mu Hanshan pretended to put down his chopsticks: "It's unseemly! This is a formal occasion, you can spoil your son normally, but asking him to bring him back today is slapping Dad in the face?"

"I don't have as much face as you. My son was born in the Mu family and entered the genealogy. I don't know which vegetable market you brought back."

Xin Qing confronted her tit for tat, and said with a sneer, "Besides, this is my son, what are you, talking nonsense in front of me, are you a gossip?"

Mu Hanshan's expression changed, "Xin Qing, don't think I'm afraid of you—"

"Of course you're not afraid of me. You're ruthless when you raise your own son as a picked one, Mu Hanshan!"

"Okay!" The old man at the next table interrupted the quarrel between the two couples at the right time, "For an outsider, there is nothing worth arguing about. Mu Qing is still young, and it is normal to mess around. You two are already old, what are you going to argue about?" when?"

Xin Qing snorted coldly and stopped talking.

Mu Qing served Shi Yan with food as if no one was around, and asked him if he wanted a drink.

Shi Yan asked him not to go too far.

While looking around, I saw Mu Chunhao sitting at another table.

No wonder Xin Qing was so angry just now.

Mu Hanshan brought back his illegitimate son, it seemed that he was going to completely tear himself apart from the Xin family.