The Jiang family.

Jiang's mother, who was already asleep, was awakened by the children's laughter. In the darkness, she heard the man beside her snoring evenly, so she reached out and pinched his nose to wake him up.

"What's wrong with you in the middle of the night?" Jiang's father slapped the woman's hand away and turned to continue sleeping.

"All you do is sleep," Jiang's mother said, giving him a light slap. "Listen, what's that sound of children laughing and playing in the house?"

"I think you're obsessed with having a grandson, aren't you?" Jiang's father turned around and looked at her irritably. "You're just jealous of Xiao Nuan's twins, but that doesn't mean you're hallucinating, does it? Where did that child's voice come from in the middle of the night?"

“It really is, can you hear it?” Jiang’s mother heard it again.

Now, Jiang's father heard it too, not only the children's laughter and play, but also the adults' voices.

"What's going on?" The two of them sat up in bed, turned on the bedside lamp, looked at each other, and then looked up at the wall clock. It was already two o'clock in the morning. Were there any guests at home?

After staring at each other for a while, the two put on their clothes, got out of bed, opened the door, and ran downstairs.

Hearing footsteps, the children all looked up at the same time:

"Grandpa Jiang, Grandma Jiang, I'm sorry to disturb your rest." Guoguo smiled and blew a kiss to the two people standing at the top of the stairs, as a greeting to the elders.

"Hello, Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang," the other four children said in unison.

There were only five children in the living room. Lan Guangxue and Jiang Yi went to their rooms. Jiang Yi told Lan Guangxue to stay in a room downstairs. Although Lan Guangxue had improved, Jiang Yi was still a little wary of him and didn't want him to stay upstairs.

The squeaking sounds continued. The mice were always brought to unfamiliar environments, and they also had an adaptation process. In their panic, they made frightened cries in the cage.

"Why are you here?" Jiang's mother asked happily. "Who brought you?"

Mr. Jiang frowned. "Something must have happened. Otherwise, they wouldn't have come to our house so late."

Jiang's mother didn't care about anything else. She was overjoyed to see the children and ran downstairs. Looking at the five adorable little ones, she happily patted one's head, touched another's face, and even flicked Xiaoli's nose.

"Grandma Jiang, we're going to stay at your house for several days, is that convenient?" Guoguo asked, looking up at her like a little adult.

"Of course it's convenient, how could it not be?" Jiang's mother adored the child and was very good with words. She hugged him and kissed him several times. "Even if you stay for a few days, or even for several years, Grandma Jiang would welcome you. You little ones are the kind of distinguished guests that Grandma Jiang can't invite even if she usually does."

"Mom, Dad, you're both awake?" Jiang Yi and Lan Guangxue came out.

"What exactly happened?" Jiang's father looked at his son with a stern expression. "Did you bring the children back without permission? Or are you trying to use the children to threaten Xiaonuan?"

Jiang's father knew his son too well. On the surface, he seemed to be dating Xiao Moxi, but he knew that the brat still had Su Xiaonuan in his heart. However, he usually saw through it but never said it out loud.

Jiang's mother was different. Because she liked Xiao Moxi, she felt that her son also genuinely liked Xiao Moxi. She also believed that no one knows a son better than his mother, and it was only natural that her son would like a girl who could please her.

So, Jiang's mother confronted Jiang's father. "What kind of person do you think our son is? Is he that kind of person? His relationship with Xiaonuan is all in the past. Haven't you seen him dating that girl, Moxi? Honestly, how can you talk about your son like that?"

"It's all because you spoiled him since he was little that he does bad things and opens so many franchise stores. It's just a waste of his time. You even praised him for being a natural businessman. You don't know what he's up to. He's looking for an opportunity to get close to Xiaonuan. That brat only thinks about destroying other people's marriages. You're blind, you can't see his true intentions." Jiang's father and his wife started a heated argument, regardless of the outsiders in the house.

Jiang Yi rubbed his nose. "I said, can you please stop arguing? Can you please get the children to sleep first? I'll tell you the details of what happened later."

Guoguo waved his chubby little hand at Jiang's father. "Grandpa Jiang, you've misunderstood Uncle Jiang. He didn't have any ulterior motives this time. We were in trouble. We were almost burned to death by that bad woman. After we escaped, we had to pretend to be dead so the police could lure the snake out and arrest the bad woman. Uncle Jiang told us to come to your house to hide for a few days."

"Look at you, you've lived for decades in vain, and you're not even as sensible as a child." Jiang's mother rolled her eyes at the man, then kissed the child's face a few more times. "Guoguo, Grandma Jiang loves you to death."

Lan Guangxue pulled Jiang's father to sit down to the side and explained the whole story, including revealing his own identity.

"You're Lan Yin's father?" Jiang's father's body trembled slightly when he heard him reveal his identity. "Your wife and daughter want to kill you?"

Although Lan Guangxue recounted his near-death experience, Jiang's father still couldn't believe that such an inhumane thing had actually happened in the Lan family, and that this family had almost become in-laws with their Jiang family. Just thinking about it made him shudder.

Jiang's mother understood, and she said with great relief, "Moxi is truly our family's lucky star. If it weren't for her, Lanyin would have forced Jiang Yi to marry her, and it's possible that our Jiang family members would have been killed by her. How could this woman be so utterly evil? Is her heart even human? She would even kill her own father for just a few tens of thousands of yuan. She's too ruthless."

Lan Guangxue's wounds were painful every time they were reopened, and he wiped his face with both hands, which were covered in tears.

"Since that's the case, then you should stay here in our house." Jiang's father's attitude softened. "Our house is absolutely safe. As long as you don't leave this yard, we guarantee your information won't leak out."

"Thank you for taking me in!" Lan Guangxue clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Don't be so formal," Jiang's mother chimed in. "You're a hero this time. Without you and Xie Zhi, the children would have been in big trouble. Now, you're the Xiao family's savior, and also our Jiang family's savior. I've always treated Xiaonuan like my own daughter. Please settle in!"

Lan Guangxue was indeed exhausted. These past few days, he had been hiding in the basement, not eating or sleeping well, and living in constant fear. Now, he could eat and sleep well, and he no longer had to worry about being discovered. Living in this military compound was so safe.

After greeting Jiang's parents, Lan Guangxue went straight to his room to sleep.

Afterwards, Jiang's mother took the children upstairs and arranged for them to sleep. Then, she and Jiang's father went to their son's room.

Jiang Yi wasn't sleepy either, so he put his hands behind his head and stared blankly into space.

"Son, you can't sleep either?" Jiang's mother walked in and sat on the edge of the bed.

Jiang's father did not sit on the edge of the bed, but leaned against the desk.

"You guys go back to sleep, I want to be alone."

"Are you still a little scared?" Jiang's mother raised her hand to smooth his hair. "Don't be so fickle anymore. Treat Moxi well. She's a lucky star. If it weren't for her, our Jiang family would have been in big trouble."