Su Xiaonuan slowly opened her eyes, stretched, and reached out to touch both sides, but couldn't find the children.

She sat up in surprise, looked around the room but couldn't find the children. She quickly put on her shoes and went to the balcony, but still couldn't find them.

She opened the door and called out twice, "Dou Dou, Guo Guo."

No one answered. She panicked, pushed open Xiao Moran's bedroom door, but there was no one there.

Just as he was about to go find them, he realized what was happening and muttered to himself, "Why am I panicking? DouDou and GuoGuo are his children, they're definitely safe with him. Look at me worrying for no reason."

Looking up at the clock on the cabinet again, it was already 10 a.m.

She clutched her head in frustration; she had actually slept until this late.

Thinking about visiting my parents, I quickly went to wash up.

When she came out after changing her clothes, Xiao Moran returned with the children, carrying gift boxes.

"Get up." Xiao Moran nodded at her. "I left you breakfast in the pot, go eat, then we'll go see Mom and Dad."

DouDou: Mom, Dad bought a lot of gifts for Grandpa and Grandma.

Guoguo: Mom, Dad also gave Grandpa and Grandma a big red envelope.

"Why didn't you ask me to come with you when you bought the gift?" Su Xiaonuan was afraid that he would spend money on something that wouldn't be practical.

"You're sleeping so soundly, I can't bear to wake you." He looked at her gently. "You must be too tired. Even when DouDou and GuoGuo woke up, they didn't wake you, so I let you sleep a little longer at home."

"..." Su Xiaonuan was a little touched and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

I kept her breakfast warm in the pot. When I lifted the lid, I saw a bowl of steamed eggs and two steamed buns.

She brought out steamed eggs and steamed buns, placed them on the table, and sat down to eat when Xiao Moran brought her some pickled vegetables. "Here, these go well with the steamed buns."

"Thank you!" She looked up at him.

"Why are you being so polite with me?" He looked down at her. "Why aren't you wearing a skirt?"

"A shirt and trousers are a great combination. It's convenient for women with kids. Skirts are too inconvenient." She took a bite of her steamed bun, then a bite of pickled vegetables, and then scooped a spoonful of egg into her mouth, giving him a thumbs up. "This egg is steamed very well, very tender and smooth."

He leaned down at her praise. "But I still think your face is as smooth and delicate as mine."

"Get lost." Su Xiaonuan's face instantly turned red.

This was the first time this man had ever joked with her like this.

DouDou and GuoGuo thought their father was going to look at their mother's mouth, so they walked over together, one on each side holding his hand.

DouDou: Dad, you can't look at Mom's mouth. That's Mom's breakfast, and we've already eaten it.

Guoguo: Dad, shame on you, you're such a big guy and you still look at my mouth.

Su Xiaonuan was feeling a little embarrassed, but two adorable little ones came to her rescue, so she lowered her head and ate her breakfast.

I wolfed down my breakfast.

The family of four took a rickshaw to the courtyard on Dongpo Road.

This is a large courtyard house with a history of several decades.

There are probably several dozen families living inside.

Their family attracted attention as soon as they entered.

Su Xiaonuan felt a pang of pain in her heart; she never imagined that her parents would live in such a terrible environment.

Compared to their former military compound, it's like heaven and earth, completely incomparable.

People in that era valued face above all else, especially when it came to such immoral and disrespectful conduct, which would make their families lose face.

Ye Mei was chatting with someone in the yard, holding a basin in her hand. She had just finished hanging up the clothes in the yard.

Looking up, she saw her daughter whom she hadn't seen for several years, and the enamel basin in her hand fell to the ground with a "clatter".

The basin rolled on the ground before it stopped.

"Ye Mei, are you alright?" The old lady who had just been chatting with her tugged at her clothes.

Ye Mei didn't answer, her eyes staring blankly at Su Xiaonuan.

Su Xiaonuan searched her memory for what the original owner's parents looked like, but they were so glamorous back then, completely different from their current destitute state. If it weren't for the sound of the basin hitting the ground, she wouldn't have been sure that the woman in front of her was the original owner's mother, Ye Mei.

"Mom." Su Xiaonuan let go of the child she was holding and ran forward.

She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not hug Ye Mei.

"Xiao Nuan, you're finally back." Ye Mei's trembling hands touched her face, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Mom thought you'd never come back to see us again, daughter. I'm so sorry, your dad and I misunderstood you, we're so sorry..."

"Mom." Su Xiaonuan felt a pang of pain in her heart and couldn't help but hug Ye Mei. "It's all my fault, don't blame yourself."

"Grandma." DouDou and GuoGuo each tugged at YeMei.

The two children were excited to hear that they were going to meet their maternal grandmother. Their mother told them that her mother was their maternal grandmother and her father was their maternal grandfather, and the children remembered it immediately.

Although it was their first meeting, the two children were not strangers at all.

This is the bond of blood ties.

Ye Mei stopped crying, looked down, and saw two little faces looking up at her, which melted her heart.

She reached out and wiped away her tears, but she couldn't stop them.

Tears welled up in Ye Mei's eyes as she knelt down, touching Dou Dou's little face here and Guo Guo's little face there.

"Grandma, I'm DouDou."

"Grandma, I'm Guoguo."

The two children quickly introduced themselves.

"Dou Dou, Guo Guo." Ye Mei hugged the two children tightly.

"Ye Mei, you are so lucky to have two such adorable grandchildren," the elderly woman who had just been chatting with her said enviously.

The neighbors in the courtyard also came to join in the fun.

"Sister Ye, I never imagined your daughter was so beautiful and your son-in-law so handsome."

"Aunt Ye, your grandsons are so cute! I really want to hug them."

"Xiao Ye, you're so lucky."

...

"Thank you everyone!" DouDou and GuoGuo turned around and bowed slightly to them.

These are all manners that their mother taught them.

Instantly, everyone in the courtyard, young and old, was charmed by the two children; they were not only adorable but also incredibly polite.

Ye Mei picked up the two children and said, "Dou Dou, Guo Guo, come home with Grandma."

Su Xiaonuan and Xiao Moran nodded to everyone.

Xiao Nuan bent down and picked up the basin from the ground.

Upon entering the room, the light was dim, so Ye Mei turned on the light.

After putting the two children on the chairs, I quickly rummaged through drawers and cupboards to find food for them, piling the small coffee table full of food.

"DouDou, GuoGuo, you eat."

"Thank you, Grandma," the two children said in unison.

"Mom, I'm sorry." After putting down the gifts, Xiao Moran knelt down on the ground and said to Ye Mei with a thud. "It's all my fault that you've fallen to this state, and that you're forced to share your own flesh and blood. It's all my fault..."

Ye Mei reached out to help Xiao Moran up. “Child, get up! We know what happened. It’s not your fault, nor is it Xiao Nuan’s fault. It was that damned bad woman who framed you. You are both victims. We were foolish and didn’t choose to believe you. It was our fault.”