Having not seen her son for several years, Su's mother missed him despite her complaints.

Looking at him closely, and noticing a single white hair peeking out from his temple, she burst into tears. "Your father and I are fine in every way, but we worry that you children won't be able to take care of yourselves out there."

Su Yi wasn't as good at coaxing people as Liu Huan, and it took him a long time to calm her down.

With time running out and no time to buy groceries for cooking at home, Su Yi suggested eating out.

In recent years, the social atmosphere in Li Guo has become more open, and eating out seems to have become a matter of course.

Su's mother stood up. "Then let's go. Eat so your father and I can rest."

Su Yi glanced at Liu Huan, knowing from the start that no one knew about the child, and said, "Wait a little longer, wait for the two of them."

Su's mother turned around, "Who are you waiting for?"

No sooner had the words left her lips than a child's voice came from the back door, shouting, "Mom, school's out! I want sweet and sour pork ribs today!"

A cute little girl in a school uniform skipped and hopped over to Su Yi, jumping right up to him. "Daddy~"

After shouting, I realized something was wrong—there were so many more people.

The little girl, who had been smiling happily, stopped smiling when she saw them, and stopped clinging to Su Yi. She turned and ran into Liu Huan's arms, calling out, "Mommy~"

"It's okay, don't be afraid..."

Before Liu Huan could explain, everyone saw another boy emerge from behind, wearing the same school uniform.

The boy, however, frowned and muttered, "Liu Anran, look at me now, about what happened today..."

He swallowed the rest of his words after seeing the group of people. He handed his schoolbag to Xiao Hei next to him and walked up to Liu Huan.

An Ran felt uneasy and grabbed his hand tightly, crying, "Brother~"

Su's mother stared wide-eyed, her gaze lingering on the two children, then on Liu Huan, and finally on Su Yi. "This..."

Seeing Su Yi nod, she cried and stepped forward to hug the child, but the two of them dodged her.

"Who are you? Don't touch us."

Because of the trauma of Anzhi's kidnapping, Anran now forbids strangers from touching her.

Mother Su took a step back in fear, while An Ran turned around and hugged Liu Huan in fear, saying, "Mother, I'm scared."

Liu Huan quickly hugged her daughter and comforted her, "Anran, don't be afraid. This is your grandmother, not a bad person."

"Grandma is very nice, don't be afraid, okay?"

Su's mother stood up, flustered and speaking in a panicked tone, "I...did I scare the child? Should I leave right away, I..."

Su Yi stepped forward and pulled her back. "Mother, it's not your fault. Anran was frightened a few days ago, and she doesn't like others touching her."

Upon hearing this, Su's mother quickly led Su's father and Dashi outside, saying, "You guys try to calm them down first; we also wanted to go for a walk."

Liu Huan felt very guilty, but the trauma her daughter suffered from the two kidnappings couldn't be erased overnight.

After everyone had left, Anran finally stepped out of Liu Huan's arms, tears still streaming down her face. "Mother, what is a grandmother?"

Hearing this, Liu Huan's nose tingled again. "Grandmother is Father's mother, don't you remember what I said before?"

"Father's mother?"

An Ran walked to Su Yi's side, leaned against him, and asked, "Will she like An Ran?"

Su Yi picked her up, affectionately patted her head, and said, "Grandmother loves Mother very much, so she will also love Anzhi and Anran very much."

Anzhi, on the other hand, didn't care. He stood to the side with a blank expression, as if these things had nothing to do with him.

Su Yi was very patient with An Ran, and it took him a long time to coax the little girl into agreeing to see her grandmother. "Then let Daddy call them in."

Unlike before, Su's mother was no longer agitated. She rubbed her hands together, trying to appear gentle. "Anzhi, Anran, shall we go out to eat together?"

An Ran nodded and reached out to take Su's mother's hand. "Thank you, Grandmother."

The sound of "Grandma" brought tears to Su's mother's eyes, but fearing it would frighten the child, she wiped them with her sleeve and said, "This is your grandfather."

An Ran called out to each of them in a sweet voice.

In contrast, Anzhi just watched the interaction of the group with a cold expression, and when Su's mother tried to call him back, he turned around and went back to his room.

"Mother, I'm going to change my clothes first."

Su's mother felt another pang of sadness, but she didn't say anything. She excitedly pulled An Ran aside to ask about her well-being, and then pulled Liu Huan aside to complain.

“You child, if it weren’t for Xiao Shi’s letter, would you have never planned to bring them back to acknowledge us? If you didn’t acknowledge him, how could you still implicate us?”

Su Yi was already used to these words. Liu Huan asked Qiu Rong to take An Ran to change her clothes. In the meantime, Su's father couldn't wait to ask about the two children.

Liu Huan told her everything, and when she heard that An had been kidnapped a few days ago, she felt a pang of heartache. Su's mother then began to complain to Su Yi, "You're such a lucky father. The child is already so big and you're only now showing up. No wonder An doesn't acknowledge you."

"Poor child, suffering so much at such a young age."

Everyone present was amazed. When the two changed into their usual clothes, they looked absolutely stunning.

In particular, An Ran looks a lot like Liu Huan when she was a child, with a round, chubby face and fair skin, which makes the two old people dote on her.

When they ate out, Su's mother would sit between the two children, occasionally putting food on their plates, with a hint of ingratiation.

"Is there anything else Anran would like to eat? Grandma will get it for you, okay?"

An Ran then believed that her father had not lied to her and that her grandmother truly liked her.

Fang Yi looked at the two children with great affection, saying, "You've taught the children very well."

Liu Huan looked at them with a satisfied expression, "They are both very easy to take care of, I am very happy in this life."

An Ran couldn't sit still and wanted to go out. When Su's mother heard this, she quickly followed behind, saying, "You guys eat, I'll go out for a walk with An Ran."

"Mother, she's very naughty and she's tiring you out."

Su's mother was displeased, "How could one child tire me out? You're all making a fuss over nothing."

Su's father also stood up, "That's right."

Liu Huan felt that her status had plummeted.

Su Yi patted her hand, "It's okay, you'll know after playing with your parents for a couple of days."

The people inside had no choice but to quickly finish their meal and go outside to keep watch. They then heard An Ran arguing with someone outside.

"Hmph, no one loves an ugly woman."

Chu Ying retorted, "You're a bastard born of a mistress, you have no right to talk to me like that."

An Ran jumped up and down, yelling, "You're the one who was born to a mistress, your whole family were!"

The pretty girl next to Chu Ying gently advised her, "Alright, Xiao Ying, why are you arguing with her?"

Chu Ying said smugly, "That's right. Don't think you're so great just because you're the magistrate's illegitimate son. Once my aunt marries the magistrate, she'll kick you all out."

As Su's mother listened from the side, things became increasingly outrageous. She shielded An Ran behind her, saying, "How can you talk like that, young lady?"

Chu Ying snorted twice and pushed him away forcefully, saying, "Old witch, mind your own business."