Soon, Liao Nanxing gently placed the bowl of rice in front of Su Mu.

He even considerately picked up the chopsticks and placed them in Su Mu's hand.

After Su Mu accepted the gift, he sat down between the two of them.

"We don't cook much food to begin with, and now we're adding another mouth to feed. We're not making any money, and we're not doing any work, so how can we have the nerve to sit here and eat?"

Xu Xiuzhen rolled her eyes and chewed the vegetable stalks with a crunching sound.

"Mom!" Liao Nanxing picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and put it in Su Mu's bowl.

This small gesture caused Xu Xiuzhen to slam her chopsticks on the table.

"What? Did I say something wrong? Look at her! What kind of daughter-in-law acts like this? I don't even expect her to be filial to me, and I, as her mother-in-law, still have to cook for her!"

"Alright!" Liao Nanxing put down his chopsticks, stared at the old lady, and said sternly, "No one is allowed to mention the past again!"

Seeing that Liao Nanxing was angry, Xu Xiuzhen shut her mouth.

However, seeing Su Mu eating with his head down, she became angrier and angrier, and the less she had an appetite.

Liao Nanxing pretended not to see it.

He said, "After we finish eating, let's tidy up the house and move in a couple of days."

"Move, cough cough cough...home? cough cough cough..." Xu Xiuzhen choked on the rice grains and was out of breath. She hurriedly got up to pour water.

She drank two glasses of water before she recovered.

"Why move when everything's fine? Besides, where else can we move to?"

Liao Nanxing put down his chopsticks and sighed.

“The property management fees here are too high, I can’t afford them. So I’ve decided to move back to my old house in the family compound. The house there is smaller, but the property management fees are cheaper, and it’s convenient to go out since I don’t have a car. The surrounding amenities are also more complete than here.”

“But… how can we live in such a small house?” Xu Xiuzhen said, displeased.

She made a complete fool of herself in the family compound back then. Now that she's going back to live there, won't she be laughed at to death by the neighbors?

“Mom, if you don’t want to live in the old house, then Su Mu and I will take the kids back to live there. You can live in this small building by yourself, and you can pay the property management fees yourself.”

After Liao Nanxing said that, Xu Xiuzhen shut up.

Property here is ridiculously expensive; I heard it costs several thousand a month.

She'll pay? What will she use to pay?

Seeing that Xu Xiuzhen remained silent, Liao Nanxing continued, "I will rent out this area. It will provide an extra source of income each month, and someone will cover the high special service fees, so it's a win-win situation."

Although Xu Xiuzhen was unwilling, she had no choice. After all, the practical problems were right in front of her, and since she couldn't solve them, this was the only option.

The doorbell rang before we had finished our meal.

Liao Nanxing opened the door and came back carrying a paper bag with the word "medicine" printed on it.

He handed the bag to Su Mu and said, "After you've eaten, go apply the medicine."

Su Mu didn't say anything, but after taking the medicine, he walked out.

As she passed through the living room, she turned and looked at the front door for a while before finally carrying her child upstairs.

At this moment, Liao Nanxing turned around and walked back to the dining table to sit down at the entrance of the dining room.

"What's so interesting? She can't possibly run away! It would be better if she did! We could save a lot on food expenses by eating one less thing." Xu Xiuzhen complained unhappily.

Liao Nanxing picked up her chopsticks and replied, "The door is locked, she can't run away."

"Son, are you really afraid she'll run away?"

Liao Nanxing turned her head and asked, "If she really runs away, will you take care of the child?"

Xu Xiuzhen immediately fell silent.

"Mom," Liao Nanxing lowered her voice, "From now on, be nicer to Su Mu! When you have time, help her take care of the child. Isn't that the child you've always wanted? How can you develop feelings for her if you don't help her?"

Besides, whether we can get out of this predicament depends entirely on Su Mu.

Xu Xiuzhen, filled with resentment, neither understood nor intended to understand.

After clearing the table of dishes, I turned around and went to wash them.

Liao Nanxing sat down on the sofa in the living room and began to admire the view outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Next, he's going to play a bigger game.

He will trample all those who look down on him and kick him when he's down.

He wanted to prove that all his past glory had nothing to do with anyone else, and that he had earned it all through his own efforts!

...

Morning.

Before dawn, Zhou Chunhua took the first bus to Bibo Garden.

She also wanted to go with Wu Jing to lead Zhang Bo to the forest park for morning exercise.

Zhang Bo's illness hasn't flared up in the past few days, and his mental state is much better than before.

She had already laid enough groundwork for today's topic; all she needed to do was find a suitable opportunity.

When she arrived, Wu Jing had already prepared everything for the trip.

She was a little unhappy: "I thought you weren't coming today either."

"How could that be? I only asked you for two days off. I'll definitely be back once I've finished taking care of things."

After saying that, Zhou Chunhua began to praise Wu Jing in various ways.

This method worked very well for Wu Jing.

Before she even left Bibo Garden, Wu Jing was already beaming from ear to ear.

Those little emotions from before have long been forgotten.

Arriving at the usual spot, Zhang Bo was reading a book in the pavilion, while Wu Jing was practicing swordplay beside him.

Ever since Zhang Bo had his last episode and almost got lost, Wu Jing has been watching over him like he's a child.

This also led to Wu Jing interrupting Zhang Bo several times when they were discussing the most crucial points.

Both she and Gu Yao felt that Wu Jing's seemingly unintentional outburst was most likely intentional.

As for the reason, it's very simple: there must be something shady going on.

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