On the main road back to the city, there are street lights on both sides of the street.

Tao Man's face flickered under the street light and remained tense.

Yu You broke the silence and asked in a low voice:

"Nian Lun, are you hungry? Auntie will take you to eat something first, okay?"

"It's okay, Aunt Yu You, I'm not hungry. They bought me something to eat."

He was quite righteous and didn't harm the child. He also knew that he couldn't let the child starve.

Tao Nianlun held Tao Man's cold hand and asked, "Mom, have you eaten yet? Where's grandma?"

"Grandma is in the hospital. We'll go see her later. She's very worried about you."

The child was snatched away in front of Ji Wanping. The old man felt very guilty and was in poor condition even after waking up.

"You should go home first and pack up. I'll take you to the hospital."

Yu You is more thoughtful.

Ji Wanping would feel distressed if she saw Tao Man and Tao Nianlun leaving in such a dusty state.

Tao Man thanked Yu You for his kindness, but declined, "Just take us home, we'll go to the hospital ourselves."

"It's late at night, it's not safe, I'll take you there, you don't have to be polite with me."

"No, An'an and Ning'ning are waiting for you at home. Nian Lun and I can go by ourselves."

Tao Man seemed to have made up her mind. Yu You slowly stopped the car and was about to speak to comfort her when she interrupted him.

"Mr. Yu, you don't need to comfort me."

"I know what's going on between him and me. No matter what Fu Duo thinks, I know what's going on in my heart."

"As for Nian Lun, he's a gift from God. After all, I've come through all these years, and I don't need anyone else in the future."

Tao Nianlun also said: "Mom, I will always be with you."

"I'll be able to help you when I grow up."

Tears seemed to flash in the corners of Tao Man's eyes, but she finally held them back.

She reached out and rubbed her son's head, smiling with satisfaction: "That's great, you are worthy of being my good son."

Seeing this, Yu You felt a little relieved.

It would be best if Tao Man could figure it out himself.

"It's also good to be alone. My eldest sister-in-law also raised her children alone before and she lived a very comfortable life."

Even if Sun Zehua didn't show up, Qin Zhichu's life would not be bad.

Not every family needs to have a father.

"Yes, I can support him, and the future will only get better and better."

Without his previous obsession, Tao Man felt relieved.

What does it matter if her waiting doesn’t bring her the desired result? As long as she is born between heaven and earth, she can have a clear conscience.

…

Military compound, Peng family.

Pang Meiting was sitting on the sofa knitting a sweater with a big belly. Peng Bo stood behind her, looking at the patterns flying up and down, with a little surprise.

Zhuo Qiang exclaimed, "You have such a skillful hand, and the patterns you create are so beautiful."

She has no job and doesn't have to go out, so she can only do these to pass her free time.

Unlike rich ladies like Zhuo Qiang, country people naturally don't want to buy things if they can make them themselves. She knitted the sweaters for her younger brother and older brother.

Pang Meiting rarely showed some calmness, and gestured towards Peng Bo with her sleeves.

"It looks like it should be the right size for fall."

"I'll knit a few more for the children then."

It’s true that being a mother is different.

Zhuo Qiang originally took a fancy to Pang Meiting because she thought country women were hardworking and caring. However, she regretted it several times because of the chaos in her family before.

Fortunately, once Peng Nuan left, everything returned to normal and life became more comfortable.

She patted her son's hand and said, "Did you hear me? Why don't you thank your wife? Go to the kitchen and get the bird's nest prepared for Meiting."

Unable to find the previous child, Peng Nuan was sent away again, and the entire Peng family pinned their hopes on Pang Meiting's belly.

Although she still felt that the Peng family was not as good as she had initially thought, Pang Meiting was happy to be offered all kinds of delicacies.

"Bloomberg, bring some tea."

Peng Zhendong's voice came from the study. Zhuo Qiang quickly waved her hand and asked Peng Bo to go and take care of the above matters first.

The Peng family had a guest visiting for the first time in a long time. As soon as he entered the door, he and Peng Zhendong went straight to the study.

It seems to be something important.

Bloomberg knocked on the study door and when he got closer, he found that the guest looked somewhat familiar.

"This is my son, Bloomberg."

"Beng Bo, this is your uncle Fang, who used to work in the police department."

He racked his brains before he could think of such a person.

Fang Cao, who almost became Xi Feng's father-in-law, always surpassed Xi Jun in every aspect.

Peng Bo nodded and greeted him, and Fang Cao praised him a lot, saying that he was handsome and had a bright future.

He laughed quietly in his heart.

A bright future?

Since the Chinese New Year, Peng Bo has been holding a sinecure, even more idle than the pregnant Pang Meiting. After all, pregnant women still have to have prenatal checkups on time, but he doesn't even bother to show up for work.

No one knows a son better than his father. How could Peng Zhendong not understand Peng Bo’s predicament?

He raised his hand and asked Bloomberg to sit down.

"Brother Fang, please tell me in detail what's going on in the hall. I'm not bragging. Although Peng Bo has never been to the grassroots level, his ability is definitely not weak."

"As the saying goes, a tiger father will have a dog son. Bloomberg is obviously a man who can take on the responsibility."

Fang Cao's flattery offended both of them.

In fact, he and Peng Zhendong were not very close, he just nodded.

But now he is being bullied by Xi Jun, and the Peng family has been suppressed due to several incidents, in which the Xi family also contributed.

The two hit it off immediately and became friends regardless of age difference.

Although Fang Cao had retired, he still had some connections, so he spoke frankly, "The bureau is planning a major operation recently. It's said that they're going to the mountain villages to rescue abducted women and children. It's a massive undertaking, and they're still in the investigation and undercover investigation stage."

"The operation is difficult and there is much resistance from law enforcement. We have already teamed up with the military to request assistance."

"The general leader is Xi Jun, but in the end, Xi Feng will probably be promoted to the front line. If this succeeds, he will be able to achieve success overnight and rise to prominence from then on."

Speaking of this, Fang Cao was still a little indignant.

The incident did not affect Xi Feng at all. The fire was put out before it even started.

Peng Zhendong said with a hint of meaning: "He has a good Yue family."

If it weren't for Peng Bo's second marriage, Peng Zhendong actually wanted to find a girl of equal social status as his daughter-in-law.

The two families can help each other and avoid a lot of trouble.

No one would believe that Xi Feng’s rapid rise to prominence was possible without the Qin family’s contribution.

Fang Cao naturally understood what Peng Zhendong meant and said quickly, "I think Peng Bo is also very good. Instead of letting someone else go, why not let him go and practice."

"Hey, no one reported this matter. I'm an old man, and if I intervene, I'm afraid someone will be unhappy."

"Look at what you're saying. How can you call it forcing a fight? They themselves requested the military's assistance. Why are they allowed to train newcomers but not Master Peng?"

Peng Bo also understood that Peng Zhendong deliberately called him up.

The two of them clearly wanted to take advantage of the Xi and Qin families' influence to help him get promoted.