Soon, Yu Zhilan came back from buying groceries, and her sister-in-law Song Wenmin hurried to greet her.

"Mom, you go and accompany Haizhou and my brother and sister-in-law. I'll cook."

Seeing this, Qiao Lu hurriedly followed: "Mom, sister-in-law, how about I do it."

Yu Zhilan looked around at her two daughters-in-law, holding the basket tightly, and didn't give it to anyone: "You two go back and sit down, I'll do it."

Qiao An was very perceptive and quickly ran to Yu Zhilan holding a women's wool sweater and said, "Grandma, this is a sweater for you. It's furry and you won't feel cold when you wear it."

He raised his hands high as if offering a treasure, his eyes sparkling as he looked at her expectantly.

With just one look like this, even a heart of steel becomes soft as silk.

"Oh, you are so thoughtful, kid." Yu Zhilan was pleasantly surprised and patted his head several times. "Grandma accepted it. Thank you, little one."

The little guy smiled shyly, and said in a serious tone with a soft and cute voice: "Grandma, my name is Qiao An, you can call me An An like dad."

Don't call him little one, it makes him sound unfamiliar.

"Okay, An An, my good baby!" This child is quite talkative, why is he so lovable?

Xu Haizhou and his wife smiled at each other. They had never expected that this child was so sensible and could win his grandmother's heart with just a few words.

In ancient times, there was the beauty trap, and now Qiao An uses the "cute baby trap"!

After getting a response, he raised his little mouth high and gulped down the food into Qiao Lu's arms.

Very quietly: "Mom, grandma called me a good boy~"

Look at this little one's secretly happy smile, like a little mouse that has successfully stolen oil.

Qiao Lu's heart melted, she squatted down and kissed him: "Yes, our An An is a good boy, we all like you."

After this, the child was happy and no longer shy. He followed his grandmother out of the room and said he wanted to help Yu Zhilan wash the vegetables.

His mother had told him on the train that when he arrived at his father's hometown, he should find opportunities to help his grandparents and try to make a good impression.

He likes to work, and at home he often helps his mother wash vegetables, carry bowls and dishes. This is not a problem for him!

Qiao Lu was pulled aside by her sister-in-law Song Wenmin to chat, and she had no idea what the situation was like with her son.

After a few minutes, I could hear loud laughter coming from the corridor. The sound of people talking and it sounded very lively.

"Zhilan, you are so lucky. Your grandson is so well behaved and sensible. His parents taught him so well!"

"Thank you, Auntie." Qiao An could tell that everyone was complimenting him and thanked them sweetly.

"Hahaha——What's your name, little one? How old are you and still helping your grandma wash vegetables?"

"Uncle, my name is Qiao An, which means safe and sound. I am four years old." He was afraid that people didn't know what the word meant, so he explained it. It was so cute.

Tan Kuan noticed the key point and wondered: "Qiao An? Hey, little kid, your last name is not Xu?"

The young man blinked his doe eyes and nodded vigorously: "My last name is not Xu, I take my mother's last name."

"Why?" Everyone was puzzled.

"Because, because..."

In the house, Qiao Lu and her husband heard the noise and ran out quickly. Yu Zhilan was also anxious, thinking about how to explain it better, but the little baby spoke first.

He raised his head happily and explained to everyone: "Because my father likes my mother, he gave me her last name~"

After saying this, the childish words actually made up a beautiful love story!

"Dad met Mom and fell in love with her at first sight. Later, they fell in love with each other. Dad took Mom to eat delicious food and have fun. Mom was happy and married Dad. They got married and Dad loved Mom even more. Then An An was born. Dad said that he liked Mom very much, so he gave me her last name. In this way, I became Dad's favorite person."

My god, this kid is so good!

Qiao Lu was stunned. It was as if something hit her head. She saw stars, felt dizzy, and lost her voice.

Although Jolu had told her son some beautiful fairy tale love stories, she never expected that he could apply them to other situations now!

It was obvious that no one had ever taught him to make up stories, but he told them fluently and coherently, leaving his neighbors completely confused!

Son, you are so eloquent. You should become a writer in the future. You will definitely become as famous as "Galaxy"!

"Hey hahahaha - what is this kid talking about? Your uncle is confused." Pulling the bald head twice, Uncle Tan asked again: "Why does your dad like your mom so much?"

"Yes! Dad likes Mom, and Mom likes Dad too." How can you get married if you don't like each other? You can only live together if you like each other. Doesn't the uncle understand such a simple truth? Too stupid~

Yan looked at this adorable little fellow and wanted to steal him home to raise him: "My dear An An, you are only four years old, right? How can you talk so much with your little mouth?"

"What does 'debade' mean?" Qiao An asked sincerely.

"Hahaha - I'm praising you!" Yan Ni laughed non-stop.

"This child is so rare."

"Just like Haizhou. Haizhou was very clever when he was little. He was even more talkative than him."

"It's true. Of all the kids in our building back then, Haizhou was the smartest one!"

As they talked, they started talking about Xu Haizhou's childhood, and the corridor was filled with laughter.

The crisis was easily resolved by the "fairy tale" made up by the kid. No one asked about Qiaoan's name anymore, and the atmosphere was very light-hearted.

Later, when they started cooking, Xu Haizhou brought the child into the house.

The little guy hugged him tightly, and the father and son were close to each other, looking at their close relationship... Tsk, who said they are not biological children? Obviously they are biological children.

Song Wenmin and his wife saw this and looked at each other in tacit understanding.

"See, I told you, based on your brother's taste, how could he be attracted by any village woman? He's not stupid." Song Wenmin rolled her eyes at her man.

She and Xu Haiping have known each other since elementary school, and they can be considered childhood sweethearts. They both entered university in the same year and got married directly after graduation. After so many years of getting along with each other, she knows the brothers better than anyone else. Song Wenmin knows Haizhou as well as Xu Haiping.

Glancing at the family of three across the street, he whispered, "Even if she is a rural woman, look at how well her child has been educated... She is even smarter and more sensible than our Mianmian."

Xu Haiping could not refute this point. He admitted that he had gone too far in the previous letter.

Oh, what a good child, smart and clever, why isn’t he his brother’s child?

Qiao An quite liked Xu Yimian, and they were the only two people of the same age here, so she kept talking to her.

The younger sister was rather shy and didn't talk much, so Qiao An simply told her stories, and it really worked. Xu Yimian would talk to him from time to time.

Watching the interaction between the two children, Song Wenmin was actually a little envious, and hurriedly asked Qiao Lu how she raised her children like this. The two women began to talk about parenting again.

Before they knew it, night fell and around six in the evening, Yu Zhilan had finished preparing dinner.

“Let’s eat!”

Because of the arrival of Xu Haizhou's family of three, the dinner was very sumptuous, with one meat and four vegetarian dishes, very authentic Northeastern dishes, pork and cabbage stewed with vermicelli, three fresh vegetables, stewed eggplant, and stir-fried cabbage with mushrooms.

Qiao Lu took a few bites and found it tasted good, except that it didn't have any chili in it, so it was rather bland.

The atmosphere during the meal was quite harmonious. Song Wenmin was the one chatting with Qiao Lu, Yu Zhilan and Xu Haizhou occasionally interjected, and the other two men remained indifferent and ate their meals in silence.

Tonight, while everyone is gathered together, Yu Zhilan specially took out the old liquor that she had hidden for a long time. Xu Haizhou knows how to drink, but he can't drink much. In comparison, Xu Haiping and Xu Yonghe can drink a lot and can finish a big bowl of liquor in one meal.

"What are you two doing in the south?" Xu Yonghe asked after adding some wine to the bowl.

The old man spoke for the first time, and Qiao Lu answered before Xu Haizhou could: "Dad, Haizhou is selling clothes now. I am good at making clothes. Sometimes when I have nothing to do at home, I make clothes and then let Haizhou sell them in the market."

Xu Yonghe glanced at her, then quickly looked away, picked up the porcelain bowl and took a sip of wine: "You two want to drink together?"

Qiao Lu smiled and said, "Well, just like a coat like the one I'm wearing, as long as the material is available, there is still a market for it."

This was something that none of the Xu family had expected. Qiao Lu, a woman from the countryside, did not stay at home as a housewife, but was actually helping Haizhou with business?

This is strange, is she really from the countryside?

I thought Xu Yonghe was going to continue the conversation, but he suddenly changed the subject and asked, "When are you two going to have a baby?"

"Cough cough..." Qiao Lu couldn't help coughing.

Because these words came too suddenly, Qiao Lu coughed so violently that her face and ears turned red.

"Eat slowly." Xu Haizhou was helpless. He patted her back gently with one hand and held her palm with the other hand, rubbing it a few times soothingly.

"Mom, eat slowly. No one is competing with you for food."

"You little brat." Qiao Lu was amused and poked his nose, but her "excited" mood was calmed down by her son's words.

After she finally stopped coughing, Xu Haizhou returned to Xu Yonghe's question and replied, "Let it be."

Hearing this, Xu Yonghe said nothing more, and suddenly glanced at Qiao An: "Four years old?"

The couple was stunned for a moment, and Xu Haizhou replied: "Yeah."

"What happened with your previous man?" He said this to Qiao Lu.

"Dad, why are you asking this?" Xu Haizhou looked unhappy.

It's all in the past, what's the point of talking about it again?

She held Xu Haizhou's hand with her backhand, took a deep breath, smiled, and explained: "It's like this..."

Talking about Ge Wenrong was like opening Qiao Lu's wound and rubbing some salt into it. Xu Haizhou felt distressed and held her hand tightly, hoping that she would stop talking, but she still spoke without looking back.

After all, Qiao Lu is not her original self, so telling others about her past experiences is just like telling a story. This certainly cannot hurt her, she is just slowly stating the facts.

After the explanation, the Xu family members fell silent at the same time.

After a long while, Song Wenmin slammed his fist on the table, angrily: "That man is such a piece of shit! He's actually from the north? He's even more of a piece of shit! Shame on him, what a scumbag!"

"Oh, what is this all about?" Yu Zhilan felt very uncomfortable as she had never expected that Qiao Lu had such an experience with her "ex-husband".

It turns out that everyone had misunderstood her before.

But think about it, if Ge Wenrong hadn't abandoned Qiao Lu, if Ge Wenrong had always taken root in the countryside with Qiao Lu and their children, would Xu Haizhou still have a chance with Qiao Lu? Obviously not.

Everything is destined.

After telling the story, Song Wenmin and Yu Zhilan felt an indescribable sympathy for Qiao Lu. Perhaps as women, they could better understand the bitterness of powerlessness.

As for Xu Haiping and Xu Yonghe... judging from the current situation, Xu Haiping no longer has any hostility towards Qiao Lu and her son, but as for how much he likes them, he is still mixed in his heart.

Where is Xu Yonghe? He didn't say much, didn't talk much and didn't like to talk to people. It seems that he still cares about Qiao Lu's second marriage.

Since the fact that they are husband and wife cannot be changed, and Qiao Lu is impeccable in every way she behaves, Xu Yonghe naturally cannot say anything more.

There was nothing interesting to do after dinner, so I turned on the radio, listened to some programs, and chatted.

Xu Haizhou found some tea leaves and made a few cups of tea: "An An, serve tea to everyone."

If the kid likes to show off, let him do more and make a good impression.

Holding the teacup carefully, she walked towards Xu Yonghe in small steps and said, "Grandpa, have some tea~"

Xu Yonghe glanced at him calmly and continued to roll the cigarette in his hand: "Well, leave it there."

Xu Yonghe was sitting on the edge of the bed at this moment. There was only one table in the middle of the room, a little distance from the bed. Apart from that, there was no place to put the teacup.

The young man had no choice but to go back and take it back.

"Dad, grandpa told me to put it here, so I have to put it here." He scratched his head in distress.

Glancing at his own father, Xu Haizhou comforted him: "It's okay, bring a glass to uncle."

Qiao An didn't bear grudges and had a quick memory. He quickly walked towards Xu Haiping with a cup of tea and said sweetly, "Uncle, have some tea~"

"Thank you, An An."

What an intimate name! Qiao An was immediately happy. He skipped back to his father and served tea to Song Wenmin.

"For my aunt."

"Thank you, Baoer!"

"This cup is for grandma, be careful of the heat."

"Okay, grandma won't burn you." She stroked the baby's head lovingly. This child is so well-behaved.

Although everyone responded positively, Grandpa's indifference was like a tiny thorn that pierced Qiaoan's body.

Qiao An only dared to look at him quietly, thinking, does grandpa dislike me? How should I make him happy?

I'm so worried. I want to ask my mom and dad.

"An An, come here to Daddy." Xu Haizhou suddenly called him.

"Dad~" The little guy ran into his arms.

"It's too early to go to bed. Do you want to stay indoors or go out and play for a while? Daddy will take you to have a snowball fight. Do you want to play?" I asked, stroking his soft short hair.

Qiao An squinted her eyes and asked, "Is Mom going?"

Xu Haizhou smiled and asked him, "Do you want to go?"

"Can we go together?" Mommy must be so lonely here alone.

Xu Haizhou: “Yes.”

So Xu Haizhou took his wife and children downstairs.

"Mom, I'll take them out to play for a while."

"Okay, it's cold outside, don't go too far, just play for a while and come back." Yu Zhilan reminded.

"Know."

After leaving the Xu family's sight, the three of them walked downstairs, tap, tap - the staircase was unusually quiet. Although it was only seven o'clock, it was already dark. Outside the tube building was a main road, and a few not-so-bright street lights illuminated the snow.

"Would it be bad if we just left like this? What if we left your family in the house?"

Unexpectedly, Xu Haizhou smiled and said mysteriously, "You can't stay now."

"Why?"

"Didn't you see what my dad looks like?"

Look? A cold and distant look? Qiao Lu didn't understand.

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