Tie Suo could see the work, and seeing Su Ming's eyes looking at the tools he needed, he bent down, took the tools for Su Ming, and handed them to him.
Su Ming gave Tie Suo an approving look; the child was so sensible it was heartbreaking.
It is said that children from poor families mature early, and this is indeed true.
"Tiesuo, do you like your new schoolbag?" Su Xiaonuan had asked the teacher to bring it to Tiesuo, not wanting to disturb his class.
"I like it," Tie Suo said shyly, rubbing his hands together. "My classmates all say the backpack is nice, and a few girls like it too. They asked me where I bought it, saying they want to buy the exact same backpack."
"I bought it at the department store," Su Xiaonuan said. "Just tell me what you need for your studies in the future, and report your grades to me anytime."
"Okay, thank you, ma'am!"
"Here we go again. I told you not to call me boss lady."
"So what should I call you?"
Tie Suo felt it wasn't appropriate for him to call his brother "Sister Xiao Nuan." In his mind, he already considered the landlady as an elder, so he was always unsure how to address Su Xiao Nuan. Sometimes when he did call her "Sister Xiao Nuan," it was in a very soft voice.
"Just call me Auntie." Su Xiaonuan also noticed Xiao Tiesuo's confusion. "Don't worry about what your brother calls me."
In her heart, Xiao Tiesuo was still a child, and she never treated him as an outsider, loving him as if he were her own child. However, the child still often showed signs of inferiority.
Oh, children without mothers are so pitiful!
"Yes, Auntie." Tie Suo was very satisfied with this way of addressing her and immediately called out happily.
"Then does he have to call me grandpa too?" Su Ming asked, trying to win favor.
"Grandpa, let me help you." Tiesuo immediately bent down to pick up the tools from the ground and put them in the designated tool storage area.
"This child is so sensible it breaks my heart," Su Ming said, watching Tie Suo's retreating figure. "From now on, we will treat him like family. He will receive the same treatment as Dou Dou and Guo Guo, and feel the warmth of home here."
"Thank you, Dad!"
Su Xiaonuan had the same thought. She really didn't expect that her parents in this body were so kind. This was her good fortune to be able to meet such family members after transmigrating to this era. It was truly a blessing she had accumulated over several lifetimes.
Why thank me?
"Thank God for giving me such a kind and understanding father!"
"Mom, shouldn't you thank God for giving you such a lovely son?" Guoguo couldn't hold back any longer. He and Doudou had been opening their arms for a while, but their mother was only concerned about Tiesuo and ignored them.
"Mom, thank you..." Dou Dou tried to imitate Guo Guo's speech, but he spoke too fast and blurted out "thank you" in one breath, so he immediately stopped.
"Haha, did your little tape recorder malfunction?" Su Xiaonuan picked up Dou Dou and Guo Guo, one in each arm, and gave them a big kiss. "You two rascals, you ignore your mother now that you have a friend. I've been back for a while, and you only just realized you wanted me to hold you. Humph, you get upset when I ignore you for a little while?"
“Mommy, we’re playing a game. It’s not polite to leave halfway through.” Guoguo gently stroked her face with her little hand. “If it were just DouDou and me playing, we would come to greet you right away. XiaoTian and XiaoLi are guests, and TieSuo is a guest too. We can’t leave them behind and run to find you, right?”
"Yes, yes, yes." Xiao Nuan looked at Guo Guo's little mouth as he said this string of words, and happily kissed him several times. "Whatever our Guo Guo says is right, Mommy loves you to death."
"Mom, don't you love DouDou anymore?" DouDou's language skills weren't as rich as GuoGuo's, and his mind was a beat slower. Seeing his mother kiss GuoGuo a few times, he pouted and said sourly.
"Love, love, love." Su Xiaonuan quickly kissed Dou Dou a few more times. "They are all Mommy's precious babies, I love them both."
Honestly, she has never favored one child over the other; both are her precious children. Even if she hadn't been pregnant with them, she often felt as if she had carried them for ten months and given birth to them herself.
Seeing Guoguo and Doudou so happy, Xiaotian and Xiaoli felt a pang of sadness. They also longed for a loving mother. The two little ones leaned forlornly beside Aunt Chen, their eyes fixed on the affection between their godmother and the children.
Guoguo, with his sharp eyes, spotted Xiao Moran's car as soon as it arrived. He raised his hands and cheered in Su Xiaonuan's arms, "Oh, Daddy's back! Daddy's back!"
Su Ming ran to open the iron gate for Xiao Moran.
Xiao Moran parked the car and strode towards Su Xiaonuan. "Honey, pack me two sets of clothes to change into. I'm going back to my hometown."
"Aren't we going back to our hometown in a few days?" Su Xiaonuan was suddenly startled. "Did something happen? It's almost dark."
"The township head called and said that Wang Xiaobao and Lan Guangxue have both returned to the village and are always trying to bully my mother. Chen Hao is now guarding my house 24 hours a day." Xiao Moran's voice was filled with hostility.
If they were there, they probably would have already punched Wang Xiaobao and Lan Guangxue.
"Is that so?" Su Xiaonuan thought for a moment. "Then I'll go back with you."
"Are you sure you can?" Xiao Moran stared intently at her. "Can you get away?"
“I’m worried about Mom having trouble at home.” Su Xiaonuan tucked the two children in her arms into Su Ming’s arms. “Dad, you guys go eat. Moran and I are going back to our hometown tonight.”
Su Ming had heard what Xiao Moran said. He was holding the children. "Then you should eat something before you go. Have your mother get you some clean clothes. You must be careful while driving tonight."
“Okay, let’s eat first, then we’ll set off.” Xiao Moran nodded. “Dad, I’ll leave things at home to you and Mom. If we’re quick, we can be back tomorrow; if not, we’ll be back the day after tomorrow.”
"Don't worry about things at home." Ye Mei ran out after receiving the news; Aunt Chen had gone in to tell her.
The children are all sensible and are not in a hurry to sit down and eat.
Tie Suo took the children outside to continue playing games. He didn't want Dou Dou and Guo Guo to hold the adults back, so he took everyone to the backyard to play games. The adults must have something to say at this time.
Su Xiaonuan and Xiao Moran sat at the dining table eating.
Su Ming asked, "Lan Guangxue must be the father of Lan Yin, right?"
He had heard Murthy mention this person before.
“Yes.” Xiao Moran nodded. “That old bastard is no human being either. He took Wang Xiaobao’s brother to work at the mine before, and because of his mistake, Wang Dabao died. Now, he’s back in his hometown and he’s actually having an affair with Wang Dabao’s wife. The whole village is pointing fingers at him.”
"Then why is Wang Xiaobao still hanging out with Lan Guangxue?" Su Xiaonuan asked, puzzled. "Shouldn't he be opposing Lan Guangxue?"
"Well, it's a long story," Xiao Moran said briefly. "Wang Xiaobao went to work at the mine, but he still couldn't shake his petty thievery. He teamed up with Lan Guangxue to steal cables to sell. The mine didn't call the police and put them in jail, but they were fired. The two of them then went back to their hometown together."
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