Zhou Shuo didn't know what to say. Mu Ci had his own ideas in mind, which she couldn't comprehend. However, as long as Mu Ci wanted to do it, she would fully support him.
She rolled her eyes and said coquettishly, "Grandpa, I don't understand what's going on at his job, but I know my brother is always right. Whatever he does is right, so I just have to listen to him. Look, think about it the other way around. If my brother doesn't listen to you, then you just listen to him. That way, he won't have to worry, and you won't have to be angry. Isn't that all good?"
Mu Chen's eyes widened as he pondered Zhou Shuo's words. He reached out and slapped Zhou Shuo on the head. "Bad girl! Are you plotting against Grandpa too? Did he teach you that?"
Zhou Shuo rubbed his head, looking aggrieved. "How could that be? Do I need to be taught such a simple truth? Can't I figure it out on my own?"
Mu Chen was so amused by her that he couldn't help laughing.
The more he laughed, the funnier it became. He couldn't stop laughing even when tears came out. He hadn't laughed so freely in a long time. The little girl in front of him looked at him with embarrassment.
He finally stopped laughing, reached out and touched her head, and said earnestly: "In the future, educate your children to be people like you who can bring happiness to others."
Zhou Shuo felt that the topic changed a little too quickly and she could hardly keep up.
Mu Chen slowly stood up from the rocking chair, and Zhou Shuo hurriedly stood up to support him.
"Help me lie down on the bed." Mu Chen said.
"Huh?" Zhou Shuo looked puzzled.
Mu Chen glared at her and said unhappily, "You allow your husband to use a wheelchair as a prop, but you don't allow me to play a dying old man?"
"Why?" Zhou Shuo didn't understand. She saw everything, so why did grandpa still pretend to be seriously ill in front of Mu Ci?
Mu Chen glanced at the surveillance camera on the table. Zhou Shuo understood and quickly supported Mu Chen. The old man walked briskly to the bedside and lay down nimbly.
"Raise it higher, raise the head of the bed higher!" Mu Chen ordered her.
Zhou Shuo quickly did as he was told, and thought to himself that these father and son were really good at acting!
It's not just these two, Song Nan and his wife also have great acting skills. Everyone is acting, and she really admires them!
"Dad! Dad! You have to make the decision for us!"
Duan Si's crying and Lao Jiang's low, inaudible voice could be heard outside the door. He must be trying to stop Duan Si from breaking in.
"What? Are you here to complain first? You don't admit that you did something wrong to Song Nan. Song Nan is pregnant now, don't you want to be responsible for her? Do you want to be an irresponsible man like your father? Why don't you learn something else? Why do you have to learn this from him?" Duan Si's voice was very sharp, and one could tell she was talking about Mu Ci as soon as she heard it.
Zhou Shuo was displeased and glanced at Mu Chen.
Mu Chen sighed, "Your mother-in-law has become accustomed to mistreating Mu Ci."
"Why? Isn't my brother her biological son? Why does she always want to hurt my brother's feelings?" Zhou Shuo directly expressed his dissatisfaction.
Mu Chen felt somewhat helpless. "She blamed all the misfortunes in her marriage on Mu Ci. She found an outlet for herself. Just because he's her biological child, she's so unscrupulous."
Zhou Shuo shook his head, "I don't understand this logic."
Mu Chen smiled helplessly, "If you don't understand, then don't understand. She is also a poor person. Maybe you will understand her in the future. If you don't understand, just consider that she is Mu Ci's biological mother and be considerate of her. Don't bother with her.
Zhou Shuo remained silent. She didn't care about anyone who didn't hurt Mu Ci, but she couldn't let anyone hurt Mu Ci!
Old Jiang pushed the door open, but he couldn't stand Duan Si's crying after all. The main reason was that he didn't want Mu Ci to continue being verbally tortured by his mother.
"Old man." Old Jiang stood respectfully at the door.
"Let them in." Mu Chen said calmly.
Lao Jiang turned and left.
Duan Si pushed the door open and burst into tears. "Dad, you have to make the decision for us—why are you here?"
Duan Si was still crying in the first half of the sentence, but was already sternly blaming Zhou Shuo in the second half. She didn't expect Zhou Shuo to be standing in front of the old man's bed.
Zhou Shuo greeted calmly, "Hello, Madam."
"Good? What's good about it? You two are so shameless, how can I be good?" Duan Si retorted.
Zhou Shuo frowned. She was not good at quarreling. Even if she was, she couldn't quarrel with Duan Si. After all, she was Mu Ci's biological mother.
"Cough cough cough——" Mu Chen made a series of coughing sounds.
Zhou Shuo quickly turned around and touched the old man's chest.
Duan Si stepped forward and pushed Zhou Shuo away, "Get out of here!"
Zhou Shuo didn't expect that she would actually attack him. He was caught off guard and was pushed, staggering and almost falling to the ground.
Duan Si didn't even look at her, and asked Mu Chen with concern: "Dad, Dad, what's wrong with you?"
Mu Chen looked up at Duan Si and said slowly and solemnly, "I'm not feeling well anywhere. I don't have many days left to live. Can you please be quiet?"
His tone still carried a majesty that most people couldn't bear.
Duan Si realized that the old man was unhappy, but he had no intention of apologizing to Zhou Shuo. He said a little embarrassedly: "Dad, I'm just worried. You don't know, Mu Ci is too much! Oh, Dad, I have to congratulate you. Our Song Nan is pregnant. This is the eldest grandson of our eldest son! Dad, you have to get better soon. We have to give Song Nan a legitimate status. You can just wait to have a great-grandson."
Duan Si changed his anxious and angry look and spoke happily with a look of anticipation.
Mu Chen looked at Duan Si until the joy on her face faded little by little, then he lowered his eyes and said slowly: "Zhou Shuo, call Mu Ci in."
"Yes, Grandpa." Zhou Shuo responded and went outside to push Mu Ci's wheelchair.
Luo Bing wanted to go in with them.
Zhou Shuo hurriedly said, "Second Brother, please wait for us outside. After all, this is the Mu family's family affair."
Luo Bing sneered, "Family affairs? I'm from your mother's family. As long as the Mu family's affairs are related to you, they are also related to me!"
Zhou Shuo was in a dilemma.
Luo Bing took a step forward and rushed inside. Lao Jiang stretched out his hand to stop him, but then withdrew his hand and took two steps back.
Luo Bing pushed the door open and walked in front of Mu Ci and Zhou Shuo.
"Grandpa, I'm sorry, I came here uninvited. There's nothing I can do. Zhou Shuo is my sister, and she married into such a troublesome family. I have to keep an eye on her all the time. If your Mu family has any plans, I can take her back immediately. Don't make us look like no one wants us." Luo Bing looked rude and sat down on the sofa.
Duan Si angrily said, "What kind of family education is this, Young Master Shen? We are the Mu family and we are settling family affairs. How can you, an outsider, get involved?"
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