"A couple's quarrels in bed are easily resolved, what could possibly be so difficult? Besides, your wife's affection for you is well-known, everyone in the army knows that, right? Brother Liu, a man knows when to bow his head!"
These soldiers had no idea what had happened between the two; they were just like the ordinary people around them, instinctively advising them to reconcile rather than separate.
But hearing these words did not improve Liu Dekai's mood or expression in the slightest.
"It has nothing to do with her, don't make wild guesses." After saying that, Liu Dekai quickened his pace and left with a cold face.
The disheartened soldiers stopped there, shrugged at each other, and let the matter drop.
The next few days passed without much change.
Until Mo Jiaqing's birthday.
"Youyou, did you tell Dekai about this?" Just before leaving, Zhang Cuihua realized what they were going out to do and immediately became worried.
If Liu Dekai doesn't attend, he'll inevitably be asked about it by others.
If she had known about this beforehand, she would have definitely gone to the army to inform Liu Dekai, but she only found out when she was about to leave, which made her very anxious.
"Why don't you take Xiao Rui first, and I'll go find Dekai and we can go together? We should make it in time," Zhang Cuihua said. This was the best solution she could think of, and she had no choice but to try.
“Don’t worry, I’ve already told him,” Mo Youyou said.
"What?" Zhang Cuihua was instantly shocked.
Doesn't this mean that Mo Youyou met with Liu Dekai without her knowledge? Then why hasn't Dekai moved back yet? What is this kid up to?!
“I told him I was going to Xiaoqing’s birthday party today, as for whether he goes or not… I can’t control that.” After saying that, Mo Youyou took Liu Shengrui from Zhang Cuihua’s arms and held him herself. “You can go see him if you want, it’s up to you, but do you think you can persuade him to go?”
Looking at the calm Mo Youyou, Zhang Cuihua couldn't quite describe her feelings, but her worries didn't lessen at all.
Even when Mo Youyou went to Liu Dekai herself to tell him about this, he was unwilling to attend. Even if she rushed to the army now to continue to persuade him, would it be of any use? Would it be too late?
It would be better for her to go to the birthday party with Mo Youyou now, so that she can cover for her son if others ask.
"Youyou, slow down, wait for me!" Zhang Cuihua quickly caught up with Mo Youyou.
Whether Liu Dekai will actually appear or not remains unknown.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, before even entering, we saw a sign that read "Celebrating Mo Jiaqing's Fourth Birthday," indicating that quite a few relatives and friends had been invited today.
Mo Youyou put on a smile, picked up Liu Shengrui, and walked inside, with Zhang Cuihua following behind her.
"Youyou's here!"
Mo Jiaqing's parents, Mo Yancheng and Hu Feiyue, stood at the door to greet the guests. As soon as they saw Mo Youyou arrive, they greeted her, but they did not see Liu Dekai.
"Why didn't Dekai come with you? Is he busy today?" Mo Yancheng asked.
Although Mo Youyou's other relatives were not optimistic about her marriage to Liu Dekai, they thought that Liu Dekai was a soldier after all, and Mo Cheng was a brigade commander. They believed that with Mo Cheng taking care of Liu Dekai, he would not end up doing too badly in the future, so they reluctantly accepted Liu Dekai.
Now they are family after all, at least on the surface, the Mo family still treats Liu Dekai as family.
"Well, he has some things to take care of, so he might be a little late." Mo Youyou didn't explain much, and handed the gift she had chosen for Mo Jiaqing to her sister-in-law. "Sister-in-law, this is a gift I bought for Xiaoqing. I hope he will like it. Happy fourth birthday to our Xiaoqing!"
"Thank you, Youyou, you've gone to so much trouble." Hu Feiyue could tell from the packaging that this toy wasn't cheap, and she figured her son would really like it.
"Sister-in-law, what are you saying? I'm buying things for Xiaoqing, why are you talking about spending money?" Mo Youyou smiled and pinched Mo Jiaqing's cheek. "Happy birthday, Xiaoqing. You're busy entertaining guests, so I'll take them inside first."
"Okay, please find some seats. Many people have already arrived..."
"Okay, I'll go in first."
Zhang Cuihua followed behind Mo Youyou, her heart pounding with anxiety, unsure whether Liu Dekai would actually come.
These people might only ask a question or two and make up some excuse to get by, but what about Mo Cheng?
When she sees Mo Cheng later, how will she cover for her son?
As soon as she entered, Mo Youyou was surrounded by her relatives, who all pulled her aside to ask her all sorts of questions. She had always been the most favored member of the Mo family.
Whenever others asked about Liu Dekai, Zhang Cuihua felt extremely uncomfortable.
After a while, Mo Cheng arrived with Jiang Rongmei!
"Youyou!" Jiang Rongmei went straight to her daughter, teased Liu Shengrui, exchanged a few pleasantries with her mother-in-law, and then asked, "Why haven't I seen Dekai? Isn't he coming today?"
Mo Youyou didn't intend to lie for Liu Dekai, at least not to her mother. She wanted to say directly that Liu Dekai didn't want to come, but before she could speak, Zhang Cuihua interrupted and answered for her.
“Mother-in-law, how could that be? Dekai is coming. He just has some things to take care of and will be delayed for a while. He’ll be here soon!” Zhang Cuihua said this with obvious guilt, her heart pounding unusually hard.
"I see." Jiang Rongmei nodded, but didn't react much.
Mo Youyou revealed a cold smile. Liu Dekai had said he didn't want to come. If he didn't show up later, she was curious how Zhang Cuihua would explain herself.
As it turned out, Liu Dekai actually showed up less than two minutes later!
"Dekai, are you done with your work?"
When Mo Yancheng patted him on the shoulder and said this, Liu Dekai was obviously stunned for a moment, then realized that this might be Mo Youyou's excuse.
"Sorry, bro, something came up and I was held up. Happy birthday, Xiaoqing!" Liu Dekai said. When he saw the cute, lively, and sensible Mo Jiaqing, he felt as if his heart had been squeezed tightly.
He didn't want to think of Liu Shengrui at this moment, but he couldn't help thinking of him, and he was about to see Liu Shengrui.
"That's too polite. You go in first; Youyou and the others are already here," Mo Yancheng said.
"good."
Liu Dekai dragged his heavy steps into the restaurant.
Sure enough, he soon saw the person he least wanted to see. He could only tell himself to ignore Liu Shengrui's presence as much as possible and talk to his mother-in-law and father-in-law more.
During the conversation, he subtly realized that his parents-in-law were indeed unaware of his current relationship with Mo Youyou, and he silently breathed a sigh of relief.
In front of Mo Cheng and Jiang Rongmei, Liu Dekai and Mo Youyou acted very naturally, as if the previous argument had never happened. However, Liu Dekai completely ignored Liu Shengrui, treating him as if he were invisible.
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