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In the middle of the night, there was a knock on Meng Ruoxi's door. "Ruoxi, the child has a fever. Come and see him quickly. I'll go to the hospital to get a doctor."

Hearing her mother-in-law's panicked voice, Meng Ruoxi quickly got up from the bed. In the process, she pulled her waist and felt pain again.

When I hurried to my mother-in-law's room, holding my waist, my father-in-law was taking care of the child.

"Dad, how's the baby?"

"I have a fever, my forehead is hot, and I kept calling you and Yan Jin, so I asked you to come over and take a look."

Walking to the bed and seeing the child's red face, Meng Ruoxi felt sad.

The child had never been sick since birth and had always been well taken care of. As soon as Shi Yanjin left, she was injured and the child fell ill. It was really a mess.

Seeing a child who looks like me having a fever but still shouting "Dad and Mom", my cold heart was touched.

She sighed, walked over and carefully picked him up, but she herself was injured, and after just holding him for a while, her waist ached so much that she couldn't straighten her body.

She took a deep breath and handed the child to her father-in-law.

"Dad, hold me for a while. My waist hurts."

Shi Lujing took the child and said after a moment of silence, "I know your mother and Yan Jin spoiled the child. I also pointed it out, but they didn't listen. Don't blame them. They just wanted to be good to the child, but they used the wrong method."

After a moment's silence, Meng Ruoxi nodded, "I know, and I don't blame them, but unfortunately, I can't teach this child well. Unless the child's father and grandmother are willing to face the problem and work together to solve it, the situation will only get worse."

Shi Lujing nodded with relief, "I have always known that you are a smart and reasonable child. Your mother-in-law is used to spoiling children, but she has contributed a lot to this family. I cannot and do not want to interfere in family affairs regardless of her wishes. I hope you can understand."

Meng Ruoxi understood immediately that her father-in-law was trying to calm her emotions, fearing that she would have negative emotions towards her mother-in-law and Shi Yanjin.

He pointed out the hard work of his mother-in-law and his own difficulties, and finally he had to understand them himself.

This family has a lot of ulterior motives, but what they say makes sense, and you can't help but listen.

She nodded in understanding and said caringly, "I can understand their actions. I understand the hard work that mom has put in for this family and the difficulty that dad has to work so hard for. Yan Jin is so tolerant of me and never complains. It is you who protect this family. As someone who is protected by you, I am full of gratitude."

At this point, Shi Lujing nodded in satisfaction, "Only a child who is polite and knows when to advance and retreat can make himself better and better. I was right about him."

Meng Ruoxi lowered her head and said, "Dad has given me a prize."

Shi Lujing waved his hands, "I like Wen Jing very much. You should get closer to him more often. He looks so pitiful when he cries for his mom. I am old and I can't bear to see him like that."

Her heart choked slightly, and she nodded slightly, "Yes, I will spend more time with Wen Jing in the future."

Having said so much, the last part is the key.

The old fox is good at first praising and then suppressing. He protects his own people openly and makes you unable to find any fault with him.

After the doctor came to see the child, the fever subsided by the next morning. He was held in Li Taohua's arms with a unhappy look on his face, and looked at Meng Ruoxi with eager eyes.

"Wen Jing, you won't feel uncomfortable after taking the medicine."

The child's grandmother coaxed him to take medicine, but he turned his head away and pouted his mouth, refusing to open his mouth.

He is not stupid. The medicine tastes bitter and is not tasty at all. His grandmother is a big liar who lied to him and said it is sweet.

Li Taohua was immediately in a dilemma. Her grandson refused to take the medicine and she was helpless. She couldn't force him to take the medicine because he would cry and it would be too cruel.

Meng Ruoxi lowered her head.

Tell her to just drink it directly, or mix it in milk powder, so you don’t have to coax her for a long time if she doesn’t want to eat.

But given my mother-in-law's personality, I would be blamed if I told her, so I had to sit quietly aside and watch how she would finally get the child to take the medicine obediently, or coax her until the child refused to take the medicine.

"No." The medicine was waving back and forth in front of him. Wherever his head turned, the medicine appeared. Little Wen Jing waved his hand, and the medicine fell to the ground and scattered all over the floor, covered with a little dust. One pill even rolled to Meng Ruoxi's feet and was accidentally stepped on by her.

Wugui lifted his feet and said embarrassedly, "Mom, I can't take this medicine anymore."

Li Taohua not only did not blame the child, but looked at the child anxiously and distressedly, "My dear, how can your illness be cured if you don't take medicine? You are going to make me die of anxiety!"

Xiao Wenjing turned his head and said, "I don't want to eat it."

Meng Ruoxi curled her lips. The child's fever had mostly subsided, so it didn't matter if he didn't take medicine. He would get better soon if he took good care of himself. But obviously the child's grandmother didn't think so.

Her beloved ancestor has to endure the consequences, but her mortal body cannot bear it and is about to leave.

Before leaving, she said distressedly, "Mom, how can I not take the medicine? I have no experience in soothing children. You soothe the child first. I have something to do, so I will leave first and come to see the child later."

She greased her feet, held her waist and ran as fast as she could, fearing that if she was a step late she would be caught by the fat boy.

"Mom."

Sure enough, the little fat boy arrived late, but it didn't matter, because Meng Ruoxi had already run back to her room.

Li Taohua stretched out her hand to call her daughter-in-law, but she ran away so fast that she disappeared in a flash. She put down her hand awkwardly and continued to coax the child with her head down.

In the cabin, Shi Yanjin was saying goodbye to a middle-aged man, "Teacher, the drawings are done. I have to go back after being out for so long."

The middle-aged man Jin Bilong raised his eyes and looked at him with a smile, "Are you so anxious? Are you missing your wife and children at home?"

He is elegantly dressed and has a gentle demeanor. No matter how you look at him, you would never guess that he is the overlord of the dark forces.

Shi Yanjin nodded with a smile on his face, "I do miss them, they are very cute."

"I'll meet you sometime."

"No, I don't want them to get involved in this."

Jin Bilong said regretfully, "You will take over my position in the future, and they can't always remain unaware of it."

Shi Yanjin was determined, "I won't let them know!"

They just need to live in the sunshine, and darkness cannot come near them.

"Are you so sure?"

Shi Yanjin's eyes showed tenderness, "I want to protect the people I love. At least if the truth is exposed, they won't be implicated."

Jin Bilong sighed, "I hope so."

If you often walk by the river, your shoes will get wet. Doing this job is like tying your life to your waist. You don’t know when you will die.

Having family members is just causing trouble for yourself, and it is unclear whether you can keep them in the future.

Some were reported by their families, some were hunted down by their enemies, in short, not many had a good ending.

The cabin returned to peace, and the two of them drank tea quietly without saying another word.

Two days later, Meng Ruoxi was accompanying the little fat boy in the yard when she heard the roar of a car. She immediately knew that Shi Yanjin had returned.

The little fat boy's first birthday will be in two days. He loves his son so much, how could he not rush back?

“Xixi…”

A long-lost voice rang in her ears, the child called out "Dad" in surprise. Meng Ruoxi turned her head and looked at the man she hadn't seen for a long time.

As elegant and gentle as ever, his eyes are full of himself. He is a good husband and a good father.

It’s a pity that I’m not a good wife or a good mother.