"Brother brought back a lot of food, come out and have some!"
There was still no response.
Scratching her head, Mu Liuyun cleared her throat: "Xiaoxi, brother knows he was wrong, please forgive brother, okay?"
After waiting for a while, there was still no response from inside the room. Mu Liuyun pretended to take a few steps, then sat down by the door and waited quietly.
A moment later, soft footsteps were heard from inside the room, and then Mu Xiaoxi slowly opened the door and popped her little head out.
He lowered his head and met Mu Liuyun's gaze, who was looking up.
Mu Liuyun smiled, and Mu Xiaoxi smiled too: "Do you have my favorite braised pork ribs?"
"certainly!"
"That's more like it~"
Mu Xiaoxi walked out of the room and, as she passed by Mu Liuyun, casually tossed the phone that Shui Yilan had picked up to Mu Liuyun.
"Hey, if you lose it again next time, I won't help you find it."
Taking the phone, Mu Liuyun looked at the tiny crack on it and smiled happily, her smile overflowing with joy. Mu Xiaoxi was startled by her smile: "Brother, don't smile like that! Your phone has a crack, you're so happy just because you can get a new one?"
"What are you saying?"
Mu Xiaoxi's words immediately darkened Mu Liuyun's face.
What does this have to do with the new phone? It's just that Mu Xiaoxi's actions made him feel the warmth of home.
Having been an orphan in two lifetimes, Mu Liuyun is like two orphans if he has the bond of an orphan—a legendary chosen orphan. Although he still has no family in this life, Mu Xiaoxi's concern for him gives him the love of a family.
Especially this phone, Mu Xiaoxi must have gone to great lengths to find it for him after running to Shui Yilan's place.
Thinking of this, Mu Liuyun looked at Mu Xiaoxi sincerely and even tiptoed to touch Mu Xiaoxi's hair.
"Thank you, Xiaoxi, for helping me find my phone."
Feeling uncomfortable being looked at so sincerely, Mu Xiaoxi turned her face away.
Little did Mu Liuyun know that Mu Xiaoxi only needed to stare at the phone's location and search for about ten minutes to find it.
Although she felt a little guilty, Mu Liuyun's hand on Mu Xiaoxi's head made Mu Xiaoxi feel incredibly comfortable.
With the positive and negative canceling each other out, the guilt also vanished with the wind.
Right now, eating is more important than any of these things.
After all, when Mu Liuyun wasn't home, Mu Xiaoxi and Old Man Mu could only live a "healthy" lifestyle of ordering takeout and instant noodles for one meal a day.
After dinner, Mu Xiaoxi took on the responsibility of washing the dishes, while Mu Liuyun accompanied Old Man Mu downstairs for a walk.
The moon rose high in the sky, and in the streets of the cheap neighborhood, only the dim streetlights could illuminate the path ahead.
It was well past dinnertime, but the neighborhood was still filled with the aroma of food. People who were busy with their lives could finally sit down at the table and enjoy some leisurely time.
Only a few elderly people are able to sit on small stools and chat leisurely about everyday matters.
Meanwhile, Mu Liuyun and Mu Lixiong, one old and one young, strolled slowly in and out in the moonlight.
"Xiaoyun, what do you think of that girl from the Chu family?"
Mu Liuyun was slightly taken aback. Old Man Mu was always unserious and liked to call her Xiaoyunzi, as if he were calling a little eunuch. But whenever he called her Xiaoyun, it meant that he had something serious to tell Mu Liuyun.
So Mu Liuyun, who was holding Mu Lixiong's arm, wasn't going to joke: "That's great. Such a capable and wealthy person can still be kind to others."
"So what do you think about marrying her?"
"She's the daughter of the richest man in the world, how could she possibly be interested in me! Besides, I haven't even thought about finding a boyfriend yet."
Although he spoke casually, these were Mu Liuyun's true feelings; he really had no plans to be in a relationship. In his past life, he was short, poor, and beautiful. Although he had earned a little money in this life, his appearance remained the same, so Mu Liuyun didn't think he could find any love.
More importantly, apart from her own sister, almost all the men Mu Liuyun has come into contact with these days are perverts.
"Instead of worrying about me, you should worry about Xiaoxi instead. It seems like she really does have a crush on someone."
Old Man Mu pursed his lips. This kid was really blinded by his own involvement. However, he didn't intend to point it out. Seeing that Mu Liuyun seemed genuinely uninterested in these matters, he changed the subject: "It seems you haven't been working much lately?"
Mu Liuyun nodded solemnly: "Actually, we earned some money before, enough for the three of us to live on for a lifetime."
Mu Liuyun did not deliberately hide her savings, but because the job she did was not honorable, she did not mention it.
Mu Lixiong nodded, and with a sense of satisfaction, raised his arm and patted Mu Liuyun's little head with his weathered hand: "You've really grown up. You're much more capable than your grandfather, and you're almost as tall as him now."
Mu Lixiong didn't ask where the money came from. He trusted Mu Liuyun and believed that his child wouldn't do anything wrong.
But as Mu Lixiong said, he used to be able to touch Mu Liuyun's head with just a slight movement of his hand, and even let Mu Liuyun hang on his arm.
But now, he has to raise his whole arm to barely pat the ground.
"Oh, not at all. I'm still far from being as good as Grandpa."
Whether it's skill or height.
Looking at the hunched-over old man, whose steps were getting slower and slower, Mu Liuyun suddenly felt like crying.
Yes, he used to only reach Old Man Mu's chest, but now he can still look Old Man Mu in the eye.
But this wasn't because he had grown up, but because Mu Lixiong had grown old.
Mu Lixiong, who once stood tall and proud before a group of orphans, sheltering them from the wind and rain and solving all their difficulties, is now a sixty-year-old man suffering from Parkinson's disease who has difficulty even turning over in bed.
With his body hunched over, Mu Liuyun was now able to look him in the eye.
Do you think Grandpa is getting old?
Old Man Mu looked at the gloomy Mu Liuyun and asked with a smile.
"No, Grandpa is not young, but he is not old either."
"So you think Grandpa has Parkinson's disease and his health is failing?"
"..."
Mu Liuyun lowered her head and did not answer.
Seeing this, Old Man Mu laughed again: "Little Yunzi, it's been so many years since I raced with you. Let's have another race today!"
"Grandpa, stop fooling around!"
Mu Liuyun was a little anxious. If she were to fall, it could have very serious consequences.
Old Man Mu rolled his eyes at him: "You're just afraid of losing. When you were a kid, every time you lost a game, you would hold your anger in a corner and pretend you didn't care."
"That was ages ago!"
Mu Liuyun blushed slightly, but there was nothing he could do. He had been frail and delicate since childhood, and could never compete with others in anything. The only one younger than him, Mu Xiaoxi, was also taller than him back then, so he definitely couldn't beat her.
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