Duan Ye left quickly, and Luo Qingyuan went directly to the school to pick up her child.
The original teacher at the school had been replaced, and the current female teacher knew Luo Qingyuan, so as soon as Luo Qingyuan sent a message, the teacher personally brought Duan Luo and Duan Chen over.
"Mommy, Mommy!"
The two children smiled brightly and ran over, and the driver picked them both up.
The two children politely thanked him and then climbed into the car.
After thanking her teacher, Luo Qingyuan had the driver leave.
The teacher looked in the direction Luo Qingyuan had left, a hint of gratitude in her eyes.
She was almost retired, in her fifties, and no one wanted her anywhere. Her son wanted to buy a house, so she could only sweep the streets to supplement her income. But Luo Qingyuan's people found her and offered her a high salary, which gave her enough to eat and allowed her to survive in Kyoto.
The teacher silently said thank you, and then went back.
Inside the car, Duan Luo and Duan Chen sat on either side of her.
Duan Luo: "Mommy, where's Daddy? Didn't Daddy say he was coming to pick us up?"
Although Duan Chen didn't speak, his big eyes still sparkled with anticipation.
Luo Qingyuan smiled and hugged the two children, saying softly, "That's because Daddy has something to do today."
At that, the two children pouted, on the verge of tears, when Luo Qingyuan quickly and gently said, "But Daddy said he'll pick Luoluo and Chenchen up after school tomorrow to go out for dinner, okay?"
Duan Luo and Duan Chen immediately laughed and said in unison, "Okay!"
Duan Luo: "Then I want to eat lots and lots of food and grow up quickly."
Duan Chen: "I want to be as tall as my dad too."
Luo Qingyuan smiled and said, "Okay, okay, then we'll eat lots and lots of food every day, and grow up to be as tall and handsome as Daddy, okay?"
Duan Luo: "Okay! Mommy, you should eat more too. You've gotten so thin. I think Fatty Wang's mom is really strong. She can lift Fatty Wang up with one hand."
Duan Chen chuckled: "No matter what other people's mothers are like, my mother is the prettiest!"
Duan Luo also leaned over and stared at Luo Qingyuan from left to right, nodding her little head little by little: "Mmm! Mommy is the prettiest!"
The two children made Luo Qingyuan laugh, and the more she did so, the less she regretted her initial determination to have the two children.
"Alright, sit still and behave. How about we go home and eat Grandma's cooking today?"
Okay~
And so, the car slowly drove towards the Luo family's house.
Meanwhile, Duan Ye had already embarked on his journey to find the tomb keeper. He drove forward and glanced at the distance; it would take another eight hours. As long as he rushed back overnight, he could pick up his child; there was plenty of time.
At 6:30 p.m., Duan Ze returned to the Duan family home.
As soon as he got home, he saw several large boxes in the living room, and everything in the living room was covered with dust cloths.
Duan Ze was stunned. Were his parents really that proactive?
Just as Duan Ze was completely bewildered, Ding Yifen came downstairs.
"Hey, son, why did you suddenly come back?"
Duan Ze: "Mom, what are you doing? Are you getting ready to move?"
Duan Sheng came downstairs when he heard the commotion, and was surprised to see Duan Ze: "Why are you back?"
Duan Ze glanced at them: "Mom and Dad, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
Duan Sheng sighed: "Sit down, let's have a good talk."
The family of three had just sat down on the sofa when their doorbell rang.
Since family members don't need to ring the doorbell when they come home, Ding Yifen went to open the door with some doubt. She glanced through the peephole and saw Xie Congjing instead, so she hesitated to act.
Duan Ze found it strange and went over to take a look.
Then, Duan Ze said in a low voice, "Mom, you go back first."
And so, Ding Yifen returned home with a complicated expression on her face.
Duan Ze saw that his parents had returned to the living room and made sure they couldn't see him when he opened the door before he did so.
"Auntie Xie."
Xie Congjing was taken aback when she saw Duan Ze at home, but she quickly recovered and looked inside: "Xiao Ze, is your mother home?"
Duan Ze: "Auntie Xie, my mom isn't home. You can tell me if you need anything."
Xie Congjing looked embarrassed, but still handed over a jar of pickled vegetables she had made herself from her bag: "Your mom loves my homemade pickled vegetables the most, Xiaoze, can you give this to your mom for me?"
Duan Ze didn't really want to make things difficult for Nan's parents, because they were actually quite good to them. It was just a pity that they had raised such an ungrateful daughter.
Duan Ze didn't take it: "Aunt Xie, please take it back. My mother isn't here. She has a bad stomach lately and can't eat sour food."
After saying that, Duan Ze prepared to close the door, but Xie Congjing immediately blocked it.
Duan Ze frowned as he looked at her.
Xie Congjing took a step back: "Xiaoze, Auntie knows you all blame me for not raising Nanxing well, but Nanxing is really a good child. It's just that her character... has inexplicably become twisted after entering the entertainment industry these past few years. She didn't mean to ruin Xiaoye and Qingyuan's relationship, really..."
If Xie Congjing hadn't spoken up, Duan Ze might have given her some face.
But Xie Congjing's words immediately angered Duan Ze.
"Auntie, Nanxing's character didn't just change in the last few years. Do you really know what she's done?"
As soon as Xie Congjing woke up and saw her husband, she rushed back from the hospital. She wanted to ask the Duan family to be lenient with Nanxing, who was the daughter she had raised since she was a child. She couldn't just watch her be ruined like this.
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