Xu Sumin handed the candied haws in her hand to her son. Seeing the little boy eating with such happiness on his face, she couldn't help but smile. The atmosphere was just right when she suddenly heard Qiao Liu's ambiguous voice coming from behind.

"Hey, I thought it was some good wife and loving mother, but it turned out to be Mr. Xu! Mr. Xu is really leisurely and leisurely, and he even took his son out shopping in his spare time!"

The smile on her face froze for a moment, but she quickly covered it up and gently wiped her son's mouth. Then she glanced at him and said, "Master Qiao, why don't you go to your female friends to listen to music and drink wine? Instead, you are wandering around on this street. The sun is really rising from the west."

Qiao Liu snorted coldly and his eyes fell on the fair, tender and plump body beside her. The little girl was biting a candied haws and smiling at him sweetly. He suddenly felt warm in his heart, as if someone was pinching his heart, making it itchy.

"What's your name, Fatty?"

Does this woman know how to raise a child? She raised this little guy to be so plump and round, like a bulging meat bun, which makes people want to pinch him when they see him.

"My name is Dun Dun!" the little guy answered loudly.

"Dun Dun? What kind of weird name is that!" Qiao Liu glanced at Xu Sumin with disdain.

"What's it to you!" How could Xu Sumin not see the disgust on his face? She glared at him, picked up her son and left.

Qiao Liu didn't want to follow them at first, but somehow his legs seemed to have consciousness, and by the time he reacted, he was already following Xu Sumin and her son like a tail.

"Why are you following us?" Xu Sumin had something to hide and was not very happy about letting him have too much contact with Dun Dun.

"Could it be that Boss Xu has bought this road?" Qiao Liu asked with a nonchalant look, raising his eyebrows.

Knowing that this man was thick-skinned and no one could do anything to him if he acted like a rogue, Xu Sumin simply ignored him and got into the carriage with her son in her arms. But the next moment, Qiao Liu sat down next to the coachman, looking like he was determined to follow them to the end.

"Get out! This is my car!" Xu Sumin drove him away angrily.

"When did Master Xu become so stingy? You still have time to accompany your son. It seems that there is nothing important today, so why not just take care of me? Right, Fatty?" At the back, he asked the little guy inside through the car curtain as if on purpose.

"Yes!" The next moment, the little boy replied in a baby voice, which made him clap his hands in joy, "So your real name is Fatty Dundun!"

He could tell at once that this distinctive nickname was given by the woman who always tried to save trouble. After repeating Dun Dun's name several times in his mind, he finally couldn't help laughing.

"Fatty, haha, Fatty..."

Xu Sumin in the car gritted her teeth when she heard this. If she hadn't taken her son beside her, she would have kicked the hateful man away.

"Fatty, come out and let your uncle hug you." He laughed wildly for a long time before speaking to the little guy inside.

"You are not allowed to go!" I didn't hear the boy's answer, but I heard Xu Sumin's voice clearly stopping him.

"How stingy! I won't eat him." Qiao Liu muttered.

He didn't know why, he should have hated the son that Xu Sumin gave birth to by another man, but every time he saw that little face, his heart softened involuntarily.

He thought, it was probably because this boy looked like his mother, and not like his father who had never shown his face to him!

However, when he thought that Xu Sumin was already married, his smile suddenly fell and his head drooped listlessly. After a moment, he realized that the carriage was not far from the Duke of England's Mansion, so he simply jumped out of the car. Xu Sumin, who was looking out through a slit in the curtain, was so frightened that her face turned pale.

Only when she saw him standing steadily on the ground, waving goodbye to her, did she let out a sigh, cursed secretly, and forcefully lowered the curtains.

When she turned around, she met her son's curious clear eyes. The little wrinkles on the corners of his mouth were faintly visible, and she couldn't help but reach out and poke them.

"Don't be like him in the future and be so careless and unruly."

The little guy didn't understand what she said and just smiled at her foolishly. His naive and funny look made her laugh.

She hugged him in her arms, kissed his chubby face, and said with satisfaction: "What's wrong with being fat? Fat people are lovable, right?"

It’s better for children to be chubby!

"Yes!" The little guy smiled with his eyebrows curved, and responded to his mother crisply.

However, it is said that when Qiao Liujing arrived at the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion, the servants in the mansion saw that it was him and did not even bother to inform him. They took him directly to Wei Junhang's study.

When he walked in, he saw Wei Junhang teaching his young son how to paint. Noticing his coming, he just glanced at him and then lowered his head to continue teaching his son patiently.

Qiao Liu did not disturb the father and son. He found a bench and sat down in a familiar manner. The smart servants served him exquisite tea and snacks. He took a few sips of tea and sat there for a while chatting. Unconsciously, his eyes kept looking at the father and son sitting at the desk.

The two men, one big and one small, one old and one young, had very similar faces, and one could tell at a glance that they were related by blood.

He suddenly felt a little jealous.

Back then, Wei Junhang particularly liked to hold his little son and show off everywhere. He wanted to announce to the world that he had a little son who looked very much like him. His pride was so great that it made people itch.

"Where are you from?" Wei Junhang finally got a chance and asked casually as he was sitting leisurely eating tea and snacks.

"I met Mr. Xu and her fat girl on the road. I had a few words with her and came over to sit with them." Qiao Liu picked up a piece of snack and threw it into his mouth.

"Chubby?" Wei Junhang was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Are you talking about Madam Xu's son? That child is indeed lovable."

It's really cute, but it's a pity that the child was born by that woman and another man! Qiao Liu thought to himself.

The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he felt. Then he looked at the face that looked like Wei Junhang, who was leaning on the desk and looking at him curiously. He suddenly felt a little envious.

"Seeing you and your son getting along like this makes me want to have a son too!" He sighed.

"I thought you would say to marry a wife first." Wei Junhang laughed.

"That's not important, not important." He waved his hands, afraid that Wei Junhang would say something about getting married again, so he made up an excuse and left.

"What were you doing flirting with that Madam Xu on the street today? How disgraceful! I warn you, I don't care what you do outside, but one thing: don't even think about marrying those questionable women home!" As soon as he returned home, the old duke, who had been waiting for him, started scolding him.

Qiao Liu was used to being scolded by him, but today, when he heard his words full of contempt for Xu Sumin, he suddenly felt a little dissatisfied.

"Dad, she is not a bad woman! Even His Majesty in the palace admires her talents."

After a pause, he laughed at himself again: "Don't think too much, old man. You look down on others, but they look down on me, your son, even more!"

"Bah! She is a shameless woman who gave birth to a child out of wedlock. She should have been put in a pig cage long ago. She has no right to jump around and even dare to look down on others!" The old duke was furious.

"What do you mean by having a child out of wedlock? I already..." Qiao Liu wanted to refute it subconsciously, but suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.

Yes, didn't Wei Lao Er say that she was married? Then what about her husband? In the past half month, he had only seen her and her son every time, and had never seen her legendary husband.

Could it be that she hasn't married yet? If she hasn't married yet, how did she get fat?

A thought suddenly popped up in his mind. His heart started pounding and he could no longer sit still. He hurriedly said "I have something else to do" and ran away amid the old duke's scolding.

"The master of our house? Where does there come from a master in our house?" The old servant guarding the gate looked at Qiao Liu suspiciously.

As expected, Qiao Liu suppressed his excitement, tried to remain calm, said a few polite words, turned around and left, got on his horse, and decided to find the lying woman to find out the truth.

But after searching for a long time, he found out that Xu Sumin had made an appointment with someone to go out to discuss business early in the morning. He wanted to chase her, but gave up the idea when he saw a chubby little figure.

This fat Dundun is over two years old this year. Counting the days... he suddenly became excited and walked towards Dundun who was sitting obediently on the couch eating snacks.

The guards wanted to stop him from getting closer, but then they thought of the relationship between this man and the head of the family. They also saw that even the two maids who had been in charge of taking care of Dun Dun pretended not to see him and let Qiao Liu walk in. They simply turned their faces away, as if to say "I didn't see it".

"Fatty." He moved closer to Dun Dun and tried hard to force a smile, trying to make himself look more friendly.

Dun Dun, whose mouth was full of snack crumbs, recognized him and smiled at him with her lips pursed, making him feel soft inside.

"Wowo, you have it too, and Dundun has it too!" Suddenly, the little guy stretched out his fat finger and poked the corner of his mouth, then poked his own, smiling with some pride.

Qiao Liu didn't react at first, but when he saw the naughty dimples on both sides of the boy's mouth, his heart trembled, and he could no longer hold back and reached out his hand, not caring about getting dirty, and personally wiped off the snack residue on the corners of his mouth, making the two little dimples more clearly reflected in front of his eyes.

His big hands were shaking slightly with excitement. He held the boy's face and looked at him carefully. The more he looked, the more he felt that he looked like himself. He could no longer hold back and suddenly picked him up, holding his armpits and lifting him high above his head, causing the child to scream.

"Haha, Dun Dun, this must be my Fatty Dun Dun!"

The little guy was amused by him and laughed continuously, and his joyful laughter filled the whole room.

"Is this a good idea? If the Madam finds out, will she expose our crimes?" Outside the house, the maid in blue asked in a low voice.

The man in green next to her cleared his throat and said in a low voice, "If I can have someone who understands you, Madam, I will accept it even if I have to take off a layer of skin."

After working hard for most of her life, even if she has a fortune of millions and has frightened those people with ulterior motives, even a tiger needs to take a nap sometimes. She always needs to find someone to support her, so that even when she takes a nap, there will be someone to protect her from any leaks.

The maid in blue thought about it and thought it made sense, so she also started to play deaf and dumb, causing the big and small to play even crazier.

When Xu Sumin came to pick up her son, she heard his clear and loud laughter from a distance. The laughter was mixed with a deep male voice. Her eyelids jumped and she immediately quickened her pace.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw my son sitting on Qiao Liu's shoulders, his little hands holding his head, his round face was red, and his eyes were shining.

"It's you? What are you doing? Put him down."

When Qiao Liu saw her coming back, he obediently put the child down and watched the little boy running towards her, grabbing her skirt and calling out in a crisp voice, "Mom!"

Xu Sumin pinched his cheeks, wiped his face, and then took his little hand and walked into the house.

"It's getting late, so I won't see you off, Master Qiao. Please do as you please!"

Qiao Liu shamelessly followed her and watched the maid take Dun Dun away to wash him. Then he asked seriously, "Whose child is Dun Dun?"

"Of course it's mine." Xu Sumin said calmly.

Since she dared to bring Dun Dun back to Beijing, she had already thought about the day when this would happen and had already prepared a plan to deal with it.

From the clean room came the splashing sound of water and the sound of merry laughter. Xu Sumin knew that the boy must be mischievous again. She rubbed her forehead and said, "I'm busy right now. You go first!"

After saying this, without waiting for his answer, she hurried into the bathroom, holding up her skirt.

"Dun Dun, don't throw things at me!"

Qiao Liu couldn't get an answer and originally wanted to chase after him, but on second thought, he changed direction, strode out of the door, and rode his horse to the Duke of Ying's Mansion, intending to find Shen Xinyan to find out the truth.

"...She only said that she is the biological mother and biological father of the child." When he heard this from Shen Xinyan, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

"Bullshit, how can she give birth to a child that big by herself?!"

"Huh? You have dimples?!" Shen Xinyan said in surprise the next moment.

He covered his mouth reflexively, facing Shen Xinyan's suspicious eyes, cleared his throat and said: "If you don't want to say it, then forget it. One day, I will teach that nasty woman..."

He did not explain clearly what he wanted and ran out of the Duke of England's mansion angrily.

Dun Dun must be his child, it must be!

After walking a distance, his heart gradually calmed down.

The woman was very arrogant. Although she had dealt with all kinds of people, she was definitely not the kind of person who would show mercy to everyone. Therefore, Dun Dun must have been left behind that night.

Dun Dun is his son. Hehehe, Qiao Liu finally has a son...

The more I thought about it, the happier I became. Even my steps felt like I was walking on clouds.

He managed to hold back his anger through the night, and early the next morning, he could not wait to ride his horse to Xu's house.

"Master Qiao Liu, aren't you going too far? I am a decent woman after all. You come here so carelessly so early in the morning. Others might say something unpleasant when they see you." Xu Sumin looked very unhappy.

Qiao Liu sneered, "When have you ever cared about what others say, Master Xu? You are so hypocritical! If you want to find a reason to offend someone, find someone you can trust!"

"What are you doing here?" Xu Sumin could roughly guess his purpose but still pretended to be confused.

"Come to see my son." Qiao Liu sat down on the armchair and said nonchalantly, "And settle accounts with my son's mother!"

I have kept it a secret from him for three years, and it is time to settle the accounts.

Seeing that her guess was correct, Xu Sumin calmed down immediately and sat down opposite him leisurely: "Who is your son?"

"You keep pretending. Just admit it honestly now. If you ask me to send people to investigate... humph!" Qiao Liu sneered.

Although he never mentioned what he did in private, Xu Sumin had known him for many years, so how could she not know that he was an expert at gathering information? If she really let him investigate, she would probably reveal all her secrets.

"So what if he's your son?" So she admitted it quite straightforwardly.

"As expected, I knew that apart from me, you could not give birth to such a smart and adorable child!" After getting a positive answer, Qiao Liu's eyes lit up and he laughed, wondering why the weather was so good today.

Xu Sumin: “…”

So, does he want to praise his son, or does he want to use his son to praise himself?

"No, no, I have to go back to the mansion to find my grandfather and ask him to find a matchmaker. No, it would be better if my eldest sister-in-law came forward to handle this matter..."

Hearing him say this, Xu Sumin's heart skipped a beat. She grabbed him, who was overjoyed, and asked, "What are you going to do? Why are you looking for a matchmaker?"

"Find a matchmaker to propose marriage? We even have a son, shouldn't we get married?" Qiao Liu said as a matter of course.

"Of course not!" Unexpectedly, Xu Sumin refused decisively.

"What?! What do you mean?!"

"That's what it means on the surface. We are just a casual couple, how can we be married?"

"You!!" Qiao Liu's eyes widened in anger, and he asked word by word, gritting his teeth, "What do you mean by the fate of a fleeting couple? Explain it to me clearly!"

"Don't worry, listen to me carefully. I am already this old, why would I give up my job as the head of the household and become a sixth wife who never leaves the house? This is such a loss, how can I agree to it!"

"Besides, if Dun Dun stays with me, he will be the future head of my Xu family. What future will he have if he goes to your house?"

"What do you mean you have no future if you go to our house? That's just nonsense!"

"If you calm down and think about it, you will know that what I said is true. Think about your family carefully. Will they agree to let you marry me? I know you will insist, but I don't want to be involved in these things."

"I won't stop Dun Dun from recognizing you, I just want to keep the status quo."

Qiao Liu's chest heaved rapidly, and it took him a moment to calm himself down.

"I can give my children the glory and future that you can give them!"

Seeing that he was so determined, Xu Sumin was a little annoyed: "But I don't want to be restricted by you!"

The two of them stared at each other, neither of them giving in, and were completely unaware that Dun Dun, who had walked in at some point, was looking at them curiously.

After a few days, Shen Xinyan learned about Dun Dun's life story from Wei Junhang. She heard Wei Junhang sigh, "Qiao Liu is having a headache now. Madam Xu's temper is not something that can be subdued. If pushed to the limit, she might just take her son and run away."

"This guy has finally met his nemesis. He clearly wants to get married, but he can't tell the family. He doesn't dare to acknowledge his son openly."

"Sister Xu will not agree to marry him." Shen Xinyan said firmly.

With Xu Sumin's personality, how could she marry into such a rich and powerful family? And the Duke of Liguo's Mansion would probably not accept such a woman who was out in the open and mixed in the streets, and a widow with an illegitimate child.

Therefore, it is simply impossible for Qiao Liu to marry Xu Sumin!

In fact, just as she expected, the two men entangled for more than a year and finally reached a consensus to maintain the status quo.

"It's nothing. If you want to recognize the child, then you can, but don't think about anything else." When she finally had some free time, Xu Sumin said lazily to Shen Xinyan.

"The old Duke knows that he has a grandson, can he just ignore him?" Shen Xinyan doubted.

"Of course he said he would take the child back home, and that he would give me, the child's mother, the status of a concubine. He has been arguing about this for half a year. I refused, and no one could force me to do so."

"They don't dare to make trouble. If they do, I won't mind. I'm just afraid they can't stand the rumors." Xu Sumin said with a smile.

The most important thing is that she is not without support. Given how much money she has earned for the man in the palace over the years, there is no way that man would ignore her.

I think the old man in Qiao Liu's family gradually came to his senses, so he had to let go.

"In the end, it turns out that Dun Dun has two names." Shen Xinyan laughed.

Xu Sumin was also a little helpless.

In the Xu family, Dundun's full name is Xu Qiao. In the Qiao family tree, Dundun is Qiao Xu.

It really is a simple name!

"So, women have to be able to stand on their own feet. If they are weak, not only will their sons be taken away, but they may even lose their lives!" Xu Sumin concluded.

"If I were a weak woman, I wouldn't do something as unorthodox as you!" Shen Xinyan glared at her.

After a pause, she said sincerely, "Thank you so much for Rong'er's matter!"

"You don't have to thank me. If he was a useless guy who could do nothing, I wouldn't have kept him." Xu Sumin disagreed.

A few days ago, Qi Rong, who had left home to explore the world, suddenly asked someone to send money back to Jing'an Marquis's Mansion. One sum went to Jing'an Marquis and the other to his sister Qi Fang.

Shen Xinyan followed the clues and found out where he was. It turned out that he was working in a shop in a small town far away from the capital. What's more, the shop was under the name of Xu Sumin.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief when she found out where he was.

Although she had a bad relationship with Shen Xinlan, she found it difficult to feel any hatred towards the stubborn Rong. A man who did not take other people's kindness for granted but tried every means to support himself, this character alone was hundreds of times better than that of his parents.

Children like this deserve to be treated well!