As Shen Muzhi spoke, he picked up the bag that was placed aside, took out the clothes, and handed them to Xiang Zhilan.
Xiang Zhilan was a little surprised. Although he had told her that he and Bai Yutong had no relationship, what was going on? Bai Yutong bought them matching outfits, and he accepted them. Did that mean they had no relationship?
"I want to wear it!" Hengheng grabbed the clothes immediately when he saw them, just like his father's.
Shen Mu smiled, took off his sweater, and carefully put on this fleece-lined sweatshirt.
Seeing her brother dressed as Mickey Mouse, Xiao Kui said to Xiang Zhilan, "Mommy, I want to wear it too."
Xiang Zhilan had no choice but to change her clothes. After she was changed, Xiao Kui looked at her, blinked her big eyes, and grabbed her clothes: "Mommy, I want to wear this too."
Xiang Zhilan hesitated. It seemed a bit too intimate for the whole family to wear matching outfits. It was fine for the children to wear the same clothes as him, but it wasn't appropriate for him to wear them.
"Put them on." Shen Muzhi looked at her expectantly.
Hengheng and Xiaokui were excited to wear their new clothes and joined Shen Muzhi in urging them to put them on as well.
She had no choice but to wear it over her plaid shirt.
"It suits you very well." Shen Muzhi looked at her, noting that her medium-length black hair and the outfit made her look like a college student.
"Thank you." Xiang Zhilan responded politely to his compliment, paused, and then said, "Please also thank Miss Bai for me."
Shen Muzhi looked at her, afraid that she might misunderstand something, and explained, "Actually, Bai Yutong and I aren't completely unrelated."
Xiang Zhilan's gaze was indifferent. Shen Muzhi knew she wouldn't mind, but he still wanted to explain clearly, so he added, "If we're talking about seniority, she could be considered my aunt."
Xiang Zhilan was genuinely surprised. Seeing that she was interested in listening, Shen Muzhi continued, "You know what my maternal grandfather did. He had six sworn brothers back then. Bai Yutong is the youngest daughter of the seventh grandfather. She is of the same generation as my mother and has been studying abroad. However, she is a few years younger than me and we are not related by blood, so she is not considered a proper aunt."
Xiang Zhilan understood and nodded.
"My engagement to her was a lie from beginning to end. Because of this relationship, plus the fact that she had someone she liked and wanted to provoke that person, I was able to reach an agreement with her without feeling guilty," Shen Muzhi explained clearly.
"Oh." Xiang Zhilan didn't have anything to say in response. After the dishes were served, she buried her head in feeding Xiao Kui.
Seeing that she really didn't care at all, Shen Muzhi felt a little lonely and lowered her head to feed Hengheng.
Unlike the lively atmosphere at other tables, their table was mostly quiet, except for Hengheng who occasionally spoke.
After finishing their meal, Hengheng and Xiaokui insisted on going to the playground with the other children.
Shen Muzhi and Xiang Zhilan let them in, while they stood aside and watched.
"Go and eat some more. I saw you were only focused on feeding Xiao Kui. I'll watch over things here," Shen Muzhi said to Xiang Zhilan, turning his head to her.
"It's okay, I'm not hungry." Xiang Zhilan insisted on standing by his side, worried that he couldn't take care of the two children by himself.
The two little ones were full of energy and played for more than an hour before getting tired.
After putting on their coats, they paid the bill and each carried one out.
Shen Muzhi originally wanted to take the two little ones out to play, but they fell asleep as soon as they got in the car, so they'll have to do it another time.
He drove the car and asked Xiang Zhilan where she was going.
Xiang Zhilan was still in a daze, looking at the two child safety seats, slightly moved.
The seats were clearly not newly installed; he must have been preparing them for the children all along, right?
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