During this period of time, Father Mu had asked Mother Mu to look for Xu Xinduo. However, before he could hear the news of Xu Xinduo's return, Mother Mu wanted to divorce him after she came back.
There was a huge quarrel at home, and it hadn't stopped for several days. It’s New Year’s Day, and we can’t celebrate it together in this kind of atmosphere.
Mu Qingyi stayed in his room every day and only went to cram school occasionally.
Mu Qingyao behaved very well and would occasionally go to see Shen Zhuhang.
Mu's mother simply moved to her good friend's house and hasn't been back for a few days. I heard that she is contacting a divorce lawyer.
When Xu Xinduo returned to the Mu family, the Mu family promised to arrange a nursing home for Grandma Xu and would bear the expenses of the nursing home. After the Mu family promised these, Xu Xinduo felt relieved to go to the Mu family.
Father Mu naturally knew where Grandma Xu lived, and knew that Xu Xinduo was quite filial to Grandma Xu, so he came over on New Year's Eve, thinking that Xu Xinduo would definitely come to see Grandma Xu.
This is what he really waited for.
He had to meet Xu Xinduo. He knew that Xu Xinduo was the root cause of the conflict in the family. If Xu Xinduo was stabilized and allowed to return to the Mu family, Mu's mother would probably stop making trouble.
All the problems at home will be resolved.
Xu Xinduo walked over quickly, came to Grandma Xu and asked, "Grandma, what did he say to you?"
“I didn’t say anything…” Grandma Xu seemed not to want to cause a commotion in person, so her answer was vague. She was not sure whether Father Mu knew about Tong Yan's existence. Most likely he did not know and was still panicking for Xu Xinduo and Tong Yan.
Xu Xinduo suppressed his anger and turned back to Father Mu and said, "Please go out."
Tong Yan rolled up his sleeves on the side. He had disliked this man for a long time. If Father Mu was not Xu Xinduo's biological father, Tong Yan would have beaten Father Mu many times.
Father Mu had offended Grandma Xu today. If he really didn't behave himself, Tong Yan would most likely take action.
Father Mu was still calm and continued, "Let's go out and talk together. I'll leave after we're done."
"We have nothing to say." Xu Xinduo refused resolutely.
In the end, it was Grandma Xu who advised: "Talk to your father, have a good chat."
Xu Xinduo was a little surprised, because Grandma Xu had been a widow all these years and had raised her alone. She had a tough and somewhat aggressive personality. She is also a protective person. If Father Mu said something bad, Grandma Xu might beat him with her cane.
Now, Xu Xinduo was very surprised by Grandma Xu's attitude, and then went out with Father Mu.
Tong Yan also followed them out and stood next to them not too far away.
Xu Xinduo first said: "I will pay you back the money you gave me some time ago, and I will also pay for grandma's nursing home expenses myself. Please don't disturb my life anymore."
Father Mu immediately laughed and said, "Look at you, what are you talking about? Why should we share this among a family? I will regularly transfer your living expenses to your card every month. It's okay if you don't go home recently. I have renovated your room, and no one can enter it recently. You can spend the New Year outside, and there is no rush to go back."
Xu Xinduo frowned and looked at Father Mu, wondering what his father would do this time. Could it be that he wanted to take the gentle route?
Father Mu saw Xu Xinduo's face was gloomy and he didn't answer, so he laughed and said, "I didn't tell your grandma anything. I just chatted with her. It was just the sadness after the flesh and blood were replaced. We both sympathize with each other. We were both harmed by that maid. Your grandma was also touched, so she shed tears."
Xu Xinduo subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want Grandma Xu to not even have a good New Year.
For the elderly, the Chinese New Year is very important to them.
Xu Xinduo thought that it wouldn't be too late to tell Grandma Xu about these things after the New Year.
Seeing that Xu Xinduo was still silent, Father Mu took a step towards Xu Xinduo, as if he wanted to put his arm around her shoulder, but Xu Xinduo dodged him.
Father Mu didn't care, and continued gently, "I know that after you came back, the way we handled things was not very safe, and you were wronged. These days I have been reflecting on myself and realized that I was wrong, so I decided to meet with the Shen family after the New Year to discuss this matter, and I will give you a normal identity soon."
Xu Xinduo was neither happy nor moved by Mu's father's relenting. Instead, she asked, "If I came from the countryside, behaved rudely, had bad conduct, and had nothing to show for myself, would you make this decision?"
"How is that possible? After all, you are my...daughter!" Father Mu originally wanted to say that she is his biological daughter, but after thinking about it, he decided that now is not the time to make it public. He was not sure whether Tong Yanzhi knew about it, so he could only say this.
Xu Xinduo: "But I can see that when I first came back, you kept saying that I was from the countryside, that I was not good enough, and that I was not as good as Mu Qingyao. You even looked down on me and disliked me."
"Dad was wrong and was prejudiced against you. Dad admits his mistake."
"Are you not worried about the Shen family's engagement?"
"The Shen family will definitely be angry, but our daughter is the most important, right? Come back first, and we will deal with this matter slowly."
Xu Xinduo still shook his head: "I'll decide after seeing your results."
Father Mu's expression was unnatural for a moment, but then he smiled and said, "That's fine. Are you living well in the Tong family?"
"Um."
"Well, it's fate that I can get along with Madam Tong. Cherish the love of your elders and be polite in the Tong family..."
"You don't need to remind me of these."
"Okay, I'll leave first then. I'll contact you next time."
After saying this, Father Mu really left without further ado.
Xu Xinduo always felt that something was fishy. The aftermath of her extreme disgust for Father Mu was that she was unwilling to easily accept their apology, and she felt that Father Mu must have other ideas.
She couldn't explain it, but she felt that even Father Mu's smile to her had a greasy feel.
After Mu's father left, he got in the car and couldn't help but pound the steering wheel while sitting in the car.
This Xu Xinduo is really shameless. I speak to her nicely, but she doesn't know how to speak nicely?
I don't know how you managed to get into the Tong family, but you're now so arrogant, right? A fox taking advantage of the tiger's might, a dog relying on the power of others!
If he hadn't been forced to do so, he wouldn't have been willing to lower himself to look for this girl. He was originally waiting for this girl to come back on her own, but in the end, he ended up going to find her?
He couldn't help but let out a "tsk". He tried chatting with Old Mrs. Xu for a while, but he couldn't see any temperament in her. She was just an old country lady who had never seen the world.
She speaks with a rural accent, has a small vision, and doesn't seem to have any talent. Did Xu Xinduo learn everything by herself?
He used to be unwilling to even look at this kind of old country lady, who was only fit to do cleaning in his company.
First of all, he didn't want to get divorced. He truly loved Mu's mother at the beginning. You know, Mu's mother was a goddess-level figure in their university. After he pursued Mu's mother, countless boys in the school viewed him as their enemy. He still remembers that feeling of pride.
Both children look like her.
Over the years, Mu's mother has been well-behaved and sensible. Although she has not been of much help to him in the company, she has been very decent in other aspects. Mother Mu started to have problems after Xu Xinduo came back.
He wanted to stabilize the situation first and then make a decision on the matter.
At first, he was afraid that the Shen family would dislike Xu Xinduo, or that it would ruin the sisterhood between Mu Qingyao and Xu Xinduo, making the atmosphere at home awkward. In his opinion, many families would not accept the idea of changing the daughter-in-law midway.
As a result, when they met last time, Shen's mother did not hide her love for Xu Xinduo, and even once jokingly said that it would be nice to have a daughter-in-law like Xu Xinduo.
Mother Shen is not a person who jokes around, which makes Father Mu know that if the identity is made public, the Shen family may accept a different marriage partner.
Because Xu Xinduo is really excellent.
Shen's mother is a person who likes to compare with others and is vain, so she likes to be praised by others.
Yin Huan's appreciation of Xu Xinduo, coupled with the fact that Xu Xinduo stood out from the crowd and became the best one in this generation, made Mother Shen interested and seemed to like Xu Xinduo more.
This feeling of her daughter-in-law being outdone made Mother Shen unable to sleep at night, so she simply came to Father Mu to hint at it.
However, he did not express his opinion. He even thought that if Xu Xinduo could really marry Tong Yan, it would definitely be a better choice than Shen Zhuhang.
Chen Zhuhang here is Mu's father's "safety net" and cannot be lost, and he doesn't want to give up Tong Yan over there.
So he wanted to maintain a good relationship with Xu Xinduo, and being able to solve the identity issue well at this time was the key.
If the Shen family demands a change of marriage partner in a tough manner after the identity is made public, Father Mu is still thinking about whether it is better to choose a safe option or a higher mountain.
During the whole process of this kind of thinking, Xu Xinduo's own wishes were not considered at all.
All he was thinking about was which son-in-law would be more helpful to his career.
And Mu Qingyao has gradually been regarded as an abandoned child by Mu's father.
After Xu Xinduo and Tong Yan took Grandma Xu back, the three of them bought ingredients together and sat at the table in the restaurant to make dumplings.
At first, Xu Xinduo chopped the dumpling stuffing, and Grandma Xu directed Tong Yan to knead the dough, and the three of them worked together quite well.
Later, we made dumplings together.
Grandma Xu looked at the dumplings that Tong Yan had made and said with a smile, "I was wondering why Duoduo's dumplings making skills for me were sometimes good and sometimes bad. It turns out that you two have different skills."
Tong Yan really participated actively, but he didn't wrap it very well. He could only sigh: "Oh, what should I do? I can't wrap it as well as you two. Am I not as dexterous as you two?"
Grandma Xu immediately praised: "You made it well, it looks like a gold ingot, round and plump."
Because Grandma Xu was there, Xu Xinduo and Tong Yan couldn't talk about anything else. The topic was somewhat taboo, which made Xu Xinduo a little silent.
While she was making dumplings, she was always distracted, wondering what her father Mu was up to.
Grandma Xu was a little unhappy and said, "We can't watch the Spring Festival Gala while making dumplings here."
Tong Yan knew that Xu Xinduo was absent-minded, so he took on the job of chatting with Grandma Xu: "There is no Spring Festival Gala at this time."
Grandma Xu retorted: "There are 'Spring Festival Gala Countdown' and 'Spring Festival Gala Express', which are available on several channels."
Tong Yan stood up and turned on the projector, then controlled it with his mobile phone and played CCTV.
Grandma Xu was surprised. She looked up at the projector, then at the wall and asked, "Can you watch TV on the wall?"
"Well, isn't it amazing? Is it like watching a movie?"
"At first I thought it was a lamp, and I thought it was not a very pretty lamp."
"Countdown to the Spring Festival Gala" was playing on the projector, and Grandma Xu watched it happily.
Tong Yan put down his phone and sat next to Xu Xinduo. He bumped Xu Xinduo with his knee and whispered, "Absent-minded?"
“I was pissed.”
"Isn't this hard to understand? It's because of me and my mom."
"Yeah...I think so too."
"After the Chinese New Year, we will move grandma to a new nursing home."
"good."
Grandma Xu goes to bed early every day. Today, for the first time ever, she stayed up until 9:30 and then went to bed.
Tong Yan and Xu Xinduo finished their dumplings and sat on the sofa in the living room to watch TV. Xu Xinduo then talked about what she was thinking: "In fact, if the Mu family recognizes me and gives me my real identity, it won't be a good thing. I want to get away from them now. If they give me my real identity and I'm no longer an adopted daughter, it will be difficult for me to sever my relationship with this family."
"Well, if you want to get away from them, it would be best if you have no involvement at all."
"I can stay in your house now and claim to be a poor student sponsored by you. This makes sense. At least I am free. If I have a real identity, I can only change my name to Mu and have a legal relationship with the Mu family. In the future, I will have to provide support to the Mu couple."
Tong Yan couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "Before, I felt uncomfortable and wanted fair treatment, but they didn't give it to me. Now that I don't want it anymore, they come to arrange it and add more burden to you. They have been thinking about themselves the whole time and never thought about you."
Xu Xinduo lowered her eyes and said, "They may think this is a compromise. I moved out because I was protesting. Actually, it's not like that. I really want to break off relations with them. If you don't give you something when you need it, you may not want it even if you give it to you later."
"Yes, the most annoying thing is that they will blame you, asking why you are so ignorant and what you want. Just thinking about it makes me angry..."
Xu Xinduo was in a bad mood again. There was a skit playing on TV, but Xu Xinduo didn't laugh at all and kept sighing.
Tong Yan immediately opened his arms and said, "It's okay, brother, give me a hug."
Xu Xinduo actually leaned into Tong Yan's arms, buried her face in his shoulder and rubbed it, whispering: "In fact, I really don't know who is the brother and who is the sister."
"I am the brother anyway."
"What's the basis?"
"I'm taller than you." He added, "And taller than Mu Qingyi."
"Well, it's well-reasoned and convincing." Xu Xinduo actually followed suit.
At first, he hugged Xu Xinduo just to comfort her, but after hugging her, Tong Yan's mind began to wander.
He didn't know where to put his hands, and after thinking for a while, he hugged her back.
He hugged her tighter in his arms, and as a result, the friction between their clothes generated electricity, crackling, and Xu Xinduo even saw the lightning.
She quickly let go of Tong Yan, but Tong Yan didn't let go and continued to hold her stubbornly.
Xu Xinduo realized the ambiguity, swallowed his saliva, and whispered: "Tong Yan."
"Um?"
"I'm much better..."
"Yeah." Still not letting go.
What does it mean to be a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?
Xu Xinduo finally realized that she was indeed familiar with Tong Yan, but she was familiar with Tong Yan who didn't realize that she liked her.
Now Tong Yan has her in his heart and says he is pursuing her, but his pursuit is particularly shameless.
Once you're in his arms, there's no way you can escape.
Xu Xinduo pushed Tong Yan, trying to increase the distance between them. Tong Yan finally let go of her a little, but did not let her leave his sphere of influence.
Tong Yan kept looking at her, which made her feel a little uncomfortable. She wanted to avoid his gaze, but she noticed that Tong Yan was moving closer and closer, as if he wanted to kiss her.
She immediately blocked Tong Yan's mouth and said fiercely, "Tong Yan! Didn't I say no?"
"You said not to do it suddenly, I will do it slowly..."
This logic is amazing!
She discovered that Tong Yan was a genius in reading comprehension.
No wonder the Chinese score is so low!
At this time, Xu Xinduo's cell phone rang. Xu Xinduo immediately turned around to pick up the phone and answered the call from Brother Zhang.
Tong Yan was particularly unhappy, and he hugged Xu Xinduo and acted like a big dog that wouldn't give in.
Xu Xinduo completely ignored him and pushed Tong Yan with one hand while answering the phone.
Brother Zhang seemed quite happy. He first wished Xu Xinduo a happy new year: "Duoduo, happy new year."
"Well, Happy New Year, Brother Zhang."
"Haha, a job suddenly came up. We may have to work overtime for a day, but it's a good thing. Now the team is very excited."
"Well, you say." This is what it means to not refuse to work overtime.
"We have just received an invitation from Fashion Liliya magazine, hoping that you can come and take a set of photos for the Lantern Festival special issue. We need it urgently, but we can't contact you right now, so here's your chance, cover photo!"
Xu Xinduo immediately pretended to be surprised and exclaimed: "Really? When?"
In fact, the editor-in-chief and main person in charge of "Fashion Li Liya" magazine was one of the people introduced by Yin Huan, and they had just met during the day.
When the editor saw Xu Xinduo, his eyes lit up and he felt that with this kind of looks and figure, she would definitely be the darling of the modeling circle.
After learning that Xu Xinduo was indeed a model, he also asked which company Xu Xinduo worked for, and didn't say anything else. I guess he couldn't make a final decision at that time and couldn't make a decision on the spot, so he didn't say a word out of caution.
After returning, the editor-in-chief asked Star Entertainment for Xu Xinduo's information and soon took the initiative to invite Xu Xinduo.
One reason is that Xu Xinduo's appearance is suitable, and the other is that it can do Yin Huan a favor. After all, Yin Huan is also the spokesperson for many international brands. For the future cooperation between the two parties, this face is worth selling.
The shooting of this Lantern Festival special issue is actually imminent. Four candidates have been confirmed before, and they were originally ready to start shooting. But after seeing Xu Xinduo, the number was changed to five.
Among these five people, there are Xu Xinduo, a popular young actress in the entertainment industry, a popular young actor, and two other print models.
These five people are all born in the 2000s. They have their own personal characteristics. They are not the common internet celebrity faces. They are all natural and distinctive. They are the editor-in-chief's favorite.
There are many artists who are said to be very beautiful in the entertainment industry today, but this editor doesn't like any of them.
It looks too artificial and has no distinctive features. The eyes are big and the face is small, but it is better to put clothes on the BJD doll and take a photo.
After all, it is easy to control, obedient, low-cost, and you don’t have to serve those “big names”.
Yin Huan’s recommendation really hit the spot.
Moreover, "Fashion Liliya" magazine is already considered a top fashion magazine in China. Many models have worked for many years but have never had the opportunity to appear on the inside pages.
Xu Xinduo made the cover in one fell swoop.
One reason was that the people needed this time were all born in the 2000s, and the other was that Yin Huan’s introduction was timely, which gave Xu Xinduo another chance.
Their shooting time is tomorrow afternoon, which is the first day of the Lunar New Year.
The popular young actor is going to participate in the Spring Festival Gala. He will come by plane tomorrow and the flight will arrive in the morning. Brother Zhang and Xu Xinduo agreed on a time. If there were not enough makeup artists, the newlyweds would arrive early and have their makeup done early.
Even though the shoot was in the afternoon, Xu Xinduo had to do the costume styling in the morning. They agreed to set off at seven o'clock tomorrow morning.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Xinduo took out his mobile phone and took a look at the program list. There were still more than ten minutes before he could watch the show of the popular young actor.
While looking at the program list, Lou Xu sent me a message: "Leaving a Letter", sung by my husband.
Xu Xinduo looked at the program list and found that the person who would be singing "Leaving a Letter" was the popular young actor Lu Jinyou, with whom she was about to collaborate.
She hesitated for a moment, but still told Lou Xu: I am about to collaborate with him on a magazine shoot.
Lou Xu: Ahhhhh!
Lou Xu: That’s great.
Lou Xu: But don’t ask for my autograph or anything else. You’re a newcomer and it’s not nice to do that. I don’t want to cause you any trouble!
The more she looked at the phone, the cuter Lou Xu seemed to her.
Xu Xinduo was chatting with Lou Xu when she saw Tong Yan approaching her again and whispering into her ear: "Hum."
Xu Xinduo didn't even raise her head while typing, and asked casually: "Are you a piglet?"
"I'm Teddy."
"Why?" Xu Xinduo didn't quite know Teddy's joke.
Tong Yan continued: "I am a rabbit."
"You're not as cute as a rabbit."
“I am a dolphin.”
"Oh, hello, dolphin."
"Dolphins are not as cute as rabbits, are they? You are a racist."
"You're a stickler."
Tong Yan continued to play tricks, and directly pushed his head into Xu Xinduo's arms, whispering: "One kiss, just one."
Xu Xinduo was really afraid of Tong Yan. Her mind was in a mess. When Tong Yan kissed her, she was still holding the phone tightly in her hand.
The soft lips and gentle breath in my memory.
The difference is that this time it is very gentle, and just a touch of one second can make people fall in love with it.
Lu Jinyou was singing on TV. Xu Xinduo didn't notice whether the song sounded good or not, she just tasted a hint of sweetness.
She was really terrible. She was completely unable to reject Tong Yan and let him run wild.
Not reserved at all.
Tong Yan also kept his promise and indeed only kissed her once, but they didn't separate after the kiss.
Later, she tentatively raised her hand and touched the tattoo on his neck. It looked perfectly decorated, and when she touched it, she could feel the wrinkled scar.
At this time, Tong Yan finally let her go, and considerately helped her wipe her lips. He suddenly laughed: "The look in your eyes right now is definitely the most gentle I've ever seen in all the time I've known you."
"So I'm usually very fierce?"
"No, it's domineering." After saying that, he hugged her and said, "I like it."
Xu Xinduo hesitated for a moment, then hugged Tong Yan with her backhand, and suddenly began to struggle...
Is this really not love?
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