When dinner was served, Ruan Zaiqing brought Mu Baizhi out, and the two of them held hands.
When Mu Mingda saw this, he called out, "Dad, Mom."
Mu Baizhi raised her head and glanced at Ruan Zaiqing, smiling shyly. She let go of his hand and said, "This is your first meeting as father and son, so you should have something to say. I'll go to the kitchen first and call you when dinner is ready."
The elderly father and son looked at each other in bewilderment. Ruan Zaiqing watched Mu Baizhi enter the kitchen before turning around and saying to Mu Mingda, "Come."
Qi Siji and Mu Ruanruan were sitting in the corner of the hall, and they went upstairs.
Not long after, Ye Qian called everyone to eat. As soon as she called, she heard the sound of Mu Mingda coming down the stairs, as if he was extremely hungry and couldn't wait.
There were four tables of food in total, three outside and one in the dining room.
The Mu family members, Ruan Zaiqing and Qi Siji sat inside, while everyone else went to the tables outside.
The dishes are very rich, including fish, shrimp, meat and vegetables.
As the elder, Ruan Zaiqing was half a grade higher than Qi Siji. He spoke first: "It's been over forty years. I never thought I'd be able to sit here today and have a meal with Baizhi, Siji, and my son and granddaughter."
Everyone was very excited.
He continued, "To have this moment in my life, I, Ruan Zaiqing, will die without regrets."
Mu Baizhi interrupted him: "Don't say such unlucky words, we both need to live well."
Qi Siji also spoke, but before he finished speaking, Mu Mingda's phone rang again.
"Sorry, it's my boss calling. I'm going out to answer it."
Mu Mingda stood up and left the table with an apologetic look. No one said anything more and started eating without waiting for Mu Mingda.
"Baizhi, you like fish the most." Ruan Zaiqing picked up a piece of fish for Mu Baizhi with chopsticks and carefully picked out the bones for her.
"I can do it myself, I'm not that delicate."
"It's been more than 40 years. It's not easy for you to raise a child alone."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qian's face looked strange. Mu Ruanruan also realized the problem and felt that the atmosphere was a little unusual.
Didn’t grandma tell him that she remarried?
If he knew that he was waiting for her alone, but she was married, would he be angry?
Mu Ruanruan lowered her head to eat and glanced at Mu Baizhi. Seeing that she looked normal and was eating the fish carefully, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Come, eat too." Mu Baizhi picked up a piece of pork ribs for Ruan Zaiqing.
The atmosphere gradually improved, and no one mentioned the past. The dinner table was very quiet until Mu Mingda pushed the door open.
Ye Qian picked up some food for Mu Mingda.
Seeing that he looked unhappy, I leaned in and whispered, "What's going on? Why is your boss calling at this hour? I haven't even gone to wish him a happy new year yet."
"Let's talk about it later." From the tone of his voice, it seemed that something bad had happened.
The old men only had eyes for each other. Qi Siji also kept looking at Mu Baizhi and had no time to care about what happened to Mu Mingda.
Mu Ruanruan didn't dare to ask, so she ate her food in silence.
"Ruan Ruan, eat more." Perhaps feeling lonely, Qi Siji actually picked up a piece of food for Mu Ruan Ruan.
In return, she picked up some food for him with her chopsticks and poured him a refill of juice.
Originally, they were planning to drink some wine, but Ruan Zaiqing and I refused to drink, so everyone just drank juice.
"Haha, ignore them, let's just eat."
These words sounded sour, implying that Mu Baizhi ignored him.
Indeed, ever since Mu Baizhi met Ruan Zaiqing, she hardly ever looked at Qi Siji straight in the eye. Even if he specially ran in front of the two of them to show his presence, in their eyes, he was a non-existent person.
This caused him to sigh and complain countless times throughout the night.
"Yeah, Grandpa Qi, you eat too."
"Do one."
"good."
The two of them were drinking juice when Mu Mingda's phone rang again.
"Sorry." He stood up to answer the phone. Ruan Zaiqing then looked at him, frowned slightly, but did not show too much emotion, and continued to be intimate with Mu Baizhi.
"Your dad is busier than me with this business." Qi Siji came over and said.
Mu Ruanruan replied in a low voice: "It's not like this normally. Maybe something unusual happened today."
"Oh, indeed. Some people can still find their wives and children at such an old age. This shows that this is not an ordinary thing, and sometimes there are quite a few."
Mu Ruanruan smiled.
"Ignore him, he's just jealous. If you have the guts, go find one yourself."
Perhaps Mu Baizhi said something, Ruan Zaiqing turned sideways to block Mu Baizhi's sight and said.
Qi Siji didn't care and picked up the juice to clink glasses with Mu Ruanruan.
The two of them ate and drank happily, and they got along very well, as if they were really a grandfather and grandson.
"My eldest grandson, Ruan Ruan, will definitely like it. He also loves this braised pork. Come on, Ruan Ruan, have another piece." While picking up food for Mu Ruan Ruan, he promoted his eldest grandson.
"Is he a soldier too?"
Such a top student, who is so favored by him, should stay by his side and carry on his ambitions.
Unexpectedly, Qi Siji sighed and said, "He is like me in everything except this."
Mu Ruanruan swallowed a piece of braised pork and waited for his next words.
"Veterinarian. He studied veterinary medicine."
"Cough cough cough..." Mu Ruanruan couldn't swallow the braised pork, and it got stuck in her throat. "Beast, veterinarian?"
"Eat slowly, how come you choked? Come, drink some water. Eat slowly..." Qi Siji hurriedly patted her back and handed her some water. Ye Qian also came over and handed her a tissue, asking her if she was okay.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's so delicious. I ate it quickly."
Ye Qian's face was full of pity: "Nannan has suffered a lot in the past few years. From now on, I will make delicious food for you every day at home."
Grandpa and grandma also came over and looked at her with great distress, as if they were blaming themselves for the fault. Mu Ruanruan hurried to comfort them and stop Mu Baizhi's tears from falling at any time.
"From now on, my granddaughter will never let her suffer any injustice or hardship." Ruan Zaiqing said seriously, holding Mu Baizhi's hand, "Baizhi, don't worry, now that I'm back, I will definitely take good care of you and your grandchildren."
The soldier's will was reflected at this moment. Although the words seemed casual, everyone knew in their hearts that Ruan Zaiqing would protect their family at all costs.
His shoulder is reliable.
"I've already told you that I don't agree to this. Even if you say it a hundred times, I won't agree." Mu Mingda's thunderous voice came in.
"Qian, what's going on? Go and take a look." Mu Baizhi said to Ye Qian.
Mu Mingda is a very gentle person. It is rare for him to speak loudly, let alone be so angry.
What happened to make him like this?
Ruan Zaiqing frowned even tighter, glanced outside meaningfully, lowered his head and murmured to comfort Mu Baizhi: "It's okay, let's eat first."
"Is it so great to have power? You even want to force marriage. Do you think I, Mu Mingda, am a vegetarian?" Mu Mingda hung up the phone, still angry.
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