After The Vicious Cannon Fodder Was Reborn CH 126 The Shen Family’s Reaction

“You can live here for now.” The Shen family father and son took Shen Yu, who had been crying all the way, to a luxury apartment purchased by the Shen family on the Shanghai Bund. Along with him were Shen Yan, and Mrs. Liu, who had been working in the Shen family house for decades.

“You just finished the operation and need a good recuperation. Don’t think about it too much. Your sister will come to accompany you often. When your mother calms down, maybe then you can go back.” In the end they had raised the child for 19 years, even if he changed from a blood-related son to an adopted son. But so long as this adopted son was not born by Mrs. Shen through an affair, Father Shen still had the patience of being a loving father.

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Shen Yu was holding the family portrait of the five Shen family members in his arms, his eyes swollen from crying. In Shen Yan’s arms, he nodded sobbingly: “Mom, will Mom really forgive me?”

“Of course.” Before waiting for the Shen family’s father and son to speak, Shen Yan spoke in a distressed voice: “Mom loves you so much, how could she have the heart to kick you out. She was just too angry now. Just wait for Mother to calm down, she will definitely miss you very much.”

“Then when will Mom calm down?” Shen Yu held the family portrait and looked at his father and elder brother with tears in his eyes: “If the real Shen Yu comes back, then Mom will calm down?”

These words silenced everyone. The Shen family’s father and son frowned, and their calm eyes swept over Shen Yan. Shen Yan pursed her lips in guilt and embarrassment, which only raised an unprovoked anger in her at the little brother whom she had never met.

“I want to stay here with Xiao Yu tonight.” Shen Yan hugged Shen Yu and said angrily: “Anyway, Mother only cares about that son now, and doesn’t want Xiao Yu, and even I am disliked. I don’t want to go home either——”

“Shut up!” Before Shen Yan could finish her words, she was interrupted by the furious Father Shen: “If it wasn’t for you, how could this have happened in the first place? That’s your own little brother, because of your prank he has been missing for 19 years, and who knows what kind of predicament he has encountered. Don’t you feel any guilt in your heart?”

“What’s the use of guilt? It’ll be fine to compensate him after you find him. We are the Shen family, for a poor boy struggling who knows where, if he knew that his biological parents are the Shen Group’s chairman and the daughter of the Ye family, I can just imagine how crazy happy he would be. But you should think about what to do if you really get him back. Dad and Big Brother should know best about the temperament of the men in the Shen family. I hope you don’t find a little brother who is obsessed with profit and wants to come back to fight for the family inheritance. At that time, the Shen family would not have any more peace. “

Hearing Father Shen’s angry scold, Shen Yan not only did not reflect on her own mistakes, but said confidently: “I really don’t understand. Why does Mother insist on getting that person back? Is our Shen family lacking a son? Xiao Yu is so good , so cute, and has lived with our family for nineteen years. He is already a part of our family. Instead of trying to find an outsider who we don’t know anything about, you might as well persuade Mother to accept Xiao Yu again. Anyway, China is so big. With so many people, a baby lost nineteen years ago has little hope of getting back. It’s better for Mother to accept reality than to let her dream that she can find her real son. I don’t understand, if that person can’t be found in this life, can Mother still make a fuss for a lifetime? Will our Shen family live in the shadow of not being able to find that person from now on?”

After coming out of the apartment, the Shen family father and son were silent all the way, and the atmosphere in the car was unusually quiet. As if one could even hear the sound of one’s chest rising and falling.

After a long silence, Father Shen finally coughed and broke the silence in the car: “Although Yanyan’s words are too extreme, some things are right. It has been nineteen years, and who knows what kind of person a baby who was still wrapped in blankets back then grew up to be, let alone find out where he is now. If we want to find him, I’m afraid there is little hope. “

Hearing this, Shen Chen smiled slightly. His eyelids drooped slightly, thick lashes forming two shadows under the lids.

“No matter what, we still have to try our best to find him. After all, he is the blood of our Shen family, how can he be left outside? If he lives well, that’s fine. If he doesn’t live well, maybe finding his relatives would give him the motivation to continue to live.”

“But what if the child is really like what Yanyan said and has a bad temperament?” Father Shen sighed. What were the temperaments of the Shen family men? Strong desire for control, strong aggressiveness, deep scheming minds, and ruthlessly decisive. In addition, personal interests always came first. Just as Shen Yan said, if the real Shen Yu was a useless trash who was ambitious and greedy for profit but without any talents to back up the ambition and greed, and even dared to fight for the family inheritance based on those few drops of blood in his body, insisting on making trouble in the family, they might as well raise a well-behaved adopted son.

—— Over the years, he spent a lot of effort to cultivate Shen Chen, and deliberately raised Shen Yu to have a naive character, just to avoid the two brothers turning into enemies due to competition.

Most importantly, he must consider Shen Chen’s attitude. For the Shen family, it was enough to have just one excellent heir.

Shen Chen twitched the corners of his mouth, half of his outline hidden in the night, and said indifferently: “Father, don’t worry. After all, he is the flesh and blood of our Shen family, as long as we get him back. As the elder brother, I will naturally teach him well.”

The men of the Shen family have a strong desire to control, and their interests always come first. But a man who could be the master of the Shen family was definitely not useless trash who could only fear his own blood. Shen Chen had followed his father in handling Group affairs since he was in junior high school, and was now the CEO of the Shen Group. He had seen a lot of wind and waves over the years and was almost thirty, how could he be worried about a child who had just reached legal age?

“Father, don’t worry. If I can be pulled from the heir position by a nineteen-year-old child, I will let him be the CEO of the Shen Group.” Shen Chen closed his eyes and rested, feeling the black Maybach gliding in the night. He asked indifferently: “Or, does Father have no confidence in the heir you taught yourself?”

“Of course not.” Father Shen’s frown smoothed out, and he knew that the son he taught himself would never disappoint him: “Since you are so confident, I will leave this to you. It is best to find him, but if you can’t find him, you have to be mentally prepared. After all, nineteen years have passed.”

Shen Chen didn’t say anything. Long fingers tapped casually on the door handle. Secretly pondering over his thoughts.

Father Shen was silent for a moment. Then he couldn’t help but ask again, “Where are you going to start?”

After all, he was his biological son. Father Shen said he didn’t care, but he was actually very concerned. After all, even the adopted son could live happily under the care of the Shen family, how could Father Shen have the heart to let his own son be exiled?

Whether the temperament was good or not, whether he would cause trouble for the family, those were all troublesome things that need to be bothered with after they met each other. But before finding him, as biological parents, all they wanted was the safe return of their child.

As the heir raised by Father Shen, Shen Chen certainly understood what his father was thinking. If it was said that in the entire Shen family, Father Shen, Mother Shen, and even Shen Yu were looking forward to the child’s return, and Shen Yan was the most unwilling for the child’s return, then Shen Chen was the one who was really indifferent on this matter.

It was fine if they could find him, but if not then that was also fine too. He would do his best to find him, but that was about it. In Shen Chen’s view, finding that child back was just a responsibility. After all, the eldest brother was like a father. Since he wanted to inherit the Shen family, he should guarantee the interests of everyone in the Shen family. Otherwise, there were so many decendants in the Shen family’s direct line, and there were also quite a few talented people. So why should he be the heir?

“I have already sent someone to contact the police. I plan to take this opportunity to cooperate with the police and build a DNA database for finding lost children to be funded by the Shen Group. At that time, the Father’s DNA will be the first to enter the gene bank. At the same time, a reward will be offered. Five million yuan would be rewarded to those who can provide clues. At that time, the Shen Group will hold a press conference together with the Shanghai police, and ask all enthusiastic people to help us find our lost child. At the same time, we will try our best to help other parents who have lost their children. Help them find their own children.”

“We can work with the police to set up an anti-trafficking fund. We can also organize several charity auctions and receptions hosted by the Shen Group. Every year, the Shen Group will donate 10 million yuan to the anti-trafficking fund to help parents who have lost their children to find their children for free.”

Shen Chen arranged in an orderly manner: “I have communicated with Mr. Tan. Although they don’t know the background of the surrogate mother, they still remember that the surrogate mother came to Shanghai to work as a part-time worker, and it seems she came with her fellow villagers. After those people came, most of them worked as female workers in factories, and some also served as nannies. I will try to contact these people. It is best to find the hometown of the surrogate mother. As long as this woman is found, at least the whereabouts of little brother will be known. It’s a pity that nineteen years ago, technology was not as developed, there were no surveillance cameras, and there was no way to get pictures of the surrogate mother.”

Father Shen nodded silently. He didn’t expect that his eldest son had already arranged so many things in just a few days. And arranged things so neatly. He could not help but feel proud.

“The idea of ​​cooperating with the police to establish a gene bank for lost children is really good. Not only can the police cooperate with us to find children, but also promote the positive image and social contribution of the Shen Group. If necessary, I can accept some interviews from reporters. I believe that most of the parents who have lost their children in the world feel the same way. Although it is a painful matter, if the Shen Group can help more people find their children, it will be a great virtue. “

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Hearing Father Shen’s words, which was only of the gene bank, Shen Chen smiled slightly.

This was the Shen family man.

AN: In reality, the DNA database for anti-trafficking was established by the Ministry of Public Security in May 2009. When I checked the information before, I really thought it was an incredible coincidence_(:з”∠)_

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Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity CH 172 Offering Incense

Shitou Village was a small village with just over 20 households. During the war, all the men in the village were drafted, leaving behind all women. Outside, Shitou Village was also called the Widow’s Village. The village head’s family consisted of three widows, and the old matriarch was in charge of the women in the village.

It was fortunate that the village had her as the women in the village would not have survived that chaotic time otherwise.

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After all the men were drafted, they stopped interacting with the outside world and focused on raising their children. Only the peddlers would occasionally bring some salt to exchange with them.

The old matriarch from the village head’s family was called old woman Zhao by the villagers. She was a sturdy old woman, skinny as a withered branch but still possessing admirable physical strength that was even greater than that of young men. Her hair was completely white and wore rags all day. She also dug a cellar with her two daughters-in-law and raised chickens and ducks in the cellar.

The women in the village all learned to do this, otherwise, if they kept the animals outside, the minor officials might rob them all.

The women went to work in the fields, and the children were all sent to the village head’s house to be looked after by old woman Zhao’s eldest daughter-in-law.

All the women in the village were united and used their strength in one place, so no matter whether there was famine or war, they all survived.

The children also survived, thanks to old woman Zhao’s strong command.

Later, the peddlers didn’t come back for a long time, and they didn’t dare to go out after the village’s stock of salt was eaten up.

It was only with the peddlers’ reappearance that they could exchange for salt again, but the peddlers told them that the dynasty had changed now. The current emperor was a good emperor, and the tax taken for farming was very small, and women could also possess private property when they set up households.

“Old woman Zhao!” The woman ran into the village head’s house, and she excitedly said to old woman Zhao, who was sitting in the courtyard picking vegetables, “The peddler has brought salt!”

Old woman Zhao also stood up excitedly when she heard the words, and she followed out: “How much salt did they bring?”

The woman’s hands waved excitedly: “An entire cart! They also said that salt is cheaper now! Official salt is cheaper than private salt!”

Old woman Zhao was taken aback: “Official salt?”

She hadn’t heard of official salt for so many years.

The woman nodded: “He said that the dynasty has changed! The emperor has been replaced!”

Old woman Zhao: “Truly?”

The woman laughed happily: “Yes, and he said that the new dynasty will not collect land tax for the first three years, and women can also set up households!”

The women laughed in a silly manner.

Old woman Zhao’s small eyes narrowed.

The woman restrained her expression and instantly became nervous.

Old woman Zhao said vigilantly, “You believe him just because he says?”

The woman whispered, “So much salt, he couldn’t get that much before.”

The woman felt that what she said was very reasonable: “Even if he lied to us, what could he get out of it?”

Old woman Zhao scolded her: “It’s more a flattery to say you’re stupid!”

“The little children of our village!”

The woman’s face turned blue instantly. She managed to raise her only daughter with difficulty, and she planned to rely on this daughter in her old age. If her daughter was taken away, she would lose any motivation to live.

“Then…..what should we do? He is at the entrance of the village now…..” As the woman spoke she turned around and walked back, “I’ll go get a hoe! Beat him to death and bury him, no one will know we’re here!”

Her tone was fast and urgent, it obviously wasn’t the first time they had done such a thing.

There were mountain bandits who came scouting before, and once they were discovered, the women of the village would do just that.

There were no men in the village, only women. If someone wanted to break into the village, the women would not even be able to die even if they wanted to.

When they killed the first time, none of them dared to do it.

It was old woman Zhao who took the only rusted knife left in the village, and cut the man’s neck like one did with a chicken, letting the blood out.

After the person died, they found a place to bury him.

Later, the women in the village learned to take up arms to protect themselves.

There were hoes at the door of every household. If something happened, they could swarm the enemy with a hoe in each woman’s hands.

Fortunately, there were not many bandits who attacked them. With the scouts dead they couldn’t figure out how many men and weapons there were in this village, so they didn’t rashly attack the village.

So the women in the village listened to old woman Zhao’s words very much.

Because facts have proved that what old woman Zhao said and did was right.

No one would question old woman Zhao’s decision. When everyone is united, their strength should not be underestimated.

The peddler didn’t know that his life might end in this Widow’s Village.

He was still talking to the women in the village about the outside world.

“A lot of new houses have been built!” The peddler smiled, his hands gesturing exaggeratedly, “My parents, wife and I have also been allocated a house, and I will be a salt seller hired by the government in the future! The more I buy, the lower the price!”

He excitedly shared with the women: “I only have one daughter, but now when daughters grow up we can recruit a son-in-law. The grandchild born will take the maternal surname. If her man bullies her, we can kick her man out and find a better one!”

Although he was a peddler, he was not young anymore. He injured his body when he was fleeing for his life during the civil strife and could no longer have children. So he cherished the daughter in the palm of his hand, and carrying on the family line was now entrusted to his daughter in the future.

The women exclaimed again and again.

Was it that good outside now?

Was what the peddler said true?

The peddler wouldn’t happen to have hurt his head and was now saying crazy things?

Don’t know who shouted: “Old woman Zhao is here!”

The women parted one after another for a visible path.

Old woman Zhao walked over from the open path made by the women and walked in front of the peddler.

The peddler knew that the old woman was in charge of the village, and quickly said: “Old woman Zhao, look, this time I brought all good salt! Fine salt! You can’t even buy it with money!”

He knew that the women in this village had no money, so every time he came here, they would exchange things for things. The women would give him chickens and ducks, or chicken eggs and duck eggs. Although he didn’t earn much, no matter how small a mosquito was, it was still meat. He was still willing to earn this hard money.

And he was also a kind-hearted person. He felt that the life of the widows in this village was difficult. In the past, when the days were difficult, he was afraid that other peddlers would leak their situation to the bandits, so he always went out in the middle of the night and brought salt over.

“Tie him up.” Old woman Zhao gave an order. Although the women didn’t know what happened, they still held the rope and pressed the man to the ground as they tied him up tightly.

The peddler’s eyes widened and he resisted frantically. He shouted: “What are you doing?! I didn’t hurt you! You can’t return kindness with ingratitude!”

Old woman Zhao looked at him darkly: “If you tell the truth, you will naturally be let go. If you tell a lie, there is no need to leave this village again.”

The peddler was frightened, he was dragged into the yard of old woman Zhao’s house, and a rusty knife was placed in front of him. There was a red mark on the handle of the knife, which was the trace of blood that had never been scrubbed completely clean.

What kind of blood was that?

Chicken blood? Duck blood? Or…..human blood?

The peddler was tied to the ground, he didn’t dare to move, and he secretly scolded himself that he shouldn’t be a good person.

Good people were not rewarded.

If only he hadn’t pitied them and thought of bringing them salt back then.

Before the peddler could speak, he was hit with a stick on the back of his head.

For a moment, the world was spinning, and the peddler’s vision blurred.

It was already night when he woke up again.

“Old woman…..” The peddler was lying on the ground with a disheartened face, he didn’t dare to say harsh words, he only dared to plead, “We have no past grievances and no enmity in recent days, these years the mountain road had been steep, but I still pulled the cart to send salt over, even if you don’t remember my kindness, don’t kill me…..”

“My father, mother, wife, and child are all waiting for me at home.”

Old woman Zhao was sitting next to him, and old woman Zhao said, “You said, the dynasty has changed outside?”

Peddler: “Why would I lie to you about this!”

Old woman Zhao said, “Tell me.”

The peddler explained the events of the past few years clearly, saying that he was now a salt seller hired by the government, and that he had been assigned to a house, his whole family had a place to live, and there were no bandits outside. The government’s soldiers patrolled the streets, those ruffians and hoodlums dared not commit crimes, and the life of the common people had never been easier.

Men could find jobs so long as they have the strength, and so could women so long as they were willing to go out of the house.

Moreover, women could find a husband to marry into the wife’s family and set up female households.

If you set up a female household, you could have private property.

There was no worry about it being snatched away.

“Since that’s the case, this old woman will come with you to take a look.” Old woman. Zhao untied the peddler herself.

She said to the women around her: “If I don’t come back, you don’t have to worry about me, and you should live your life well. Ertou’s wife is a smart one. If I don’t come back, you will listen to her.”

“If what he said is true, I’ll come back and take you all to the outside world.”

The women were very afraid, old woman Zhao was their backbone and pillar.

It was Ertou’s wife who stood up and said, “Don’t fuss! Old woman Zhao is clever!”

Only then did the women calm down.

Old woman Zhao helped the peddler up and took off the gold bracelet from her wrist.

This was the dowry passed on to her by her mother, and she was not willing to pawn it even when the family was in the most difficult straits.

She put the gold bracelet into the hands of the peddler: “Young man, I have wronged you. You can take this bracelet and pawn it, and buy something for your home.”

Even if the peddler felt terrible anger, his anger disappeared when he saw the gold bracelet.

This gold bracelet was worth more than a half-year’s worth of salary, and it was even a solid gold bracelet!

“Nothing to it!” The peddler grinned, “I know you are a sincere old lady! Never do wrong to a good person.”

Early the next morning, old woman Zhao left with the peddler.

The women in the village sent them a long way, and many of them were wiping their tears.

The children were pulled along by their mothers to watch old woman Zhao leave.

“Mother, where are they going?” The little child looked up and asked his mother.

The mother said worriedly: “They are going outside.”

The little child had never left the village since he was born. He said strangely: “Where is the outside? Are there people outside?”

Mother hugged him, crying with tears and snot running down her face: “Mother came from outside, and Mother’s family is from the village outside!”

As soon as she cried, other women began to cry.

The natal family was also family.

Married daughters also missed their natal home.

Who knew if their natal home was still there or not?

The little child didn’t understand very well, but when his mother cried, he cried too.

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The Widow’s Village was quickly drowned out by sobs and crying.

They hoped that what the peddler said was true.

The emperor had really changed outside, women could really set up households, and taxes on farming were exempt for three years.

If that was the case, then they would set up a tablet for longevity for the peddler and offer him incense every day.

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After The Vicious Cannon Fodder Was Reborn CH 125 Mr. Li’s Old-Fashioned Words Of Love

For the sake of filming, forcing oneself into a high fever of 39.3 degrees Celsius, and later, in order to film the role of a drug addict, refusing to eat or take medicine. Although after fighting to the end, the scene was successfully completed. But for the so-called death of one’s own making, he would have to endure even if it was on his knees. So after returning to Beijing, towards the matter of Li Xiaoheng keeping a close watch that he took his medicine, even if Tao Mu was not happy, he had to endure it.

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“…..I think I’ve recovered.” After swallowing the last two small pills with warm water, Tao Mu repeatedly confirmed, “From tomorrow onwards, I won’t need to take any more pills, right?”

Before waiting for Li Xiaoheng’s reply, Tao Mu emphasized again: “I heard that taking too much cold medicine will affect the brain in bad ways. If I am no longer smart, I may make mistakes in project decision-making.”

Was it not a bit too childish to use this kind of thing as a threat?

Li Xiaoheng squinted at Tao Mu, a half-smile on his lips.

Probably also feeling that his behavior was inappropriate, Tao Mu’s face flushed and he tried to explain reasonably: “It’s not a good thing to take too much medicine. As the saying goes, medicine can also be poison.”

“Also, could you stop with the herbal soup? It’s too expensive and troublesome, I’m feeling quite ashamed here.”

“The doctor said that you almost turned a simple cold into pneumonia.” Li Xiaoheng said mildly: “I don’t want my partner to have this much disregard for his own body. Or, would you prefer that I tell Mr. Liu, Mr. Meng and Mr. Song?”

Afraid that his family would be worried, Tao Mu didn’t dare to tell his family that he was so ill at the time. Even if the entertainment tabloids spread rumors, Tao Mu only dared to tell everyone that he had a common cold, and that the gossip paparazzi deliberately wrote sensationalist titles as a gimmick——after all, they said before that Tao Mu was brought into a drug rehab center for taking drugs.

With the testimony of Gou Rixin and Li Xiaoheng, two honest and particularly reliable people, Liu Yao and the others did not have any doubts. They also felt that the gossip paparazzi really dared to say anything for the sake of sales.

But on the other side, Tao Mu, who was caught in the act by Li Xiaoheng, now had a difficult life. Being forced to take injections and medicines was nothing, but the most annoying thing was that Li Xiaoheng learned medicinal herbal soup recipes from somewhere, and now made a pot for him every day. Tao Mu, forced to drink it all everyday, was on the verge of throwing up. After a week, he could no longer stand it.

“Consider it my surrender. At most, I promise you that I will never pour cold water on my head and deliberately come down with a fever for filming again. As CEO Li’s most important partner, I will definitely protect this head of mine, strive for clear and logical thinking during the next ten years, and never delay you from earning money.”

Possibly all the most embarrassing moments in his life were seen by Li Xiaoheng——his whole body smelling unwashed, hair greasy, dizzy, hungry, limbs weak, and needing Li Xiaoheng’s help to stand in the shower, so Tao Mu felt that he already had not much to hide from the other. When facing Li Xiaoheng again, his whole person was much more relaxed and he could even throw in some jokes in between words.

Li Xiaoheng cherished such a lively Tao Mu very much. But some things must be made clear: “It’s not just pouring cold water on yourself, it’s about prohibiting all self-destruction.”

“Tao Mu, I know you like acting. But I hope you can cherish your own body. In other words, you can only act in more dramas and films if you are in a healthier state. Instead of ruining your health for a trivial role.” Li Xiaoheng put his hands on his knees which were crossed, and said calmly, “You are a businessman yourself. You should understand that input and output should at least be proportional to each other.”

“You mean, I should do my best when I’m playing the male lead, and just take it casually at other times?” Tao Mu raised his eyebrows and deliberately misinterpreted Li Xiaoheng’s words.

“I mean, even if you play the male lead, you can’t force your body like that. You have to understand sustainable development.” Li Xiaoheng patiently corrected: “When you deal in business, you know how to strategize and keep a card up your sleeve, but why do you drain the pond to get at the fish when you act?”

“Is it that exaggerated?” Tao Mu sat down on the other end of the sofa and picked up the apple on the coffee table. Just as he was about to bite down, it was snatched away by Li Xiaoheng.

Li Xiaoheng picked up the fruit knife, peeled the apple and cut it into pieces, before handing it to Tao Mu with a toothpick: “Do you need me to recite the test results of your body checkup?”

Obviously not needed. Tao Mu ate the apple slices. Then he suddenly realized that he was too close to Li Xiaoheng. Of course, this was also due to the small space of his apartment opposite Beijing Film. The small apartment was only 30 square meters, and there was only one sofa in the living room, so it seemed that the two men who were over 1.8 meters tall were too close.

“You always come to work here, don’t you feel crowded?” Tao Mu suggested subtly, “I think you can go back to your own apartment or office. We can communicate by phone if you have any questions.”

Li Xiaoheng sneered, stood up directly, and walked into the kitchen where he put on oven mitts, brought out the old pigeon soup simmering on the familiar stove, and scooped out a bowl. He then returned to the living room, and handed it to Tao Mu: “The medicine can be stopped. But the soup must continue to be drunk. In your words, I, a domineering CEO who deals in tens of millions every minute, has cooked soup for you personally. Don’t you feel moved?”

He did feel moved. But. The key was that drinking too much soup was too nourishing, and if he gained weight, he would have to go to the gym to lose weight.

Tao Mu took a sip of the soup with a conflicted expression——not to mention, the domineering CEO who dealt in tens of millions every minute had a really good talent for learning to cook.

“I also think that I am a God of Cookery who was delayed by my job as a domineering CEO. Even Mr. Song said that my talent was good.” In the process of getting along, Li Xiaoheng became more and more open. Every time he joked, Tao Mu would also feel amused.

——It was just that the habit of confessing out of the blue every once in awhile would also give Tao Mu a headache: “…..So, I’m already so good. I can make money to support the family and act as good eye-candy, able to handle in and out of the kitchen. You really aren’t going to consider dating me?”

Tao Mu almost choked on a mouthful of old pigeon soup. Hearing this, he looked at Li Xiaoheng helplessly: “I really don’t know what you like about me?”

“Maybe it’s because you don’t like me. If I say that, will you feel a little more relaxed?” Li Xiaoheng smiled and teased, his eyes looking at Tao Mu becoming more gentle and soft: “I said it before, I like you, so I am willing to pursue you. It’s my own business, you don’t have to feel burdened. I just hope you can enjoy the process.”

Tao Mu held the soup bowl in silence.

The warm-toned lighting shone down from overhead, reflecting off of Tao Mu’s long eyelashes and making them appear extra thick and delicate. Li Xiaoheng looked at Tao Mu’s trembling eyelashes, and smiled warmly: “If you are worried, that when one day you are moved by my pursuit, and you want to accept me, only to find that I am not interested. Then we can sign a contract——”

“How can a contract be signed on this kind of thing?” Tao Mu frowned and interrupted Li Xiaoheng: “Do you think it is a partnership to do business, that you can sign a contract?”

Even if it was a business partnership, there were quite a few partners who have survived the initial financing period only to finally turn against each other in the end. The human heart was unpredictable, how could it be bound by a paper contract? And for people like them, the so-called contract was just an expedient between two equals. When signing a contract, not only must they abide by the contract, but they must always be ready to tear up the contract as well.

Tao Mu had never been a person whose promises were worth a thousand gold. Everything he did was to maximize profit. If the benefit of betrayal was big enough, he could even tear up all the promises. What was even more ridiculous was that Li Xiaoheng was also such a person.

Two people who regarded their personal interests to be paramount, actually want to date and fall in love. Like two venomous snakes trying to stay warm together. Originally it was a cold blooded animal with venom dripping from its fangs. Was it necessary to always beware of the opponent’s fangs striking even when being intimate?

He had had enough of that in his last life when he had to be vigilant even against those close to him.

Tao Mu was pondering to himself, when he suddenly felt his cheeks get hot. It turned out that Li Xiaoheng’s finger was poking at the corner of his mouth.

“What are you thinking about for you to look so aggrieved that the corners of your mouth are drooping down?” Li Xiaoheng said with a warm smile, “I think you are like a little leopard.”

“Huh?” Tao Mu didn’t get Li Xiaoheng’s meaning, and was dumbfounded for a moment.

“I think you are a beautiful little leopard, with smooth fur and sharp claws. Do you know the hunting characteristics of leopards? They like to hide in the trees, waiting for the prey to pass under the tree, or sneaking close to the prey before attacking. And their stamina is very good, when there is no prey, it is not a problem for them to starve for a few days.”

Tao Mu looked at Li Xiaoheng with a bewildered expression, not knowing why he suddenly mentioned the leopard. Was it because he stayed at home the past few days and often watched the animal world channel to pass the time?

While thinking random thoughts, he saw Li Xiaoheng, who was sitting on the other side of the sofa, suddenly slide closer, and a pair of dark, shiny eyes stared at Tao Mu from up close. So close that Tao Mu could clearly see his own reflection in the other’s pupils.

“If you are a leopard, I would volunteer to be your prey. I hope you can be my companion for a long time. Become familiar with my temperament and life rules. If one day, you feel that I betrayed you, you can be like the hunting leopard, stand high on a tree and pounce down, using your sharp claws to rip out my throat. Or sneak up behind my back and attack me, directly biting down on my spine. I believe you are able to do it.”

The tall figure slowly shrouded him, and the strong intimidating scent of male pheromones made Tao Mu frown uncomfortably. He subconsciously clenched his fists and tensed his body. That was the male’s conditioned reflex to show dissatisfaction and rejection after another male intruded the safe distance, and even a subtle sign of aggression caused by lack of security.

The originally fierce phoenix eyes instantly widened, and a very strong deterrent force erupted in the blink of an eye, just like a satiated little leopard immediately entering a state of alert when it saw a natural enemy. The sharp claws and powerful aura that flared at that moment was simply beautiful and captivating.

The two lines of sight met in the air, and the atmosphere instantly became intense and anxious. Li Xiaoheng wanted Tao Mu to see his heart clearly, but Tao Mu looked back, not to be outdone. After a while, Li Xiaoheng took the initiative in showing weakness and looked away, stepping back slightly. He stared into Tao Mu’s eyes and said with a smile, “If two powerful hunters want to fall in love, one of them must surrender first. And I am willing to lie down first and show my belly for you to see.”

After Li Xiaoheng said these moving words, he began to act teasingly again. Leaning on the other end of the sofa, he stretched out his hand to hold the hem of his shirt and made an upward movement: “The six-pack abs I developed after working out in the gym for a long time, do you want to see it?”

Tao Mu instantly had an exasperated expression: “No need.”

He stood up and ordered the expulsion directly: “It’s getting late. Go back quickly.”

“Actually, I could stay.” Li Xiaoheng also stood up and laughingly teased: “If your sofa welcomes me.”

“You’re a domineering CEO who deals with tens of millions every minute. Sleeping on the sofa is really wronging you.” Tao Mu continued to banter, but his actions did not pause at all. He went straight to the entrance and opened the door, telling Li Xiaoheng in no uncertain terms that even the sofa did not welcome him in this apartment.

“I bought a 180-square-meter three-bedroom in the next building. My master bedroom, your guest bedroom and our study room. There is also a very large kitchen.” Li Xiaoheng put on a woolen coat, and took out keys from his briefcase: “You are welcome anytime. Of course, it would be even better if you are willing to accept the keys.”

Tao Mu was obviously unwilling. So Li Xiaoheng could only regretfully carry the spare key back to his lonely new home. When he got home, he remembered that he forgot to bring his laptop back and had to call Tao Mu: “…..I left my laptop at your place. Are you willing to bring it over to me? I still have to work at night.”

Tao Mu looked at the very innocent laptop on the coffee table with a speechless look, and couldn’t help but get the feeling that he wouldn’t hold up against Li Xiaoheng’s methods.

“Can’t you give up the idea of eating the grass next to the nest?” (TN: targeting close friends/acquaintances for love interests)

“I thought we had reached a consensus on this point.” Li Xiaoheng took Tao Mu’s favorite snacks and fruits out of the refrigerator, and said with a smile: “…..I’m referring to the fact that everyone is a carnivore here.”

“Speaking of which, I’ve always been curious. As a powerful predator, you actually hold yourself to the standards of rabbits.” Li Xiaoheng asked, pretending to be puzzled: “Is it because you have been craving rabbit meat recently?”

“Braised or stir-fried? If you really want to eat, I could learn from Mr. Song. How about stewing in a pot?”

Looking at the phone that was suddenly hung up, Li Xiaoheng chuckled.

Ten minutes later, the cold and lonely three-bedroom finally welcomed its first guest——or more appropriately, its other owner.

“Welcome.” Li Xiaoheng put a pair of rabbit style fur slippers for Tao Mu, invited him in, and took the laptop handed over: “Since the place was renovated, you are the first guest to step in.”

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If one used a house as a metaphor for the heart, Tao Mu was also the first person to enter Li Xiaoheng’s heart over these many years.

However, Mr. Tao, who was very realistic, didn’t notice Mr. Li’s hidden meaning. Hearing these words, he subconsciously covered his nose: “Are you sure that the formaldehyde did not exceed the standard?”

Li Xiaoheng: “…..”

AN: Small Skit——

Li Gong: The old house is on fire (??-ω??)

Tao Mu (splashing a basin of water): What?

Li Gong: …..Nothing! 

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Overturning the seafood porridge handed to her, Mother Shen leaned against the bedside and shouted hysterically: “Get out! I don’t want to see you, you cuckoo occupying the magpie’s nest! You return my son to me!”

“Mom!” Being scalded by the hot seafood porridge on the back of his hand, Shen Yu subconsciously clutched his hand and took two steps back: “Mom——”

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“Don’t call me mom!” Mother Shen shook her head, more and more on the verge of mental collapse: “I’m not your mother. You’re not my son, you damned bastard who stole my son. Get out of here! Get out of the Shen family! I don’t want to see you anymore. Get out!”

Mother Shen shouted frantically, and suddenly reached out and grabbed the family photo frame on the bedside table, smashing it hard at Shen Yu. Shen Yu couldn’t avoid it, and the edge of the photo frame severely clipped a wound on his forehead. Blood flowed down from the wound, slid across the brow bone, and fell into his eyes. Immediately his eyes turned bloody.

Shen Yu’s lips trembled, he touched his forehead in disbelief, and looked at the blood on his hands, only to feel that his heart hurt more than his head: “Mom…..”

“Mom, don’t do this anymore!” Shen Yan, who had been hiding silently, couldn’t take it anymore, and rushed out to hug her younger brother, crying and saying, “Mom, don’t blame my little brother. It’s my fault, It’s all my fault. I was naughty back then, so I replaced my little brother. It had nothing to do with Xiao Yu, so stop scolding XiaoYu. He is innocent too!”

When these words came out, everyone was shocked. Even Father Shen looked at his daughter in disbelief: “Yan’er, what did you say?”

“It’s me! I replaced my little brother.” Shen Yan burst into tears, hugging Shen Yu tightly and not letting go: “When Mother gave birth to little brother, you were all good to little brother, and your eyes only saw little brother, and no one cared about me anymore. But little brother was not cute at all…..”

Shen Yan, who was only five years old, was neglected at home because her mother gave birth to a younger brother, and the whole family’s attention was on the younger brother. When she went to the hospital to see her little brother, the little brother only knew how to sleep and ignored her completely. There was none of the cuteness of the baby crying and laughing on the bed next to him.

I don’t like this little brother!

Just like I don’t like this toy, five-year-old Shen Yan secretly switched the two children’s name tag when the medical staff were not paying attention. Because she had heard nurses say that the way they identified babies was by the little hand card on their wrist.

So as long as I change the hand card, I could get a little brother I like.

At that time, Shen Yan didn’t understand anything, and even took this as a prank. She also thought that when her parents saw the new little brother and fell in love with the new little brother, she would jump out and tell everyone that their little brother was not so cute at all, it was someone else’s little brother. Just like when her parents always complimented other people’s children.

But Shen Yan didn’t expect that on the night when she quietly changed the name tags, her little brother in the bed was taken away. Shen Yan, who knew that she was in trouble, was terrified and didn’t dare to tell her parents the truth.

Over the years, Shen Yan had always been very kind to Shen Yu, just to hypnotize herself. Shen Yu was her little brother. He was her favorite, the little brother she replaced with her own hands.

“It’s all my fault. If you want to blame someone, you can blame me. Don’t blame Xiao Yu. It’s also because of me that Xiao Yu didn’t grow up with his biological parents.” Shen Yan sobbed out the truth.

Mother Shen just collapsed. She had been having conspiracy theories for so long, always thinking that the woman did not want her own son to suffer, so she deliberately switched the two children. She never thought that all of this was caused by her own daughter out of playfulness.

“What sin have I committed!” Mother Shen clutched her chest and cried out in pain, “My son!”

Mother Shen didn’t catch her next breath, she rolled her eyes and fainted suddenly.

“Mother——” Everyone in the Shen family panicked, and Shen Yan scrambled to the side of the bed, shaking her mother vigorously: “Mother, what’s wrong? Don’t scare me?”

“Mom!” Shen Yu, with blood all over his face, also rushed to the bed. Drops of blood fell on the pure white quilt, which created a shocking contrast.

Shen Chen looked at his little brother, frowning slightly, and called the family doctor to come up, first to bandage Shen Yu’s wound, and then see what happened to Mother Shen.

“Mrs. Shen does not have any serious problem, but she was too excited that she fainted for a while. As long as she is taken good care of, it will be fine.”

“However, the situation of the young master is a little troublesome.” Shen Yu’s character was originally timid and obedient, just like a rare and expensive flower kept in a greenhouse. Although it was elegant in appearance, it also needed to be carefully cared for.

But now, due to the exposure of his true birth background, he was unable to get Mrs. Shen’s acknowledgement. Shen Yu’s vitality was originally severely damaged by his operation, and now he couldn’t recuperate in peace either. He was in a state of panic and fear all day long, just like when a pampered greenhouse treasure flower was suddenly exposed to the storm. If he wasn’t taken care of carefully, there might be lingering side-effects to his health.

This family doctor had been serving the Shen family for many years. Shen Yu could be regarded as a child he had watched grow up. He liked this innocent, kind and soft-natured young master very much. Even though this young master was raised by his family to be too ignorant of the world, and occasionally embarrass himself due to not knowing the sufferings of the world.

It would be fine if Shen Yu had always been the son of the Shen family. With Chairman Shen and CEO Shen protecting him, his character would not be a problem. But now…..the family doctor shook his head sighing, not knowing how the Shen family would treat this young master whose true birth background was exposed.

Finally, the family doctor gave Mrs. Shen, who had passed out, a sedative, and left a doctor’s order for post-operative recuperation before leaving.

After sending the family doctor away, Father Shen and Shen Chen called Shen Yu, who had white gauze wrapped around his head, to the study: “…..You also heard what the doctor said. Your mother’s mental state is very unstable. You also need to recuperate in peace. So Dad wants to separate the two of you for now. Pack your bags and go live in the apartment for now.”

Was he going to be kicked out by his Dad?

The hands hanging by his side clenched tightly, Shen Yu’s big eyes filled with tears, like a chick that was about to be driven out of the nest by his parents, he whispered, “Dad, Brother, don’t drive me away.”

“It’s not to drive you away.” Shen Chen explained patiently: “It’s just that Mother is weak mentally, suddenly finding out that you are not a child of the Shen family, it is difficult for her to accept this fact for a while. You can also see that if you were to stay at home, Mother would only scold you. You will be walking on eggshells at home, so you might as well leave for a while. I will have Mrs. Liu accompany you to the apartment. With her taking care of you, you can recuperate more peacefully. “

“But I…..” I don’t want to leave you!

“Be good.” Shen Chen walked over from the floor-to-ceiling window and patted Shen Yu’s thin shoulder: “It’s not that we don’t want you anymore. It’s just to have you go live for a while outside, and it’s also convenient for your recuperation. We can also persuade Mother. No matter what, you are also the son that Mother had raised for 19 years. After so many years of love, she would not really be cruel to you. It’s just that she can’t think it through for a while.”

Was that right?

Shen Yu looked at his father and brother in a daze. His headache was terrible, and he really couldn’t think. Since Dad and Big Brother said so, it must be like this.

Shen Yu hesitated for a while, then nodded obediently and agreed to such an arrangement. He looked at his father and elder brother with a look of hope: “…..You will definitely be able to find the real younger son of the Shen family, right? As long as you find him, Mom will forgive me, right?”

The father and son of the Shen family looked at Shen Yu, who was shivering like a newborn cat, but still tried to open his eyes wide and looked at them expectantly, and their hearts softened slightly. Two big hands landed on Shen Yu’s head and rubbed, and replied warmly, “It should be like this.”

When the three came out of the study, Shen Yan, who had been guarding in the corridor, hurried up to meet them, and asked nervously, “Father, Big Brother, what were you talking about when you called Xiao Yu into the study alone? Was there anything you can’t tell me?”

“It’s not that we can’t tell you. We just want Xiao Yu to live in an apartment outside for a few days.”

“What?” Shen Yan was shocked: “No, I don’t agree. Father, Big Brother, you can’t be so cruel. Even if Xiao Yu is not the Shen family’s own flesh and blood, he is also our little brother who had been raised in the Shen family for 19 years! How could you kick him out! He’s just had surgery and isn’t recovered yet!”

Shen Yan really felt distress for Shen Yu. So at that moment, she hugged the slender Shen Yu and cried.

“Enough! Stop making a fuss!” Facing Shen Yan’s unreasonable behavior, the Shen family father and son had another attitude. Father Shen sternly reprimanded: “If you have the energy to intercede for Xiao Yu, you might as well think about what you should do yourself. If you hadn’t caused such a big disaster back then, your little brother wouldn’t have been missing for nineteen years!” The Shen family would not have raised another’s son for nineteen years for nothing!

When Father Shen thought about this, his expression darkened.

“I know it’s my fault. But it has already happened, what can I do?” Shen Yan cried loudly, “You can just find him back. Why do you have to drive Xiao Yu away? Can’t both little brothers stay?”

“You say it lightly. The sea of ​​people is vast, and he has been missing for nineteen years. Where can we find him?” Shen Chen frowned and scolded: “Enough. Don’t make trouble anymore. The reason why Xiao Yu is moving out is for his own good. You have heard what the doctor said. Xiao Yu has just finished surgery and needs to recuperate peacefully. Mother is so troubled now that Xiao Yu can’t live in peace at home at all. Instead of walking on eggshells everyday and worrying whether Mother would have another attack, it’s better to avoid this outside and recuperate peacefully. Mother won’t be so excited when she can’t see Xiao Yu. After awhile, maybe she will miss Xiao Yu, and she may ask to see Xiao Yu.” No matter what, this was a child she had raised for nineteen years.

When Shen Yan heard this explanation, she didn’t say anything anymore. After a long silence: “I want to send Xiao Yu to live outside personally. Otherwise, outsiders will see Xiao Yu and think that Xiao Yu was kicked out by our Shen family. What if others bully him?”

The father and son of the Shen family looked at each other, and Shen Chen nodded in response: “This is no problem. I will ask old Zhou to take you there.”

The news that Shen Yu moved out of the Shen family’s mansion was the same as in the previous life, causing an uproar in Shanghai and the entertainment circle.

After Tao Mu, who had already returned to the capital, got this news, he couldn’t help but feel a little surprised——he didn’t expect that Shen Yu in this life was actually kicked out of the Shen family by Mother Shen.

But it was also logical when thinking about it. In his last life, he and Shen Yu had the wire accident together. After being sent to the hospital, his birth background was directly exposed because of the blood transfusion. He took advantage of the situation to return to the Shen family, and because of resentment in his heart, he made a fuss to expel Shen Yu from the Shen family.

At that time, although the Shen family was surprised by Shen Yu’s birth background, but their own son had appeared, naturally there would be no more heartache of losing one’s child. Those with a darker mind, would likely even speculate about him because of this coincidence. Facts have proved that as soon as he returned to the Shen family’s house, he was seen as a scheming profiteer desperate for quick success and instant profit, trying to compete with Shen Chen for family inheritance. Everyone looked down on him.

But in this life, he was too lazy to get involved with the Shen family’s lame business. When Shen Yu was involved in the wire accident, in order to determine the bloodline, the Shen family had to find the families who conceived and gave birth at the same time Mother Shen did for a DNA test. Finally, the Tan family and the surrogate mother were found. It was preconceived that the surrogate mother had ulterior motives. Therefore, affected by the halo of the plot, Mother Shen, who lost the son of her own flesh and blood, replaced the role of Tao Mu in the previous life, and she drove Shen Yu out of the Shen family to complete that part of the plot.

As for Shen Yan’s initiative to reveal the secret of her switching them back then——

To tell the truth, because Tao Mu and Shen Yu returned to the Shen family at the same time in the previous life, don’t know if it was because of the negligence of the plot or other reasons, the Shen family did not take the initiative to investigate Shen Yu’s birth background. Therefore, the plot detail involving the Tan family and the surrogate mother did not exist in the previous life. Since Shen Yu’s status in the Shen family was not threatened, of course Shen Yan, the culprit, would not take the initiative to expose herself.

However, in this life, because of Mother Shen’s preconceived ideas. She determined that Shen Yu’s biological mother had a bad heart. If this guess was accepted by others, it was conceivable that Shen Yu’s situation in the Shen family would be even worse. After all, the nature of a cuckoo occupying a magpie’s nest and innocent involvement were different. Of course Shen Yan, who really regarded Shen Yu as her true little brother, couldn’t bear this kind of speculation. So she took the initiative to reveal the secret that even Tao Mu didn’t know, just to make Shen Yu’s living environment in the Shen family a little better.

After all, in the previous life, Shen Yu was the protagonist of a sweet pampering novel. Shen Yu’s biggest backer was the Shen family. If the Shen family no longer supported him because of Shen Yu’s birth background, and thinking back to the fact that after Shen Yu was kicked out of the Shen family by him in his previous life Shen Yu would always inexplicably provoke all kinds of villains…..it was likely that the sweet pampering novel would turn into an angst novel. He imagined that the God of Plot would not want this to happen.

——And combined with Shen Yan’s revelations, Tao Mu could also understand why Shen Yan hated him so much in his previous life. There were two kinds of people in this world. One kind of person feels guilty and wants to make up for it the more they owe others; another kind of person feels bold and confident that they are in the right the more they owe others. Thinking about it, Shen Yan was the latter type of person.

Perhaps after Tao Mu returned to the Shen family, Shen Yan even complained about him in private, complaining that his appearance had made the ever-happy Shen family become tense, and maybe she even secretly hoped that he would disappear again, so that the Shen family could return to their former happiness and tranquility.

“So just what the hell kind of family I was looking forward to in my last life!” Tao Mu rubbed his chin and pondered to himself.

A father and brother, who were always indifferent and put their interests first. A mother, who was affected by the halo of the plot and existed purely for the sake of the plot. If she was asked to provide protection brainlessly, she would provide protection brainlessly, and if she was asked to slander brainlessly, she would slander brainlessly. And a sister who clearly committed a wrong but wanted nothing more than for the victim to go die.

Putting aside the Shen family’s father and son, Tao Mu always felt that the existence of Mother Shen and Shen Yan once again proved the importance of IQ and ability.

——Those with strong will could do their best to minimize the damage of the plot halo even if they were at the center of its radiation; the same was true for people with strong and far-reaching influence. As for those ordinary people with low IQ who were easily incited, it was best to stay as far away from the center of the whirlpool as possible.

So the reason why Mother Shen had shown such obvious changes in the two lifetimes was because her IQ was too low? Being manipulated by the plot and cooperating with the hero to carry out the plot, sure enough, the earth would still turn no matter who was missing. The dog blood drama would still continue no matter what character was missing!

Tao Mu chuckled and decided again to “cherish one’s IQ and stay away from Shanghai”, protecting his sock puppet in this life at all costs.

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For things like 8pm dog-blood idol dramas, he should just be a loyal audience. As for the important task of carrying on the plot, he’ll leave it to someone else.

“What are you thinking about that is making you so happy?” Li Xiaoheng, who was looking through the documents on hand, heard Tao Mu’s laughter, and couldn’t help raising his head and asking.

“It’s nothing, just eating melons and watching a show!” Tao Mu said, and really did pick up a piece of watermelon from the coffee table, eating it leisurely.

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Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity CH 171 Daily Life

The snow and ice melted, the earth was rejuvenated, and the green shoots re-emerged on the branches.

The salt miners in Gaoyou City woke up a long time ago. They came out of their homes or dormitories and went to the canteen in groups to get food. No matter how much the prices rose in Gaoyou, they could eat their fill with just two coins in the canteen. This was only the treatment reserved for salt miners.

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After breakfast, they went to work.

Gaoyou was originally very rich, but in Gaoyou it was not salt miners who were rich, nor common people, but salt supervisors and officials, as well as big wealthy families who colluded with officials and the merchants.

But now it is different. Salt miners could earn money by working hard. Whoever worked more would get more.

In the past, being a salt miner was a hard job, and it was only when people couldn’t survive that they came to be a salt miner, doing the hardest work, earning the least money, and unable to fill their stomachs no matter how desperately they worked.

But now who would have thought that in Gaoyou, there had been salt miners who once starved to death.

A salt miner who died of starvation was Sun Si’s father.

Sun Si, as the name suggested, was the fourth child in the family.

And the only one who survived.

His brothers and sisters either died of disease or starved to death, but he was the only one who had survived.

And now just his earnings alone could support his family, his old mother, his wife and children.

After the South Bodhisattva came, the life of the common people in Gaoyou changed for the better. He married a wife, and his wife had given birth to three children, two sons and one daughter. His fellow miners all said that he was lucky.

His mother and wife also got along well, every time he came home, he felt that such a life was like a dream.

Sometimes when he thought of the old days, he felt like it had all happened in his previous life.

The only regret was that his father was not able to hold on until the arrival of the South Bodhisattva, and now His Majesty the Emperor.

His mother had recuperated these past years, and now her health and bones have become much tougher. Now, when she had nothing to do, she would go pick wild vegetables or wild fruits in the mountains with her old girlfriends, make side dishes or jams and send them to restaurants, and also earn some pocket money.

Currently, the children still needed to be looked after, his wife and old mother took turns taking care of the children.

When Sun Si was working, a co-worker asked, “Sun Si, is your eldest child six years old yet?”

Sun Si put down the tool in his hand and said with a smile, “Yes, he has a strong physique.”

“Then will you send your kid to the government school?” The person who asked the question hesitated.

Sun Si said strangely: “Of course I will send him, I heard that if they study well, there will be a scholarship! I don’t ask him to score 1st place on the imperial examination and bring honor to the family, I just want him to learn a few words, and don’t be illiterate like me in the future.”

The co-worker sighed: “My eldest child is ten years old. In the past, he could already work with me.”

He was reluctant to part with this labor force.

It was Sun Si who persuaded him: “Think about it, now you want your son to work as a salt miner? The bosses won’t allow it anyway, didn’t you hear the team leader say they must be fourteen years old before they could work, otherwise it will be considered child labor. You will be fined.”

“Sending him to school, although he can’t earn money for the family, but if he can study well and get decent grades when he graduates, what is there to be afraid that he won’t find a good job? Maybe he will earn more in one month than half a year as a salt miner.”

The co-worker was very conflicted.

There were not many people in his family left, and his eldest son had finally grown up with no illness and no disaster until now, and he could now work and earn money.

Sent to school…..

It would be at least three years of study.

His son didn’t seem to be the type to be able to earn money for his family just by going to school.

Sun Si saw that he was unable to make up his mind, and said: “In the future, when everyone has gone to school and learned to read, but only your son is still illiterate, aren’t you afraid that he would not be able to find a wife and carry on the family line, especially as there are originally much fewer girls than boys?”

The co-worker then widened his eyes and said, “I should send him to school then.”

On the day when the school started, Sun Si took his eldest son to report at the gate of the school which was already crowded with people.

Because there were new textbooks this year, according to rumors this year they have started to implement simplified characters.

The common people did not understand what simplified characters were, but they only heard that it was easier to learn and easier to understand.

In the previous years, students still learned the previous characters, but the simplified characters and the previous characters were of the same origin, and it was easy to recognize them.

Sun Si first took his eldest son to register, reported his parents’ names, his home address, and his job. Then he went to find his eldest son’s class, which was first grade, class 5.

The teacher told him that there were a total of six grades, the first, second, and third grades, and then fourth, fifth, and sixth grades.

Generally, one could graduate after three years of study, and one could continue to study the higher grades if one’s family was willing.

After finishing the sixth year, those who want to take the imperial examinations could still go to university.

Sun Si looked at the beautiful new school building. There were many things he had never seen before in the school, and the children could play on it. He thanked the teacher gratefully, and then sent his son into the classroom.

When he left, he instructed his son: “Be obedient, study hard, and learn better skills than your father in the future.”

Although his eldest son was still young, he knew that he was the eldest son of the family and carried the responsibility on his shoulders since he was a child. He said to Sun Si, “I know, Dad, I will definitely study hard.”

“I can even teach my little brother and sister when I go back homr.”

Sun Si left in a hurry. He took a half-day leave and wanted to go back to work early.

He could earn two taels of silver a month because he worked hard enough and did a better job than other salt miners.

One of the two taels of silver would be spent on food and clothing at home, while the remaining tael would be saved. He planned to save for two years, then renovate his house and pay the housing management bureau so that he could add more rooms to his house.

The children were growing up fast, and they couldn’t continue to stay in the same room with him and his wife forever.

When the new rooms were built, he would have them move in.

Since the eldest began going to school, he would tell his younger brother and sister about his schooling in the school.

“My teacher said that if you study well, you will not be charged for textbooks in the future.” The eldest son said happily, “The teacher also praised my memory yesterday! I was elected as the class leader this afternoon, and all my classmates chose me!”

The younger brother and sister looked at their elder brother with admiration, and felt that his whole person had changed after he went to school.

The eldest son also said to Sun Si, “Dad, when I graduate, I will earn money to support the family, support you, mom, grandma, and my little brother and sister!”

Sun Si laughed at him: “Your dad is not old yet! I don’t need you to support us! Your younger siblings will also go to study in the future, maybe they will be even more promising than you, and you don’t need to support them!”

“When your dad and mom can’t work anymore, then you can support us.”

The child frowned: “Ai! Then when will you not be able to work anymore!”

Sun Si didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “You little ruffian, whose dumb mouth did you take after?”

His wife was cooking on the stove and shouted, “Clearly from you.”

His mother also joined in the fun: “Your dad is just like you!”

Sun Si couldn’t win against so many, so he went out to chop firewood by himself. Although firewood was cheaper now, after living in poverty for a long time, he always felt that he could save a little bit more on things he could take care of himself. Only when the autumn was over would they spend money to buy firewood and coal.

The coal was burning in the house and it was very warm, but the windows must be open. His team leader would tell them every year that those who do not open the windows would be smoked to death.

The firewood was burned when cooking.

“Dinner is ready!” His wife brought the dishes to the main room, and the family sat around the wooden table.

The little child reached out to grab the steamed buns and said happily, “Mom! Why are there steamed buns today!”

This was made from white flour! Life was better now, but white flour was still expensive, and ordinary people were reluctant to buy it.

His wife smiled and said, “Your dad got his wages yesterday.”

Every time he got paid, they would have a good meal the next day. This was the unwritten rule in the Sun family.

When his wife brought out another plate of vegetables, the entire family was nearly drooling.

“Fat meat!” The little girl’s eyes couldn’t move away at all.

Fatty and greasy pork was very rare, and the fat meat at the meat stalls were the fastest to be bought.

Chicken, duck, and fish were all lean meat, but people still preferred fatty pork.

His wife said proudly: “I went to the market to wait before dawn this morning, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to buy such good fat meat.”

Her cooking skill was average, but the whole family gobbled it down as if it was the most delicious food ever.

Sun Si took a bite of the steamed bun and watched his little brats rush to grab the fat meat, his eyes full of smiles.

He, Sun Si, didn’t let his own kids go hungry, and he didn’t let his wife and mother starve either.

Although it was not a big achievement, he was already very content and satisfied.

“By the way, there is a daycare just opened on the street.” His wife told Sun Si before going to bed.

Sun Si also knew what a daycare was. Now, many families have both men and women working together to earn money. With no one to take care of the children, there was a need for daycares.

Parents would send their children to work before they go to work. There were women watching the kids there, taking care of their meals, and sometimes even giving out small snacks.

Parents would then pick up their children and take them home after work.

This kind of daycare was very strict, the door was always closed during the day, and security guards were hired——this was also a new occupation, and the wages were not low!

Those who had strong physiques were willing to go.

The merchants were very thorough, so don’t even mention human traffickers, even a fly had difficulty getting in.

But it was not cheap. One child would cost a string of coins a month, and two would cost two strings of coins.

Sun Si turned over and looked at his wife: “Do you want to go to work?”

His wife nodded: “San Ya doesn’t need to be breastfed anymore, isn’t there a knitting factory looking to hire? It’s close to home, I can come back every day, and I heard that if I can meet the standard, I will earn a tael of silver, and after meeting the standard, the rest will be commissions, up to 40 coins!”

Her eyes were bright: “The others only give 20 coins worth of commission, this one is 40 coins.”

Sun Si said strangely: “Why 40 coins?”

Wife: “Why else, they can’t recruit anyone.”

Sun Si suddenly realized, all the men were willing to work manual labor requiring strength, the more strength the more they earn. Few men were willing to work in the knitting factory. The job was a strain on the eyes and required nimble hands. Men who were willing to work there were originally attentive and nimble with their hands.

He heard that there was a rough guy who went to work in a knitting factory before, but he ended up tearing up two spools of threads. He didn’t make any money, and he even lost money.

Since then, men who felt that they didn’t have the talent stopped trying to work there lest they lose money.

“Then go.” Sun Si agreed very much, “Let’s make money together, maybe we’ll even save up all the money for building the house by the end of this year!”

His wife was also very happy: “Yes, we should save more. In the future, our two boys will marry a wife, and our girl will need a dowry. Money is needed everywhere!”

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It used to be a hardship to spend money.

Now it was not a hardship to spend money, because they could earn more.

As a result, the next day, his wife went to the knitting factory for an interview, and Sun Si’s mother also followed.

Then——his wife failed the interview, her hands were too clumsy.

His old mother got the job instead.

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“What are you looking at?”

Just as Tao Mu was secretly eating melons online, Li Xiaoheng came over with a cup of warm water and medicine.

“Looking at the gossip on the Internet.” Tao Mu put his phone aside, took the water and medicine, and gulped it down gloomily. Then he watched in amazement as Li Xiaoheng took out a piece of milk candy from his pocket and handed it to him.

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Tao Mu: “???”

Li Xiaoheng explained warmly, “Gou Rixin told me that you hate taking medicine.”

So you just use candy to coax me? Tao Mu looked at Li Xiaoheng speechlessly, did this guy take him for a child?

“Everyone hates taking medicine. I just hate it more.” Tao Mu explained seriously. Grabbing the milk candy on Li Xiaoheng’s palm, peeled off the beautiful candy wrapper, and put the oval brown milk candy with a rich milky fragrance into his mouth.

The thick and mellow milk-sweet taste spread from the tip of the tongue, and feeling the round and silky taste and curvature of the milk candy, Tao Mu suddenly thought out loud: “Why was this brand of milk candy all oval, not square or rectangle?”

Li Xiaoheng looked at Tao Mu fixedly: “Because the oval shape does not have clear edges and corners like a square or a rectangle, and it is not too smooth like a circle. It probably wants to adhere to the principle of being a circle outwardly and a square inwardly.”

Tao Mu looked away: “…..According to you, the most principled would probably be the Chinese bronze coins. Now that is an authentic outer circle with an inner square.”

Li Xiaoheng chuckled and said: “Money is of course very principled. Otherwise, there would not be so many people who regard wealth as an important criterion for measuring a person’s success. And it is the same in ancient and modern China and abroad.”

Tao Mu raised his eyebrows, he had a feeling that there was something in Li Xiaoheng’s words, and it had a lot of meaning.

The atmosphere suddenly quieted down. Tao Mu was thinking about what to say, but Li Xiaoheng had already taken the initiative to strike up another topic: “…..By the way, do you know that your FlyNews.com Lawyer Zhou is investigating one by one with the indictment and lawyer’s letter the netizens who slandered you online——to be more precise, he is calling the guardians of Shen Yu’s fans who are over the age of fourteen but under the age of eighteen and who wantonly spread rumors about your drug use on the Internet?”

For Lawyer Zhou, who had always been ruthless and black-hearted, this was probably the first time he had encountered such a business as a fan vs. anti war. Knowing that even if he sent out lawyer’s letters and won the lawsuit, he wouldn’t earn much lawyer’s commission——it was not like he could really have those children go to jail if they couldn’t pay the fines. But Zhou Shenxing couldn’t bear the fact that he had worked hard for several days and was likely to not get any money out of it. In anger, Zhou Shenxing actually took the indictment list and called the fans’ parents in order. From the perspective of law and money, he warned the fans’ parents to discipline their children well. By the way, he also strongly criticized the malicious behavior of these children who did not study well during school and went online to spread false rumors about other people’s drug use.

“…..Tao Mu, as the founder of FlyNews.com, is also a partner of Xiaoheng Capital. His personal image is closely related to the corporate image. The behavior of your son/daughter directly caused FlyNews.com’s economic losses to exceed XXX. Since your child is too young and ignorant, FlyNews.com will not hold your child to legal responsibility this time. But as a lawyer representing FlyNews.com and a normal-thinking adult, I sincerely hope that you can discipline your own children. If this kind of thing happens again next time, we will not tolerate it at FlyNews.com…..”

Li Xiaoheng even vividly recited what Zhou Shenxing warned those parents in front of Tao Mu. Hearing this, Tao Mu was stunned. However, when he thought about it, he felt that with Zhou Shenxing’s temperament, it would not be surprising he would do such a thing.

“Lawyer Zhou did a very good job this time. I’ll give him a bonus when I go back.” Tao Mu thought about it and could only say this.

Li Xiaoheng smiled and said, “This Lawyer Zhou is really good.”

However, Li Xiaoheng didn’t really want to discuss Lawyer Zhou’s person with Tao Mu. He was just using this pretext to talk to Tao Mu.

“Did you just follow the gossip of the Shen family?” After laughing, Li Xiaoheng calmly continued to look for other topics.

Tao Mu responded and thanked him: “I’ve been busy filming these days, and I didn’t pay much attention to the Internet. Thank you for helping me solve the problem this time.” Drug addiction had a particularly great impact on entertainment artists. Fortunately, FlyNews.com and Li Xiaoheng responded in a timely manner. Otherwise, it was likely that Tao Mu would not be able to explain it in the future. He didn’t want to have such a blemish inexplicably.

“It’s my duty.” Li Xiaoheng said: “We are partners. But I suggest that if you want to clarify this matter thoroughly, it is best to do an official inspection, and then publish the inspection results directly.”

Tao Mu thought this was a great idea. At least the source of the rumors could be completely solved. He thought about it and said, “I’ll ask brother Gou to accompany me to the police station for an inspection later.”

Li Xiaoheng said, “I’ll accompany you there. I’ll drive you.”

Tao Mu glanced at Li Xiaoheng: “Then I’ll trouble you.”

“It’s my honor to be able to serve you.” Li Xiaoheng bowed to Tao Mu with a special gentleman’s bow and said in English.

Tao Mu smiled, and accompanied by Li Xiaoheng, went to the police station for blood and urine tests. Accompanying them were two reporters from FlyNews Entertainment stationed in H Town. Because Tao Mu wanted to completely clear up the rumors, he simply had the reporters film the process of going to the police station for self-examination.

At the same time, Chairman Shen, who felt like he had been wearing a green hat this whole time (TN: expression for being cuckold), also took a DNA test at his son’s suggestion. Mother Shen, who was slapped by her husband for no reason, wept and complained to her children about the grievances she felt. She had never betrayed Father Shen and admitted that she had a clear conscience. She was not afraid to do a DNA test. On the contrary, she felt that it was Father Shen who was the problem.

“Are you messing with women outside?”

Of course this was not possible. When Father Shen was entertaining outside, although there were times when he would play along according to the atmosphere, he was always careful and would never allow the unknown women outside to be pregnant with the seeds of the Shen family. Otherwise, Father Shen would not be so angry as to slap Mother Shen.

As a result, as soon as the DNA test results of the two came out, neither of their DNA matched with Shen Yu’s. As soon as this result came out, everyone in the Shen family was stunned.

“How is this possible?” Mother Shen screamed: “Where is my son? I raised him for nineteen years, and now you say that my son is not my son. Then what about my son? Where is my son?”

Mother Shen threw herself at Father Shen with a blank head, grabbed Father Shen’s suit jacket, and shouted hoarsely: “Did you replace my son with the bastard of an unknown woman outside? Say something? Where’s my son?”

The relatives and friends who came after hearing the news were also stunned. The child who had been raised for 19 years was not biological? Where did the Shen family’s child go? Who was lying in the operating room now?

“Investigate!” Father Shen said with a livid face and gritted his teeth. He was also having suspicions on whether someone deliberately spirited the Shen family’s child away. What was the other party’s purpose?

The Shen family was one of the richest in Shanghai. When Mother Shen was pregnant and gave birth to a child that year, she lived in the best private maternity hospital in Shanghai. Pregnant women who could give birth there were either rich or affluent. The patient information of the hospital was originally kept strictly confidential and not made public.

However, with such a big thing happening to the Shen family, even if the hospital abided by professional ethics, it would not dare to mention the principle of confidentiality to the Shen family at this juncture. At the moment, they obediently transferred the files from nineteen years ago. The results showed that there were a total of four pregnant women who had a child at the same time as Mother Shen.

Nineteen years was not a short time. The four families back then were wealthy, down on their luck, or had left Shanghai. Father Shen tried every means to get in touch with the four families. Either through using sympathy or bribery, he finally persuaded three of the families to bring their children for a DNA test. However, the remaining family was more problematic——because the child of that family was not born that day at all.

“…..I was pregnant and miscarried back then, and I have been unable to have a child since. We both went to the doctor and prayed to Buddha and took a lot of medicine. In the end, we had no choice but to pay for a surrogate. At that time, as you all know, it was not as open as now, surrogacy was illegal. How could we let people know? The girl refused to tell us her name and background. My man found the girl in the labor market. She came to work in the city from another place. After an examination, it was confirmed that there was nothing wrong with her body. We made an agreement in private that she would give birth to a child for us. If it was a boy, we would give her 200,000 yuan, and if it was a girl, we would give her 100,000 yuan. She agreed.”

But no one thought that when the girl was five months pregnant, the wife also became pregnant. Now that she was pregnant, there was no need to raise a child born by other women.

“This was something we didn’t do properly. At that time, the two of us discussed with the girl. If the girl was willing to raise the child by herself, regardless of gender, we would give her another 200,000 yuan. It would be regarded as the support money after the child was born. She also agreed.”

The two sides hit it off, and the surrogate family took out 300,000 on the spot. Because the wife was also pregnant, and felt sympathy for the girl so she didn’t do something like demolish the bridge after crossing it——to be a little superstitious, the wife of the family thought her child was brought by the girl’s child. Otherwise, why was she pregnant at this time, not sooner or later?

If it wasn’t for the prospect of raising a child born by another woman too distasteful, the wife of this family would want to raise that child together with her own.

What happened next was particularly easy to guess. The surrogate mother stayed in Shanghai until she gave birth to a son in health, received the final payment of 100,000 yuan, and after recuperating for a month, she left with the baby in her arms. And because the child was a product of surrogacy, the girl didn’t leave a proof of identity. Even the identity she used when hospitalized was in the name of the niece of a cousin of the family. So now the girl couldn’t be found at all.

“It’s been too many years, and I forgot her name. I remember calling her Xiao Lian at the beginning. As for where she went, we don’t even know. She said she would take the child back to her hometown and ask her parents to help take care of the child while she worked outside. We didn’t inquire about it.” The main reason was that they didn’t want to have contact in the future, so there was no need to inquire.

When everyone in the Shen family heard this, it happened that the DNA test results of the other three families had come out. All was fine. Only this one family was left.

Father Shen did not speak, his face sullen. It was Shen Chen who nodded at the husband: “Mr. Tan, I’ll trouble you to help with a DNA test.”

Mr. Tan nodded again and again and looked at Mrs. Tan before going in to draw blood for examination.

The results of the DNA identification would take up to three hours at the earliest. Mr. Tan and Mrs. Tan stood in the corner with a look of hesitation. They didn’t expect such an accident to happen nineteen years ago. They were particularly worried now that the younger son of the Shen family would really be confirmed to be the surrogate child of their family. Then that meant the Shen family had raised their child for nineteen years for free, so would they be angry with their family? The most important thing was where was the younger son of the Shen family now?

Also, when the two families brought home the wrong child, was it an accident in the hospital, or did the girl do it on purpose?

Thinking of this, Mr. Tan and Mrs. Tan only felt like a dark cloud was over their heads and became even more uneasy.

On the other side, the questions that Mr. Tan and Mrs. Tan could think of, naturally everyone in the Shen family could think of.

The most delicate and sensitive was Mother Shen who was about to collapse: “My son, where did my son go? Did that woman take my child away? Did she do it on purpose? She left her son with our Shen family to enjoy a rich and happy life while taking my son to suffer with her. Just where did this vicious woman go, and where did she take my son!”

In the VIP ward, after the operation and the anesthesia wore off, Shen Yu, who had just woken up, heard these words. He didn’t know what happened during this period. He thought he had just imagined what he heard: “Mom…..Dad…..Big Brother…..Sister…..it hurts so much…..”

“You cuckoo occupying the magpie’s nest.” Mother Shen heard Shen Yu’s voice and rushed over, grabbing the collar of Shen Yu’s hospital gown: “Where is my son? Just where is my son? Give me my son back! You damn cuckoo who occupied the magpie’s nest…..”

“Mom?” Shen Yu looked at Mother Shen with a shocked expression, and then turned his attention to his father, brother and sister: “What happened to Mom?”

“You are not our Shen family’s child.” Shen Chen frowned tightly and said in a deep voice, “You needed a blood transfusion during the operation. The doctor found out that your blood type is B, but the Shen family’s blood type is either type A or type O. So Father and Mother did a DNA test with you and found that you are not a child of the Shen family.”

“Wh-what?” Shen Yu, who was lying on the hospital bed, blinked in a daze, feeling that he had not woken up yet.

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Otherwise, otherwise how could it be, he just had an operation, and now he was no longer the child of his parents?

Unable to bear this fact, the even more delicate and sensitive, helpless little prince fainted instantly.

AN: The ABO in the previous chapter is just a joke, not changing this into an omegaverse_(:з”∠)_

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